UKTeX Digest Monday, 3 Sep 1990 Volume 90 : Issue 29 Today's Topics: Translators for xfig output wanted BigTex Lost message CM font breakup problem ------------------------------------------------------------ Moderator: Peter Abbott Editor: David Osborne (University of Nottingham) Submissions: uktex@uk.ac.aston Administration: uktex-request@uk.ac.aston Back Issues: These are stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.UKTEX.90] Latest TeXhax: #57 Back Issues: These are stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEXHAX.90] Latest TeXmag: V4 N3 Back Issues: These are stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEX-MAG] E d i t o r ' s N o t e Apologies for the lateness of this issue, which is due to my attending the SGML-TeX conference organised by NTG (Nederlandstalige TeX Gebruikersgroep) in Groningen last week. My thanks go to NTG, and particularly to Kees van der Laan, for organising a very enjoyable meeting and for their hospitality. It is hoped that a report on the day's proceedings will be printed in a forthcoming issue of TeXline (if I get it written in time!) --Ed. ------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 90 15:29:51 -0000 From: Adrian Ratter Subject: Translators for xfig output wanted Sorry to trouble you but I am trying to track down two utility programs to convert the output of an X window drawing program to LaTeX and PiCTeX text formats. The drafting program is called 'xfig' and the utilities are called : fig2latex : xfig - latex translator fig2tex : xfig - pictex translator If these are not on the TeX server do you know of any X-window servers ?. Thanks Adrian Ratter (rsar!rgitee@uk.ac.heriot-watt.cs) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Aug 90 18:31:48 -0100 From: D. Jenkins Subject: BigTex I have been informed by Neil Kempson at RMCS (Cranfield) that it is possible to obtain from Aston University a copy of BigTex for an IBM pc. I have at present PC-Tex but I have problems with Tex memory when compiling my thesis. I would appreciate if you could help me with this matter. My address is: D.F.L. Jenkins Applied Physics Coventry Polytechnic Priory Street Coventry W. Midlands CV1 5FB Tel: 0203 838915 elm apx050@uk.ac.cov.cck I trust that you can help me David Jenkins ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 90 12:51:55 +0100 From: B.BACARISSE@UK.AC.UCL.CS Subject: Lost message Someone mailed me for some HP DeskJet stuff, but I have lost the message. I you see this, can you please re-send? Ben. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 90 07:03:06 -0000 From: RDA@UK.AC.EDINBURGH.COGSCI Subject: CM font breakup problem In the past year or so we've moved to using the CM fonts with LaTeX under Unix, partly for compatibility with TeXtures on the Macs and partly because it seemed to be the way the world was moving. We have a problem, though, when we use dvi2ps to produce 2 pages of text per A4 page: the characters break up so that they aren't really legible. Does anyone have a solution for this? Should we just move back to AM fonts? R - -------- Robert Dale Phone: +44 31 667 1011 x6487 | University of Edinburgh UUCP: ...!uunet!mcvax!ukc!its63b!cogsci!rda | Human Communication Research ARPA: rda%cogsci.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk | Centre, 2 Buccleuch Place JANET: rda@uk.ac.ed.cogsci | Edinburgh EH8 9LW Scotland ------------------------------ !! UK TeX ARCHIVE at ASTON UNIVERSITY: !! !! Files of interest !! [tex-archive]000aston.readme [tex-archive]000directory.list !! [tex-archive]000directory_dates.list [tex-archive]000directory.size !! [tex-archive]000last30days.files !! !! FTP access: site uk.ac.aston.tex !! username public !! password public !! !! !! I have a tape labelled TeX 2.993(==3.0) LaTeX 2.09 Metafont 1.9 (2.0) !! Unix 4.2/3BSD & System V. Tar 1600 bpi blocked 20 1 file dated !! 28 March 1990 (from washington.edu) !! !! I have the facility to copy this tape for anyone who sends the following !! 1 2400 tape with return labels AND RETURN postage. (2.50 pounds sterling !! for UK users, payable to `Aston University') Outside UK please ask me. !! UK users send 4.25 for two tapes or 6.60 for three tapes. !! Send to !! !! P Abbott !! Computing Service !! Aston University !! Aston Triangle !! Birmingham B4 7ET !! !! A VMS backup of the archive requires 2 (two ) 2400' tapes at 6250bpi. !! Remaining details as above. !! !! A VMS backup of TeX 2.991 plus PSprint is available; one tape is needed. !! !! Exabyte tape drive with Video 8 cassettes: !! Same formats available as 1/2in tapes. We use the following tapes !! SONY Video 8 cassette P5 90MP, MAXCELL Video 8 cassette P5-90 !! TDK Video 8 cassette P5-90MPB !! Postage 35p UK (stamp please), 1 pound sterling Europe, other areas 2 pounds !! !! OzTeX - Send 10 UNFORMATTED (800k) disks with return postage. !! !! ---Peter Abbott. End of UKTeX Digest *******************