@question{FAQ 0: UK TeX ARCHIVE at ASTON UNIVERSITY >>> UK.AC.TEX <<< *** Interactive and file transfer access *** JANET: Host: uk.ac.tex, Username: public, Password: public (DTE 000020120091) Internet: host tex.ac.uk [134.151.40.18] For telnet access, login: public, password: public For anonymous ftp, login: anonymous, password: *** 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 ** FILES OF INTEREST [tex-archive]00readme.txt [tex-archive]00directory.list [tex-archive]00directory.size [tex-archive]00directory_dates.list [tex-archive]00last30days.files [tex-archive.doc]TeX-FAQ.txt (Frequently Asked Questions list) [tex-archive.doc]FAQ-Supplement-*.txt (FAQ supplement) ** 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 #11 TeXMaG back issues are stored in the archive in directory [tex-archive.digests.tex-mag] Latest TeXMaG: V5N3 ** MEDIA DISTRIBUTIONS Postal addresses are given below. ********** 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 to Aston with return labels AND return postage OR One Quarter-Inch Cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format (DC600A or DC6150) sent with envelope AND stamps for return postage to Nottingham (Due to currency exchange, this service is offered only within the UK) ********** VMS tapes VMS backup of the archive requires three 2400ft tapes at 6250bpi. VMS backup of TeX 2.991 plus PSprint requires one 2400ft tape. ********** Exabyte 8mm tapes Same contents available as 0.5" tapes. Following tape types available: SONY Video 8 cassette P5 90MP, MAXELL Video 8 cassette P5-90, TDK Video 8 cassette P5-90MPB ** TeX IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR SMALL COMPUTERS ********** OzTeX V1.4 (for Macintosh) Send 7 UNFORMATTED 800K disks to Aston with return postage. ********** emTeX (for OS/2, PC-DOS and MS-DOS) The complete package (3.5" High density disk format ONLY) is available from Aston at a cost of 15 pounds sterling, including documentation, disks, post and packing (DO NOT SEND DISKS): specify Set A. Additional utilities including DVIPS, 5 pounds sterling: specify Set B. FLI files for FX, 5 pounds sterling: specify Set C. FLI files for P6M, 5 pounds sterling: specify Set D. For general enquiries, and a free catalogue detailing other disk formats, precompiled fonts and lots of other goodies, contact: Eigen PD Software, P.O. 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Peter Abbott Information Systems, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET David Osborne Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD (for Quarter-inch cartridges ONLY -- must include stamps for return postage ) ** UK TeX USERS GROUP For details, contact: Geeti Granger, Text Processing Dept, John Wiley & Sons, Baffins Lane, Chichester, W Sussex PO19 1UD (tel: 0243 770329) or David Penfold, Edgerton Publishing Services, 30 Edgerton Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AD (tel: 0484 519462) } @question{FAQ 1: Where can I get a DVI to PostScript conversion program? There are two programs that compile on a wide variety of computers and operating systems: dvips - by Tomas Rokicki. This driver is very nice and has the ability to deal with virtual fonts. [tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips] Original FTP site is labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47) A precompiled version for MSDOS is available as boo-encoded ZIP archive in [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex.bonus]dvips.boo dvitops - by James Clark. Dvitops will compile under Unix, MSDOS, VMS, and Primos. in [tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvitops] EXTRA dvitps - part of the TeXPS package by Stephan Bectolsheim. Available via anonymous ftp from arthur.cs.purdue.edu (128.10.2.1) in ./pub/TeXPS. A commercial driver (dvilaser/ps) is also available from ArborText Inc., 535 West William Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 } @question{FAQ 2: How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX? Perhaps the best way to do this is to use the psfig macros written by Trevor Darrell. In [tex-archive.psfig] Original FTP source is whitechapel.media.mit.edu (18.85.0.125) in ./psfig. You will also need a dvi to PostScript conversion program that supports \specials. The ones mentioned in question 1 do, and dvips comes with a version of psfig ready to use with them. The psfig macros work best with Encapsulated PostScript Files (EPS). In particular, psfig will need the file to have a BoundingBox (see Appendix C of the _PostScript Language Reference Manual_). If you don't have an EPS file, life can be difficult. If you use