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+VTeX/Free -- list of changes
+============================
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 8.44.2 as of 2005-02-11
+---------------------------------
+The incorrect archive file vtex-cbfonts.zip was fixed.
+The new version is:
+
+ 8828226 Feb 11 12:08 vtex-cbfonts.zip
+
+In case you have already installed VTeX 8.44.2 using the
+old, incorrect archive file, you will find a number of
+subdirectories in the VTeX root directory, which should
+not have been created. To remove this mess and make the CB
+fonts work as expected, proceed as follows:
+
+OS/2:
+The follwoing directories were wrongly created in the root
+directory of the volume (drive) where you have installed
+VTeX:
+
+ fonts\tfm
+ fonts\type1
+ vtex\config
+ tex (empty dir.)
+
+Please, delete these directories including all of their
+contents. (Make sure to remove only \vtex\config, rather
+than all of \vtex!)
+Download the fixed version of vtex-cbfonts.zip and unpack it
+in the root directory of the volume (drive) where you have
+installed VTeX.
+
+
+Linux:
+The following subdirectories were wrongly created in
+/usr/local/vtex:
+
+ fonts/tfm
+ fonts/type1
+ vtex
+ tex (empty dir.)
+
+Please, delete these directories including all of their
+contents.
+Download the fixed version of vtex-cbfonts.zip and unpack it
+in /usr/local/vtex.
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 8.44.2 (2005-02-08)
+-----------------------------
+
+* compiler v8.44a (OS/2) and v8.46a (Linux)
+
+* The shell scripts to execute VTeX do no longer force all
+ fonts to be processed through GeX, i.e., the option -ox2p
+ has been changed to -ox2
+
+* UTF-8 input fixed
+
+* By default, the macro packages of the AMS-Fonts collection
+ access a number of fonts which do not exist in Type1
+ format. To circumvent this problem, VTeX/Free until
+ version 8.44 came with patched font definition files,
+ which did not use the missing fonts. For the sake of
+ compatibility with other TeX distributions, these patches
+ have been abandoned with v8.44a. Instead, the missing
+ fonts are faked internally. (This is the same solution as
+ applied, for instance, in the TeXLive system.) As an
+ unfortunate side-effect, however, the packages amsonts,
+ amssymb, eucal and eufrak must be loaded with the option
+ [psamsfonts] now, if you need to make sure that the AMS
+ and Euler fonts can be scaled to arbitrary sizes.
+
+* Latest versions of (hopefully) all hyphenation patterns,
+ macro packages and fonts. Notice particularly PSNFSS 9.2
+ (including Palatino smallcaps and oldstyle figures),
+ Ibycus 4.5, Fourier 1.4 and the 2004 edition of PS-Tricks.
+
+* New: Greek CM fonts (aka CB fonts), Ibycus-Babel
+ interface, chess.sty, etex.sty
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 8.44/8.46 (2004-07-02)
+--------------------------------
+* improved installation instructions for VTeX/Linux,
+ file readme-linux.eng
+ (thanks to Wolfgang Riedel)
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 8.44/8.46
+-------------------
+
+* VTeX compiler v 8.44 (OS/2), 8.46 (Linux), providing
+ various bug fixes and basic MM font support
+
+* Latest LaTeX2e as of March 2004
+
+* Additional LaTeX packages:
+ KOMA-Script collection; mathdots.sty, upquote.sty,
+ eso-pic.sty, relsize.sty, everysel.sty, everyshi.sty
+ multitoc.sty, ragged2e.sty, pict2e.sty
+
+* Additional hyphenation patterns: basque, catalan,
+ hungarian, irish, latin
+
+* Additional fonts:
+ Fourier ("Utopia Math"); CJHebrew fonts and package;
+ ES-Int font and package
+
+* Additional distribution file vtex-koma-zip; distribution
+ file vtex-texmf.zip has been split into vtex-texmf.zip and
+ vtex.texmf2.zip.
+
+* VTeX/Free is distributed immediately from CTAN now.
+ Do NOT attempt to download from ftp.uni-erlagen.de any more!
