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A special cover is printed +%% at the TUG Office, using the TUG logo block. + +\pagestyle{empty} + +{\Large + +\begin{flushleft} + Volume 1, Number 4 +\end{flushleft} + +\vspace{-3.1pc} + +\begin{flushright} +December 1992 +\end{flushright} + +\vspace{6pc} + +\hrule height2pt + +\vspace{2pt} + +\hrule + +\vspace{3pt} + +\begin{center} + \Huge \TeX\ and TUG NEWS +\end{center} + +\hrule + +\vspace{2pt} + +\hrule height2pt + +\vspace{1pc} + +\begin{flushright} + for and by the \TeX\ community +\end{flushright} + +\vfill + +\begin{center} + A Publication of the\\ + \TeX\ Users Group\\ +\vspace{3pc} + Electronic version +\end{center} + +} %% end of \Large + +\newpage + + +%% COVER 2 (editorial information): + +\pagestyle{empty} + +\begin{center} + {\Sectionfont\TeX{} and TUG NEWS} +\end{center} + +\vspace{.5pc} + +{\small \baselineskip=10pt +\begin{center} \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} + \begin{tabular}{||lp{9.5cm}||} + \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\bf Mission Statement} \\ [6pt] + \hline + \multicolumn{2}{||l||}{The \TUG\ (\tug) provides leadership:} \\ + 1. & to encourage and expand the use of \TeX, \MF, and related + systems \\ + 2. & to ensure the integrity and portability of \TeX, \MF, and + related systems \\ + 3. & to foster innovation in high-quality electronic document + preparation \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\vspace{1pc} + +\noindent \TTN\ is a newsletter for \TeX{} and \LaTeX{} users alike: +{\em a forum for exchanging information, tips and suggestions\/}; {\em +a regular means of communicating news items to one another\/}; {\em a +place where information about \TeX{} and \tug\ can be quickly +disseminated}. + +\vspace{.25pc} + +Throughout the newsletter ``\TeX'' is understood to mean \TeX, \LaTeX, +\AmSTeX, and other related programs and macros. \TTN\ is produced with +the standard \LaTeX{} distribution, and is to be as portable a document +as possible. + +\vspace{.25pc} + +The entire contents of this newsletter are being placed in the public +domain. The source file of this issue will be placed in the {\tt +aston}, {\tt shsu}, and {\tt stuttgart} archives, as well as at the {\tt +heidelberg}, {\tt labrea}, and {\tt ymir} archives. Copying and +reprinting are encouraged; however, an acknowledgement specifying \TTN\ +as the source would be appreciated. + +\vspace{.25pc} + +Submissions to \TTN\ should be short, the macros must work, and the +files {\bf must} run without special font or graphics requirements: +this is to be a {\em portable\/} newsletter (the new font selection +scheme has not yet been implemented). Correspondence may be sent via +e-mail to {\tt tug@math.ams.org} with the subject line {\tt +NEWSLETTER}. Regular mail should be addressed to the Publications +Committee, \careof \tug\ Office at the address below. + +\vspace{.25pc} + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{ll} + \bf \TUG & \\ + P.O. Box 869 & Phone: 805-899-4673 \\ + Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA & E-mail: \tt tug@math.ams.org \\ + \end{tabular} +\end{center} +\TeX{} is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society. +\par} %% end of \small \baselineskip=10pt + +\vspace{.25pc} + +\hrule + +\vspace{4pt} + +{\footnotesize \baselineskip=9.5pt +\noindent \TTN\ (ISSN 1065-240X) is published four times a year, +February, July, October and December, by the \TeX\ Users Group, 735 +State Street, P.O. Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, U.S.A. The +1992 dues for individual members are \$60.00 for regular members and +\$50.00 for students. + +Second-class postage paid at Providence, RI and additional mailing +offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to the \TeX\ Users Group, +P.O. Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, U.S.A. + +Membership in the \TeX\ Users Group is for the calendar year, and +includes all issues of {\sl TUGboat} and {\sl \TeX\ and TUG NEWS\/} +for the year in which membership begins or is renewed. Individual +membership is open only to named individuals, and carries with it such +rights and responsibilities as voting in the annual election. +\par} %% end of \footnotesize \baselineskip=9.5pt + +\newpage + + +%% Editorial (pp.1-2): + +\pagestyle{myheadings} +\markboth{\TTN\quad Vol.\ 1, No.\ 4, 1992} + {\TTN\quad Vol.\ 1, No.\ 4, 1992} + +\setcounter{page}{1} %% to set first page of contents to p.1 + +\Section{Editorial} + +Well, this is it. Our first full year as a newsletter is complete. +Hopefully, you've learned a few new tricks, found out about happenings +around the \TeX\ world, and generally enjoyed what we've published. I +must say, though, that reader response has been rather disappointing, +in that few comments have come back. Some would say that means we +aren't offending anyone's sensibilities --- others would say it's a +sign of quiet indifference! 'nuff said. Door's open~\dots + +Feature article this month is ``\TeX\ Conventions Concerning +Languages'', by Yannis Haralambous (pp.\ 3--10). It's the first time +we've had to compromise on portabi\-lity: the font table on pp.\ 4--5 +requires the use of {\tt dcr10}. But it seemed an acceptable break +this once, and of course provided us the opportunity of then turning a +whole slew of questions on Yannis about just what DC fonts are! See +the companion piece: ``DC fonts: questions and answers'' (part 1: pp.\ +15--17). If we didn't ask the questions you need answers for, send +them in and we'll select the most representative ones for another Q +and A. + +Lots of news, as usual, and something which warrants some serious +thought: electronic documents and the law. GUTenberg is organising a +one-day meeting on the subject next spring, and is collecting topics +now; see p.~19. All the regular columns are here \dots\ and we may add +a few new ones next year. Stay tuned. + +To round out the year, we've put together an Index of all issues since +the prototype, including the contents of this issue. Go use it and +see if it helps locate your favourite pieces. Then write to me and +tell me what's missing! + +And some major developments within \tug: a new Executive Director has +been named. A \tug\ member since 1984, Pat Monohon is also an +experienced \TeX\ user. Pat is just now in the process of settling in +--- and operations are moving to Santa Barbara. While our traditional +home has been in Providence since \tug's inception, the move is +expected to be smooth and not impede or interrupt things unduly. +Welcome aboard, Pat! See p.\ 22 for details. + +With Pat's arrival, we also see the departure of Ron Whitney. I've +been working with Ron for the past few years not only as a board +member, but also in connection with organising some of \tug's annual +meetings and producing the attendant proceedings. He has shown a +great deal of commitment and support for \tug\ even when our recent +bumpy past has made his job very difficult at times. I would like to +recognise his efforts of the past few years. Good luck in your new +adventures, Ron. And good fortune. + +The other news is that, in the absence of nominations for president, +the Executive Committee had to find a pragmatic alternative solution, +which is outlined in a piece by Malcolm Clark, \tug's outgoing +president (p.\ 22). + +Last issue I suggested that people who provide support for users might +find it useful to exchange ideas. Another area for exchange concerns +interesting symbols (for mathematics, physics, linguistics [had to +throw that one in!\ts]\ts) which people have to cobble together --- +the Cauchy Integral was one we had. If someone wants to take this on +as an occasional column, please get in touch with me. + +And I might as well toss out another idea. We're in a transition +period, it seems to me, between the basic \TeX\ building blocks and a +growing number of enhancements, additions, and improvements. Some +users have all the latest stuff, some have only parts, some have +changed nothing. There's \TeX\ v.3.14 now out there but not on all +machines; there's the New Font Selection Scheme ({\small NFSS}); there +are DC fonts and virtual fonts; and coming soon --- \LaTeX3, just to +mention a few. Almost old news now (but certainly not standardised) is +the integration of PostScript into \TeX: graphics, non-CM fonts, +images, and so on. + +But \ldots\ what if all you know is ``the basic \TeX\ building +blocks''? What if you need to get the {\small NFSS} set up on your PC +or Mac or {\small UNIX} box or whatever? Should you worry about +virtual fonts? How do you get at those PostScript fonts? Or even, how +do you get at the PostScript versions of the standard CM fonts? All +these questions! Where are the answers? The solutions? The warnings?! + +Ask yourself those questions. Do you know the answers? Do you know +where to {\em find\/} the answers? Are you worried?! How can \ttn\ +play a role here? What part could you play in this? Do you have a +particular expertise which could be parlayed into providing advice? +And what are {\em your\/} questions? + +While many people have access to colleagues, newsgroups and electronic +mail, many more \TeX\ users and \tug\ members don't have those avenues +of information. They rely on publications, on {\tt read.me} files, on +friends over in the engineering department (you never know!). Can we +take these issues, and bring some order and sense to them on the pages +of \ttn? Or perhaps through a combined effort with both \ttn\ and +\TUB? + +That's our challenge: not to simply reflect our users, but to enjoin +them to participate, to share their expertise. Remember to renew for +next year, otherwise you won't learn the answers to these and other +burning questions in the world of \TeX\ and \TeX\ users! + +\begin{flushright} + Christina Thiele\\ Editor, \TTN +\end{flushright} + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{||p{9.5cm}||} + \multicolumn{1}{c}{\large\bf Did you know \dots?