@c %**start of header
@setfilename ../info/reftex
@settitle RefTeX User Manual
-@dircategory Emacs
-@direntry
-* RefTeX: (reftex). Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
-@end direntry
@synindex ky cp
@syncodeindex vr cp
@syncodeindex fn cp
@set MAINTAINERCONTACT @uref{mailto:dominik@@science.uva.nl,contact the maintainer}
@set XEMACSFTP @uref{ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/packages/,XEmacs ftp site}.
@c %**end of header
-@finalout
-
-@c Macro definitions
-
-@c Subheadings inside a table. Need a difference between info and the rest.
-@macro tablesubheading{text}
-@ifinfo
-@subsubheading \text\
-@end ifinfo
-@ifnotinfo
-@item @b{\text\}
-@end ifnotinfo
-@end macro
-@ifinfo
+@copying
This file documents @b{Ref@TeX{}}, a package to do labels, references,
citations and indices for LaTeX documents with Emacs.
Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@quotation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
+@end quotation
+@end copying
+
+@dircategory Emacs
+@direntry
+* RefTeX: (reftex). Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references and citations.
+@end direntry
+
+@finalout
+
+@c Macro definitions
+
+@c Subheadings inside a table. Need a difference between info and the rest.
+@macro tablesubheading{text}
+@ifinfo
+@subsubheading \text\
@end ifinfo
+@ifnotinfo
+@item @b{\text\}
+@end ifnotinfo
+@end macro
@titlepage
@title Ref@TeX{} User Manual
@author by Carsten Dominik
@page
-Copyright @copyright{} 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-@sp 2
-This is edition @value{EDITION} of the @cite{Ref@TeX{} User Manual} for
-@b{Ref@TeX{}} version @value{VERSION}, @value{DATE}.
-
-@sp 2
-
-Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
-under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
-any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
-Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
-Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
-license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
-License'' in the Emacs manual.
-
-(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and modify
-this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free
-Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
-
-This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free
-Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
-separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
-license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
+@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
+@insertcopying
@end titlepage
-@page
@ifnottex
@node Top,,,(dir)
* Installation:: How to install and activate RefTeX.
* RefTeX in a Nutshell:: A brief summary and quick guide.
-
+
Labels and References
* Creating Labels::
@itemize @bullet
@item
-@b{Creating Labels}@*
+@b{Creating Labels}@*
Type @kbd{C-c (} (@code{reftex-label}) to insert a label at point.
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will either
@itemize @minus
derive a label from context (default for section labels)
@item
prompt for a label string (default for figures and tables) or
-@item
+@item
insert a simple label made of a prefix and a number (all other
environments)
@end itemize
the manual if you get stuck, of if you are curious what else might be
available. The first part of the manual explains in
a tutorial way how to use and customize @b{Ref@TeX{}}. The second
-part is a command and variable reference.
+part is a command and variable reference.
@end enumerate
@node Table of Contents, Labels and References, Introduction, Top
@item C-c >
Switch to the @file{*Index*} buffer of this document. With prefix
-@samp{2}, restrict the index to the section at point in the @file{*toc*}
+@samp{2}, restrict the index to the section at point in the @file{*toc*}
buffer.
@tablesubheading{Controlling what gets displayed}
default for this flag can be set with the variable
@code{reftex-toc-include-index-entries}. When called with a prefix
argument, @b{Ref@TeX{}} will prompt for a specific index and include
-only entries in the selected index in the @file{*toc*} buffer. The mode
+only entries in the selected index in the @file{*toc*} buffer. The mode
line @samp{I<>} indicator shows which index is used.
@item c
@item r
@vindex reftex-enable-partial-scans
Reparse the LaTeX document and rebuild the @file{*toc*} buffer. When
-@code{reftex-enable-partial-scans} is non-nil, rescan only the file this
+@code{reftex-enable-partial-scans} is non-@code{nil}, rescan only the file this
location is defined in, not the entire document.
@item C-u r
Goto previous section heading.
@item N z
-Jump to section N, using the prefix arg. For example @kbd{3 z} jumps to
+Jump to section N, using the prefix arg. For example @kbd{3 z} jumps to
section 3.
@tablesubheading{Displaying Context}
@tablesubheading{Controlling what gets displayed}
@vindex reftex-label-menu-flags
-The defaults for the following flags can be configured with the variable
+The defaults for the following flags can be configured with the variable
@code{reftex-label-menu-flags} (@pxref{Options (Referencing Labels)}).
