Local Files

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This page is intended to help find packages that are local to MPS, or those that have been developed here.

Contents

• MAKEBST
• MPSLET
• MPS-POSTER
• NATBIB
• BIBENTRY
• PREPRINT

MAKEBST or custom-bib

Version 4.33 from 2011/05/13

My system for customizing bibliographic style files (.bst) for BibTeX

Available as a complete set in a zip file.

Documentation:

• Text README file for an overview the contents
• Manual as PDF or PostScript file.

MPSLET

Version 3.3 from 2022/11/10

Letter class for MPS.

(Now updated to contain the Göttingen address and telephone numbers)

Updated July 2022 to use the new MPS logos and letter format.

Available as a complete set in a zip file.

Documentation

• User's manual as PDF file or as PostScript file.

Contents

• mpslet.dtx documented source file
• mpslet.ins extraction file
• mpslet.cls the extracted class file
• MPS Logo files:
  • These are available, complete with the 2022 logos, as a zip file and must be installed separately.

MPS-POSTER

Version 3.0 from 2010/08/02

A package for making poster talks with MPS heading (replaces earlier MPPOSTER, which did MPS and MPAE).

Available as a complete set in a zip file.

Documentation

• User's manual as PDF file or as PostScript file.
• Sample poster as PDF file.

Contents

• mps-poster.dtx documented source file
• mps-poster.ins extraction file
• mps-poster.cls the extracted class file
• MPS Logo files:
  • These are available as a zip file and must be installed separately.

NATBIB

Version 8.31b from 2010/09/13

My package to handle author-year citations.

Available as a complete set in a zip file.

Documentation

• User's manual as PDF file or as PostScript file.
• 5 page reference sheet as PDF or PS files.

Contents

• natbib.dtx documented source file
• natbib.ins extraction file
• natnotes.tex source file for reference sheet
• natbib.sty the extracted package file
• Replacement BibTeX style files: (2003/06/06: upgraded to include doi and eid fields.)
  • The plain bibliography plainnat.bst
  • The unsorted bibliography unsrtnat.bst
  • The plain bibliography abbrvnat.bst

BIBENTRY

Version 1.5 from 2007/10/30

A package to complement natbib that allows the entries in the list of references to be included anywhere in the text. This means a full reference can be placed in figure captions, or one can produce an annotated list of references

Available as a complete set in a zip file.

Documentation

• User's manual as PDF file or as PostScript file.

Contents

• bibentry.dtx documented source file
• bibentry.ins extraction file
• bibentry.sty the extracted package file

PREPRINT Collection

Last update 2011/01/27

A preprint class to act as a variation on the standard article class.

It may use any or all of the other packages listed here.

It permits an MPS heading on the first page, and an MPS report number.

Available as a complete set in a zip file.

User's manual as PDF file or as PS file or as source LaTeX file.

Documented source file preprint.dtx and the extraction file preprint.ins.

The class file preprint.cls

The other packages in this collection:

• Appendix to make figures, tables, equations to be renumbered in appendices as A.1 etc., rather than just continuing from the main text.
Version 2.2 from 2005/10/30
Manual as PDF or PS file.
Documented source file appendix.dtx and the extraction file appendix.ins
Extracted packege file appendix.sty
 
• Balance allows the two columns on the last page to be balanced, i.e. set to the same height.
Version 4.3 from 1999/02/23
Manual as PDF or PS file.
Obviously only useful with the twocolumn option.
Documented source file balance.dtx and the extraction file balance.ins
Extracted packege file balance.sty
 
• Fullpage to set up the text area to allow 2.5 cm on all sides; uses the paper size option a4paper to decide what the paper is (A4 or US letter); also takes in account any headers or footers.
Version 1.1 from 1999/02/23
Manual as PDF or PS file.
Documented source file fullpage.dtx and the extraction file fullpage.ins
Extracted packege file fullpage.sty
 
• Mpshead to add an MPS head with logo on the title page, with optionally an MPS Report number at the top.
Version 1.0 from 2004/07/05
Manual as PDF or PS file.
This package automatically loads authblk.sty.
Documented source file mpshead.dtx and the extraction file mpshead.ins
Extracted packege file mpshead.sty
 
• Authblk to create a more flexible way of entering author names and affiliations, with footnote options.
Version 1.3 from 2001/02/27
Manual as PDF or PS file.
This package is needed with mpshead.sty.
Documented source file authblk.dtx and the extraction file authblk.ins
Extracted packege file authblk.sty
 
• Figcaps to allow figures and tables to be placed in the input text where they should appear, but have the captions, and optionally the figures too, printed at the end of the document.
Version 4.7 from 1999/02/23
Manual as PDF or PS file.
This is often wanted for manuscript submissions. However, for a preprint one wants the figures and tables to appear flowing in the text. Simply turn off this feature when a preprint is wanted, without having to move all the figures and tables.
Users of my aguplus and egs packages will recognize this.
Documented source file figcaps.dtx and the extraction file figcaps.ins
Extracted packege file figcaps.sty
 
• Sublabel to permit any counter to be sub-numbered as 5.1, 5.2, etc., but especially meant for figures, tables and equations. The style of sub-numbering can be defined.
Version 4.5 from 1999/02/23
Manual as PDF or PS file.
Documented source file sublabel.dtx and the extraction file sublabel.ins
Extracted package file sublabel.sty