} \\ [6pt] + \hline + \dots\ the student rate has now been set at 50\% of the + regular individual membership rate? That means students pay + \$30.00 US for 4 issues of \TUB, 4 issues of \TTN, and a + membership directory, as well as discounts on items + purchased from \tug, and on \tug\ courses and the annual + meeting. A bargain, for sure! \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\newpage + + +%% Feature Article by Yannis Haralambous: +%% \TeX\ Conventions Concerning Languages (pp.3-10): + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +% This paper can be typesetted in any font, but +% needs font DCR10 for the examples +% DCR10 is denoted as \f +% Font \g can be either CMR10 or DCR10: in either case accent macros +% like \` \' \" etc. should be correctly defined. +%Format=LaTeX_FR_DE_US + +\def\Contributors{Johannes Braams, Mike Ferguson, Bernard Gaulle, + J\"org Knappen, Jan Michael Rynning, Rainer Sch\"opf and Erik-Jan + Vens} + +\newfont{\f}{dcr10} %% or use cmr10 to print on non-PS printers +\newfont{\g}{cmr10} + +\newcommand{\Iog}{{\f\rlap{\kern1pt\char'014}I}} +\newcommand{\iog}{{\f\rlap{\kern0.2pt\char'014}i}} +\newcommand{\Uog}{{\f\lower-0.2pt\rlap{\kern3.25pt\char'014}U}} +\newcommand{\uog}{{\f\rlap{\kern3.25pt\char'014}u}} +\newcommand{\Gced}{{\f G\kern-1.8pt\lower-0.15pt\llap{\char11}\kern2pt}} +\newcommand{\Kced}{{\f K\kern-1.75pt\lower-0.2pt\llap{\char11}\kern1.75pt}} +\newcommand{\Lced}{{\f L\kern-1.1pt\lower-0.2pt\llap{\char11}\kern1.1pt}} +\newcommand{\Nced}{{\f N\kern-1.8pt\lower-0.2pt\llap{\char11}\kern1.8pt}} +\newcommand{\gced}{{\f\lower-0.4pt\rlap{`}\kern-0.8pt g}} +\newcommand{\kced}{{\f k\kern-0.5pt\lower-0.2pt\llap{\char11}\kern0.5pt}} +\newcommand{\lced}{{\f l\kern0.55pt\lower-0.25pt\llap{\char11}\kern-0.55pt}} +\newcommand{\nced}{{\f n\kern-0.8pt\lower-0.2pt\llap{\char11}\kern0.8pt}} + + +\Section{\TeX\ Conventions Concerning Languages} + +\begin{flushright} + Yannis Haralambous \\ + Chair, Technical Working Group\footnote{I would like to thank + \Contributors\ for their contributions.} \\ + on Multiple Language Coordination \\ + ({\small\bf WG-92-03})\footnote{See pp.\ 7--8 in previous + issue of TTN for description of this Working Group + --Ed.} +\end{flushright} + +{\small \noindent \baselineskip=10.5pt + \it\ldots\ each language draws a magic circle\\ + round the people to which it belongs,\\ + a circle from which there is no escape\\ + save by stepping out of it into another.\\[2pt] + \rm Marshall McLuhan,\footnote{Actually quoting Wilhelm von + Humboldt, and his ``strategy any culture must resort to in a + period like this \ldots''} + \it The Gutenberg Galaxy\/ \rm (1962) +\par} + + +\subsection*{What are DC Fonts?} + +When I first started using \TeX\ to typeset my thesis (in French), I +noticed that it was producing far too many black overfull boxes. +Trying to find out what was going wrong, I realized that \TeX\ +(actually good old {\sl Textures} v1.0) wasn't very cooperative in +hyphenating; as a matter of fact, some words were not hyphenated at +all. Some further experimentation revealed the fact that words +containing accents were never hyphenated! A deeper search in the +{\sl\TeX book\/} clarified the situation: the \verb|\accent| +primitive, included in the expansion of accent macros, was introducing +an explicit kern, which in turn aborted the hyphenation process for +the particular word. + +So it was necessary to use accented characters, which are quite common +in European languages, as a whole, rather than merely accenting them +by use of the \verb=\accent= primitive. This has finally become +possible with the release of \TeX~3, which allows 8-bit input, solving +the problem in situations where one wants to use fonts other than +Computer Modern. Still, a standard 8-bit ``Computer Modern-like'' +font was needed, to ensure \TeX's tradition of portability and +structural consistency. Jan Michael Rynning and Norbert Schwarz +undertook the task of establishing a new font table. Since the Cork +Meeting, in 1990, \tug\ and the \TeX\ community have adopted this font +table as a new standard for \TeX, known as ``DC encoding'', ``Cork +encoding'', or ``extended \TeX\ font encoding'' (see \TUB\ 11, no.\ 4, +pp.\ 514--516). Norbert Schwarz has written the \MF\ code for a family +of Computer Modern-like fonts with this table, called {\em DC fonts}. + +It might be appropriate to mention that Norbert does not consider the +\MF\ code of these fonts to be absolutely finished --- small +corrections on the shapes of characters may still occur; nevertheless, +the encoding scheme will not change, and the \TeX\ community is +invited to begin migrating from the Computer Modern encoding described +in the five volumes of {\sl Computers and Typesetting} to the new DC +Font Encoding, shown below: + +\bigskip +\font\twelvett=cmtt12 +\font\subsectionfont=cmbx12 +\def\tablepre#1{% + \begin{center}\subsectionfont Font {\twelvett #1}\end{center} + \begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{r||c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c||} + & {\it'0} & {\it'1} & {\it'2} & {\it'3} + & {\it'4} & {\it'5} & {\it'6} & {\it'7} \\ + \hline\hline} +\def\usualline#1{\rule[-1.5mm]{0mm}{5.5mm}% + {\it'#1x} & {\f\char'#10} & {\f\char'#11} & + {\f\char'#12} & {\f\char'#13} & {\f\char'#14} + & {\f\char'#15} & {\f\char'#16} & {\f\char'#17} \\ + \hline} +\def\tableline#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm}% + {\it'#1x} & {\f #2} & {\f #3} & {\f #4} & {\f #5} & {\f #6} + & {\f #7} & {\f #8} & {\f #9} \\ + \hline} +\def\tablepost{\hline\end{tabular}\end{center}} +\def\tableinterrupt#1{\rule[-1.5mm]{0mm}{5.5mm}% + {\it'#1x} & {\f\char'#10} & {\f\char'#11} & {\f\char'#12} + & {\f\char'#13} & {\f\char'#14} & {\f\char'#15} + & {\f\char'#16} & {\f\char'#17} \\ + \end{tabular} + \end{center} + \begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{r||c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c||}} + +\tablepre{dcr10} + \usualline{00} + \usualline{01} + \usualline{02} + \usualline{03} + \usualline{04} + \usualline{05} + \usualline{06} + \usualline{07} + \usualline{10} + \usualline{11} + \usualline{12} + \usualline{13} + \usualline{14} + \usualline{15} + \usualline{16} + \usualline{17} + \usualline{20} + \usualline{21} + \usualline{22} + \usualline{23} + \usualline{24} + \usualline{25} + \usualline{26} +% \usualline{27} +\tableinterrupt{27} + \usualline{30} + \usualline{31} + \usualline{32} + \usualline{33} + \usualline{34} + \usualline{35} + \usualline{36} + \usualline{37} +\tablepost + +\medskip + +\noindent This migration will consist of: +\begin{enumerate} + \item adding the new fonts to the system (the Computer Modern fonts + are still necessary because the Greek uppercase letters are + not part of the DC text font encoding --- they will be + included in the forthcoming DC math fonts); + \item replacing \verb|plain.tex|, \verb|lplain.tex| by appropriate new + versions (Rainer Sch\"opf reports that the {\small NFSS} is + already fully compatible with DC fonts), so you just have to + be sure to get the latest version (v.1.0a, with last bug + fixed Sept.\ 20, 1992) --- and the DC fonts will work; + \item taking care, when writing \TeX\ code, to use high-level + macros for certain purposes involving character encoding: + \verb|\`a|, \verb|\oe|, \verb|$\Sigma$| will always produce + the correct results: \`a, \oe, $\Sigma$. The apparently + equivalent code \verb|\accent'022a|, \verb|\char'033|, + \verb|\char"06| will produce \`a, \oe, $\Sigma$ in a CM font + environment but {\f\accent'022a, \char'033, \char'006} in a + DC font environment. +\end{enumerate} + + +\subsection*{Recommendations on certain macro and file names\newline + concerning languages} + +\subsubsection*{A few words} + +All macro commands used in the {\tt plain.tex} format are defined and +explained in the {\sl\TeX book\/} by Knuth, the very author of \TeX. +These macros are a standard part of \TeX\ and this fact guarantees the +portability of \TeX. The DC fonts and \TeX~3.xx's language switching +features require new macros, which will also have to be standardized. + +These macros are of two kinds: +\begin{enumerate} + \item macros for accessing accented or special characters which are + not available in the Computer Modern fonts (see + ``Macros for accented and special characters'', below), and + cannot be obtained by the standard {\tt plain.tex} accenting + macros (of course, any character can be accessed by using, + for example, the \verb|\char| macro, but this does not really + optimize readability of \TeX\ code); + \item macros for language switching (see ``Language-switching + macros'', below). Since it is now possible to typeset a + multilingual text where each language uses its own + hyphenation rules, its own fonts and eventually its own + direction of script, there must be a standard (and simple) + way to switch between these languages. + + So if, for example, you want to include German or French + words in your English text --- ``Wagner's {\it + G\"otter\-d\"am\-me\-rung} was very appreciated by the 19th + century's {\it bour\-geoi\-sie}'' --- they will have to be + hyphenated according to German and French rules. To indicate + this to \TeX, macros have to be selected which are easy to + remember, short, and universally acceptable. + + For this, the standard has basically been taken from the + standard\break 2-letter {\small ISO}~639 language + codes\footnote{With the following exceptions: {\tt + TY} for Thai (instead of {\tt TH}) and {\tt FF} for Afar + (instead of {\tt AA}); {\tt US} and {\tt GB} are chosen for + American and British English, respectively; {\tt SB} is + chosen for Sorbian and {\tt SE} for Sami. The codes {\tt LA} + (Latin), {\tt SA} (Sanskrit), {\tt EN} (English), and {\tt + SH} (Serbocroatian) are not used.} as control sequence names + (see ``Language-switching macros'', below). + + The previous example is then written: + \begin{verbatim} + \US Wagner's \DE {\it G\"otterd\"ammerung} + \US was very appreciated by the 19th century's + \FR {\it bourgeoisie} + \end{verbatim} + \item Finally, besides macro names, the files containing + hyphenation patterns should have standardized names and the + most natural choice would be to take the 2-letter macro name + defined in the section ``Language-switching macros'' as a + (lowercase) prefix to the usual ``\verb|hyphen.tex|''. In + this way, Frank Liang's file of American English hyphenation + patterns would become \verb|ushyphen.tex|, while there is + already a vast collection of other hyphenation pattern files + available.\footnote{At the present time, hyphenation pattern + files exist for Armenian, Bulgarian ($\beta$), Catalan + ($\beta$), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, + Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern and + ancient), Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Kirundi + ($\beta$), Latin, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, + Portuguese ($\beta$), Russian, Slovak, Swedish, UK + English, and US English; work is in progress on Cambodian, + Swahili, Yiddish, and Yoruba.} +\end{enumerate} + + +\subsubsection*{Macros for accented and special + characters} + +Besides the accent and special character macros defined in the +{\sl\TeX book} (pp.