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Thiele, Editor, TTN). +%% + +\documentstyle[twoside]{ttn2n4} %% Version 2.4, Oct. 1993 + +% 1992.2.27: fix for underfull hboxes suggested by Phil Taylor (CJC) +\tolerance = 1817 \hbadness = \tolerance + +\begin{document} + +%% Cover 1: + +\pagestyle{empty} + +%% For camera copy file, replace this page with material from file +%% camera-copy-cover.tex + +{\Large + +\begin{flushleft} + Volume 2, Number 4 +\end{flushleft} + +\vspace{-3.1pc} + +\begin{flushright} + October 1993 +\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. 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@tug.org} with the subject line {\tt NEWSLETTER}\@. +Advertisements are accepted in \ttn: contact the \tug\ office for +details. + +\vspace{.25pc} + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{lll} + \bf \TUG & Phone: & +1 (805) 963-1338 \\ + P.O.\ Box 869 & \fax: & +1 (805) 963-8358 \\ + Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA & E-mail: & \tt tug@tug.org \\ + \end{tabular} + +\vspace{1pc} +\TeX{} is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society. +\end{center} +\par} %% end of \small \baselineskip=10pt + +\hrule + +\vspace{4pt} + +{\footnotesize \baselineskip=9.5pt +\noindent \TTN\ (ISSN 1065-240X) is published quarterly by the \TeX\ +Users Group, 735 State Street, P.O.\ Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, +U.S.A\@. The 1993 dues for individual members are \$60.00 for regular +members and \$30.00 for students. + +Second-class postage paid at Santa Barbara, CA, and additional mailing +offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to \TTN, \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.\ 2, No.\ 4, 1993} + {\TTN\quad Vol.\ 2, No.\ 4, 1993} + +\setcounter{page}{1} %% to set first page of contents to p.1 + +\Section{Editorial} + +Another year is coming to a close, and plans for 1994 have to begin. +We have a new board coming on stream in January (see p.\ 20); sites +for future \tug\ meetings are being sought (p.\ 23); and we hope to +see you amongst the list of new or renewed members in the \TUG\ (1994 +rates remain at '93 levels). Just before we leave 1993~\ldots\ {\bf 31 +December 1993} is the new deadline for the A-in-\LaTeX\ contest (p.\ +14), so do send in your entries! + +But you don't have to wait till 1994 to use our new e-mail address! +In September, {\tt tug@tug.org} officially came on-line. The office +can be reached at: + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{||ll||} + \multicolumn{2}{c}{\bf TUG Office} \\ + \hline + E-mail: & \tt tug@tug.org \\ [2pt] + \hline + Phone number: & 805-963-1338 \\ + Fax number: & 805-963-8358 \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +A correction for an item which I'd noted in my editorial of the last +issue: {\sl \TeX help: The On-Line \TeX\ Handbook\/} is a joint effort +by both Arvind Borde and Tom Rokicki. I only listed Arvind as author +--- my apologies for the oversight, Tom. Along with the correction, +Arvind sent the following additional information (see also p.\ 3): + +{\small +\begin{quote} \baselineskip=11pt + \dots\ it's a hypertext guide to \TeX, \LaTeX\ and \AmSTeX\ that + allows you to look up descriptions and definitions of commands + on-line; it also contains discussions of typesetting topics. The + initial release will run only on {\small DOS} machines, but {\small + MS}-Windows and Unix versions are to follow. + + \baselineskip=11pt + We're hoping that this electronic guide will be found a useful tool + by people who want to write \TeX\ but who don't have a printed + manual on hand, or who want to look things up *fast*. +\end{quote} +} + +Something very interesting happened earlier this month. The Goudy +Center, Rochester Institute of Technology, has been in touch with +\tug\ about courses which may be of interest to our members (see +Upcoming Events, p.\ 25). And it seems to me that there is potential +for a two-way interchange of expertise between this center, which is +in the School of Printing Management and Sciences, and our members, +with their knowledge and experience with \TeX. We'll keep you posted +on future developments. + +I'm putting together some information on using \TeX\ for linguistics +typesetting. I'd like to get in touch with others who have some +expertise with fonts, writing specialised macros, encoding files with +all those wonderful ``design features'' which pepper linguistics +papers: tree diagrams, glosses, the phonetic alphabet (and any +others), pseudo-mathematical presentation of rules and principles, and +so on. There will be a meeting of the Linguistic Society of America in +Boston the first week of January, 1994. It is possible that the +conference organisers might be interested in a display of how \TeX\ +can be used in the field of linguistics. As well, we may be able to +produce a useful little guide on the subject. If you'd like to join +forces (and maybe find a solution or two yourself!), drop me a line +at: {\tt cthiele@ccs.carleton.ca}, or call me at +1 613-727-0427 +(Canada). + +The \UK-TuG\ is planning a few meetings over the next few months. As we +went to press, no firm dates or locations had been set, but if you're +in the UK, there will be a meeting in either November or December, and +there's also a 2-day \LaTeX\ meeting planned for the spring. Stay +tuned both to this newsletter, and the Calendar section in upcoming +issues of {\sl TUGboat\/}. + +Recently, Don Hosek polled readers of the {\tt TYPO-L} list about a +new magazine on typography he'd like to launch. The magazine will now +definitely go ahead. For more information, write to Don at 555 +Guilford, Claremont, California 91711, or \fax\ him at +1 +909-625-1342. + +Electronic distribution of \ttn\ will now be taken care of by Michael +Doob; our thanks go to Chris Carruthers for having gotten the +distribution started. + +\begin{flushright} + Christina Thiele\\ + Editor, \TTN +\end{flushright} + +\vfill + +\begin{center} +\begin{tabular}{||p{11cm}||} + \multicolumn{1}{c}{\Large\bf Positions Available} \\ [6pt] + \hline + \mbox{\empty} \\ [-8pt] + \TTN\ needs a new {\bf Editor}, as well as a {\bf Columnist} + for the Upcoming Events page. \\ [6pt] + {\bf The Editor} should have experience with \LaTeX, which + is what \ttn\ uses; the editor should also be familiar with + electronic submissions and correspondence, in order to + coordinate and manage the work done by contributors and + the team of columnists already in place. + The editor should have a broad awareness of \TeX\ and \tug\ + activities, be able to seek out potential news items, and + have a strong sense of duty (!), even though this is an + entirely volunteer effort. An extensive network of contacts + is a definite asset.\\ [4pt] + {\bf The Upcoming Events Columnist} gathers information on + activities related to TUG, to other \TeX\ user groups, + and items which might interest readers of \ttn. The columnist + then submits the finished column to the editor. \\ [6pt] + If you are interested in either position, please contact + the current editor at {\tt cthiele@ccs.carleton.ca}. \\ [4pt] + \hline +\end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\newpage + + +%% New Publications (Peter Schmitt's column) (p.3): +%% a8131dal@awiuni11.edvz.univie.ac.at + +\begin{New Publications} + +< Peter Schmitt \\ +< |schmitt@awirap.bitnet| \\ +< |a8131dal@awiuni11.edvz.univie.ac.at| \\ + +\books + +> Arvind Borde and Tomas Rokicki: + A User's Guide for \TeX Help; The On-Line \TeX\ Handbook + + Academic Press, 1993. + v + 28pp. \ISBN 0-12-1176040-1. + + # This small booklet documents the \TeX Help program for {\small + IBM PC} and compatible microcomputers. + +> Arvind Borde: + Mathematical \TeX\ by Example + + Academic Press, 1993. + 356pp. US\$19.95. \ISBN 0-12-117645-2. + + # As the title suggests, this book is an introduction to \TeX\ by + means of examples. They almost entirely consist of pairs of pages: + one contains some piece of \TeX\ code (with explanations and + comments added via footnotes), while the other shows the output + produced by this code. + +> Nicholas J.\ Higham: + Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences + + {\small SIAM} --- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, + Philadelphia, 1992. xii + 241pp. US\$21.50. \ISBN 0-89871-314-5. + + # This book is intended for all authors of technical papers (and books) or + talks, and covers virtually all relevant issues. The author discusses + questions of style as well as practical matters. + The use of computers in the publishing process --- including \TeX, + of course --- is discussed in detail. An appendix contains a list of + \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ symbols. Among the various useful materials are + hints for Internet use and an extensive bibliography. + +> Christian Rolland: + \LaTeX\ guide pratique + + Addison-Wesley France, July 1993. + 280pp. approx.\ 190~FF. \ISBN 2-87908-025-0. + (Distributed by Bordas, Bordas code 009808.) + + +\Newsletters + +> GUST: + Zeszyt 2 (1993), 42pp. + Official newsletter of the Polish User Group, Grupa + U\.zytkownik\'ow Systemu \TeX. + +> La Lettre GUTenberg: + no.\ 1, juillet 1993, 16pp. +% Official newsletter of \GUTenberg. + +> Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie: + 5.\ Jahrgang, Heft~1, Mai~1993, 72pp; Heft~2, Sep.\ 1993, +% vol.\ 5, no.\ 1, May 1993, 72pp. + +%% CT> No room this issue for this line... +%% Official news\-letter of \dante. +% Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: |dante@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de|. + +> \TUB: %% The Communications of the \TeX\ Users Group: + vol.\ 14, no.\ 1, April 1993, 92pp; + vol.\ 14, no.