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The documentation was last revised on \docdate.}} % \author{Frank Mittelbach\\ % Electronic Data Systems (Deutschland) GmbH\\ % Eisenstra\ss e 56 N15\\ % D-6090 R\"usselsheim} % \maketitle % \pageshrink 1pt %^^A compensate for the \thanks marker % \section{Introduction} % The placement of footnotes in a multi-column layout always bothered % me. The approach taken by \LaTeX{} (i.e., placing the footnotes % separately under each column) might be all right if nearly no % footnotes are present. But it looks clumsy when both columns contain % footnotes, especially when they occupy different amounts of space. % In the multi-column style option~\cite{art:FMi89b}, I used page-wide % footnotes at the bottom of the page, but again the result doesn't % look very pleasant since short footnotes produce undesired gaps of % white space. Of course, the main goal of this style option was a % balancing algorithm for columns which would allow switching between % different numbers of columns on the same page. With this feature, % the natural place for footnotes seems to be the bottom of the % page\footnote{You can not use column footnotes at the bottom, since % the number of columns can differ on one page.} but looking at some % of the results it seems best to avoid footnotes in such a layout % entirely. % Another possibility is to turn footnotes into endnotes, i.e., % printing them at the end of every chapter or the end of the entire % document. But I assume everyone who has ever read a book using such % a layout will agree with me, that it is a pain to search back and % forth, so that the reader is tempted to ignore the endnotes % entirely. % When I wrote the article about ``Future extensions of % \TeX{}''~\cite{inproc:FMi90} I was again dissatisfied with the % outcome of the footnotes, and since this article should show certain % aspects of high quality typesetting, I decided to give the footnote % problem a try and modified the \LaTeX{} output routine for this % purpose. The layout I used was inspired by the yearbook of the % Gutenberg Gesellschaft Mainz \cite{book:GG}. Later on, I found that % it is also recommended by Jan White \cite{book:JWh88}. On the layout % of footnotes I also consulted books by Jan Tschichold % \cite{book:JTs87} and Manfred Simoneit \cite{book:MSi89}, books, I % would recommend to everyone being able to read German texts. % \subsection{Description of the new layout} % The result of this effort is presented in this paper and the reader % can judge for himself whether it was successful or % not.\footnote{Please note, that this option only changed the % placement of footnotes. Since this article also makes use of the % {\tt doc} option \cite{art:fmi89a}, that assigns tiny numbers to % code lines sprincled throughout the text, the resulting design is % not perfect.} The main idea for this layout is to assemble the % footnotes of all columns on a page and place them all together at % the bottom of the right column. Allowing for enough space between % footnotes and text, and in addition, setting the footnotes in % smaller type\footnote{The standard layout in \TUB{} uses the same % size for footnotes and text, giving the footnotes, in my opinion, % much too much prominence.} I decided that one could omit the % footnote separator rule which is used in most publications prepared % with \TeX{}.\footnote{People who prefer the rule can add it by % redefining the command {\tt\bslash footnoterule} % \cite[p.~156]{book:LLa86}. Please, note, that this command should % occupy no space, so that a negative space should be used to % compensate for the width of the rule used.} Furthermore, I decided % to place the footnote markers\footnote{\label{thisftn} The tiny % numbers or symbols, e.g., the `\ref{thisftn}' in front of this % footnote.} at the baseline instead of raising them as % superscripts.\footnote{Of course, this is only done for the mark % preceeding the footnote text and not the one used within the main % text where a raised number or symbol set in smaller type will help % to keep the flow of thoughts, uninterrupted.