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+*******************************************************************************
+* *
+* TTTTTTT X X M M GGGGGG A Mostly Unofficial *
+* T X X MM MM G Publication for Users *
+* T EEEEEEE XXX M M M M A G GG Of the TeX Computer *
+* T E X X M M M A A G G Typesetting System. *
+* T EEEE X X M M M AAAAA GGGGGG *
+* E A A Volume 1, Number 8 *
+* EEEEEEE A A Distribution: 537 or so... *
+* *
+*******************************************************************************
+
+November 14, 1987
+
+Contents:
+\footnote............................................................1
+Letters to the Editor................................................2
+Left justified text within LaTeX's eqnarray environment..............3
+sprite.sty: A LaTeX macro............................................4
+Contents of Tugboat 8#3..............................................5
+The Toolbox..........................................................6
+
+__1
+\footnote{Heaven, I'm in Heaven...}
+
+It's finally happened: this is the first issue of TeXMaG that I
+haven't written a single article for (unless you count this bit at the
+beginning). Other major accomplishments in this issue include a very
+amazing macro from Martin Costabel which allows simple raster-image
+characters to be drawn in LaTeX. Next time you need a schwa or fancy H
+or whatever, you can get something presentable without using Metafont.
+Also in this issue are the contents of the latest TUGboat, which for
+the first time are making it out before the actual TUGboat does (for
+those of you interested in joining/getting information about The TeX
+Users Group, an address is in the back of this issue).
+
+ In other news, I'm told that some of the TeXMaG back issues are
+available on the PCTeX Bulletin Board. Dominik (whose last name I
+do not have) <DOW@HARVUNXW.BITNET> writes "What I did was this: I
+logged on to the BBS, which is a Fido system. Its phone number is
+(415) 388-1708, and the communications protocols are 300/1200 baud
+No parity, 8 bit data, 1 stop bit. Once into the board (after giving
+your name etc.) go to the Files section, area 4, which is called
+\fido\texhax. There you will find a couple of issues of TeXMaG
+(numbers 1 and 7 when I last looked)." If anybody knows how these got
+there or could get the others up on the bulletin board, I'd like to
+hear from you.
+
+ G'day
+ -Don Hosek <DHOSEK@HMCVAX>
+
+Word of the Month: Antediluvian
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__2
+*Letters to the Editor*
+
+Date: Tue, 20 Oct 87
+From: SCHOEPF@DMZRZU71.BITNET
+Subject: Re: timelines in \TeX
+
+Hello Don,
+You have this problem with the comment after the "\end{timeline}" in
+LaTeX. Someone here recently had the same problem when he used
+\newenvironment, so I looked into the LaTeX code to see how Leslie
+Lamport does it. Here's what I found:
+
+> % If \end{foo} needs to ignore blanks after it, then \endfoo should
+> % globally set the @ignore switch true with \global\@ignoretrue.
+
+ Rainer Schoepf
+ Inst. f. Physik
+ Univ. Mainz
+ Staudinger Weg 7
+ D-6500 Mainz
+ West Germany
+ <SCHOEPF@DMZRZU71.BITNET>
+
+
+
+
+
+__3
+*Left justified text within LaTeX's eqnarray environment*
+By Chris Carruthers <CXC2F@UOTTAWA.BITNET>
+
+Time and time again LaTeX users find that the the eqnarray environment
+is very useful but that a feature which is lacking is the ability to
+intersperse aligned equations with left-justified text. It turns out
+that there is a very easy way to do this: use the TeX \noalign
+primitive (as documented in the TeXbook). The following LaTeX sample
+gives an example of how this might be done.