@item c
@item t
Toggle the display of the table of contents in the selection buffer.
-With prefix @var{arg}, change the maximum level of toc entries displayed
+With prefix @var{arg}, change the maximum level of toc entries displayed
to @var{arg}. Chapters are level 1, section are level 2.
@item #
@example
[INS] [DEL] Package or Detailed : [Value Menu] Detailed:
Environment or \macro : [Value Menu] String: \myfig[]@{@}@{@}@{*@}@{@}
- Type specification : [Value Menu] Char : f
+ Type specification : [Value Menu] Char : f
Label prefix string : [Value Menu] Default
Label reference format: [Value Menu] Default
Context method : [Value Menu] Macro arg nr: 3
(defun detect-be-ee (bound)
;; Search backward for the macros or an empty line
- (if (re-search-backward
+ (if (re-search-backward
"\\(^[ \t]*\n\\|\\\\ee\\>\\)\\|\\(\\\\be\\>\\)" bound t)
(if (match-beginning 2)
(match-beginning 2) ; Return start of environment
(defun detect-linguex (bound)
(let ((cnt 0))
(catch 'exit
- (while
+ (while
;; Search backward for all possible delimiters
(re-search-backward
(concat "\\(^[ \t]*\n\\)\\|\\(\\\\z\\.\\)\\|"
"\\(\\ex[ig]?\\.\\)\\|\\(\\\\a\\.\\)")
nil t)
;; Check which delimiter was matched.
- (cond
+ (cond
((match-beginning 1)
;; empty line terminates all - return nil
(throw 'exit nil))
@code{reftex-citation} command with a @kbd{C-u} prefix.
Following the most generic of these packages, @code{natbib}, the builtin
citation packages always accept the @kbd{t} key for a @emph{textual}
-citation (like: @code{Jones et al. (1997) have shown...}) as well as
+citation (like: @code{Jones et al. (1997) have shown...}) as well as
the @kbd{p} key for a parenthetical citation (like: @code{As shown
earlier (Jones et al, 1997)}).
Phrases for indexing can be collected while writing the document. The
command @kbd{C-c \} (@code{reftex-index-phrase-selection-or-word})
-copies the current selection (if active) or the word near point into the
+copies the current selection (if active) or the word near point into the
phrases buffer. It then selects this buffer, so that the phrase line
can be edited. To return to the LaTeX document, press @kbd{C-c C-c}
(@code{reftex-index-phrases-save-and-return}).
You can also prepare the list of index phrases in a different way and
-copy it into the phrases file. For example you might want to start from
+copy it into the phrases file. For example you might want to start from
a word list of the document and remove all words which should not be
indexed.
format. A phrase line looks like this:
@example
-[@var{key}] <TABs> @var{phrase} [<TABs> @var{arg}[&&@var{arg}]... [ || @var{arg}]...]
+[@var{key}] <TABs> @var{phrase} [<TABs> @var{arg}[&&@var{arg}]... [ || @var{arg}]...]
@end example
@code{<TABs>} stands for white space containing at least one @key{TAB}.
@b{Ref@TeX{}} will start at the first phrase line and search the phrase
globally in the whole document. At each match it will stop, compute the
replacement string and offer you the following choices@footnote{Windows
-users: Restrict yourself to the described keys during indexing. Pressing
+users: Restrict yourself to the described keys during indexing. Pressing
@key{Help} at the indexing prompt can apparently hang Emacs.}:
@table @kbd
@tablesubheading{Moving around}
@item ! A..Z
Pressing any capital letter will jump to the corresponding section in
-the @file{*Index*} buffer. The exclamation mark is special and jumps to
+the @file{*Index*} buffer. The exclamation mark is special and jumps to
the first entries alphabetically sorted below @samp{A}. These are
usually non-alphanumeric characters.
@item n
@tablesubheading{Access to document locations}
@item @key{SPC}
-Show the place in the document where this index entry is defined.
+Show the place in the document where this index entry is defined.
@item @key{TAB}
Go to the definition of the current index entry in another
@item (
Toggle the beginning of page range property @samp{|(} of the
-entry.
+entry.
@item )
-Toggle the end of page range property @samp{|)} of the entry.
+Toggle the end of page range property @samp{|)} of the entry.
@item _
Make the current entry a subentry. This command will prompt for the
superordinate entry and insert it.
@item ^
-Remove the highest superordinate entry. If the current entry is a
+Remove the highest superordinate entry. If the current entry is a
subitem (@samp{aaa!bbb!ccc}), this function moves it up the hierarchy
-(@samp{bbb!ccc}).
