UKTeX Digest Fri, 18 May 90 Volume 90 : Issue 16 From: uktex@uk.ac.aston Reply-To: uktex@uk.ac.aston Sender: JANET"uktex@uk.ac.aston" (UKTeX) Subject: UKTeX Digest volume 90 number 16 Date: Fri, 18 May 90 08:38:36 Moderator: Peter Abbott Submissions: uktex@uk.ac.aston Administration: uktex-request@uk.ac.aston Back Issues: These are stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.UKTEX.90] Latest TeXhax #46 Back Issues: These are stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEXHAX.90] Latest TeXmag V4 N1 (3 parts) Added 3 May 1990 Back Issues: These are stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEX-MAG] Today's Topics: TeXnical hitch with TeXserver --- normal service now resumed (104) Archive query (111) (115) babel system of style options, Beta-testers sought (117) MFWARE.ENG (125) TEXWARE.ENG (126) (127) pictex (129) LaTeX page header conventions (151) Hebrew TeX discussion list [For Uk-TeX] Re: PostScript fonts and ligatures english documentation for emTeX [for uktex] (2 msgs) For UK-TeX: ``Announcing TeX V3.0 for MS/DOS systems'' For UK-TeX: ``Generating the 75 CM fonts for a 75 dpi VGA'' gftodvi for PC Latex For Toshiba portable 1600 Problems using \markboth in LaTeX Problem with BibTeX under VMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 MAY 90 17:52:52 BST From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS Subject: TeXnical hitch with TeXserver --- normal service now resumed FOR UKTEX --- URGENT Due to a slight bug introduced when the format of messages mailed by the TeXserver was changed, following consumer feedback, the TeXserver has failed to mail out any request which involved small files, that should have been sent without being split. This includes requests for HELP or many directory listing requests. Large file transfers worked correctly, however. This applies to all requests between 20:53 on 11th May to 17:45 on 17th; a total of 242 messages failed before the problem was noticed, I'm afraid. The program has now been fixed, and the mailsplit system is now working correctly: would those users who failed to receive the requested information care to resubmit their requests, please. Many apologies for this regrettable oversight, 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) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 MAY 90 16:39:32 BST From: Subject: (104) Archive query > > I have just got the eepic package from the TeX archive at Aston, but the > file fig2eepic.c in directory [TEX-ARCHIVE.LATEX.CONTRIB.EEPIC.FIG2EEPIC] > seems to be missing. Do you know where I could get hold of a copy? > > Martin (martin@uk.ac.dur.easby). fig2eepic is now part of the generic transfig package, which has options to translate fig code into all sorts of things. If you don't have transfig, it should be in [tex-archive.utils.transfig]. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 MAY 90 15:54:26 BST From: Subject: (111) BCG09S@uk.ac.bbk.cr In-reply-to: <11084.9005081010@hilliard.ecs.soton.ac.uk> Subject: Re: TeX for SCO Xenix > I am interested in obtaining TeX / LaTeX that would run under > SCO XENIX or UNIX on a PC 386. > > Could you please advise me if your Aston-Tex-Sources are > appropriate for our configuration and how to get hold of them? So far as I am aware, the standard Unix TeX distribution should work under Xenix. Send a tape and postage to Peter Abbott as per instructions at the end of every UKTeX, and ask for the Washington Tape to be copied for you. If you don't have a C compiler, forget it. Sebastian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 MAY 90 21:00:48 BST From: Subject: (115) babel system of style options, Beta-testers sought "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Mon, 14 May 90 21:46 MET Originally-To: TeX-NL@EARN.HEARN, InfoTeX@UK.AC.ASTON, TeXhax@ Original-Ident: <9513DBF7F2BF00187F@pttrnl.nl> Originally-from:"Johannes L. Braams" X-Serial: 00000115 Hi all, I am pleased to announce the babel system of style options to be used with the standard LaTeX document styles. This system consists of any number of language-specific files and an underlying common file, babel.sty. The common file redefines various parts of the standard document styles, replacing english texts with macros. This macros are defined in the language-specific