+
+%%%----Pretend this is in typewriter type and that wasn't-------------
+\documentstyle{article}
+\begin{document}
+\begin{eqnarray}
+test &1 &2 \\
+\noalign{\hbox{test}}
+test & 3 & 4
+\end{eqnarray}
+\end{document}
+%%%----OK, stop pretending now----------------------------------------
+
+Which produces results something like the following (given the
+limitations of ASCII text):
+
+
+ test 1 2 (1)
+test
+ test 3 4 (2)
+
+
+
+__4
+*sprite.sty: A LaTeX Macro*
+By: Martin Costabel <XBR1DA29@DDATHD21.BITNET>
+
+sprite.sty is a LaTeX macro that allows you to define in a quick and
+dirty way your own symbols. You just have to define the character as
+a dot pattern on your screen and enclose it by \sprite and \endsprite
+commands. Of course, I know, TeX is awfully professional and this
+primitive technique will not provide results as good as a MetaFont-
+designed character or even one drawn using device-dependent \special
+commands, but if you just need one special character or some cute
+little symbol and you don't have the time/brains/MacIntosh/
+superuser-privilege/money-for-AmS-fonts/or-whatever-is-necessary for
+a professional solution, this might produce acceptable results.
+
+The following SPRITE.STY and SPRITEUSE.TEX files should explain
+themselves. Two words of caution are in order, however:
+
+Warning #1: Do not use many of these home-made characters on one page.
+Otherwise you will see the "TeX capacity exceeded" error message. In
+SPRITEUSE.TEX, my Atari ST on which I am doing most of my TeX work,
+finished the first page all right, but on the second one it stopped
+after the 'F'. Our VAX finished both pages.
+
+Warning #2: If you tend to believe that your favorite Laser printer
+can print every .dvi file, you may be in for a surprise. Some
+DVI-drivers are not very good in printing \vrule s (out of which these
+characters are composed). Even if it looks good on a screen previewer
+or on a dot matrix printer, your Laser printer may produce weird
+error messages or garbage without any error message. Our Canon LBP8
+interpreted the \ScriptH as a command to print one horizontal bar and
+to screw up the rest of the page. The cheaper Kyocera printer did OK
+as long as there was only one of these symbols in one line. Otherwise
+it spread them over several lines. I wonder whether such an illegal
+behavior has been observed in other cases (LaTeX picture environment
+etc.) [[Editor's note: Our Apple Laserwriter driven by Nelson Beebe's
+DVIALW printed the file with no problems as did our QMS-800 driven by
+the Texas A&M DVILG8 (adapted from Tomas Rokicki's DVIGEN); DVItoVDU,
+on the other hand, seemed to add extra pixels to certain "sprites".]]
+
+SPRITE.STY is written using some of LaTeX's bookkeeping commands (like
+\newcommand) that could easily be replaced by plain TeX equivalents.
+It also uses two of LaTeX's internal LISP commands. If one steals
+these from LATEX.TEX, the translation to plain TeX would be very easy.
+Another comment: One cannot use the orthodox LaTeX
+\begin{sprite}..\end{sprite} style, because this hides all definitions
+made in between from outside use.
+
+%%%--Cut Here------------------------------------------------------
+%%%%%%%%%%%%% SPRITE.STY %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% LaTeX style option SPRITE.STY ( Martin Costabel 27-Oct-1987 )
+%% Use: \documentstyle[...,sprite,...]{...}
+%\makeatletter %use this if you \input{sprite.sty}
+%% New command:
+%%
+%% \sprite{cmd}(lins,cols)[wdth,hght] pixels \endsprite
+%%
+%% Here:
+%% cmd is a command sequence which is afterwards the name of the new object.
+%% It is defined as \usebox{cmd@box}, so there is also a new box cmd@box.
+%% wdth and hght are the width and height of the new object.
+%% pixels is a sequence of lins lines, each of which starts with a `:'(colon),
+%% ends with a `|'(vertical bar), and contains cols pixels which are
+%% either a `.'(period, meaning a white pixel) or a `B'(capital B, meaning
+%% a black pixel). Blank spaces are ignored.