} % All in all, I think this generates a neat layout, and surprisingly % enough, the necessary changes to the \LaTeX{} output routine are % nevertheless astonishingly simple. % \subsection{The use of the style option} % This style option might be used together with any other style option % for \LaTeX{} which does not change the three internals changed by % {\tt \filename.sty}.\footnote{These are the macros {\tt\bslash % @startcolumn}, {\tt\bslash @makecol} and {\tt\bslash @outputdblcol} % as we will see below. Of course, the option will take only effect % with a document style using a twocolumn layout (like {\tt ltugboat}) % or when the user additionally specifies {\tt twocolumn} as a % document style option in the {\tt\bslash documentstyle} command.} In % most cases, it is best to use this style option as the very last % option in the |\documentstyle| command to make sure that its % settings are not overwritten by other options.\footnote{The {\tt % ltugboat} option (which is currently set up as a style option % instead of a document style option which it actually is) will % overwrite the size used in footnotes if it follows the {\tt % \filename} option.} % It is unfortunate that the current \LaTeX{} has no provisions to make % such changes without overwriting the internal routines. In the new % \LaTeX{} implementation, we will certainly add some hooks that will % make such changes more easy. % The {\tt\filename} option makes use of the values of |\textheight| % and|\skip|\.|\footins| (the space between text and footnotes). The % values used are the ones current when {\tt \filename.sty} is read % in. If the user wants to change either of them in the preamble of % his document he should call the macro |\preparefootins| afterwards % to reinitialize the footnote algorithm, e.g., % \begin{verbatim} % \setlength{\skip\footins}{8pt plus 3pt} % \addtolength{\textheight}{1in} % \preparefootins %\end{verbatim} % This is necessary because the current \LaTeX{} version contains no % hook at the |\begin{document}| command where we could force an % execution of |\preparefootins| internally. % \StopEventually{ % \begin{thebibliography}{1} % \bibitem{book:GG} % Hans-Joachim Koppitz, editor. % \newblock {\em {Gutenberg Jahrbuch}}. % \newblock Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, Mainz. % \bibitem{book:LLa86} % Leslie Lamport. % \newblock {\em {\LaTeX:} A Document Preparation System}. % \newblock Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1986. % \bibitem{man:LLa90} % Leslie Lamport. % \newblock {\em {\tt latex.tex}}, February 1990. % \newblock {\LaTeX} source version 2.09. % \bibitem{art:fmi89a} % Frank Mittelbach % \newblock The {\tt doc}-option. % \newblock {\em TUGboat}, 10(2):245--273, July 1989. % \bibitem{art:FMi89b} % Frank Mittelbach % \newblock An environment for multi-column output. % \newblock {\em TUGboat}, 10(3):407--415, November 1989. % \bibitem{inproc:FMi90} % Frank Mittelbach % \newblock E-{\TeX}: Guidelines to future {\TeX} extensions. % \newblock In LincolnK. Durst, editor, {\em \TUB}, 11(3): % {\em 1990 TUG Annual Meeting Proceedings}, pages % 337--345, September 1990. % \bibitem{book:MSi89} % Manfred Siemoneit. % \newblock {\em Typographisches {G}estalten}. % \newblock Polygraph Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, second edition, 1989. % \bibitem{book:JTs87} % Jan Tschichold. % \newblock {\em {Ausgew\"ahlte Aufs\"atze \"uber Fragen der Gestalt des % Buches}}. % \newblock Birkh\"auser Verlag, Basel, 1987. % \newblock Second printing. % \bibitem{book:JWh88} % Jan White. % \newblock {\em Graphic Design for the Electronic Age}. % \newblock Watson Guptill, Xerox Press, New York, 1988. % \end{thebibliography} % \PrintIndex % } % \section{The Implementation} % As usual, we start by identifying the current version of this style % file in the transcript file.\footnote{Nico Poppelier suggested % omitting the {\tt\bslash typeout} statements in the production % version of the files to avoid showing all that unnecessary % information to the user. While I accept his criticism as valid, I % decided that this information should at least be placed into the % transcript file to make it easier to detect problems arising from % the use of older versions. The command {\tt\bslash wlog} is a % \PlainTeX{} command that will write its argument to the transcript % file.