BXjscls Package

LaTeX: Japanese document class collection for all major engines

This package provides an extended version of the Japanese document class collection provided by jsclasses package. While the original version supports only pLaTeX and upLaTeX, the extended version also supports pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX, with the aid of suitable packages that provide capability of Japanese typesetting.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• TeX engine: TeX, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX, pTeX, upTeX or pTeX-ng.
  • The e-TeX extension is not needed.
    • When using the standard mode, the e-TeX extension is required except on (u)pTeX.
  • XeTeX must be of version 0.997 or later.
• TeX format: LaTeX.
• DVIware (in DVI mode): Anything.
• Prerequisite packages:
  • calc
  • geometry v5.0+
  • keyval
• Packages required on occasion:
  • bxwareki: when the wareki feature is used
  • jslogo: if use jslogo
  • plautopatch v0.3+: if use (u)pLaTeX and plautopatch
  • type1cm: if use magstyle=nomag*
  • When using the standard mode (standard ja-driver):
    • bxcalc v1.0+: if use ja-parameter units
    • bxcjkjatype v0.2c+: if use (pdf)LaTeX
    • CJK: if use (pdf)LaTeX
    • LuaTeX-ja: if use LuaLaTeX
    • pxchfon v0.5+: if use (u)pLaTeX and jafont
    • pxjahyper-enc: loaded if installed
    • xeCJK v3.0+: if use XeLaTeX
    • zxjafont v0.2a+: if use XeLaTeX and jafont
    • zxjatype: if use XeLaTeX
  • When using Pandoc mode, in addition to those of standard:
    • bxghost v0.3.0+: loaded if installed
    • bxorigcapt: if use Babel
    • etoolbox v2.0+
    • filehook v0.5d+
    • iftex v0.2+
    • pdftexcmds v0.5+
    • pxbabel: if use (u)pLaTeX and Babel
• When you use ja-drivers other than standard, you generally need packages for processing Japanese documents that the employed combination of the ja-driver and the engine supports.

PACKAGE CONTENT

• bxjscls-manual.pdf: the user manual
• bxjscls-manual.tex: the source file for the above
• bxjscls.dtx: the DocStrip source file
• bxjscls.ins: the DocStrip installer file
• bxjscls.pdf: the DocStrip document (source code description)

INSTALLATION

This package bundle is provided in the form of a DocStrip file.

First, run the command to create some files:

luatex bxjscls.ins

This command will generate the following files:

• bxjsarticle.cls: the BXJS-flavored article class file
• bxjsbook.cls: the BXJS-flavored book class file
• bxjsreport.cls: the BXJS-flavored report class file
• bxjsslide.cls: the BXJS-flavored slide class file
• bxjsja-minimal.def: the minimal ja-driver file
• bxjsja-standard.def: the standard ja-driver file
• bxjsja-pandoc.def: the pandoc ja-driver file
• bxjsja-modern.def: the modern ja-driver file
• bxjscompat.sty: the bxjscompat package file
• bxjscjkcat.sty: the bxjscjkcat package file
• bxjspandoc.sty: the bxjspandoc package file

After that, move the files as follows (in a system compliant to TDS 1.1):

• *.cls/*.def/*.sty → $TEXMF/tex/latex/bxjscls/
• *.dtx/*.ins → $TEXMF/source/latex/bxjscls/
• *.pdf/*.tex → $TEXMF/doc/latex/bxjscls/

And rehash your TEXMF trees if necessary.

USAGE

Please refer to the user manual bxjscls-manual.pdf. Unfortunately, the manual is available only in Japanese....

LICENSE

This package is distributed under the BSD 2-Clause License.

