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Felippa <carlos@titan.Colorado.EDU> +Subject: Double-column plain TeX macros + +(This is a repost of my original request January 1992) +For double column A-size formatting in conjunction with plain.tex I am +presently using these simple-minded macros: + +% file doublecol.tex +% adapted from TUGBOAT and the TeXbook, 3/1986 +\newdimen\colwidth \newdimen\bigcolheight +\newdimen\pagewidth \pagewidth=\hsize +\newdimen\pageheight \pageheight=\vsize +\newdimen\ruleht \ruleht=.5pt +\colwidth=\hsize \divide\colwidth by2 \advance\colwidth by-13truept +\bigcolheight=\vsize \multiply\bigcolheight by2 +\advance\bigcolheight by 100pt +\def\fullline{\hbox to \pagewidth} +\def\onepageout#1{\shipout\vbox{ + \offinterlineskip + \vbox to 0pc{ \vskip-22.5pt\fullline{\vbox to8.5pt{} + \the\headline} \vfill} + \vbox to \pageheight{ + #1 % + \ifvoid\footins\else + \vskip\skip\footins \kern-3pt + \hrule height\ruleht width\pagewidth \kern-\ruleht \kern3pt + \unvbox\footins\fi + \boxmaxdepth=\maxdepth} + \vskip 14pt plus 2pt minus 2pt\fullline{\the\footline} } + \advancepageno + \ifnum\outputpenalty>-20000 \else\dosupereject\fi} +\output{\onepageout{\unvbox255}} +\newbox\partialpage +\newdimen\savesize +\def\begindoublecolumns{\begingroup\vbadness=10000 + \savesize=\vsize +\output={\global\setbox\partialpage=\vbox{\unvbox255}}\eject +\output={\doublecolumnout} \hsize=\colwidth \vsize=\bigcolheight +\advance\vsize by -2\ht\partialpage} +\def\enddoublecolumns{\output={\balancecolumns}\eject + \global\output={\onepageout{\unvbox255}} + \global\vsize=\savesize + \endgroup \pagegoal=\vsize} +\def\doublecolumnout{\dimen0=\pageheight + \advance\dimen0 by-\ht\partialpage \splittopskip=\topskip + \setbox0=\vsplit255 to\dimen0 + \setbox2=\vsplit255 to\dimen0 + \onepageout\pagesofar + \global\vsize=\bigcolheight + \unvbox255\penalty\outputpenalty} +\def\pagesofar{\unvbox\partialpage + \wd0=\hsize \wd2=\hsize \hbox to\pagewidth{\box0\hfil\box2}} +\def\balancecolumns{\setbox0=\vbox{\unvbox255} \dimen0=\ht0 + \advance\dimen0 by\topskip \advance\dimen0 by-\baselineskip + \divide\dimen0 by2 \splittopskip=\topskip + {\vbadness=10000\loop\global\setbox3=\copy0 + \global\setbox1=\vsplit3 to\dimen0 + \ifdim\ht3>\dimen0 \global\advance\dimen0 by1pt \repeat} + \setbox0=\vbox to \dimen0{\unvbox1} + \setbox2=\vbox to\dimen0{\unvbox3} + \global\output={\balancingerror} + \pagesofar} +\newhelp\balerrhelp{Please change the page into one that works} +\def\balancingerror{\errhelp=\balerrhelp + \errmessage{Page can't be balanced} + \onepageout{\unvbox255}} +% end doublecol.tex + +These macros allows changing from one to two-columns back and forth +using \begindoublecolumns ... \enddoublecolumns. +The main problem with this simple approach to column balancing +is that insertions such as topinsert, midinsert, pageinsert, +footnotes, etc. are not handled correctly. Thus it is of limited utility +for preparing two-column camera-ready technical papers, which require +substantial manual tweeking. + +Question: are there 2-col macros with a similar simplicity and +functionality, compatible with plain.tex, and which handle +insertions correctly? + +When I posed this question on Jan 1992 I got two replies, for which +I want the again thank the senders. One set of macros handled +insertions correctly but unfortunately did not allow 1-2-1 column +switchback, which is important in camera ready papers for placement +of wide Figures and Tables. The other reply included multicolumn +macros as part of a complex package and I was unable to work through it +to extract what I needed in a reasonable time. + +I believe such a macro set would be useful to many technical paper +writers; therefore I encourage wizards to post solutions within +the stated simplicity and functionality constraints. + +Thanks, + +Carlos A. Felippa +Professor of Aerospace Engineering +University of Colorado at Boulder +carlos@titan.colorado.edu + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 19 Jan 93 15:36:14 -0700 +From: Brett Perkes <bperkes@cases.cs.usu.edu> +Subject: Boldface Lowercase Greek Characters + + +I have been trying to figure out how I can print Boldface Greek characters. +I have been able to print some of the upper case characters in bold but none +of the lowercases. Do I need the AMS fonts to do this? If so, can I use the +AMS fon in Plain TeX? + +If anyone has any help or suggestions please let me know. + +Thankyou, +Brett Perkes bperkes@cases.cs.usu.edu + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 08:36:44 -0800 +From: mackay@cs.washington.edu (Pierre MacKay) +Subject: UnixTeX + +This message may be addressed to a minority of the readers of this +bulletin, but it is a significant and growing minority. + +I must regretfully announce that under present revenue projections, +UnixTeX is technically bankrupt, having drifted into default on +at least two occasions in the past six months. We have a grand +total of two orders for 1993. We will go on as long as we are +allowed to, but that may not be very long. + +UnixTeX is not supported by the University of Washington. Quite the +reverse. The University of Washington seizes a substantial percentage +of all UnixTeX income for ``overhead'', and since that ``overhead'' +must be paid before all other obligations, we will probably be shut +down absolutely when the next assessment for ``overhead'' comes due. + +At that time, all consultation services by email or by telephone will +cease, and all Unix-specific tape distributions will also cease. An +FTP archive of the UnixTeX distribution will be made available until +University of Washington accountants require its removal, but it will +be frozen in its present state. There will be no further upgrades or +corrections to this file. It may be that some site, possibly in +Europe, can take over the work of tape distribution, but that will be +out of our hands. + +For four years I have predicted at TUG meetings that free, +unrestricted FTP distribution of UnixTeX would lead to this result. A +few generous supporters, and an unexpected increase in tape orders +kept it from happening last year, but the crisis has been accelerated +this year by several major hardware failures. + +The nine-year old SUN-1 and eight-year old SUN-2 on which the +distribution was resident have become too unstable to be of any +further use. CPUs, disks, controllers and our last 9-track drive have +all failed. UnixTeX put together a SUN-3 server out of second-hand +and salvage parts, and this was the source of all tape distributions +for two years. But the cost of this new hardware eliminated any +balance that UnixTeX had in reserve. The 600 MB SMD disk on that +machine has now failed, and in the inauguration-day windstorm, a power +surge blew the formatting board on our last tape drive. + +The source of our financial problem lies in the fact that +four-fifths of the calls for compilation assistance and similar +support are now from sites which picked up the software by FTP. While +a handful of FTP users have been touchingly generous -- sending in +amounts from their own pockets, and while we acknowledge that many +have helped in other ways -- taking the time to summarize system-specific +problems encountered on varieties of machines we have no access to, the +majority of sites that retrieve UnixTeX via FTP benefit without cost +to themselves, from a service supported in the main by TeX users who +have absolutely no FTP access and who therefore must obtain the +distribution via tape orders. We strongly support the principles of +the Free Software Foundation; and as long as we are around, we shall +honor our association with those principles by continuing to make all +elements of the distribution available for FTP. But as the distribution's +survival rests with the ever-diminishing number of sites that order +the distribution on tapes directly from us, and not by FTP, we must warn +that the associated work of organization, documentation and first-level +consultancy is probably about to cease. + +We have two proposals for interim support in preparation now, but it +is all too likely that we will not be around even if those proposals +succeed. Supposing that we do get through the immediate crisis, +however, if UnixTeX is worth keeping alive, it will have to survive on +some sort of subscription system, like National Public Radio. It is +improper to solicit funds even for a non-profit activity over the +Internet, so we cannot do that here. It is, however, worth noting +that UnixTeX survived last year in part on some donations that were +made to the University of Washington and specifically earmarked for +the support of UnixTeX. It is our understanding that such donations +provide a tax exemption. + + +Email concerned with UnixTeX distribution software should be sent primarily +to: elisabet@max.u.washington.edu Elizabeth Tachikawa +otherwise to: mackay@cs.washington.edu Pierre A. MacKay +Smail: Northwest Computing Support Center Resident Druid for + Thomson Hall, Mail Stop DR-10 Unix-flavored TeX + University of Washington + Seattle, WA 98195 + (206) 543-6259 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 14:00:20 -0700 +From: thomas@von-neumann.MATH.ColoState.EDU (Jim Thomas) +Subject: Rotated tables and equations numbered by page numbers + +I would like to be able to include some tables, horizontally on a +page in a latex document. I would also like to be able to include +the caption horizontally and use a label. Can anyone tell me how +this can be done? Thank you. + +Also (this is a repeat question that I thought I might try one more +time), I would like to be able to number equations, theorems, figures, +etc as "chapter.page.number on the page". It's close. If you use +the pagenumber in there, most often the first equation on a page will +be numbered with the previous page number (and in the .aux file, it +does know what page it's one). Does anyone out there know how to +do this. Thank you. + +James Thomas, Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 09:34:59 -0500 +From: bkph@ai.mit.edu (Berthold K.P. Horn) +Subject: Re: psfig/epsfig to show eps preview bitmap icon + +> Date: 07 Jan 93 00:18:10 -0500 +> From: karron@karron.med.nyu.edu( (Dan Karron \(karron@nyu.edu\)) +> Subject: psfig/epsfig to show eps preview bitmap icon + +> Anyone have a way to put up a bitmap icon instead of the full figure +> for a draft preview mode for the various tex ps figure macros ? + +> Is there a nice way to make a \system{"shell command here"} for TeX ? + +DVIWindo shows the preview (in either TIFF or EPSI) format when an inserted +EPS figure comes with a preview (for printing to PS printers it passes +through the actual EPS data, of course). + +To use EPSF.TEX and PSFIG.TEX, though, you need to get them to step +over the binary header when looking for the %%BoundingBox in the +case of TIFF format previews. Contact me for modifications that do this. + +Berthold. + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 01 Feb 93 16:52:47 -0700 +From: jerry@math.ep.utexas.edu (Jerry) +Subject: substituting PS fonts for CM with dvitps; possible? + +Having generated a dvi file after including the following in the +preamble of a latex file: + +\font\hlv=psmhlv at 12pt +\font\hlvb=psmhlvb at 12pt +\font\hlvo=psmhlvo at 12pt +\font\hlvbo=psmhlvbo at 12pt + +I get incorrect font substitution by dvitps when trying to print it. +I believe the problem is missing .pk files, but I'm not sure what to +do since PS is Adobe proprietary. Has anyone had luck with +ghostscript from the FSF or should I use some other dvi to ps +software. I often see posted info about dvips, a PD or copylefted +program which sounds really good, but when I downloaded TeX from +washington.edu, all I saw was dvitps, which has been great, except I +couldn't get the full manual as several tex include/input files were +missing and the author does not respond to email. I would like to +install a more robust version if possible. I'm open to suggestions as +well as info on how difficult it would be to build dvips from scratch. +Note: I have the latest version of TeX and LaTeX, which were something +of pain to build, but it was worth it. + +There is often a delay when posting responses to this mailing list as +I only receive a digest every once in a while, so please email me +directly and I will post a summary. Muchas gracias (thank you in +Spanish). + +Thanks. -Jerry + + Jerry Graves + UTEP Math Sysadmin + jerry@math.ep.utexas.edu + PHONE/FAX (915) 747-6757/6502 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 02 Feb 93 17:09:31 -0500 +From: jsv@edu.duke.cs (Jeff Vitter) +Subject: Gothic or Old English fonts + +I'm trying to get access to Gothic or Old English fonts in TeX or postscript +(preferably TeX) in order to try to imitate Duke letterhead. +For example, the capital D in such a font should look something like this: + + * *** + **** **************** + ************************* + ************** **** + ** *** + * * *** + ** ** ***** + ** * ************ *** + *** * *** + ***** * *** + ****** * *** + * *** * *** + ** * *** + ** * ************* *** + ** ** **** + ** * *** + * * *** + * * *** + ** ** **** + ************************ * + ***** *************** + * ***** + * + *** + +The Macintosh font called "London" is an example of this kind of font. +Any info you have would be appreciated. Please send replies to +jsv@cs.duke.edu. I'll be happy to post a summary of replies. + -- Jeff + +Prof. Jeff Vitter email: jsv@cs.duke.edu +Chair, Dept. of C.S., Duke University phone: (919) 660-6548 +Durham, N.C.. 27708-0129 FAX: (919) 660-6502 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 04 Feb 93 08:48:56 -0800 +From: Diane McIntyre <mcintyre@math.washington.edu> +Subject: Simple TeX? + +I have a request for information regarding the multiple forms of TeX +(LaTeX, Lams.TeX, and AMS.TeX) that would be beneficial for learning +disabled (dyslexia) TeX users? Or a suggestion for a manual or text that +would be "less complicated" to read? I've worked with TeX for 4 years now +and still find that many of my "problems" evolve around the complex nature +of the "beast". I have learned to keep my documents as simple as possible +and have developed a sample file for my own benefit, but would like to know +if there is additional information available. Any suggestions would be +beneficial. + +Thanks, Diane McIntyre +(mcintyre@math.washington.edu) + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 08 Feb 93 14:02:46 -0500 +From: Jim Van Zandt <jrv@mbunix.mitre.org> +Subject: LaTeX macros for classified reports + +I'd like to be able to generate classified documents using LaTeX. In +the archives I have found only one relevant macro, secret.sty. It +addresses paragraph marking, notably for the continuation of a +paragraph onto the next page. I don't think its solution (putting the +paragraph marking in the left margin) is very attractive, and +fortunately we've been relieved of that requirement. + +However, secret.sty doesn't address {\em page} marking at all. Has +anyone developed macros to generate appropriate markings at beginning +of each paragraph, and also at the top and bottom of the page (but +perhaps not for the continuation of a paragraph)? Of course, the page +classification should be the highest of any of the classifications of +the paragraphs on the page, {\em including} any continuation from a +previous page, and any float (figure or table). + +Thanks. + + - Jim Van Zandt <jrv@mitre.org> + +------------------------------ + +Date: 09 Feb 93 15:25:18 +0000 +From: JOHANNES-IDSO@sfdh.sognhs.no +Subject: DVIPS-program + +Dear friends; +I know there is an excellent DVIPS-program made by a firm called +Radical Eye Software. +Can someone tell me where I can buy this program? + +- -- Johannes Idsoe -- +Sogn og Fjordane College +Norway + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 19 Jan 93 09:02:23 -0600 +From: "George D. Greenwade" <bed_gdg@SHSU.edu> +Subject: New version of fancyheadings.sty (1.1) on FILESERV/Niord + +In <00966A30.E83D3BE0.31388@SHSU.edu> (comp.text.tex, Mon, 18 Jan 1993 +11:39:08 GMT), Piet van Oostrum <piet@cs.ruu.nl> posted his newest version +(1.1; 23 September 1992) of fancyheadings.sty and its documentation. This +is the style I am constantly preaching about on the network to allow users +to customize page headers and page footers (with excellent examples!; +again, if you don't have this style, GET IT). As this version is not (more +correctly, does not appear to be) readily available on the standard +archives, I am attempting to post this to as wide an audience as possible. + +I have taken the liberty of placing the documentation file +(fancyheadings.doc, as posted to comp.text.tex) after the style file macros +with an \endinput (the idea is to keep the documentation within the style +itself for reference purposes). This combined file is now available at +SHSU and may be retrieved via e-mail by including: + SENDME STY.FANCYHEADINGS +in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu). +The file is available for anonymous ftp retrieval from Niord.SHSU.edu +(192.92.115.8) in [FILESERV.STY]. Prior versions of the separated style +file and documentation file (both 1.0; March 1989) have been removed. + +Regards, George + +George D. Greenwade, Ph.D. Bitnet: BED_GDG@SHSU +Department of Economics and Business Analysis THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG +College of Business Administration Voice: (409) 294-1266 +P. O. Box 2118 FAX: (409) 294-3612 +Sam Houston State University Internet: bed_gdg@SHSU.edu +Huntsville, TX 77341 bed_gdg%SHSU.decnet@relay.the.net + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 16:22:39 -0500 +From: karl%edu.umb.cs@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay +Subject: modes.mf 0.12 available + +I have released version 0.12 of modes.mf. You can get it by anonymous ftp from + + ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/modes.mf + +You can also get it by email from George Greenwade's (thanks, George!) +file server if you cannot ftp: mail fileserv@shsu.edu with a body of +`sendme modes'. + +This file is a collection of Metafont mode_def's. It also makes common +definitions for write-white printers and `special' information. + +This version has several changes: +* New modes for the HP LaserJet IV, LaserMaster, Tektronix Phaser, DEC + monitors, and various Epson modes of operation. +* More documentation on the