>>>>> "Martin" == Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Martin> While leafing through book.cls (renamed to fgibook.cls,
Martin> fgibook.layout to follow) I noticed that there is so much
Martin> stuff hardwired that could be put into a variable using
Martin> \newcommand. Some stuff is user redifinable (like certain
Martin> names, or numbering achemes etc.), but most is just hardwired
Martin> or cumbersome to redefine by the user.
I think there exist classes/packages which allow to redefine many
things. A first job will probably be to find out what these
classes/packages are and whether they are suited for what we want.
* classes: paper.cls, koma-script
* packages: fncychap.sty, secsty.sty, section.sty, caption.sty,
caption2.sty
There are probably many others.
Martin> And modifying a class file of course requires root
Martin> privileges. No problem for us Linuxers, but...
Does not need any root priviledge: just have the local copy somewhere
earlier in the search path. Note that it is not a good idea to have
local copies of standard document classes with the same name. In fact,
LaTeX licence prohibits from distributing such classes.
JMarc