Revision History

• Version 2.9b 〈2024/01/22〉
• Version 2.9a 〈2023/08/02〉
• Version 2.9 〈2023/07/17〉
• Version 2.8b 〈2023/07/01〉
• Version 2.8a 〈2023/06/20〉
• Version 2.8 〈2023/06/14〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2023/02/23.
• Version 2.7a 〈2022/04/10〉
• Version 2.7 〈2022/03/30〉
• Version 2.6 〈2022/03/20〉
  • Support LaTeX kernel 2021/11/15.
• Version 2.5a 〈2021/05/18〉
• Version 2.5 〈2021/02/02〉
• Version 2.4a 〈2021/01/27〉
• Version 2.4 〈2020/10/16〉
• Version 2.3 〈2020/10/10〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2020/10/05.
• Version 2.2c 〈2020/10/04〉
• Version 2.2b 〈2020/09/29〉
  • Support LaTeX kernel 2020/10/01.
• Version 2.2a 〈2020/09/22〉
• Version 2.2 〈2020/09/04〉
• Version 2.1 〈2020/05/28〉
• Version 2.0a 〈2020/04/04〉
• Version 2.0 〈2020/03/25〉
  • Now the default Japanese fonts on XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX are "Harano Aji Fonts". (Formerly "IPAex Fonts" were used.)
  • Drop the support for geometry v4.x.
  • Abolish a developer-level command \ifdraft.
  • Now bxwareki package is required for using features on wareki (Japanese calendar) provided by the classes.
  • Some options provided for compatibility (dvipdfmx-if-dvi etc) are now marked as deprecated.
• Version 1.9k 〈2020/02/15〉
• Version 1.9j 〈2020/02/05〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2020/02/02.
• Version 1.9i 〈2019/11/24〉
• Version 1.9h 〈2019/07/27〉
• Version 1.9g 〈2019/06/23〉
• Version 1.9f 〈2019/03/10〉
• Version 1.9e 〈2019/01/13〉
• Version 1.9d 〈2018/10/03〉
• Version 1.9c 〈2018/09/04〉
• Version 1.9b 〈2018/08/20〉
• Version 1.9a 〈2018/07/20〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2018/06/23.
• Version 1.9 〈2018/04/19〉
• Version 1.8b 〈2018/04/14〉
• Version 1.8a 〈2018/03/29〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2018/03/11.
• Version 1.8 〈2018/03/03〉
• Version 1.7c 〈2018/02/04〉
• Version 1.7b 〈2018/01/28〉
• Version 1.7a 〈2017/12/09〉
• Version 1.7 〈2017/10/21〉
• Version 1.6b 〈2017/09/28〉
• Version 1.6a 〈2017/09/24〉
• Version 1.6 〈2017/09/09〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2017/09/03.
• Version 1.5d 〈2017/07/07〉
• Version 1.5c 〈2017/06/10〉
• Version 1.5b 〈2017/04/01〉
• Version 1.5a 〈2017/03/14〉
• Version 1.5 〈2017/03/11〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2017/03/05.
• Version 1.4 〈2017/02/03〉
• Version 1.3a 〈2017/01/28〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2017/01/13.
• Version 1.3 〈2016/11/01〉
  • Sync with jsclasses 2016/10/08.
• Version 1.2a 〈2016/08/17〉
• Version 1.2 〈2016/08/01〉
• Version 1.1f 〈2016/07/16〉
• Version 1.1e 〈2016/05/28〉
• Version 1.1d 〈2016/05/21〉
• Version 1.1c 〈2016/05/01〉
• Version 1.1b 〈2016/03/27〉
• Version 1.1a 〈2016/02/20〉
• Version 1.1 〈2016/02/14〉
• Version 1.0d 〈2015/11/21〉
• Version 1.0c 〈2015/10/18〉
• Version 1.0b 〈2015/09/07〉
• Version 1.0a 〈2015/08/23〉
• Version 1.0 〈2015/08/05〉
• Version 0.9 〈2013/10/03〉
• Version 0.4 〈2013/08/03〉
• Version 0.3a 〈2012/05/01〉
• Version 0.3 〈2010/08/15〉
• Version 0.2 〈2009/08/15〉

Takayuki YATO (aka. "ZR")
https://github.com/zr-tex8r