+
+
+
+VTeX/free 8.23c
+---------------
+
+VTeX compiler v8.23c:
+
+* eTeX extensions
+* PDF graphics inclusion
+* improved handling of EPS graphics,
+ particularly from Win drivers
+* fixed GeX plugins
+
+Solaris port has been given up.
+
+LaTeX:
+
+* new package manfnt.sty
+* fixed pstricks.con to avoid clash
+ with fancybox package
+* Euler-VM 3.0
+* hyperref 6.74h
+* PSNFSS 9.0c
+* updated seminar.con and prosper.cls to match the /Win distrib
+* ArabTeX 3.10h
+
+Fonts:
+
+* improved URW NimbusSans with fixed \ss
+* fixed bug re. Times Bold Italic font not loading under
+ certain circumstances, because TFM for raw (not reencoded)
+ font was missing.
+
+PS-Tricks:
+
+* fixed pst-dots.pro to avoid problem with Reader
+
+Ibycus4:
+
+* bold Greek font added;
+* improved (experimental) version of the macro packages;
+
+Hyphenation patterns:
+
+* latest Spanish patterns eshyph.tex 4.0a
+* support for Catalan removed
+
+Documentation:
+
+* improved VTeX Manual, which describes also
+ the setup of the VTeX/Free distribution
+* eTeX manual
+
+
+
+VTeX/Lnx 8.02, VTeX/2 8.11 as of 2003-03-12
+-------------------------------------------
+
+VTeX Compiler version 8.02 for Linux, v8.11 for OS/2:
+
+* many bugs and deficiencies fixed
+* supports the latest hyperref
+* can read gzip-compressed EPS images
+* all bitmap image formats are now supported
+ on both platforms
+* space optimization
+* precompiled font map files (optional)
+
+Solaris port is not yet available.
+
+The file system has been rearranged to comply with TDS 1.0:
+
+* font mapping files reside in texmf/fonts/map/vtex
+* encoding vectors reside in texmf/fonts/enc/dvips
+
+Documentation:
+
+* the setup of the /Free distrib is now described
+ in the VTeX manual texmfdoc/vtex/vtex.pdf;
+* more ready made docs for AMS-LaTeX,
+ see temf/doc/latex/amscls/ and ../amsmath
+
+LaTeX:
+
+* latest versions of all packages
+* new packages: gensymb, mparhack, esvect, dsfont, framed
+* \aliasfont commands moved from preload.cfg to latex.fid;
+ preload.cfg is no longer required (but still provided as
+ a dummy file)
+
+Ibycus4:
+
+* some VTeX-specific changes, see the file
+ texmf/doc/generic/ibycus4/README.vtex
+
+Hyphenation patterns:
+
+* latest Russian patterns as of 2002-02-13
+
+Fonts:
+
+* URW base fonts are now shipped with VTeX
+* new fonts : esvect (for esvect.sty), Doublestroke,
+ Context Navigation Symbols (contnav.tfm), Adobe Chess
+* TIPA fonts updated to version 1.1
+
+No longer included:
+
+* Virtual AE fonts and related macro package: Due to the
+ availability of EC fonts in Type1 format, they are
+ generally considered as obsolete now.
+
+* KOMA-script: It seems -- unfortunately -- to have become
+ somewhat unstable. Furthermore, the KOMA collection must
+ not be distributed without the documentation in DVI
+ format. Distributing the KOMA manuals only in PDF format
+ is not allowed. I had a long debate with Markus about
+ this issue, but I could not convince him that DVI makes no
+ sense with VTeX. I'm not willing to give in and
+ distribute more than 3 MB of useless files.
+
+* mathcomp.sty: please, use gensymb.sty instead
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 7.530 as of 2002-03-25
+--------------------------------
+
+Updated archive file common/vtex-fonts2.zip (fixed EC
+fonts). The version number of the distribution is
+unchanged.
+
+To update the fonts on Linux, unzip the archive in the
+directory /usr/local/vtex. On OS/2, unzip the archive in
+the root directory of the drive, where you have installed
+VTeX/2.
