UKTeX Digest Friday, 24 Dec 1993 Volume 93 : Issue 41
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Today's Topics:
{Questions & Answers}:
Bad page breaks
warning about \include
DVIWin
{Announcements}:
LaTeX2e -- Preliminary Release Available
The UK TeX Users Group Programme of meetings for 1994
Administrivia:
Moderators: Peter Abbott (Aston University) and
David Osborne (University of Nottingham)
Contributions: UKTeX@uk.ac.tex.ftp
Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests:
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 12:54:50 +0000
From: A.F.Lack@uk.ac.city
Subject: Bad page breaks
I have been working on printing the University's telephone directory
using LaTeX. This involves a perl script converting an ASCII text
database into a number of TeX input files.
I'm using \paragraph commands to section each department, and then
using a tabbing environment to print the information in tidy columns.
But I've run into a small problem in that in one or two places
I'm getting a page break right after the \paragraph, before any
names have been printed.
I've tried using \nopagebreak[4] immediately after the \paragraph
but this hasn't worked. I think I need some help in understanding
how TeX's penalties work as I think this is the solution to my problem,
but Lamport isn't very forthcoming on this. Perhaps UKTUG might
like to address this in future meetings or in {\sl Baskerville} ?
AFL
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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 13:15:14 +0000
From: r.bailey@uk.ac.goldsmiths
Subject: warning about \include
A colleague has just lost a lot of work through confusing
\include with \input. So here is a warning in case other
people are not aware of the distinction.
\input takes a filename with or without an extension.
\include takes a filename with no extension. If you put
\include{x}
then latex will write a file x.aux. So if you put
\include{myfile.pic}
then latex will write to myfile.pic.aux. With DOS
truncation this becomes myfile.pic, so the original
`included' file gets completely overwritten.
R. A. Bailey
Snail: Department of Mathematical Studies Tel: (+44) 81 692 7171
Goldsmiths' College
New Cross Email: r.bailey@uk.ac.gold
London SE14 6NW
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 14:10:29 GMT
From: Donal Cunningham <dcnnnghm@ie.tcd.unix1>
Subject: DVIWin
WHat is the version of DVIWIN on tex.ac.uk, please?
I have recently been talking to the author, and he
recommended getting ver 2.81 rather than 2.8.
Thanks!
Donal.
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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 14:57:57 +0100
From: schoepf@DE.ZIB-Berlin.sc (Rainer Schoepf)
Subject: LaTeX2e -- Preliminary Release Available
It's not a bird, it's not plain, it's.........
LaTeX2e -- Preliminary Release Available
Leslie Lamport and the LaTeX3 project team
21 December 1993
The new release of LaTeX is now available for testing.
LaTeX2e is the new standard version of LaTeX -- prepared and supported
by the LaTeX3 project team. It is upwardly compatible with LaTeX 2.09
documents, but contains new features.
Over the years many extensions of LaTeX have been developed. This is,
of course, a welcome development, since it shows that the LaTeX system
is in a healthy state. It has, however, had one unfortunate
consequence: there are now several incompatible systems, in the sense
of format (.fmt) files, all claiming to be LaTeX. Therefore, in order
to process documents coming from various places, a site maintainer
needs to provide several format files: LaTeX (with and without NFSS),
SLiTeX, AmSLaTeX, and so on. In addition, when looking at a source
file it is not always clear for which format the document was written.
LaTeX2e puts an end to this unsatisfactory situation---it will give
access to all such extensions based on a single format and thus end
the proliferation of mutually incompatible dialects of LaTeX 2.09.
It uses an enhanced version (NFSS2) of the New Font Selection
Scheme. Files such as amstex.sty (formerly the AmSLaTeX format) or
slides.sty (formerly the SLiTeX format) will become extension
packages, all working with this single format.
The introduction of this new version will also make it possible to add
a small number of often-requested features (such as extended versions
of \newcommand).
To summarize:
* Standardisation: a single format incorporating NFSS2, to replace the
present multiplicity of incompatible formats (NFSS,
lfonts, pslfonts, etc.)
* Maintenance: a standardised system supported by a reliable
maintenance policy.
LaTeX2e adheres, as far as possible, to the following principles:
* Unmodified version 2.09 document files can be processed with
LaTeX2e.
* All new features of LaTeX2e conform to the conventions of version
2.09, making it as easy as possible for current users to learn to
use them.
LaTeX2e is described in a new edition of `LaTeX: A Document Preparation
System' by Leslie Lamport (to appear during 1994) and `The LaTeX
Companion' by Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, both published by
Addison-Wesley.