+%%
+\newlength{\@pxlwd} \newlength{\@rulewd} \newlength{\@pxlht}
+\catcode`.=\active \catcode`B=\active \catcode`:=\active \catcode`|=\active
+\def\sprite#1(#2,#3)[#4,#5]{
+ \edef\@sprbox{\expandafter\@cdr\string#1\@nil @box}
+ \expandafter\newsavebox\csname\@sprbox\endcsname
+ \edef#1{\expandafter\usebox\csname\@sprbox\endcsname}
+ \expandafter\setbox\csname\@sprbox\endcsname =\hbox\bgroup
+ \vbox\bgroup
+ \catcode`.=\active\catcode`B=\active\catcode`:=\active\catcode`|=\active
+ \@pxlwd=#4 \divide\@pxlwd by #3 \@rulewd=\@pxlwd
+ \@pxlht=#5 \divide\@pxlht by #2
+ \def .{\hskip \@pxlwd \ignorespaces}
+ \def B{\@ifnextchar B{\advance\@rulewd by \@pxlwd}{\vrule
+ height \@pxlht width \@rulewd depth 0 pt \@rulewd=\@pxlwd}}
+ \def :{\hbox\bgroup\vrule height \@pxlht width 0pt depth 0pt\ignorespaces}
+ \def |{\vrule height \@pxlht width 0pt depth 0pt\egroup
+ \prevdepth= -1000 pt}
+ }
+\def\endsprite{\egroup\egroup}
+\catcode`.=12 \catcode`B=11 \catcode`:=12 \catcode`|=12\relax
+%\makeatother %use this if you \input{sprite.sty}
+%%%%%%%%%%% End of SPRITE.STY %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%%---Cut here--------------------------------------------------------
+%%%%%%%%%%% SPRITEUSE.TEX %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Example for the use of SPRITE.STY ( Martin Costabel 27-Oct-1987 )
+\documentstyle[12pt,sprite]{article}
+\begin{document}
+\newsavebox{\CalH} \sbox{\CalH}{${\cal H}$} % Get the size of \cal H.
+\newcommand{\ScriptH}% Some fine-tuning of the
+{\raisebox{-0.5 pt}{\SH}\kern 1 pt}% positioning might be necessary
+\sprite{\SH}(33,65)[\wd\CalH, \ht\CalH] % The size will be the same
+ % as for \cal H.
+ % Resolution ca. 250x500 dpi
+:..........BBBBBBBB.............BBB..................BBBBBB....... |
+:........BBBB....BBB..........BBBBB..............BBBBBB...BBBB.... |
+:........BB.......BBB.......BBB.BBB............BBBBBB.......BBBB.. |
+:........BB.......BBB.....BBB..BBBB..........BBBBBB..........BBB.. |
+:........BB.......BBB....BB...BBBB.........BBBBBB............BBBB. |
+:........BB.......BBB...BB....BBBB.........BBBBB.............BBBB. |
+:..................BBBBBB.....BBB.........BBBBB..............BBBB. |
+:............................BBBB........BBBBBB..............BBBB. |
+:...........................BBBB.........BBBBB...............BBBB. |
+:...........................BBBB.........BBBBB...............BBB.. |
+:..........................BBBB.........BBBBB...............BBBB.. |
+:..........................BBBB.........BBBB...............BBBB... |
+:.........................BBBB.........BBBBB..............BBBB.... |
+:.........................BBBB.........BBBB..............BBBB..... |
+:........................BBBBB.........BBBB............BBBBB...... |
+:........................BBBB.........BBBB..........BBBBBB........ |
+:.......................BBBBB.........BBBB.....BBBBBBBB........... |
+:..........BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB................ |
+:.......BBBB...........BBBBB.........BBBB......................... |
+:.....BBBB.............BBBBB........BBBBB......................... |
+:....BBB...............BBBB.........BBBB.......................... |
+:...BB................BBBB.........BBBBB.......................... |
+:..BBB...............BBBBB.........BBBB........................... |
+:.BBB................BBBB..........BBBB........................... |
+:.BBB...............BBBB..........BBBB............................ |
+:BBB...............BBBBB..........BBBB..................B......... |
+:BBB..............BBBBB...........BBBB.................BB......... |
+:BBB.............BBBBB............BBBB................BBB......... |
+:BBB............BBBBB..............BBBB..............BBB.......... |
+:BBB...........BBBBB................BBBB...........BBBB........... |
+:.BBBB........BBBB...................BBBB........BBBB............. |
+:...BBB.....BBBB.......................BBBB....BBBBB.............. |
+:.....BBBBBBB.............................BBBBBBB................. |
+\endsprite
+
+\def\schwa{\FormOfSchwa\kern 1 pt} % Only necessary if \kern... is wanted
+\sprite{\FormOfSchwa}(16,24)[0.4 em, 1 ex] % Resolution ca. 200x340 dpi.
