UKTeX Digest Tuesday, 25 Feb 1992 Volume 92 : Issue 07
``The UKTeX Digest is brought to you as a free, unfunded and voluntary
service of the UK TeX Users Group and the UK TeX Archive.''
Today's Topics:
{Q&A}:
OzTeX: downloading PK-files
Machine dependence of format file
RE: Machine dependence of format file
Re: Machine dependence of format file
Re: Training materials for LaTeX
emTeX and the Canon BJ10ex
OzTeX1.4
Re: OzTeX1.4
OzTeX 1.4
Re: OzTeX 1.4
Inconsistent page numbering in LaTeX with HEADERFOOTER.STY
The Mathematics of font design
Re: EmTeX
Re: TeX
Adobe .tfm files on PCs
RE: Matching left/right pages
Debugging DVIPS under VMS
Hyphenation in TeX
Table - full page width
{Announcements}:
UK TeX Archive now accessible via Internet
dvips updated in UK TeX Archive
rotating package in UK TeX Archive
IMPORTANT: Problem with letter document style in LaTeX release of Jan
Update on CROPMARK TeX macro
RE: EuroTeX 92
{Archive News}:
modes.mf 0.9 in UK TeX Archive
dcolumn.sty in UK TeX Archive
Gnuemacs Lisp AUC support for TeX in UKTEX
TTN and tugnews.sty
New version of OzTeX V1.4
E D I T O R ' S N O T E
This issue contains an important announcement for users of the UK TeX Archive,
now that it is directly accessible from Internet hosts;
see Peter Abbott's note on "UK TeX Archive now accessible via Internet".
Apologies for the slightly late appearance of this issue,
due to the editor moving house on the usual publication day!
--Ed.
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Date: Sat, 15 Feb 92 11:34:23 +0000
From: GGW10@uk.ac.cambridge.phoenix
Subject: OzTeX: downloading PK-files
I have OzTeX (1.3) on my Mac, and have been trying to download the AMS fonts
from the UK TeX archive at Aston, in the following way;
(i) download from Aston to a Unix machine, using binary file transfer
(ii) download from Unix to the Mac, using binary file transfer (Kermit on the
Unix, -i option, Versaterm Pro on the Mac, set to binary Kermit transfer).
This works fine for the TFM files, but not for the PK files -- the Mac usually
crashes (bus errors or such) when I try to do anything, such as viewing a DVI
file, that would use the PK files. But sometimes it tells me something like
"Bad flag bit in PK-file foo"
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Graham White,
Cambridge, England
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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 92 11:29:43 +0000
From: Mark J Hewitt <mjh@uk.co.kernel-technology>
Subject: Machine dependence of format file
Simple question --- are TeX format (*.fmt) files machine and architecture
independent? That is, if I build my format files on one machine and make
these available say on an NFS partition, can I be sure that the same
release of TeX and style/macro/font files will always work with them
regardless of the machine actually running the TeX binary?
It does appear to work between Sequent Dynix 3.1 (BSD-like) and Altos SCO
UNIX, but these are both 80x86 based. Would byte order affect portability?
Mark J. Hewitt
bangpath: ...!uknet!kernel!mjh JANET: mjh@uk.co.kernel
voice: (+44) 532 484844 other: mjh@kernel.co.uk
fax: (+44) 532 404164 old style: mjh%uk.co.kernel@uk.ac.uknet
paper: Kernel Technology Ltd, Kernel House, Killingbeck Drive,
Leeds LS14 6UF, West Yorkshire, UK
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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 92 17:03:40 +0000
From: Brian {Hamilton Kelly} <TeX@uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs>
Subject: RE: Machine dependence of format file
In a message of Mon, 17 Feb 92 11:29:43 +0000 to the UKTeX digest,
Mark J Hewitt <mjh@uk.co.kernel-technology> wrote:
> Simple question --- are TeX format (*.fmt) files machine and architecture
> independent? That is, if I build my format files on one machine and make
> these available say on an NFS partition, can I be sure that the same
> release of TeX and style/macro/font files will always work with them
> regardless of the machine actually running the TeX binary?
>
> It does appear to work between Sequent Dynix 3.1 (BSD-like) and Altos SCO
> UNIX, but these are both 80x86 based. Would byte order affect portability?
Unfortunately, yes. Reference to TeX: The Program reveals that
|fmt_file| is a |file of memory_word|, and is read and written by
straightforward Pascal |get| and |put| procedure calls. Strange this,
when most other programs written by DEK go to great lengths to avoid
byte-ordering dependence.
Brian {Hamilton Kelly}
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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 92 17:09:48 +0000
From: Mark.Bush@uk.ac.oxford.prg
Subject: Re: Machine dependence of format file
> Simple question --- are TeX format (*.fmt) files machine and architecture
> independent? That is, if I build my format files on one machine and make
No.