SparcPrinter. +* mode_write_white_setup_ removed from high-resolution mode_def's, as it + has no effect. + +Thanks to those who contributed to this version. As always, if you have +mode_def's which are not listed below, or corrections to the existing +ones, please send them to me. + +karl@cs.umb.edu + + +mode_def AgfaFourZeroZero = % AGFA 400PS +mode_def amiga = % Commodore Amiga +mode_def AtariNineFive = % Atari 95dpi previewer +mode_def AtariNineSix = % Atari 96x96 previewer +mode_def AtariSLMEightZeroFour = % Atari ST SLM 804 printer +mode_def AtariSMOneTwoFour = % Atari ST SM 124 screen +mode_def aps = % Autologic APS-Micro5 +mode_def ApsSixHi = % Autologic APS-Micro6 +mode_def bitgraph = % BBN Bitgraph at 118dpi +mode_def boise = % HP 2680A +mode_def CanonCX = % Canon CX, SX, LBP-LX +mode_def CanonLBPTen = % e.g., Symbolics LGP-10 +mode_def ChelgraphIBX = % Chelgraph IBX +mode_def CItohThreeOneZero = % CItoh 310 +mode_def CItohEightFiveOneZero = % CItoh 8510A +mode_def CompugraphicEightSixZeroZero = % Compugraphic 8600 +mode_def CompugraphicNineSixZeroZero = % Compugraphic 9600 +mode_def crs = % Alphatype CRS +mode_def DataDisc = % DataDisc +mode_def DataDiscNew = % DataDisc with special aspect ratio +mode_def DECsmall = % DEC 17-inch, 1024 x 768 +mode_def DEClarge = % DEC 19-inch, 1280 x 1024 +mode_def dover = % Xerox Dover +mode_def epsdraft = % Epson at 120x72dpi +mode_def epsfast = % Epson at 60x72dpi +mode_def epsonlo = % Epson at 120x216dpi +mode_def EpsonLQFiveZeroZeroMed = % Epson LQ-500, 360x180dpi +mode_def EpsonLQFiveZeroZeroLo = % Epson LQ-500, 180x180dpi +mode_def EpsonMXFX = % 9-pin Epson MX/FX family +mode_def GThreefax = % 200 x 100dpi G3fax +mode_def HPDeskJet = % HP DeskJet 500 +mode_def ibm_a = % IBM 38xx (\#1) +mode_def IBMD = % IBM 38xx (\#2) +mode_def IBMFourZeroTwoNine = % IBM 4029-30, 4250 +mode_def IBMFourTwoOneSix = % IBM 4216 +mode_def IBMProPrinter = % IBM ProPrinter +mode_def IBMSixOneFiveFour = % IBM 6154 display +mode_def IBMSixSixSevenZero = % IBM 6670 (Sherpa) +mode_def IBMThreeOneSevenNine = % IBM 3179 screen +mode_def IBMThreeOneNineThree = % IBM 3193 screen +mode_def IBMThreeEightOneTwo = % IBM 3812 +mode_def IBMThreeEightTwoZero = % IBM 3820 +mode_def IBMEGA = % IBM EGA monitor +mode_def IBMVGA = % IBM VGA monitor +mode_def imagewriter = % Apple ImageWriter +mode_def laserjetIV = % 600dpi HP LaserJet IV +mode_def laserjetlo = % HP LaserJet at 150dpi +mode_def lasermaster = % 1000dpi LaserMaster +mode_def LASevenFive = % DEC LA75 +mode_def LinotypeOneZeroZeroLo = % Linotype Linotronic [13]00 at 635dpi +mode_def LinotypeOneZeroZero = % Linotype Linotronic [13]00 at 1270dpi +mode_def LinotypeThreeZeroZeroHi = % Linotype Linotronic 300 at 2540dpi +mode_def LNZeroOne = % DEC LN01 +mode_def LPSFourZero = % DEC LPS40 +mode_def lview = % Sigma L-View monitor +mode_def MacMagnified = % Mac screens at magstep 1 +mode_def MacTrueSize = % Mac screens at 72dpi +mode_def NCD = % NCD 19-inch +mode_def NEC = % NEC +mode_def NEChi = % NEC-P6 at 360x360dpi +mode_def Newgen = % Newgen 400dpi +mode_def NeXTprinter = % NeXT 400dpi +mode_def NeXTscreen = % 100dpi NeXT monitor +mode_def OCESixSevenFiveZeroPS = % OCE 6750-PS +mode_def okidata = % Okidata +mode_def OneTwoZero = % e.g., high-resolution Suns +mode_def phaser = % Tektronix Phaser PXi +mode_def PrintwareSevenTwoZeroIQ = % Printware 720IQ +mode_def qms = % QMS (Xerox engine) +mode_def RicohFourZeroEightZero = % e.g., the TI Omnilaser +mode_def RicohLP = % e.g., the DEC LN03 +mode_def SparcPrinter = % Sun SPARCprinter +mode_def StarNLOneZero = % Star NL-10 +mode_def sun = % Sun and BBN Bitgraph at 85dpi +mode_def supre = % Ultre*setter at 2400dpi +mode_def toshiba = % Toshiba 13XX, EpsonLQ +mode_def ultre = % Ultre*setter at 1200dpi +mode_def VarityperFiveZeroSixZeroW = % Varitype 5060W +mode_def VarityperFourThreeZeroZeroLo = % Varityper 4300P at 1200dpi +mode_def VarityperFourThreeZeroZeroHi = % Varityper 4300P at 2400dpi +mode_def VarityperFourTwoZeroZero = % Varityper 4200 B-P +mode_def VarityperSixZeroZero = % Varityper Laser 600 +mode_def VAXstation = % VAXstation monitor +mode_def XeroxEightSevenNineZero = % Xerox 8790 or 4045 +mode_def XeroxFourZeroFiveZero = % Xerox 4050 +mode_def XeroxNineSevenZeroZero = % Xerox 9700 +mode_def XeroxThreeSevenZeroZero = % Xerox 3700 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 11:59:58 -0800 +From: Yiannis Moschovakis <ynm@math.ucla.edu> +Subject: New release of greektex + +A new version of greektex has been posted in the following two sites: + + math.ucla.edu 128.97.4.254 + in the directory pub/moschovakis/greektex + + University