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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 3, Number 4 *
+* EEEEEEE A A Distribution: 1773 or so... *
+* *
+*******************************************************************************
+
+June 7, 1989
+
+Contents
+News
+ Announcing TeX-Euro ...............................................1
+ Final call for participation: TeX89 ...............................2
+ 8th Annual meeting of German TeX users ............................3
+Improved font selection in LaTeX ....................................4
+Introduction to LaTeX-help ..........................................5
+R\'eflexions sur le Congr\'es GUTenberg .............................6
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__1
+**********************************************************************
+* Announcing TeX-Euro *
+**********************************************************************
+By Joachim Lammarsch <RZ92@DHDURZ1>
+
+Dear TeX friends,
+
+to communicate with other TeX users there are a lot of possibilities:
+
+- TUGboat
+- TeXhax
+- UKTeX
+- TeXmag
+
+These are all digests and the UKTeX is the only one which appears
+weekly (TUGboat three or four times a year, TeXhax in uncertain
+periods and TeXmag sporadicly).
+
+Three further lists are used in Europe (EARN):
+
+- GUT
+- TEX_D-L
+- TEX_D-PC
+
+These are lists, which distribute each note (mail) separately. The
+languages which are used, are French and German. That's all I know.
+
+In my opinion no real European list exists distributing each note
+(mail) separately and at once. Therefore I am trying to start a list
+for use in whole Europe. The language should be different (not only
+English, French or German). To my mind onyone should use the language
+which is necessary to solve his problem. For example a Spanish TeX
+user having a question concerning only Spanish affairs means it's only
+about interest for Spanish people. Then he can (should) use his own
+language. On the other side he can use the English language hoping for
+more help. I suppose that most TeX users in Europe understand this
+language.
+
+So we'll be able to use English as the only language, but considering
+that Europe is a multilingual continent, we should also use the other
+ones if it will be useful.
+
+I have named the list
+
+ TEX-EURO
+
+and it is installed at the
+
+ LISTSERV at DHDURZ1
+
+To subscribing you should send the command
+
+ SUB TEX-EURO your_name
+
+to your nearest listserver or to LISTSERV@DHDURZ1.
+
+The list is thought for use in Europe, but all TeX users outside are
+invited to join to it, if they are interested in it.
+
+I hope that TEX-EURO is a possibility for all the TeX people in
+Europe, all the European national groups to get in touch for better
+cooperation.
+
+With kind regards
+Joachim Lammarsch
+(Chairman DANTE)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__2
+**********************************************************************
+* Final call for participation and registration form for TeX89 *
+* 4th annual meeting of European TeX Users *
+* Spetember 11-13, 1989, Karlsruhe, FRG *
+**********************************************************************
+
+TeX89, the 4th European TeX Conference, will take place at the
+University of Karlsruhe, FRG, from Monday, September 11, to Wednesday,
+September 13, 1989. The conference is preceded and followed by two
+days of workshops. The conference language is English.
+
+*Program*
+The conference program is a mixture of talks and discussion groups.
+So far, some twenty talks have been announced. They cover a wide range
+of TeXnical topics, like teaching TeX, getting the TeX community
+organized, TeX and standards, macro packages, LaTeX, TeX and the
+production process, DVI drivers, and TeX and foreign languages. A
+complete list of the speakers and their talks is enclosed. Further
+announcement of talks, accompanied by a short abstract, will be
+accepted till August 21.
+
+Various discussion groups will give everybody the opportunity to
+participate actively in the conference. So far, four discussion
+groups have been arranged. We are still looking for chairpersons
+who want to initiate discussions on further topics. A discussion
+chair should prepare a short, controversial statement to get the
+discussion going, and should be willing to summarize the discussion
+for the plenum. Discussion groups will probably be small, not more
+than twenty people per group. If you have a proposal for a discussion
+group, please indicate so on the registration form.
+
+There will be an exhibition of TeX-related products and books during
+the conference. Anyone interested in exhibiting products should contact
+Rainer Rupprecht (the address is on the registration form).
+
+The conference begins on Monday, September 11, at 10 am (registration
+starting at 9 am) and closes on Wednesday, September 13, at 4 pm.
+
+*Workshops*
+The two days before and after the conference are devoted to workshops.