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 7.530 (2002-01-27)
+----------------------------
+
+VTeX compiler version 7.53:
+
+* Fixed problem with PostScript mode (unwanted garbage at
+ end of page);
+* inclusion of .avi movies in PDF mode is now supported;
+* improved GeX font handling;
+* fixed bug with line drawing & rotation;
+* GeX memory can be customized.
+
+New LaTeX packages:
+
+* KOMA-script bundle;
+* Arabtex bundle and related Type 1 fonts
+ for typesetting Arab and Hebrew.
+
+Updated macros
+
+* soul 2.0
+* pdfcrypt 0.6,
+* hyperref 6.72b
+
+New fonts
+
+* EC/TC fonts in Type1 format
+* cmr and cmss TIPA fonts in Type1 format
+
+Hyphenation patterns
+
+* Updated hyphenation patterns sihyph23 for Slovene;
+* frhyph version 2.11 (French);
+* ithyph 4.8d (Italian)
+* patterns for Ukrainian added.
+
+Miscellaneous
+
+* LaTeX format file will now check \stockheight and
+ \stockwidth, too, in order to determine media size;
+ this complies with hyperref 6.72b;
+* fixed font map file misc.ali to make BrushScript font
+ working;
+* fixed typos in font map file pdfbase.ali;
+* new version of fxeff plugin, which will (hopefully) no
+ longer cause problems due to potential library mismatch;
+ this affects Linux only.
+
+Installation
+
+* Improved REXX scripts makevlatex and makeplain, see the
+ comments in the files; this affects OS/2 only;
+
+Documentation
+
+* More ready-made PSTricks documentation
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 7.461 (2001-10-29)
+----------------------------
+
+* VTeX compiler version 7.46a; fixed handling of EPS files
+ which make strange assmuptions about the current clippath.
+
+* fixed vtexps.pro: \includegraphics clip option would fail
+ in PostScript mide without GeX
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 7.460 (2001-10-22)
+----------------------------
+
+* VTeX compiler version 7.46. Many fixes, particularly wrt/
+ handling of PostScript images; increased stack size
+
+* Linux: main configuration file resides in the /etc
+ directory now and is named "vtex.ini", as on OS/2.
+
+* Linux: No more need to specify the full path, when
+ executing VTeX, Bibtex or Makeindex.
+
+* OS/2: VTeX/2 comes with an installation program now.
+
+* GeX is now enabled in the shell scripts vlatexp and
+ vplainp (PostScript mode)
+
+* fixed vlatexp shell script to set the default BoundingBox
+ to A4
+
+* Additional fonts and related macro packages:
+ Ibycus 4,
+ TIPA,
+ Euler-VM math fonts,
+ St-Mary-Road math symbols,
+ BrushScriptX
+
+* Additional LaTeX macro packages:
+ fixmath.sty, upgreek.sty, icomma.sty, ifvtex.sty,
+ ifpdf.sty, pdfcrypt.sty, float.sty
+
+* LaTeX (incl. tools, graphics and Cyrillic bundles) as of
+ "June 2001", hyperref 6.71q, minor fixes to Babel
+
+* Updated macro packages:
+ url.sty 1.5, draftcopy 2.15, changebar 3.4d, pdfscreen
+ with minor fixes (will no longer mess up the desktop),
+ foilTeX v2.1.3.c (fixed landscape foils in PostScript
+ mode), mflogo 2.0
+
+* PSTricks: latest version as on CTAN; full documentation
+ is now supplied; pst-fill module fixed wrt/ VTeX
+
+* Prosper: improved prosper.cls (AVK, 2001-10-15) to fully
+ support VTeX PDF/PS modes
+
+* FX Plugin and related macro package for font effects
+
+* New Russian hyphenation patterns as of August 7, 2001.
+ We load the Russian-only patterns now, as opposed to the
+ Russian-English ones; this seems to be more appropriate
+ with Babel. Code templates to select the font encoding
+ for Russian (default: T2A) are now part of hyphen.cfg.