When we had a Sun 386i on the network here, I had to have different .fmt
files (and .base) for it (Sun3 and Sun4 use the same byte order).
Mark
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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 92 10:54:34 +0000
From: Peter J Knaggs. <cmr02@uk.ac.tees-poly.scm>
Subject: Re: Training materials for LaTeX
Dave Eckersley writes:
> Does anyone out there have, or know of the existence of, introductory
> training materials for LaTeX? I'm thinking of something which gives the
> initial push which a new user might need, taking her to a point where she
> was able to produce a basic document. After this point, many users would
> feel it worth while to experiment, or use one of the fuller documents
> already around.
I have found the Jon Warbrick's Essential LaTeX document to be a good
starting point. We have made a number of copies, and lone them out to our
students who want to learn LaTeX. However, I will say that it does have
one or two drawbacks. I have done some editing, and am creating a `Local
Guide' of which this will be a part. When I have finished this document I
will post it to the Aston archive.
In the mean time you Jon's document is stored at Astion as:
[tex-archive.doc]essential.tex
Peter J. Knaggs. School of Computing and Maths, Teesside Polytechnic,
pjk @ scm.tp.ac.uk Middlesbrough, England. +44 (642) 342673
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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 92 20:16:56 +0000
From: Andrew McLean <PHR050@uk.ac.southampton.ibm>
Subject: emTeX and the Canon BJ10ex
I am about to try and get emTeX to work with the Canon BJ10ex
(the elegant little bubblejet printer) and was wondering
if anyone had any experience with this combination which
they would be willing to pass on.
Looking through the archives I found a similar question but
no response.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew McLean | Janet : PHR050@UK.AC.SOTON.IBM
Department of Physics | Earn/Bitnet : PHR050@IBM.SOTON.AC.UK
The University | or : PHR050%UK.AC.SOTON.IBM@UKACRL
Highfield | INTERNET : PHR050@IBM.SOTON.AC.UK
Southampton SO9 5NH | uucp : PHR050%UK.AC.SOTON.IBM@ukc.uucp
telephone (+44) (0)703 593084
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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 92 09:47:43 +0000
From: Carl.M.Jones@uk.ac.cardiff.computing-maths
Subject: OzTeX1.4
Could you please tell me which files to request in order to
update OzTeX from version 1.3 to version 1.4
Many thanks
Carl Jones
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 10:30:47 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: Re: OzTeX1.4
>Could you please tell me which files to request in order to
>update OzTeX from version 1.3 to version 1.4
>
>
>Many thanks
>
>Carl Jones
There exists an hqx of the complete set.
Peter
Querying (TeX) address...(=134.151.40.18).
Trying(134.151.40.18)...open
This is the UK TeX Archive at Aston University (running VAX/VMS)
[TEX-ARCHIVE]$ whereis oztex
This might take a minute or so, please be patient...
Data collected, Ctrl/C any time to abort output
Directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MAC]
OZTEX.DIR;1 1 24-SEP-1990 15:46:48.41
OZTEXPA.DIR;1 1 17-OCT-1990 18:36:02.18
Directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MAC.OZTEX]
OZTEX.HQX;2 1719 16-OCT-1990 10:20:14.48
Directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MAC.OZTEXPA]
OZTEX.HQX;2 1719 16-OCT-1990 10:20:14.48
OZTEXV1-4-SIT.HQX;1 11890 13-FEB-1992 08:53:09.00
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Date: Mon, 24 Feb 92 18:31:03 +0000
From: GGW10@uk.ac.cambridge.phoenix
Subject: OzTeX 1.4
Could you possibly put OzTeX 1.4 on the archive as separate items, rather than
one big .sit file? I (and presumably others) have OzTeX 1.3, so I don't need
the fonts (which take up most of the room), just OzTeX and the new TeX-inputs;
in any case, the .sit file is 6+ MB, which it too large for me to download *at
all* from the mainframe to my Mac.
Thanks
Graham White
Cambridge
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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 92 08:42:02 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: Re: OzTeX 1.4
>Could you possibly put OzTeX 1.4 on the archive as separate items, rather than
>one big .sit file?
OK will do so asap.
Peter
Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct
FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 92 13:41:00 +0000
From: XRASIMMIE%ie.ucg.bodkin@uk.ac.earn-relay
Subject: Inconsistent page numbering in LaTeX with HEADERFOOTER.STY
Using Gildea's headerfooter.sty with
\documentstyle[a4,headerfooter,makeidx]{book}
and
\pageheader{Page \thepage}{}{Chapter \thechapter}
\pagefooter{}{}{}
\pageheaderlinetrue
Then all pages except the first ones (of each chapter, appendix and index)
are correctly labelled ...
But the first pages have a centered pagenumber footer ...
Is there a global fix? or does each first page have to be disabled somehow?