of Stuttgart russoft server 129.69.1.12 + in the directory tex/languages/greek/moschovakis + +greektex is a package of public domain programs which make it easy to +use the well known Greek text fonts of Silvio Levy in Plain TeX or +LaTeX with the full functionality of these sets of macros, exactly as +we use them to process English files. In fact greektex understands +files with mixed Greek and English text, so that it is particularly +useful for the typesetting of Greek scientific class notes, articles +and books: these typically contain many English words---names, +references, scientific terms traditionally given in both Greek and +English when first introduced, etc. Greektex can be installed in any +system with a full TeX implemnetation and it contains all the necessary +programs for creating mixed Greek-English files (pleasantly) on a PC +with a VGA screen and (barely tolerably) on other machines. + +The most notable improvement over the first distribution of greektex +two years ago is that the new system has a classical (polytoniko) mode +in which classical Greek can be typeset with its full set of aspiration +marks, accents, etc. The modern (monotoniko) mode has also been +improved substantially, primarily by allowing friendlier typesetting of +accented capitals, the diairesis and the Greek quotation marks (which +have been added). The package includes a complete set of all preloaded +and loaded-on-demand LaTeX fonts at 300 DPI, including the "Greek +italic" font which now looks reasonably good. It also includes the +complete set of metafont files and scaling programs used to produce +these fonts, so that someone with a running version of METAFONT can +compile them at any pointsize and resolution. + +The starting point for greektex is the fact that English and Greek are +disjoint languages (no common letters in the internal coding), so their +union can be considered as a single language: there is no confusion in +hyphenation, for example, since no word is both Greek and English. The +system simply replaces the Computer Modern fonts CMR, CMBX, etc. used +by TeX by extended fonts GECMR, GECMBX, etc. which have exactly the +same letters coded in the first 128 ASCII characters but incorporate +the Greek letters in the high-bit ASCII characters >127. In doing this +you do not change at all the guts of format files, so that e.g. it is +easy to predict how greektex output of Greek LaTeX files will +look---exactly like LaTeX output, with Greek letters. There is a +conceptual simplicity to this, but also (and more to the point) it +makes it possible to use existing systems of macros (like LaTeX and its +many styles) on documents which contain mixed Greek and English with no +conflicts. The greektex version of LaTeX has complete LaTeX +functionality in the monononiko mode. + +The polytoniko mode requires the use of a set of macros which make some +characters active and allow the "friendly" entering of aspiration +marks, accents, etc. It also appears to enjoy complete LaTeX +functionality (as far as I have been able to test it), it can jandle +e.g. footnotes, tabbing, etc. It is clear, however, that reasonable +care must be exercised: one cannot enter math mode while the +\polytoniko command is in effect, for example, since the characters >, +<, = and " are active---and do not have their usual, math meaning. The +document greektex.doc explains in some detail the precautions needed to +insure (essentially) full LaTeX functionality in the polytoniko mode. + +It has been argued that one cannot build a fully hyphenating system with +both English and classical Greek using 256 character fonts, because the +128 high-bit characters left free after English is coded do not suffice +to code as ligatures all the combinations of letter+accent+aspiration +mark needed by classical Greek. greektex solves this problem by coding +the most commonly occuring combinations as ligatures and depending on the +TeX \accent primitive for the rest. This works much better than one +might think: + + greektex applies the hyphenation algorithm to + all words which do not have either + (1) an aspirated peripvmenh or + (2) an accented letter with an iota subscript. + +The words in category (1) have at most two syllables and rarely need to +be hyphenated, and there are just two few of those in category (2) to +cause any problem. Since Greek hyphenation is governed by flexible and +easy to code rules, it turns out that with this scheme, classical Greek +is hyphenated by greektex at least as successfully as TeX hyphenates +English. + +A complete description of the system is given in the README