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2016.10.15 - I'm working for TikZ chapter now. To keep this v1.5 stable, draft PDF files won't be upload until I nearly finish it. However, you can download my latest code and compile it by yourself. Then you can see where I'm.

Features:

• LaTeX-cn (v1.4): It's a version written after reading LaTeX入门. Changes include:
• Largely enhance the highlight of source code, commands, environments & packages.
• Add a new chapter to introduce the Pros & Cons of LaTeX, and on which occasion you may need it.
• Add a new subsection: Linespace.
  • \linespread & \baselineskip
  • \lineskiplimit & \lineskip
• Add a new subsection: Lapbox
  • \rlap and \llap
• Add a new subsection: tcolorbox package
• Add some new subsections
• Appendix:
  • Using \appendix instead of \begin{appendices} (supported by appendix package) in Appendix chapters.
  • renewcommand chapter-format
• Some skills to change default font, including \rmdefault and \familydefault commands.
• Changes about packages:
  1. txtfont package: selecting Roman font in your doc.
  2. fontspec package: how to set your font in math environment, include \setmathrm and some other commands.
  3. ctex package:
  4. 7 new font commands: \songti, \heiti, \fangsong, \kaishu, \yahei, \lishu, \youyuan.
  5. \zihao command: \zihao{0/-0/1/-1/...}.
  6. tcolorbox package: large amount of modification to use this instead of listings package.
  7. lettrin package: \lettrine
  8. shortverb package: \MakeShortVerb
  9. multicol package: how to change columns in the middle of the page
  10. makecell package: \makecell, \multirowcell, \Xhline, \Xcline
  11. caption & subcaption package
  12. colortbl package
  13. Others: nameref, lastpage, imakeidx, glossary, diagbox package
• Other small changes:
  • Using \@ instead of \null (from TeX) to control the space after dot.
  • Using \width, \height, \depth, and \totalheight to refer to normal parameters of the box should have owned.
  • Using \char` command to generate special symbols.
  • Adding braces in Appendix A.
  • Adding a new pic about box: height, width and depth.
  • Adding new contents about \footnote and \marginpar
  • Depth of ToC: \setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
  • New contents about font in LaTeX, \fontfamily{...}\selectfont
  • New example about \newenvironment
  • New example about use of \rlap and \overbrace
• Others:
  • \hrulefill and \dotfill
  • \firsthline and lasthline
  • \underbracket and \overbracket (math mode)
  • \cfrac and some others (math mode)
  • Typos fixing