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["Charles James Leonardo Quarra Cappiello" <address@hidden>]

Hi,

I havent anything useful to comment on this particular question, but now 
that you brought up the subject of custom packages, maybe its time to at 
least drop some examples of _what_ kind of stuff in a document format can be 
customized , ie:

can i customize how figures are placed?
can i customize a menu that opens on images and operates on them? (for 
example, open sketch or xfig or a customizable app and allow interactive 
editing)
can i customize how the title/chapter title are displayed in the top of each 
page?

if some of the more tough users could  share with us mere mortals about this 
subject, we would be very grateful, and the posterity via mailing list 
archive would also appreciate it :)

yes, i've looked at the documentation 
(http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/manual/webman-scheme.en.html)
and its very little there to work with

cheers




> From: address@hidden
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> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [TeXmacs] Custom Package Problem
> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:50:39 -0400
>
> I am trying to follow the tutorial of creating my own package using version 
> 1.0.3.6.
>
> I created a blank document and selected Document->style->source as 
> intructed in Help->Manual->Writing you own style files.
>
> Then I followed the instructions on how to type a simple "hi" macro.
>
> I saved the file under $HOME/.TeXmacs/packages and decided to name it 
> "learning.tp"---My inner guts told me that I had to give it a "tp" 
> extension so I did.  The instructions don't mention this.
>
> The file now resides in the directory and I can confirm that using my file 
> manager.
>
> The tutorial then mentions that the package should automatically appear 
> under Document->Use Package.  Well it does not.  So my guess what that I 
> could use Document->Use Package->Other... and then type in the name of my 
> package manually when prompted.
>
> That is what I did.  When prompted for what the name of the package, I 
> entered "learning.tp" (including the extension---I also tried without the 
> extension)---Again the instructions don't mentions this.
>
> Now at the bottom of the window, TeXmacs displays the name of the 
> package---telling me that the new package has been loaded.
>
> The instructinos then tell me to type "hi" and hit enter.  I do this and 
> nothing happens.
>
> I also tried typing "\hi" and <ENTER> and still no luck.
>
> This tells me that my new package has not been loaded.  So I Do a 
> Document->Use Package->Other... and when prompted I simply type some junk 
> "sdsdsdsds.tp".  TeXmacs still displays that in the lower-left corner of 
> the screen.  TeXmacs makes me think that the style has been loaded---While 
> I know that it hasn't because it does not exist!  So here I am at a 
> complete loss as how to write my own package using TeXmacs.  The 
> instructions don't help any---they are outdated or incorrect or incomplete.
>
> Salman

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