+:.......BBBBBBBBBB....... |
+:....BBBB........BBBB.... |
+:..BBB.............BBBB.. |
+:.BB.................BBB. |
+:.B...................BBB |
+:.....................BBB |
+:.....................BBB |
+:.....................BBB |
+:BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB |
+:BBB..................BBB |
+:BBB..................BBB |
+:BBB.................BBB. |
+:.BBB...............BBB.. |
+:..BBBB...........BBBB... |
+:....BBBBB.....BBBBB..... |
+:.......BBBBBBBB......... |
+\endsprite
+% Now we can use it
+
+\section{Here is a script \protect\ScriptH :} % It is fragile!
+You can use it also in Formulas:
+$$ H \neq \ScriptH \neq {\cal H}$$
+And we defined also some kind of Sch\schwa wa.
+
+\newpage
+\section{\TeX\ capacity exceeded?}
+If you have too many of these on one page, your \TeX\ might give up:
+A \ScriptH \\
+B \schwa \\
+C \ScriptH \
+D \schwa \\
+E \ScriptH \\
+F \schwa \\
+G \ScriptH \ etc.
+\end{document}
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%End of SPRITEUSE.TEX %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%%---And Cut here----------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+
+
+__5
+*Contents of TUGboat 8#3*
+By Barbara Beeton <BNB@SEED.AMS.COM>
+
+This issue is at the printer now. It should be in the mail by the end
+of the month.
+
+Contents, TUGboat 8#3, November 1987
+
+General Delivery
+ Bart Childs From the President
+ Rilla Thedford The Volunteer Tree
+ Charles-Michel Marle Book publishing using TeX
+ Laurie Mann TeX training, etc. -- A TUG meeting trip
+ report
+ Barbara Beeton From the Editor
+
+Software
+ Bart Childs Proposed minimum standards for TeX
+ distributions
+ Thomas J. Reid TANGLE modification causes problems in
+ Metafont and PK files
+ Hyphenation exception log
+
+Fonts
+ Doug Henderson Update: Metafont mode_def settings for
+ TeX output devices
+ Adrian F. Clark Halftone output from TeX
+ Aarno Hohti Generating an APL font
+ and Okko Kanerva
+
+Output Devices
+ Don Hosek TeX output devices (with charts)
+ Thomas J. Reid DVI driver considerations for
+ high-volume printing systems
+ Glenn L. Vanderburg \special issues
+ and Thomas J. Reid
+
+Site Reports
+ Graham Toal TeX information for users in the U.K.
+ Malcolm Brown TeXhax Notes
+ Joachim Lammarsch 6th Meeting of the ``TeX-Interessenten''
+ in Germany
+ *Atari ST:
+ Klaus Guntermann Atari ST site report
+ *Data General:
+ Bart Childs Data General site report
+
+Typesetting on PCs
+ Mitch Pfeffer Running TeX on a 386-based computer:
+ and Alan Hoenig Twice as fast as an AT
+
+Macros
+ Christina Thiele What constitutes a well-documented macro?