+Please find enclosed a list of the workshops with brief course
+descriptions. We proudly announce that several distinguished TeX
+specialists have committed themselves as lectures.
+
+Applicants should indicate on the registration form their level of
+expertise and what they want to achieve in the workshop. The classes
+can then better be tailored to their needs.
+
+In general we will limit enrollment to 15 applicants per workshops to
+keep the groups operational. On the other hand, the workshops have to be
+self-supporting. Hence, if less than ten people enroll for a workshop,
+the workshop must be cancelled.
+
+Applicants will be notified on August 23 about acceptation or rejection.
+
+*Charges*
+The conference fee is DM 280,--. The fee includes registration materials,
+lunches, coffee breaks, social events (including a surprise excursion on
+Tuesday afternoon), and a copy of the conference proceedings. Conference
+registration must be accompanied by payment.
+
+The workshops are DM 100,-- per day. This only includes the classes and
+teaching material the lecturers might provide. Please pay for workshops
+only *after* your registration has been confirmed.
+
+*Accomodation*
+Participants must make their own arrangements for accomodation. Please
+contact
+ Verkehrsverein Karlsruhe e.V.\\
+ Bahnhofsplatz 6\\
+ 7500 Karlsruhe 1, FRG
+
+*Deadline*
+The deadline for all registrations is August 21, 1989.
+
+*Talks*
+>>Malcolm Clark
+ TeX and/or SGML
+>>R. Olejniczak
+ TeXpic---design and implementation of a picture graphics language in
+ TeX \`a la pic
+>>Bart Childs
+ The state of TUG, TeX, and a report on teaching TeX
+>>Bart Childs and others
+ TeX environments
+>>J. Schrod
+ Changebars without \special's
+>>M. Rycko and B. Jackowski
+ Polish TeX is ready for use
+>>F. Mittelbach and R. Schoepf
+ With LaTeX into the nineties--LaTeX limitations and how to get
+ around them
+>>P. D. Bacsich
+ MoreMath--a new PostScript font of mathematical symbols
+>>W. Antweiler
+ A TeX-REDUCE-interface (Poster talk)
+>>E. Neuwirth
+ Combining databases and TeX for producing a textbook for
+ homoeopathic medicine
+>>K. Neuwirth
+ TeX on the AMIGA--hands-on experiences
+>>J. Lammarsch
+ Using LISTSERV at DHDURZ1
+>>J. Lammarsch
+ Getting organized in Germany
+>>K. van der Laan
+ Getting organized in the Netherlands
+>>R. Wonneberger
+ TeX in an IDP environment
+>>A. Br\"uggemann-Klein
+ TeX and document design
+>>M. Bryan
+ JLaTeX
+>>N. Eiglsperger
+ A public domain driver for Digiset
+>>D. Rogers
+ Electronic Publishing in the nineties
+
+*Discussion groups*
+>>Document structures (LaTeX, SGML \ldots)
+>>TeX and graphics (and fonts)
+>>Getting information
+>>TUG and national user groups
+
+*Workshops*
+>>Plain TeX
+ Philip Taylor, RHBNC, University of London
+ September 9th/10th
+ Participants: 15--20
+
+Philip Taylor is totally dedicated to Plain TeX, and spends a
+considerable amount of time developing new macros to work within the
+Plain environment. His course will cover all aspects of the TeX
+language with the exception of output routines, but the emphasis of
+the course is entirely under the control of those wishing to attend.
+He is equally happy to teach Plain TeX for complete beginners, or
+intermediate TeX for those wishing to extend their knowledge of the
+language. As he feels it unlikely that any complete beginners would be
+attending this conference, the initial refinement of the syllabus
+includes material up to the level of (say), \halign (which is
+remarkably easy to use if you design your own \halign's, rather than
+trying to understand the examples in the book), but you are asked to
+give brief details of your TeX experience and interests when signing
+up for this course, so that the syllabus can be adjusted to be of
+maximum interest and use to those attending. Please bring your own
+copies of the TeXbook.
+
+>>LaTeX for beginners
+ Jost Krieger, Ruhr-Universit\"at Bochum
+ September 14th/15th
+ Participants: 10--15
+
+Jost Krieger comes from a very active TeX community in Bochum, which
+is particularly concerned with TeX in a German environment. The German
+hyphenation patterns generated at Bochum are in widespread use.
