%% poetry package -- sophisticated typesetting of poetry
%% Copyright (c) 1996 Mark Wooding
%%
-%% This package is not finished, let alone properly tested. It is being
-%% released in the hope that others can contribute ideas and suggestions
-%% that the author (who is not an expert on poetry) may have missed.
+%% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+%% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+%% the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+%% (at your option) any later version.
%%
-%% I hope that someone finds this package useful. However, if it goes
-%% wrong, that's your problem. I may try and fix it, although the author
-%% does not guarantee that this is the case.
+%% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+%% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+%% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+%% GNU General Public License for more details.
%%
-%% This pre-release version may be distributed under the terms of the GNU
-%% General Public Licence, as published by the Free Software Foundation;
-%% either version 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.
-%% However, since this is not finished, and I'd like others to benefit
-%% from the finished version, the author BEGS and PLEADS you not to spread
-%% this pre-release too much.
+%% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+%% along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+%% Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
%%
% \end{meta-comment}
%
%<+package> [1996/05/28 1.00 Poetry typesetting]
% \end{meta-comment}
%
-% ^^A \CheckSum{579}
+% \CheckSum{593}
%% \CharacterTable
%% {Upper-case \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
%% Lower-case \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
% You can use the |\title| command to typeset a title for your poem. The
% title is inserted right there and then, so watch out. It's conventional
% to put the title at the top of the poem, although this is art we're talking
-% about, so who knows? Just say \syntax{"\title{"<title>"}"}.
+% about, so who knows? Just say \syntax{"\\title{"<title>"}"}.
%
% \DescribeMacro{\author}
% Similarly, the author of a poem can be credited with the |\author| command.
% are described below (if you're not interested in this sort of thing, skip
% to the next section).
%
-% \begin{description} \def\makelabel#1{\hskip\labelsep\cmd{#1}\hfil}
+% \begin{description} \setdescriptionlabel{\ttfamily\string#1}
% \item [stanza] is a \LaTeX\ counter which contains the current stanza
% number.
% \item [\thestanza] typesets the value of the |stanza| counter in normal
% are given.
% \item [\stanzaspace] is called with no arguments. It should somehow
% separate the previous stanza (if any) from the new one. Look at the
-% counter value to find out whether this is the first stanza, if it
-% matters (e.g., you're drawing little rows of stars or something).
+% counter value to find out whether this is the first stanza, if it
+% matters (e.g., you're drawing little rows of stars or something).
% \item [\stanzatitle] is given one argument: a `combined' title. It should
% typeset the title as a line in LR mode. Again, it's too late to
% play with fonts now.
\newif\ifpoem@long
% \end{macrocode}
%
-% Lastly, a skip register. This is the glue on the left hand side of a
+% Lastly, a skip register. This is the glue on the left hand side of a
% poem. It should be |\@centering| to center the poem horizontally, or
% something rigid and nonzero to left-align.
%
% a \<skip> by a \<number> kills off the stretch.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
-\def\@maybe@unskip{\hskip-\@ne\lastskip\relax}
+\def\@maybe@unskip{\ifhmode\hskip\m@ne\lastskip\relax\fi}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{environment}{xpoem}
%
-% The \env{xpoem} environment is where the nastiness really starts.
+% The \env{xpoem} environment is where the nastiness really starts.
% Actually, the early bit is simple enough.
%
% This environment has a funny name, so that users and style designers can
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