files I plan to publish this in TUGboat, but before I do so I would like some people to test it. Currently I have language-specific files for dutch (ofcourse), german, english and french. (For the german and french parts I used Hubert Partl's german.sty) An extra feature of this system is that it offers a possibility to switch between languages. Because it was written for TeX 2.x it doesn;t use any of its features, but I tried to use macronames which haven't become primitives. Anyone who likes to test this, please contact me. Please not that this is quite a different approach as the one discussed by Joachim Schrod in TUGboat Volume 11 No1. He describes a system where the actual LaTeX sources files are modified and a new .fmt file has to be built. All of that is not necessary to use my approach. Regards, Johannes Braams PTT Research Neher Laboratorium, P.O. box 421, 2260 AK Leidschendam, The Netherlands. Phone : +31 70 3325051 E-mail : JL_Braams@pttrnl.nl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail was : EARN/BITnet : BRAAMS@HLSDNL5 UUCP : hp4nl!dnlunx!johannes SURFnet : DNLTS::BRAAMS INTERnet : BRAAMS%HLSDNL5@CUNYVM.cuny.edu PSS (DATAnet1) : +204 1170358::BRAAMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 MAY 90 17:31:09 BST From: Subject: (117) MFWARE.ENG "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Tue, 15 May 90 14:18 Originally-To: mattes%AZU.INFORMATIK.UNI-STUTTGART.DE@UK.AC.NSFNET-RELAY, uktex@UK.AC.ASTON Original-Ident: <15 MAY 1990 14:18:10 UCGADKW@UK.AC.UCL.EUCLID> Originally-from:Wujastyk (on GEC 4190 Rim-C at UCL) X-Serial: 00000117 Here is an English translation of MFWARE.DOC from emtex, done by a member of CIX: ============================================================================== METAFONT and METAFONTware VERSION: 21.02.1990 ============================================================================== CHtoPX 1 [1e] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Converts chr files to pxl files (also see PXtoCH). (pxl files are not used much.) chtopx cmr10 newcmr10 cmr10.chr --> newcmr10.pxl chtopx cmr10 cmr10.chr --> cmr10.pxl chtopx (it prompts for the file names) GFtoDVI 1.7 [1e] (DOS & OS/2) ======= Produces proof prints from METAFONT output. See the METAFONTBook, Chapter H. Calling without command line arguments: When called it will ask for the gf file. If the file name ends in a /, GFtoDVI will ask for substitute fonts. Calling with command line arguments: The first argument is the name of the gf file. To replace the fonts, a / is added to the name. The next arguments always occur in pairs and provide (in pairs) a list of substitute fonts. An individual / at the end produces an empty line in the input (then it will stop asking for replacements). Example: gftodvi cmr10.300/ grayfont graylj slantfont slantlj / Environment variable: TEXTFM for tfm files Default directory: \emtex\tfm for tfm files GFtoPK 1.4 [1f] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Convert the output from METAFONT to a packed font file. gftopk cmr10 cmr10.gf --> cmr10.pk gftopk cmr10.300 cmr10.300 --> cmr10.pk gftopk cmr10 newcmr10 cmr10.gf --> newcmr10.pk gftopk (it prompts for the file names) GFtoPXL 2.1 [1d] (DOS & OS/2) ======= Converts the output from METAFONT into a pxl font file. (pxl files are not used much.) gftopxl cmr10 cmr10.gf --> cmr10.pxl gftopxl cmr10.300 cmr10.300 --> cmr10.pxl gftopxl cmr10 newcmr10 cmr10.gf --> newcmr10.pxl gftopxl (it prompts for the file names) GFtype 2.2 [1d] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Convert gf files to a readable form. gftype cmr10 cmr10.gf --> con gftype cmr10.300 cmr10 cmr10.300 --> cmr10.gft METAFONT 1.7 [2g] (DOS & OS/2) ======== Standard version: mf [options] [&base] [input_file] [MF commands] (DOS; 8086/8088 CPU) mf286 [options] [&base] [input_file] [MF commands] (DOS; 80286 CPU) mfp [options] [^&base] [input_file] [MF commands] (OS/2) bigMETAFONT version: bmf [options] [&base] [input_file] [MF commands] (DOS; 8086/8088 CPU) bmf286 [options] [&base] [input_file] [MF commands] (DOS; 80286 CPU) bmfp [options] [^&base] [input_file] [MF commands] (OS/2) On a computer equipped with an 80286 CPU (or 80386 or similar), mf286.exe can be used. This version of the program is smaller and a little quicker. mf286.exe can be renamed