+
+Jost himself is an experienced TeX and LaTeX teacher. His course
+addresses LaTeX novices, either starting from scratch or switching
+from plain TeX.
+
+Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of TeX or LaTeX is assumed, but
+it is necessary to be familiar with the basic notions behind using a
+text editor on a mainframe or PC, since practical work plays an
+important part in the course. Bring your own LaTeX manual.
+
+
+>>Advanced macro writing and developing LaTeX styles
+ Joachim Schrod, Detig Schrod TeXsys and TH Darmstadt
+ September 14th/15th
+ Participants: 10--15
+
+Joachim Schrod is both an experienced programmer and TeX macro
+specialist, working on TeX portations, new members of the WEB language
+family and macro development since 1981. He is contributing frequently
+to TeXhax and TUGboat. He is the author of a highly portable driver
+family, YADD (Yet Another DVI Driver family) and participant of the
+DVI driver standards committee.
+
+His course addresses people having some experience with TeX and in
+writing simple macros, probably often struggling with the unexpected
+side effects caused by the non-modular structure of LaTeX. As LaTeX
+style development is always (Plain) TeX macro development, the course
+will first introduce you to the principles of the programming language
+Plain TeX, namely dynamic/static binding, expansion, and interrupt
+handling (output routines). Then the LaTeX programming interface is
+presented, not formally specified, but as an informal description of
+the most important macros for style development.
+
+The workshop is a mixture of lectures and hands-on practical sessions.
+
+Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of TeX and LaTeX is assumed.
+Bring your own TeXbook!
+
+
+>>Teaching TeX and LaTeX
+ Cathy Booth and Malcolm Clark, Exeter University and Imperial
+ College
+ September 9th
+ Participants: 10--20
+
+Cathy Booth and Malcolm Clark need no introduction in this forum.
+They did a superb job of organizing last year's conference in Exeter
+and are well known for their zeal to give TeX the place in the world
+it deserves. Cathy and Malcolm have both taught courses on behalf of
+the TeX Users Group, TUG, as well as to others. Their longstanding
+involvement with TeX and LaTeX makes them an experienced team to teach
+the teachers.
+
+This one-day workshop consists of classroom lectures and discussions.
+
+Prerequisites: Some basic knowledge of TeX or LaTeX is assumed.
+
+
+>>Introduction to METAFONT
+ Don Hosek, Pitzer College
+ September 9th/10th
+ Participants: 10--15
+
+Don Hosek of TeXmag fame is an active member of the TeX Users Group,
+TUG, participating in the TUGboat editorial committee and the DVI
+driver standards committee. In addition, he has been teaching courses
+for TUG for some time now.
+
+The workshop will cover the basic concepts of METAFONT, beginning with
+what it does and what good it is. Participants will become familiar
+with using METAFONT to generate characters from existing METAFONT
+programs and to develop characters and logos on their own. Topics will
+include an explanation of METAFONT's mode\_def's, drawing shapes using
+METAFONT's capabilities, an introduction to METAFONT's mathematical
+abilities, and macros and variables in METAFONT.
+
+Prerequisites: No METAFONT knowledge is assumed. Experience with TeX
+is recommended. Bring your own METAFONTbook.
+
+>>Typefaces: History and Use
+ Anne Br\"uggemann-Klein, Universit\"at Freiburg
+ September 14th/15th
+ Participants: 10--15
+
+Anne Br\"uggemann-Klein is working on an interface between the
+document designer and TeX. While studying document designers at work,
+she got hooked on the beauty of typefaces.
+
+Topics covered by this workshop include terminology, the historical
+development of type forms and their parallels in architecture,
+classification schemes, tools for typeface recognition, readability,
+effective use of typefaces, and typeface combinations. In the age of
+PostScript, there is more to fonts than Computer Modern!
+
+Participants are provided with an annotated bibliography on type and
+document design.
+
+Prerequisites: No TeX-related knowledge is assumed. Bring your
+favorite and most hated type specimens.
