diff --git a/doc/examples/minimal_working_example.tex b/doc/examples/minimal_working_example.tex
index bd542a3..e8dceaf 100644
--- a/doc/examples/minimal_working_example.tex
+++ b/doc/examples/minimal_working_example.tex
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
-\documentclass{standalone} % LaTeX
-\usepackage{tikz-trackschematic} % loading the library
+\documentclass{standalone}
 
-\begin{document}
-  \begin{tikzpicture}
+% loading the library
+\usepackage{tikz-trackschematic}
 
-    % TikZ command: specify coordinates
-    \coordinate (A)   at (0,0);
-    \coordinate (B)   at (6,0);
-    \coordinate (T)   at (5,0);
+\begin{document} % LaTeX
+  \begin{tikzpicture} % TikZ
 
-    % draw a track
-    \maintrack (A) -- (B);
+    % draw a track with (x,y) coordinates
+    \maintrack (0,0) -- (6,0);
 
     % place a train on the track
-    \train[forward] at (T) label ();
+    \train[forward] at (5,0) label (T1);
 
   \end{tikzpicture}
-\end{document}
+\end{document}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/manual.tex b/doc/manual.tex
index a0d491f..e95d3f3 100644
--- a/doc/manual.tex
+++ b/doc/manual.tex
@@ -4,15 +4,7 @@
 
 % Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this file for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 
-\documentclass[
-  paper=a4,
-  % version=3.25,
-  pagesize=pdftex,
-  twoside=false,
-  toc=listof,
-  BCOR=0pt,
-  DIV=15,
-]{scrartcl}
+\documentclass{scrartcl}
 
 \usepackage{tikz-trackschematic-documentation}
 
@@ -21,7 +13,7 @@
 %\newcommand{\initials}{fullname}
 \newcommand{\MS}{Martin Scheidt}
 \newcommand{\GW}{Gregor Wehrle}
-\newcommand{\authorlist}{\MS, \GW}
+\newcommand{\authorlist}{by the project contributors}
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
@@ -35,7 +27,7 @@
 
 \begin{document}
 
-\title{\tikz\node[scale=1.2]{\color{gray}\Huge\sffamily \{\textcolor{black}{Ti\textcolor{orange}{\emph{k}}Z}-\textcolor{blue}{trackschematic}\}};}
+\title{\color{gray}\Huge\sffamily \{\textcolor{black}{Ti\textcolor{orange}{\emph{k}}Z}-\textcolor{blue}{trackschematic}\}}
 \subtitle{A Ti\emph{k}Z library for track schematics}
 \author{\authorlist}
 \date{Version \vhCurrentVersion~ from \vhCurrentDate}
@@ -106,24 +98,7 @@
     Here is a complete working minimal example which will produce a single PDF file with the figure on the right:\\
     \begin{minipage}[c]{0.51\textwidth}
       \centering
-      \begin{lstlisting}[gobble=8]
-        \documentclass{standalone}
-
-        % loading the library
-        \usepackage{tikz-trackschematic}
-
-        \begin{document}
-          \begin{tikzpicture}
-
-            % draw a track
-            \maintrack  (0,0) -- (6,0);
-
-            % place a train on the track
-            \train[forward] at (5,0) label ();
-
-          \end{tikzpicture}
-        \end{document}
-      \end{lstlisting}
+      \lstinputlisting[firstline=0]{./examples/minimal_working_example.tex}
     \end{minipage}
     \hfil
     \begin{minipage}[c]{0.45\textwidth}
@@ -1403,7 +1378,7 @@
       \end{lstlisting}
 
 
-  \subsection{Messures}\label{sec:measures}
+  \subsection{Measures}\label{sec:measures}
 
     \symboldescription{Track distance}\label{sym:trackdistance}
       \tsSymbol[2.0]{track_distance}
diff --git a/doc/versionhistory.tex b/doc/versionhistory.tex
index f27cc5a..c9c0c1e 100644
--- a/doc/versionhistory.tex
+++ b/doc/versionhistory.tex
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
     bug fixing
   }
   \vhEntry{0.6.3}{2022-02-15}{MS|GW}{
-    fixed spelling error and documented (slip-)turnout option: points=moving; updated link to signalschablone; automated testing and releasing
+    fixed spelling error and documented (slip-) turnout option: points=moving; updated link to signalschablone; automated testing and releasing
   }
 \end{versionhistory}