
%%%%%%%%%%%%% font size settings %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\font\tiny=cmr10 scaled 700
\font\small=cmr10 scaled 1000
\font\normalsize=cmr12 scaled 1000
\font\large=cmr10 scaled\magstep3
\font\Large=cmr10 scaled\magstep4
\font\LARGE=cmr10 scaled\magstep5
\font\HUGE=cmr12 scaled 2000

\font\setsize=cmr12 scaled 1000

%%%%%%%%% swipe latex's date setting %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\def\today{\ifcase \month \or January\or February\or March\or April\or May\or June\or July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi \space \number \day , \number \year}



%%%%%% Convenience functions %%%%%%%%
\def\newpage{\vfill\eject}


   %%%% \\ defined as <cr>. %%%%%
\catcode`\:=0
\catcode`\\=11
:def:\{:hfill:break}
:catcode`:\=0
\catcode`\:=12



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% MY slimey definitions %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\def\myobeylines{\obeylines\parindent0pt
\parskip0pt}
\def\centerleft#1{{\parindent0pt\centerline{\hbox to 0pt{\vbox{\hsize4in {#1}}\hss}}}}


%%%%%%%%% margins %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\advance\hoffset.5in
\advance\voffset.5in
\advance\hsize-1in
\advance\vsize-1in


\advance\baselineskip.5ex
\advance\parskip1ex



\setsize