\ 52, 339) the following macros are recommended: + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{|c c l|} + \hline + \rule[-1.5mm]{0mm}{5.5mm}% + {\it Type} & {\it to get} & ({\it Description})\\ + \hline + \verb=\r u= & \f\char"B7 & (Czech circle accent)\\ + \verb=\k e= & \f\char"A6 & (Polish ogonek subscript)\\ + \verb=\v d= \verb=\v D= & \f\char"A4\ \char"84 & (Czech d D with ha\v cek)\\ + \verb=\v t= \verb=\v T= & \f\char"B4\ \char"94 & (Czech t T with ha\v cek)\\ + \verb=\v l= \verb=\v L= & \f\char"A9\ \char"89 & (Slovakian l L with ha\v + cek)\\ + \verb=\th= \verb=\TH= & \f\char"FE\ \char"DE & (Icelandic thorn)\\ + \verb=\dh= \verb=\DH= & \f\char"F0\ \char"D0 & (Icelandic eth)\\ + \verb=\dj= \verb=\DJ= & \f\char"9E\ \char"D0 & (Serbocroatian dj)\\ + \verb=\ng= \verb=\NG= & \f\char"AD\ \char"8D & (Sami ng)\\ + \verb=<<= \verb=>>= & \f<< >> & (French guillemets)\\ + \verb=,,= \verb=``= & \f,, `` & (German G\"ansef\"u\ss chen)\\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\subsubsection*{Notes} +\begin{itemize} + \item The Dutch character {\f\char"BC\ \char"9C}, as in: + \begin{center}\begin{small} + {\f Bl\char"BCf, w\char"BCl 'k m\char"BCn t\char"BCd\\ + Bl\char"BC\ 't \char"BC-r\char"BCm w\char"BCd,\\ + Bl\char"BCf, bl\char"BCf m\char"BC\ b\char"BC, g\char"BC\ + \char"9C,\\ + St\char"BCf vr\char"BC, w\char"BCl 'k l\char"BCm,\\ + M\char"BCn \char"BC-r\char"BCk r\char"BCm;\\ + M\char"BCn w\char"BCs, m\char"BCn prins z\char"BCt g\char"BC} + \end{small}\end{center} + is a ligature (just like ffi, ffl) and should be accessed as + such; special Dutch (virtual) fonts could eventually provide + this ligature and the \verb|\NL| macro would in that case + automatically switch to these fonts. + \item The Scandinavian character \aa\ \AA\ can be obtained either + by the standard \verb|plain.tex| macros \verb|\aa| \verb|\AA| + or by \verb|\r a| \verb|\r A|. + \item The macro \verb|\c| serves as well for the French, Catalonian + and Latvian cedilla as for the Latvian letter \gced, with + the diacritic above the letter: \verb|\c g| for `\gced'. + \item The Turkish letters \i\ I, i \.I are obtained by the usual + \verb|\i I|, \verb|i \.I|. + \item The French and German quotation marks {\f << >> ,, ``} + {\it do not require macros!} They are obtained as ligatures + (just like the English quotation marks ``\ + '').\footnote{Ligatures are used to simply typeset the French + and German quotation marks as any other character. If + the use of quotation marks {\em affects the global + aspect of the page}, the use of macros is recommended + (as in {\tt french.sty} by Bernard Gaulle, in the + case of French traditional typography: quotations + require a left guillemet at the beginning of every + paragraph and second-order quotations require one at + the beginning of every line).} +\end{itemize} + + +\subsection*{Language-switching macros} + +The following table indicates two-letter control sequences and the +corresponding languages: + +\def\void{} +\def\xxline#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8{% + #2 & {\tt\char'134#1} & #4 & {\tt\char'134#3} + & #6 & {\tt\char'134#5} & \if0#7\else#8\fi + & \if0#7\else{\tt\char'134#7}\fi\\ } + +\begin{center} + \bf Two-Letter Macros for Language Switching +\end{center} +\begin{footnotesize} + \begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{||l|c||l|c||l|c||l|c||} + \hline + \xxline{AB}{Abkhazian}{FY}{Frisian}{MG}{Malagasy}{SB}{Sorbian} + \xxline{OM}{Afan Oromo}{GL}{Galician}{MS}{Malay}{ES}{Spanish} + \xxline{FF}{Afar}{KA}{Georgian}{ML}{Malayalam}{SU}{Sudanese} + \xxline{AF}{Afrikaans}{DE}{German}{MT}{Maltese}{SW}{Swahili} + \xxline{SQ}{Albanian}{EL}{Greek}{MI}{Maori}{SV}{Swedish} + \xxline{AM}{Amharic}{KL}{Greenlandic}{MR}{Marathi}{TL}{Tagalog} + \xxline{AR}{Arabic}{GN}{Guarani}{MO}{Moldavian}{TG}{Tajik} + \xxline{HY}{Armenian}{GU}{Gujarati}{NA}{Nauru}{TA}{Tamil} + \xxline{AS}{Assamese}{HA}{Hausa}{NE}{Nepali}{TT}{Tatar} + \xxline{AY}{Aymara}{HE}{Hebrew}{NO}{Norwegian}{TE}{Telugu} +% + \xxline{AZ}{Azerbaijani}{HI}{Hindi}{OC}{Occitan}{TY}{Thai} + \xxline{BA}{Bashkir}{HU}{Hungarian}{OR}{Oriya}{BO}{Tibetan} + \xxline{EU}{Basque}{IS}{Icelandic}{PS}{Pashto}{TI}{Tigrinya} + \xxline{BN}{Bengali}{ID}{Indonesian}{FA}{Persian}{TO}{Tonda} + \xxline{DZ}{Bhutani}{IA}{Interlingua}{PL}{Polish}{TS}{Tsonga} + \xxline{BH}{Bihari}{IE}{Interlingue}{PT}{Portuguese}{TR}{Turkish} + \xxline{BI}{Bislama}{IU}{Inuktitut}{PA}{Punjabi}{TK}{Turkmen} + \xxline{BR}{Breton}{IK}{Inupiak}{QU}{Quechua}{TW}{Twi} + \xxline{BG}{Bulgarian}{GA}{Irish}{RM}{Rhaeto-Rom.}{UG}{Uigur} + \xxline{MY}{Burmese}{IT}{Italian}{RO}{Romanian}{GB}{UK English} +% + \xxline{BE}{Byelorussian}{JA}{Japanese}{RU}{Russian}{UK}{Ukrainian} + \xxline{KM}{Cambodian}{JW}{Javanese}{SE}{Sami}{UR}{Urdu} + \xxline{CA}{Catalan}{KN}{Kannada}{SM}{Samoan}{US}{US English} + \xxline{ZH}{Chinese}{KS}{Kashmiri}{SG}{Sangho}{UZ}{Uzbek} + \xxline{CO}{Corsican}{KK}{Kazakh}{GD}{Scots Gaelic}{VI}{Vietnamese} + \xxline{HR}{Croatian}{RW}{Kinyarwanda}{SR}{Serbian}{VO}{Volapuk} + \xxline{CS}{Czech}{KY}{Kirghiz}{ST}{Sesotho}{CY}{Welsh} + \xxline{DA}{Danish}{RN}{Kirundi}{TN}{Setswana}{WO}{Wolof} + \xxline{NL}{Dutch}{KO}{Korean}{SN}{Shona}{XH}{Xhosa} + \xxline{EO}{Esperanto}{KU}{Kurdish}{SD}{Sindhi}{YI}{Yiddish} +% + \xxline{ET}{Estonian}{LO}{Laothian}{SI}{Singhalese}{YO}{Yoruba} + \xxline{FO}{Faroese}{LV}{Latvian}{SS}{Siswati}{ZA}{Zhuang} + \xxline{FJ}{Fiji}{LN}{Lingala}{SK}{Slovak}{ZU}{Zulu} + \xxline{FI}{Finnish}{LT}{Lithuanian}{SL}{Slovenian}{0}{} + \xxline{FR}{French}{MK}{Macedonian}{SO}{Somali}{0}{} + \hline + \end{tabular} + \end{center} +\end{footnotesize} +% +These macros can have different expansions according to their context. +Nevertheless, they should stay on a low level (in particular, they should be +{\it independent} of any eventual macro package like Plain, \LaTeX, etc.) +and there is a {\it minimum} number of features they strictly must provide: +\begin{enumerate} + \item a switch to the appropriate \verb|\language| value and hence + to the appropriate set of hyphenation patterns; + \item the correct values of \verb|\lefthyphenmin| and + \verb|\righthyphenmin|; + \item if the language requires a different set of fonts (either + virtual or real), a switch to these fonts must be provided. In + such a case, the macros for languages covered by the DC font + encoding should switch back to the original DC-encoded + fonts. The attribute {\tt codepage} in the forthcoming + {\small NFSS} v.2 illustrates this switch in the best + possible way: the font's family, shape, series and size + remain the same, only the set of characters is changed; + \item if the language is written in a right-to-left direction, the + appropriate\break {\tt TeX--XeT} R-mode + primitives should be included (in this case the macros for + left-to-right languages should include the corresponding + L-mode primi\-tives).\footnote{{\tt TeX--XeT} is Peter + Breitenlohner's implementation of {\tt TeX-XeT}, + the bi-directional version of \TeX, described in + \TUB\ 8, no.\ 1, pp.\ 14--25. {\tt TeX--XeT} produces + a regular {\tt dvi} file and hence can completely --- and + without {\it any} loss of compatibility --- replace \TeX, a + practice that is strongly recommended.} +\end{enumerate} +% +The role of these macros is comparable to the one of macros such as +\verb|\rm|, \verb|\bf|, etc. Although they can have different +expansions (\verb|\bf| has different expansions in Plain \TeX\ and in +{\small NFSS}), there is a consensus on their effect on the text; they +can be --- and frequently are --- included in the expansions of other +macros; and finally they are part of the first macros a \TeX\ novice +will learn and use. + +\subsubsection*{Notes} + +\begin{itemize} + \item Languages have been classified according to these four + criteria: (a) hyphenation patterns, (b) \verb|left|- and + \verb|righthyphenmin| values, (c) the need for virtual fonts + or use of a different script, and hence the need for + different fonts, and (d) direction of script. So, for example, + British English requires a set of hyphenation patterns + different from those for American English; Lithuanian + requires the use of virtual fonts; Greek and Russian use + scripts other than Latin; Arabic and Hebrew are written from + right-to-left; etc. + + If further differentiation (based on these criteria) is + needed, new macros will be added (for example, to eventually + distinguish between Dutch and Flemish, German and Austrian or + Schwitzer D\"utsch, Brazilian and Portuguese, etc.) On the + other hand, languages which present identical characteristics + will use the same macro. + \item Serbian and Croatian are actually a single language + (Serbocroatian) with two main variants: Ekavian and Jekavian. + {\em Ekavian} is mostly used in Serbia, while {\em Jekavian} + is mostly used in Croatia; the former is mostly written in + Cyrillic script, while the latter is mostly written in Latin + script. In this spirit, the macros \verb|\SR| and \verb|\HR| + should be understood as ``Ekavian, written in Cyrillic + script'' and ``Jekavian, written in Latin script'', + respectively. + \item \verb|\HE|\enspace should be understood as ``Ivrit'' or + ``Modern Hebrew''. It has the same script as Yiddish + (\verb|\YI|), but different hyphenation rules. + \item Armenian transliteration and hyphenation patterns follow the + Western pronunciation of this language (used by scholars and + by the Armenian communities in Europe and the States). The + use of virtual fonts is recommended for the input of Armenian + transliterated according to the Eastern pronunciation. + \item This list covers only languages and/or scripts used today. + Older languages, such as Latin, Ancient Greek, Classical + Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Sanskrit, Ottoman Turkish, etc.\ are + not covered, and the use of two-letter control sequences for + them is not recommended. Please contact the Technical Working + Group on Multiple Languages Coordination for further + information [see \ttn\ 1,3:7 --Ed]. +\end{itemize} + + +\subsubsection*{Names of hyphenation pattern files} + +As previously mentioned, these should be named as + +\begin{center} + \verb|**hyphen.tex| +\end{center} +% +where \verb|**| is the 2-letter language code outlined in +``Language-switching macros'', above, in lowercase form. The standard +American English hyphenation patterns file {\tt hyphen.tex} will be +called \verb|ushyphen.tex|. Files for French, German, Dutch will be +called \verb|frhyphen.tex|, \verb|dehyphen.tex|, \verb|nlhyphen.tex|, +etc. + + +\vspace{3pc} + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\subsection*{Correction notice: margin marks from TTN 1,3} + +\begin{flushright} + Christina Thiele \\ +\end{flushright} + +\noindent In the last issue of \ttn, Peter Schmitt's ``Hey, it +works!'' piece on margin marks was incomplete --- the printers thought +the examples of margin marks in the form of vertical rules were errors +marring the left edge of the master copy. So, they very kindly and +carefully removed them \dots\ Well, here they are, in their correct +glory. Please accept my apologies for the error, and make a +cross-reference note between p.\ 13 in \ttn\ 1,3, and p.