+ Donald E. Knuth Macros for Jill
+ Thomas J. Reid Floating figures at the right, and some
+ random text for testing
+
+LaTeX
+ Ken Yap Contents of LaTeX style collection as of
+ 15th September 1987
+ Jackie Damrau The LaTeX user's column
+
+Queries
+ Peter Flynn Request for contributions to a new publication
+ Jeffery Boes Reply: Printing out selected pages
+ Stephen C. Lipp Title formatting macro wanted
+
+News & Announcements
+ Calendar
+ Exeter University: TeX88, 18-20 July 1988
+ Call for papers: TUG Annual Meeting, Montreal, 22-24 August 1988
+
+
+
+
+__6
+*The Toolbox*
+
+From Rainer Schoepf <SCHOEPF@DMZRZU71>, we have some assorted macros
+for high energy physics texts. Rainer writes: In high energy physics
+there is a special notation consisting of a symbol (e.g. p)
+overprinted by a slash, pronounced: p-slash. \not p does this, of
+course, but it doesn't look as it should. After some experiments with
+slashes from different fonts we arrived at the following two
+solutions. The second of these does also vertical positioning.
+Therefore the first one looks better if there are several slashed
+symbols with different height and/or depth in a line.
+
+%%%--Cut Here---------------------------------------------------------
+\def\slasha#1{\setbox0=\hbox{$#1$}#1\hskip-\wd0\hbox to\wd0{\hss\sl/\/\hss}}
+\def\slashb#1{\setbox0=\hbox{$#1$}#1\hskip-\wd0\dimen0=5pt\advance
+ \dimen0 by-\ht0\advance\dimen0 by\dp0\lower0.5\dimen0\hbox
+ to\wd0{\hss\sl/\/\hss}}
+% Four macros for Dirac's bracket notation of expectation values
+\def\bra#1{\left< #1\right|}
+\def\ket#1{\left| #1\right>}
+\def\bracket#1#2{\left<#1\mid #2\right>}
+\def\EV#1#2#3{\bra{#1}#2\ket{#3}}
+% And finally a macro for printing so-called `normal ordered' products
+% They are denoted by a colon on either side
+\normalord#1{\mathopen{:}#1\mathclose{:}}
+%---------------Cut here---------------------------------------------
+My own contribution this month is a macro for what I believe is a
+European convention for indicating vectors requested by a visiting
+professor at Harvey Mudd College. The \undertilde macro puts a tilde
+under the character in its argument. This command should work with any
+math character, although the best results will be arrived at with
+letters and numbers. To use \undertilde with a non math-italic letter,
+you will need to include the typeface command in the argument to
+\undertilde, e.g., \undertilde{\rm B}.
+%---------------Cut here---------------------------------------------
+\def\undertilde#1{\mathord{\vtop{\ialign{##\crcr
+ $\hfil\displaystyle{#1}\hfil$\crcr\noalign{\kern1.5pt\nointerlineskip}
+ $\hfil\tilde{}\hfil$\crcr\noalign{\kern1.5pt}}}}}
+% That's it!-----Cut again--------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+__7
+TeXMaG is an electronic magazine published by the Harvey Mudd College
+Mathematics Department available free of charge to all interested
+parties reachable by electronic mail. It is published sporadicly, and
+the editor likes to think that its monthly so the readers humor him.
+Subscription requests should be sent to Don Hosek
+<DHOSEK@HMCVAX.BITNET> or send the following message to
+LISTSERV@BYUADMIN: SUBS TEXMAG-L Your_Full_Name. European subscribers
+may send the SUBS command to LISTSERV@DEARN, subscribers on CDNnet
+should send subscription requests to <list-request@ubc.csnet> (being
+sure to mention that they wish to subscribe to TeXMaG), and JANET
+subscribers should send requests to be added to the list to Peter
+Abbott, <ABBOTTP@UK.AC.ASTON.MAIL>. Back issues are available for
+anonymous FTP in the file BBD:TEXMAG.TXT on SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU. They
+may also be obtained from Don Hosek <DHOSEK@HMCVAX.BITNET>. Article
+submissions, contributions for the Toolbox, and letters to the editor
+are always welcome and should be sent to <DHOSEK@HMCVAX.BITNET>.
+
+Other publications of interest to TeX users are:
+
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