UKTeX V89 #36 Friday 6 October 1989
Re: LaTeX vs troff
Re: Empty macro arguments
miscellaneous answers to Qs in UKTeX V89 #35
dvitps
Re: METAFONT
Re: Info on TeX please
Re: TeX books
new files for PSLATEX
HP LaserJet II drivers?
long verbatims in LaTeX
new version of dvips
BibTeX style files
Installing DOSTEX v2.93a
Re: Queries in UKTeX89 #35
BIBTeX
** New software for the IBM PC **
** Announcing DVI2XX - an HP LaserJet / IBM 3812 DVI driver for the IBM PC **
** Announcing WEB for the IBM PC **
** Announcing DVIVGA - an EGA/VGA previewer for the IBM PC **
** Announcing sb26TeX for the IBM PC **
** Announcing DOSTeX v2.93A for the IBM PC **
** Announcing PubTeX v0.9 for the IBM PC **
Flush right for text
Editor Peter Abbott
Latest TeXhax in the Archive is #85
Latest TeXmag in the Archive is V3N3
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Subject: Re: LaTeX vs troff
(Roger.Gawley @ uk.ac.durham) writes
>The answer is a combination of page design and typefaces. I am no
>design expert except that I know a bad example when I see one. As far
>as typefaces go, the LaTeX one uses Computer Modern fonts, many of them
>magnified while troff has used resident Adobe fonts. On our Agfa
>P400PS, the Adobe fonts look much better.
If many of your fonts are being magnified then perhaps you haven't got
all the bitmap files available and the dvi processor is doing the best
it can. The most important thing, though, is to check that you have
got bitmaps that have been produced for your printer --- this makes a
major difference as, for example, LaserWriter bitmaps almost disappear
when printed on a ScriptWriter.
>Of course one could use Adobe fonts with TeX. If I get the time, I
>will do this and bring three versions to Aston.
I think you'll find the time is worth it -- and make sure you use the
PS font that looks the best.
david shepherd
INMOS ltd
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From: Martin Ward <martin@uk.ac.durham.easby>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 89 13:48:42 BST
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Subject: Re: Empty macro arguments
Roger Gawley wants to check if the argument to a macro is empty
before he uses it, since an empty argument causes trouble:
You need to add a "dummy" extra argument to the argument you want to test,
then pass the result to a macro which tests the first token in its
arguments to see if it is the "dummy". The following uses the fact that
delimited arguments can be empty:
===== start of test.tex =================================
\catcode`@=11
\def\trouble#1{%
\message{ CHECKING ``#1'': }%
\checktrouble#1\@mark\end
}
\def\checktrouble#1#2\end{\ifx#1\@mark
\message{EMPTY. }%
\else
\message{NOT EMPTY. }%
\fi
}
\trouble{Hi there!}
\trouble{}
\bye
===== end of test.tex ====================================
Martin (martin@uk.ac.dur.easby)
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Subject: miscellaneous answers to Qs in UKTeX V89 #35
mind if I give 6 replies in one? sorry if you do...
a)
Could you tell me please if you have a version of TeX which will
run on an Apollo worksation?
the web2c system of making a C code version of TeX and then compiling
it should work normally on an Apollo. Either get the files from Aston,
or get a complete Unix tape from Peter Abbott
and does it allow you to capture graphics in
another window & incorporate them in your TeX document a la
Interleaf?
difficult to see how it could, since its not an interactive program.
but if you get your graphics into a file, then TeX can include it
b)
BibTeX has its own `language' which allows references to be
`assembled' correctly, but frankly I find the documentation opaque.
A BibTeX tutorial/workshop would make a very suitable subject for
the six or ten people in the country who are likely to be
interested. I suggest that this could be organised by ukTuG (come
to the meeting on October 11th at Aston), or, failing that, I would
be happy to arrange something here. Any takers?
I spent some considerable time a year or two ago fighting with the
BibTeX language, and ended up concluding that its not as bad as it
looks. I assume BibTeX 1.0 will not change the language again (the
difference between 0.98 and 0.99 was subtle but pervasive). One
problem you don't mention is that Appendix B of teh LaTeX book is now
out of date, as there are new facilities (notably crossrefs).