\ 10 in this +issue. The correct output: + +%% Extracted from ttn1n3.tex: + +\long\def\readword#1 {\strut\putmark#1 \next\relax} +\def\margmark{$\ast\hskip10pt$} +\def\putmark{% + \vadjust{\vbox to 0pt{\vss\noindent + \llap{\strut\margmark}\vskip0pt}}% + } +\def\marginmarkson{\global\let\next=\readword\next} +\def\marginmarksoff{\global\let\next=\relax} + +%% And now let's put this into use! + +\def\Rule{\vrule\strut\hskip5pt} +\def\bar{\vrule height8.5pt depth 4.5pt width1.pt\hskip10pt} +\def\dbar{\vrule height8.5pt depth 4.5pt width1.pt\hskip5pt% + \vrule height8.5pt depth 4.5pt width1.pt\hskip10pt} + + \let\margmark=\dbar %% Change the margin mark symbol + +\begin{itemize} + \item{} \marginmarkson %% Turn on the margin marks: + The mark can be changed by\verb| \let\margmark=\bar| + even in the middle of a marked paragraph, + \let\margmark=\Rule %% Change it again... + provided one accepts that the line where the change takes + places shows both marks (as shown to the left). + \marginmarksoff %% Turn off the margin marks. + If applicable, the definition of + \verb|\margmark| should use explicit fonts. Otherwise a font + change in the text may influence the appearance of the mark. +\end{itemize} + +\newpage + + +%% New Publications (Peter Schmitt's column) (p.11): + +\Section{New Publications\footnote[1]{NOTE: In the last issue of TTN, + Peter Schmitt's address suffered a typo. It should read + {\tt a8131dal@awiuni11.EDVZ.UniVie.ac.at}. I apologise + for the inconvenience this has caused --Ed.}} + +\begin{description} \itemsep=-2pt + \item [Rames Abdelhamid.] + {\sl Das Vieweg \LaTeX-Buch: Eine praxisorientierte + Ein\-f\"uhrung\/}. + Braunschweig: Vieweg-Verlag, 1992. + About 200pp.\ + \isbn\ 3-528-05145-0.\\ + $\bullet$ + This book provides a well-structured and readable + introduction to \LaTeX\ in combination with the {\tt + german.sty} option. + + \item [George Gratzer.] + {\sl Math into \TeX}. + New York: Springer Verlag. + 187pp. (softcover).\ Approx.\ \$34.00 US.\ + \isbn\ 0-8176-3637-4. [Avail.\ Dec.\ 1992]\\ + $\bullet$ + ``This book is for the mathematician, engineer, or scientist + who wants to write and typeset articles with mathematical + formulas but who does not want to spend a great deal of time + learning how to do it. It assumes little familiarity with + \TeX\ or \LaTeX.'' [From promotional material] + + \item [Piotr Wyrostek, trans.] + {\sl \LaTeX: System przygotowywania dokument\"ow. Przewodnik + \"urytkownika i prodr\"ecznik}. + Polish translation of Lamport's \LaTeX\ manual. + Krakow: Ariel. + Price: 91000 zl.\ + \isbn\ 83-900460-1-6. + + \item [Michaela Lich\'a and Old\v rich Ulrych.] + {\sl \AmSTeX\ verze 2.1\/}. + Prague: Czecho\-slovak \TeX\ Users Group, 1992.\ + 80pp. [In Czech]\\ + $\bullet$ + ``This publication provides a short (but complete) tour through + \AmSTeX\ 2.1 together with {\tt amsppt.sty} 2.1. Almost all features + are demonstrated with a lot of examples. The book is organized in such + a way that it is useful for novices (basic textbook), and for advanced + users (quick reference quide) as well. Contains a table of all + symbols.'' [Info.\ from authors] +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} \itemsep=-2pt + \item [{\sl Baskerville\/}:] vol.\ 2, no.\ 1, March 1992, 12pp. + Official newsletter of the UK \TeX\ Users' Group. +% 2 issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt ??}. + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] vol.\ 4, no.\ 2, + August 1992, 64pp. + Official newsletter of {\small DANTE}, + Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt dante@vm.urz.uni-\nl heidelberg.de}. + + \item [{\sl MAPS\/}:] issue 92.2, 1992, 176pp. + Official publication of {\small NTG}, Nederlandstalige \TeX\ + Gebruikersgroep ({\small MAPS} = ``Minutes and APendiceS''). +% Two issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt ntg@hearn.bitnet}. + + \item [{\sl \TeX bulletin\/}:] no.\ 2, 1992, 48pp; + no.\ 3, 1992, 64pp. + Official newsletter of CsTUG.\footnote[2]{Re: TTN 1,3 notice + on the Prague Proceedings: Ji\v r\'\i\ Zlatuska of CsTUG + asks that orders for the publication include a shipping + and handling charge: \$5 for surface mail, \$10 for + airmail in addition to the 30,-- DM cost. --Ed.} +% Four issues per year. +% Contacts: Karel Horak {\tt horakk@csearn.bitnet}, +% Ji\v r\'\i\ Vesel\'y {\tt jvesely@cspguk11.bitnet}, or +% Ji\v r\'\i\ Zlatuska {\tt zlatuska@cspuni12.bitnet}. + + \item [{\TUB}:] 13, no.\ 3, 1992, 162pp. + Proceedings of \tug'92 meeting in Portland, Oregon. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: tugboat@tug.ams.org +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +%% Typographer's Inn (Peter Flynn column) (pp.12-13): + +\Section{Typographer's Inn} + +\begin{flushright} + Peter Flynn\\ + University College Cork\\ + \tt cbts8001@iruccvax.ucc.ie +\end{flushright} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\subsection*{Dropped caps} + +\ttn's editor, Christina Thiele, asked me about a problem which comes +up at my work with regularity: dropped initial caps. I have a macro +of my own to do this, and doubtless others have as well. I set the cap +letter in whatever size is designed, and get \TeX\ to measure its +width, then set it, back up the following paragraph with the right +negative \verb|\vskip|, and then use \verb|\parshape| to set the +remainder of the para with two or three shortened lines at the top. +This is a bit clumsy: has anyone a more elegant approach? I've looked +at two or three macros which have come my way, and there seem to be +several approaches, based on several different design decisions: + +\begin{itemize} +\item How many lines do we want to dropindent? Most implementations + assume you want to dropindent as many lines as the height of the + cap dictates, but this may not always be possible: given a specific + x-height and leading, you may have to choose your large cap size + with care. +\item Do we want the large cap to be aligned with the baseline of the + lowest of the hanging indented lines it is inserted into? This + looks the most elegant and would seem to be the obvious way to go. +\item Do we instead want to insert the large cap into the first line + only and have it stick up above the line, possibly quite a long + way? This to my mind looks inelegant unless handled very carefully. +\item Do we want the remainder of the first word in small caps, + which was common practice until this century. It avoids the + raggedness of having lowercase letters with uneven heights (because + of the ascenders) following immediately after the large cap. + You could also use ordinary caps, but they tend to obtrude in + a line where the remaining words are lowercase. +\end{itemize} +% +As far as I know there is no way to get \TeX\ or \LaTeX\ to wander the +starts of the indented lines around the shape of the dropped initial. +In visual {\sc dtp} systems, this is not so much of a problem because +the big letter is just a bunch of dots on the screen, or an outline +which you can wander round. In \TeX, a character is a box, and you can +only trespass within it by manual intervention, which I've always +thought a pity. Is there any way to do this in \TeX\ if you are +working with PostScript outlines, perhaps a preprocessor which, given +the \verb|\baselineskip|, would calculate how far leftwards to extend +the start of each line so that it was a given distance away from the +edge of the letter. + +\subsection*{The smiley} + +I suppose I'll have to give the source code for the smiley face I used +last time. I don't normally go in for these devices, but I do a lot of +e-mail, and the use of the ``smiley'' (the sideways smiling +face~({\tt:-)} and its many variants) has become habitual. Typing the +last column it dawned on me that that handy symbol was a short sort in +CM, so I used the following kludge: + +\begin{verbatim} +\font\tmi=cmmi7 +\font\tsy=cmsy5 +\font\bsy=cmsy10 scaled\magstep4 +\newbox\sbox +\setbox\sbox=\vbox{\hsize=1pc\baselineskip=5pt + \centerline{{\tsy\char'014\ \char'014}} + \centerline{{\tsy\char'064}}\vskip-1pt + \centerline{{\tmi\char'136}}} +\newbox\bbox +\setbox\bbox=\hbox{{\bsy\char'015}} +\def\grin{\hbox{\box\bbox\kern-5.75mm\box\sbox}} +\end{verbatim} +% +There are in fact plenty of smileys around, apparently because the IBM +PC character set has two, but my closest was in the Metafoundry's +Hodge-Podge ({\tt mdhp}) font, which would make \ttn\ non-portable +(sigh). + +\subsection*{An award?} + +A plea to everyone reading this to help me with a new task. I want to +collect samples of truly appalling desktop publishing for a booklet on +typography. I mentioned this on the networks some while back, but have +only had one or two contributions. You must all recognise the stuff +when you see it: dozens of typefaces, columns skewed, wrong fonts, bad +or no hyphenation \dots\ the things which make your stomach churn. If +you come across this valuable rubbish, please send it to me, at the +Computer Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland. Originals if +possible, good photocopies otherwise, and if the document doesn't +identify the creator or people responsible, see if you can find out +for me: I may have some tricky copyright negotiations, but I don't +want to change names to protect the guilty. Perhaps some rich person +can institute an annual award for the Most Ghastly Piece of +Typographic Rubbish. Thank you in advance. + +\newpage + + +%% ``Hey -- it works!'' (pp.14): + +\Section{``Hey --- it works!''} + +\subsection*{Dollars and pounds, \TeX\ and \LaTeX} + +\begin{flushright} + Christina Thiele +\end{flushright} + +{\def\oldpounds{{\it\char'044}} + +\noindent In \ttn\ 1,3, Alan Hoenig's report on the Prague Meeting +required the use of the pound sterling sign. I discovered something +interesting when it comes to \LaTeX: the \TeX\ strategy of typing +\verb|{\it\$}| to yield a pound sign (albeit an italic one), doesn't +work: you get what you coded for --- {\it\$}, an italic dollar sign! +Hmmm \dots\ ``When in doubt, read the documentation'' --- Lamport +manual, p.\ 40, in Section 3.2.2.\ {\bf Symbols} (and again on p.\ +157): \verb|\pounds| will give you~\oldpounds. + +But \TeX\ or \LaTeX, the use of an italic pound sign along with a +roman dollar sign bothers me.\footnote[1]{I posted the query on mixing +upright dollar signs with italic pound signs to the {\tt typo-l} list +(mentioned in Peter Flynn's article in TTN 1,2) and it would seem that +upright pound signs are more appropriate in regular roman text.} Quite +a while ago, when I was printing up font charts, in order to see what +was available, I ran across the {\tt cmu} font: Computer Modern +Unslanted. Check your collection of font files to see if you have +{\tt cmu10}; if you do, then you have an upright pound sign +({\unsl\$}) at your disposal: + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{l|ll} + & definition: & coding: \\ + \hline + In \LaTeX: & \verb|\newfont{\unsl}{cmu10}| + & \verb|{\unsl\$}| \\ [2pt] + In \TeX: & \verb|\font\unsl=cmu10| + & \verb|{\unsl\$}| \\ + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +But what if you really do need the two signs in italics?! Well, +that's no problem for \LaTeX: \verb|{\it\$}| gives you {\it\$}, and +\verb|\pounds| gives you \oldpounds; but if you're using \TeX, you +need to do some more defining. There's no real italic dollar sign, but +the slant font {\tt cmsl10} has an adequate substitute: {\sl\$}. +Comparing the slanted and italic dollar signs ({\sl\$\/} vs.