} % \begin{macrocode} %<*style> \wlog{Style Option: `\filename' \fileversion\space <\filedate> (FMi)} \wlog{English Documentation \@spaces\@spaces\space <\docdate> (FMi)} % \end{macrocode} % To implement the layout described, above we have to distinguish % between the left and the right column on a page. For this purpose % \LaTeX{} maintains the switch |\if@firstcolumn|. When assembling % material for the left (i.e., the first) column, footnotes should % take up no space, since they are held over for the second column. In % the second column these footnotes are combined with the ones found % there and placed a suitable distance from the main text at the % bottom of this column. % This means that we have to change certain parameters for the % insertion |\footins| when we construct the second column. The right % place to do this is in the \LaTeX{} macro |\@outputdblcol| which we % are going to change later on. What settings for the insertion % parameters are appropriate? For setting the first column % |\count|\.|\footins| and |\skip|\.|\footins| should both be zero % since footnotes are held over while for the second column % |\count|\.|\footins| should be $1000$ and the |\skip|\.|\footins| % has to be set to the desired separation between main text and % footnotes.\footnote{A value of $1000$ means that there is a % one-to-one relationship between the real size of the footnote and % the size finally occupied by the footnote on the current page.} % We will allow one column of footnotes (i.e., the right column) at % most, so that |\dimen|\.|\footins| has to equal |\textheight|. In % principle, it would be possible to allow for even more footnotes, % but this would complicate matters enormously.\footnote{It is not % possible to make {\tt\bslash dimen\bslash footins} larger than % {\tt\bslash textheight} directly, because this would result in a % full left column (with text) and more than one column of footnotes. % Instead, one has to make footnotes visible to the page generation % algorithm again at the moment when a full column of footnotes is % assembled, but we still have some space left in the first column. It % is a nice enhancement, and, I suppose, it is of some value for % preparing publications in certain disciplines, so here is the % challenge~\ldots} % \begin{macro}{\preparefootins} % \begin{macro}{\saved@footinsskip} % Since a document usually starts with a left column, we have to % set |\count| and |\skip|\.|\footins| on top-level to zero. For % this purpose, we define a macro |\preparefootins| which will % first save the current value of |\skip|\.|\footins| in a safe % place. This saved value will be used later for the second column. % In this way, it is possible for the user or a designer of a % document style to adjust this parameter without fiddling with the % code of this style file. % \begin{macrocode} \def\preparefootins{% \global\rcol@footinsskip\skip\footins \global\skip\footins\z@ \global\count\footins\z@ % \end{macrocode} % We will also assign |\textheight| to |\dimen|\.|\footins| to % allow the user to change this parameter in the preamble. % \begin{macrocode} \global\dimen\footins\textheight} % \end{macrocode} % It is necessary to make the assignments above |\global| because % we are going to use this macro in the output routine which has an % implicit grouping level to keep the changes made by it local. % \end{macro} % Of course, we have to allocate the {\sf skip} register that we % used above: % \begin{macrocode} \newskip\rcol@footinsskip % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\@outputdblcol} % Now we have all the necessary tools available to tackle % |\@outputdblcol|. We have to remember that when % |\if@firstcolumn| equals |\iftrue|, we are currently starting to % build the second column, i.e., that the first column is already % assembled. Therefore, the macro will start with the following % code: % \begin{macrocode} \def\@outputdblcol{\if@firstcolumn \global\@firstcolumnfalse % \end{macrocode} % After changing the switch, we save the first column (which was % placed by preceeding macros in |\@outputbox|) in the box register % |\@leftcolumn|. Since we are inside the output routine, all those % assignments have to be |\global| to take any effect. % \begin{macrocode} \global\setbox\@leftcolumn\box\@outputbox % \end{macrocode} % Then, we make the footnotes visible to the page generation % algorithm by setting |\count\footins| to $1000$ (|\@m| is an % abbreviation for this number) and |\skip\footins| to its saved % value (i.e., |\rcol@footinsskip|). % \begin{macrocode} \global\count\footins\@m \global\skip\footins\rcol@footinsskip % \end{macrocode} % We also have to reinsert all footnotes left over from the first % column to make sure that they are reconsidered by the page % generation algorithm of \TeX{} using the new values for |\count| % and |\skip|\.|\footins|. But this will be done later in the % macro |\@startcolumn|. % If we have just finished the right column, i.e., when % |\if@firstcolumn| equals |\iffalse|, we will reset the |\footins| % parameters as explained above using the utitlity macro % |\preparefootins|. % \begin{macrocode} \else \preparefootins % \end{macrocode} % Then, we compose both columns in |\@outputbox|, combine them with % all page-wide floats for this page (|\@combinedblfloats|), attach % header and footer, and ship out the result (|\@outputpage|). % Finally we look to see whether it is possible to generate % following pages consisting only of page-wide % floats.\footnote{This part is copied directly from the original % \LaTeX{} macro. Details about the used macros, their interfaces % and meanings can be found in the \LaTeX{} source % code~\cite{man:LLa90}.} % \begin{macrocode} \global\@firstcolumntrue \setbox\@outputbox\vbox{\hbox to\textwidth {\hbox to\columnwidth {\box\@leftcolumn\hss}% \hfil\vrule\@width\columnseprule\hfil \hbox to\columnwidth {\box\@outputbox\hss}}}% \@combinedblfloats\@outputpage \begingroup \@dblfloatplacement\@startdblcolumn \@whilesw\if@fcolmade\fi {\@outputpage\@startdblcolumn}% \endgroup \fi} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\@startcolumn} % \changes{v1.0b}{90/08/11}{Macro added to correct float problems} % There is a fundamental flaw in \LaTeX's output routine for float % columns and float pages: split footnotes, i.e., footnotes which % are only partly typeset on the preceding page are not resolved. % They are held over until \LaTeX{} starts a page (or column) % containing text besides floats again. For our current layout, % this would mean, that if \LaTeX{} decided to make the right % column of a page a float column, footnotes from the left column % would appear on a later page. A real cure for this problem would % be to rewrite two-thirds of \LaTeX{}'s output routine, so I am % leaving this open for the interested reader. % \begin{figure}[b] % \fbox{%^^A % \newlength{\puzzlewd}%^^A % \setlength{\puzzlewd}{\columnwidth}%^^A % \addtolength{\puzzlewd}{-2.1\fboxsep}%^^A % \begin{minipage}{\puzzlewd} % \vspace{17pt} % \begin{center} % \bf Puzzle: % \end{center} % \vspace{-3pt} % \small % \begin{quote} % \rightskip \leftmargini plus 2.5em % Given a simple \TeX{} document containing only straight text, is % it possible for the editor, after % deleting one sentence, to end up with a document % producing an extra page? % We assume that the deleted text contains no \TeX{} macros and % that the document was prepared % with a standard macro package like the one used for \TUB\/ production. % \end{quote} % \vspace{7pt} % \begin{flushright} % The answer will be given in the next issue. % \end{flushright} % \vspace{7pt} % \end{minipage}} % \end{figure} % But the problem shows up even if only one float is contributed to % the right column since \LaTeX{} assumes that the whole column is % usable, whereas some of it might actually be already devoted to % footnotes from the left column. So we have to change the output % routine at least in the part that contributes floats to the next % column. The macro involved is called |\@startcolumn|. The first % thing we do is to check and see whether any deferred floats % exists. % \begin{macrocode} \def\@startcolumn{% \ifx\@deferlist\@empty % \end{macrocode} % If not, we set the switch |\if@fcolmade| to {\tt false} which % says that we did not succeed in making a float column. Then, we % set |\@colroom| to |\@colht|. The register |\@colht| holds the % amount