I'd be interested in a workshop.
in refer (something to do with unix?) format
and administered by acm/siggraph. An omen?
refer is an inferior format for bibliographical databases, in my
considered opinion. It has to make too many decisions by itself which
cannot be overridden. BibTeX databases are a bore to create, but very
flexible.
c)
We've had a go at the Lamport-approved procedure here, with partial
success. That is, rather than producing style-files to satisfy the
(typewriter oriented) thesis regulations (with their references to
double- or one-and-a-half-line spacing), we tried to get the
regulations changed to include a form of words that would
accomodate people who are "typesetting" their theses.
students in this department have adopted a different approach, which
is to ignore the regulations. We have had 2 (or is it 3 now) theses
submitted in the last couple of years which blatantly fail to meet
silly double-spacing regs., and no-one has said a word. I'd like to
meet the person who would refuse to accept a nicely LaTeX-ed thesis
being handed in.
d)
Sebastian Rahtz the other week. Many of the files are binaries (pk,
tfm etc). Is there a painless way (or any way in fact) to transfer
these with NIFTP to a Unix machine? I know there was talk about this
they are Unix binaries stored on the Vax. Your FTP command will have
an option to do binary transfers, and this will get you the files you
want.
e)
design expert except that I know a bad example when I see one. As
far as typefaces go, the LaTeX one uses Computer Modern fonts, many
of them magnified while troff has used resident Adobe fonts. On our
Agfa P400PS, the Adobe fonts look much better. Of course one could
use Adobe fonts with TeX. What is the moral here? Do not use LaTeX?
don't blame the look of magnified CMR from a laserprinter on Lamport
is the moral I would draw. Reprint it on a typesetter with
non-magnified fonts, and then see whether it still looks horrid.
f)
I've seen a number of book references in TeXhax and TeXmag. The local
bookshop are having difficulty with:
Another Look at TeX : Stephan Bechtolsheim
this is unpublished, though I gather he has a publisher for some time
this winter
A Guide to TeX for the Troff User : Mike Urban
this is also unpublisher, but distributed with Unix TeX. Its hardly
worth the trouble (in my view) but its in the UKTeX archive - search
for TEXTROFF
Sebastian Rahtz
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Subject: dvitps
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 89 15:00:12 +0100
From: N.Chapman@uk.ac.ucl.cs
peter,
is the dvitps system, described by stephan v. bechtolsheim in tugboat 10(1)
available in the archive? i am reluctant to send him $110, but the ftp
on this machine doesn't know about the address he gives
(csseq.tamu.edu).
thanks.
- - nigel chapman
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Subject: Re: METAFONT
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In-reply-to: Mike Piff's message of Mon, 25 Sep 89 10:12:32 +0000.
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From: David Osborne <cczdao@uk.ac.nott.clan>
> Is there a PD version of METAFONT available for the PC?
>
> Mike Piff
yes, METAFONT is now included in the latest release of DosTeX.
dave osborne
(pp Aston archive group)
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In-reply-to: Linda McCormick's message of Mon, 14 Aug 89 14:35:00 +0000.
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From: David Osborne <cczdao@uk.ac.nott.clan>
Linda,
you should be able to compile TeX for any version of Unix using the
WEB2C system. this translates the WEB sources into C which is fairly
independent of which flavour of Unix you're using. WEB2C is part of
the standard Unix TeX distribution and you'll find it at Aston. be
sure to use the special changefiles it needs for each major piece of
TeX- or METAFONT-ware -- the standard Unix changefiles, for use with
Pascal compilers, don't work with WEB2C.
as for incorporating screen graphics into TeX documents, you don't say
which windowing system you're using on your Apollo.
IF you use X, there's a tool called `xwd' for making a dump of an
X window. that can then be translated into PostScript for inclusion
using a DVI-to-PostScript driver, such as James Clark's "dvitops"
(which i'd recommend as a robust, well-written piece of software).
there's a new X utility called "xwps" which does the window-dump and
translation into PostScript in one step, which appeared in the
comp.sources.x newsgroup recently.
hope this is some use. drop me a line if you need more specific info.
dave osborne
(pp Aston archive group)
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Subject: Re: TeX books
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In-reply-to: P.G. Collis's message of Thu, 28 Sep 89 09:25:34 -0100.