\ 2, July 1993, 64pp. + +\end{New Publications} + +%% \newpage included in {New Publications} environment (Ch.) + + +%% Typographer's Inn (Peter Flynn column) (pp.4-5): + +\begingroup +\font\old=cmmi10 +\def\o#1{{\old#1}} +\def\\{{\tt\char'134}} +\font\dropcap=cmbx12 scaled \magstep5 +\font\droprm=cmr7 +\font\dropit=cmti7 +\newbox\cbox \newdimen\cwid \newdimen\pwid +\def\\{{\tt\char'134}} +\def\drop#1{\setbox\cbox=\hbox{{\dropcap #1}} \cwid=\wd\cbox \advance\cwid by2pt + \pwid=\hsize \advance\pwid by-\cwid + \box\cbox\par\vskip-3\baselineskip\vskip-2.5pt + \parshape=4 \cwid \pwid \cwid \pwid \cwid \pwid 0pt \hsize + \noindent\ignorespaces} +\newbox\demobox + +\hyphenation{Kil-la-shan-dra pa-ra-me-ters au-to-ma-ting} + +\Section{Typographer's Inn} + +\begin{flushright} + Peter Flynn \\ + University College Cork \\ + \tt pflynn@curia.ucc.ie +\end{flushright} + +\vspace{-2pc} + +\subsection*{Interletter spacing} + +Anyone who reads any of the \TeX-related mailing lists or Usenet {\tt +news} groups must be well aware that the Computer Modern ({\sc cm}) +fonts are much criticised for alleged ugliness. {\sc cm}-bashing can +be very much in vogue at times, but most of its critics still allow +that at \o{1270}\ts dpi and above, it is extremely easy on the eye to +read. This is largely due to the proportions of the interletter +spacing, which are wider than in many faces used in other {\sc dtp} +systems. + +In most visual {\sc dtp} systems you can tweak the interletter space +(sometimes called the `tracking'). This is regarded as inadvisable for +plain text, as type designers go to considerable trouble to adjust +interletter spacing for optimal readability, yet it looks as if Adobe +has narrowed it in most of the fonts they distribute. + +At its worst, there are even systems, including some wordprocessors, +which actually pride themselves on their ability to achieve +unhyphenated justified setting by slackening the interletter +spacing. While this is acceptable in newspapers, with their +exceptionally narrow columns, it looks very poor in normal text work. + +One day I will have to find out if it is possible to bodge the {\tt +afm2tfm} parameters to generate a decent appearance for the Adobe +fonts, but I'm not sure how this will come out once it's passed +through {\tt dvips} and handed to a typesetter. Does anyone have any +experience in this? + + +\subsection*{Interword spacing} + +Richard Southall gave a provocative talk at Aston about plain \TeX's +limitations in the matter of justification. In hand composition, +interword spacing is initially a fixed space while the line is being +set in the stick. Justification proceeds by the addition or +substitution of fixed increments selected from ens, thicks, mids, +thins and hairspaces, whereas \TeX\ uses infinitely variable spacing +(almost: the increments are tiny). At one stage the trend in the {\sc +uk} was for very close setting, sometimes with no space at all between +a fullpoint at the end of a word and the following capital of the next +sentence, a practice which caused much debate in my typography classes +when I was a student. + +It is true that properly done, hand-set matter is more pleasing to +read because of the care and attention which is paid by the skilled +compositor. \TeX, being only a program, cannot hope to achieve this +level of sophistication, but the interesting point for the development +of the New Typesetting System ({\sc nts}) is the possibility of being +able to switch to a system of justification based on discrete +increments. Unless, of course, someone would like to implement this in +\TeX\ as it stands\dots + + +\subsection*{Poetry setting} + +There was only one entry for my challenge to find a way of automating +the folding of long lines into the space left above or below by a +preceding or following short measure. Unfortunately the solution +arrived in my mailbox while I was actually at Aston, so pints were not +distributed, but the winner was Jonathan Kew, whose complex but +elegant macros are available by {\tt ftp} from {\tt curia.ucc.ie} in +{\tt pub/tex/VerseMacs.tex} and {\tt VerseTest.tex}\ts---\ts well done +Jonathan! + + +\subsection*{Dropped caps} + +A final note on the macros for dropped initial capitals: I was reading +Anne McCaffrey's {\em Crystal Line\/} in the {\sc us} paperback +edition (Del Rey/Ballantine, 1992, ISBN 0--345--38491--1) and was +amused to see the opening of the first chapter with a 3--line dropped +cap for the test below. Quite correctly, all three opening quotes and +the A were dropped into the paragraph, but this takes up over a third +of the measure. Some days you just can't win\dots +% +\setbox\demobox=\vbox{\hsize=60mm\let\rm=\droprm + \let\it=\dropit\rm\baselineskip=6pt + \drop{``\thinspace\thinspace`A}nd a star to steer her + by,'\thinspace'' Killashandra Ree\vphantom{j} shouted + to herself. Not that Lars Dahl\vphantom{j} could have + heard her over the roar of the sea crashing against + the bow of the {\it Angel\/} and the humming tension + of the wind through the sail stays and across the + sloop's mainsail.} +$$\box\demobox$$ + + +\subsection*{Mailbox} + +Yannis Haralambous commented on \TeX's lack of a long~`s' for 17th +century work, pointing out that he has included it in the new {\sc dc} +fonts, as well as ligaturing it. I can see I shall have to start using +the {\sc dc} fonts now! + +Jim Graham asked about whether to break a line before or after an em +rule, if one occurs at a breakpoint. I prefer afterwards, always, but +Nelson Beebe said his definition permits linebreaks before and after +when used in narrow setting (he defines {\tt\\emrule} as +{\tt\\penalty\\exhyphenpenalty---\\penalty\\exhyphenpenalty}). + +David Carlisle fixed my {\tt flow.sty} (running text round an +illustration) so that it handles indentation correctly, and a new copy +is in {\tt/pub/tex} on {\tt curia.ucc.ie}~. + +Finally a reminder that you can join {\tt TYPO-L}, the typography +mailing list, by sending {\tt sub~typo-l}~{\sl forename~surname\/} to +{\tt listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie} and carry on the discussion there. + +Thanks to all who contributed\ts---\ts and I didn't forget to sign off +this time. +\endgroup + +\newpage + + + +%% Jeremy Gibbons' column ``Hey --- it works!'' (pp.6-9): + +\Section{``Hey --- it works!''} + +\begin{flushright} + Jeremy Gibbons \\ + University of Auckland \\ + \tt jeremy@cs.aukuni.ac.nz +\end{flushright} + +\noindent Welcome to {\sl ``Hey~--- it works!''}. This column is +designed for little tricks~--- even ones that seem trivial or +inelegant~--- that others may find useful. If you have any such items, +please send them in to me at the address above. I am particularly +looking for short items (up to about a page). + +We start off with a little note from our noble editor, describing a +trick she used in laying out this issue to get one-column material +following two-column on the same page. Then there is a piece from +David Lau about `striking' (drawing a line) through a piece of text, +and a piece from Anita Hoover on making rules of different thicknesses +in \LaTeX{} alignments. Finally, I describe a modification to \LaTeX's +\verb"footnote" macro that I used in this issue in order to place +verbatim material in footnotes. + + +\squashedsubsection{One-column material below two-column} + {Christina Thiele \\ + \tt cthiele@ccs.carleton.ca} + +When you get to the end of this issue, we have an index done with the +\verb"\twocolumn" coding, described in \ttn\ 1,3:15--16. My problem was +to fit a full-width text below the two-column material. I opted for +the cheap and sneaky solution: I simply put the text at the end of the +second column, and then \verb"\hspace"'d it leftwards by $-6\,{\rm +cm}$! No argument from \TeX, not even a mutter about an overfull +\verb"\hbox". + +\begin{verbatim} + ... end of last index entry in \twocolumn. +\hspace{-6cm} + \begin{tabular}{||l||} + first cell of table ... \\ + ... last cell of table + \end{tabular} +} +\onecolumn +\end{verbatim} + +\newpage + + +\squashedsubsection{Striking through text} + {David Lau \\ Richmond, British Columbia \\ \tt + david@worg.questor.org} + +\def\strikethrough#1{% + {% + \setbox0=\hbox{#1}% + \dimen0=\ht0 \dimen1=\dp0 + \setbox1=\vbox{ + \box0 \vskip-\dimen1\vskip-0.8ex \hrule + }% + \ht1=\dimen0 \dp1=\dimen1 + \box1 + }% +} + +I present below a macro, \verb"\strikethrough", which will reproduce its +argument with a line through it; for example, `\strikethrough{strike}'. + +\begin{verbatim} +\def\strikethrough#1{% + {% + \setbox0=\hbox{#1}% + \dimen0=\ht0 \dimen1=\dp0 + \setbox1=\vbox{ + \box0 \vskip-\dimen1\vskip-0.8ex \hrule + }% + \ht1=\dimen0 \dp1=\dimen1 + \box1 + }% +} +\end{verbatim} +% +This macro works by first typesetting the argument, then backing up +vertically by an amount equal to its depth plus 0.8~times the x-height +of the current font, and finally overlaying a \verb"\hrule" on top of +the argument.\footnote[1]{Another approach is to use horizontal +leaders, as in Chapter~21 of the {\sl\TeX book\/}: +% +\begin{verbatim} + \def\strikethrough#1{{% + \setbox0=\hbox{#1}% + \dimen0 0.8ex\dimen1\dimen0\advance\dimen1 by0.4pt + \rlap{\leaders\hrule height \dimen1 depth -\dimen0\hskip\wd0}% + \box0 + }} +\end{verbatim} +% +This involves backing up horizontally, rather than vertically, and +using a rule of negative depth. Symbols other than the \verb"\hrule" +can be used as leaders. ---{\sl jg}} + +Here is the tricky part. It is crucial that the placement of the +strikethrough line on the argument not result in a box (\verb"\box1") +having dimensions different from those of the box (\verb"\box0") +containing the argument by itself. If the superimposition is done +imperfectly, the resultant box will not line up properly with the +surrounding text. But according to \TeX's rules of box construction, +\verb"\box1", as constructed in the code, has a height of +${\tt\string\ht0}-\hbox{0.8\,ex}+\hbox{0.4\,pt}$ and a depth of~0\,pt. +As a result, the dimensions of \verb"\box1" have to be adjusted after +it has been constructed, which explains why the line +\verb"\ht1=\dimen0 \dp1=\dimen1" is necessary. + +Note that this macro has a shortcoming: it only works for arguments +that are relatively ``short''. In the event that lines of text or +entire paragraphs are to be ``struck through'', a more elaborate +approach is called for. + + +\squashedsubsection{Thicker {\tt\string\hline}s in \LaTeX\ alignments} + {Anita Z.