Eplain, a set of macros for Plain TeX ()

Helmut Jarausch | 16 Feb 2011 09:09

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[offtopic] marking a paragraph of changes

Hi,

finding solutions in (e)plain TeX is hard these days.

I'm looking for an elegant solution to the following problem.

In many publications, one sees a vertical rule or a broken vertical 
line in the outer margin for paragraphs which contain new/changed 
material. What's an elegant way to do so.
It would be nice if such mark-up could be removed easily in the next 
revision of the document.

Many thanks for a hint,
Helmut.

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Gérald Tenenbaum | 24 Feb 2011 18:48

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Re: crossing out

Hello,

Does eplain provide a way to cross out a word or a sentence ?
Regards to all,

Gérald

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John Culleton | 1 Mar 2011 21:53

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Re: crossing out

On Thursday 24 February 2011 12:48:11 G�rald Tenenbaum wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does eplain provide a way to cross out a word or a sentence ?
> Regards to all,
>
> G�rald

Here's one that actually works:
\vskip 3pt

Hello \raise 2.5pt \hbox{\vrule height .5pt width .35in}\hskip -.35
in world!

\bye

No doubt you could turn it into a macro with a parameter to  replace 
.35in and -.35in
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Gérald Tenenbaum | 1 Mar 2011 21:58

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Re: crossing out

>On Thursday 24 February 2011 12:48:11 Gérald Tenenbaum wrote:
>>  Hello,
>>
>>  Does eplain provide a way to cross out a word or a sentence ?
>>  Regards to all,
>>
>>  Gérald
>
>
>Here's one that actually works:
>\vskip 3pt
>
>Hello \raise 2.5pt \hbox{\vrule height .5pt width .35in}\hskip -.35
>in world!
>
>\bye

Many thanks, John.
I used the soul package as explained by Oleg, 
since it has the advantage that one does not need 
computing the length of the word to be crossed 
out. But your simple macro is certainly good for 
using once in while.
Regards,

Gérald