<18188.8909280825@uk.ac.keele.seq1>
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 89 17:23:21 BST
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From: David Osborne <cczdao@uk.ac.nott.clan>
Paul,
> Another Look at TeX : Stephan Bechtolsheim
> First Grade TeX, A Beginner's TeX manual : Arthur Samuel
> A Guide to TeX for the Troff User : Mike Urban
>
> Can you help with an ISBN or Publisher for any/all of them?
Stephan's books (it will be a 2-volume set) have not yet been
published. he has changed the title since the draft, and it will be
called "TeX in Practice". the publisher will be Springer Verlag and
he expects the publication date to be January 1990.
First Grade TeX is a publication of the TeX Users Group; the latest
TUG pricelist i can find is dated 6/88 (there must be a later one!),
where it's listed at $6.
A Guide to TeX for the Troff User is available in source form in the
Unix TeX distribution and is therefore available in the Aston archive,
so you can print your own copy!
dave osborne
(pp Aston archive group)
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Subject: new files for PSLATEX
There are at least 3 different sets of files in the UK TeX archive for
setting the LaTeX user up with PostScript fonts as standard instead of
CMR. One of these has recently been updated by its author, Mario
Wolczko, and installed in the Aston Archive; if you acquire the
contents of
[tex-archive.fonts.adobe.pslatex.wolczko]
you will find a complete set of information on how to proceed.
Sebastian Rahtz
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Subject: HP LaserJet II drivers?
A colleague here has asked me to forward the following question:
do you run TeX on a VMS Vax and get output on an HP LaserJet II? if
so, what driver do you use, where did you get it, and can we have a copy?
we have been working with the Beebe drivers but cannot get proper
output.
please forward replies via me
Sebastian Rahtz
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Subject: long verbatims in LaTeX
One of my students has an appendix in his thesis where he says
\section{Blah code}
{\footnotesize\input(code.c)}
\section{More blah}
where code.c contains a pair of \begin(verbatim} and \end{verbatim},
and is about 250 lines long. When run through LaTeX, the result is
that the appendix number reverts back from Alph to arabic, so the
numbering goes
D.1
4.2
5.1
strange? stranger still is that nothing goes wrong when he removes the
verbatim environment and says
{\footnotesize\verbfile{code.c}}
(using the verbfile macros written by, I think, Furuta).
So why is this? I can see nothing at all which makes TeX forget how to
format its counters, or any substantive difference between verbatim
environment and the verbfile macros.
Sebastian Rahtz
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In-Reply-To: ARCHIVEGROUP@uk.ac.aston.kirk's message of Fri, 29 SEP 89 17:50:12 GMT <3903.8909291655@hilliard.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Subject: new version of dvips
Connoiseurs of dvi -> PostScript programs will be thrilled to hear
that _yet another_ program has been installed in the UK TeX archive,
which is the latest in a long line of rewrites of dvi2ps. This one is
dvips version 41, by Tom Rokicki. His README is appended to the end of
this note, and from that you can tell whether you want to follow it up
or not. Its basically written for Unix, so don't get excited if you
are VMS or DOS (and you might as well just crawl away and die if you
are CMS... - sorry, got carried away). Its in
[tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips]
If you are just starting out on this thorny path of sitting on a Unix
machine and wanting your TeX documents to print on a PostScript
printer with native fonts, first take a cold shower, get a bottle of
wine, and then FTP the README files from all the directories under
[tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps] and work out your needs. Then do the same
for [tex-archive.fonts.adobe.pslatex] for ideas about how to set up
font choosing mechanisms. Take another shower. Now install (a biased
recommendation):
dvitops
dvips version 41
and see which you prefer.
Stephan v. Bechtolsheim's parallel major rewrite of dvi2ps, called
dvitps, is not yet in the archive; I have a copy but had problems
using it, so held off sending it to Aston. Contact me if you want to
pursue it.