dvips or dvitops, you may find it easier to use their own supplied macros, well-documented in the manuals. The system with dvips (epsf.sty LaTeX style option) is very reliable. For users of ArborText's DVILASER/PS, there is intrinsic EPSF support and a purpose written macro \PostScript supplied with the software. } @question{FAQ 3: Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q? This briefly lists some previewers which are available at Aston. They all require you to understand how to compile from sometimes dodgy source code, except emTeX. dvipage - For SunView. [tex-archive.drivers.dvipage] xtex - For X Windows. [tex-archive.drivers.seetex] dvidis - For VAXstation VMS. [tex-archive.drivers.dvidis] xdvi - Also for X Windows Unix or VMS) Probably the best available for Unix (supports virtual fonts) [tex-archive.drivers.xdvi] dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under VMS or Unix. [tex-archive.drivers.dvitovdu] dvi2tty - A dvi to ASCII conversion program, for normal terminals. [tex-archive.drivers.dvi2tty] dviscr - part of emTeX package, for PCs. [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex] The Macintosh OzTeX has an integrated previewer. EXTRA: dvipage - For SunView. Available via anonymous ftp from june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvipages.tar.Z. xtex - For X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from foobar.colorado.edu (128.138.243.105) in ./pub/SeeTeX/SeeTeX/SeeTeX-2.17.x.tar.Z. dviapollo- for Apollo Domain. Available via anonymous ftp from june.cs.washington.edu in ./tex/dviapollo.tar.Z. dviis - For Integrated Systems. Available via anonymous ftp from june.cs.washington.edu in ./tex/dviis.tar.Z. dvidis - For VAXstation VWS. Available via anonymous ftp from venus.ycc.yale.edu (130.132.1.5) in [.dvidis] (VMS machine). xdvi - Also for X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu in ./contrib/xdvi.shar.Z. dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix. Available via anonymous ftp from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (26.2.0.74) in the directory pd2: PiCTeX, and TUG. } @question{FAQ 6: What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)? OzTeX is a public domain version of TeX for the Macintosh. A DVI Previewer and PostScript driver are also included. It should run on any Macintosh Plus, SE, II, or newer model, but will not work on a 128K or 512K Mac. It was written by Andrew Trevorrow, and is available in [tex-archive.tex.mac.oztex] EXTRA anonymous ftp from from midway.uchicago.edu (128.135.12.73) in ./pub/OzTeX, which contains other public domain TeX-related software for the Mac as well. Questions about OzTeX may be directed to oztex@midway.uchicago.edu. } @question{FAQ 7: What is Fig and where can I get it? Fig is a menu driven tool similar to MacDraw that allows you to draw objects on the screen of an X workstation. TransFig is a set of tools which translate the code fig produces to other graphics languages including PostScript and the LaTeX picture environment. Both are available in the archive: [tex-archive.utils.transfig] [tex-archive.src.unix-archives]XFIG2-1-3.TARZ_UUE EXTRA: Fig is a menu driven tool similar to MacDraw that allows you to draw objects on the screen of a Sun Workstation running SunView. TransFig is a set of tools which translate the code fig produces to other graphics languages including PostScript and the LaTeX picture environment. Both are available via anonymous ftp from svax.cs.cornell.edu (128.84.254.2) in ./pub/fig. Both Fig and TransFig are also available from the Clarkson archive server at sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19). Both Fig and TransFig are supported by Micah Beck (beck@svax.cs.cornell.edu). XFig is essentially the same program except that it runs under X Windows. It is available via anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu (18.30.0.212) in ./contrib/xfig-2.0.*.Z. Note that version 2.0 is the most recent. It was written by Brian Smith. } @question{FAQ 8: How do I get WEB for C, FORTRAN, or some other language? There is a version of WEB for C called CWEB written by Silvio Levy. It is available in [TEX-ARCHIVE.WEB.CWEB] Original FTP site: princeton.edu (128.112.128.1) ./pub/cweb. There is a version of WEB called Spidery WEB which supports many languages including ADA, awk, and C. It was written by Norman Ramsey and, while not in the public domain, is usable free for research purposes. [TEX-ARCHIVE.WEB.SPIDERWEB] There is a version of WEB called FWEB for Fortran, Ratfor, and C written by John Krommes (krommes@lyman.pppl.gov). Version 1.13 is available via