\,Hoover \\ + University of Delaware \\ + \tt anita@ravel.udel.edu} + +\newdimen\arrayruleHwidth +\setlength{\arrayruleHwidth}{4pt} +\makeatletter +\def\Hline{\noalign{\ifnum0=`}\fi\hrule \@height \arrayruleHwidth +\futurelet + \@tempa\@xhline} +\makeatother + +\noindent In the tabular environment, there is a macro called +\verb"\hline" which produces a horizontal line in a table across all +columns. It is defined to be of a certain thickness and can be changed +by modifying the dimension specified by \verb"\arrayrulewidth". +However if you want to keep the original \verb"\hline" thickness of +lines, you need to create a new macro, say \verb"\Hline", to produce +thicker lines based on a new dimension, say \verb"\arrayruleHwidth". +You can do this simply by copying the definition for \verb"\hline" and +changing the width of the rules. The definition below shows how; it +can be placed in the preamble of your document.\footnote[2]{A similar +technique could be used for \verb"\vline" and \verb"\cline". ---{\sl +jg}} + +\begin{verbatim} +\newdimen\arrayruleHwidth +\setlength{\arrayruleHwidth}{4pt} +\makeatletter +\def\Hline{\noalign{\ifnum0=`}\fi\hrule \@height \arrayruleHwidth + \futurelet \@tempa\@xhline} +\makeatother +\end{verbatim} +% +Alternatively, you could omit the \verb"\makeatletter" and +\verb"\makeatother" and put the definition in a style file, say +\verb"Hline.sty". + +Here is an example of using the new macro \verb"\Hline" to produce +thicker lines in the tabular environment. + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{tabular}{ccc} + \Hline + \multicolumn{3}{c}{Very Nice}\\\Hline + 1 & 2 & 3 \\\hline + 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline + 7 & 8 & 9 \\\Hline +\end{tabular} +\end{verbatim} +% +This produces +\begin{quote} +\begin{tabular}{ccc}\Hline +\multicolumn{3}{c}{Very Nice}\\\Hline +1 & 2 & 3 \\\hline +4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline +7 & 8 & 9 \\\Hline +\end{tabular} +\end{quote} + + +\squashedsubsection{Footnotes with verbatim material} + {Jeremy Gibbons} + +There are limitations to what you can do with \LaTeX's +{\tt\string\footnote} macro; in particular, you cannot include +verbatim material (via \verb"\verb" or \verb"\begin{verbatim}") in a +footnote. This is because of the way \LaTeX's footnotes are defined; +the {\tt\string\footnote} macro reads in its entire argument before +executing any of it, and the catcodes of the entire argument are fixed +when the argument is read --- it is not possible to change catcodes +within the argument. + +On the other hand, plain~\TeX's footnote macro (as on page~363 of the +{\sl \TeX book\/}) does not have this problem; it `uses some +{\tt\string\bgroup} and {\tt\string\futurelet} and +{\tt\string\aftergroup} trickery, so that the footnote text does not +need to be a parameter'. + +I needed footnotes with verbatim material for Anita's and David's +items in this issue, in order to put editorial comments about their +macros in footnotes. I did this by judiciously coalescing \LaTeX's and +plain~\TeX's footnote macros, as shown below. +% +\begin{verbatim} +% plainfootnote.sty: incorporate plain TeX's trickery into LaTeX's +% footnote macros, to allow \verb"..." within footnotes +% (the argument to \footnote is not read before it is executed) +\long\def\@footnotetext{% + \insert\footins\bgroup + \footnotesize + \interlinepenalty\interfootnotelinepenalty + \splittopskip\footnotesep + \splitmaxdepth \dp\strutbox \floatingpenalty \@MM + \hsize\columnwidth \@parboxrestore + \edef\@currentlabel{\csname p@footnote\endcsname\@thefnmark}% + \@makefntext{\rule{\z@}{\footnotesep}\ignorespaces}% + \futurelet\next\fo@t +} +\def\fo@t{\ifcat\bgroup\noexpand\next \let\next\f@@t + \else \let\next\f@t\fi \next} +\def\f@@t{\bgroup\aftergroup\@foot\let\next} +\def\f@t#1{#1\@foot} +\def\@foot{\strut\egroup} +\end{verbatim} + +\newpage + + +%% (La)TeX news (pp.10-11): + +\Section{\AllTeX\ News} + + +%% LaTeX update notices (from Frank and Chris): + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + + +\newcommand{\LaTeXe} + {\LaTeX{}\kern.05em2$_{\textstyle\varepsilon}$} + +\begingroup +\newcommand{\LaTeXeb}% + {\LaTeX{}2\kern.05em{\boldmath$_{\textstyle\varepsilon}$}} + +\newcommand{\NFSS}{{\sf NFSS}} +\newcommand{\NFSSt}{{\sf NFSS2}} + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + + +\squashedsubsection{\LaTeXeb{} --- A New Version of \LaTeX} + {Chris Rowley \\ + and Frank Mittelbach \\ + \LaTeX3 Project} + +\vspace{6pt} + +\subsubsection{What is it?} + +\LaTeXe{} is a new, standard version of \LaTeX{} --- prepared and +supported by the \LaTeX3 Project Team. + + +\subsubsection{Why is it needed?} + +Over the years many extensions of \LaTeX{} have been developed. This +is, of course, a welcome development, since it shows that the +\LaTeX{} system is in a healthy state. It has, however, had +one unfortunate conse\-quence: there are now several incompatible +systems, in the sense of format ({\tt .fmt}) files, all claiming to be +\LaTeX{}. Therefore, in order to process documents coming from various +places, a site maintainer needs to provide several format files: +\LaTeX{} (with and without \NFSS), \SLiTeX, \AmSLaTeX, and so on. +As well, when looking at a source file it is not always clear for +which format the document was~written. + + +\subsubsection{What will it offer?} + +\LaTeXe{} will put an end to this unsatisfactory situation --- it will +give access to all such extensions based on a single format and thus +end the proliferation of mutually incompatible dialects of \LaTeX~2.09. + +It will use an enhanced version (\NFSSt) of the New Font Selection +Scheme. Files such as {\tt amstex.sty} (formerly the \AmSLaTeX{} +format) or {\tt slides.sty} (formerly the \SLiTeX{} format) will +become extension packages, all working with this single format. + +The introduction of this new version will also make it possible to add +a small number of often-requested features (such as extended versions +of \verb|\newcommand|). + +To summarize: +\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-1pt + \item {\bf Standardisation:} a single format incorporating \NFSSt, to + replace the present multiplicity of incompatible formats (\NFSS, + lfonts, pslfonts, etc.) + \item {\bf Maintenance:} a standardised system supported by a reliable + maintenance policy. +\end{itemize} + + +\subsubsection{Compatibilty} + +\LaTeXe{} will, as far as possible, adhere to the following +prin\-ciples: +% +\begin{enumerate} \itemsep=-1pt + \item Unmodified version 2.09 document files will produce the same + output with \LaTeXe{} as with version 2.09. + + \item All new features of \LaTeXe{} will conform to the conventions + of version 2.09, making it as easy as possible for current + users to learn to use them. +\end{enumerate} + + +\subsubsection{Documentation} + +The new version will be described in a new edition of Leslie Lamport's +{\it\LaTeX: A Document Preparation System\/}, and in a new book, {\it +The \LaTeX{} Companion\/} by Michael Goossens, Frank Mittelbach and +Alexander Samarin (both to be published by Addison-Wesley). The {\it +Companion\/} will also contain a complete description of \NFSSt. + + +\subsubsection{Distribution Policy} + +Maintenance of the new system will be undertaken by the \LaTeX3 +Project Team. + +A complete distribution of all files, incorporating corrections of +errors, will be made available {\bf twice a year on fixed dates}. This +will happen even if there have been no changes to the files, and hence +only the release dates have had to be updated. It will therefore be +easy to determine whether you have all the latest bug fixes --- +information which is essential to system maintainers. + + +\subsubsection{Error Reports} + +Error reports can be made using a report generating program {\tt +latexbug.tex}. This will be part of the main distribution. + +Error reports will be accepted only if the version of \LaTeXe{} that +produced the error is not older than one year. Error reports can be +sent to this e-mail address: {\tt latex-bugs@rus.uni-stuttgart.de}. + + +\subsubsection{Availability} + +The $\alpha$-test version of \LaTeXe{} is scheduled for late fall and +the first regular distribution will be in early 1994 (says Frank). +This will also contain information and advice to help in the process +of updating an installation for use with the new version (says Chris). +\endgroup + +\vspace{1pc} + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\vspace{-6pt} + +\subsection*{\LaTeX3 Update: Coming Soon!} + +There will be a status report on the \LaTeX3 Project coming soon. +Depending on which publication gets out first, it will either appear +in {\sl TUGboat\/} 14, \#4, or \ttn\ 3,1 (January 1994). Further +prototype code for \LaTeX3 is taking shape at this very moment (I am +informed by reliable sources!). Stay tuned to these pages for more +information. It's coming! --Ch. + +\vspace{.5pc} + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\vspace{-6pt} + + +\squashedsubsection{Bits and pieces \ldots} + {Christina Thiele} + +Nelson Beebe sent info on a review of Y\&Y's {\small DVIW}indow and +{\small DVIPSONE}, and comments on outline fonts for \TeX: John L.\ +Castri, ``Bitmap-free \TeX,'' {\sl Notices of the American +Mathematical Society\/} 40, \#5 (1993): 464--68. + +And from the mailbag \ldots\ the Y\&Y folks have ``recently completed +the conversion of \TeX plorator's {\it MathTime\/} font set to fully +hinted {\small ATM} compatible Adobe Type 1 format.'' This is version +1.1, ``a set of math fonts for use with \TeX\ that goes particularly +well with Times Roman for text, but also works well with other text +fonts in Adobe Type 1 format.'' + +\newpage + + +%% Column by Robert Becker: You Rang ...? (pp.12-14): + +\Section{You Rang \ldots?