PS \pagestyle{empty} in the preamble doesn't work
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 92 19:59:00 +0000
From: MAT1GARDNDJ@uk.ac.trent-poly
Subject: The Mathematics of font design
I am attempting to write a project on the 'Mathematics of font design'
but am rather stuck. I have looked for journals, conferences and research
papers on this subject (fonts, font design, bezier curves etc.) but have drawn
a blank, and would appreciate it if I could be pointed in the right direction.
What I need, ideally (though I am happy to receive any help ... ), is
information about how one goes about designing a font from first principles.
Is a good font really one that just 'looks' or 'feels' nice and is this only
achieved through experimentation??? Anyone help....
Also, when installing Metafont, mode_defs have to be looked at to make
sure that they match the output device to be used. Question is ... do the
mode_defs supplied "as standard" cover a Sun 'Sparc' printer??? If so which
one ... if not is there anyone out there that has one??? ( ... we have virmf
but no base files!!! ... )
Dominic Gardner
[ mat1gardndj@uk.ac.trent ]
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 10:36:14 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: Re: EmTeX
> 20 feb
>Dear Peter,
>
>I contacted you recently for a copy of emTeX. This duly arrived.
>I then realised I wanted the FX font libraries as I have a 9-pin
>dot matrix rather than a laser printer. I contacted you again
>in the hope of being sent these but instead I was sent another
>copy of emTeX! No great problem I thought: I'll just have to muddle
>through with ftp (which I know very little about).
>
>So I've managed to access tex.ac.uk and have succeeded in transfering
>the files [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex]fx*.boo to Cambridge.
>Are these what I wanted?
>How do I change these into font libraries?
>What does the .boo mean?
>
>Also I need some extra fonts that don't come with plain-tex, namely
>various maths symbol fonts corresponding to the file mssymb.tex of
>amstex( latex?). Presumably I can copy these from the .fonts directory
>but some indication of which I should take, and pk or pxl, and in
>what resolution would be very much appreciated.
>
>Sorry to badger you with these questions.
>
>Many thanks. Robert.
> R. Baddeley Cambridge.
Robert
Sorry about the mistake with the disks.
The other questions are more difficult for me to answer so I have forwarded
a copy to uktex. The answers will of use to many other users of EmTeX.
Peter
Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct
FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 10:56:15 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: Re: TeX
>Peter,
>
>I guess I mean the version of TeX (the program) that comes
>on the current release tape (ie the tape with tex, mf, dviware etc).
>
>Thanks
>Chris
Chris
I am sorry but I do not know the answer. One of the group will supply the
information and no doubt Dave Osborne will update the trailer to UKTeX.
Peter
Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct
FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 13:23:00 +0000
From: CBTS8001%ie.ucc.iruccvax@uk.ac.earn-relay
Subject: Adobe .tfm files on PCs
What is the 8-char filenaming convention for the .tfm files which
I can get from tex.ac.uk::[tex-archive.fonts.adobe.tfm.tex] ?
Is there a document which describes how one should [re]name them?
///Peter
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 18:35:18 +0000
From: Philip Taylor (RHBNC) <P.Taylor@uk.ac.rhbnc.vax>
Subject: RE: Matching left/right pages
Morten ---
>>> The Danish Classical Association is planning a source collection on
>>> ancient slavery, written in LaTeX. It will be bi-lingual: Latin and/or
>>> Greek text (Silvio Levy's fonts are used for the Greek) on the left
>>> pages, a Danish translation on the right pages. An introduction before
>>> the sources/translations and a commentary after them (in Danish) will
>>> use both left and right pages.
>>> Now, the question is:
>>> Is there a macro(package) available that can manage the Latin/Greek
>>> text and the Danish translation, so that the text on the left pages
>>> correspond with the translation of the same passages on the right
>>> pages?
>>> Any help and/or comments will be welcome!
This, and a related question, have cropped up on several mailing lists
recently, and in the absence of any other replies I feel obliged to offer
a contribution.
Yes, there is such code available. I have written two version, one of
which allows (on a single page), specifications such as \beginleft ... \endleft
,
\beginright ... \endright, and \beginfullwidth ... \endfullwidth. Matching
\beginleft's and \beginright's are automatically vertically re-synchronised.
I also have written code which allows sections of text to be read from two
files, one containing (for example) a text, and the other (for example) the
translation; the code synchronises the two files onto facing verso-recto pages.
Neither of these was written for distribution, and is therefore not
immediately ready for publication/distribution; none the less, I shall
endeavour to factor out the salient parts and to send them to you, and
also, if there is more general interest, make them available on the TeX.Ac.Uk
archive.