anonymous ftp from lyman.pppl.gov (192.55.106.129) in ./pub/fweb. SchemeWEB is a Unix filter that translates SchemeWEB into LaTeX source or Scheme source. It was written by John Ramsdell and is available from the Clarkson archive (see question 19) in ./submit/schemeweb.sh. } @question{FAQ 9: How can I typeset music in TeX? A package called MusicTeX written by Daniel Taupin aids in doing this: [tex-archive.musictex] EXTRA: A package called MuTeX, written by Andrea Steinbach and Angelika Schofer, aids in doing this. It is available via anonymous ftp from sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) in pub/TEX/mtex.tar.Z and from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [anonymous.tex.music.mtex]. This package allows you to typeset single-staff music and lyrics. } @question{FAQ 10: What is TUG and TUGboat? TUG is the TeX User's Group. TUGboat is their newsletter, which publishes useful articles about TeX and METAFONT. Inquiries should be directed to: TeX Users Group P. O. Box 9506 Providence, RI 02940 (USA) 401-751-7760 tug@math.ams.com } @question{FAQ 11: How do I convert Adobe's afm files to tfm format? Use the afm2tfm program distributed with dvips (see question 1) For the Macintosh, there is a program called EdMetrics which does the job (and more). It is available free from: Blue Sky Research 534 Southwest Third Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 (USA) 800-622-8398 or 503-222-9571 } @question{FAQ 12: In LaTeX, how do I get a double-spaced document? One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to use the doublespace style file: [tex-archive.latex.contrib]doublespace.sty Another way is to argue FIERCELY with whoever suggested that you wanted double-spaced documents. It is a hang-over from typewriters, and many universities have relaxed this requirement for theses. Try producing your document in 11 or 12pt and showing it the authorities. } @question{FAQ 13: In LaTeX, how do I include a file in the verbatim environment? A good way to do this is to use Rainer Schoepf's verbatim.sty, which provides the command \verbatiminput that takes a file as an argument. [tex-archive.latex.styles.verbatim] Another way to do this is to use the alltt environment defined in the style file [tex-archive.latex.contrib]alltt.sty There is also Verbatim.TeX, available in ..., which will work _regardless_ of the current category codes (especially suitable for confirmed hackers). It has \AfterGroup support, which allows (e.g.) \AfterGroup {\input }, and also nests to arbitrary depth, allowing verbatim within normal within verbatim within ... } @question{FAQ 14: In LaTeX, how do I do Y? If you can't figure out how to do something in LaTeX after you have read the manual very carefully, asked your local LaTeX guru, and thought about it, there is a LaTeX help service available. Please note that the way to accomplish something in LaTeX is often by using an appropriate style file, so please check this also (see question 15). If you can't think what to do, mail uktex@uk.ac.tex and your question will go out in a weekly electronic bulletin. If you have access to Usenet news, subscribe to comp.text.tex } @question{FAQ 15: Where can I find a LaTeX style file for doing Y? Before you ask for a LaTeX style file to do something, please check the latex style collection in [tex-archive.latex.contrib] contains only supplementary style files. } @question{FAQ 16: How do I generate an index in TeX/LaTeX? Making an index is not trivial. There are several indexing programs which aid in doing this. The commonest is: makeindex - for LaTeX under VMS, Unix, MSDOS etc [tex-archive.makeindex] EXTRA: idxtex - for LaTeX under VMS. Available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in the directory [.tex.utilities.idxtex]. texix - for TeX on CMS and Macintosh machines. Available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in the directory [.tex.utilities.texix]. indexor - for LaTeX under Unix, VMS, and DOS. Available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in [.tex.utilities.indexor]. } @question{FAQ 17: How do I get METAFONT to do what I want it to do? METAFONT allows you to create your own fonts, and ordinary TeX users may never need to use it. METAFONT, unlike TeX, requires some customization. Each output device for which you will be generating fonts needs a mode associated with it. Modes are defined using the mode_def convention described on page 94 of _The METAFONTbook_.The file [tex-archive.metafont.contrib]modes.mf is a large collection. Listings of settings for various output devices are also published periodically in TUGboat (see question 10). Now create a plain base file using inimf, plain.mf, and local.mf: % inimf This is METAFONT.... **plain # you type plain (output) *input modes # you type this (output) *dump # you type this Beginning to dump on file plain.... (output) % This should create a base file named plain.base (or something close) and should be moved to the directory which contains the base files on your system. Now we need to make sure that METAFONT loads this base when it starts up. If METAFONT loads the plain base by default on your system, then you're ready to go. Under Unix, we might, for instance define a command mf which executes "virmf &plain," loading the plain base file. The usual way to create a font with plain METAFONT is to then start it with the line \mode=; mag=; input in response to the * prompt or on the METAFONT command line. If is unknown or omitted, then the mode defaults to proof mode. If this has happened METAFONT will produce an output file called .2602gf. The is a floating point number or magstep (magsteps are defined in _The METAFONTbook_ and _The TeXbook_). If mag= is omitted, then the default is 1. For example, to generate cmr10 at 12pt for an epson printer you would type mf \mode=epson; mag=1.2; input cmr10 Note that under Unix the '\' and ';' characters must usually be escaped, so that this would typically look something like mf \\mode=epson\; mag=1.2\; input cmr10 If you don't have inimf or need a special mode that isn't in the base, you can put its commands in a file (e.g., ln03.mf) and invoke it on the fly with the \smode command. For example, to create ln03.300gf for an LN03 printer, using the file % This is ln03.mf as of 2/27/90 % mode_def courtesy of John Sauter proofing:=0; fontmaking:=1; tracingtitles:=0; pixels_per_inch:=300; blacker:=0.65; fillin:=-0.1; o_correction:=.5; (note the absence of the mode_def and enddef commands), we would type mf \smode="ln03"; input cmr10 } @question{FAQ 18: Where do I get TeX/LaTeX for machine Y running Q? A variety of tapes and disks can be bought from Aston. See the message at the start of this file. Unix - The Unix TeX distribution is available as two large uuencoded compress tar archives: [tex-archive.src.unix-archives]WEB-5851C.TARZ_UUE [tex-archive.src.unix-archives]WEB2C-5851C.TARZ_UUE you should get these, uudecode and uncompress them, then unpack in the same root directory. Start reading the instructions... PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers, and drivers is available in [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex] VMS [tex-archive.tex.vms] Mac - see question 6 for a public domain version. TOPS-20 - TeX was originally written on a DEC-10 under WAITS, and so was easily ported to TOPS-20. A Distribution that runs on TOPS-20 is available via anonymous ftp from science.utah.edu (128.110.198.2) in ./pub/tex/pub/web. Atari - TeX is available for the Atari ST from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu (129.22.16.2) in ./pub/atari/StTeX and from atari.archive.umich.edu (141.211.164.8) in ./atari/tex. If anonymous ftp is not available to you, send a message containing the line "help" to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu. The mail server can uuencode binary files. Another version can be obtained via anonymous ftp from ifi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.211.1) in ./pub/atari.st/tex. Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available via anonymous ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64) in ./amiga/commontex.lzh. The file copying.tex in the distribution contains information on how to obtain the other disks. Also, experimental versions of TeX 3.1 and METAFONT 2.7 are available in ./incoming/amiga/TEX. Tandy 6000 - First get web2c-5.8a and web-5.8a from ics.uci.edu (128.195.1.1) in ./TeX and then apply the diffs available and plains.ndsu.nodak.edu (134.129.111.64) in ./pub/tandy/programing and build. This builds TeX 3.1 and METAFONT 2.7. } @question{FAQ 19: What other archives are there? Many sites carry TeX-related material for anonymous ftp. Try 192.92.115.8 niord.shsu.edu 129.69.1.12 rusvm1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (soft/tex etc) 134.173.4.23 ymir.claremont.edu labrea.stanford.edu } @question{FAQ 20: Where can I get a thesis style for LaTeX? Thesis styles are usually very specific to your University, so it's usually not profitable to ask a whole newsgroup for one. If you want to write your own, a good place to start is the ucthesis style. } @question{FAQ 21: How do I get symbols for "the real numbers", "the complex numbers", and so on? These