to mf.exe when it is required. If only an 8086/8086/80186/80188 CPU is available, mf.exe must be used. Graphical output is only possible with the following graphics adaptors: CGA, EGA, VGA. The bigMETAFONT version offers four times the work space, but runs more slowly and requires more meory. bigMETAFONT is an initial version and is still under development. Options: /B batchmode /D Do not use Expanded Memory (DOS). /E errorstopmode /I INIMF /L Set low priority, so that METAFONT only runs if the computer is not doing other things to improve response (OS/2 only) /N nonstopmode /S scrollmode The options can be also be introduced with `-'. If an input file is not given, the METAFONT commands must be initiated with `\'. Examples: mf -s &cm \mode=hplaser; input myfont mf /i plain.ini Environment variables: MFBAS for bas files MFINPUT for input files Default directories: \emtex\mfbases mf.poo and bas files \emtex\mfinput for input files bigMETAFONT uses the same environment variables and the same default directories with the following exceptions: BMFBAS for bas files \emtex\bmfbases mf.poo and bas files MFT 0.3 [1d] (DOS & OS/2) === Format an mf file for the printer (it generates a TeX file). Either one or four command line parameters. Default extensions: Input file .mf Change file .ch Style file .mft Output file .tex If a Change file is not to be used, `nul' should be given. PKtoGF 1.0 [1b] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Convert a pk file to a gf file. pktogf cmr10 cmr10.pk --> cmr10.gf pktogf cmr10 newcmr10.300 cmr10.pk --> newcmr10.300 pktogf (it prompts for the file names) PKtoPX 2.2 [1d] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Converts a pk file to a pxl file. (pxl files are not used much.) pktopx cmr10 newcmr10 cmr10.pk --> newcmr10.pxl pktopx cmr10 cmr10.pk --> cmr10.pxl pktopx (it prompts for the file names) PKtype 2.2 [1b] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Converts pk files to readable form. pktype cmr10 cmr10.pk --> con pktype cmr10. cmr10 cmr10. --> cmr10.pkt PXtoCH 1 [1e] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Converts a pxl file to a form which is readable, editable and portable. (pxl files are not used much.) pxtoch cmr10 cmr10.pxl --> cmr10.chr pxtoch cmr10 x cmr10.pxl --> x.chr pxtoch (it prompts for the file names) PXtoPK 2.2 [1e] ====== Convert a pxl file to a pk file. (pxl files are not used much.) pxtopk cmr10 cmr10.pxl --> cmr10.pk pxtopk cmr10 xyz cmr10.pxl --> xyz.pk pxtopk (it prompts for the file names) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 MAY 90 18:48:44 BST From: Subject: (125) TEXWARE.ENG "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Tue, 15 May 90 14:19 Originally-To: mattes%AZU.INFORMATIK.UNI-STUTTGART.DE@UK.AC.NSFNET-RELAY, uktex@UK.AC.ASTON Original-Ident: <15 MAY 1990 14:19:06 UCGADKW@UK.AC.UCL.EUCLID> Originally-from:Wujastyk (on GEC 4190 Rim-C at UCL) X-Serial: 00000125 Here is an English translation of TeXWARE.DOC from emtex, done by a member of CIX: ============================================================================== emTeX, BibTeX and TeXware VERSION: 21.02.1990 ============================================================================== BibTeX 0.99c [1e] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Bibliography management for LaTeX. Instructions: L.Lamport: LaTeX: A Document Preparation System \emtex\texinput\btxdoc.tex \emtex\texinput\btxhak.tex bibtex [file] Environment Variables: BIBINPUT bib files TEXINPUT bst files Default directories: \emtex\bibinput bib files \emtex\texinput bst files DVItype 2.9 [1f] (DOS & OS/2) ======= Convert dvi files to readable form. dvitype [dvi file] The output is displayed on the screen. Environment variable: TEXTFM for tfm files Default directory: \emtex\tfm for tfm files MakeIndx 2.4 (DOS & OS/2) ======== Index sorter for LaTeX. Observe the requests in \emtex\doc\makeindx.cpy. The source code is available from Eberhard Mattes Teckstr. 