LaTeX2e will be distributed twice a year. This distribution is a
preliminary test release, and doesn't contain all of the files that
will be part of the full release. In particular, it does not contain
the planned extensions in the area of graphics inclusion.
The first full release will be available in Spring 1994.
This is a test release, so please get it and test it on as many
different systems as possible!
LaTeX2e can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from the CTAN archives:
ftp.tex.ac.uk /tex-archive/macros/latex/distribs/latex2e-test
ftp.shsu.edu /tex-archive/macros/latex/distribs/latex2e-test
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de /tex-archive/macros/latex/distribs/latex2e-test
Please report any problems with LaTeX2e by using the report-generating
program latexbug.tex, included in the LaTeX2e distribution. Error
reports can be sent to the following mail address:
latex-bugs@rus.uni-stuttgart.de
Note that no one on the programming team will be reachable until
January 1994 (to give them a chance to see their families again). All
mail sent to the above address will be answered then.
Seasons greetings to you all!
For the LaTeX3 Project
Johannes Braams
David Carlisle
Alan Jeffrey
Frank Mittelbach
Chris Rowley
Rainer Sch\"opf
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1993 09:46:53 +0000
From: Malcolm Clark <cudax@uk.ac.warwick.csv>
Subject: The UK TeX Users Group Programme of meetings for 1994
19th January, 1994: Choosing and Using PostScript fonts with
TeX: The meeting will be held at Rewley House in Oxford. Speakers
will include Sebastian Rahtz, Alan Jeffrey, Angus Duggan and Will
Shaman. There will be a panel session to address wider issues. The
meeting is designed to be of practical help to the ever-increasing
number of TeX users who have access to PostScript printers and
phototypesetters. Questions abound: How do you get TeX metric
files for the fonts in your printer? When you buy fonts, what are
all those .pfb, .pfm and .afm files? How does the dvi driver
distinguish between Metafont fonts and PostScript fonts? How do you
change your whole document so that it is typeset in Univers? How
do you use a PostScript phototypesetter? What font families go
together? Which text fonts work with which maths fonts? There are
answers, and you can get them at this meeting. Local organizer: Ian Hall
A booking form is appended to this list.
21st--22nd March, 1994: LaTeX2e:
Continuing the tradition established by the successful two day
meeting at RHBNC last year, this meeting will concentrate on this
recently released new standard for LaTeX. Speakers will be from
the LaTeX3 team (some from across the water -- no expense
spared!). We plan to cover how to: install it; integrate local
styles; use scaleable fonts; integrate graphics; process existing
documents; use the new features; write extension packages, and
much much more. This meeting will be held at Warwick University, in
the heart of England. The cost will be in the region of
80--90 pounds (to include one night's accommodation). Local organizer:
Malcolm Clark Programme organizer: Chris Rowley
2nd week of July, 1994: A training meeting, on Font Selection
System 2 (N/FSS2): To be held at Cambridge University. Numbers will
be limited. Local organizers: Robin Fairbairns & Jonathan Fine
19th October, 1994: Annual General Meeting: To be held at Aston
University, Birmingham. Your annual chance to make suggestions for
future meetings, elect committee members, and to raise anything
else you wish to about the workings and activities of the Group.
November/December, 1994: TeX, SGML & electronic publishing:
Exact date, speakers and location unconfirmed (at least we've got
a title!).
All members of \uktug{} will be provided with more details of these
meetings as they become available. Reports of the meetings will
appear in Baskerville, the organ of the group.
For more information, email uktug-enquiries@ftp.tex.ac.uk
or contact:
Jonathan Fine or Robin Fairbairns
203 Coldhams Lane Computer Laboratory
Cambridge CB1 3HY Pembroke Street
Cambridge CB2 3QG
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The UK TeX Users Group
Choosing and Using PostScript Fonts with TeX
Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford
Wednesday January 19th 1994, 10.30--17.00
For members of UK TeX Users Group, there is to be a charge of 20 pounds, which
includes coffee, lunch and tea. For non-members, the charge is 30 pounds.
Booking Details
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I wish to attend the UK TeX Users Group meeting on January 19th:
Name:
Organisation:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Please specify any special dietary requirements:
Payment enclosed(1)
or purchase order number(2)
Signed:
Date:
Notes
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(1) Payment for the meeting will be 20 pounds for members of UK TeX Users Group,
and 30 pounds for non-members. Cheques should be made payable to `UK TeX
Users Group'.
(2) A Purchase Order with an order number is an acceptable alternative method of
payment, but will attract a 5 pounds surcharge on the amount due.
Payment Address
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Please send this completed booking form, together
with your payment, to:
Ian Hall
OUP
Walton Street
Oxford OX2 6DP
email: halli@oup.co.uk
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