symbols are known as "blackboard bold" and are available in the AMS fonts "msam" (e.g., "msam10" for 10pt) and "msbm". They replace the older "msxm" and "msym." The fonts have a large number of mathematical symbols to supplement the ones provided by TeX. The fonts are available in [tex-archive.amstex2.amsfonts] Original source in e-math.ams.com (130.44.1.100) in the directory ./ams/amsfonts. Two files which load the fonts and define the symbols are provided, and both work with either TeX or LaTeX. Questions or suggestions regarding these fonts should be directed to tech-support@math.ams.com. } @question{FAQ 22: How do I get TeX material if I do not have access to anonymous ftp? There are several mail servers available, i.e., programs that will send you files via electronic mail. Some are: - In the United Kingdom, you can get TeX-related material from the UK TeX archive at the University of Aston. A known file is [tex-archive]00directory.list.) For electronic mail access, send a message to texserver@uk.ac.tex. The first non-blank line of the message must contain a valid TeXserver command (help, directory, files, whereis, search, or path). The program will then mail you a response notifying you that your request has been received. If you fail to get a response from the TeXserver, you may need to use the path command to help the program out. - The mail server at ymir.claremont.edu has access to all the TeX-related material there. This site has a lot of the PD TeX software, and even if it's not explicitly stated, much of the software mentioned in this document is available there. Unfortunately, executables are not available through the mail server. Send a message containing the line "help" to MAILSERV@ymir.claremont.edu. - sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) also contains a substantial TeX archive (ftp access is available). Send a messages containing the line "help" to mail-server@cs.ruu.nl. This mail server can send binary files in a variety of different formats. - There are LISTSERV facilities for TeX at LISTSERV@DHDURZ1.BITNET. Send a message containing the line "help" to this address. - For users on BITNET, access to anonymous ftp for some files can be obtained indirectly by sending mail to BITFTP@PUCC.BITNET. Send a message containing the line "help" to this address for more information. } @question{FAQ 23: How do I use PostScript fonts with LaTeX? There are at least four problems with replacing the standard Computer Modern fonts used in LaTeX: 1. The fonts are defined in a long set of macros in lfonts.tex which are not easy to understand and change; 2. You must have a device driver capable of understanding the idea of fonts built into the printer (the drivers referred to in question 1 have this capability). 3. The default layout of the Adobe fonts is NOT the same as that for the CMR fonts, so you will not get the right characters (ligatures being a good example). 4. The official names of the PostScript fonts are long and in both upper and lower cases. While this presents no problems for Unix, it can cause problems with files under DOS, VMS, etc. The first problem can be solved by one of: 1. Going through lfonts.tex and changing references to CMR to some new font, e.g., times. 2. Overloading the definitions of \bf, \rm, etc., with new font families. 3. Using the font selection mechanism described in TUGboat 10.3, p. 222 ff; a LaTeX interface to this will be part of version 2.10 of LaTeX, and is currently available, known as the New Font Selection Scheme. In [tex-archive.latex.styles.fontsel] A set of extra to the NFSS for PostScript fonts, and examples of style files for their use is in [tex-archive.latex.styles.fontsel.soton] emTeX users should get [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex.bonus]nfss.boo [tex-archive.tex.ms-dos.emtex.bonus]psnfss.boo which are packaged up for the emTeX hierarchy and conventions The second problem is quickly disappearing since all recent DVI to PostScript drivers have had adequate facilities. The third problem can be solved by: 1. Changing TeX macros, etc., so that the Adobe font layouts are expected. 2. Re-encoding the Adobe fonts in a PostScript prolog so that they conform to TeX standards. 