Philip Taylor
``The University of London at Windsor''
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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 92 11:37:00 +0100
From: Max Calvani - Italy <FISICA%it.unipd.astrpd@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay>
Subject: Debugging DVIPS under VMS
Bug fixes in DVIPS under VMS:
1) modify make.com as follows:
- add the line
$ cc /define=(VMS'DEBUG') PPRESCAN.C
- modify the line with pagesiz.c as:
$ cc /define=(VMS'DEBUG') PAPERSIZ.C
- modify link as:
$ link /exe=dvips dvips,dopage,dosection,dospecial,download, -
dpicheck,drawps,dviinput,header,finclude,fontdef, -
loadfont,tfmload,prescan,pprescan,scanpage, -
skippage,output,scalewidth,resident,search,unpack, -
makefont,repack,virtualfont,vaxvms,papersiz,color, -
vaxcrtl.opt/opt
2) add in PATHS.H the lines:
#ifndef CONFIGFILE
#define CONFIGFILE "config.ps"
#endif
3) add in paths.h (or modify accordingly definitions in make.com):
#ifdef VMS
#define TFMPATH "TEX_FONTS:"
#define PKPATH "TEX_PKDIR:[%d]%f.PK,"
#define VFPATH "TEX_VFDIR:"
#define CONFIGPATH "TEX_POSTSCRIPT:"
#define HEADERPATH "TEX_POSTSCRIPT:,SYS$LOGIN:"
#define FIGPATH "TEX_POSTSCRIPT:"
#define FLIPATH ""
#define FLINAME ""
#endif
4) if you want fonts to be looked for with extensions without size (e.g.
cmr10.pk), search for .%dpk and change to .pk
5) in VMSCLI.C, change line:
if(sscanf(&dummy[0],"%d",&debug_flag) == 1)
to:
if(sscanf(&dummy[0],"%d",&debug_flag) == 0)
- ------------------------------------------------------
I think I did rember them all!
Max
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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 92 16:18:00 +0000
From: Micheal O Foghlu <CSEOFOGHLU%ie.ucg.bodkin@uk.ac.earn-relay>
Subject: Hyphenation in TeX
I am interested in references to articles about hyphenation rules for
languages. I would also be interested to know how these can be set up for TeX,
and how many differnt sets of rules currently exist for TeX.
Thanks for your help,
Micheal O Foghlu Tel: 010353 91 24411 x 3161
Computer Services Fax: 010353 91 25700
University College Galway E-mail: cseofoghlu%bodkin.ucg.ie@earn-relay
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Date: Mon, 24 Feb 92 10:12:33 +0700
From: Allan Reese <R.A.Reese@uk.ac.hull.cc.sequent>
Subject: Table - full page width
% Problem is to set a simple table with the "last" column extending to
% the right margin. In this case, it's a form:
%
% Name: .........................................................
% Address: ...........................................................
%
% and I want the dots to start at the same position and fill the rest
% of the standard width line. There seems no way of doing this in
% Plain TeX without explicitly knowing the width of all the earlier
% columns and explicitly calculating the width of the last one.
%
% The TeXbook states that the last column, followed by \cr, will be set
% to its natural width. The natural width of any fill is 0pt.
%
% The following works, but can it be simplified/automated?
\newbox\A \setbox\A=\hbox{Address:\quad}
\newdimen\Rest\Rest=\hsize \advance\Rest by -\wd\A
\halign{#&#\cr
Name:\quad&\dotfill\cr
Address:\quad&\hbox to \Rest{\dotfill}\cr
}
\bye
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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 92 12:02:13 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: UK TeX Archive now accessible via Internet
The UK TeX Archive at Aston University is pleased to announce that the
archive is now accessible directly from the Internet. Its identity is
TeX.ac.uk (in the time-honoured canonical form, but also reachable in
any old mixture of upper- and/or lower-case :-), with the IP address
[134.151.40.18].
Anonymous ftp is available in the usual fashion to the [tex-archive...]
tree. Therefore give your e-mail address as a password after logging in
with username anonymous. By default, you will be positioned at the root
of the [tex-archive...]
Telnet access is also permitted, with username PUBLIC and the
same as a password; once again, the default directory on login is
[tex-archive]. Using Telnet permits more intelligent browsing than is
possible through simple anonymous ftp connections.
Please note that, at present, TeX.ac.uk still accepts e-mail only from
the Janet network (using Grey-book protocols), so please don't start
sending SMTP directly to the node.
For those interested in the technical details, we are running the
VMS/Ultrix Connection, UCX, to support Telnet. But for ftp, this proved
hopelessly inadequate, so with much appreciation to Matt Madison of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, we are running his FTP module layered
on top of UCX. In particular, this means that VMS nodes running
compatible ftp clients, such as MultiNet, are able to transfer all VMS
files (even those with indexed organization) and yet preserve their
structure, merely by specifying SET STRUCTURE VMS to their ftp client.
