The calendar package provides a simple front-end for generating
and printing consecutive dates using LaTeX2e.  This package
was first assembled on 9 November 1996 by Frank Bennett.

The long-term plan is to produce a general calendar-generating
engine which will have the following two features:

  1) High-level macros for producing one document for each date
     in a range, or for producing a block of text within
     a tabular environment.  Drafting the tabular environment
     itself will be up to the user or package author.

  2) Options for calculating or importing lists of holidays and
     other significant events.

The goal is to set up an automated calendaring engine with a
Web interface, for use in an institutional environment.  Users
will select their preferences from a range of "packages" of
national and religious holidays, committee dates and so forth,
and choose the format in which they would like this data output.
A calendar will then be produced, and either be spooled to a
local printer or, for remote users, sent as a PostScript image
via email.

As a base, I have a set of macros found in the TeX macro directory
on CTAN, which unfortunately contain no information on their
provenance.  These have been placed in Docstrip format as a
LaTeX2e package.  Over a period of time, I will bring the code in
these style files into conformity with LaTeX2e conventions,
and enhance them where necessary to increase their generality.

The project will be greatly enhanced by the addition of further
"event" or "holiday" engines for various countries and religions.
Anyone who is interested in doing this work is encouraged to
get in touch with me.

1996/11/11
Frank Bennett
fb@soas.ac.uk