of space that is available for floats, text, and footnotes % in one column, i.e., it equals |\textheight| minus the space % devoted to page-wide floats. |\@colroom| is a similar register % which holds the value |\@colht| minus space for column floats % that are already contributed to the current column. Of course, % both values should be equal when we start a new column. % \begin{macrocode} \global\@fcolmadefalse \global\@colroom\@colht \else % \end{macrocode} % If there are floats waiting for a change to be processed, the % situation is more difficult. In this case, we have to reduce both % |\@colht| and |\@colroom| by the amount of space that will be % needed for the footnotes from the left column. So we must check % whether such footnotes are present. As we have not reinserted % them in |\@outputdblcol|, we can check the |\footins| box. % \begin{macrocode} \ifvoid\footins\else % \end{macrocode} % If there are some, we measure the space that will be occupied by % them. This measurement is not really exact. If we have a full % column of footnotes, it will be too high, but this does matter % since we need it only for an upper bound on the free space % available for floats. % \begin{macrocode} \ftn@amount\ht\footins \advance\ftn@amount\dp\footins \advance\ftn@amount\skip\footins \fi % \end{macrocode} % We then reduce the |\@colht| by this amount and again assign % |\@colroom| the value of |\@colht|. If no footnotes are present, % we substract zero, so there is no harm in doing this operation % all the time. % \begin{macrocode} \global\advance\@colht-\ftn@amount \global\@colroom\@colht % \end{macrocode} % Now, we call another internal \LaTeX{} macro that will try to % contribute floats to the next column. It will use the register % |\@colht| when trying to build up a float column, which is the % reason for reducing this register. If it succeeds, it will set the % switch |\if@fcolmade| to {\tt true}, otherwise, to {\tt false}. If % no float column is possible, it will try to place some or all of % the deferred floats to the top or the bottom of the next column, % thereby, using and reducing the value of the register |\@colroom|. % \begin{macrocode} \@xstartcol % \end{macrocode} % Afterwards, we have to restore the correct values for |\@colht| % and |\@colroom| again, but this time, they may differ, so that we % have to |\advance| both registers separately by |\ftn@amount|. % \begin{macrocode} \global\advance\@colht\ftn@amount \global\advance\@colroom\ftn@amount % \end{macrocode} % Now, after doing the things depending on the status of the % |\@deferlist|, we have to incorporate the left over footnotes in % the new column. First we check whether a float column was % produced by |\@xstartcol| or not. % \begin{macrocode} \if@fcolmade % \end{macrocode} % If so, we do something awful. To make use of the |\@makecol| % macro, which attaches footnotes to |\box| $255$ and places the % result in the box register |\@outputbox|, we have to assign % |\@outputbox| (i.e., the result of |\@xstartcol|) to |\box| % $255$.\footnote{In German, we call this ``from the back through % the chest into the eyes''.} % \begin{macrocode} \setbox\@cclv\box\@outputbox \@makecol \else % \end{macrocode} % If no float column was produced, we reinsert the held over % footnotes so that they can be reconsidered by the page generation % algorithm of \TeX. But it is necessary to ensure that this % operation is done only when footnotes are actually % present.\footnote{Otherwise, we might get an undesired extra % vertical space coming from {\tt\bslash skip\bslash footins}, even % if there are no footnotes on the page.} % \begin{macrocode} \ifvoid\footins\else \insert\footins{\unvbox\footins}\fi \fi} % \end{macrocode} % \begin{macro}{\ftn@amount} % Of course, we also have to allocate the {\sf dimen} register. It % will be automatically initialized to zero. % \begin{macrocode} \newdimen\ftn@amount % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\@makecol} % The other internal macro that we have to change is |\@makecol|, a % macro that is called whenever one column of material is assembled % and column floats and footnotes have to be added. Again, we have % to distinguish between actions for the first and the second % column. % \begin{macrocode} \def\@makecol{\if@firstcolumn % \end{macrocode} % For the first column, we leave the footnotes in their box and % simply save the contents of box $255$ in the |\box| register % |\@outputbox|. % \begin{macrocode} \setbox\@outputbox\box\@cclv % \end{macrocode} % But if the user errously forgot to specify a twocolumn layout, we % will always typeset the first column, so that the footnotes are % never printed. Therefore we better check for this special case % and output the footnotes on a separate page in an % emergency.