} + +\begin{flushright} + Ed Baker \\ + P.O.\ Box 642, Norfolk, Mass., 02056 USA \\ + {\tt ejb@world.std.com} +\end{flushright} + +\noindent [{\bf Note:} Robert Becker has been sidelined with a severe +hand injury. Ed Baker has offered to fill in, and this column is +therefore a bit different from the usual fare in ``You rang +\ldots~?'' This time we have a product description. If you have any +comments, please send them to Ed at the above address --Ch.] + +\vspace{1pc} + +\noindent Virtually all database tools provide the ability to produce +plain \ascii\ reports. Using them with \TeX\ or \LaTeX\ is simply a +matter of creating reports that are actual, \mbox{ready-to-roll}, +\TeX\ or \LaTeX\ documents. + +A popular database product is the Personal Information Manager +(\pim). A \pim\ is essentially a consolidated address book, calendar, +phone dialer and mail list manager. They are widely used by people +who have to manage large numbers of phone calls, appointments and +correspondence. + +One of the common commercial \pim s is called \act\ (Automated Contact +Tracking) produced by Contact Software International. This article +will demonstrate how \LaTeX\ can be used directly with \act\ to +produce a standard business letter. + +Each record in \act\ is referred to as a contact, containing 74 fields +of information. Each field is labeled within the system so that it +can be used with the \act\ report generator, accessed via a pull-down +menu system. The report generator is used to create a master file to +be merged with the various contacts. After starting the report +generator, simply type in all of the regular \LaTeX\ commands you want +to use and insert \act-replaceable fields by specifying them as shown: +``\mbox{\sf [\#FIELD--NAME]}''. The attached \act\ report is used as +a standard business letter shell. It uses the following fields: +\mbox{\sf [\#Contact]}, \mbox{\sf [\#Name]}, \mbox{\sf +[\#Address\_line\_1]}, \mbox{\sf [\#Address\_line\_2]}, \mbox{\sf +[\#City]}, \mbox{\sf [\#State]}, \mbox{\sf [\#ZIP]} and \mbox{\sf +[\#Salutation]}. + +To use the system, you'd merely select the person you want to write +to, use the \act\ menu system to select the ``Letter'' option, and the +replaceable fields would be automatically inserted. You could then +insert the body of your text, enclosures, cc list and postscript. + +The \act\ system also provides a function called ``Launch'' which will +start a batch file. You could start \LaTeX\ with this feature, or +shell to {\small DOS} to run \LaTeX\ and your favorite +previewer/printer driver. + +The attached report listing illustrates the \act\ letter. In this +case, all of the letter parts are defined as \verb|\newcommands| --- +\verb|\body|, \verb|\salutation|, \verb|\postscript|, \verb|\enclosures|, +\verb|\cclist|, and \verb|\signatuture|. Each \verb|\newcommand| is +placed in the \LaTeX\ preamble in the inverse order of its likelihood +of changing. The contents of the \verb|\postscript| and +\verb|\enclosures| commands are actually commented out unless you +elect to use them. + +{\small +\begin{verbatim} +\documentstyle[art11]{article} +\newcommand{\sendto}{ +[#Contact] \\ +[#Name] \\ +[#Address_line_1] \\ +[#Address_line_2] \\ +[#City], [#State] [#ZIP] +} +\newcommand{\salutation}{ +Dear [#Salutation],} + +\newcommand{\body}{ + +%% -- Your Text Goes Here -- + +} +\newcommand{\postscript}{ +%% Use the next section for your postscript message +%% remove the two percent signs and continue on the next line +%%{\bf p.s.}\\ + +} +\newcommand{\enclosures}{\footnotesize +%% Use the next section for your enclosures +%% remove the two percent signs and continue on the next line +%%encl: \\ + +} +\newcommand{\cclist}{\small +%% remove the two percent signs and put cclist inside parbox +%%CC: \ \parbox[t]{4in}{ +%% +%%} % end of parbox +} % end of cclist +\pagestyle{empty} +\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0pt} +\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0pt} +\setlength{\marginparwidth}{1 in} +\setlength{\marginparsep}{0pt} +\setlength{\topmargin}{0 pt} +\setlength{\headheight}{0pt} +\setlength{\headsep}{0pt} +\end{verbatim} +\newpage + +\twocolumn +{ +\hfuzz=20pt %the two columns actually overlap +\begin{verbatim} +\setlength{\topskip}{0pt} +\setlength{\footheight}{0pt} +\setlength{\footskip}{0pt} +\setlength{\textheight}{8.5in} +\setlength{\textwidth}{6.0in} +\setlength{\unitlength}{1in} +\newcounter{foo} +\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} +\setlength{\parskip}{2ex} + +\newcommand{\signature}{Ed Baker \\ +{\em Internet: }{\tt ejb@world.std.com}} +%% End of Preamble %% +\begin{document} +\vspace*{0.75in} + +\today \hfill + +\sendto\par +\vspace*{5ex} + +{\salutation}\par +\vspace*{2ex} + +\body\par +\vspace*{2ex} + +Sincerely,\par +\vspace*{6ex} +\signature\par +\vspace*{3pt} + +\postscript\par +\vspace*{3pt} + +\cclist\par +\vfill +\enclosures +\end{document} +\end{verbatim} +}} + +\newpage + +\vglue8cm + +\hspace{-1.75pc} +\begin{tabular}{||c||} + \multicolumn{1}{c}{\large\bf A-in-\LaTeX Contest} \\ [6pt] + \multicolumn{1}{c}{\large Deadline Extended} \\ [6pt] + \hline + \mbox{\empty} \\ [-8pt] + \multicolumn{1}{||p{5.5cm}||}{Due to late delivery of many issues of + \ttn\ 2,2, which contained contest details, + the deadline has been extended to} \\ + \mbox{\empty} \\ + \large\bf 31 December 1993 \\ + \hbox{\empty} \\ + See \ttn\ 2,2:28 for contest details. \\ [4pt] + \hline +\end{tabular} + +\onecolumn + +\newpage + + +%% Reports on Meetings (pp.15-17): + +\Section{Reports on Meetings} + +\squashedsubsection{DANTE'93 in Chemnitz} + {Walt A.\ Obermiller, \\ + Stephan Engelke} + +\dante'93, the German \TeX{} meeting, and membership conference of the +German \TeX{} users group was held at the Technical University of +Chemnitz, March 9--12, 1993. Some 90 registered participants gathered +for four days of \TeX{}nical discussions, and to have a good time. + + +\subsubsection{Tutorials} + +The meeting began on Tuesday afternoon, the 9th, with tutorials, a +``quaint old tradition'' of \dante\ meetings. All tutorials were well +attended. One of the most popular sessions was with Phil Taylor (``Ask +me any question about plain \TeX'') which was continued on Friday, +after the meeting was supposed to be over. Some tutorials also +provided handy booklets, which were very much appreciated. + + +\subsubsection{Membership meeting} + +The \dante\ membership meeting was held on Wednesday morning. +Friedhelm Sowa (treasurer) gave a financial status report (definitely +solvent); then Joachim Lammarsch (president) spoke about +\dante's activities, and its relationship with other +\TeX{} groups. Membership (now at 2,321) has increased steadily. The +opening of \dante's office in Heidelberg is imminent; the very popular +distribution of software and books to members, albeit a lot of work, +will move to the new headquarters soon. The quality of maintenance of +\dante's ftp server in Stuttgart has been improved, and close +coordination of activities with the Aston and {\small SHSU} servers +has been established. Board elections unanimously reconfirmed the old +board (Joachim Lammarsch, president; Uwe Untermarzoner, vice +president; Friedhelm Sowa, treasurer; and Luzia Dietsche, +secretary). The membership meeting was then adjourned, and most of the +remaining three days were devoted to the talks on the agenda. + + +\subsubsection{The conference presentations} + +About a dozen papers were presented, covering a wide range of topics, +under the general headings of \TeX, \LaTeX, and \MF, as well as the +intersection with PostScript and graphics issues. For \LaTeX, there +were papers on font problems in a mixed Cyrillic/Roman document (Horst +Szillat); macros to create personalized bulk mailings (Thomas +Schweikle); a new style file for floats (Hubert G\"a\ss lein); and an +account of introducing \LaTeX\ to hospital doctors for writing letters +and reports (Bernd-Michael Paschke). + +In the \TeX\ area, a description of \TeX\ under Linux (Jens +P\"onisch); publishing experiences (Steffen Kernstock); and +(in)compatibility of source files (Bernd Raichle). As well, Phil +Taylor spoke about the future of \TeX\, and his role as the newly +appointed technical director of the {\small NTS} project. \MF\ was +used to provide solutions for specialised symbols in a physics context +(Torsten Kunz). + +Several papers looked at the problems of taking \TeX\ and integrating +it with the non-\TeX\ world: a proposal for a standard graphics +interface (Friedhelm Sowa); bringing diagrams and graphs from +Mathematica and Maple into \LaTeX\ files (Werner Buckhards); and using +contents of \TeX{}'s registers in PostScript (J\"urgen Gl\"ockner). + +Other items on the agenda included a \LaTeX3 Question-and-Answer +session with Rainer Sch\"opf, and a description of REdit, a text +editor (Michael Rogalla). + + +\subsubsection{Social Events} +% +included a guided tour of City Hall on Wednesday, with a reception +held by the Mayor of Chemnitz. And on Thursday, we went by bus to +Schlo\ss{} Augustusburg, which houses a famous motorcycle museum; we +concluded the evening with dinner at the restaurant there. + +Joachim Lammarsch and Rainer Sch\"opf closed the meeting with the +traditional \TeX{} resource talk. The ever-important question to +answer: ``Where can I get \TeX{}-related software?'' File server +locations and Internet and Bitnet discussion lists were mentioned, as +well as how to use the \dante\ \TeX{} Archive at the University of +Stuttgart using the mail server or ftp. Last year's request count and +the volume of software retrieved by both mail and ftp were interpreted +as eloquent proof as to the usefulness of the Stuttgart Archive. + +\bigskip + +\noindent All in all an interesting and fun meeting I'm glad I +attended! + + +\squashedsubsection{TUG'\ts93 at Aston University, UK} + {Mimi Burbank \\ + {\tt mimi@scri.fsu.edu}} + +There is an air of excitement and anticipation when one goes to the +\tug\ annual meeting; this year was no exception. 