+
+For more information contact:
+ Rainer Rupprecht
+ Rechenzentrum
+ Universit\"at Karlsruhe
+ Postfach 6800
+ 7500 Karlsruhe 1, FRG
+ Telephone: (0721) 608-4031
+ e-mail: RZ32 at DKAUNI2 (bitnet)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__3
+ 8th Annual Meeting of German TeX Users
+ October 11--13, 1989, Eichstaett, FRG
+
+%=============================================================================
+
+This year's Annual Meeting of German TeX Users will take place at the
+Catholic University of Eichstaett from Wednesday, October 11, to
+Friday, October 13, 1989. The conference will be organized by the
+Computing Center of the Catholic University of Eichstaett and the
+recently founded German TeX Users Group DANTE e.V.
+
+Starting with the general meeting of DANTE on Wednesday afternoon,
+several tutorials on TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont will be organized on
+Thursday; finally, papers and discussion groups on all TeX-related
+problems will be scheduled on Thursday and Friday.
+
+If you are interested in participating in this conference and/or if
+you plan to present a paper, please send the attached pre-registration
+form to the address given below. Further questions or suggestions for
+this meeting should be directed to Joachim Lammarsch
+(rz92@dhdurz1.bitnet), the Chairman of DANTE, or to Dr. Wolfgang A.
+Slaby (slaby@urz.ku-eichstaett.dbp.de)
+
+Please give copies of this form to your colleagues, as the mailing
+list is incomplete.
+
+
+=============================================================================
+
+ 8. Annual Meeting of German TeX Users
+ Pre-Registration Form
+
+%=============================================================================
+
+
+Name _______________________________________________________________________
+
+Affiliation ________________________________________________________________
+ ________________________________________________________________
+ ________________________________________________________________
+ ________________________________________________________________
+
+Address ____________________________________________________________________
+ ____________________________________________________________________
+ ____________________________________________________________________
+ ____________________________________________________________________
+
+Telephone __________________________________________________________________
+
+E-mail _____________________________________________________________________
+
+
+
+Please tick where appropriate:
+ _
+ |_| I plan to participate in the 8. Annual Meeting of German TeX Users
+
+ _
+ |_| I should like to present a paper; preliminary title:
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ (abstract of ca. 1 page is enclosed)
+
+ _
+ |_| I am interested in discussion groups on:
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+
+ _
+ |_| I intend to participate in the exhibition with these products:
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ _____________________________________________________________________
+ (exhibition area required: ..... qm)
+
+
+Send to: Dr. Wolfgang A. Slaby
+ Catholic University Eichstaett
+ Computing Center
+ Ostenstr. 24
+ D-8078 Eichstaett, F.R. Germany
+ Telephone: (08421) 20-214
+ e-mail: slaby@urz.ku-eichstaett.dbp.de (DFN X.400)
+Acknowledge-To: <RZ92@DHDURZ1>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__4
+**********************************************************************
+* Improved font selection in LaTeX *
+**********************************************************************
+By Rainer M. Schoepf <SCHOEPF@DMZNAT51>
+
+In recent TeXhax several people have asked how to change the font
+selection mechanism of LaTeX to be more flexible, e.g., to typeset the
+whole document in a sans serif typeface, with \bf switching to sans
+serif bold, \it or \em to sans serif italic, using the Euler fonts or
+DEK's concrete roman family, etc.
+
+We have implemented such a scheme which will be published in the
+forthcoming issue of TUGboat. This scheme is not limited to LaTeX,
+although we do not provide an interface to other macro packages
+yet.
+
+Characteristics:
+ - Space requirements of about the same size as the original
+ lfonts.tex
+ - Takes about the same time to switch fonts as standard LaTeX
+ - Preloaded and load-on-demand fonts are treated exactly the same
+ way, even in math mode
+
+We are planning to make the relevant files available at the usual
+places (Clarkson, etc.) in the near future. Interested parties (i.e.
+server managers) should contact us and specify which format they
+prefer (BITNET file transfer, UNIX or VMS shell archives).
+
+The code is documented with the `doc' option developed at Mainz, (cf.
+TUGboat) which will be distributed via the same channels.
+
+ Frank Mittelbach
+ Rainer Sch\"opf
+
+Reply to: <SCHOEPF@VIPMZL.PHYSIK.UNI-MAINZ.DE> (Internet)
+ or: <SCHOEPF@DMZNAT51.BITNET> (Bitnet/EARN)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__5
+**********************************************************************
+* Introduction to LaTeX-help *
+**********************************************************************
+
+By Max Hailpern <mxh@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
+
+All sites with LaTeX should have one or more LaTeX experts to help
+users. Those experts communicate with each other about difficult
+problems through various forums, including the TeXhax mailing list.