\ +{\it\$}\/), I find it hard to see a difference.~\dots\ or is someone +going to tell me that's what Lamport did all along {\tt;-)} + +I've checked with Johannes Braams about {\small NFSS} users: you don't +have to worry at all! The two signs will be set in either roman or +italic automatically, depending on the context. + +If you really want to know what's under the hood of your \TeX-mobile, +find yourself a macro file for printing up font tables --- if you +don't have e-mail access, write to me directly (address in the +membership directory). If you do have net access, mail me at {\tt +cthiele@ccs.carleton.ca}.\footnote[2]{I've only got a \TeX\ file; +anyone got a \LaTeX\ one they could offer?} Print up everything you've +got, and examine especially the lesser-used fonts such as {\tt cmu} or +{\tt dunhill} or {\tt cmfib} --- it's quite interesting what's +available. For more information on font loading and such, check the +entries in the \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ manuals, under {\bf font}. } + +\newpage + + +%% (La)TeX news (pp.15-19): + +\Section{\AllTeX\ News} + +\subsection*{DC fonts --- questions and answers (I)} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Yannis Haralambous \\ + \tt yannis@gat.citilille.fr +\end{flushright} + +%% These macros modified from Rainer Schoepf's article +%% in TTN 1,1: + +\newcommand{\Q}{\item [{\bf Q:}]} +\newcommand{\A}{\par\vskip-2pt\noindent{{\bf A:} }} + +\def\StuttgartAdress{\verb|rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de| + ({\small IP} \verb|129.69.1.12|)} +\def\StuttgartFileName{\verb|/soft/tex/fonts/metafont/dc|} + +\noindent The following questions and answers are provided to start +you thinking about DC fonts: what they are, why they exist, what +benefits they provide, and so on. They are aimed at providing +information from the user's perspective, and so are intended to be +pragmatic rather than theoretical. This is Part I; Part II will appear +in the next issue of \ttn. + +\begin{list}{}{\leftmargin=1.4pc} +\Q What are DC fonts? What makes them different from CM fonts? + +\A We should distinguish between two things: (a) fonts using + the Cork Encoding scheme, and (b) DC fonts. Any font can be + re-encoded according to the Cork Encoding;\footnote[1]{Defined at + the~1990 TUG meeting, held in Cork. See Ferguson, ``Report on + Multilingual Activities'', \TUB\ 11, no.\ 4, pp.\ 514--516.} DC + fonts are Computer Modern fonts, encoded this way --- and since the + Cork encoding involves characters not existing in the CM encoding, + these have been designed from scratch by Norbert Schwarz. Here are + some comments: + + \begin{itemize} + \item [(a)] The Cork encoding is the new standard encoding for + fonts used by \TeX; it bears a strong resemblance to {\small ISO} + Latin 1; combined with \TeX's 3.0 multilingual features, it + allows efficient typesetting in most European languages. An + important difference between CM and Cork encodings is the fact + that while the former involves 128 characters, the latter + provides 255 characters (and one empty location for special + purposes). This is the highest possible number of characters + for a font used by \TeX;\footnote[2]{No doubt about it, a + UNICODE version of some descendent of \TeX\ will be + accompanied by a new encoding standard, involving $2^{16}$ + characters; but that program will not be called \TeX, and + the encoding will not be a ``\TeX\ standard''.} these + characters have been chosen so that the maximum number of + languages is covered. Another difference is that the Cork font + tables for roman, italic, typewriter, and small capital fonts + are exactly the same.\footnote[3]{The ligatures fi, ff, etc.\ + are provided in typewriter form; however, they are not inserted + automatically.} This makes Cork-encoded fonts more consistent + than CM fonts. + + \item [(b)] The shapes of unaccented characters in the DC fonts + are identical to those of Computer Modern fonts; on the other + hand, the heights of accents are quite different from those + obtained by using the \verb|\accent| primitive. An important + new feature of DC fonts is that you can generate fractional + point sizes. Norbert Schwarz has included an interpolation + mechanism in the DC font package which allows \MF\ to produce, + for example, a 10.9545 point bold extended font out of the + parameter values given by Knuth for the point sizes of the {\tt + cmbx} font. + \end{itemize} + + +\Q What kinds of situations require DC fonts? What kinds of working + environments would benefit right away from installing them? + +\A You need Cork-encoded fonts to typeset in any Latin-alphabet + language, except English and Latin. With CM-encoded fonts you + will have neither hyphenation nor correct upper- or lowercase + forms. All working environments will benefit right away from + installing them, except perhaps an hypothetical environment which + % + \begin{enumerate} + \item[(a)] uses \TeX\ to typeset exclusively in English and/or + Latin; + \item[(b)] has no connection with environments not satisfying + condition (a); + \item[(c)] will continuously fulfill conditions (a) and (b) for + a long period. + \end{enumerate} + + +\Q If I'm using \TeX\ in a completely English-language environment, + do I need DC fonts? I don't expect to receive foreign-language + materials at all. + +\A In other terms, you satisfy conditions (a), (b) and (c) of the + previous question. But nevertheless, you are now reading \ttn, + which means that you are concerned about new developments in \TeX, + and that you feel part of the big \TeX\ community. + + Allow me to give you another --- less technical --- reason for + switching to Cork-encoded fonts: a consequence of Knuth's + announcement that there will be no further features added to \TeX, + is that he is not going to change the encoding of CM fonts, + described in volumes A, C and E of {\sl Computers and Typesetting}. + While unfortunate, the fact is that this encoding does not allow + typesetting in European languages. Somebody had to introduce a new + encoding; the decision was taken during a meeting of the \TeX\ + Users Group (Cork 1990), after months of discussions and + preparation. By adopting this new standard, we, the \TeX\ + community, allow \TeX\ to be efficiently and consistently used by + thousands of other people, and by this give it another chance to + survive (remember, the big brothers are watching us \ldots) + + +\Q Do you have to have \TeX\ v.3.xx running? Our site only has 2.1. + +\A You need \TeX\ v.3.xx for multilingual texts (because it allows you + to use several sets of hyphenation patterns in the same text), and + for certain scripts involving special ligatures (such as Greek, + Hebrew or Arabic fonts). Cork-encoded fonts {\em can} be used with + previous versions of \TeX. By the way, don't you think it is time + to upgrade? + + +\Q Where do I get them? + +\A In theory they should be included in every \TeX\ distribution, free + or commercial. If you don't have them, you can fetch them by + anonymous ftp from the Stuttgart server: \StuttgartAdress, + file \StuttgartFileName. + + +\Q Do I access them in the same way as regular \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ + fonts? + +\A Yes, mainly because they {\em are} regular \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ + fonts. Actually, once installed in your system, you shouldn't + have to think about accessing them at all. Commands like \verb|\rm|, + \verb|\bf|, or \LaTeX\ environments like \verb|small|, + \verb|verbatim| will automatically call DC fonts instead of + CM ones. + +\end{list} + + +\subsection*{Lollipop now available} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Victor Eijkhout \\ + \tt eijkhout@cs.utk.edu +\end{flushright} + +\noindent We all know that in \TeX\ any layout is programmable. +Unfortunately, for the people who actually know what to program, +\TeX\ macro writing is usually too hard. In fact, it is often hard for +seasoned programmers. The Lollipop format tries to bridge this gap. + +Lollipop is a macro package that gives the user powerful tools for +programming macros for lists, headings, output routines and a number +of other things. The Lollipop macros take the specifications for a +macro, and then construct that macro: it is a package for writing +macros.\footnote[1]{[Lollipop was also the subject of a paper presented +at the TUG'92 meeting in Portland, Oregon; see \TUB\ 13, no.\ 3, +pp.\ 341--346 --Ed.]} + +\subsubsection{About this release} + +Lollipop is not finished (the first public release was in October +1992, the current version 0.93 is dated November 1992), but it +is already quite powerful.\footnote[2]{It was used to typeset my book +{\sl \TeX\ by Topic\/}, for instance. I suggest that anyone who is +interested should format the manual and have a look at the examples in +it. They document the current power of Lollipop.} + +Since Lollipop is still under development I will be very accessible +for questions, bug reports and suggestions --- e-mail is preferred. +And I will be flattered if you actually use Lollipop, but beware that +changes may occur in future versions. + +Lollipop can be ftp'd from the directory {\tt /pub/eijkhout/tex} on +{\tt cs.utk.edu} (log in as `anonymous'), where it is stored as {\tt +lollipop.tar.Z}. Uncompress and {\tt tar -fx} it. It is also available +by e-mail from {\tt listserv@hearn.bitnet}; send the message: {\tt GET +LOLLIPOP PACKAGE}. + +Like a lot of \TeX ware, Lollipop is free. Make and give away all the +copies that you want. Just don't ask money for it, other than +reasonable expenses such as for duplicating discs or photocopying the +manual. Share and enjoy! + + +\subsection*{NTG's MAPS bibliography database now available} + +\begin{flushright} + Gerard van Nes\\ + \tt vannes@ecn.nl +\end{flushright} + +\noindent MAPS (Minutes and APpendiceS) is the informal newsletter of +the Dutch \TeX{} User Group (\ntg). Starting with 1992, the +corresponding {\tt maps.bib} file is available by anonymous ftp (and +e-mail) from {\tt archive.cs.ruu.nl} in directory {\tt pub/tex/ntg}, +or by e-mail from the \ntg\ fileserver {\tt tex-nl@nic.surfnet.nl}. + +As most readers of \ttn\ know, the \TUB\ bibliography file +\verb|tugboat.bib|, covering the years 1980--1992, is already +available by anonymous ftp to \verb|ftp.math.utah.edu| in directory +\verb|pub/tex/pub/tugboat|. It can also be found with a large +collection of other bibliographies and bibliography tools in +\verb|pub/tex/bib|. + +Other Local User Groups are urgently requested to make their own +{\tt .bib} files also available to the whole \TeX\ community. Including +abstract fields would be especially welcome in order to inform +interested users about the contents of the local articles. Ftp and/or +e-mail addresses for the local {\tt .bib} files should be forwarded to +the editor of \ttn\ ({\tt cthiele@ccs.carleton.ca}). Examples of the +bibliography files can be found in {\tt tugboat.bib} or {\tt +maps.bib}. + + +\subsection*{TUGlib archive --- update} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Nelson H.F.