file +and the manual "greektex.doc" included in the package. What follows is +the INDEX of the package. + +INDEX of greektex----------------------------------------------------- + +(1) README General information and instructions for installing + the system. + +(2) greektex.doc The document describing how to use the system. + It also gives the credits for the public domain + programs used and distributed. + +(3) pkunzip.exe The program needed to uncompress zip files. + +(4) extkb.com Extended keyboard program for the PC. + +(5) vga_ligh.com Greek character set loaders for the PC with + vga_bold.com a VGA screen. + +(6) geinputs.zip The TeX input files needed by the system. + +(7) getfm.zip The tfm files for the English-Greek fonts. + +(8) gepk.zip The pk files for the English-Greek fonts. + +(9) gemf.zip The metafont files used to create the fonts, + with a brief instruction document gemf.doc and + and some batch files for compiling fonts in + additional pointsizes and resolutions. + +(10) filters.zip Two simple Greek-to-English and English-to-Greek + filters (written in C) which make it (just barely) + possible to create, read and convert files with + mixed Greek and English text in a monolingual + (English) environment. See l2g.c for explanation. + +(11) grsample.ps Postcript file of a 15 page excerpt from + a Set Theory book which illustrates + mathematical, monotoniko output (and + plugs the book). + +(12) polyton.gr Greek input file and Postcript file of a one + polyton.ps page sample which illustrates the method for + entering polytoniko and the output produced. + +IMPORTANT. If you are getting these files by ftp, make sure that (3) - +(10) are transmitted in binary mode. Files (3) - (5) and (9) - (12) are +not needed for installing and running greektex. + +Yiannis N. Moschovakis +Department of Mathematics +UCLA, L.A. CA 90024 +ynm@math.ucla.edu January 1993 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 14:37:19 +0000 +From: TEX@rmcs.cran.ac.uk +Subject: New release of greektex + +In a message dated Fri, 22 Jan 93 09:49:39 -0800 addressed to the +ELLHNIKA Distribution List for ???????? TeX Users <ELLHNIKA@EARN.DHDURZ1>, +Yiannis Moschovakis <ynm@EDU.UCLA.MATH> announced a new version of +greektex. + +In the UK TeX Archive at Aston University, Moschovakis' original INDEX +and README files have been renamed to 00CONTENTS.TXT and 00README.TXT +repsectively. The file pkunzip.exe has NOT been put into the archive, because +it was felt that anyone using the archive who was PC-based would already have a +suitable program for unzipping the files. Implementations of unzip for other +architectures also exist. + +All binary files are stored, as is necessary in this archive, as +variable-length records, without carriage control, and with a record length of +512 bytes. Access through NIFTP over Janet can transfer these files in binaary +mode to Vax and non-Vax alike; transfers to a Vax using /CODE=FAST wil result +in a file of the same format, which will need to be changed to fixed-length +records by means of the VMS CONVERT utility. Access by anonymous ftp over the +Internet, by non-Vaxen, will succeed; users of intelligent VMS-based +implementations of ftp, such as MultiNet's, will also have to apply the CONVERT +utility. + + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 11:48:22 -0600 +From: "George D. Greenwade" <bed_gdg@SHSU.edu> +Subject: OS/2 TeX-related packages added to FILESERV/Niord + +My thanks to Stefan A. Muehlenweg <muehlenw@samhh.hanse.de> for pointing +out the PM-TeX and EPMTeX packages for OS/2, which have been added to our +archives. These are imported from the OS/2 ftp archives at +ftp-os2.nmsu.edu. Attached are the description files. + +- --George + + PMTEX + ----- +The PMTEX package includes the files for Guillaume Schiltz's PM-TeX (v. +2.0; 5 December 1992). PM-TeX is A TeX-Shell for OS/2 Presentation-Manager +to control programs used everyday for the TeX typesetting system such as +editors, TeX-interpreters, previewer and printerdrivers. PM-TeX is +conceived to maintain the emTeX-programs but can easily be configured for +other TeX-systems. The configuration of TeX can be performed by using the +setting-windows of PM-TeX. PM-TeX opens for each program a new session to +which can be switched from the main menu. So concurrency and easy support +of full-screen sessions is given. DOS and OS/2 programs are supported. +DOS-Programs are executed in a DOS-window. + +The files are distributed in a 2-part UUENCODEd ZIP archive. To retrieve +these +files, include: + SENDME PMTEX +in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu). +The