+
+Lately, many sites have installed LaTeX without having, acquiring, or
+developing a LaTeX expert. Many simple LaTeX questions from those
+sites have been posted directly to TeXhax, clogging it and prompting
+redundant replies.
+
+Therefore, a number of TeXhax subscribers have formed a volunteer
+LaTeX question answering corps. LaTeX users with questions should take
+the following steps:
+ 1) Read the manual very carefully, including a careful check of the
+ index. Most questions are answered there.
+ 2) Check whether anyone locally can answer your question. Consider
+ not only paid systems staff but also more experienced users.
+ Similarly, if you paid a commercial company good money for LaTeX,
+ you should demand customer support from them--after all LaTeX is
+ available for free.
+ 3) See if you can work it out yourself, and in the process build
+ LaTeX expertise, by use of careful test cases, tracing mode,
+ examining the LaTeX source files, etc. Don't go crazy if you're a
+ non-programmer, but give it a shot.
+ 4) If all of the above fail, *don't* send mail to TeXhax. Instead,
+ send mail to LaTeX-help@sumex-aim.Stanford.EDU. Your mail will
+ automatically be forwarded to a member of the volunteer corps, in
+ a round-robin rotation. You should hear back shortly, either with
+ a solution to your problem, a request for additional information,
+ or the remark that it exceeded the volunteer's abilities and has
+ been forwarded to other experts, including further volunteers and
+ the TeXhax mailing list. If you don't hear anything after waiting
+ a reasonable period, write to
+ LaTeX-help-coordinator@sumex-aim.Stanford.EDU with as much
+ information about your original mailing as you have, and I'll try
+ to track down how it got lost.
+
+Please do not abuse this service. We volunteers have lots of work of
+our own to do, and will not continue volunteering if the burden is
+excessive. Make sure you try steps 1-3 before step 4, and always be
+eager to help others locally who are a step behind you. Also, join TUG
+(the TeX Users' Group) if you haven't and avail yourself of their
+classes and publications to develop in-house LaTeX expertise.
+
+If you have any questions or comments on this, please write to
+LaTeX-help-coordinator@sumex-aim.Stanford.EDU -- not directly to the
+current person holding that position, as it may change.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__6
+**********************************************************************
+* R\'eflexions sur le Congr\`es GUTenberg *
+* Paris, Mai 16--17, 1989 *
+**********************************************************************
+by Malcolm Clark <FPS@VAXA.IMPERIAL.AC.UK>
+
+The French TeX users group has been around for a few years, in an
+"unofficial" form. Over the last year or so they have become
+"official", much more active and they now organise an annual meeting.
+The first well-publicised GUTenberg meeting was held in Paris last
+year. I was impressed there by the attendence (well over 100), the
+stamina (the room was tiny and without air-conditioning), and the
+range of topics covered. There is, in any case, a tradition of TeX
+activity in France--the second European TeX Conference was held in
+Strasbourg, in 1986.
+
+This year's meeting was again in Paris, but used far larger rooms to
+accommodate the 120-150 people who attended. Scanning down the list of
+attendees, there are the usual academic and research organisations,
+but also publishers, and the printing trade in general. This bodes
+well for the future. The meeting was held over two days: the first day
+was given over to two seminars--one on LaTeX (from Olivier Nicole and
+Jacques Andr\'e), and the other on Metafont (Victor Ostromoukhov);
+followed by the AGM. The second day was the conference proper. I
+attended part of Victor's "Premiers pas en Metafont". As usual, I was
+impressed by Victor's breadth and depth of Metafont-lore. And he
+seemed to be getting something useful across to the forty or so would
+be Metafont-ers. Since he used a Macintosh to demonstrate the points,
+there was a reasonably quick interaction between intention and
+realisation. I confess I didn't stay to all of this; my powers of
+concentration are not great enough to follow a full day of technical
+Metafont (far less in a foreign tongue). However, one quote from
+Victor:
+
+ <mathematical typesetting> -> <empty>|<TeX>}
+ <TeX> -> <TeX82><font support>
+
+That sums things up nicely I think.