Users making Telnet connection, particularly those calling from VMS
sites, may be interested to know that each calling site is allocated its
own unique SYS$SCRATCH directory, into which you are permitted to
create, for example, a BACKUP save_set of part of the archive. Such a
save_set can then be transferred by FTP, with the advantage that BACKUP
will have preserved the datestamps of the original archived files. To
access your SYS$SCRATCH directory from a subsequent ftp session, use
ftp's cd command to move into [public.telnet.<domain....><host>], where
the Internet host's name has been reversed into the UK's big-endian
order. For example, supposing you'd previously made a Telnet connection
from machine.dept.uni.edu, the SYS$SCRATCH directory would be found as
[public.telnet.edu.uni.dept.machine] --- please remember to make a
subsequent further Telnet connection to delete the files after transfer.
Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct
FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
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Date: 19 Feb 92 16:40:34 +0000
From: spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: dvips updated in UK TeX Archive
The copy of Tom Rokicki's dvips in the UK TeX ARchive has been updated to
version 5.474. Its in [.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips]. There are various
changes and extensions. Vital for some people are a) better support
for paper sizes and offsets, and b) a contributed set of tools for
compilation under VM/CMS. Color support is specifically added as well.
For those who have FTP, the compressed tar archive (unix or DOS) is in
[.src.unix-archives]dvips5474.tar_Z.
Sebastian Rahtz
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Date: 21 Feb 92 12:08:31 +0000
From: spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: rotating package in UK TeX Archive
I have added a PostScript version of the documentation for my
`rotating` package to the copy in the UK TeX Archive, the file
rotating.ps. I also corrected a mistake in the preamble of
rotating.tex which stop it all working :-}
sebastian
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 19:24:48 +0100
From: Schoepf%de.zib-berlin.sc@uk.ac.uknet-relay
Subject: IMPORTANT: Problem with letter document style in LaTeX release of Jan
92
The letter document style dated 5-Nov-91, contained in the Jan92
release of LaTeX has a severe problem: the spacing of the list
environment and friends will come out wrong. The same problem appears
in all document styles and style options that redefine the
\begin{document} command. It is necessary to add the control sequence
\@noskipsecfalse
to the end of the definition of the \document macro.
I append a diff to this message, so that you can update letter.doc,
letter.sty, and latex.bug.
The updated files will be available in the archives during next week.
Rainer Schoepf
Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum ,,Ich mag es nicht, wenn
fuer Informationstechnik Berlin sich die Dinge so frueh
Heilbronner Strasse 10 am Morgen schon so
D-1000 Berlin 31 dynamisch entwickeln!''
Federal Republic of Germany
<Schoepf@sc.ZIB-Berlin.de> or <Schoepf@sc.ZIB-Berlin.dbp.de>
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*** general/latex.bug.old Fri Feb 21 17:22:08 1992
- --- general/latex.bug Fri Feb 21 18:16:32 1992
***************
*** 1,6 ****
LATEST VERSIONS OF FILES -- LaTeX Version 2.09
! ADDENDUM.TEX 8 Apr 90 ARTICLE.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92 LATEX.BUG 14 Jan 92
IDX.TEX 22 Jan 85 ART10.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92 LATEX.INS 1 Dec 91
LABLST.TEX 5 Jan 85 ART11.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92 LOCAL.GID 24 Sep 85
LATEX.TEX 14 Jan 92 ART12.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92
- --- 1,6 ----
LATEST VERSIONS OF FILES -- LaTeX Version 2.09
! ADDENDUM.TEX 8 Apr 90 ARTICLE.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92 LATEX.BUG 21 Feb 92
IDX.TEX 22 Jan 85 ART10.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92 LATEX.INS 1 Dec 91
LABLST.TEX 5 Jan 85 ART11.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92 LOCAL.GID 24 Sep 85
LATEX.TEX 14 Jan 92 ART12.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92
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*** 11,17 ****
MAKEINDEX.TEX 17 Feb 87 BK12.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92
SAMPLE.TEX 9 Apr 86 FLEQN.DOC/STY 04 Nov 91
SFONTS.TEX 25 Nov 91 IFTHEN.DOC/STY 16 Jun 91
! SLITEX.TEX 14 Jan 92 LETTER.DOC/STY 04 Nov 91
SMALL.TEX 5 Jul 85 LEQNO.DOC/STY 29 Sep 91
SPLAIN.TEX 14 Jan 92 MAKEIDX.DOC/STY 21 Oct 91
TESTPAGE.TEX 20 Jul 87 OPENBIB.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92
- --- 11,17 ----
MAKEINDEX.TEX 17 Feb 87 BK12.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92
SAMPLE.TEX 9 Apr 86 FLEQN.DOC/STY 04 Nov 91
SFONTS.TEX 25 Nov 91 IFTHEN.DOC/STY 16 Jun 91
! SLITEX.TEX 14 Jan 92 LETTER.DOC/STY 21 Feb 92
SMALL.TEX 5 Jul 85 LEQNO.DOC/STY 29 Sep 91
SPLAIN.TEX 14 Jan 92 MAKEIDX.DOC/STY 21 Oct 91
TESTPAGE.TEX 20 Jul 87 OPENBIB.DOC/STY 14 Jan 92
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*** 778,784 ****
176. \maketitle or other commands that internally invoke a list
environment would not be detected before \begin{document}. (Corrected
! 26 Aug 91.)
