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. Administrivia: Moderators: Peter Abbott (Aston University) and David Osborne (University of Nottingham) Contributions: UKTeX@uk.ac.tex Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: UKTeX-request@uk.ac.tex -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 92 11:29:43 +0000 From: Mark J Hewitt 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 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 92 17:03:40 +0000 From: Brian {Hamilton Kelly} 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 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} +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + 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: {mcsun,ukc,uunet}!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: 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 92 10:54:34 +0000 From: Peter J Knaggs. 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 92 20:16:56 +0000 From: Andrew McLean 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ] ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 18:35:18 +0000 From: Philip Taylor (RHBNC) 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'' ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 92 11:37:00 +0100 From: Max Calvani - Italy 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 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Feb 92 16:18:00 +0000 From: Micheal O Foghlu 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 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 92 10:12:33 +0700 From: Allan Reese 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 ------------------------------ 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$SCRATCH directory from a subsequent ftp session, use ftp's cd command to move into [public.telnet.], where the Internet host's name has been reversed into the UK's big-endian order. For example, supposing you'd previously made a Telnet connection from machine.dept.uni.edu, the SYS$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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ 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 or - ---------------------------------------------------------------- *** 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 *************** *** 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 *************** *** 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 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 13:51:17 -0600 From: George D. Greenwade"George D. Greenwade" 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 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 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% George D. Greenwade, Ph.D. Bitnet: BED_GDG@SHSU 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 Sam Houston State University Internet: bed_gdg@SHSU.edu Huntsville, TX 77341 bed_gdg%SHSU.decnet@relay.the.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 92 14:34:10 +0000 From: Philip Taylor (RHBNC) Subject: RE: EuroTeX 92 Please note that the prices have been re-quoted in 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 ************************************************* * * * Name: ..................................... * * Institution: .............................. * * Position: ................................. * * Address (business or home - circle one): * * ........................................... * * ........................................... * * ........................................... * * ........................................... * * * * I intend to visit EuroTeX 92 in Prague * * (September 14. -- 18.(20.),1992) * * * * ........................................... * * (Signature) * * * ************************************************* On behalf of organizers: Karel Horak Jiri Vesely Jiri Zlatuska Tel 44 (0)21 359 5492 direct 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 ------------------------------ UK TeX ARCHIVE at ASTON UNIVERSITY >>> UK.AC.TEX <<< *** Interactive and file transfer access *** Host: uk.ac.tex or tex.ac.uk, Username: public, Password: public JANET DTE 000020120091, Internet IP 134.151.40.18 *** Mail server *** Send mail to TeXserver@uk.ac.tex (JANET) or TeXserver@tex.ac.uk (rest of the world) with message body containing the word HELP \section FILES OF INTEREST [tex-archive]00readme.txt [tex-archive]00directory.list [tex-archive]00directory.size [tex-archive]00directory_dates.list [tex-archive]00last30days.files \section DIGESTS This year's UKTeX back issues are stored in the archive in directory [tex-archive.digests.uktex.92] This year's TeXhax back issues are stored in the archive in directory [tex-archive.digests.texhax.92] Latest TeXhax: V92 #01 TeXMaG back issues are stored in the archive in directory [tex-archive.digests.tex-mag] Latest TeXMaG: V5N3 \section MEDIA DISTRIBUTIONS \subsection Washington Unix TeX distribution tape Latest copy of May/June 1991 contains: TeX 3.14, LaTeX 2.09, Metafont 2.7, plus many utilities suitable for Unix 4.2/4.3BSD & System V tar format, 1600bpi, blockfactor 20, 1 file (36Mb) Copies available on: One 2400ft 0.5" tape sent with return labels AND return postage to Aston OR One Quarter-Inch Cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format (DC600A or DC6150) sent with envelope AND stamps for return postage to Nottingham (addresses below). \subsection VMS tapes VMS backup of the archive requires two 2400ft tapes at 6250bpi. 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