\ Beebe\\ + University of Utah \\ + \tt beebe@math.utah.edu +\end{flushright} + +\noindent The TUGlib server on \verb|math.utah.edu| provides +electronic mail access to the TUGlib archives. Besides giving access +to a large collection of \TeX{} files and support software, this +server makes the entire \verb|anonymous ftp| collection on +\verb|ftp.math.utah.edu| available as well. This includes software for +{\small UNIX}, {\small VAX VMS}, and the {\small IBM PC}. + +If you have Internet \verb|anonymous ftp| capability, you should {\em +always\/} use that in preference to electronic mail, because it is +faster and much more convenient. Sun workstation users may enjoy +\verb|ftptool|, available via \verb|anonymous ftp| to +\verb|sunsite.unc.edu| from the directory \verb|pub/X11/Openlook|. At +the time of writing, the current version of \verb|ftptool| is in the +file \verb|Ftptool4.3.tar.Z|. \verb|Ftptool| provides a graphical +user interface to the \verb|ftp| program, with point-and-click +operations for login, directory listings, moving around in the +directory tree, viewing of documentation files, and file transfers. + +The \verb|anonymous ftp| server on \verb|ftp.math.utah.edu| is a new +program that offers the ability to fetch an entire subtree in {\small +UNIX} \verb|tar|, or in compressed \verb|tar.Z|, Info-ZIP \verb|zip|, +and Dhesi \verb|zoo| formats. The compression reduces the network +transfer overhead, while the archive formats preserve file protections +and time stamps, and support a file directory hierarchy. The +top-level \verb|README| file provides further details, and the +\verb|IAFA*| files follow Internet \verb|anonymous ftp| archive +guidelines for providing information about the archives. + +If you only have electronic mail access, then to get started with +TUGlib, send a message with the text \verb|help| to +\verb|tuglib@math.utah.edu|. This will return enough information for +you to understand how the server works. A typical request for the +index to a directory is \verb|send index from tex/bib|, and a request +for a specific file, \verb|send tugboat.bib from tex/bib|. Several +requests can be sent in a single message. + +TUGlib also supports queries of the \tug\ membership list; for +details, consult the help response message. + + +\subsection*{New list for METAFONT users and afficionados} + +\begin{flushright} + Yannis Haralambous \\ + \tt yannis@gat.citilille.fr +\end{flushright} + +\noindent The programming language \MF\ is a faithful companion to +\TeX. To use \TeX, you must have some notions of it; this is not the +case for \MF\@. Many people use it inside batch mode processes to +create missing fonts, without ever having looked inside a \verb|.mf| +file. Other people --- adventurers --- have ignored Knuth's warning on +p.\ viii of the \MF\ book, and have inevitably become hooked by \MF\@. +Thanks to the French-speaking \TeX\ Users Group {\sl GUTenberg} a new +e-mail discussion list has been created, + +\begin{enumerate} \itemsep=-2pt + \item as a means of communication between hooked \MF ers; + \item as a way to bring the `rest of us' closer to them; + \item as a means to get quick and efficient answers to questions + such as + \begin{itemize} \itemsep=-2pt + \item why do I always get a \verb|.2602gf| file? + \item what is a ``strange path'' and what can I do to avoid + it? + \item is there a way to go from \MF\ to PostScript and + vice-versa? + \item where can I find a Stempel Garamond font written in + \MF? + \item what is meta-ness? + \end{itemize} + \item and finally, as a first step to encourage people to undertake + \MF ing, and {\bf start a new post-Computer Modern era of + \MF!} +\end{enumerate} +% +To subscribe to this list, send the following two lines to +\verb|listserv@ens.fr| on the Internet: + +\verb|SUBSCRIBE METAFONT| $<$Your name and affiliation$>$ + +\verb|SET METAFONT MAIL ACK| + +The address of the list is {\tt metafont@ens.fr} (at the notorious +\'Ecole Normale Sup\'erieure de Paris). Owner of the list is Jacques +Beigbeder ({\tt beig@ens.fr}), coordinator is Yannis Haralambous ({\tt +yannis@gat.citilille.fr}). Language of the list is English; +intelligent mottos are encouraged. {\small FAQ} files will be written +from time to time; their location and contents will be announced +through the list. Come and join us! + +\vspace{-1pc} + +%% News from Around... (p.20): + +\Section{News from Around \ldots} + +\subsection*{Electronic documents and the law} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Jacques Andr\'e \\ + \tt Jacques.Andre@IRISA.FR +\end{flushright} + +\noindent {\small AFCET}'s ``Technical Committee on Electronic +Documents'' is organising a 1-day meeting (for some time in the +Spring) on the issue of electronic documents and the law in France. +The Committee is looking for questions and topics which computer +scientists, specialists in the management of electronic documents, +editors, word processing personnel, and others would likely ask. Some +sample situations: + +\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-2pt + \item Can I copy a friend's fonts and use them: for personal stuff + (e.g., correspondence)? to produce a publication which is + free? to produce a book for sale? + + \item I've written a book and provided the publisher with a disc + containing both the source file and the style file (e.g., + {\small DSSSL}, \LaTeX\ or Framemaker, a style sheet for + Word, etc.).\\ + -- Do I retain copyright over the style, and if so, on what + grounds?\\ + -- Can the publisher re-use my style file for another book?\\ + -- Let's say that I have some original things in the style + file. How can I prevent the editor from reading it (and + eventually copying it)? + + \item I've bought a hypertext disc on twentieth-century painting. + Can I delete the files on it and replace them with my own + files on, say, grasshoppers and distribute it to my students + taking African ecology? + + \item Can I sell a syntax checker which:\\ + -- uses a database I've built by using a {\small CD-ROM} + version of the Oxford English Dictionary ({\small OED})?\\ + -- directly access the {\small OED} on {\small CD-ROM}, which + I require potential clients to purchase separately? +\end{itemize} +% +Send your questions and problem situations --- even if you think it's +too old-hat or silly --- to: + +\begin{tabular}{ll} + Jacques Andr\'e & e-mail: \tt jandre@irisa.fr \\ + \small IRISA/INRIA-Rennes & Tel: (33) 99 84 73 50 \\ + Campus de Beaulieu & \fax: (33) 99 38 38 32 \\ + F-35042 Rennes cedex, France & \\ +\end{tabular} + + +%% Reports on Meetings (p.21): + +\Section{Reports on Meetings} + +\subsection*{UK\TeX UG: 14 October AGM} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + R.A.\ Bailey\\ + UK \TeX\ Users' Group +\end{flushright} + +\noindent At the recent Annual General Meeting of the UK \TeX\ Users' +Group, held on October 14th, elections were held and the {\small +UKTUG} committee now consists of P.\ Abbott (Chair), R.A.\ Bailey +(Committee Secretary), S.\ Brooks ({\sl Baskerville\/} editor), D.\ +Eckersley, R.\ Fairbairns, I.W.\ Hall (Treasurer), D.\ Murphy +(Membership Secretary), D.\ Penfold (Membership Secretary), J.\ Petts, +S.P.Q.\ Rahtz, P.\ Taylor (Acting Chair), and G.\ Toal. + +After the {\small AGM} there was an ordinary meeting entitled +``Something completely different and yet integrated''. R.A.\ Bailey, +C.A.\ Rowley and D.V.J.\ Murphy spoke about using \TeX, \LaTeX, +\AmSTeX, \AmSLaTeX\ and L\AmSTeX\ to word-process and typeset +mathematical documents. After tea, D.\ Osborne showed participants how +to access the Aston Archive using Internet tools. + +The UK \TeX\ Users' Group will be establishing a fund to be called the +Cathy Booth Memorial Fund. The Fund will be used to support education +and research in electronic publishing in general and in the use and +development of \TeX\ and its relatives in particular, and for other +charitable purposes concerned with education. {\small UKTUG} will be +requesting donations to the {\small CBMF} some time within the next +six months. + +Upcoming meetings are tentatively planned for January or February, +March, and May (details to be announced later). + + +\subsection*{NTG in 1993: 11th Meeting} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Gerard van Nes\\ + Secretary, NTG +\end{flushright} + +\noindent The 11th Dutch \TeX{} Users Group Meeting will be held on +June 10, 1993 at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute in the heart +of Holland: De Bilt. + +The topic of this one-day meeting will be ``From Font To Book''. Rein +Smedinga (Computer Science Groningen) will explain how to create a +book using \LaTeX{}. Physicist Lambrecht Kok (director of Coulomb +Press Leiden) will speak about his publishing experience. + +In addition, famous font designers will discuss all the in's and out's +of fonts. \ntg\ president Kees van der Laan will outline the history +of the \ntg's five years of existence, and will look into the future. + +For detailed information, contact Theo Jurriens, {\tt +taj@astro.rug.nl}. + +\newpage + +%% Board Activities (pp.22--23): + +\Section{TUG Board Activities} + +\subsection*{New TUG Executive Director named} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Malcolm Clark \\ + \tug\ President +\end{flushright} + +\noindent Patricia Monohon has been appointed as \tug's new Executive +Director. She takes over from Ron Whitney, who has served \tug\ since +1989, first as production assistant for \TUB, and then as \tug's +Business Manager. His plans for the future include consulting, +freelance programming, and raising a child. + +Pat is currently a \TeX\ consultant and supports the Center for Remote +Sensing and Environmental Optics at the University of California, +Santa Barbara. She was instrumental in the formation of the Santa +Barbara Area \TeX\ Users Group. She currently teaches classes in both +\TeX\ and \LaTeX\ on the {\small UCSB} campus. Before this she was +employed at the European Organization for Nuclear Research ({\small +CERN}) in Geneva, where she installed \TeX\ on a wide range of +platforms, and provided a variety of other support roles, from the +creation of macros through to instruction of personnel. + +She also spent some time at the International Institute for Applied +Systems in Laxenburg, Austria, where she edited conference +proceedings, research papers and books, activities which she has since +pursued in a freelance capacity. Prior to that, Pat was administrative +services manager in the Math Dept.