177. Moved the \SLiTeX logo to latex.tex so that it can be used in
LaTeX as well. (Change made 29 Sep 91.)
- --- 778,786 ----
176. \maketitle or other commands that internally invoke a list
environment would not be detected before \begin{document}. (Corrected
! 26 Aug 91.) NOTE: THIS CHANGE AFFECTS ALL STYLES AND STYLE OPTIONS
! THAT CHANGE THE \begin{document} COMMAND! IT IS NECESSARY TO ADD
! \@noskipsecfalse.
177. Moved the \SLiTeX logo to latex.tex so that it can be used in
LaTeX as well. (Change made 29 Sep 91.)
***************
*** 1172,1179 ****
76. Added explicit setting of \topskip in article, book, and report
document styles. This is important for sizes 11pt and 12pt to avoid
! ``overfull vbox while output is active'' messages. (Suggested by
Friedrich Haubensak. Change made 14 Jan 92.)
CHANGES TO THE MANUAL
- --- 1174,1187 ----
76. Added explicit setting of \topskip in article, book, and report
document styles. This is important for sizes 11pt and 12pt to avoid
! ``overfull \vbox while \output is active'' messages. (Suggested by
Friedrich Haubensak. Change made 14 Jan 92.)
+
+ 77. Change no. 176 above had also to be done in the letter document
+ style. (Corrected 21 Feb 92.)
+
+ 78. Fix no. 59 caused leading blanks in the argument of \begin{letter}
+ not to be ignored. (Reported by Will Partain. Corrected 21 Feb 92.)
CHANGES TO THE MANUAL
*** doc/letter.doc.old Fri Feb 21 17:22:31 1992
- --- doc/letter.doc Fri Feb 21 17:29:38 1992
***************
*** 1,8 ****
! % LETTER STANDARD DOCUMENT STYLE -- Released 05 November 91
% for LaTeX version 2.09
% Copyright (C) 1991 by Leslie Lamport
! \typeout{Standard Document Style `letter' <05 Nov 91>.}
% PREPARING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE VERSION:
%
- --- 1,8 ----
! % LETTER STANDARD DOCUMENT STYLE -- Released 21 February 92
% for LaTeX version 2.09
% Copyright (C) 1991 by Leslie Lamport
! \typeout{Standard Document Style `letter' <21 Feb 92>.}
% PREPARING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE VERSION:
%
***************
*** 485,495 ****
%% FMi & RmS: added \leavevmode to catch empty argument, 16 Aug 91
\long\def\letter#1{\newpage
\c@page\@ne
\interlinepenalty=200 % smaller than the TeXbook value
! \@processto{\leavevmode #1}}
\def\endletter{\stopletter\@@par\pagebreak\@@par
\if@filesw
- --- 485,496 ----
%% FMi & RmS: added \leavevmode to catch empty argument, 16 Aug 91
+ %% RmS ...and added \ignorespaces, 21 Feb 92
\long\def\letter#1{\newpage
\c@page\@ne
\interlinepenalty=200 % smaller than the TeXbook value
! \@processto{\leavevmode\ignorespaces #1}}
\def\endletter{\stopletter\@@par\pagebreak\@@par
\if@filesw
***************
*** 548,553 ****
- --- 549,557 ----
% This will also work with old lfonts if no other style defines
% |\process@table|.
%
+ % 92/02/21 RmS: added \@noskipsecfalse setting in conformance with
+ % change in latex.tex.
+ %
\def\document{\endgroup
\@colht\textheight \@colroom\textheight \vsize\textheight
\columnwidth\textwidth \@clubpenalty\clubpenalty
***************
*** 564,570 ****
\def\do##1{\let ##1\@notprerr}%
\@preamblecmds
\let\do\noexpand
! \@normalsize\everypar{}}
% Redefine \enddocument so it outputs the last page of labels,
% if necessary.
- --- 568,574 ----
\def\do##1{\let ##1\@notprerr}%
\@preamblecmds
\let\do\noexpand
! \@normalsize\everypar{}\@noskipsecfalse}
% Redefine \enddocument so it outputs the last page of labels,
% if necessary.
