% abbrevia 03jan02 for skeldoc 

\def\exercise#1{\tiny {\bf Exercise} #1} %locally redefined
\def\rtica{RTICA\:}
\def\rticas{RTICAs\:}
\def\csum{\: \sharp \: }

% marginpar footnote endnote ... decide later
\let\note=\footnote  % until we get endnotes working right

% abbrevia 26oct01
% leave only the current one so named
%%%% Change the settings to insure that this works somewhat 
\def\inkfig#1#2#3{ 
   \begin{figure}[tp]
       \includegraphics[width=120 mm]{/topixbk/pix/ch2/#1.jpg}
       \caption{\textbf{Figure #2} \hfill \textsc{#3} \hfill }
    \end{figure}  
}

\def\sectionbis#1#2{
       \vspace{.1 in} 
       {\noindent \large {\textsc{#1}.} \hfill  {\textbf{See #2}.} }
       \vspace{.1 in}
    }

\def\jargon#1{\emph{#1}} 
\let\jn=\jargon

\def\detail#1#2{{\bfseries#1}$_{\text{\sffamily \bfseries \uppercase{#2}}}$}
%\def\detail#1#2{{\sf F}{\bfseries#1}$_{\text{\sffamily \bfseries \uppercase{#2}}}$}
\let\detailrc=\detail
\def\detailchapter#1#2#3{$\mathcal{C}${\bfseries #1:}\detail{#2}{#3}}

\let\C=\cos
\let\S=\sin
\def\bbR{{\mathbb R}} %but I really want mathfat R  (blackboard bold \bbb)
\def\bbP{{\mathbb P}} %but I really want mathfat P
\def\bbS{{\mathbb S}} %but I really want mathfat S and we have a conflict
\def\bbZ{{\mathbb Z}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict
\def\bbT{{\mathbb T}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict
\def\bbK{{\mathbb K}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict
\def\bbM{{\mathbb M}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict
\def\bbP{{\mathbb P}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict
\def\bbD{{\mathbb D}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict
\def\bbC{{\mathbb C}} %but I really want mathfat Z and we have a conflict

%%%%%%Where is a nice 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 character? 
\def \fracd#1#2{\,^#1\!/_#2}
\def\half{\fracd{1}{2}}
\def\third{\fracd{1}{3}}
\def\quarter{\fracd{1}{4}}

%%%%% Keeps formulas from being split across lines
\def\forml#1{\mbox{$#1$}}      

%%%% I shoudl probably move to amsmath  \matrix for these
\def\colvec#1#2#3{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1\\#2\\#3\end{array}\right]}
\def\coltwovec#1#2{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1\\#2\end{array}\right]}
\def\colvecbis#1#2#3{\begin{array}{c}#1\\#2\\#3\end{array}}
\def\dettwoby#1#2#3#4{\left|\begin{array}{cc}#1 & #2\\ 
                                           #3 & #4\end{array}\right|}
\def\mattwoby#1#2#3#4{\left[\begin{array}{cc}#1 & #2\\ 
                                           #3 & #4\end{array}\right]}

%%%%marginal notes during the rewriting stages
\marginparwidth18mm \marginparsep1mm \let\mgp=\marginpar
%%% temporarily redefined so we can redefine the actual word
%%%%Here are the def's we want to change for the final version
\def\marginpar#1{\mgp{\raggedright \tiny #1}} 
%%%%useage \marginpar{foobar}  but redefined. 
%\def\marginpar#1{}   %Uncomment this to hide marginpars in final version


%%%%%%From avndoc by John Sullivan
\def\datestamp{: \today} % for draft with timestamp
%\def\datestamp{} % for final version
%\def\ixhelp#1#2{{\index{#1}\uline{#2}}} % use this for draft with underlines
%%\def\ixhelp#1#2{{\index{#1}{#2}}} % use this for final version
% Help with indexing
%\def\dfn#1{{\em\ix{#1}}}
%\def\ix#1{\ixhelp{#1}{#1}}
%\def\ixname#1#2{\ixhelp{#2, #1}{#1 #2}}

%% I don't understand the syntax ... what is \ref? 
%\def\fig#1{Fig.~\ref{fig:#1}} 

%\def\cfig#1{Color Plate~\ref{fig:#1}}

%\def\endf#1#2#3{\caption[#1]{{\small #2}} \label{fig:#3} \end{figure}}

%\def\hfig#1#2{\includegraphics[height=#2in]{figs/#1}}

%\def\figr#1#2#3#4{\begin{figure}[tbp]
%     \centerline{\hbox{\hfig{#1}{#2}}}\endf{#3}{#4}{#1}}

%\def\figtwo#1#2#3{\begin{figure}[tbp]
%     \centerline{ \hfig{#1A}{2} \hfil \hfig{#1B}{2} }
%     \endf{#2}{#3}{#1}}

%\def\figthree#1#2#3{\begin{figure}[tbp]
%     \centerline{ \hfig{#1A}{1.5} \hfil \hfig{#1B}{1.5} \hfil \hfig{#1C}{1.5} }
%     \endf{#2}{#3}{#1}}