Sebastian Rahtz
- ----- README for DVIPS ------------------
This is the latest and greatest version of dvips. It supports:
- Automatic generation of fonts via MF whenever needed
- EPSF PostScript files complete with automatic determination
of graphics size (see epsf.tex)
- Literal PostScript includes complete with definitions
- Non-EPSF PostScript graphics with user-specified scaling
- TPIC specials
- Correct budgeting of printer memory
- Output at 300 or 400 DPI (or any other DPI)
- Use of PostScript fonts
- Use of popen on output file.
Usage:
dvips [options] filename[.dvi]
The output PostScript file is written by default to `filename.ps'.
Changes from 40 to 41:
- Cheaper on VM! 2100 bytes saved per TeX font used
- Bug found and fixed in afm2tfm (height of \i wrong in tfms)
- `Displaced' PostScript characters now usable (moved to 128...)
- Many flags now can be toggled off (ie, -r can be turned off with -r0)
- Texture support added to tpic specials
- Program no longer aborts if figure file cannot be found
- Either -tletter or -t@letter will work to set page style
- @ang problem fixed
- Some typos fixed that caused various minor bugs and compile problems
Make sure you install the new TFMs and header files!
See the man page for more information.
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From: David_Rhead@uk.ac.nottingham.ccc.vme
Subject: BibTeX style files
Message-ID: < 1 Oct 89 17:30:16 A10419@UK.AC.NOTT.VME>
As Malcolm Clark says, we do need a wider range of BibTeX bst files.
However, to some extent, there are subject-independent standards, or
"de facto standards", for bibliography layout. For example:
- British Standards 1629 and 5605
- "Copy-editing" by Judith Butcher
- "Chicago Manual of Style".
We may be able to use these to limit the range of bst files that has
to be produced.
Unfortunately, none of the bst files in the archive seems to give
the typographic layout used in any of these standard works.
The author-date bst files (aaai-named, named and apalike) are
Chicago-like in their volume:page-range, but not in their author&date
layout. Of these, apalike can be made to conform to BS 5605, Butcher
and Chicago in its author&date layout by dropping a pair of brackets,
but its volume:page-range may look unfamiliar to British readers
who may be more used to (the BS and Butcher) "{\bf volume}, page-range".
BS, Butcher and Chicago all assume that there will sometimes be date-only
references, as given by aaai-named and named's \shortcite.
It is unfortunate that each journal-editor seems to think up their own
reference-list layout, rather than just adopting an off-the-shelf standard,
since this may mean that Computing Centres are faced with people (arguing
that "In my subject, we do it like this" or "My supervisor wants it like
that") wanting many diverse styles. At the moment, since the bst files
from Clarkson give layouts that differ from British mainstream layout,
it is difficult to argue with such people, but providing a great variety
of bst files would involve a lot of work.
I wonder whether we could avoid some work by:
(a) providing bst and sty files that produce lists of references laid out
in the ways suggested by the British Standard, Butcher and Chicago,
and that support \shortcite.
(b) if anyone wants anything different, saying "Why don't you conform
to one of the standards?".
Step (b) might not work on journal-editors (but would be worth a try),
but would probably work on most thesis- and dissertation-writers.
David Rhead
Cripps Computing Centre
Nottingham University
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Subject: Installing DOSTEX v2.93a
From: D.H.Sheryn <sd385@uk.ac.city>
Peter,
I'm having some problems installing DosTeX v2.93a on my AT.
I have succesfully downloaded all the BOO files, and followed the
instructions in read.me to install them. Everything went smoothly until
the installation tried to UNARC the file mfware.arc (created from
mfware.1, mfware.2 & mfware.3). XARC reported that GFtoDVI failed its
CRC check, though GFtoPK UNARCed sucessfully. I did a CRC check on
the zipfiles, and they all seem to be OK. Can somebody help?
Secondly, the DOSTEX_7.BOO file, when DEBOOed and UNZIPPED, doesn't
quite fit on a 360KB floppy, although the documentation implies that it
does.