\ at the University of Washington. + +She therefore comes to \tug\ with a proven record in administration, +\TeX\ support, the organisation of volunteers, and the editing and +typesetting of books and journals. In addition, Pat has a working +knowledge of French and German, a by-product of her years spent in +Europe. + +Pat is well known to many in the \TeX\ world. She has been using \TeX\ +since 1982, and became a member of \tug\ in 1984. She has attended +many of the annual \tug\ conferences held in Europe. I am very pleased +to welcome her aboard. + + +\subsection*{A new TUG President, too} + +\vspace{-1.5pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Malcolm Clark \\ + \tug\ President +\end{flushright} + +\noindent Christina Thiele has been elected President of the +\TeX\ Users Group. She will take over on January 1st, 1993, for a +two-and-a-half year term of office. + +This was a somewhat unusual election. You will probably have realised +that you did not receive a list of candidates and a ballot slip. The +intended procedure was that candidates would be nominated from the +membership, and a `normal' democratic postal voting system would swing +into action. Sadly, by the due date, no candidates had appeared. This +was quite a worry, especially to me, since I might conceivably have to +continue longer as President, something I had not bargained for. We +might argue that the Vice President would take over on January 1st, +but Ken Dreyhaupt was unable to take on this position. We were +therefore left in a rather awkward position. Exercising our executive +powers, the Executive Committee devised the following scheme: we +would, in the first instance, invite members of the Board to put +themselves forward for election to the office; in so doing we stressed +the importance of the post, the fact that they were already elected +members, and that they had been elected to serve the membership --- in +other words, we appealed to their better nature and honour; failing +this we would have coerced, cajoled or conscripted more widely. + +Fortunately there were two honourable Board members who felt the call +to serve. I don't want to make light of this: not every Board member +is in a position to take on the role of President, but their +contribution on the Board may be very valuable and significant. Both +Christina Thiele and Mimi Jett stepped forward. We then circulated +`position statements' or `manifestos' from the two candidates to all +members of the Board, and voted, by e-mail, with the result that +Christina was elected President. + +Why didn't we circulate this information to the membership, and +proceed with a more normal election? We were running out of time. At +the time it was evident that no candidates were forthcoming, we had no +contingency plan --- something the election procedures committee will +be examining in the future. Why there should have been no candidates +is another question --- in all modesty I assume it is because I am +such a hard act to follow. The time taken to discuss and circulate a +plausible substitute procedure, then find a volunteer, and provide a +decent period for voting, meant that we were close to the end of +November before the votes could be collected and counted. Had we +decided to adopt a postal vote of all members, we might easily have +been well into January before the results could be announced. + +I don't pretend that this is the best possible procedure which can +have been erected. I think however it was a reasonably fair procedure. +I do regret that we were left with insufficient time to advise the +whole membership of the activities. But there are times when +leadership must be exercised. I am particularly encouraged that I, for +one, would have been happy to see either candidate as President. They +both have proven, excellent records in the group, and outside. + +We have a new, capable President, and we have a new capable Executive +Director. They are both women: things are definitely improving! + +\newpage + + +%% TUG Courses for 1993 (p.24): + +\Section{\Large\bf \TeX\ Users Group \\ + 1993 Course Schedule} + +\vspace{-.5pc} + +\noindent\begin{tabular}{llll} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Beginning/Intermediate \TeX*} + & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Intensive Course in \LaTeX*} \\ +\quad Boston & April 19--23 & \quad San Francisco & March 1--5 \\ +\quad San Diego & June 14--18 & \quad Boston & April 26--30 \\ +\quad Boston & August 9--13 & \quad Ottawa & August 23--27 \\ +\quad Chicago & Oct.\ 18--22 & \quad Boston & Oct.\ 25--29 \\ [3pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Modifying \LaTeX\ Style Files*} + & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Adv'd \TeX\ and Macro Writing*} \\ +\quad San Diego & June 7--11 & \quad San Diego & June 21--25 \\ + & & \quad Boston & Nov.\ 1--5 \\ [3pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl \TeX\ for Publishers} + & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Practical SGML and \TeX*} \\ +\quad San Francisco & March 8 & \quad San Francisco & March 9--10 \\ +\quad Boston & March 22 & \quad Boston & Nov.\ 8--9 \\ +\quad New York City & June 9 \\ +\quad Washington, DC & Nov.\ 12 \\ [3pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Book and Document Design} + & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\sl SGML and \TeX\ for} \\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\sl with \TeX\qquad} + & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\sl Publishers*} \\ +\multicolumn{2}{c}{Boston\quad Sept.\ 23--24} + & \multicolumn{2}{c}{New York\quad Nov.\ 10} \\ [3pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\multicolumn{4}{c}{\footnotesize + *Lab classes --- computers will be provided for + all students.} \\ +\end{tabular} + +\vspace{6pt} +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + + +\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-2pt + \item \tug\ courses are small, with 8--15 students in most classes, + and are held at major hotels. + + \item The dates and locations above are tentative --- watch for the + final schedule in the mail this fall. + + \item For more information, contact the \TUG\ at 805-899-4673. +\end{itemize} + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule +\vspace{6pt} + +\begin{center} + \large\bf On-Site Courses in \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ from \TUG\ +\end{center} + +\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-2pt + \item Courses in \TeX{}, \LaTeX{}, {\small SGML} and \TeX, + PostScript, or \TeX{} for Publishers tailored to the needs of + your group + + \item Courses at every level from beginning to advanced + + \item Five full days of instruction at your site + + \item One-week course fee includes all instructor fees and expenses + plus textbooks and other materials for up to 15 students + + \item If a properly equipped training facility is not available, + \tug\ will arrange computer rentals and supply \TeX{} or + \LaTeX{} software +\end{itemize} + +\newpage + + +%% Upcoming Events (p.25): + +\Section{Upcoming Events} + +\begin{center} +{\tabcolsep3pt \setbox 0 = \hbox {\bf 24--27 March} +\dimen 0 = \hsize +\advance \dimen 0 by -6\tabcolsep +\advance \dimen 0 by -\wd 0 +\advance \dimen 0 by -4.8 cm +\begin{tabular}{p{\wd 0}p{4.8cm}p{\dimen 0}} +\hline +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 24--27 Feb.\nl +\bf 1993 & {\small\bf CONCEPPTS}'93:\nl + The Prepublishing Conference + Orange Co.\ Convention + Centre, Orlando, Florida. + & Phone: 703-264-7200\nl + \fax: 703-620-9187. \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 1 March & {\bf Knuth Scholarship}:\nl + Deadline for 1993 submissions.\nl + (see Cover 2 for address) + & Knuth Scholar.\ Committee\nl + \careof \tug\ Office\nl + {\tt tug@math.ams.org} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 9--12 March & {\small\bf DANTE}'93 and General\nl + Meeting,\nl + Chemnitz (near Dresden). + & Dr.\ Wolfgang Riedel\nl + {\tt wolfgang.riedel@hrz.tu-}\nl + {\tt chemnitz.de} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 30--31 March & {\small\bf UKTUG}:\nl + ``\TeX\ for non-American\nl languages''. + Conference and tutorials, + University of Glasgow + & Phil Taylor\nl + {\tt chaa006@vax.rhbnc.ac.uk} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 10 June & {\small\bf NTG}: + 11th Annual Meeting,\nl + Royal Dutch Meteorological\nl + Institute, De Bilt. + & Theo Jurriens\nl + {\tt taj@astro.rug.nl} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 16--19 June & {\small\bf ACH-ALLC93}:\nl + Joint int'l.\ conference: + Assoc.\ for Computers and the Humanities + and the Assoc.\ for Literary and Linguistic + Computing\nl + Georgetown University,\nl + Washington, D.C. + & Dr.\ Michael Neuman \nl + {\tt Neuman@Guvax.bitnet} \nl + {\tt Neuman@Guvax.Georgetown.} \nl + {\tt edu} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 26--29 July & {\small\bf TUG'93}:\nl + ``World Wide Window on \TeX''\nl + Aston University,\nl + Birmingham, \uk. + & Chris Rowley, {\tt ca\_rowley} \nl + {\tt @vax.acs.open.ac.uk} \nl + Malcolm Clark \nl + {\tt malcolmc@wmin.ac.uk} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\end{tabular} +} +\end{center} + +\vspace{1pc} + +\noindent {\bf Note}: Also consult the ``Calendar'' in the previous +issue of \TUB\ for more dates. + +\newpage + + +%% Index of issues 0,0 to 1,4 (inclusive) (pp.26--28): + +\newcommand{\indexletter}[1]{\begin{center} + \bf -- #1 -- + \end{center} + } + +\twocolumn[\Section{Index \\ + TTN 0,0 to 1,4 (inclusive)} + +This Index was prepared by Jackie Damrau; it includes material which +has appeared in 5 issues of \ttn, from the prototype of 1991 to this, +the final issue for 1992. {\bf Notation:} All references show the {\bf +volume},number:page; outside back cover is noted as C4. + +\vspace{1pc} +] + +{\footnotesize \baselineskip=10pt + +\begin{list}{}{\itemsep=-1pt + \parsep=2pt + \leftmargin0pt + \listparindent=-12pt} + +\indexletter{C} +\item 1993 Course Schedule {\bf 1},3:26; {\bf 1},4:24 + +\indexletter{E} +\item Editorials {\bf 0},0:1; {\bf 1},1:1; {\bf 1},2:1; + {\bf 1},3:1; {\bf 1},4:1; +\item Elections + \subitem Board {\bf 0},0:25; {\bf 1},1:2 + \subitem President {\bf 1},2:28; {\bf 1},3:25; {\bf 1},4:22 +\item Electronic Retrieval Sites + \subitem New list for METAFONT users {\bf 1},4:19 + \subitem New {\tt LISTSERV} for Greek \TeX\ Users {\bf 0},0:6 + \subitem DC fonts {\bf 1},4:17 + +\indexletter{F} +\item Feature Articles + \subitem {\tt jeep.sty}: A General Purpose Style File {\bf 0},0:3 + \subitem Scientific Publishing in Mexico {\bf 1},1:7 + \subitem The Technical Council {\bf 1},3:5 + \subitem \TeX\ Conventions Concerning Languages {\bf 1},4:3 + \subitem Update on \TeX\ in Japan {\bf 1},2:5 + +\indexletter{H} +\item ``Hey --- it works!'' + \subitem Dealing with very long paragraphs {\bf 1},1:15 + \subitem Dollars and pounds, \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ {\bf 1},4:14 + \subitem Some applications for \verb|\llap| {\bf 0},0:30 + \subitem The Cauchy integral {\bf 1},1:15; {\bf 1},2:15 + \subitem Turning double brackets into delims. {\bf 1},2:14 + \subitem Marking lines in the margin {\bf 1},3:12; {\bf 1}4:10 + \subsubitem Editor's note {\bf 1},3:14 + \subitem When there's only one of {\it you} \dots\ {\bf 1},3:14 + \subitem Some TTN \LaTeX\ tricks {\bf 1},3:15 + +\indexletter{I} +\item In Memoriam + \subitem Cathy Booth {\bf 1},1:28 + \subitem Samuel B.