81 D-7141 Mglingen if a formatted diskette (HD), packing and return postage is sent. Instructions are in \emtex\texinput\makeindx.tex. PLtoTF 2.3 [1d] (DOS & OS/2) ====== Convert a pl file to a tfm file (See also TFtoPL). pltotf cmr10 abc cmr10.pl --> abc.tfm pltotf cmr10 cmr10.pl --> cmr10.tfm pltotf (it prompts for the file names) texchk (DOS & OS/2) ====== texchk [options] [files] Syntax checker for LaTeX. Detailed instructions are in \emtex\doc\texchk.doc. Options: -v Displays additional output on the screen. -c To check the commands. TeXconv 1.0a (DOS & OS/2) ======= TeXconv [ []] Converts umlauts and other special characters to TeX commands (with emTeX you can use -x). It can be used with other TeX versions when the text contains such characters. Modes: -a Extended character set -> TeX commands. -e The reverse (but it does not work in this version). If neither an input nor an output file is given, TeXconv works as a filter: it will read from standard input and write to standard output. If only an input file is given, the output goes to standard output. If both an input and an output file are given, both these files must NOT be the same. The conversion table can be found in \emtex\doc\emtex.dvi. emTeX 2.99 [2g] (DOS & OS/2) ===== Standard versions: tex [options] [&format] [input_file] [TeX commands] (DOS; 8086/88 CPU) tex286 [options] [&format] [input_file] [TeX commands] (DOS; 80286 CPU) texp [options] [^&format] [input_file] [TeX commands] (OS/2) bigTeX versions: btex [options] [&format] [input_file] [TeX commands] (DOS; 8086/88 CPU) btex286 [options] [&format] [input_file] [TeX commands] (DOS; 80286 CPU) btexp [options] [^&format] [input_file] [TeX commands] (OS/2) On a computer equipped with an 80286 CPU (or 80386 or similar), you can use tex286.exe instead of tex.exe. This version of the program is smaller and a little quicker. tex286.exe can be renamed to tex.exe when used with DOS Version 3.0 or later. When only an 8086/8086/80186/80188 CPU is available, tex.exe must be used. The bigTeX version offers four times the work space, but runs slowers and requires more memory. bigTeX is an initial version and is still in development. Under DOS /I cannot be used due to the lack of sufficient memory. Detailed instructions are located in \emtex\doc\emtex.dvi. Options: /7 Ignore bit 7 of the text files. /B \batchmode. /C Control characters (except Ctrl-Z) are left unchanged. /D Do not use Expanded Memory (DOS). /E \errorstopmode. /I INITEX. /L Sets low priority, so that TeX only runs if the computer is not doing other things to improve response (OS/2 only). /N \nonstopmode. /S \scrollmode. /X Umlauts and the other special characters are converted into TeX syntax, as shown below. The options can also be introduced with '-'. Examples: tex -x -s &lplain myfile tex /i plain \dump Environment variables (Standard version): TEXFMT Directory for fmt files. TEXTFM Directory for tfm files. TEXINPUT Directory for input files. TMP Directory for temporary files. Default directories (Standard version): \emtex\texinput for input files. \emtex\texfmts for tex.poo and fmt files. \emtex\tfm for tfm files. bigTeX uses the same environment variables and the same default directories with the following exceptions: BTEXFMT Directory for fmt files (bigTeX) \emtex\btexfmts for tex.poo and fmt files (bigTeX) The /X option converts special characters (IBM PC character set) in the following way: -> \c{C}  -> \"u  -> \'e  -> \^a  -> \"a  -> \`a  -> \aa{}  -> \c{c}  -> \^e -> \"e -> \`e -> \"\i{} ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 MAY 90 18:56:24 BST From: Subject: (126) "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Tue, 15 May 90 02:07 PDT Originally-To: texhax@edu.washington.cs.june, infotex@uk.ac.aston Original-Ident: <94EF61C6401FE03751@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU> Originally-from:DHOSEK@edu.claremont.hmcvax X-Serial: 00000126 So there I am, it's a Saturday afternoon and it looks like it's going to rain, so I'm sitting on the floor in my apartment flipping through appendix D of the TeXbook. Then, I notice that in the example with the Spanish text, DEK has guillemetes and they look pretty damn good; so I keep reminding myself to take a look at how he did it, figuring it's probably something in manfnt. Well, as it turns out, there's a really nice little macro for the task tucked into the source code of the TeXbook. Now I know why DEK lets people see the source (although I'm very annoyed that he never put this into actual print having had to endure some serious atrocities in the name of guillemetes (I'm sorry, but $\ll$ and $\gg$ just doesn't cut it for me)). Anyway, in the name of better typesetting, I present to you THE GUILLEMETE MACRO (by Donald Knuth) % This is SPQUOTES.TEX as of 5/15/90 % (ymir.claremont.edu::[anonymous.tex.babel.spanish]spquotes.tex) % Macro to print Spanish Quote marks (Guillemetes) % by Donald E. Knuth % (cribbed from TeXbook source) \def\\#1{\raise.5pt\hbox{$\scriptscriptstyle \ifx#1`\langle\!