*** sty/letter.sty.old Fri Feb 21 17:22:40 1992
- --- sty/letter.sty Fri Feb 21 17:36:05 1992
***************
*** 1,8 ****
! % LETTER STANDARD DOCUMENT STYLE -- Released 05 November 91
% for LaTeX version 2.09
% Copyright (C) 1991 by Leslie Lamport
! \typeout{Standard Document Style `letter' <05 Nov 91>.}
\def\ccname{cc}
\def\enclname{encl}
- --- 1,8 ----
! % LETTER STANDARD DOCUMENT STYLE -- Released 21 February 92
% for LaTeX version 2.09
% Copyright (C) 1991 by Leslie Lamport
! \typeout{Standard Document Style `letter' <21 Feb 92>.}
\def\ccname{cc}
\def\enclname{encl}
***************
*** 252,258 ****
\long\def\letter#1{\newpage
\c@page\@ne
\interlinepenalty=200
! \@processto{\leavevmode #1}}
\def\endletter{\stopletter\@@par\pagebreak\@@par
\if@filesw
- --- 252,258 ----
\long\def\letter#1{\newpage
\c@page\@ne
\interlinepenalty=200
! \@processto{\leavevmode\ignorespaces #1}}
\def\endletter{\stopletter\@@par\pagebreak\@@par
\if@filesw
***************
*** 314,320 ****
\def\do##1{\let ##1\@notprerr}%
\@preamblecmds
\let\do\noexpand
! \@normalsize\everypar{}}
\def\enddocument{\@checkend{document}\newpage\begingroup
\if@filesw \immediate\closeout\@mainaux
- --- 314,320 ----
\def\do##1{\let ##1\@notprerr}%
\@preamblecmds
\let\do\noexpand
! \@normalsize\everypar{}\@noskipsecfalse}
\def\enddocument{\@checkend{document}\newpage\begingroup
\if@filesw \immediate\closeout\@mainaux
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 13:51:17 -0600
From: George D. Greenwade"George D. Greenwade"
<bed_gdg%edu.shsu@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay>
Subject: Update on CROPMARK TeX macro
In <00955BF5.5E146DC0.28266@SHSU.edu> (Thu, 06 Feb 1992 10:16:08 CST), I
announced the availability of Peter Ungar's <LAXA@ACFcluster.NYU.EDU>
CROPMARK TeX macro from FILESERV/Niord. He has subsequently passed along a
slightly different version (cleaner and fixed a few bugs) which is now
available. To retrieve Peter's file via e-mail, include the command:
SENDME STY.CROPMARK_TEX
in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu).
{ Stored in the UK TeX Archive as [tex-archive.tex-style]cropmark.tex --Ed. }
Interestingly, while I had seen no TeX macros for achieving cropmarks but
had fielded a few requests, soon after I announced Peter's file, Philip
Taylor <P.Taylor@vax.rhbnc.ac.uk> forwarded me yet another TeX macro for
cropmarks, which is named CROPMARKS. To retrieve Philip's file via e-mail,
include the command: ^
SENDME STY.CROPMARKS_TEX
in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu).
{ Stored in the UK TeX Archive as [tex-archive.tex-style]cropmarks.tex --Ed. }
For ftp users, these files are in the [.STY] directory on Niord.SHSU.edu
(192.92.115.8).
Regards, and thanks to Peter and Phil (again), George
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Department of Economics and Business Analysis THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG
College of Business Administration Voice: (409) 294-1266
P. O. Box 2118 FAX: (409) 294-3612
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------------------------------
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 92 14:34:10 +0000
From: Philip Taylor (RHBNC) <P.Taylor@uk.ac.rhbnc.vax>
Subject: RE: EuroTeX 92
Please note that the prices have been re-quoted in <pounds sterling>
at the current exchange rate.
Dear TeXfriends,
EuroTeX 92 is organized by CSTUG in collaboration with
Charles University and Czech Technical University under the
auspices of both Rectors. It takes place in Prague on
14 September 1992 --- 18 September 1992.
(Please, make a note in your diary.) As standard
accommodation we offer a relatively modern student hostel
Kajetanka. We plan to organize for every morning the
transfer by bus to Czech Technical University where the
programme will be held (it is within some 25 minutes walk
from Kajetanka). Lunch and dinner will be served at the
conference site.
We intend to arrange an opening party on Monday evening,
a concert in a historical hall typical of Prague on 16
September 1992, and some other events. To those who are
coming during Monday morning we would like to offer
a sightseeing tour on Monday afternoon. To keep things
within everybody's budget, we offer the main programme as
a package: whole programme from Monday to Friday morning
(accommodation in double rooms, full pension from Tuesday to
Thursday, opening party on Monday evening, concert,
breakfast on Friday, conference fee and proceedings) for
about 108 \pounds. Those who would prefer a single room should
pay extra 21.60 \pounds (Payment details, account numbers, etc.,
will be sent to you later.) For accompanying persons,
a special programme will be organized including visits to
galleries, places of interest, etc. For *additional* 18 \pounds
a day, a limited number of participants may stay on till
Sunday (one or two days more) either for tutorials or just
to enjoy meeting friends and good beer in some of the pubs
Good Soldier Svejk would visit.
