small-capstitles
I want the command \textsc but not for all words (words like "of" or "to" should be set the normal way without small caps).
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\textsc{Contribution submission to the conference}
\end{document}
How can I use the command \textsc and automate this small caps thing? How does it work if I use \title and \@title to place/create my title?
A different approach: with \fakesc you can store the "faked" text in a control sequence for later use.
\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{fontspec,xparse}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\fakesc}{ o m }
{
\guido_fakesc:n { #2 }
\IfNoValueTF{#1}
{
\tl_use:N \l__guido_temp_tl
}
{
\cs_set_eq:NN #1 \l__guido_temp_tl
}
}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \guido_fakesc:n #1
{
\tl_set:Nn \l__guido_text_tl { #1 }
\tl_replace_all:Nnn \l__guido_text_tl { ~ } { \q_space }
\tl_set:Nn \l__guido_temp_tl { \group_begin: \footnotesize }
\tl_map_inline:Nn \l__guido_text_tl
{
\token_if_eq_meaning:NNTF ##1 \q_space
{
\tl_put_right:Nn \l__guido_temp_tl { ~ }
}
{
\int_compare:nTF { \char_value_uccode:n { `##1 } = `##1 }
{
\tl_put_right:Nn \l__guido_temp_tl { {\normalsize ##1} }
}
{
\tl_put_right:Nn \l__guido_temp_tl { \tl_upper_case:n { ##1 } }
}
}
}
\tl_put_right:Nn \l__guido_temp_tl { \group_end: }
}
\quark_new:N \q_space
\tl_new:N \l__guido_text_tl
\tl_new:N \l__guido_temp_tl
\ExplSyntaxOff
\begin{document}
\fakesc[\mytitle]{This is the title}
\title{\mytitle}
\author{An Author}
\maketitle
\fakesc{All inside this are fake caps} and this is normal
\end{document}
But this is just a hack and real small caps should be preferred. The argument to \fakesc must consist only of letters and spaces. No fancy characters or commands.
This question was asked by me a very long time ago when I was just starting to learn latex.
Nearly 5 years later, and knowing how to ask for what I actually wanted, the best answer to this question can be found here.
Fontspec help, combining fonts: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/503836/35515
Given the large number of views this question has received because of its title keywords, I wanted to direct future viewers to this answer.
Best Answer
It is still not quite clear what the OP seeks, but here I show what the
titlecapspackage can accomplish, which is:capitalizing the first letter of each word
excluding a specified list of words from capitalization, using
\Addlcwords.Here is an example, shown in small-caps and upright shapes.
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In the end, this seems to be what the OP wanted. I don't know of a way to automate it, but it is not particularly difficult to do manually.