\ Whidden {\bf 1},1:28 +\item Index {\bf 1},4:26 + +\indexletter{K} +\item Knuth Scholarship + \subitem 1992 {\bf 1},1:3; {\bf 1},3:3; {\bf 1},4:28 + + +\indexletter{L} +\item \AllTeX\ News + \subitem DC fonts --- questions and answers (I) {\bf 1},4:15 + \subitem \ILaTeX {\bf 1},1:16 + \subitem \LaTeX\ Tables: workshop handouts {\bf 1},2:16 + \subitem Lollipop now available {\bf 1},4:17 + \subitem New list for METAFONT afficionados {\bf 1},4:19 + \subitem NTG's MAPS bibliography database {\bf 1},4:18 + \subitem Recent Updates to \LaTeX\ 2.09 {\bf 1},2:17 + \subitem \TeX\ Macro Index {\bf 1},2:16 + \subitem TUGlib archive --- update {\bf 1},4:18 + \subitem Volunteer Work for the \LaTeX3 Project {\bf 1},3:18 +\item \LaTeX 3 Project + \subitem Bowling Tournament Boosts Fund {\bf 1},3:21 + \subitem \LaTeX3, TUG, and You {\bf 1},2:2 + \subitem \LaTeX3 Update {\bf 1},3:4 + \subitem The \LaTeX3 Project Fund {\bf 1},1:5 + \subitem Volunteer Work for the \LaTeX3 Project {\bf 1},3:18 + \subitem What is the \LaTeX3 Project? {\bf 1},1:4 + +\newpage + +\indexletter{M} +\item Meeting Announcements + \subitem Euro\TeX'92 {\bf 1},2:22 + \subitem TeCH'92 {\bf 1},1:21 + \subitem TUG'91: \TeX\ Inroads into Publishing {\bf 0},0:28 + \subitem TUG'92: \TeX\ in Context {\bf 1},1:22, C4 + \subitem TUG'93:\ts World\ts Wide\ts Window\ts on\ts + \TeX\ {\bf 1},4:C4 + +\indexletter{N} +\item New Publications {\bf 1},1:14; {\bf 1},2:13; {\bf 1},3:9; + {\bf 1},4:11 +\item News from Around \ldots\ + \subitem CyrTUG {\bf 1},1:17 + \subitem Electronic documents and the law {\bf 1},4:20 + \subitem Estonian User Group {\bf 1},2:19 + \subitem Gleanings From Here and There {\bf 1},3:19 + \subitem GUST {\bf 1},2:19 + \subitem GUTenberg {\bf 1},2:19 + \subitem New {\tt LISTSERV} for Greek \TeX\ Users {\bf 0},0:6 + \subitem SibTUG {\bf 1},1:18 + \subitem \TeX\ in the Soviet Union {\bf 0},0:5 + +\indexletter{P} +\item Published \TeX\ Credits + \subitem The Truth about \TeX\ {\bf 0},0:6 +\item Publications + \subitem Euro\TeX'92 {\it Proceedings} (Prague) {\bf 1},3:28 + \subitem New Publications {\bf 1},1:14; {\bf 1},2:13; + {\bf 1},3:9; {\bf 1},4:11 + \subitem NTG's MAPS bibliography available {\bf 1},4:18 + \subitem \TeX niques (latest issues) {\bf 1},3:C4 + \subitem TUGlib archive --- Update {\bf 1},4:18 + +\indexletter{R} +\item Reports on Meetings + \subitem CsTUG {\bf 1},1:20 + \subitem Euro\TeX'91 {\bf 1},1:20 + \subitem Euro\TeX'92 {\bf 1},2:22; {\bf 1},3:22 + \subsubitem Euro\TeX'92 {\it Proceedings} (Prague) {\bf 1},3:28 + \subitem Grupo de Usuarios de \TeX\ {\bf 1},2:21 + \subitem NTG Spring Meeting {\bf 1},2:22 + \subitem NTG in 1993 {\bf 1},4:21 + +\newpage + + \subitem \mbox{\empty} + \subitem TUG'91 {\bf 1},1:19 + \subitem TUG'92 {\bf 1},3:19 + \subsubitem Bowling Boosts \LaTeX3 Fund {\bf 1},3:21 + \subitem UK\TeX UG {\bf 1},2:20; {\bf 1},4:21 + +\indexletter{S} +\item Style Files + \subitem {\tt jeep.sty} {\bf 0},0:3 + +\indexletter{T} +\item The Technical Council {\bf 1},3:5 + \subitem see also: Working Groups +\item \TeX hax Tidbits {\bf 0},0:27 +\item \TeX niques (latest issues) {\bf 1},3:C4 +\item TUG Board Activities + \subitem Communications {\bf 0},0:20 + \subitem Elections + \subsubitem Board {\bf 0},0:25; {\bf 1},1:2 + \subsubitem President {\bf 1},2:28; {\bf 1},3:25; {\bf 1},4:22 + \subitem Message from the Board {\bf 0},0:7 + \subitem New TUG Executive Director named {\bf 1},4:22 + \subitem A New TUG President, too {\bf 1},4:22 + \subitem Summaries of Meetings + \subsubitem 1990 {\bf 0},0:11 + \subsubitem 1991 {\bf 0},0:15; {\bf 1},1:23, 25 + \subsubitem 1992 {\bf 1},2:24; {\bf 1},3:23 +\item Typographer's Inn {\bf 1},1:12;\ts {\bf 1},2:11;\ts + {\bf 1},3:10;\ts {\bf 1},4:12 + +\indexletter{U} +\item Upcoming Events {\bf 0},0:32; {\bf 1},1:27; {\bf 1},2:27; + {\bf 1},3:27; {\bf 1},4:25 + +\indexletter{W} +\item Working Groups + \subitem (WG-92-00) {\bf 1},3:6 + \subitem (WG-92-01) {\bf 1},3:7 + \subitem (WG-92-02) {\bf 1},3:7 + \subitem (WG-92-03) {\bf 1},3:7; {\bf 1},4:3 + \subitem (WG-92-04) {\bf 1},3:8 + \subitem (WG-92-05) {\bf 1},3:8 + +\end{list} + +\vfill} + +\onecolumn + +\newpage + +\subsection*{Attention: Submissions for Knuth Scholarship + Competition} + +\begin{flushright} + Nico Poppelier \\ + Board Liaison, Knuth Scholarship Committee +\end{flushright} + +\noindent The \tug\ Office has moved to a new location, namely to +Santa Barbara. Applicants should therefore request information and +send submissions to the new address --- see inside front cover. For +more information on the scholarship, please read the announcement in +\TUB\ 13, no.\ 3, pp.\ 395--396. + +I should like to stress that the competition is open only to members +of the \TUG\ with qualifications as explained in that announcement. + + +\vspace{7pc} + +\begin{center} + {\large\bf New TUG Address} \\ [6pt] + {\bf \TUG} \\ + P.O. Box 869\\ + Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA \\ [3pt] + Balboa Building, Room 307 \\ + 735 State Street \\ + Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA \\ [3pt] + Phone: 805-899-4673 \\ + E-mail: \tt tug@math.ams.org \\ +\end{center} + +\newpage + + +%% Cover 3 (Table of Contents): + +\pagestyle{empty} + +\begin{center} + {\Sectionfont \TeX{} and TUG NEWS\\ + \medskip + Table of Contents} +\end{center} + +\vspace{1pc} + +\contentsline {section}{{\it Editorial}}{1} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{\TeX\ Conventions Concerning Languages\\ + \indent {\em Yannis Haralambous}}{3} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{New Publications\\ + \indent {\em Peter Schmitt}}{11} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{Typographer's Inn\\ + \indent {\em Peter Flynn}}{12} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{``Hey --- it works!''}{} +\contentsline {subsection}{Dollars and Pounds, \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ + \quad {\em Christina Thiele}}{14} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{\AllTeX\ News}{} +\contentsline {subsection}{DC Fonts: Questions and Answers (I) + \quad {\em Yannis Haralambous}}{15} +\contentsline {subsection}{Lollipop now available + \quad {\em Victor Eijkhout}}{17} +\contentsline {subsection}{NTG's MAPS database now available + \quad {\em Gerard van Nes}}{18} +\contentsline {subsection}{TUGlib archive --- update + \quad {\em Nelson H.F.\ Beebe}}{18} +\contentsline {subsection}{New list for METAFONT afficionados + \quad {\em Yannis Haralambous}}{19} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{News from Around \ldots}{} +\contentsline {subsection}{Electronic documents and the law + \quad {\em Jacques Andr\'e}}{20} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{Reports on Meetings}{} +\contentsline {subsection}{UK\TeX UG: 14 October AGM + \quad {\em R.A.\ Bailey}}{21} +\contentsline {subsection}{NTG in 1993: 11th Meeting + \quad {\em Gerard van Nes}}{21} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{\tug\ Board Activities}{} +\contentsline {subsection}{New \tug\ Executive Director named}{22} +\contentsline {subsection}{A new \tug\ President, too}{22} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{\TUG\ 1993 Course Schedule}{24} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{Upcoming Events}{25} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{Index (\ttn\ 0,0 to 1,4, inclusive)}{26} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{Attention: Submissions for Knuth Scholarship + Competition}{28} + +\vspace{2pc} + +\begin{center} + \bf Volume 1, No.\ 4, 1992 +\end{center} + +\newpage + + +%% Cover 4 (TUG'93 announcement): + +\pagestyle{empty} + +\raggedright +\frenchspacing +\parindent0pt +\parskip2pt +\rightskip 0pt plus1fil minus0pt +\baselineskip12pt + +\font\fib cmfib8 scaled \magstep2 +\font\Fib cmfib8 scaled \magstep3 +\font\ffib cmfib8 scaled \magstep1 + +\def\dia{$\diamond$} +\leftline{\fib TUG93 call for papers} + +\medskip + +\leftline{\Fib World Wide Window on \TeX} +\smallskip +\leftline{\ffib 14th Annual \TeX\ Users Group Meeting +July 26th -- 29th, 1993} + +\medskip + +Aston University in Birmingham, UK, will be the venue for the 1993 +\tug\ conference. Aston is the home of the Aston Archive, one of the +largest collections of electronic \TeX\ paraphernalia. This is the +first time the annual meeting will have been held outside North +America. + +The location of the conference at one centre of the electronic web and +its movement from North America encourages particular focus on the +world-wide aspects of \TeX\ (\LaTeX, \MF, \dots). The marked rise in +maturity of windowing systems (Mac\-intosh, Atari, Amiga, Windows3, X +windows) also allows us to exploit more straightforward and direct +ways of employing the \TeX\ tools. It is hoped that there will be a +contribution to the conference from the Didot project, further +extending the range of topics to include digital typography and font +creation. + +The conference will feature the regular paper presentations, but +workshops, poster displays, courses, panels and birds-of-a-feather +sessions will be integral components. + +\medskip + +Contributions are being actively sought in the following subject +areas: \dia~archives \dia~electronic networks \dia~formatting +structured documents \dia~\LaTeX3 \dia~graphical user interfaces to +\TeX ware \dia~non-english issues \dia~non-Latin scripts \dia~digital +typography \dia~editing structured documents \dia~styles \dia~other +typesetting systems \dia~document views~\dia + +\medskip + +Abstracts should be sent to the program coordinators by February~22nd, +1993. + +\medskip +\leftline{\ffib Conference committee} +Maureen Campbell, +Peter Abbott, +Chris Rowley, +Philip Taylor, +Carol Hewlett, +Sebastian Rahtz, +Malcolm Clark + +\medskip + +\leftline{\ffib Program coordinators} +\begin{tabular}{lll} + & Chris Rowley & Malcolm Clark \\ + & Parsifal College & IRS \\ + & Open University & University of Westminster \\ + & Finchley Road & 115 New Cavendish Street \\ + & London NW3 7BG & London W1M 8JS \\ +phone: & 071 794 0575 & 071 911 5000 ex 3622 \\ +e-mail: & \tt ca\char'137rowley@vax.acs.open.ac.uk\quad + & \tt malcolmc@wmin.ac.uk\\ +fax: & 071 433 6196 & 071 911 5093 \\ +\end{tabular} + +\end{document} + +%% END OF FILE + |