Why come to EuroTeX 92 ? Except for invited talks of leading
specialists you will have a chance to listen lectures on
different TeX applications and meet TeX friends from many
countries. The meeting is the first offering really
extensive contacts with people from former East European
countries ("from behind the iron curtain" -- can you still
remember that?). It takes place in the Golden Heart of
Europe -- Prague, one of the nicest capitals in Europe. You
can visit it for a surprisingly low price: since we would
like to make EuroTeX 92 in Prague accessible to the majority
of TeXfans from all over Europe, we arrange it on a modest
but good level.
We would like to encourage people to submit papers for
EuroTeX 92. Suggested topics of special interest include the
following themes:
- -- Quo vadis, TeX?
- -- National versions and standardization
- -- Non-standard applications
- -- The use of TeX for small/newly emerging enterprises
The above list is by no means complete, and interesting
contributions relevant to TeX are sought.
Important dates for submitting paper proposals:
- -- 1 May 1992: two-page (max.) abstract to be sent to the
address of the Programme Committee chairman:
Jiri Zlatuska
Masaryk University
Buresova 20
601 77 Brno
Czechoslovakia
e-mail: zlatuska@cspuni12.bitnet
- -- 1 June 1992: acceptance/rejection announcement to the
author
- -- 10 July camera-ready papers due to arrive to the
Programme Committee chairman
EuroTeX 92 Programme Committee:
Peter Abbott Jacques Andre
Jana Chlebikova Bernard Gaulle
Karel Horak Joachim Lammarsche
Erich Neuwirth Petr Novak
Stefan Porubsky Phillip Taylor
Jiri Vesely Jiri Zlatuska
Those who are interested in taking part are kindly asked to
fill in the following form and send it via e-mail to the
address:
eurotex at cspguk11.bitnet
- ------------------------ cut here --------------------------
I intend to take part in EuroTeX 92, Prague (14.-18.9.1992)
name:
userid:
node:
Please send a more detailed information on EuroTeX to the
following e-mail address (please, fill in):
- ------------------------------------------------------------
(or: print the following form, fill in using block letters,
and send to the address:
CS TeX --- EUROTEX 92
Mathematical Institute
Sokolovska 83
186 00 PRAHA 8 - Karlin
Czechoslovakia
*************************************************
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On behalf of organizers:
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FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
------------------------------
Date: 24 Feb 92 12:03:32 +0000
From: spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: modes.mf 0.9 in UK TeX Archive
In the UK TeX Archive, you will now find version 0.9 of
Karl Berry`s modes.mf collection of modes for Metafont:
[tex-archive.metafont.contrib]modes.mf
notes appended
Sebastian
********
This file is a collection of Metafont mode_def's. It also makes common
definitions for write-white printers and `special' information.
This version has several changes:
* qms and LN01 are now write/white
* the landscape macro calls fix_units
* definitions for both write/white and write/black SparcPrinters
* new modes for the IBM3179, IBM3193, and Atari96 devices.
Also minor fixes in several other definitions.
Thanks to issue@vax.oxford.ac.uk for a close reading of modes.mf and the
many fixes resulting.
------------------------------
Date: 24 Feb 92 12:28:38 +0000
From: spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: dcolumn.sty in UK TeX Archive
David Carlisle's dcolumn.sty is in the UK TeX Archive in
[tex-archive.latex.contrib]
This defines D to be an array or tabular column lined up on a `decimal
point'. You need Carlisle's newarray.sty (also in archive) to make this work.
sebastian rahtz
------------------------------
Date: 24 Feb 92 14:37:29 +0000
From: spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: Gnuemacs Lisp AUC support for TeX in UKTEX
I have put the current release of the excellent AUC-TeX package for
editing TeX files within Gnuemacs into the UK TeX Archive, replacing
the out of date copy. See
[tex-archive.utils.texemacs.auc]
If there are any gnuemacs people who write TeX and haven't tried this
stuff, it really is an advance on the previous offerings. If you don't
currently use Gnuemacs, this is a good reason to start!
sebastian
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 92 09:19:13 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: TTN and tugnews.sty
[tex-archive.digests.tugnewl]
has been updated with
tugnews.sty
and
textugn.002
Peter Abbott
Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct
FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
------------------------------
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 92 09:22:17 +0000
From: P.Abbott@uk.ac.aston
Subject: New version of OzTeX V1.4
[TEX-ARCHIVE.TEX.MAC.OZTEXV14]
now contains
FORMATS-SIT.HQX;1
INPUTS-SIT.HQX;1
OZTEX-SIT.HQX;1
OZTEXV1-4-SIT.HQX;1 Complete version 1.4 including formats, inputs and
oztexv1.4
READ-ME.;1
READ-ME.HQX;1
UNSTUFFIT.HQX;1
Peter Abbott
Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct
FAX 44 (0)21 359 6158
------------------------------
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\bye
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