+
+Bernard Gaulle, GUTenberg's President ran the AGM with great
+efficiency and some humour. I particularly like the French style of
+democracy (it runs: question: "anyone against?"; answer: "no";
+conclusion: "passed"; excellent). I won't plough through all the
+bits of the AGM, except to note that the group is in excellent
+financial health, that this is a year of anniversaries in France--200
+years since the Revolution, but also some others: 10 years of TUG, 50
+years of CNRS (Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique), one of
+the homes of TeX, and of course this is also the year of the 4th
+European TeX Conference. The AGM honoured two people with "honorary
+membership": Barbara Beeton and Raymond Seroul (the author of _Le
+petit Livre de TeX_)). By way of recognition, they were each presented
+with an edition of "Les bons Romans", published over a hyndred years
+ago. Peter Abbott was also thanked for the help he has given in easing
+"[les] perturbations EARN/Bitnet". I was particularly pleased to see
+Barbara honoured and Peter thanked in this way. The whole TeX
+community owes them much for their dedicated adherence to the cause,
+and it was particularly refreshing and tactful that GUTenberg saw fit
+to include them in this way.
+
+Besides this conference, GUTenberg produces its own journal, _Cahiers
+GUTenberg_. The inaugural (or prototype) edition (confusingly numbered
+"z\'ero") was available at last year's conference. The first and
+second editions were out by this year's conference. Many of the talks
+in the conference were also printed in the _Cahiers_ (which helped me
+enormously). Although the group is "francophone", several articles are
+in English. Allowing for the technical words which dictionaries never
+seem to get right, it isn't too difficult to make sense out of the
+papers/articles. The _Cahiers_ represent a major undertaking, in time,
+effort, and in financial commitment (as I well know from my own
+limited venture in TeXline). If the high standards already being
+established are maintained, GUTenberg will have created something
+which will be of great and lasting service to the whole TeX community.
+My only minor criticism of the _Cahiers_ is the lack of consistency in
+the provision of abstracts (a failing it shares with TUGboat). If
+abstracts were included, it would be possible to prepare multilingual
+translations which could be circulated more widely, alerting others to
+the range and relevance of the material.
+
+The major theme of the Conference was "graphics"--a popular one these
+days. Fortunately, thanks to Sebastian Rahtz' talks, I think I know a
+little about the background here. Rather than report each talk in
+detail, it is perhaps more productive to try to select some of the
+major themes. After all, the text of most of the talks is available.
+As usual, it is notable how far LaTeX dominates in Europe (or perhaps,
+just outside the US). It is also notable that "standards", however
+defined, keep cropping up: X-Windows, PostScript, TeX itself, PHIGS,
+GKS, SGML, and even emacs. This seems particularly healthy, although
+equally there are many forays into areas which are less portable.
+Nevertheless, the apparent domination of C, as the implementation
+language of choice, (with or without the spectre of Unix) would
+indicate the possibility of transfering some of the applications to
+other platforms. From the summaries, it is evident that one of the
+great concerns is the use of PostScript, and the incorporation of
+PostScript (and EPSF) files into (especially) LaTeX. Perhaps my
+favourite paper was Maurice Laugier's. His was a very simple and
+straightforward idea--namely that the pc's graphics characters may be
+napped quite easily into rules, and that tables (and some diagrams)
+may be prepared by this means, provided that a monospaced font is
+adequate.
+
+A list of the talks, together with a brief summary (usually the
+authors'/author's own) is included here. Some of the talks were in
+English (a bold move for a francophone group), and some summaries
+(notably that of Lance Carnes) were distributed in English and French.
+Very tactful.
+
+o L'ann\'ee de tous les anniversaires --Bernard Gaulle
+ A welcome to GUTenberg, and an overview of the services and
+ facilities available to TeX users in France (and elesewhere);
+ touches on the public, private and commercial domains; addresses
+ GUTenberg's relationship with the rest of the world.
+
+o Xwindows, LaTeX, TeXdraw et Plot79, ou comment calculer, r\'ediger,
+ dessiner et imprimer plus ais\'ement --Nicolas Brouard
+ A workstation running under X-Windows offers a way of calculating,
+ writing and designing which is much simpler than with a "classic"
+ terminal. Two graphics tools, TeXDraw (a public analogue of
+ MacDraw) and PLOT79 (a 3D graphics system based on CORE), can
+ easily be employed with LaTeX.
