TEXSIS(1)                                               12 November 1994

           TeXsis  -  TeX macros for Physicists

   TeXsis is a collection of TeX macros for typesetting physics
documents such as papers and preprints, conference proceedings, books,
theses, referee reports, letters, and memos. It has predefined layouts
for all of these documents and supports a wide variety of type sizes.
Texsis macros provide automatic numbering of equations, automatic
numbering and formatting of references, double column formats, several
special document layouts, and macros for making tables and figures,
including tables with horizontal and vertical rules.

   TeXsis is an extension of "Plain" TeX, so anything you know how to do
in plain TeX you can do in TeXsis.  TeXsis macro instructions are simply
abbreviations for often used combinations of control sequences used to
typeset physics documents.  For more information about Plain TeX see the
manual entry for "tex", or The TeXbook, by D.E. Knuth.

   TeXsis can be stored as a pre-loaded format so that it loads quickly
(see "preloaded formats" in The TeXbook ).  To run TeXsis simply give
the command texsis in place of the tex command, i.e.

     texsis [ filename ]

where filename.tex is the name of a file containing TeX and/or TeXsis
\controlsequences.

   TeXsis is initally in plain TeX mode, e.g. 10pt type and
singlespaced, but the control word \texsis selects 12pt type,
doublespaced, and enables other useful features.  Alternatively, \paper
turns on these features and sets things up to typeset a paper, \thesis
does the same for typesetting a thesis, etc...  \letter is used to
produce a letter using the macros listed in the back of The TeXbook, and
\memo gives a setup for producing memoranda.

   A manual which describes all of the TeXsis macro instructions is
available.  It is written in TeXsis, so it serves as its own example of
how to write a document with TeXsis.

   Installation instructions are included in this directory in the file
Install.tex, which is written in Plain TeX.  See also the file INSTALL.


SOURCE CODE

   Source code and documentation for TeXsis can be obtained via
anonymous ftp over the Internet from ftp.texsis.org.  The code is
available in different forms depending upon the target machine.  The
only difference is how the files are packed, the code is absolutely
the same.

Unix   -  The files are in the form of shar bundles which have been
          compressed with compress(1).  Once you have copied them
          to your own machine give the command uncompress and then
          run each bundle through sh.  Alternatively, there is a
          shell script called unbundle which will do this for you.

VMS    -  The files are in the form of DCL .COM files which will unpack
          themselves if you run them with the command @TEXSISxx.COM,
          where xx is the bundle number.

Mac	- The files are bundled into a self-extracting archive (.sea
	  file), which is compressed with BinHex.  When extracted you
	  will have all of the TeXsis source files in one folder.

Each distribution has a file called MANIFEST in the first bundle which
lists all of the files that should be in the current distribution and a
summary of what they contain (the most important files are also listed
below).  Each distribution has a file called INSTALL which will help you
obtain installation instructions.

  If you find TeXsis useful you may want to send a short e-mail
message to texsis(at)texsis.org to be put on the mailing list for any
notices of updates or changes.


FILES
 
   Install.tex              brief installation instructions, in PLAIN TeX.
   texsis.tex               main source code.
   Manual.tex               main file for the Manual
   Manual.dvi               preprocessed DVI version of the manual
   TXS*.tex                 TeXsis source code modules.
   TXS*.doc                 TeXsis manual source (written in TeXsis).
   TXSsite.tex              Local site customization instructions.
   TXSpatch.tex             Run time patch file (like a system TeXsis.rc
                            file).
   TXSmods.tex              Run time init file (read from current directory
                            or search path).
   texsis.1                 Unix manual page for TeXsis.
   Makefile                 Make instructions for texsis and the Manual in Unix
   make.COM                 DCL command file to make texsis.fmt on Vax/VMS.
   make.BAT                 Batch file to make texsis.fmt for IBM PC/TeX.
   texsis.BAT               Batch file to run TeXsis on IBM PC/TeX.

AUTHORS

   Eric Myers  				<myers@.vassar.edu>
   Department of Physics and Astronomy	
   Vassar College			
   Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 USA

   and

   Frank E. Paige			<paige@bnl.gov>
   Physics Department        
   Brookhaven National Laboratory 
   Upton, New York 11973 USA
