Re: [MiKTeX] How to embed raw TEX into LATEX? (Zaid Zulkifli)
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From: Joseph W. <jos...@mo...> - 2008-06-27 15:00:55
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Waq wrote: > Thanks for the swift replies. And sorry for the not very specific problem > description. I try again. > > In particular, I cant even compile this. > > \documentclass{article} > \begin{document} > \magnification=1000 > Hello, world! > \end{document} > I received "Undefined control sequence" error message for > \magnification=1000 . I never seen the command before, so I thought it's > from raw TEX. Anyway I manage to compile the TEX source after I remove > \magnification, so I can actually proceed with my work. So any explanation > about this command? > "TeX" is unfortunately used to refer to TeX the program and Plain TeX, the set of macros that Knuth wrote as a template for others and to do useful work with TeX the program. Running "tex" will load the Plain TeX format on most systems. LaTeX uses TeX the program, and so inherits all of the commands defined by the program. LaTeX also implements *most* of the Plain TeX format, meaning that most "plain" macros are available. However, there are a small set of macros defined in the Plain TeX format that are not implemented by LaTeX, of which \magnification is one. As was said earlier, Lamport decided that there are better ways of magnifying the whole of a document, by altering things at the viewing/printing stage. You have \magnification=1000, which means "show at 100 %", i.e. original size (\magnification is out of 1000). So if your case, this command would not even do anything to the result (if it were implemented). Hope this helps, Joseph Wright |