1993 was the first +year the Annual Meeting was held outside the North American continent, +affording many European \TeX\ users to attend --- as well as providing +economic problems for American users. The program covered topics on +system installation, fonts, document design, typography, macros, and +several excellent talks on The Future(s) of \TeX. There were +excellent talks given on languages --- Khmer and Catalan --- and +exciting developments for typesetting music and maps, as well as +informative talks on macros and the behaviour of \TeX\ and +\LaTeX. This year a Bursary Fund was established, with generous +contributions made by individuals and organizations, resulting in the +attendance by some eastern European users who otherwise could not have +attended. + +The meeting at Aston was attended by users from all around the globe +--- Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eire, Estonia, France, +Germany, Greece, Italy, Israel, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, +Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, +Ulster, United Kingdom, and the United States. + +One highlight of the conference {\em had\/} to be the trip to +Stratford to see {\em King Lear\/} at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre +--- a powerful and most memorable performance. The Shakespeare +Library opened its vaults and shared published works dating back to +the early 1700s. Speaking as a colonial I must say that the sights, +smells, tastes, and sounds of my trip to the UK will remain with me a +long time. + +The sense of history is quite acute, and reminds one that \tug\ also +has a history, one which continues to evolve and we as members must +protect the heritage given us and provide the framework for future +users. Networks have brought many of us together electronically; at +Aston, many of us met for the first time; many of us argued (and some +not for the first time), but the agreement was unanimous that as \TeX\ +users, we must continue to evolve. + + +%% Board Activities (pp.17-23): + +\Section{TUG Board Activities} + +\subsection*{Summary of Annual Business Meeting\\ + TUG\ts'93 at Aston University, UK} + +\begin{flushright} + Christina Thiele \\ + President, \TeX\ Users Group +\end{flushright} + +\noindent This year's Annual Business Meeting was held on Thursday, +July 29th, from 2:00 to 3:00, chaired by \tug's president, Christina +Thiele. The first part of the meeting was a presentation of various +items by members of the Executive Committee, followed by a general +question-and-answer session with members attending the Annual Meeting. + + +\subsubsection{Reports} + +The President thanked the \tug\ts'93 Committee, Peter Abbott for Aston +University, the \tug\ Office staff, and all the attendees for +contributing towards a successful and informative meeting. + +Peter Abbott, chair of the \tug\ts'93 Committee, located at Aston +University, gave a quick overview of the conference: 9 of 12 courses +had been run, and there was a total attendance for both courses and +conference of about 168 individuals. + +Phil Taylor presented a summary of the results of the Bursary Fund, +donations for which had come from many \tug\ members. A total of some +\pounds 5,488 had been received, allowing some 18 people from various +countries, predominantly Eastern Europe, to attend the first \tug\ +meeting for most of them. On their behalf, Ela Kuczynska (a member of +{\small GUST}, the Polish user group), read a short statement of +thanks.\footnote[1]{``I would like to express our gratitude to all the +persons who gave their donations to the Bursary Fund, as well as to +the Bursary Fund Committee, for their kind support. Thanks to them, we +have now the possibility to participate in this conference, that would +otherwise be impossible for us. It will be a great advantage to our +newly-established groups, which have only recently begun to +participate in the world-wide \TeX\ community. Thank you very much.''} +About \pounds 600 remained, and this will go towards the 1994 bursary +fund. It should be added here that the money which \tug\ usually +allocates to the Knuth Scholar was redirected to the Bursary Fund, +since no scholarship was awarded for 1993.\footnote[2]{See {\sl +TUGboat\/} 14, \#2, p.\ 102.} + +On behalf of the Executive Director, Pat Monohon, the President +provided an update on the \tug\ office. Of immediate interest and +benefit to members was the news that the office staff (Pat, Lisa Ward, +and John Berlin) have arranged their hours such that calls can be +taken from 3 a.m.\ to 6 p.m.\ Pacific Time~(!!), and that payments can +now be accepted in almost any regularly traded currency --- which +means it is no longer necessary to always convert to US dollars when +sending in membership dues, or payments for other \tug\ products. Many +had already met Pat, Lisa Ward, and John Berlin during the meeting, +and members were invited to stop by the office if they were in the +Santa Barbara area. + +The Treasurer, Bill Woolf, presented an outline of the budget for +1993, which indicated a potential \$30,000 deficit. However, since the +revenues from the \tug\ts'93 conference were as yet unknown, nothing +more definite could be provided. + +Two announcements were made by Barbara Beeton: the first concerned the +new release of \TeX\ v.3.1415 (the notice was included in the Thursday +edition of the daily {\sl TUGly Telegraph\/} newsletter and will also +appear in {\sl TUGboat\/}). The second was that the deadline for the +\ttn\ ``A-in-\LaTeX'' contest has been extended to December 31, 1993. + +The President outlined the highlights of the board meeting. The most +significant item for members was the issue of the annual meetings. It +has been decided that meetings will rotate through three geographic +zones: the west coast, then the east coast of North America, and +Europe. To start the cycle off, Santa Barbara will be the west coast +site for the 1994 \tug\ Annual Meeting, with a tentative decision for +Florida to be the east coast site for 1995. Also with members, the +1994 dues will remain unchanged at the 1993 rates. For the immediate +future, \tug's attention will focus on a membership drive, and on +improving and extending services to its members. One further issue of +direct impact on \tug\ members was the upcoming election for board +members, which is another step in the transition from an appointed +board to an elected one. All 15 positions are open for election; in +order to end up with only 5 positions per year coming up for election, +the 15 winning candidates will then be selected randomly to hold their +seats for one, two, or three years. As well, all terms of office, for +both board members and for the president, will begin at the annual +meeting: this means future elections will be held in the spring, +before the annual meeting. + +The President also spoke about the conference at Aston: the excitement +of having the meeting in Europe, the opportunity to meet so many new +people and to match faces with e-mail addresses, the trip set up to +attend the performance of {\sl King Lear\/} at Stratford, as well as +the special viewing of books arranged at the Royal Shakespeare +Library. As always, the success of the meeting lay with the members, +both long-time and first-time attendees. + +\vspace{-3pt} + +\subsubsection{Questions and Answers} + +The second half of the Business Meeting was devoted to questions and +comments from the audience. + +\vspace{-6pt} + +\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-1pt + \item Nelson Beebe suggested that \tug\ maintain a forwarding + address in perpetuity from the former Providence location to + Santa Barbara; it was pointed out that all publications in + circulation before 1993 contained the Providence address as + contact point for \tug. + + {\bf Update} on this item: Bill Woolf, \tug's + Treasurer, and an Associate Executive Director of the {\small + AMS}, has said that the former e-mail address of {\tt + tug@math.ams.org} is permanently forwarded to the {\bf }new + address, which is {\tt tug@tug.org} (as of this month + [September] --Ch). + + \item The problem of delays in receiving {\sl TUGboat\/} was + raised by Malcolm Clark. He asked if the scheduled vs.\ + actual dates of publication for the past 5 years might + be assembled, to determine if current delays were no + different from those in the past, or if they had become + worse. + + The President's response was that this was a serious + issue, and that it was clear that recent delays were indeed + worse. She pointed out that finding alternative production + solutions for a publication which had 14 years of history + could not be found overnight. She has been discussing + other options with the {\sl TUGboat\/} editor, Barbara + Beeton, since early spring and had made it one of her + priority items while in office. + + Phil Taylor rose later on to offer effusive praise and thanks + for the work done by the editor, and this was greeted with a + generous round of applause by the audience, to the editor's + embarrassment. + + \item The question of \BibTeX\ and when it might be available was + raised. The President responded that she'd been in contact + with Oren Patashnik, who felt that it could not be finalised + before the end of this year. As well, there were + complications arising as the \LaTeX3 project tried to ensure + that there would be harmony between \BibTeX\ and the new + \LaTeX. + + \item Jonathan Fine rose to suggest that authors of public domain + software consider having \tug\ serve as distributor of their + wares, and perhaps even have \tug\ involved in locating funds + to support writers of {\small PD} software. The President + suggested that Jonathan serve as the collecting point of + information and comment on this issue, and present a report + to \tug. + + \item An additional item raised by Malcolm was that of having an + Index to {\sl TUGboat\/}. Barbara replied that an Index + had been in progress for quite some time; progress was slow, + but she could report that the issues up to volume 8 were now + done. As with many volunteer efforts, time was the major + constraint. However, all {\sl TUGboat\/} tables of contents + have been installed on the {\small CTAN} archives, along with + the style file needed to typeset them. As well, a {\small + KWIC} index generated from the titles in them is also present + in the archives, thanks to Nelson Beebe.