\langle\else\rangle\!\rangle\fi$}% Spanish quote marks \ifx#1`\nobreak\hskip0pt \fi} % allow hyphenation \endinput --- Don Hosek "When I was younger, I would throw dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu spitballs at girls that I liked. Now, dhosek@ymir.bitnet I beg and plead for dates. Frankly, the uunet!jarthur!ymir old way was more satisfying." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 MAY 90 21:56:46 BST From: Subject: (127) pictex "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Tue, 15 May 90 20:48:46 bst Originally-To: comp.text.tex@usenet Originally-Cc: uktex@uk.ac.aston Original-Ident: <27848.9005151948@manutius.ecs.soton.ac.uk> Originally-from:Kris Lockyear X-Serial: 00000127 An interesting bug in pictex's bar graph routines. I wanted to plot a bar graph where some of the values were zero. The file written is appended below. However, when plotted the zero values were plotted as a 20pt *vertical* line. I expected to perhaps get no line at all! This was got around by replacing the zero values with 0.00001 as in the appended file. This was noted on a hp Unix machine (98789a) but then tried on a pc version of Latex. Any ideas why? The rotate options were omitted but these did not correct the bug. \documentstyle[rotate]{sjs} \begin{document} %\input{prepictex.tex} %\input{pictex.tex} %\input{postpictex.tex} \input{Pictex.sty} \begin{figure} \centerline{ \beginpicture \setcoordinatesystem units <20pt,.2cm> \setplotarea x from -1 to 13, y from 0 to 35 \axis left label {\begin{sideways}Number of Amber Beads \end{sideways}} ticks numbered from 0 to 35 by 5 / \setbars breadth <20pt> baseline at y = 0 baselabels ([tc] <0pt,-5pt>) \plot "/u/ug/homes/kl88a/sjs/sjshistdata.tex" \endpicture} \caption{Bar Chart of the number of amber beads/** for EBA amber finds} \label{barchart} \end{figure} \end{document} *****The datafile******* 0 35 "\begin{sideways}1--5\end{sideways}" 1 6 "\begin{sideways}6--10\end{sideways}" 2 6 "\begin{sideways}11--15\end{sideways}" 3 2 "\begin{sideways}16--20\end{sideways}" 4 5 "\begin{sideways}21--30\end{sideways}" 5 0.00001 "\begin{sideways}31--40\end{sideways}" 6 3 "\begin{sideways}41--50\end{sideways}" 7 0.00001 "\begin{sideways}51--60\end{sideways}" 8 1 "\begin{sideways}61--70\end{sideways}" 9 0.00001 "\begin{sideways}71--80\end{sideways}" 10 0.00001 "\begin{sideways}81--90\end{sideways}" 11 3 "\begin{sideways}91--100\end{sideways}" 12 2 "\begin{sideways}101--200\end{sideways}" 13 1 "\begin{sideways}1000\end{sideways}" ****replace the 0.00001 with 0 to reproduce the bug. Any ideas welcome, Kris Lockyear. kl88a@uk.ac.soton.ecs ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 MAY 90 10:16:15 BST From: Subject: (129) LaTeX page header conventions "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Wed, 16 May 90 10:04:58 Originally-To: infotex @ ASTON Originally-from:Mike Piff X-Serial: 00000129 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Dr M. J. Piff, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Sheffield, The Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, England. Tel. SHEFFIELD(0742) 768555 Extension 4431. JANET PM1MJP@UK.AC.SHEF.PA or PM1MJP@UK.AC.SHEF.IBM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Handscomb asks how to change LaTeX' page header conventions. LaTeX contains the definitions \def\leftmark{\expandafter\@leftmark\botmark} \def\rightmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\firstmark} \botmark is the most recently marked thing on the current page. TeX provides two other primitives, \firstmark and \topmark. These give the first thing marked on the current page and the last thing marked on the last page. The left/right mark is usually the chapter/section Thus, I suggest you try one of the following at the top of a test file: \makeatletter \def\leftmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\topmark} \def\rightmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\topmark} \makeatother or \makeatletter \def\leftmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\firstmark} \def\rightmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\firstmark} \makeatother or even \makeatletter \def\leftmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\topmark} \def\rightmark{\expandafter\@rightmark\botmark} \makeatother \@leftmark instead of \@rightmark will give yet another possibility! Mike Piff ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 MAY 90 14:54:52 BST From: Subject: (151) Hebrew TeX discussion list "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Thu, 17 May 90 06:32 PDT Originally-To: texhax@edu.washington.cs.june, infotex@uk.ac.aston Original-Ident: <93380648AA1FC00150@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU> Originally-from:Don Hosek X-Serial: 00000151 A new discussion list for issues relating to Hebrew TeX has just been created on the listserv@taunivm.bitnet. The list will discuss issues of typesetting Hebrew text using TeX (or increasingly likely TeX-XeT). The list will cover all levels of discussion from implementation details to user questions. To subscribe, send a mail message to listserv@taunivm with the line SUBS IVRITEX your full name as the first line of text. To submit a message to the list, simply address it to ivritex@taunivm.bitnet or ivritex%taunivm.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu. -dh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 MAY 90 17:01:09 BST From: CHAA006@UK.AC.RHBNC.VAX Subject: [For Uk-TeX] Re: PostScript fonts and ligatures >>> Adobe PostScript fonts do not contain ligatures and virtually every >>> PostScript printer will have ROMs which are either Adobe or clones of the >>> Adobe PostScript font set. I cannot agree with this statement. The Adobe font map on page 252 of ``The PostScript Language Reference Manual'' clearly shews the `fi' and `fl' ligatures, at positions \256 and \257 respectively. It also shews the AE and OE ligature-digraphs at positions \341 and \352 (upper case) and \361 and \372 (lower case). My driver (ArborText's DVILASER/PS) deals with these in a transparent and trouble-free manner. Philip Taylor Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, ``The University of London at Windsor'' ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 90 16:53:24 bst From: Sebastian Rahtz Subject: english documentation for emTeX [for uktex] Thanks to Chris Martin, Sheffield, a considerable quantity of the documentation for the emTeX setup for MSDOS has been translated, and is in the archive at Aston in [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex]: readme.eng general introduction, and installation dvidot.eng guide to preliminary generic dotr matrix driver dvidrv.eng summary guide to drivers and previewers dvidrvma.eng how to print full driver documentation fontlib.eng how to use the fontlib utility, for grouping font files together texware.eng description of utility programs provided Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 May 90 13:08:04 bst From: Sebastian Rahtz Subject: english documentation for emTeX [for uktex] A complete package of English translations of the .doc files in the emTeX distribution for MS-DOS is now available, thanks to Chris Martin. The collection is in a .zip (boo encoded) archive of its own, called ENGDOC.BOO in the UK TeX archive. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 MAY 90 15:35:24 BST From: CHAA006@UK.AC.RHBNC.VAX Subject: For UK-TeX: ``Announcing TeX V3.0 for MS/DOS systems'' Wayne Sullivan's implementation of TeX V3.0 for MS/DOS and Peter Sawatzki's editor `TE' have been placed in the archive; the files are contained in directory [TeX-Archive.TeX.V3.Ms-Dos.Sb-TeX] The files were transferred directly to Aston from UK.AC.RHBNC.CC.PS1 using NIFTP by Philip Taylor, who may contacted as P.TAYLOR@UK.AC.RHBNC.VAX Philip Taylor 01-May-1990 17:24:11 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 MAY 90 15:34:35 BST From: CHAA006@UK.AC.RHBNC.VAX Subject: For UK-TeX: ``Generating the 75 CM fonts for a 75 dpi VGA'' After years of holding out, I've finally forsaken my beloved Hercules/monochrome combination for a colour VGA adapter/monitor, and am immediately horrified