+
+o TeX and Graphics: the state of the problem --Nelson Beebe
+ Inclusion of graphics in documents typset by TeX is not yet a
+ satisfactorily solved problem, and no final general solution is in
+ sight. This paper surveys alternatives for insertion of graphics
+ in TeX documents. It summarizes graphics primitives of several
+ modern software systems, and shows how TeX has seriously deficient
+ support for their direct incorporation in TeX itself.
+
+o L'environment de production de documents TeX \`a l'IRISA --Philippe
+ Louarn & Bertrand Decouty
+ The group consists of over 200 researchers, teachers and
+ engineers, who need to produce reports, articles, theses, books...
+ The objective was to provide a set of homogenous tools in a
+ heterogenous environment (Unix, VMS, workstations, pcs...).
+ Naturally, TeX was chosen as the fundamental tool. In graphics,
+ the two main avenues are through the incorportion of PostScript,
+ and by the use of eepic in the LaTeX picture environment.
+
+o Survey of TeX Graphics for the PC --Lance Carnes
+ This talk reviews the various graphics systems offerings for the
+ IBM pc and compatibles, and the ways these systems can be used in
+ conjunction with TeX; the use of PostScript, HP PCL and bitmap
+ files in conjunction with current TeX drivers; the use of output
+ from screen oriented drawing systems; and the conversion of
+ graphics files from one format to another, and scaling of images,
+ for inclusion in documents.
+
+o TeX et les graphiques dans l'environment Mac --Anestis Antoniadis
+ Painting and drawing are the two sides of the creation of graphics
+ on the Macintosh. Paint images (otherwise known as bitmaps) are
+ known to the Mac as a set of points on the screen. Draw images
+ (also known as vector drawings) are known to the Mac as objects
+ (rectangles, lines, circles, polygons) and are defined by their
+ mathematical attributes. As a consequence of the way in which they
+ are defined, they take full advantage of the resolution of
+ PostScript peripheral devices. The goal of this article is to give
+ an overview of the methods and software for the generation of
+ graphics on the Mac, and to discuss the insertion of such graphics
+ in documents prepared with TeXtures, one of the implementations of
+ TeX on the Macintosh.
+
+o Metafont et PostScript --Victor Ostromoukhov
+ Conversion between Metafont and PostScript is possible. What are
+ the best techniques, and what are the constraints? (No written
+ contribution, but see his MacMetafont program.)
+
+o DDI: un environnement de travail pour la r\'ealisation de graphiques
+ scientifiques, techniques et fantaisies utilisables avec TeX
+ --Andr\'e Violante
+ DDI is a work environment for the creation of scientific,
+ technical and artistic graphics. The fundamental of the system is
+ the creation and use of graphic fonts. To use these, several tools
+ are available: design software (Designcad); a program to convert
+ Designcad files to Metafont; Metafont itself; GFtoPK; TeX; and a
+ suitable device driver.
+
+o texpic: design and implementation of a picture graphics language in
+ TeX \`a la pic --Rolf Olejniczak
+ texpic is a TeX implementation of a graphics language similar to
+ Kerhighan's troff preprocessor pic. The implmentation consists of
+ two parts, a set of elaborate TeX macros and a postprocessor for
+ drawing (in the dvi file). texpic objects and TeX or LaTeX
+ commands may be combined at will. texpic is written in C, and is
+ fully portable, to the extent that every TeX implementation, every
+ preview and every correctly written printer driver will work with
+ texpic.
+
+
+o Traduction en TeX d'un fichier SGML avec r\'ecup\'eration des
+ graphiques et des tableaux --Maurice Laugier
+ The logic of SGML markup is close to that of LaTeX, and
+ translation from SGML to LaTeX can be realised quite simply.
+ However, the problem is rather different for graphics and tables.
+ This paper presents a way in which the PC graphics characters were
+ successfully mapped into LaTeX, easing the production of tables
+ and simple diagrams.
+
+o GITeX, PAPS: deux logiciels minipulant PostScript et LaTeX
+ --Christophe C\'erin
+ From PC-based graphics programs, PAPS (Programme d'Application
+ PostScript) transforms an image into a PostScript format. It will
+ also allow some manipulation of the graphics image. GITeX
+ (G\'en\'erateur d'Image TeX) is a program which allows a figure
+ environment to be constructed for inclusion of the PostScript into
+ a LaTeX file.
