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8 Auxiliary LATEX packages

8.1 The superpose package

This package allows superposition of horizontal material, creating the smallest horizontal box that fits all of the superpositions.

\usepackage{superpose}

The package defines a single environment: \begin{superpose}[⟨ alignment⟩]⟨ list⟩\end{superpose}

The ⟨ alignment⟩ can be one the letters c (default value), l, or r.

Items of the ⟨ list⟩ are separated by \\ as in tabular environments. Each item should be a horizontal material.

8.2 The bubble package

This package draws bubbles over some text.

\usepackage{bubble}
\usepackage[ps]{bubble}

By default bubbles are produced using the epic and eepic packages, for portability. However, for better rendering and easier parameterization, bubbles can also be drawn using the pst-node package of the PStricks collection. This is what the ps option is designed for.

The package defines a single command: \bubble[⟨ key=value list⟩]{⟨ anchor⟩}[⟨ ps options⟩](⟨ pos⟩){⟨ text⟩}

The ⟨ key=value list⟩ is a list of bindings of the following kind:

bg=⟨ color⟩  (default value is yellow)

The background color for annotations.

unit=⟨ dim⟩  (default value is yellow)

Set the package unit to ⟨ dim⟩.

col=⟨ colspec⟩  (default value is c)

Where ⟨ colspec⟩ is a column specification for the tabular environment. Moreover, the following abbreviations are recognized:


keyexpands to
ccol=c
lcol=l
rcol=r
p=⟨ w⟩col=p{⟨ w⟩}
keyexpands to
Ccol={>{$}c<{$}}
Lcol={>{$}l<{$}}
Rcol={>{$}r<{$}}
P⟨ w⟩col={>{$}p{⟨ w⟩}<{$}}

⟨ pos⟩ is the optional relative position of the annotation, it defaults to 1,1, and is counted in the package units.

⟨ ps options⟩ are passed to the command \psset) in ps mode and ignored otherwise.

Parameters (color and tabular columns specifications) can also be set globally using the command: \bubbleset{⟨ key=value list⟩}

8.3 The advi-annot package

This package uses active anchors and the bubbles package to provide annotations by raising a bubble when the cursor is over the anchor.

The package defines a single command \adviannot[⟨ key=value list⟩]{⟨ anchor⟩}[⟨ ps options⟩](⟨ pos⟩){⟨ text⟩}

whose options are identical to those of the \bubble macro; however the bubble appears within an active anchor.

8.4 The advi-graphicx LATEX package

This 3-lines long package loads the graphicx.sty package and provides declarations so that JPEG, EPS, TIF, TIFF source images can be embedded: Active-DVI will preview these images directly while other drivers will translate them on demand.


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