Thanks for your help,
David Sheryn (dhs@city)
Dept. of Information Science
City University
PS. Our posmaster hasjust informed me that initials will no
longer be valid mail aliases, so could you change my name on
the mailing list to sd385@city.
David
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Date: 2 Oct 1989 14:58:49-WET
Subject: Re: Queries in UKTeX89 #35
From: "Adrian F Clark" <alien@essex.ese>
Andy Michael asks whether TeX 2.99 is in the archive. The answer is
"yes": try [TEX-ARCHIVE.SRC.TEX]TEX.WEB, which is version 2.991. If
Andy is looking for a particular implementation, not just the generic
WEB file, the answer is "perhaps". There is a VMS change file,
TEX.VMS-CH, in the same directory as the abovementioned WEB file.
Other change files are "in the pipeline" as they say, but originate on
the other side of the Atlantic and so take a bit longer to get here.
Roger Gawley raises the vexed question of LaTeX and the fonts it uses.
The "standard" LaTeX fonts, as described in LFONTS.TEX, are not really
ideal, since magnified fonts are used in far too many places.
However, there is an LFONTS.TRUESIZES lying around in various parts of
the archive which overcomes this problem. Of course, if Roger is used
to looking at documents set with PostScript fonts, he will probably
find Computer Modern fonts as being a bit too spindly. Conversely,
people accustomed to CM fonts often perceive PostScript fonts as being
too heavy. (PostScript fonts, and particlarly Times-Roman, are much
more condensed than the corresponding CM font, which certainly pays
dividends on 300dpi laser printers; and CM fonts don't look really
good on devices at much less than 1200dpi.) There are several
versions of LFONTS.TEX around (some of which are in the archive) which
substitute PostScript fonts for CM ones; but this must be done with
care, since the TeX and Adobe placement of characters into fonts
differ. Furthermore, the normal LaTeX style files, designed to
accommodate CM fonts, may require some modification for the narrower
PostScript fonts.
Paul Collins mentions difficulties obtaining some TeX-related
documentation. Stephan Bechtolsheim's "Another Look at TeX" has not,
to my knowledge, been published yet. Unless things have changed
recently, Arthur Samuel's "First Grade TeX" is available from TUG
(address in The TeXbook, or use the order form in TUGboat). The other
book he mentions is one I've never heard of either!
Adrian F. Clark
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Acknowledge-To: Panesar@UK.AC.CARDIFF
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 89 14:29+0100
From: Panesar@UK.AC.CARDIFF
Subject: BIBTeX
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I believe you have information regarding items of interest to TeX and
LaTeX users. I am interested in using BIBTeX, and would like to know whether
anyone has knocked up a program to aid creation of BIBTeX databases.
Thank you.
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From: FPS@UK.AC.IMPERIAL.CC.VAXA
Two articles on TeX software have recently appeared in
the computing professional press: they may provide
useful material to direct `management' towards.
One concludes ``we expect TeX to become a dominant
force in technical publishing.''
\TeX nology on the IBM pc: T L (Frank) Pappas,
in `Product Reviews', Computer, August 1989, pp.111--120,
published by IEEE Computer Society.
Note: set in \TeX, with CM fonts. To my biassed mind
clearly indicating the superiority of CM to the Times
usually used by Computer. But then, I'm biassed.
I rate this article highly. It is fair, factual and
reasonably thorough.
\TeX\slash\LaTeX: a natural for technical publishing:
John Dickinson & Paul Oman, in `Software Test Lab',
Software, September 1989, pp.97--100,
published by IEEE Computer Society.
Note: not set in \TeX\ (rather like describing a spiral
staircase without using your hands!), and frankly a little
confused. Figure 1 is really off-putting for us non-un*x
people. The description of alignment falters (probably
heavily sub-edited). Nevertheless, the title and
the conclusion make up for all its faults.
- -----------------------------------------------------------
Exhortation:
1. if you come across any articles on \TeX\ in the
professional or popular press, please notify me directly,
or barbara beeton, or ukTeX.