3. Using ``virtual fonts'' to perform the mapping between Adobe and TeX layouts. Tomas Rokicki's dvips driver (see question 1) has examples of this. The dvips manual contains details of suggested mappings of long to short names. } @question{FAQ 24: How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa? troff - TROFF-TO-LATEX. [tex-archive.utils.kamal] This program, written by Kamal Al-Yahya at Stanford, assists in the translation of a troff document into LaTeX format. It recognizes most -ms and -man macros, plus most eqn and some tbl preprocessor commands. Anything fancier than that needs to be done by hand. Two style files are provided. There is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-). The program is copyrighted but free. scribe [tex-archive.utils.s2latex] The program was written by Van Jacobson of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory wordperfect - [TEX-ARCHIVE.UTILS.WP2LATEX] This is a PC program written in Turbo Pascal by R. C. Houtepen at the Eindhoven University in the Netherlands. It converts WordPerfect 5.0 documents to LaTeX. Pascal source is included. Users find it "helpful" and "decent" in spite of some limitations. It gets high marks for handling font changes. Limitations include no indices, table of contents, margins or graphics. It also won't handle the new features of WordPerfect 5.1, in particular the equation formatter. The program is copyrighted but free. refer/Tib - There are a few programs for converting bibliographic data between BibTeX and refer/Tib formats. [tex-archive.bibtex.utils.r2bib] In addition, a group at Ohio State University is working on a common document format based on SGML. In theory any format could be translated to or from this one. Also, Framemaker supposedly has "import filters" to aid in the translation from alien formats (presumably including TeX) to Framemaker; perhaps other desktop publishing programs have similar things. runoff/LaTeX RNOtoTeX converts documents in DSR (Digital Standard Runoff) to something acceptable to LaTeX, but with some revolting explicit visual formatting (to quote the author) [TEX-ARCHIVE.UTILS.TRANSLATORS.RNOTOTEX] } @question{FAQ 26: Where can I get font Y? look in [tex-archive.fonts] A fuller collection is on ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23). Also, the file wujastyk.txh on ymir.claremont.edu in [anonymous.tex.mf] is a copy of Dominik Wujastyk's font article, and contains information on METAFONT fonts as well. } @question{FAQ 27: Where can I get a dvi driver for the HP LaserJet? PC - The emtex package mentioned in question 18 contains a driver for the LaserJet, dvihplj. Version 2.10 of the Beebe drivers support the LaserJet. These drivers will compile under Unix, VMS, and on the Atari ST and DEC-20's. [tex-archive.drivers.beebe]. } @question{FAQ 28: A list of TeX implementations for the Macintosh. o Textures (lowercase 'x'): Version 2.0 allegedly has many improvements over 1.2. A nice system, fast, and well-featured. The editor leaves a little to be desired, but with a good DA editors, that's not a big issue. "Textures is a mature product, very stable, well supported. Has a very good preview feature. At around $400 list, it is way too expensive. However, many University bookstores have it for $125." -- John Doner (doner@henri.ucsb.edu) 4 Dec 90 If you buy it from the TeX Users Group, they will get the vendor royalty. TeX Users Group P.O. Box 9506 Providence, RI 02940-9506 Phone: 401-751-7760 The publisher is Blue Sky Research, 534 SW Third Avenue, Portland, OR 97204. o OzTeX: You can't beat the price on this one. It's free (public domain even). It comes with source, and a web-to-modula2 program. The nice (or not) feature of this program is that it uses PK and TFM files directly (unlike Textures which bundles them into Mac formats). Another nice feature is that OzTeX creates dvi files directly. Available via anonymous ftp from: midway.uchicago.edu in pub/sources/OzTeX. watmsg.waterloo.edu (129.97.129.9) in pub/oztex. ymir.claremont.edu (goes without saying) x MacTeX: FTL is officially defunct, and MacTeX is no longer available. o CTeX: The web2c version ported to the Mac (under MPW). Available from ymir and midway. ? An ArborText representative posted the following: Some time ago Textset Inc. changed its name to ArborText Inc. 535 W. William St. / Suite 300 / Ann Arbor, MI 48103 / USA (313) 996-3566 (voice) (313) 996-3573 (fax) help@arbortext.com: email address for product support. } @question{FAQ 29: TeX-related mailing lists There are two basic classes of mailing lists. The UNIX-style one and the BITNET-style one. For UNIX-style mailing lists, send your add request to the address provided. A human being will respond. For BITNET-style mailing lists, send a message to the LISTSERV address provided containing the line SUB name-of-mailing-list your-name For example, SUB YUNUS Raymond Chen and a computer program will respond. You can tell the difference because the UNIX-style ones are just an address, while the