\footnote[3]{Details + appear in {\sl TUGboat\/} 14, \#2, p.\ 101.} + + \item The suggestion was made, based on a presentation by the + editors of the Polish newsletter {\sl GUST\/}, that the {\sl + TUGboat\/} macros might also benefit from being recast in + {\tt WEB}. The editor was not sure this was feasible, but + said she would investigate the issue further. + + \item And finally, it was suggested that one way of helping the + editorial and production work on {\sl TUGboat\/} move more + smoothly and rapidly, would be for authors submitting items + for publication to take a little extra time to ensure their + submissions were complete (check all \verb"\input" statements + to ensure all additional macro files were included), that + their file runs on a different machine, especially with + respect to non-standard or non-CM fonts; check spelling; etc. + Having a colleague read over the submission, as well as test + run it, would also help debug some of the more obvious + errors, all of which can add to the editor's task of getting + material ready for publication on time. +\end{itemize} +% +The meeting ended at 3 p.m., in time for the afternoon break. + + + +\subsection*{Notices} + +\squashedsubsection{$\bullet$ 1993 Board Election Results} + {Joachim Lammarsch \\ + Chair, Election Committee} + +The terms of all fifteen members of the first elected Board of +Directors will expire on December 31, 1993. The election to choose the +new Board members was scheduled for this fall and nominations of all +members were invited. + +For this election only, the length of some terms has been altered so +that not all members of the Board are replaced at the same time, but +only one-third. For Board members elected this year, all terms will +begin January 1, 1994. Five members of the new Board will have terms +that end with the 1995 annual meeting, five with the 1996 annual +meeting and five with the 1997 annual meeting. The members of each of +the three groups have been chosen by lot by the \tug\ acountant. + +The deadline for nominations was September 1, 1993 and the \tug\ +office received twelve nomination forms. Unfortuately one was not +complete and had to be declared invalid. + +Therefore it was not necessary to mail ballots to all members. In +accordance with the Election Procedures all eleven candidates were +declared as elected. In accordance with the bylaws our president will +appoint four other persons to fill the four remaining vacancies. + +The new members of the Board of Directors are (selected by term): + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{lll} + 3\bf .5-year term & \bf 2.5-year term & \bf 1.5-year term \\ [2pt] + \hline + \noalign{\vskip2pt} + Luzia Dietsche & Mimi Burbank & Barbara Beeton \\ + George Greenwade & Jackie Damrau & plus four people, \\ + Yannis Haralambous & Michael Ferguson & to be named. \\ + Jon Radel & Peter Flynn & \\ + Sebastian Rahtz & Nico Poppelier & \\ + \end{tabular} +\end {center} + +As chair of the Election Committee I would like to express my thanks +to the candidates and all the other people who helped to organize the +election. + +However, if we are not able to find more than fifteen candidates I +feel it's time to consider: Is an election by such a democratic method +useful? Would it be better to return to appointing members to the +Board of Directors? Are there other solutions? I would be glad to +receive suggestions from our members. + + +\subsection*{$\bullet$ Technical Council: \\ + \phantom{$\bullet$} Special Interest Working Groups + (SI-TWGs)} +\begingroup +\def\si{{\small SI-TWG}} +\def\twg{{\small TWG}} + +\begin{flushright} + Michael Ferguson \\ + Chair, Technical Council +\end{flushright} + +\noindent The primary purpose of the \TeX\ User Group's Technical +Council is to provide a forum and mechanism for studying technical +issues concerning \TeX, \MF, and their auxilliary support systems. +Although this includes such important service, standardisation, future +tools projects,\footnote[1]{Examples of such projects include Archives +(TWG-Archives: George Greenwade, TWG-Chair), Multiple Language +Coordination (TWG-MLC: Yannis Haralambous, TWG-Chair), and Independent +Research Projects (IRP-TWG: Alan Hoenig, TWG-Chair) which includes the +\LaTeX3 project (Frank Mittelbach, Project Chair). See TTN 1,3:5--8 +for details.} it is the ``Special Interest Working Groups (\si)'' that +will have the most interest for the ordinary \TeX\ user. \si s are +dedicated to the exploitation of \TeX\ systems for the specialised +needs of particular user groups. These vertically integrated interest +groups are destined to be an incredibly exciting part of the \TeX\ +community. + +Our first \si\ was ``\TeX\ for the Disabled'' with T.V.~Raman as chair +({\tt raman@cs.cornell.edu}). Raman, who is blind, has created a very +impressive system for interpreting the control codes and structures of +\TeX\ by means of audio tones. His \twg\ is not only concerned with +making \TeX\ more accessible for the blind, but also for persons with +other disabilities. This group has been able to connect people who +need and people who produce such things as braille fonts for +mathematics, Computerized Books for the Blind, and appropriate online +versions of the \LaTeX\ manual. There has also been discussion and +offers within the group to write some specialized programs, such as +adapting {\small DOS} for the vision impaired. This +\si\ is an exciting beginning to, what I believe, will be a very +important part of the \TeX\ environment. + +At this moment, we are in the process of organizing two new \si s. +The first is to address the needs of those that are using, need to +use, or merely interested in, the coupling of \TeX\ and {\small SGML} +(contact Ken Dreyhaupt at {\tt dreyhaupt@spint.compuserve.com}). This +is a very important area for the enhancement of cooperation and +understanding between two communities, and will also serve as a means +of discussion and research for those that must straddle both +areas. The other new \si\ being organized concerns the relation of +\TeX\ and Adobe's new file format Acrobat (Doug Henderson, {\tt +drh@bluesky.com}). + +\si s may reflect the specialized technical interests of a +particular community such as publishers, scientific organizations, +chemists, astronomers, physicists, historians, logicians, theoretical +computer scientists, or musicians, or perhaps satisfy a need for the +possibly specialized use of a tool such as \LaTeX. One particular area +might be Human/Computer interfaces for \LaTeX. + +What does it take to start an \si? First, and foremost, it takes an +enthusiastic person with a burning interest. There also should be a +user community with similar interests that will come together, usually +electronically, for discussions and actions. Each \twg\ has a chair +and a member of the Technical Council, who is sometimes the chair, to +act as a liaison between the \twg\ and the \tug\ Board. The \twg\ +chair is expected to report, usually through the Technical Council +Liaison, its activities to the Technical Council and hence the board. +The chair is also encouraged to report on the \twg's activities in any +forum that he/she feels beneficial and to seek cooperation with +individuals and institutions as appropriate. If there is any action +that a \twg\ would like to report to the board for formal (\tug) +recognition, this action or recommendation will be evaluated by the +Technical Council, and then brought to the board. It is anticipated +that there will be little need for such action by a \si\ but the +possibility is there. + +The \twg\ chair is completely responsible for the membership and +activities of the \twg. The Technical Council and its liaison is +charged only with reporting the activities of the \twg\ and carrying +recommendations to the \tug\ board. If you would like to participate +in a particular \twg, please contact the Chair. If you would like to +start a \twg, please contact any member of the Technical Council. + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{ll} + Michael Ferguson (Chair) & \tt mike@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca \\ + Yannis Haralambous & \tt yannis@gat.citilille.fr \\ + Alan Hoenig & \tt ajhjj@cunyvm.cuny.edu \\ + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\endgroup + +\vspace{1pc} + +\squashedsubsection{$\bullet$ Conference Planning Committee} + {Jackie Damrau \\ + Chair, Conference Planning Committee} + +\noindent Following recommendations from our committee, the \tug\ +board has approved a geographic rotation through three zones: North +America --- West Coast, North America --- East Coast, and Europe. +This approach allows \tug\ to reach many of its members by giving all +an opportunity to attend an annual meeting periodically without undue +expense. + +The \tug\ board has approved Santa Barbara, California as the 1994 +annual meeting site. Plans are in progress by the local Santa Barbara +\TeX\ Users Group to offer enticing accommodations, meeting +arrangements, and a pleasant place to meet with other \tug\ members +from near and far. + + We are now soliciting the membership for volunteers to host future +annual meetings for 1995--1997. Keeping with our geographical scheme, +we are looking for offers from North America --- East Coast users +(1995); European users (1996); and North America --- West Coast users +(1997). The committee has received tentative offers from Florida +(St.