\footnote{Otherwise, the footnotes are held over for % ever, preventing \TeX{} from finishing the document successfully. % Instead, \TeX{} will produce infinity many empty pages at the end % of the document, trying in vain to output the held over % footnotes. This problem was found by Rainer Sch\"opf when we % prepared the paper for the Cork conference.} % \changes{v1.0c}{90/08/24}{Introduced crude recovery if % twocolumn false.} % \changes{v1.0d}{92/06/19}{Better help message} % \begin{macrocode} \if@twocolumn \else \ifvoid\footins \else \@latexerr {ftnright option used in one-column mode}% {The ftnright option was designed to work with LaTeX's standard^^Jtwocolumn option. It does *not* work with the multicol option.^^JSo please specify `twocolum' in the \noexpand\documentstyle command.}% \shipout\box\footins \fi\fi \else % \end{macrocode} % When we construct the second column, we must first check whether % footnotes are actually present. If not, we perform the same % actions as before. % \begin{macrocode} \ifvoid\footins \setbox\@outputbox\box\@cclv \else % \end{macrocode} % But, if footnotes are present, it may be possible that the whole % column consists of footnotes, i.e., |\box| $255$ is empty. In % this case, there is no use in placing any glue (|\skip\footins|) % in front,\footnote{In fact, it would be a mistake since this glue % was not taken into account when the footnotes where assembled, so % it would produce an overfull box.} so we have to check for this % possibility. % \begin{macrocode} \setbox\@outputbox\vbox {\ifvoid\@cclv \else \unvbox\@cclv \vskip\skip\footins\fi % \end{macrocode} % But in any case, we place the |\footnoterule| in front of the % footnotes even if this macro is not used by this style % option.\footnote{This decision if certainly open to criticism, % since there is nothing to separate. On the other hand, a rule or % some other ornament in front of the footnotes is part of the % design which should be used concistently throughout a document. % As a last argument in favor of the rule, consider the situation % where \LaTeX{} decided to place only floats and footnotes into % the right hand column. In this case a separator again seems % adequate. In this situation one can even argue that it is % necessary to put in the {\tt \bslash skip\.\bslash footins}.} % This ends the if-statement testing whether footnotes are present % or not. It also ends the code which differs depending on the % column number. % \begin{macrocode} \footnoterule\unvbox\footins}\fi \fi % \end{macrocode} % Now the column floats are added at the top and the bottom, and % the |\@outputbox| is adjusted to the full column height so that % the glue inside will stretch in certain situations.\footnote{It % is an interesting question as to whether the current layout works % well with bottom floats or not. Actually, I would prefer to place % the footnotes below the bottom floats instead of above, as it is % done here. At least when the floats are part of the document and % not puzzles thrown in. But I was too lazy to implement it % because I seldom use floats. If somebody implements this layout % (some parts of this macro have to be changed) I would be % interested in seeing the code and some sample results.} Again, % this code is copied verbatim from the original source, so I won't % dwell on details.\footnote{I only changed {\tt\bslash dimen128} % into {\tt\bslash @tempdima} which is, besides being faster and % shorter, only a cosmetic change. The use of this hardwired {\sf % dimen} register seems to indicate that this part of \LaTeX{} was % written very early and left unchanged since then: an interesting % fact for software archeologists.