BITNET-style ones have a name plus an address. emTeX mailing list: emtex@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de INFO-TeX: INFO-TeX on LISTSERV@SHSU.edu or INFO-TeX-Request@shsu.edu Russian TeX: RUSTEX-L on LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU Spanish TeX: spanish-tex-request@dit.upm.es (language is Spanish) Turkish TeX: YUNUS on LISTSERV@TRMETU.BITNET MuTeX/MusicTeX mailing list: mutex-request@stolaf.edu } @question{FAQ 30: Converting whatever to TeX Only the names of programs are presented here. Refer to section [1b] to see where to get them from. This information is based on a summary by James Mark (mark@nuri.inria.fr) posted on 28 Aug 90. BibTeX -> refer - refer-to-bibtex BibTeX -> tib - refer-to-bibtex ChiWriter -> TeX - Chi2TeX by Horstmann Software, US$75 LaTeX -> Framemaker - la2mml MS-Word -> LaTeX - wd2latex.zip PC-Write -> TeX - pcwritex.arc, pcwtex.zoo refer -> BibTeX - refer-to-bibtex, r2bib RTF -> troff - rtf-tools RTF -> TeX - rtf2TeX RUNOFF -> TeX - RUNOFF-to-TeX scribe -> LaTeX - scribe2latex, s2latex TeXinfo -> troff - texinfo2troff, texi2roff tib -> BibTeX - refer-to-bibtex troff -> LaTeX - TROFF-TO-LATEX.TAR-Z, tr2latex troff -> TeX - tr2tex, textr WordPerfect -> LaTeX - wp2latex.zip, wp2x WordPerfect -> TeX - wp2x } @question{FAQ 31: Other-than-English TeX and friends, From time to time, people ask about the avalaibility of TeX processing languages other than English. From this issue (June 1992), we summarize all info we have here: In standard Unix TeX distribution, it includes the babel package, a collection of various language fonts: Classical Greek, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Modern Icelandic, Cyrillic, Modern Turkish, German (Gothic/Fraktur). For other languages, you might want to look at these: Arabic: pylos.nmsu.edu see pub dir. Chinese: see pmC -- poorman's Chinese cc2tex -- ChTeX -- the best sites to find interesting Chinese text processing stuff are crl.nmsu.edu (128.123.1.14), pylos.nmsu.edu and ahkcus.org Dutch: see dutchsort.bib -- sorts non-English (esp. Dutch) names properly. hyphenation (Danish, Dutch, English) French: see epelle -- French spelling checker, incl. accents hyphenation (French) German: see Babel German dictionary ascii2german.sh -- converts "ae" "oe" "ue" and "ss" to the appropriate German characters Greek: The latest GreekTeX Package can be found in sappho.doc.ic.ac.uk (/pub/tex/kdgreekNEW.tar.Z) (146.169.21.14) The package allows the usage of LaTeX and includes all the features of the Haralambous Package. Note that this fonts are NOT 128 character sets. See also Babel Hebrew: see Babel Italian: see hyphenation (Italian) Japanese: See Nihongo TeX (ASCII Nihongo TeX) ASCII Nihongo TeX is developed by the ASCII Corp. The current version is 1.7 based on the original TeX 2.99. Its package also includes pTeX (publishing TeX) which experimentally supports vertical typesetting. See (NTT) jTeX NTT JTEX originally developed by Mr. Saito of NTT Corp., is now maintained by Mr. Sakurai (sakurai@math.metro-u.ac.jp). see also pmJ -- poorman's Japanese Korean: (Hangul) What "hlatex" does is to translate KS-Codes to control sequences that may be recognized by standard TeX executable. leesch@sparcs.kaist.ac.kr (lee.sok_chan) reports: you need Korean Editors, Hangul Emulators to using Hangul TeX. All Wanted Sources are available from anonymous ftp service supported by CAIR.KAIST.AC.KR[143.248.11.170] with *.TAR.Z files. cair.kaist.ac.kr:/pub/hangul/* Recommend Emulator: Hanterm, which is a patched Xterm version see also hlatex Polish: see hyphenation (Polish) Portuguese: see hyphenation (Portuguese) Russian: Peter Lanius (planius@ips102.desy.de) reports that Alexander Samarin from IHEP, Protvino (Russia) is the person to ask. Email: SAMARIN@VXCERN.CERN.CH Turkish: see Babel ------- Claudio Fleiner (fleinerc@cfruni52.bitnet) reports his experience in using hyphenation-pattersn for different laguages (including accented char's) in LaTeX. The needed files are: NFSS: at ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.1.12] in soft/tex/latex-styles-supported/nfss DC-Fonts: at ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.1.12] in soft/tex/fonts/metafont/dc DC-Style: at ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.1.12] in soft/tex/latex-styles-supported/nfss-dc Hyphenation-Patterns: german: included in dc-font french: use the INRS-Patterns and convert them for the dc-fonts (you may get them from me (fleinerc@cfruni52.bitnet) italian, spanish: look in the directory soft/tex/hyphenation at ftp.uni-stuttgard.de Suggestions: better check babel first! }