2. write about \TeX, \LaTeX, {\logo METAFONT}, etc. for
the professional and `popular' press (sometimes they pay,
not that that will influence you public domain people,
but you could give the money to TUG).
malcolm clark
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:18 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:20:04 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** New software for the IBM PC **
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Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)
I've recently received a large amount of TeX related software for the IBM PC
and it's now been loaded onto the Aston archive (see subsequent
announcements for individual items). In every directory specific to PC
software, you will find a file called
00README.TXT
This file will give a brief description of the program, system requirements
and tell you how to get started.
All of the PC software is now held on the Aston archive in the form of
BOO-encoded ZIP archive files, so to obtain software held in this format you
need to follow these steps:
1. Fetch the BOO-encoded file from the Aston TeX archive (using either
NIFTP or the mail server) and download it to your PC.
2. DECODE the BOO file using the DEBOO program.
3. Unpack the decoded ZIP archive using the PKUNZIP program.
If you don't have these programs, fetch the following files from the Aston
archive (using NIFTP or the mail server):
[TEX-ARCHIVE.UTILS.BOO]00README.TXT
[TEX-ARCHIVE.UTILS.ZIP]00README.TXT
These files will tell you about the packages (BOO and ZIP respectively) and
how to get them.
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:52 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:54:37 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** Announcing DVI2XX - an HP LaserJet / IBM 3812 DVI driver for the IBM PC **
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DVI2LJ, DVI2IBM v0.46 have been loaded onto the Aston archive.
DESCRIPTION
***********
TeX DVI drivers for the Hewlett Packard LaserJet and the IBM 3812
Page Printer written by Gustaf Neumann <neumann@awiwuw11.bitnet>. The
drivers provide the (very useful) facility for sending the output
directly to the printer, reducing disk space usage and avoiding the
problems of printing binary files under MS-DOS.
Both drivers support PK/GF/PXL font formats, but no fonts are provided.
The source code (for Microsoft C v5 or later) is provided. The printer
supported is selected using compiler conditionals.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
********************
IBM PC or compatible with at least 512 kB RAM and 2 MB of free disk
space.
PC-DOS / MS-DOS operating system.
Microsoft C v5 or later if you wish to compile the source code.
In addition, the drivers may be compiled and used under Unix system V.
HOW TO GET STARTED
******************
Fetch (using NIFTP or the Aston mail server) the file:
[TEX-ARCHIVE.DRIVERS.NEUMANN]00README.TXT
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:51 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:53:18 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** Announcing WEB for the IBM PC **
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Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)
WEB for the IBM PC has been loaded onto the Aston archive.
DESCRIPTION
***********
An implementation of WEB for the IBM PC by Bob Margolis
<rj_margolis@UK.AC.OU.VAX>.
TANGLE, WEAVE, PKTOPX programs are provided, along with change files
suitable for Turbo Pascal v5.0 or later.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
********************
An IBM PC or compatible
PC-DOS / MS-DOS operating system
Borland Turbo Pascal V5.0
HOW TO GET STARTED
******************
Fetch (using NIFTP or the Aston mail server) the file:
[TEX-ARCHIVE.SRC.WEBWARE.MS-DOS]00README.TXT
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:50 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:52:45 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** Announcing DVIVGA - an EGA/VGA previewer for the IBM PC **
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Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)
DVIVGA has been loaded onto the Aston archive.
DESCRIPTION
***********
A TeX DVI screen previewer for the IBM PC, supporting the EGA, VGA &
MCGA graphics adapters. DVIVGA is an adaptation of the Beebe family of
DVI drivers by Doug McDonald <mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu, @uiucxe.bitnet>.
DVIVGA supports PK/GF/PXL font formats, and a large selection of PK
format fonts is provided.
The source code (for Microsoft C v5.1) is provided, though the
executable program provided contains some special code to make it run
40% faster on 80386 & 80486 CPUs. This special code is not included in
the distributed source code.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
********************
IBM PC or compatible with at least 512 kB RAM and 2 MB of free disk
space. A minimum configuration of an 80286 CPU clocked at 8 MHz and a
fast hard disk is recommended, though not necessary.
PC-DOS / MS-DOS operating system.
Microsoft C v5.1 or later if you wish to compile the source code.
HOW TO GET STARTED
******************
Fetch (using NIFTP or the Aston mail server) the file:
[TEX-ARCHIVE.DRIVERS.DVIVGA]00README.TXT
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:49 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:51:19 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** Announcing sb26TeX for the IBM PC **
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Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)
SB26TeX has been loaded onto the Aston archive. This implementation is
*FAST* (at least twice as fast as its public domain rivals).
DESCRIPTION
***********
A Turbo Pascal v5 port of TeX v2.98 for the IBM PC by Wayne G. Sullivan
<wsulivan@irlearn.bitnet>. The implementation uses a virtual memory
technique to maximize the memory capacity.
INITeX and VIRTeX programs are provided, along with the PLAIN.TEX macro
package and the TFM files for the Computer Modern fonts. Source code is
not provided.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
********************
IBM PC or compatible with 640 kB RAM and 1 MB of free disk space.
PC-DOS / MS-DOS operating system.
HOW TO GET STARTED
******************
Fetch (using NIFTP or the Aston mail server) the file:
[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MS-DOS.SBTEX.V26]00README.TXT
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:49 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:50:13 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** Announcing DOSTeX v2.93A for the IBM PC **
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Acknowledge-to: RMCS TeX Account
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Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)
DOSTeX v2.93a has been loaded onto the Aston archive.
DESCRIPTION
***********
A complete implementation of TeX and associated programs for MS-DOS by
Electronetics Inc. (c/o Gary Beihl). Many facilities are provided,
including:
DOSTeX v2.93a - an MS-DOS port of TeX v2.93. INITeX and a
PRELOAD program are provided.
DOSMF v1.5a - an MS-DOS port of METAFONT v1.5. INIMF and a
PRELOAD program are provided, together with the
MF sources for the Computer Modern, LaTeX and
several other fonts.
MFware - GFtoDVI & GFtoPK.
DVIEPS - a DVI driver for Epson dot matrix printers.
DVIHERC - a DVI screen previewer for Hercules graphics
cards.
Fonts - fonts in PK format for the above DVI drivers.
An automated installation program is also provided. The source code
for the programs is not provided.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
********************
IBM PC or compatible with 640 kB RAM and 7 MB of free disk space.
PC-DOS / MS-DOS operating system.
HOW TO GET STARTED
******************
Fetch (using NIFTP or the Aston mail server) the file:
[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MS-DOS.DOSTEX.V2-93A]00README.TXT
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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Via: UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS; Tue, 3 Oct 89 19:48 BST
Date: Tue, 3 OCT 89 19:50:46 BST
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: ** Announcing PubTeX v0.9 for the IBM PC **
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Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)
PubTeX v0.9 has been loaded onto the Aston archive.
DESCRIPTION
***********
A Turbo Pascal v4 port of TeX v2.98 for the IBM PC by Klaus Thull
<unido!fubinf!thull@uk.ac.ukc>. The implementation uses a virtual memory
technique (described in TUGboat vol 10, no 1) to allow a main memory size
of 65535 words.
TANGLE, INITeX and VIRTeX programs are provided, along with change files
suitable for Turbo Pascal v4.0 or later.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
********************
IBM PC or compatible with 640 kB RAM and 2 MB of free disk space.
PC-DOS / MS-DOS operating system.
Borland Turbo Pascal v4.0 or later if you wish to compile the source
code.
HOW TO GET STARTED
******************
Fetch (using NIFTP or the Aston mail server) the file:
[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MS-DOS.PUBTEX]00README.TXT
Niel Kempson
(of the Aston archive group)
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From: Peter Abbott
Subject: Flush right for text
I need a macro with two parameters to set text as follows
This is example one right flushed
This is example two where the first parameter is sufficent text
so that it still looks like this right flushed
This is example three where the problem occurs rubbish
right flushed
I have used the \hfill command but the problem occurs when there
just enough room to include part of the right flushed text and
the \hfill is activated and the following results
This is an example of the case which fails to set correct right
flushed
Naturally the second parameter is not limited to one or two words
but is normally less than a quarter of the total line length.
Anyone suggest a macro to solve this one?
Peter
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