+(@samp{bbb!ccc}).
@tablesubheading{Exiting}
@item q
@item r
@vindex reftex-enable-partial-scans
Reparse the LaTeX document and rebuild the @file{*Index*} buffer. When
-@code{reftex-enable-partial-scans} is non-nil, rescan only the file this
+@code{reftex-enable-partial-scans} is non-@code{nil}, rescan only the file this
location is defined in, not the entire document.
@item C-u r
@item s
Switch to a different index (for documents with multiple
-indices).
+indices).
@end table
index entries with @code{reftex-index}. These codes need to be
unique. @code{?i}, @code{?I}, and @code{?g} are reserved for the
@code{\index}, @code{\index*}, and @code{\glossary} macros,
-respectively.
+respectively.
The following string is empty unless your macro adds a superordinate
entry to the index key - this is the case for the @code{\astobj} macro.
Macro with args: \ix@{*@}
Index Tag : [Value Menu] String: idx
Access Key : x
- Key Prefix :
+ Key Prefix :
Exclusion hook : nil
Repeat Outside : [Toggle] off (nil)
[INS] [DEL] List:
Macro with args: \nindex@{*@}
Index Tag : [Value Menu] String: name
Access Key : n
- Key Prefix :
+ Key Prefix :
Exclusion hook : nil
Repeat Outside : [Toggle] off (nil)
[INS] [DEL] List:
While the display of cross referencing information for the above
mentioned macros is hard--coded, you can configure additional relations
in the variable @code{reftex-view-crossref-extra}.
-
+
@iftex
@chapter All the Rest
@end iftex
@vindex reftex-multiref-punctuation
@vindex reftex-cite-punctuation
-@item
+@item
@b{Ref@TeX{}} inserts ``punctuation'' for multiple references and
for the author list in citations. Some of this may be language
dependent. See the variables @code{reftex-multiref-punctuation} and
Specify the full search path directly in @b{Ref@TeX{}}'s variables.
@lisp
-(setq reftex-texpath-environment-variables
+(setq reftex-texpath-environment-variables
'("./inp:/home/cd/tex//:/usr/local/tex//"))
(setq reftex-bibpath-environment-variables
'("/home/cd/tex/lit/"))
(setq reftex-use-external-file-finders t)
(setq reftex-external-file-finders
'(("tex" . "kpsewhich -format=.tex %f")
- ("bib" . "kpsewhich -format=.bib %f")))
+ ("bib" . "kpsewhich -format=.bib %f")))
@end lisp
@end itemize
@code{TeX-file-extension}. For example:
@lisp
-(setq reftex-file-extensions
+(setq reftex-file-extensions
'(("nw" "tex" ".tex" ".ltx") ("bib" ".bib")))
-(setq TeX-file-extensions
+(setq TeX-file-extensions
'( "nw" "tex" "sty" "cls" "ltx" "texi" "texinfo"))
@end lisp
@end lisp
@node AUCTeX, Multifile Documents, Faces, Top
-@section @w{AUC @TeX{}}
+@section AUC@TeX{}
@cindex @code{AUCTeX}, Emacs package
@cindex Emacs packages, @code{AUCTeX}
(reftex-set-cite-format 'natbib))))
@end lisp
-@findex reftex-add-index-macros
+@findex reftex-add-index-macros
The hook may contain a call to @code{reftex-add-index-macros} to
define additional @code{\index}-like macros. The argument must have
the same format as @code{reftex-index-macros}. It may be a symbol, to
headings may look different from what you usually see on your screen.
In rare cases @code{reftex-toc} may have problems to jump to an affected
section heading. There are three possible ways to deal with
-this:
+this:
@itemize @minus
@item
@vindex reftex-keep-temporary-buffers
argument (which really is a second argument to the macro @code{\begin})
as a label of type @code{?p}. Argument count for this macro starts only
after the @samp{@{step+@}}, also when specifying how to get
-context.
+context.
@item
@b{Idle timers in XEmacs}@*
cite macros. When called with a numeric prefix, make that many citations.
When called with point inside the braces of a @code{\cite} command, it
will add another key, ignoring the value of
-@code{reftex-cite-format}. @*
+@code{reftex-cite-format}. @*
The regular expression uses an expanded syntax: @samp{&&} is interpreted
as @code{and}. Thus, @samp{aaaa&&bbb} matches entries which contain
both @samp{aaaa} and @samp{bbb}. While entering the regexp, completion
@deffn {Normal Hook} reftex-select-label-mode-hook
Normal hook which is run when a selection buffer enters
-@code{reftex-select-label-mode}.