+
+* patched .fd files for OT2/cmr so as to use the wncyr
+ fonts. Rationale: OT2/cmr fonts are not supplied with
+ VTeX/Free; actually, they do not exist in Type1 format.
+ NB: using wncyr for OT2/cmr was LaTeX's default behavior,
+ before the Cyrillic bundle was introduced.
+
+* Many more .enc files; texnansi.enc renamed to ly1.enc.
+
+* New shell scripts `makevlatex' and `makevplain' to create
+ the LaTeX and plain formats, using new wrapper files
+ texmf/vtex/config/latex.fid and ./plain.fid.
+
+* Changed preload.cfg:
+ We read the default preload.ltx, instead of keeping a copy
+ of its code in our file. Thus, we won't lose any future
+ changes to preload.ltx.
+
+* \aliasfont commands for the XYpic fonts were moved from
+ preload.cfg to xypic.sty, so that they are executed on
+ demand only (i.e., they are no longer part of the LaTeX
+ format). NB: \aliasfont's are _not_ required, when XYpic
+ is used with plain TeX.
+
+* Bibtex and Makeindex programs renamed (again) to "vbibtex"
+ and "vmakeindex" with both OS/2 and Linux; large-capacity
+ Bibtex (OS/2 only, for the time being)
+
+* Font tools: pl2tf, tf2pl, vp2vf, vf2vp. (Note the
+ non-standard names, which will not clash with emTeX or
+ teTeX.)
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 7.33 (2001-06-21)
+---------------------------
+
+* VTeX compiler v7.33d: PDF security options and xpdf
+ source specials are supported now. Some minor bug fixes
+ affect particularly the Linux port.
+
+ Note that only the binaries archives, i.e. vtexlnx.zip and
+ vtex2.zip have changed!
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free 7.32 (2001-06-10)
+---------------------------
+
+* VTeX compiler v7.32:
+
+ - CFF suppport leads to dramatically smaller PDF output.
+ - Many fixes re. font handling and EPS inclusion.
+ - PDF output will circumvent AR5 bugs.
+ - PNG, PCX and TARGA bitmap formats are supported with
+ OS/2 now. (However, no TIFF yet.)
+
+* Bibtex and Makeindex with recursive searching (OS/2 only,
+ for the time being).
+
+* LaTeX2e as of June 2000, Babel 3.7, hyperref 6.71e, latest
+ AMS-LaTeX, fancybox 1.3, PSNFSS 8.2 incl. mathpazo.sty (!)
+
+* Many interesting LaTeX packages, which were not available
+ for VTeX so far: draftcopy, changebar, pdfscreen, psfig
+ (for legacy documents), axodraw, Prosper.
+
+* dinbrief.cls (a goodie for our German customers, since
+ letter.cls is of no practical use for them :-)
+
+* Further new LaTeX packages: fancyhdr, supertabular,
+ mathcomp, lastpage, comment, truncate,
+
+* Certain files of the pstricks and psfrag bundles, which
+ are required for use with dvips, are included now
+
+* Updated hyphenation patterns and improved pattern loading
+ file:
+
+ - New German patterns Rev.31.
+ - French patterns v2.9.
+ - Dutch patterns replaced by new `1996' version.
+ - Danish, Spanish and Portuguese patterns replaced by the
+ versions, which are `officially' recommended by the
+ particular TeX user groups.
+
+* Seminar and Prosper are now distributed as a ZIP file of
+ their own, which is independent from the rest of the
+ distribution.
+
+* Rearranged font map files, see also the decription in the
+ file texmf/doc/vtex/font-setup.txt:
+
+ - euler,ali, hoekwater,ali, eurofont.ali, charter.ali and
+ utopia,ali have been merged into one single file named
+ misc.ali.
+
+ - ifmath.ali tmmath.ali and hvmath.ali (excl. the records
+ for the Times and Helvetica text fonts!) have been
+ merged into one single file named micropress.ali.