\ Petersburg, Florida, has been accepted as a candidate site) and +Ireland. It is never too late to offer your campus or institution as +a possible meeting site. + +What do you need to do to offer your site? Using the recorded +experience of past conference organizers, the committee has compiled a +short checklist for volunteers to complete and return for an initial +bid to host a meeting. Along with this checklist, the committee +provides organizers with a summary of tips --- sort of a ``things to +do'' and ``things to avoid''. + +Would you like to host an annual meeting at your site for 1995, 1996, or +1997? If so, please contact committee chair, Jackie Damrau: + +\begin{center} \tabcolsep=4pt + \begin{tabular}{lll} + Jackie Damrau, Chair & Phone: & 214-708-6048\\ + \tug\ Conference Planning Committee + & \fax: & 214-708-5143\\ + P.O.\ Box 875 & E-mail: + & \tt tugcpc-l@irlearn.bitnet\\ + Red Oak, Texas 75154-0875, USA + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\vfill + +\begin{center} \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} + \begin{tabular}{||c||} + \multicolumn{1}{c}{\large\bf 1994 Annual Meeting} \\ + \hline + 31 July--4 August, 1994 \\ + Santa Barbara, California \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\newpage + + +%% TUG Courses for 1993/1994 (p.24): + +\Section{\Large\bf \TeX\ Users Group \\ + 1993/1994 Course Schedule} + +\vspace{1pc} + +\begin{tabular}{llll} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Beginning/Intermediate \TeX*} + & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Intensive Course in \LaTeX*} \\ +\quad Santa Barbara & Feb.\ 7--11 & \quad Santa Barbara + & Jan.\ 31--Feb.\ 4 \\ [6pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip8pt} +\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Modifying \LaTeX\ Style Files*} + & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Adv'd \TeX\ and Macro Writing\rlap{*}} \\ +\quad Santa Barbara & Feb.\ 28--Mar.\ 4 + & \quad Santa Barbara + & Nov.\ 1--5 \\ + & & \quad Santa Barbara + & Feb.\ 14--18 \\ [6pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip8pt} +\multicolumn{4}{c}{\large\sl Practical SGML and \TeX*} \\ +\multicolumn{4}{c}{\large\sl Publishers*} \\ +\multicolumn{4}{c}{Santa Barbara\quad Nov.\ 8--9} \\ [6pt] +\cline{2-3} +\noalign{\vskip8pt} +\multicolumn{4}{c}{\footnotesize + *Lab classes --- computers will be provided for + all students} \\ +\end{tabular} + +\vspace{1pc} +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\begin{itemize} + \item \tug\ courses are small, with 8--15 students in most classes. + + \item Dates and locations subject to change. Direct course + inquiries to John Berlin at the \tug\ Office. Anyone + interested in courses dealing with \TeX\ and {\small SGML} + should contact John as well ({\tt john@tug.org}). + + \item \tug\ office: phone 805-963-1338\quad + \fax\ 805-963-8358\quad + \fbox{\tt tug@tug.org} + +\end{itemize} + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\vspace{1pc} + +\begin{center} + \large\bf On-Site Courses in \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ from \TUG\ +\end{center} + +\begin{itemize} + \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 +\end{itemize} + +\newpage + + +%% Upcoming Events (p.25): + +\Section{Upcoming Events} + +\begin{center} +{\tabcolsep4pt \setbox 0 = \hbox {\bf Spring 1994} +\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 3 Nov. & {\small\bf GUT}{\bf enberg}:\nl + ``Journ\'ee pour l'utili\-sa\-teur\nl + \TeX'' and General Meeting.\nl + {\small ENS}, salle Dussane,\nl + 45 rue~d'Ulm, Paris 5\`eme. + & {\tt journee-gut@ens.fr} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 18 Nov. & {\small\bf NTG} 12th Meeting:\nl + ``\AllTeX\ User Environment''.\nl + Den Bosch, {\small OC\'E}. + & Gerard van Nes\nl + {\tt vannes@ecn.nl} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 18--19 Nov. & ``Jump Starting Your {\small SGML}\nl + Implementation'' (seminar).\nl + Goudy Centre, + Rochester Inst.\ of Technology, New York. + & Charlene O'Hanlon\nl + Tel.: +1 716-475-4951 \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 29 Nov. & {\bf Nordic Group}: \nl + Helsinki University, + Finland. + & Martti Nikunen \nl + {\tt nikunen@cc.helsinki.fi} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 16--18 Feb. & {\small\bf DANTE}'94: \nl + 10th general meeting, + M\"unster, Germany. + & Wolfgang Kaspar \nl + {\tt kaspar@dmswwu1a.} \nl + {\tt uni-muenster.de} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 11--15 April & Joint Conference: + {\small\bf RIDT'94},\nl + {\small\bf EP94}, + {\small\bf TEP'94}, + {\small\bf PODP94}. \nl + Darmstadt, Germany. + & {\tt ep94@gmd.de},\nl + {\tt ridt94@irisa.fr} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf Spring 1994 & {\small\bf NTG} 13th Meeting:\nl + ``\AllTeX, \MF, and\nl tools education.''\nl + Groningen, at {\small RUG}. + & Gerard van Nes\nl + {\tt vannes@ecn.nl} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\bf 31 July--\nl + 4 Aug. & {\small\bf TUG\ts'94}:\nl + 15th Annual Meeting,\nl + Santa Barbara, California. + & Debbie Ceder \nl + {\tt tug94@tug.org} \\ +\noalign{\vskip4pt} +\hline +\hline +\end{tabular} +} +\end{center} + +\vspace{.5pc} + +\noindent {\bf Note}: Also consult the ``Calendar'' in the previous +issue of \TUB\ for more dates and details. + +\newpage + + +%% Obituary for Yuri Melnichuk (p.26) + +\Section{In Memoriam} + +\begin{center} + \large\bf Yuri Melnichuk +\end{center} + +\noindent{\bf Yuri Melnichuk}, a reader in computing mathematics at +Lviv Polytechnical Institute, in the Ukraine, and one of the +participants at the Aston \tug\ts'93 conference and courses, died +suddenly of a heart attack while at the University of York on Friday, +August 13th. + +Yuri was a fairly frequent visitor to York, where he was working on a +joint book on number theory with Maurice Dodson. During his time at +York he had been introduced to \TeX, and with the help of other +colleagues in the Mathematics department there had developed this +interest. Realising its potential value to the academic community in +the Ukraine he had contacted others, with a view to establishing good +links between institutions and individuals. + +His concerns were not just mathematical: he was also active in +ensuring that the British Council and the {\small IEE} were in contact +with relevant bodies in the Ukraine. Just before he died he was +searching the net for a {\small PC} version of Ada to take back for +computer scientists in his institution. + +Last year, he had been instrumental in beginning a \TeX\ users group +in Lviv and was beginning to coordinate its activities over the whole +country. + +He was a dynamic personality, with infectious vision and enthusiastic +plans. An excellent and hospitable host, his good humour was matched +with determination. His ability to bring people together was a tribute +to his vision of cooperation and his own engaging nature. His loss is +a blow to the many friends he had made, to his colleagues in the +Ukraine, and to the \TeX\ community worldwide. + +\begin{flushright} + Malcolm Clark +\end{flushright} + +\vfill + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\vspace{.5pc} + +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{||ll||} + \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\bf TTN Schedule for Submissions} \\ + \hline + \mbox{\empty} & \\ [-8pt] + Jan.\ issue (1994) & \bf Dec.\ 1st \\ + Apr.\ issue & \bf March 15th \\ + July issue & \bf June 1st \\ + Oct.\ issue & \bf Sept.\ 15th \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\end{center} + +\vspace{.5pc} + +\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule + +\newpage + + +%% Index for 1993 issues (2,1 -- 2,4) (pp.27-28): + +\begingroup +\newcommand{\indexletter}[1]{\begin{center} + \bf -- #1 -- + \end{center} + } + +\twocolumn[\Section{1993 TTN Index} + +{\bf Notation:} All references show the {\bf volume},number:page; +outside back cover is noted as C4 (Index prepared by Jackie Damrau). + +\vspace{1pc} +] + +{\footnotesize \baselineskip=10pt + +\begin{list}{}{\itemsep=-1pt + \parsep=1pt + \leftmargin0pt + \listparindent=-12pt} + +\indexletter{A} +\item The A-in-\LaTeX\ Contest {\bf 2},2:28; {\bf 2},4:14 +\item Archives + \subitem UK \TeX\ archive on CD-ROM {\bf 2},3:14 + \subitem The CTAN archive {\bf 2},3:15 +\item An Author's Ps{\tiny @}lm {\bf 2},4:28 + +\indexletter{C} +\item 1993 Course Schedule {\bf 2},1:24; {\bf 2},2:26; {\bf 2},3:27; + \subitem {\bf 2},4:24 +\item Conference Planning Committee {\bf 2},3:26; {\bf 2},4:22 + +\indexletter{D} +\item Did you know \ldots~? {\bf 2},1:2; {\bf 2},2:2 + +\indexletter{E} +\item Editorials {\bf 2},1:1; {\bf 2},2:1; {\bf 2},3:1; {\bf 2},4:1 +\item Eight Great Reasons to Join the \TeX\ Users Group {\bf 2},3:C4 +\item Board Elections {\bf 2},2:25; {\bf 2},3:23; {\bf 2},4:20 + \subitem Nomination form {\bf 2},3:24 + +\indexletter{F} +\item Feature Articles + \subitem International quotations {\bf 2},3:5 + +\indexletter{H} +\item ``Hey --- it works!'' + \subitem Correct spacing for tables and arrays {\bf 2},3:10 + \subitem Experiences with tables {\bf 2},1:7 + \subitem Footnotes with verbatim material {\bf 2},4:9 + \subitem Headings in reference lists {\bf 2},2:8; + \subsubitem Old vs.