} % \begin{macrocode} \xdef\@freelist{\@freelist\@midlist}% \gdef\@midlist{}\@combinefloats \setbox\@outputbox\vbox to\@colht {\boxmaxdepth\maxdepth \@texttop \@tempdima\dp\@outputbox \unvbox\@outputbox \vskip-\@tempdima \@textbottom}% \global\maxdepth\@maxdepth} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\footnotesize} % Now we can tackle the remaining small changes to the standard % layout. I decided to use a smaller size for footnotes but with a % slightly larger leading than usual. This means that we have to % redefine the |\footnotesize| macro which depends on options like % {\tt 11pt} etc. Fortunately, there is a simple way to find out % the main size of the document: the macro |\@ptsize| contains $0$, % $1$, or $2$ standing for $10$, $11$, or $12$ points document text % size. % \begin{macrocode} \ifcase \@ptsize \def\footnotesize{\@setsize\footnotesize {9.9pt}\viiipt\@viiipt} \def\footnotesize{\@setsize\footnotesize {11.1pt}\ixpt\@vixpt} \def\footnotesize{\@setsize\footnotesize {12.3pt}\xpt\@xpt} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\footnoterule} % Setting footnotes in smaller type and separating them with % sufficiant space from the main text allow us to omit the % |\footnoterule| normally used. % \begin{macrocode} \let\footnoterule\@empty % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\footnotesep} % Individual footnotes are separated from each other by a more or % less baseline skip of the text size. This can be specified with % the following code: % \begin{macrocode} {\normalsize \global\footnotesep\ht\strutbox} % \end{macrocode} % Braces and |\global| were used to keep the switch to % |\normalsize| local, just in case some weird layout starts out % with a different text size for some reason. % \end{macro} % \begin{macro}{\@makefntext} % And finally, a small but nice change, to the mark at the % beginning of the footnote text. We will place it at the baseline % instead of raising it as a superscript. Additionally, it will get % a dot as punctuation. % \changes{v1.0c}{90/08/24}{Added dot as recommended by Tschichold.} % \begin{macrocode} \long\def\@makefntext#1{\parindent 1em \noindent\hbox to 2em{}% \llap{$\@thefnmark.\;\;$}#1} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \section{Initialisation} % We defined the macro |\preparefootins| above, but we also have to use % it to prepare typesetting the first column. As a default for the % separation of footnotes and text on the second column, we use the % following: % \begin{macrocode} \skip\footins 10pt plus 5pt minus 3pt \preparefootins % % \end{macrocode} % Of course, this value can be changed, on by the user as % described in the introduction. % \section{The documentation driver file} % The final bit of code contains the documentation driver file for % \TeX{}, i.e., the file that will produce the documentation you are % currently reading. It will be extracted from this file by the {\tt % docstrip} program. % \changes{v1.0d}{92/04/19}{Added driver file to source} % \begin{macrocode} %<+drv>\documentstyle[doc,ftnright% %<+drv> ,twocolum]{article} %<+drv> %<+drv>\newcommand{\TUB}{{\sl TUGboat\/}} %<+drv>\renewcommand\DescribeMacro[1]{\fbox %<+drv> {\PrintDescribeMacro{#1}}} %<+drv>\renewcommand\DescribeEnv[1]{\fbox %<+drv> {\PrintDescribeEnv{#1}}} %<+drv>\renewcommand\PrintMacroName[1]{} %<+drv> %<+drv>\setlength{\textwidth}{39pc} %<+drv>\setlength{\textheight}{54pc} %<+drv>\setlength{\parindent}{1em} %<+drv>\setlength{\parskip}{2pt plus1pt minus1pt} %<+drv>\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0pc} %<+drv>\setlength{\marginparwidth}{0pc} %<+drv>\setlength{\topmargin}{-2.5pc} %<+drv>\setlength{\headsep}{20pt} %<+drv>\setlength{\columnsep}{1.5pc} %<+drv>\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{.4} %<+drv> %<+drv>\flushbottom %<+drv>\CodelineIndex %<+drv>\EnableCrossrefs %<+drv> %<+drv>\setcounter{IndexColumns}{2} %<+drv>\IndexPrologue{\section{Index} %<+drv> All numbers denote code lines where %<+drv> the corresponding entry is used, %<+drv> underlined entries point to the %<+drv> definition.} %<+drv> %<+drv>\begin{document} %<+drv> \DocInput{ftnright.doc} %<+drv>\end{document} % \end{macrocode} % \Finale \endinput