Replaced blabla package with blindtext following Evan Sultanik's suggestion

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54499779bf1811e5688c1820b171532789d28c69..bca3182e9a6a6cbdef847460a03cc9d9c6f68f60 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ drexel-thesis.pdf : drexel-thesis.dtx
        pdflatex $<
 
 drexel-thesis.cls template.tex example.tex example-draft.tex \
-               example-1.tex example-a.tex example-ref.bib \
-               blabla.sty : \
+               example-1.tex example-a.tex example-ref.bib : \
                drexel-thesis.ins drexel-thesis.dtx
        pdflatex $<
 
 example.pdf : example.tex example-1.tex example-a.tex example-ref.bib \
-               drexel-thesis.cls blabla.sty
+               drexel-thesis.cls
        #pdflatex -interaction=batchmode $<
        pdflatex $<
        bibtex example
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ example.pdf : example.tex example-1.tex example-a.tex example-ref.bib \
        pdflatex $<
 
 example-draft.pdf : example-draft.tex example-1.tex example-a.tex \
-               example-ref.bib drexel-thesis.cls blabla.sty
+               example-ref.bib drexel-thesis.cls
        pdflatex $<
        bibtex example-draft
        pdflatex $<
@@ -36,18 +35,18 @@ semi-clean : temp-clean
 
 clean : semi-clean
        rm -f drexel-thesis.pdf example.pdf example-draft.pdf \
-               drexel-thesis.cls blabla.sty drexel-thesis.tar.gz
+               drexel-thesis.cls drexel-thesis.tar.gz
 
 dist : drexel-thesis.tar.gz
 
 CLASS_FILES = Makefile README drexel-thesis.dtx drexel-thesis.ins \
        drexel-thesis.cls drexel-thesis.pdf
 EXAMPLE_FILES = template.tex example.tex example-draft.tex drexel-logo.pdf \
-       example-1.tex example-a.tex example-ref.bib blabla.sty \
+       example-1.tex example-a.tex example-ref.bib \
        example.pdf example-draft.pdf
-USEFUL_PACKAGES = draftmark.sty etextools.sty etoolbox.sty floatrow.sty \
-       forloop.sty lastpage.sty ltxnew.sty pagerange.sty tocloft.sty \
-       xifthen.sty
+USEFUL_PACKAGES = blindtext.sty draftmark.sty etextools.sty etoolbox.sty \
+       floatrow.sty forloop.sty lastpage.sty ltxnew.sty pagerange.sty \
+       tocloft.sty xifthen.sty
 
 drexel-thesis.tar.gz : $(CLASS_FILES) $(EXAMPLE_FILES) $(USEFUL_PACKAGES)
        rm -f $@

diff --git a/drexel-thesis.dtx b/drexel-thesis.dtx
index 31d58698c790e5730800b21151bc16d6fc2bfe78..1cf0e319a073009a84b50418eb1c7733438ee7dc 100644 (file)
--- a/drexel-thesis.dtx
+++ b/drexel-thesis.dtx
@@ -2791,17 +2791,18 @@
 \usepackage{fancyvrb} % nicer verbatim handling
 \DefineShortVerb{\|}  % \verb+TEXT+  ->  |TEXT|
 
-\usepackage{blabla} % \blabla macro for producing dummy output
+\usepackage[english]{babel} % English blindtext
+\usepackage{blindtext} % macros for producing dummy output
 
 \begin{document}
 \begin{preamble}
 
 \begin{dedications}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{10}
 \end{dedications}
 
 \begin{acknowledgments}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{10}
 \end{acknowledgments}
 
 \tableofcontents
@@ -2809,7 +2810,7 @@
 \listoffigures
 
 \begin{abstract}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{10}
 \end{abstract}
 \end{preamble}
 
@@ -2823,7 +2824,7 @@
 \include{example-a}
 
 \begin{vita}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{10}
 \end{vita}
 
 \end{document}
@@ -2859,7 +2860,7 @@ Here we have a text citation \citet{rief97} followed by a
 parenthetical citation\citep{rief97}.
 
 \subsubsection{Tables and Figures}
-\blabla{2}{20}
+\Blindtext{2}{20}
 \begin{table}
   \begin{center}
   \begin{tabular}{r@{.}l r@{.}l r@{.}l}
@@ -2871,7 +2872,7 @@ parenthetical citation\citep{rief97}.
     30&0 & 11&9 & 10&1 \\
     \ldots
   \end{tabular}
-  \caption{A table float. \bla{20}}  % low caption allowed with floatrow
+  \caption{A table float.} %\blindtext{20}}  % low caption allowed with floatrow
 %% Note the strange |r@{.}l| notation in the |\tabular| column
 %% definition.  This allows for numbers aligned at the decimal point
 %% (see \href{http://www.stat.unipg.it/tex-man/ltx-68.html}{here}).
@@ -2880,23 +2881,21 @@ parenthetical citation\citep{rief97}.
 %% to span the pre- and post-decimal columns.
   \end{center}
 \end{table}
-\blabla{5}{20}
+\Blindtext{5}{20}
 \begin{figure}
-  \caption{A figure float. \bla{20}} % high caption allowed with floatrow
+  \caption{A figure float. \blindtext{20}} % high caption allowed with floatrow
   \begin{center}
     \includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{drexel-logo}
   \end{center}
 \end{figure}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{20}
 
 \part{Another Part}
 \chapter{Another Chapter}
-\blabla{30}{20}
+\Blindtext{30}{20}
 \chapter{A Long Title Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla
 Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla}
-\blabla{30}{20}
-\section{Section in long-titled chapter}
-\blabla{30}{20}
+\Blindtext{30}{20}
 %</example-part>
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
@@ -2965,44 +2964,13 @@ Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla}
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 %<*example-appendix>
 \chapter{Some Appendix Heading}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{20}
 \chapter{Another Appendix Heading}
-\blabla{10}{20}
+\Blindtext{10}{20}
 %</example-appendix>
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %
-% \subsubsection{\pkg{blabla}}
-%
-% Define the \pkg{blabla} package for generating dummy text.  This
-% will make it easier to generate reasonable exampes.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-%<*blabla>
-\ProvidesPackage{blabla} [2010/01/11 1.0 Dummy text generation]
-%    \end{macrocode}
-% Use
-% \href{http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/forloop/}{\pkg{foorloop}}
-% for
-% \begin{command}
-%   `\cs{forloop}\oarg{step}\marg{counter}\marg{initial value}\marg{condition}\marg{code}'
-% \end{command}
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\RequirePackage{forloop}[2006/09/18]
-
-\newcounter{blabla@i}
-\newcounter{blabla@j}
-\newcommand{\bla}[1]{
-   Bla
-  \forloop{blabla@i}{0}{\value{blabla@i} < #1}{ bla }
-  bla.
-}
-\newcommand{\blabla}[2]{
-  \forloop{blabla@j}{0}{\value{blabla@j} < #1}{ \bla{#2}\par }
-}
-%</blabla>
-%    \end{macrocode}
-%
-%
 % \section{Known bugs and issues}
 %
 %