+
+ - The records for all Times and Helvetica text fonts have
+ been moved into map files of their own. Several
+ variants of these map files are provided, so that one
+ can easily configure, whether these fonts are to be
+ downloaded or not, and which version (URW, Adobe,
+ MicroPress) to chose.
+
+* The MarVoSym symbol font and the related macro package
+ marvosym.sty have been added.
+
+* Use of the LY1 font encoding is supported.
+
+* All of the AMS Cyrillic fonts in Type1 format are provided
+ now.
+
+* Fixed Type1 fonts: cmbsy5, cmbsy7, cmmib5, cmmib7.
+
+* The Type1 fonts for XYpic have been added.
+
+* Metrics and macros for the Concrete fonts have been added.
+
+* fancybox.sty moved from the Seminar directory to
+ tex/latex/misc
+
+* Improved LaTeX Local Guide
+
+* Installation instructions and LaTeX are no longer
+ distributed in German, because maintaining two version
+ requires too much work. (I'm sorry; after all, VTeX
+ comes for free :-)
+
+* The on-line documentation for PSTricks and Seminar is no
+ longer included, because it needs too much space and is
+ outdated, anyway. The packages are described in the
+ "LaTeX Graphics Companion", and the obsolete documentation
+ can still be downloaded from CTAN.
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free v7.10F (2000-08-27)
+-----------------------------
+
+* VTeX compiler v7.10F with bug fixes and
+ enhanced hypertext facilities
+
+* Bibtex and Makeindex are included now
+
+* latest AMS-LaTeX (July 2000), hyperref (v6.70p1),
+ geometry (v2.3 with VTeX support)
+
+* plain TeX 3.1415926
+
+* color & graphics support (miniltx) for plain TeX
+
+* enhanced LaTeX Local Guide
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free v7.00 (2000-05-12)
+----------------------------
+
+* PostScript mode is officially supported now
+
+* many bug fixes, particularly wrt/ EPS inclusion, font
+ handling and PostScript mode
+
+* inclusion of animated GIF's
+
+* memory for hyphenation patterns can grow dynamically now
+
+* new font setup, which is easier to configure and enables
+ easy installation of additional fonts. Ghostscript and
+ the related fonts are required now.
+
+* Latest LaTeX, Tools, Babel, hyperref etc.
+
+* PSNFSS 8.1 final release; all obliqued fonts are supported
+ via \aliasfont now
+
+* new packages: FoilTeX 2.1.3b with "landscape" support for
+ VTeX; soul.sty, geometry.sty
+
+* "Cyrillic" bundle and Russian hyphenation patterns added
+ (however, no cyrillic fonts yet)
+
+* the Charter and Utopia Type1 fonts are included.
+
+* added hyphenation patterns for British English
+
+* added metrics and style file for the CM-Bright fonts
+
+* more LaTeX documentation incl. a preliminary "Local Guide"
+ texmf/doc/vtex/local.eng & local.ger
+
+* VTeX documentation (vtex.pdf, gex.pdf, forms.pdf,
+ animgif.pdf) is now installed in texmf/doc/vtex
+
+
+
+VTeX/Free v6.68 (1999-12-12)
+----------------------------
+
+* TeX compiler is much faster now, primarily due to
+ directory caching.
+
+* GeX will support additional PS Level II features, e.g.
+ LZW compression.
+
+* Support for PDF Page Labels has been added.
+
+* Long file name support (-8 option) is now the default
+ behaviour with the OS/2 version.
+
+* The VTeX/Free system is now prepared for easy installation
+ of various additional PostScript fonts.
+
+* Use of the XYpic package with VTeX/Free is now fully
+ supported.
+
+* Use of the amsfonts and amssyb packages is now fully
+ supported; missing AMS fonts are internally emulated; no
+ more need to load the AMS styles with the [psamsfonts]
+ option.
+
+* Bug fixes, affecting the VTeX program as well as the use
+ of various packages with VTeX (seminar, XYpic, PSTricks)
+
+* Hyperref v6.67g
+
+* PSNFSS 8.1(b2) with minor fixes.
+
+
+-- finis
+