\ new \LaTeX\ problem {\bf 2,}3:9 + \subitem \verb+\howto+ pattern match in \TeX\ {\bf 2},2:10 + \subitem Labelling equations by name {\bf 2},3:12 + \subitem Lining up decimal points {\bf 2},2:7 + \subitem More on margin marks {\bf 2},3:9 + \subitem 1-column material below 2-column {\bf 2},4:6 + \subitem Striking through text {\bf 2},4:7 + \subitem Thicker \verb"\hline"s in \LaTeX\ alignments {\bf 2},4:8 + +\indexletter{I} +\item In Memoriam + \subitem Yuri Melnichuk {\bf 2},4:26 +\item Index {\bf 2},4:27 +\item International quotations {\bf 2},3:5 + +\indexletter{L} +\item \AllTeX\ News + \subitem Announcing Oz\TeX\ 1.5 {\bf 2},3:13 + \subitem Bib\TeX\ Hypercard stack {\bf 2},3:13 + \subitem Bits and pieces \ldots\ {\bf 2},4:11 + \subitem DC fonts --- Q and A (II) {\bf 2},1:10 + \subitem Files to print up font tables {\bf 2},1:13 + \subitem Jones Index of \TeX\ Macros {\bf 2},2:12 + \subitem The CTAN archives {\bf 2},3:15 + \subitem TTN electronic distribution {\bf 2},1:13 + \subitem TTN index {\bf 2},2:13 + \subitem UK \TeX\ archive on CD-ROM {\bf 2},3:14 +\item \LaTeX3 Project + \subitem Volunteer Work {\bf 2},2:3 + \subitem \LaTeX3 Update: Coming Soon! {\bf 2},4:11 + +\indexletter{N} +\item New Publications {\bf 2},1:6; {\bf 2},2:6; {\bf 2},3:4; {\bf + 2},4:3 +\item News from Around \ldots\ + \subitem {\it La Lettre GUTenberg\/} {\bf 2},2:20 + \subitem News from GUTenberg {\bf 2},1:15 + \subitem NTG happenings {\bf 2},2:19 + \subitem \TeX\ waves from Estonia {\bf 2},2:17 + \subitem uk $\rightarrow$ ue {\bf 2},1:14 +\item Nomination form {\bf 2},3:24 +\item Notices + \subitem Technical Council {\bf 2},3:25; {\bf 2},4:21 + \subitem Conf.\ Planning Committee {\bf 2},3:26; {\bf 2},4:22 + \subitem Election Committee {\bf 2},4:20 + +\indexletter{O} +\item Other \TeX\ User Groups {\bf 2},1:27 + +\newpage + + +\indexletter{P} +\item Positions Available {\bf 2},4:2 + +\indexletter{R} +\item Reports on Meetings + \subitem 6th Annual Nordic meeting (Nov.\ '92) {\bf 2},2:21 + \subitem BoF session at TUG'92 {\bf 2},1:16 + \subitem DANTE'93 in Chemnitz (March '93) {\bf 2},4:15 + \subitem Joint Conferences (April '94) {\bf 2},1:22 + \subitem News about CyrTUG \ldots\ {\bf 2},1:17 + \subitem NTG meeting (Nov.\ '92) {\bf 2},1:16 + \subitem NTG's Lustrum meeting (June '93) {\bf 2},3:22 + \subitem TUG'93 {\bf 2},1:20; {\bf 2},1:C4; + {\bf 2},2:C4; {\bf 2},3:19, + \subsubitem {\bf 2},4:16 + \subsubitem News Updates {\bf 2},2:23; {\bf 2},3:19 + \subitem UKTUG (April '93) {\bf 2},1:19 + +\indexletter{T} +\item TUG Board Activities + \subitem Board Elections {\bf 2},2:25; {\bf 2},3:23; {\bf 2},4:20 + \subitem Summary of Annual Business Meeting {\bf 2},4:17 + +\newpage + +\vglue.5pc + + \subitem Message from New President {\bf 2},1:23 + \subitem Technical Council {\bf 2},3:25; {\bf 2},4:21 + \subitem TUG Committees + \subsubitem Conf.\ Planning Comm.\ {\bf 2},3:26; + {\bf 2},4:22 + \subsubitem Election Committee {\bf 2},4:20 +\item Typographer's Inn {\bf 2},1:3; {\bf 2},2:4; {\bf 2},3:3; + {\bf 2},4:4 + +\indexletter{U} +\item Upcoming Events {\bf 2},1:25; {\bf 2},2:27; {\bf 2},3:28; + {\bf 2},4:25 +\item User Groups (list of) {\bf 2},1:27 + +\indexletter{Y} +\item ``You Rang~\ldots~?'' + \subitem All about ACT {\bf 2},4:12 + \subitem How can I get an indent after a sectioning + \subsubitem command? {\bf 2},3:16 + \subitem How do I change the line spacing? {\bf 2},3:18 + \subitem How do I get an abstract in the right place + \subsubitem in \LaTeX\ using \verb+\maketitle+? {\bf 2},3:17 + \subitem Q\&A: How do I print envelopes? {\bf 2},2:14 + \subitem What is this column? {\bf 2},2:14 +\end{list} +} + +\vfill + +\hspace{-6cm} + \begin{tabular}{||l||} + \multicolumn{1}{c}{\Large\bf An Author's Ps{\small @}lm} \\ [6pt] + \multicolumn{1}{p{10cm}}{There are times when an author may + find it difficult to justify the choice of a particular + word, style of syntax, or punctuation, yet know in + his or her h[e]art that a justification could be found + and adduced. In those circumstances, the author may wish + to seek the assistance of a Greater Power: I find the + following very reassuring:} \\ + \noalign{\vskip1pc} + \hline + \mbox{\empty} \\ [-8pt] + Hart is my shepherd, I shall not want; \\ + He maketh me to punctuate correctly; \\ + He restoreth my missing apostrophes. \\ + Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of + Chicago \\ + I shall fear no evil; \\ + For He is with me; \\ + He annointeth my head with sound practices; \\ + My \verb"\hbox"es runneth over. \\ + Surely \verb"\goodness" shall follow me all the days of my + life, \\ + And I will dwell in the house of \TeX\ forever. \\ [6pt] + \hfill Philip Taylor \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} +\endgroup + +\onecolumn + +\newpage + + +%% Cover 3 (Table of Contents): + +\thispagestyle{empty} + +\begin{center} + {\Sectionfont \TeX{} and TUG NEWS\\ + \medskip + Table of Contents} +\end{center} + +\contentsline {section}{{\it Editorial}}{1} +\smallskip +\contentsline {section}{Positions Available}{2} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{New Publications \\ + \indent {\em Peter Schmitt}}{3} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{Typographer's Inn \\ + \indent {\em Peter Flynn}}{4} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{``Hey --- it works!''\\ + \indent {\em Jeremy Gibbons}}{} +\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts One-column material below two-column + \quad {\em Ch.\ Thiele}}{6} +\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Striking through text + \quad {\em David Lau}}{7} +\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Thicker {\tt + \char'134hline}s in \LaTeX\ alignments + \quad {\em Anita Z.\ Hoover}}{8} +\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Footnotes with verbatim material + \quad {\em Jeremy Gibbons}}{9} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{\AllTeX\ News \\ + \indent \LaTeXe --- A New Version of \LaTeX \\ + \indent \qquad {\em Chris Rowley and Frank Mittelbach}}{10} +\contentsline {subsection}{\quad Bits and pieces \ldots \\ + \qquad {\em Christina Thiele}}{11} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{You Rang \ldots? \\ + \indent {\em Ed Baker}}{12} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{A-in-\LaTeX\ Contest}{14} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{Reports on Meetings \\ + \indent \dante'93 in Chemnitz}{15} +\contentsline {subsection}{\quad\enspace\tug\ts'93 at Aston University}{16} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{\tug\ Board Activities \\ + \indent Summary of Business Meeting (Aston)}{17} +\contentsline {subsection}{\quad\enspace Notices \\ + \qquad\enspace 1993 Board Election Results}{20} +\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Technical Council}{21} +\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Conference Planning + Committee}{23} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{\TUG\ 1993 Course Schedule}{24} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{Upcoming Events}{25} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{In Memoriam: Yuri Melnichuk}{26} +\medskip +\contentsline {section}{1993 \ttn\ Index}{27} + +\vspace{1pc} + +\begin{center} + \bf Volume 2, No.\ 4, 1993 +\end{center} + +\newpage + +%% Cover 4 (TUG'94 Announcement): + +\thispagestyle{empty} + +\hrule \vspace{3pt} \hrule + +\begin{center} + \Large \bf TUG'94 \\ + Santa Barbara, California \\ + 31 July -- 4 August \\ [1pc] + Call for Papers +\end{center} + +\noindent The {\bf 15th Anniversary Meeting} of the \TeX\ Users Group +will be held in Santa Barbara, California from 31 July through 4 +August 1994. Those wishing to present papers must have their titles +and outlines submitted to the program committee at {\tt tug94@tug.org} +by {\bf February~1, 1994}, completed papers by {\bf May~20, 1994}. + +Since \TeX\ and \MF\ applications and interests are as varied as our +users, we are encouraging papers over the entire range of related +topics, with a particular {\bf focus on innovation}. Let us take a +fresh look at what we have and envision new areas of use. + +\vspace{2pc} + +\hrule \vspace{3pt} \hrule + +\vfill + +\begingroup +\font\bigboldti=cmbxsl10 scaled\magstep3 + +\def\REYrule{\hbox to 4pc{\leaders\hrule height 3pt\hfill}} + +\newbox\REYbox +\setbox\REYbox=\hbox{\REYrule\quad{\bigboldti + Open Position}\quad\raise3pt\REYrule} + +\def\REYbigrule{\hbox to \wd\REYbox{\leaders\hrule height 3pt\hfill}} + +\centerline{\raise3pt\REYrule\quad{\bigboldti + Open Position}\quad\raise3pt\REYrule} + +\vspace{-10pt} + +\begin{center} + \LARGE\bf American Mathematical Society\\ + \Large\bf Technical Support Department +\end{center} + +\vspace{-5pt} + +\noindent The {\small AMS} is seeking an individual to join +six other \TeX{} programmers in the Society's Technical Support +Department. The successful candidate will possess a bachelor's degree +in {\small C.S.}\ (or equivalent), a minimum of three years' +experience in the publishing industry, and all or most of the +following qualifications: + +\vspace{3pt} + +\noindent +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.48\textwidth} + \begin{itemize} \setlength{\itemsep}{-2pt} \raggedright + \item Advanced \TeX{} macro writing + \item C programming language + \item Experience in electronic prepress techniques (electronic + halftones, imposition, etc.) + \item {\small VMS}, Unix, Mac-{\small OS}, {\small DOS}, and + Windows operating systems + \end{itemize} +\end{minipage} +\hspace{-6pt} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.48\textwidth} + \begin{itemize} \setlength{\itemsep}{-2pt} \raggedright + \item Knowledge of the PostScript language + \item Experience with traditional desktop publishing on Macintosh + computers + \item Acute attention to detail, strong verbal and organizational + skills + \end{itemize} +\end{minipage}% +\hbox to 12pt{\hfill} + +\vspace{6pt} + +{\renewcommand\baselinestretch{0.9} +\noindent\small The Society is an equal opportunity employer and provides +excellent benefits. The building is wheel-chair accessible. +Interested applicants should send r\'esum\'e and salary requirements +to: Director of Human Resources, American Mathematical Society, P.O.\ +Box 6248, Providence, Rhode Island 02940. +\par} + +\centerline{\REYbigrule} +\endgroup + +\end{document} + +%% END OF FILE |