* Richard Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070901 06:21]:
> Does anyone here use LaTeX. Not a Debian question at all, but isn't it
> possible to define a quantity, say a cash amount
> \def\yearly {12000}
> and then have latex calculate from it to enter another figure, say
> \monthly=\yearly / 12
> hoping to get the figure '1000' printed in the document by inserting
> '\monthly'.
> Obviously that is not correct markup, but does any wise person know how
> to achieve that?
Look at the "calc" package.
If you do not have a copy of "A Guide to LaTeX" by Helmut Kopka &
Patrick W. Daly, you need to get a copy. It is by far the best LaTeX
book, and the only one you likely shall need. The 4th edition is the
latest, but the 3rd edition is the one I use, and the 3rd edition has
a better grade of paper. ISBN 0-201-39825-7 for the 3rd edition.
RLH
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