>> 2000.11.27 Mon 00:11:27

pkg:fontenc 

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

will make it simple for simple documents:

Diary formatting 

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> > I looked on CTAN for tools for formatting diary entries, but I didn't
> > see anything. Has anyone got any styles appropriate for that type of
> > layout.
>
> Maybe the calendar bundle:
>
>   http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/calendar/[]
>
> Chris

Thank you, this has bits that are close to what I want.

Letter class examples 

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> Does anyone know where I may be able to get samples of letters which use
> the the command definitions from letter.cls ? E.g.:
>
> \opening
> \closing
> \enc
> \cc
> \signature
> etc....

Depending upon how letter.cls etc. was installed, you may already have letter.dtx on your system. If not, get it from CTAN or wherever, then run latex on it (or pdflatex, etc). The resulting dvi or pdf has info on the letter.cls, including examples, etc.

Note this works with all of the classes/styles in which the author also prepared a dtx file.

Fax templates 

From ctan 

macros/latex/contrib/supported/fax/ 

macros/latex/contrib/supported/lettre/doc 

lucidfax 

A package of lucidfax font

reveals nothing other than fax.cls.

fax style, fax template,

Styles Provided with SW 

http://www.mackichan.com/techtalk/style/stylelist.html

Lots of useful styles, but no documents. The only relevant page found is http://www.mackichan.com/techtalk/qtcilatex.html. There is also a consideration on:

Exchanging Documents between Scientific Word and LaTeX http://www.mackichan.com/techtalk/articles/compatibility.html

LaTeX for music… 

> is there a LaTeX package to typeset music sheets?

You might want to use MusiXTeX.

T.

To change all captions into \emph{} 

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> I wanted to make all my figure and table captions into \emph.
> Instead of making changes in each and every figure and table,
> I wish to alter through some script.

The packages caption.sty or caption2.sty should help you. And, BTW, I think you don't want to use \emph{…} (or even \em) but \itshape (or \slshape).

Olaf

List of acronyms in LaTeX 

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Date: 1996/04/19

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&selm=m2spe0w2lo.fsf%40aleph.bu.edu

>>  I am wondering if there is an environment or style similar to
>> "References" dedicated to Acronyms and abbreviations. Indeed, I want
>> create a list of Acronyms into my thesis using the same principal than
>> \cite{}.  If there is one, where can I find that?
J> On CTAN you can find an acronym style for 2.09 written by John Kewley as
J> well as an acronym package (for 2e) by Tobias Oetiker The latter in
J> subdir ...macros/.../supported/...
J> Or try : quote site index acronym if you can't spot them

Again on the acronym side, you may find that "abbrevs" package on CTAN most suitable for the extension you desire. Also I think the automatic spacing in this package makes acronym-macros easier to use.

I have set up abbreviation "categories" exactly to facilitate the automatic building of a table like Norbert wants; you just have to define a new category (e.g., Acronym) and new user command like \newacronym, following the given examples. It would be just like a regular abbrev, but with one extra command to help generate the list.

Actually writing the list is not handled, but really it is quite simple; follow the model of \tableofcontents, \listoftables, \listoffigures in the standard document classes — look at \addtocontents and \addcontentsline etc.

Please consider forwarding me any extensions you find useful.

Matt Swift