4 IEEEtran.cls version 1.8 revises format specifications so that the final
5 layout more closely matches the layout of the Microsoft Word templates.
7 Additionally, the IEEEtran_HOWTO.pdf now includes the notice to not use
8 symbols, special characters, or math in the paper title and abstract.
17 IEEEtran is the official LaTeX class for authors of the Institute of
18 Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) transactions journals and
19 conferences. The latest version of the IEEEtran package can be found
22 http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/IEEEtran/
24 as well as within IEEE's site:
28 For latest news, helpful tips, answers to frequently asked questions,
29 beta releases and other support, visit the IEEEtran home page at my
30 website: http://www.michaelshell.org/tex/ieeetran/
33 Version 1.7a is a bug fix release that corrects the two column peer
34 review title page problem. This problem was not present in the 1.6 series.
37 V1.7 is a significant update over the 1.6 series with many important
38 changes. For a full list, please read the file changelog.txt. The most
39 notable changes include:
41 1. New class option compsoc to support the IEEE Computer Society format.
43 2. Several commands and environments have been deprecated in favor of
44 replacements with IEEE prefixes to better avoid potential future name
45 clashes with other packages. Legacy code retained to allow the use of
46 the obsolete forms (for now), but with a warning message to the console
48 \IEEEauthorblockA, \IEEEauthorblockN, \IEEEauthorrefmark,
49 \IEEEbiography, \IEEEbiographynophoto, \IEEEkeywords, \IEEEPARstart,
50 \IEEEproof, \IEEEpubid, \IEEEpubidadjcol, \IEEEQED, \IEEEQEDclosed,
51 \IEEEQEDopen, \IEEEspecialpapernotice. IEEEtran.cls now redefines
52 \proof in way to avoid problems with the amsthm.sty package.
54 \IEEEiedlabeljustifyc, \IEEEiedlabeljustifyl, \IEEEiedlabeljustifyr,
55 \IEEEnocalcleftmargin, \IEEElabelindent, \IEEEsetlabelwidth,
57 These commands/lengths now require the IEEE prefix and do not have
58 legacy support: \IEEEnormaljot.
59 For IED lists: \ifIEEEnocalcleftmargin, \ifIEEEnolabelindentfactor,
60 \IEEEiedlistdecl, \IEEElabelindentfactor
62 3. New \CLASSINPUT, \CLASSOPTION and \CLASSINFO interface allows for more
63 user control and conditional compilation.
65 4. Several bug fixes and improved compatibility with other packages.
68 A note to those who create classes derived from IEEEtran.cls: Consider the
69 use of patch code, either in an example .tex file or as a .sty file,
70 rather than creating a new class. The IEEEtran.cls CLASSINPUT interface
71 allows IEEEtran.cls to be fully programmable with respect to document
72 margins, so there is no need for new class files just for altered margins.
73 In this way, authors can benefit from updates to IEEEtran.cls and the need
74 to maintain derivative classes and backport later IEEEtran.cls revisions
75 thereto is avoided. As always, developers who create classes derived from
76 IEEEtran.cls should use a different name for the derived class, so that it
77 cannot be confused with the official/base version here, as well as provide
78 authors with technical support for the derived class. It is generally a bad
79 idea to produce a new class that is not going to be maintained.
82 Best wishes for all your publication endeavors,
85 http://www.michaelshell.org/
88 ********************************** Files **********************************
92 IEEEtran.cls - The IEEEtran LaTeX class file.
94 changelog.txt - The revision history.
96 IEEEtran_HOWTO.pdf - The IEEEtran LaTeX class user manual.
98 bare_conf.tex - A bare bones starter file for conference papers.
100 bare_jrnl.tex - A bare bones starter file for journal papers.
102 bare_jrnl_compsoc.tex - A bare bones starter file for Computer Society
105 bare_adv.tex - A bare bones starter file showing advanced
106 techniques such as conditional compilation,
107 hyperlinks, PDF thumbnails, etc. The illustrated
108 format is for a Computer Society journal paper.
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121 All comments are the opinions of their respective authors and are not
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124 This work is distributed under the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL)
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129 Retain all contribution notices and credits.
130 ** Modified files should be clearly indicated as such, including **
131 ** renaming them and changing author support contact information. **
133 File list of work: IEEEtran.cls, IEEEtran_HOWTO.pdf, bare_adv.tex,
134 bare_conf.tex, bare_jrnl.tex, bare_jrnl_compsoc.tex
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