PXbase Package Bundle

LaTeX: Tools for use with (u)pLaTeX

The main purpose of this package is to provide auxiliary functions which are utilized by packages created by the same author. This package also provides a few user commands to assist in creating Japanese document on (u)pLaTeX.

System Requirements

• TeX format: LaTeX.
• TeX engine: pTeX and upTeX.
• DVI-ware (in DVI output): Anything.

Package content

• pxbase.sty: the pxbase package
• pxbase.def: a submodule (no longer used)
• pxbabel.sty: the pxbabel package
• pxbasenc.def: a submodule
• pxjsfenc.def: a submodule
• pxbsjc.def: a helper file for pxbase
• pxbsjc1.def: a helper file for pxbase
• upkcat.sty: the upkcat package

Some files are kept present for compatibility with other packages.

Installation

In a system compliant to TDS 1.1, move the files as follows:

• *.sty → $TEXMF/tex/platex/pxbase

And rehash your TEXMF trees if necessary.

License

This package is distributed under the MIT License.

pxbase package ― the (quondam) base library for pTeX

The package used to provide pTeX-specific features required by other packages. However, it has been merged with the bxbase package since v0.9, and currently it simply loads bxbase internally.

pxbabel package ― To help use Babel with Japanese document

Currently the documentation is available only in Japanese (see pxbabel.pdf).

upkcat package ― To safely operate with kcatcode

Currently the documentation is available only in Japanese (see README-ja.md).

Revision History

• Version 1.4 〈2023/02/25〉
• Version 1.3 〈2021/05/31〉
• Version 1.2 〈2021/05/22〉
• Version 1.1b 〈2017/07/03〉
• Version 1.1a 〈2017/06/19〉
• Version 1.1 〈2017/05/29〉
• Version 0.5i 〈2017/05/04〉 ― for CTAN
• Version 0.9b 〈2012/08/19〉
• Version 0.5 〈2010/06/15〉
• Version 0.4a 〈2010/02/07〉
• Version 0.4 〈2009/07/05〉
• Version 0.3 〈2008/04/06〉
• Version 0.2b 〈2008/03/28〉
• Version 0.2a 〈2008/03/18〉
• Version 0.2 〈2008/03/14〉

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Takayuki YATO (aka. "ZR")
https://github.com/zr-tex8r