+@code{reftex-select-label-mode}.
@end deffn
@deffn Keymap reftex-select-label-map
@item
final names separator, like @samp{ and } in Jones, Brown and Miller
@item
-The @samp{et al.} string, like @samp{ @{\it et al.@}} in
+The @samp{et al.} string, like @samp{ @{\it et al.@}} in
Jones @{\it et al.@}
@end enumerate
@end defopt
@deffn {Normal Hook} reftex-select-bib-mode-hook
Normal hook which is run when a selection buffer enters
-@code{reftex-select-bib-mode}.
+@code{reftex-select-bib-mode}.
@end deffn
@deffn Keymap reftex-select-bib-map
@defopt reftex-index-special-chars
List of special characters in index entries, given as strings. These
-correspond to the @code{MakeIndex} keywords
+correspond to the @code{MakeIndex} keywords
@code{(@var{level} @var{encap} @var{actual} @var{quote} @var{escape})}.
@end defopt
should be @samp{Molecules!}.
@var{exclude} can be a function. If this function exists and returns a
-non-nil value, the index entry at point is ignored. This was
+non-@code{nil} value, the index entry at point is ignored. This was
implemented to support the (deprecated) @samp{^} and @samp{_} shortcuts
in the LaTeX2e @code{index} package.
argument of a macro. Note that crossref viewing for citations,
references (both ways) and index entries is hard-coded. This variable
is only to configure additional structures for which crossreference
-viewing can be useful. Each entry has the structure
+viewing can be useful. Each entry has the structure
@example
(@var{macro-re} @var{search-re} @var{highlight}).
@end example
@end defopt
@defopt reftex-idle-time
-Time (secs) Emacs has to be idle before automatic crossref display
+Time (secs) Emacs has to be idle before automatic crossref display
or toc recentering is done.
@end defopt
@defopt reftex-file-extensions
Association list with file extensions for different file types.
-This is a list of items, each item is like:
+This is a list of items, each item is like:
@code{(@var{type} . (@var{def-ext} @var{other-ext} ...))}
@example
@var{type}: @r{File type like @code{"bib"} or @code{"tex"}.}
@noindent @b{Version 4.17}
@itemize @bullet
-@item
+@item
The toc window can be split off horizontally. See new options
@code{reftex-toc-split-windows-horizontally},
@code{reftex-toc-split-windows-horizontally-fraction}.
@item
New option @code{reftex-toc-max-level} to limit the depth of the toc.
New key binding @kbd{t} in the @file{*toc*} buffer to change this
-setting.
+setting.
@item
-RefTeX maintains an @file{Index Phrases} file in which phrases can be
+RefTeX maintains an @file{Index Phrases} file in which phrases can be
collected. When the document is ready, RefTeX can search all
these phrases and assist indexing all matches.
@item
@item
Environments like theorems can be placed into the TOC by putting
entries for @samp{"begin@{theorem@}"} in
-@code{reftex-setion-levels}.
+@code{reftex-setion-levels}.
@end itemize
@noindent @b{Version 4.06}
@noindent @b{Version 4.00}
@itemize @bullet
@item
-RefTeX has been split into several smaller files which are autoloaded on
+RefTeX has been split into several smaller files which are autoloaded on
demand.
@item
Index support, along with many new options.
@itemize @bullet
@item
New options @code{reftex-texpath-environment-variables},
-@code{reftex-use-external-file-finders},
-@code{reftex-external-file-finders},
-@code{reftex-search-unrecursed-path-first}.
+@code{reftex-use-external-file-finders},
+@code{reftex-external-file-finders},
+@code{reftex-search-unrecursed-path-first}.
@item
@emph{kpathsearch} support. See new options and
@code{reftex-bibpath-environment-variables}.
@item
Multiple selection buffers are now hidden buffers (they start with a
SPACE).
-@item
+@item
Fixed bug with file search when TEXINPUTS environment variable is empty.
@end itemize
@item
Parse files @file{MASTER.rel} made compatible between Emacs and XEmacs.
@item
-@code{kill-emacs-hook} and @code{kill-buffer-hook} now write the parse
+@code{kill-emacs-hook} and @code{kill-buffer-hook} now write the parse
file.
@item
The cursor inside a @code{\ref} or @code{\cite} macro can now trigger