to see each previewed TeX glyph as a series of discrete pixels. I can get around this by using black-on-white rather than {\it vice-versa}, but then I notice that PREVIEW's interpolation algorithm is not all that it might be, and that fonts which are actually available at 75 dpi reproduce {\it much} better than those which are sub-sampled from 118 dpi. I therefore decided to build myself a full set of the 75 canonical CM fonts at 75 dpi. Unfortunately, the MetaFont descriptions are not particularly robust (Knuth himself says they are only guaranteed down to 100 dpi), and almost every font is beset with a ``paths don't intersect'', ``strange path; turning number is zero'', or ``equation is off by one'' message. Question: is there a quick-and-dirty fix which will allow the CM fonts to be built at 75 dpi, and what is the best mode_def for a VGA used in black-on- white mode ? Philip Taylor Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. ``The University of London at Windsor'' ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 MAY 90 15:39:47 BST From: Subject: gftodvi for PC > I am using MF84 on a PC and would like to know where there is a > copy of a GFTODVI program that can be used on MS-DOS. I have looked > in the archive but the versions available there can not be compiled > under Turbo Pascal 4.0, which is the only pascal compiler I have. a compiled version for MSDOS is available in Eberhard Mattes' emTeX package (in [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex] at Aston), in subpackage MFWARE. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 May 90 15:21:18 BST From: cray@uk.co.meiko Subject: Latex For Toshiba portable 1600 Hi I'm trying to locate a copy of LATEX and a Previewer for a Toshiba portable 1600 (PC Compat.). I would be grateful if you could help. Cheers Michael Cray, Meiko Scientific Ltd (0454) 616171 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 May 90 10:06:59 From: Jon Warbrick Subject: Problems using \markboth in LaTeX I'm having problems using \mark's (or rather \markboth's) in LaTeX. The object of the exercise is to produce a dictionary with guide words on the top corners of the page reflecting the first and last words on the page. The entry for each word contains a \markboth with the word as both the left-head and the right-head and the page heading is constructed using \leftmark and \rightmark. Judging from the description of marks in the TeX book, and from the ways that \markboth, \leftmark and \rightmark are defined in latex.tex, this should work. And indeed it does, providing you use single column pages. For double column pages (which are what I need) the information that gets printed in the page heading reflects the first and last words IN THE RIGHT-HAND COLUMN, not on the page as a whole. I assume that the problem lies in how the output routine constructs double column pages, but it is more complicated than I can understand. Can someone give me some pointers to how I can get the effect that I want, using this or some other approach? Jon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Warbrick, Computing Service, Plymouth (0752) 233913 (ddi) Polytechnic South West, --. Drake Circus, `--> Polytechnic South West was formed from Plymouth PL4 8AA UK. Plymouth Polytechnic on 1st April 1989 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 MAY 90 23:35:38 BST From: Subject: Problem with BibTeX under VMS "Aston TeX Archivists" Originally-sent:Fri, 11 May 90 15:15 PDT Originally-To: jl_braams@nl.pttrnl, infotex@uk.ac.aston, texhax@edu.washington.cs.june Original-Ident: <97A60666F93FE02221@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU> Originally-from:DHOSEK@edu.claremont.hmcvax X-Serial: 00000109 [Johannes described a problem with the NLS BibTeX] The public domain BibTeX change file for VMS (available from ymir.claremont.edu in [anonymous.tex.sources.bibtex0_99] handles search paths correctly. You may want to use that version instead (it is also defined through the VMS CLI). -dh ------------------------------ !! !! Files of interest !! [tex-archive]000aston.readme [tex-archive]000directory.list !! [tex-archive]000directory_dates.list [tex-archive]000directory.size !! [tex-archive]000last30days.files !! !! 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