Am 26.02.2013 um 16:04 schrieb john Culleton : > I hesitate to trouble you with a string of questions, > one by one. Right now the two critical files are: > \input formatting.tex > ----------------------------------------------- > > \usemodule [simplefonts] > \definefont [titlefont][MyriadPro-Bold*default at 70bp] > \definefont [subtitle][MyriadPro-Bold*default at 25bp] > \definefont [gauthor][MinionPro-Regular*default at 25bp] > ----------------------------------------------- \startenvironment[formatting] \usemodule [simplefonts] \definefont [titlefont][MyriadPro-Bold*default at 70bp] \definefont [subtitle][MyriadPro-Bold*default at 25bp] \definefont [gauthor][MinionPro-Regular*default at 25bp] \stopenvironment > followed by: > \input title.tex \component[title] > --------------------------------------------- > \startstandardmakeup[align=middle] > > \startstyle[titlefont] > Classic COBOL > \stopstyle > > \vfil > > \style[subtitle]{A Concise Guide} > > \vfil > \null > \vfil > \style[gauthor]{John Culleton} > \vfil > \style[subtitle]{Wexford Press} > \stopstandardmakeup > -------------------------------- \environment[formatting] \startcomponent[title] \startstandardmakeup[align=middle] … \stopstandardmakeup \stopcomponent When you use \startcomponent etc. you can compile individual parts of your document whig is faster when you want to check the content of them. Wolfgang