On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 Uwe Lück submitted an update to the

nicetext

package.

Summary description: `makedoc' + `niceverb' - an alternative documentation system for LaTeX License type: lppl

Announcement text: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The `nicetext' bundle offers minimal markup syntax for restricted kinds of text: There should not be much more characters typed than printed! -- mainly: quick documentation of (smaller) LaTeX packages -- achieved by active characters and preprocessing similar to `docstrip' (opposite direction however, incl. some txt to TeX).

New with release 0.3:

* `substr.tex' should typeset LaTeX quality documentation from next available (on your install) substry.sty's ASCII/UTF-8 input (works with me) -- first application of `niceverb''s auto mode and `makedoc.sty' to a third-party package!

* `makedoc' simplified: single

MakeInputJobDoc[<in>][<out>]{<header>}{<parser>}

generates a documentation file from the package file and typesets it immediately (kind of DocInput equivalent) -- see `Using makedoc the simplest way' in `makedoc.pdf'

* `|...|' from `niceverb' typesets an inline frame box for setting-off a command description, modifiable by hooks (e.g., colorbox)

* `niceverb' syntax works in page headers, PDF bookmarks, and `hyperref' labels and otherwise much better than before, dis-/re-enableable featurewise as well as altogether

* documentation extended, lists of script commands

* configurable txt to TeX functionality or other replacements like ASCII-arrows to arrow commands or inserting index entries (setting up expandable replacement chains slightly more comfortable) -- try with templates and dialogue

* `fifinddo' works with character codes > 127, improved setup

* `makedoc' requires the `moreverb' package.

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Thanks for the upload.

For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf