UKTeX Digest Friday, 1 Feb 1991
Volume 91 : Issue 5
Today's Topics:
new service
dvitops: addition to UK TeX Archive
endnotes.sty : addition to UK TeX Archive
CyrillicGothic font : addition to UK TeX Archive
dvips: addition to UK TeX Archive
Updates to Mainz extensions to LaTeX
Problem with M & S Font Selection Scheme
DVI driver for HP LaserJet III ?
EDMAC macros in Uk TeX Archive
VAX/VMS Contributions to the UK TeX Archive
black borders around pages
X-based interface for BibTeX
chess fonts in UK TeX Archive
Forthcoming UK TeX Users Group Meetings
Some info on the PUBLIC account at UK.AC.TEX
dvips version 5.47
Moderator: Peter Abbott (Aston University)
Editor: David Osborne (University of Nottingham)
Contributions: UKTeX@uk.ac.tex
Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests:
UKTeX-request@uk.ac.tex
UKTeX back issues: stored in the Aston archive, in the directory
DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.UKTEX.91]
TeXhax back issues:stored in the Aston archive, in the directory
DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEXHAX.91]
Latest TeXhax: #04
TeXMaG back issues: stored in the Aston archive, in the directory
DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEX-MAG]
Latest TeXMaG: V5 N1
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Date: 25 Jan 91 23:19:18 +0000
From: ZESZ01@UK.AC.EDINBURGH.EMAS-A
Subject: new service
The browsing service is great, thanks. Could you add some info
on transfer to the help system please? Also, I managed to use
Search to find a file, but I had to give a text string too so
I picked one I hoped would be in the file (I was lucky, it was);
is there any way to find a named file somewhere in the hierarchy
from the command line? Eg search pktogf.* in this case.
Thanks for the new service. Much appreciated.
Graham
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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 15:15:18 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: dvitops: addition to UK TeX Archive
The current version of James Clark's dvitops is installed in the Aston
UK TeX Archive. With apologies to James, whose distribution to me 3
months ago hit a black hole in my mailbox while I was on sabbatical!
Dvitops is a recommeneded, reliable, feature-laden, dvi to PostScript
driver which has support for compiling under Unix, MSDOS, Primos, VMS
and CMS. This release does not have any new features, but fixes some
problems with the operating system specifics. Those who have it
already and have no problems probably do not need to upgrade.
The C source is in
[tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvitops]
Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK
TeX digest.
Sebastian Rahtz
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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 15:24:59 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: endnotes.sty : addition to UK TeX Archive
A LaTeX style option to support end notes, written by John Lavagnino,
has been put in the Aston UK TeX Archive as
[tex-archive.latex.contrib]endnotes.sty
Instructions are in the file, but usage is effectively the same as for
footnotes.
Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK
TeX digest.
Sebastian Rahtz
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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 15:39:58 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: CyrillicGothic font : addition to UK TeX Archive
A CyrillicGothic PostScript and Macintosh font
has been put in the Aston UK TeX Archive in
[tex-archive.fonts.cyrgothic]
courtesy of Jay Sekora.
Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK
TeX digest. Part of the README file is appended. The full text is
[tex-archive.fonts.cyrgothic]cyrillicgothic.readme
which I will also send to people by email if they have problems.
TeX users can access the font easily if they use dvips or dvitops.
Sebastian Rahtz
*********
README file for the CyrillicGothic font
ABOUT THE FONT
CyrillicGothic is a PostScript and bitmapped font primarily for the
Macintosh intended to provide all the Cyrillic characters necessary for
general-purpose, technical, and bibliographical word-processing in all
the Slavic languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet. Visually it is
reminiscent of Helvetica - a proportionally-spaced, sans-serif font. In
addition to Cyrillic letters, it provides diacritical marks necessary
for linguistic citation of Russian, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian words.
Its encoding maps ASCII digits, and the punctuation on the digit keys,
to Cyrillic letters (and diacriticals); on the Macintosh, to get the
corresponding "normal" characters, hold down the Option key (or the
Option and Shift keys).
The font was designed by Jay Sekora (yours truly) using Fontographer
version 3.1.
ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION
This distribution is an expanded version of a previous distribution.
Changes to the PostScript include the addition of French quotation marks
and the Ukrainian hard G, and some minor adjustments to a few glyphs.
The bitmaps have been re-tuned. The most notable change is the
inclusion of .AFM and .BDF files and a non-Macintosh PostScript file,
which should make the font more useful to non-Macintosh users.
The full distribution includes:
CyrillicGothic.sit.hqx - a BinHex'ed StuffIt file containing
CyrilGot - a Macintosh-style Type 3 PostScript font
CyrillicGothic.bmap - 12- and 24-point bitmaps for the
Macintosh
CyrillicGothic.tar - a Unix tar archive file containing
CyrillicGothic - a non-Macintosh version of the PostScript font
CyrillicGothic.afm - Adobe Font Metrics for the font
CyrG12.bdf - Adobe BDF file with 12-point bitmaps
CyrG24.bdf - Adobe BDF file with 24-point bitmaps
CyrillicGothic.README - this file
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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 16:24:36 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: dvips: addition to UK TeX Archive
The current version of Tom Rokicki's dvips is now installed in the Aston
UK TeX Archive. This is version 5.46.
dvips compiles under Unix, VMS and MSDOS, and is probably the richest
dvi to PS program available in the public domain. There have been
*many* changes and enhancements since the version that was at Aston,
anyone with a version less than 5.4 should upgrade.
If you want convincing that this a good driver, get hold of the manual
in PostScript form
[tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips]dvips.ps
and send it to your printer
The C source is in
[tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips]
and subdirectories thereof. For the convenience of Unix sites, this is
packaged up as
[tex-archive.src.unix-archives]dvips546.tar_uue (program)
[tex-archive.src.unix-archives]dvipslib.tar_uue (PS font files)
Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK
TeX digest.
Sebastian Rahtz
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 91 16:04:41 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: Updates to Mainz extensions to LaTeX
The five packages released by Mittelbach and Schoepf as part of the
work for a new LaTeX have been upgraded in the UK TeX Archive. The
latst update for most of the files is around November 1990.
They are stored in the following directories:
[tex-archive.latex.styles.multicol]
[tex-archive.latex.styles.fontsel]
[tex-archive.latex.styles.array]
[tex-archive.latex.styles.verbatim]
[tex-archive.latex.styles.theorem]
These are not radical updates, so existing users need not panic.
Anyone who has not investigated this stuff is missing a treat, in my
opinion.
Sebastian Rahtz
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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 12:37:16 +0000
From: P.ABBOTT@UK.AC.ASTON
Subject: Problem with M & S Font Selection Scheme
The following command has been used for the last two years when producing a
newsletter. When used with M & S font selection scheme the \rm is NOT obeyed
and the contents is then set in \bf. I had assumed that \rm and \bf are
series commands (Page 300 (section 2.2) TUGboat Vol 11 no 2).
Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Peter
%
% majorsec is used to produce the heading VAX GENERAL etc
%
\newcommand{\majorsec}[1]{
\parbox{124mm}{{\huge\bf \special{greybox.ps}
\begin{center}#1\end{center}}
\vspace{0.1in} }
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\vspace{3pt}}
\addtocontents{toc}{ #1}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\newline}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\vspace{-8pt}}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\normalsize}
\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\rm}
}
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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 16:44:00 +0000
From: CUX2@UK.AC.NEWCASTLE-POLY.VAXA
Subject: DVI driver for HP LaserJet III ?
I am trying to get a DVI driver for a HP Laserjet III. I have tried the
Beebe drivers for the Laserjet II but I can't get it to work. A test page
only produces half the output it should, and it doesn't eject the page.
I am using TeX version 3.1 on VMS v5.4.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Neil Graham cux2@uk.ac.npy.vaxa
Computer Unit
Newcastle Poly
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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 21:02:35 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: EDMAC macros in Uk TeX Archive
With apologies to Dominik Wujastyk for the delay, the (plainTeX) EDMAC
macros by him and John Lavagnino for typesetting critical editions of
text (see recent Tugboat) are now in the Aston archive in
[tex-archive.tex-style.edmac]
Sebastian Rahtz
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 91 11:25:50 +0000
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: VAX/VMS Contributions to the UK TeX Archive
The archivists will shortly be making an announcement about supported
formats in which contributions to the archive would be preferred.
However, I'd just like to drop a hint to contributors using VAX/VMS
machines.
We've already had one contribution consisting of a number of files all
packaged together in a VMS BACKUP saveset; this is an ideal method for
transfer, because it can preserve any original directory structure _and_
the original file creation dates. When the contribution is transferred
to the archive, it will, of course, be expanded into its separate files.
But please note that BACKUP's /INTERCHANGE qualifier should be used when
creating such a saveset, so that any original file protection mechanisms
(UIC- or ACL-based) don't propagate into the archive. Naturally, such
a saveset should be transmitted to UK.AC.TEX using TRANSFER/CODE=FAST.
Brian HK
pp UK TeX Archivists
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 91 11:33:38 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: black borders around pages
The following item from Usenet comp.text.tex was noted; the file is in
the UK TeX Archive as
[tex-archive.tex-style]border.tex
Sebastian
- ----------
I wanted to add a black border to pages, but I wanted to avoid printer
specific "specials." Here's what I came up with. It only works in plain TeX
(or should I say it only works where the output routine isn't required to
to fancy stuff like LaTeX).
Let me know if it breaks. Criticism on the code is welcome. Ideas on how to
make it work properly with LaTeX are welcome too.
James
--
James Brister brister@decwrl.dec.com
DEC Western Software Lab., Palo Alto, CA {uunet,sun,pyramid}!decwrl!brister
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 16:22:51 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: X-based interface for BibTeX
The following package is now available from the UK TeX Archive
in
[tex-archive.bibtex.utils.bibcard]
Makefile
README
bibcard.1
bt.icon
bt.info
bt_ex.c
bt_my_stubs.c
bt_ui.c
bt_ui.h
Sebastian
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Announcing "BiBCard", an X based interface for BiBTeX databases.
Bibliographic entries can be displayed for each type of reference defined
by BiBTeX. Required fields are listed first, followed by the optional fields
for that type. Users can select with the mouse the reference type
desired. The user interface follows the OpenLook style.
Three menu buttons contain most of the command functions:
FILE: functions for loading and saving bib files.
EDIT: Delete - deletes the currently shown bib entry.
Add - adds a new empty bib entry.
Undo - reverts any changes to the current entry.
VIEW: Next/Previous - for showing sequential bib entries.
List - pops up a scrollable list of all cite keys in
the database. A mouse click on any key will
show that entry. This list can be displayed
sorted alphabetically.
Find - pops up a dialog box for entering a search
string for any field.
Annotation - shows a window that displays the
"annote" field for the current entry.
Abbreviation - shows a window that displays the
@STRING entries. Users will be able to
modify and add new abbreviations, but
must have some knowledge of BiBTeX syntax.
If help is installed, information about each BiBTeX field is available
through the OpenWindow help facility.
Bibcard requires the XView 2.0 libraries distributed either by SUN or
contained in the X11/R4 contributions. It *should* run under your
favorite X window manager.
Please send comments and bug reports to ogden@nmsu.edu.
--
ogden@nmsu.edu
Bill Ogden
Computing Research Lab
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 16:58:00 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: chess fonts in UK TeX Archive
I have installed Piet Tutelaers chess fonts and macros in the Aston
TeX archive in
[tex-archive.fonts.chess]
the README is appended.
Sebastian Rahtz
Chess fonts and a chess style
-----------------------------
(Version 1.1 / November 1990)
This is version 1.1 of my chessfonts (chess10, chess20, chess30 and
chessfig10) for typesetting chess with LaTeX and/or TeX. This new version
contains improved fonts, a chess style file (chess.sty) complete with
documentation. The documentation is the LaTeX version of the article as it
will appear in TUGboat and the complete game Fisher played against Tal in
the Candidates Tournament of 1959 (from the book `My 60 memorable games',
Bobby Fisher). It also contains an example of `Schaakmaatje' (the chess
magazine of my chessclub Schaakclub Geldrop). This Schaakmaatje (in Dutch)
contains a chess challenge (schaaktest). It is one of the games Max Euwe
played agains Bobby Fisher. The challenge consists of finding the best moves
for White. The number of points you earn, gives an impression of your
playing strength. It can also serve as a start to create a magazine for your
chess club with LaTeX.
Have a lot of chess writing and playing fun!
Piet Tutelaers
rcpt@urc.tue.nl
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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 08:52:00 +0000
From: malcolm <MALCOLMC@mole.pcl.ac.uk>
Subject: Forthcoming UK TeX Users Group Meetings
Positively the last announcement(s)! The legend grows!
The UK \TeX\ Users Group
Announcement of a Forthcoming Meeting:
\TeX\ and \LaTeX\ evolve
held on Wednesday 13th February 1991
at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, U.K.
SPEAKERS
The speakers will be Frank Mittelbach, Rainer Sch\"opf,
Dominik Wujastyk, and a panel of handpicked gourous.
MEETING DETAILS
The meeting will be held in the Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre, The
Royal Instution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street,
London W1. It will commence at 10.00 am, with registration
and coffee from 9.30 o'clock. There will be breaks for
lunch and tea -- it is expected that the meeting will
finish around 4.30 pm. There will be a charge for the
meeting of \quid25 for members of the UK \TeX\ users group,
and \quid35 for non-members. A booking form is provided.
MEETING OUTLINE
This meeting is organised around the visit to London of
Frank Mittelbach \& Rainer Sch\"opf, well-known for their
many articles in TUGboat. They have contributed some fairly
major enhancements to the present \LaTeX. They will present
this material, concentrating on the {\bf doc-option} and
{\bf multicolumn style}. They have also implemented an {\bf
orthogonal font selection} scheme for both \TeX\ and
\LaTeX, and will also present the key issues involved in
this. This provides a rare opportunity to hear two of the
most active innovators in the real world of \TeX\ and
\LaTeX.
Frank has also been very concerned with examining what
{\bf extensions} are still required to \TeX\ to make it
suitable for the needs of the 90's and into the next
century: \TeX3 is just not enough!
Another area of current concern is that of {\bf virtual} or
{\bf composite fonts}. Although these were announced with
\TeX3, they are not particularly related. Dominik Wujastyk
will shed some light on them and reveal just what they are,
and why you might want them.
Among the highlights of the meeting will be an
opportunity to put questions to some of the foremost \TeX\
practitioners in Europe. Intended as a `guru' session,
rather than yet another forum at which to ask `where do I
get \TeX\ for a Sinclair Z8?', `\TeX xers' Question Time' is
{\bf the} opportunity of 1991 at which to seek expert
guidance on difficult areas of \TeX\ and \LaTeX. In order
to give the experts a fighting chance, live questions will
be intermixed with problems notified to the panel in
advance.
If you would like to ask a question, and are willing to
submit it in advance, please send it (via e-mail) to {\tt
P.Taylor@Uk.Ac.Rhbnc.Vax}. The e-mail free may send their
query via disk, fax, or the legendary paper mail to Malcolm
Clark at the address below. Questions which are capable of
being answered in five minutes or less are more likely to
be put to the panel than those requiring half an
hour\dots\ Live questions will, of course, be welcomed,
and indeed it is hoped that some questions or answers will
themselves inspire further spontaneous discussion. The
membership of the panel is not yet certain, but it is hoped
that we will be able to entice such notables as Frank
Mittelbach, Chris Rowley, Dominik Wujastyk and Rainer
Sch\"opf.
Philip Taylor Malcolm Clark
Computer Centre PO Box 1897
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College London NW6 1DQ
`The University of London at Windsor' fax: 071 433 3576
DIRECTIONS
Albemarle Street runs north/south from Piccadilly itself,
and is only a couple of hundred metres from Green Park tube
station.
By tube:
The nearest tube station to the Royal Institution is Green
Park (Piccadilly, Jubilee and Victoria Tube lines), but
Piccadilly Circus station itself (Piccadilly and Bakerloo
lines) is also within reasonable walking distance.
By car:
Bad move. Drive as far as one of the outlying BR or
Underground stations and continue your journey by public
transport.
By bus:
Yes, there's lots of buses around, and lots of them
seem to trundle along Piccadilly. Good luck.
- - -----------------------------------------------------------
BOOKING FORM
BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS
For members of the UK \TeX\ users group, there will be a
charge for the meeting of \quid25 to cover speakers'
expenses, room hire and refreshments, including a hot
lunch. Non-members must pay \quid35.
BOOKING DETAILS
I wish to attend the UK \TeX\ users group's one-day workshop
at Parsifal College on 14th February 1991:
Name:
Organisation:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Please specify any `special' dietary requirements:
Payment enclosed: yes/no or purchase order number:
NOTE: (a purchase order attracts a \quid5
surcharge on the amount due)
Signed:
Date:
Payment for the workshop will be \quid25 for members of the
group, and \quid35 for non-members. Payment of the workshop
fee should be made payable to the UK \TeX\ users group
(ukTeXug).
PAYMENT ADDRESS
Please send a completed booking form, together with your
payment, to:
Peter Abbott
The UK \TeX\ Users Group
Computing Service
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham Tel: (021) 359 5492
B4 7ET Janet:ABBOTTP@UK.AC.ASTON}
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The UK \TeX\ Users Group
Announcement of a Forthcoming Workshop:
You and \LaTeX3
held on Thursday 14th February 1991
at Parsifal College, 527 Finchley Road, London NW3, U.K.
WORKSHOP LEADERS
The workshop leaders will be Rainer Sch\"opf and Frank Mittelbach.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
The workshop will be held at Parsifal College in the Finchley
Road, about 1 mile from Finchley Road underground station
(there are buses!). It will commence at 10.30 am, with
registration and coffee from 10.00 o'clock. There will be
breaks for lunch and tea -- it is expected that the workshop
will finish around 4.30 pm, although there should be the
opportunity to continue discussions informally beyond that
time. There will be a charge for the workshop of \quid15 for
members of the UK \TeX\ users group, and \quid20 for
non-members.
Numbers for the workshop will be limited to about 20. Members
will of course be given preference. A booking form is provided
with this flyer.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
This workshop is organised around the visit to London of Frank
Mittelbach \& Rainer Sch\"opf. Frank and Rainer have
contributed some fairly major enhancements to the present
\LaTeX. The workshop is restricted in numbers, and is purposely
{\bf not} for the faint hearted. It is {\bf not} a tutorial:
the emphasis is on `work'. Positive, constructive contributions
from the participants are a prerequisite. Don't come to this
workshop to find out what \LaTeX3 has in it! Come along to find
out how {\bf you} can help to make it a reality!
DIRECTIONS
By tube:
The nearest tube station to Parsifal is Finchley Road (Jubilee
and Metropolitan Tube lines). It is a fair walk up hill to
Parsifal College (on the corner of Parsifal Road): say 10
minutes if you are a fast walker. Any bus going north along
Finchley road will get you there. The routes which pass
Parsifal include 13, 82 and 113.
By car:
There is uncontrolled (i.e.~no meters or such nasties) street
parking available in the immediate area of the college. It is a
residential area, but provided you are inventive and patient,
you should find somewhere to park.
By bus:
Yes, there's lots of buses around, and lots of them seem to trundle up and
down the Finchley Road. They include the 13, 82 and 113. Good
luck.
By rail:
Both the North London Link and Thameslink have (separate)
stations at West Hampstead. The walk from these stations to
Parsifal takes about quarter of an hour. Buses going North from
West Hampstead (routes C11 and 28) will take you near to the
Fortune Green Road end of Parsifal Road. Parsifal Road runs
between Finchley Road and Fortune Green Road.
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------
BOOKING FORM
BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS
For members of the UK \TeX\ Users Group, there will be a charge
of \quid15 to help cover speakers' expenses, room hire and
including lunch and refreshments). Non-members must pay
\quid20.
BOOKING DETAILS
I wish to attend the UK \TeX\ users group's one-day workshop
at Parsifal College on 14th February 1991:
Name:
Organisation:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Please specify any `special' dietary requirements:
Payment enclosed: yes/no or purchase order number:
NOTE: (a purchase order attracts a \quid5
surcharge on the amount due)
Signed:
Date:
Payment for the workshop will be \quid15 for members of the
group, and \quid20 for non-members. Payment of the workshop
fee should be made payable to the UK \TeX\ users group
(ukTeXug).
PAYMENT ADDRESS
Please send a completed booking form, together with your
payment, to:
Peter Abbott
The UK \TeX\ Users Group
Computing Service
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham Tel: (021) 359 5492
B4 7ET Janet:ABBOTTP@UK.AC.ASTON}
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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 13:41:42 +0000
From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS
Subject: Some info on the PUBLIC account at UK.AC.TEX
When you log in to the PUBLIC account at Uk.Ac.TeX, the following is
displayed:
> Your current default directory is the root of the UK TeX Archive. The usual
> VMS commands are available for moving around the structure, but so also is
> the Unix-like `cd' command; this can be used with a standard VMS directory
> specification or with Unix-like relative movements (e.g. cd drivers/dvidis).
>
> Kermit _is_ available, but works very inefficiently over the X25 PSS network
> used by Janet; you are therefore recommended to use the TRANSFER command:
> TRANSFER <filename> <yoursite>::<yourfilename>
> the utility will prompt you for the username and password of your account at
> <yoursite>.
>
> MAIL is not available, neither is any facility for logging on to any other
> machine. Many VMS commands have been curtailed or disabled in this account;
> however, the HELP files have not been updated to reflect this usage (we hope
> to tackle this problem in the near future.
>
> Any problems, please contact SYSTEM@Uk.Ac.TeX.. Good Luck!! Brian HK
I hope to produce a suitably curtailed version of the HELP information
in the near future, but it will probably be a long job!
Bowing to popular demand, I've reinstated the VMS BACKUP command to the
command tables used by the browsing account; this means that sites
running VMS can create a save set of a subset of the archive locally, and
then transfer it back to their own machine, thus preserving creation
dates and directory structure. At some time in the future, we hope to
be able to add a Unix-like `tar' utility to perform the same function
for sites running Unix.
PLEASE DON'T try to produce a backup of the whole archive; firstly
there's only a restricted disk quota in the PUBLIC account for the save
set, and secondly transferring such a save set would take 133 HOURS!
But one could BACKUP a subset of the archive; move (using SET DEFAULT or
cd) to the appropriate part of the directory tree, and then say:
BACKUP/VERIFY [...]*.* SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.BCK/SAVE_SET
(or whatever filename you desire for the save set). Each site utilizing
the PUBLIC account has its own separate SYS$SCRATCH area on the disk.
Note also that BACKUP has /INTERCHANGE enabled by default.
Then transfer the save set back to your own site:
TRANSFER/CODE=FAST SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.BCK /DELETE <yoursite>::<yourfile>
(Please use the /DELETE qualifier so that the temporary file gets
deleted after the transfer has completed, thus leaving room for other
users of the service!)
Brian {Hamilton Kelly}
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ JANET: tex@uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs +
+ BITNET: tex%uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs@ac.uk +
+ INTERNET: tex%uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk +
+ UUCP: ...!mcvax!rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk!tex +
+ OR ...!ukc!rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk!tex +
+ Smail: School of Electrical Engineering & Science, Royal Military +
+ College of Science, Shrivenham, SWINDON SN6 8LA, U.K. +
+ Phone: Swindon (0793) 785252 (UK), +44-793-785252 (International) +
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 16:50:27 +0000
From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS
Subject: dvips version 5.47
Rokicki's dvips changes at a bewildering rate. The version in the
Aston UK TeX Archive as of 1 Feb 91 is version 5.47. If you haven't
had any problems with 5.4? then there's no hurry to upgrade - this is
a bug fix.
Sebastian Rahtz
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