+
+o L'incorporation de graphiques dans INRSTeX --Michael Ferguson
+ The approach used in INRSTeX is to use the power of the printer to
+ create graphics, and not to introduce special characters. The
+ capability to generate graphics has been achieved for PostScript,
+ and for QMS graphics on a QUIC laser printer. The paper discusses
+ the role of the printer as well as the need for support software
+ to permit the incorporation of graphics produced by other systems.
+ The paper also discusses some of the limitations inherent in the
+ choice of graphics systems.
+
+Like most conferences, the most interesting and valuable discussions
+take place in the corridors, over coffee, or at lunch. This tradition
+was maintained here. The corridors were also used to display various
+pieces of TeXware. The inclusion of a noticeboard for general
+TeX-notices, trivial as it seems, was extremely useful. There was a
+display of ArborText's Publisher (about the only place you don't see
+Publisher these days is in the UK), and an extensive display of books,
+where Raymond Seroul's book was selling well (on its first day of
+publication).
+
+>>Conclusion
+I was impressed. There can be no doubt about it, GUTenberg provides us
+all with much to emulate. The strength and coherence of the group is
+manifest. Taken purely at the national (or francophone) level,
+GUTenberg is contributing massively to the strength of TeX. The
+Cahiers are excellent, and looks capable of sustained quality. The
+annual meeting is now well-established and imaginative. GUTenberg's
+involvement with several French publishers must also be a good sign.
+
+GUTenberg is also keenly aware of other French speaking areas
+(Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec) and of the advantages of international
+electronic communication. And the committee ensured that the various
+national representatives (myself, representing TUG and UKTUG; Joachim
+Lammarsch, representing the German group, Dante; and Kees van der Laan
+representing the Dutch group) had the opportunity to discuss how we
+could cooperate for the common good.
+
+I am a shade worried by what I see as the determination to stay
+outside the TUG orbit. Perhaps I am over-sensitive--being described
+either as English or Anglo-Saxon does tend to make me a trifle
+testy--but I have always thought of TUG as an international
+organisation, not an American one. Others do not share this
+perception. If our conclusion is that we are not getting what we need
+out of TUG, the solution is in our own hands. We can influence the
+organisations in which we participate. That's the key--participation.
+TeX must be worth it.
+
+>>Joining GUTenberg; subscribing to the Cahiers
+To join GUTenberg, you need only part with 200 FF. This has two
+advantages (besides preparing you for 1992 and demonstrating your
+adherance to the European ideal)--it enables you to pay a reduced fee
+at the annual meeting and for the Cahiers. To obtain the Cahiers
+costs a further 150 FF if you are a member, but 250 FF if you are not.
+This year's conference cost 200 FF for members and 400 FF for
+non-members. Clearly membership pays for itself if you are
+contemplating attending the conference and taking the journal. In
+other words, joining GUTenberg and subscribing to the Cahiers costs
+you a total of 350 FF (made payable to GUTenberg). Of course
+Eurocheques are acceptable.
+
+Note that membership comes in several different categories: individual
+membership is 200 FF; institutional membership on behalf of a
+non-profit organisation is 700 FF; while institutional membership on
+behalf of profit-making (as opposed to _profitable_?) organisation is
+a hefty 1400FF. On the other hand, institutional membership does
+allow you to nominate up to seven individuals.
+
+Send your money to:
+ GUTenberg
+ c/o IRISA
+ Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu
+ 35042 Rennes Cedex
+ France
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+__7
+**********************************************************************
+* A summary of TeX-related information of note *
+**********************************************************************
+
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+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Electronic magazines/newsletters/mailing lists
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+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Hardcopy magazines/newsletters
+
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+Group concerned with special problems involved in typesetting French
+with TeX (although the journal is not limited to that area). There
+is a subscription fee of FF250 per year to receive this journal. For
+more information, write to <GUT@IRISA.IRISA.FR>.
+
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+source of information to others.
+
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+ TeX Users Group
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+
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+
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+
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+
+Special thanks to those who contributed to this issue, Tom Rokicki,
+Richard Wooooooolf, and Rich Hosek. No thanks to Avis Rent-a-car and
+the person who invented the goofy left turns in New Jersey.
+
+The now famous character code reference:
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