ZIP file, PMTEX-2_0.ZIP is available for anonymous ftp retrieval from +Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8) in [FILESERV.PMTEX]. + +Files in this package: (1 Block = 512 bytes) +Files Blocks + +PMTEX.UUE_1OF2 79 Concatenate and UUDECODE to PMTEX.ZIP +PMTEX.UUE_2OF2 58 + + + EPMTEX + ------ +The EMPTEX package includes the files for Jon Hacker's EPMTeX (v 1.1; 23 +January 1993). EPMTeX is a TeX Macro Enhancements for EPM 5.51 under OS/2. +The E macro file tex.e when compiled with the IBM enhanced Editor +translator ETPM.EXE will add a TeX pull down menu to the EPM menu bar. +Menu items in the TeX pull down menu allow the user to TeX, preview +(portrait and landscape), and print (portrait and landscape) the TeX file +currently active in EPM. + +The files are distributed in a UUENCODEd ZIP archive. To retrieve this +file, include: + SENDME EPMTEX +in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu). +The ZIP file, EPMTEX-1_1.ZIP is available for anonymous ftp retrieval from +Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8) in [FILESERV.EPMTEX]. + +File Blocks (1 Block = 512 bytes) + +EPMTEX.UUE 63 UUDECODEs to EPMTEX.ZIP + +------------------------------ + +Date: 02 Feb 93 13:13:55 +From: Tundra Tim Daneliuk <tundra@eskimo.chi.il.us> +Subject: List Of TeX-Related Tutorials + +Herein is a list of tutorials on TeX-related subjects. If you are the +author of such a document and that document is freely available +(public domain, GNU Copyleft, etc.) please feel free to email me the +information in the format defined below and I'll include it in the +next revision of this list. + +Also, if any of the information is incorrect, misleading, or otherwise +needs amending, please let me know. + +Thanks to all who have contributed. + +- ---------------------------- Submission Format ------------------------------ + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: <Title Of Document> +AUTHOR NAME: <Last Name, First Name> +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: <Optional, If You Don't Want To Be Pestered> +SIZE (BYTES): <Or Pages> +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: <One Line Please> +INTENDED AUDIENCE: <Novice, Advanced, Specialist In Some Discipline, etc.> +DISTRIBUTION SITE: <Primary ftp Site> +COMMENTS: <Whatever Makes Sense Here - Try To Keep It Under 50 Lines Or So> + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +- ------------------------ Beginning Of Tutorial List ------------------------- + +DOCUMENT NAME: Application Of NFSS In The Context Of Latex +AUTHOR NAME: {\.Z}bikowski, Rafa{\l} +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: Not Available +SIZE (BYTES): ~40K +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A FAQ containing two embedded LaTeX documents +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Newcomers to the New Font Selection Scheme and + AmSFonts; no (La)TeX expertise assumed. +DISTRIBUTION SITE: niord.shsu.edu: + [FILESERV.FAQ]FAQ.NFSS-LATEX +COMMENTS: The purpose of this document is to describe briefly + AmSFonts and the New Font Selection Scheme (NFSS) in the + context of LaTeX. The issues addressed are as follows. + + AmSFonts: What are AmSFonts? Where to get AmSFonts from? + How to install AmSFonts for LaTeX? + + New Font Selection Scheme: What is the New Font Selection + Scheme (NFSS)? Why to use NFSS? Where to get NFSS from? + How to install NFSS? How to use NFSS to install AmSFonts + for LaTeX? + + Also: How can NFSS and AmSFonts be used in practice? + (Examples.) + + The questions are attempted to be answered from user's + point of view as opposed to (La)TeXpert's/designer's. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: The Components Of TeX +AUTHOR NAME: Schrod, Joachim +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: xitijsch@ddathd21.bitnet +SIZE (BYTES): ~40K (In several files) +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Overview of the files and components of the TeX system. +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Newcomers. +DISTRIBUTION SITE: ftp.uni-stuttgart.de: + /soft/tex/documentation/components-of-TeX/* +COMMENTS: Only 9 pages, but a great place to start. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: Essential LaTeX Mathematics +AUTHOR NAME: Carlisle, David +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: carlisle@cs.man.ac.uk +SIZE (BYTES): 18362 +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: An addition to Essential LaTeX, describing mathematics. +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Those with an interest in typesetting mathematics. +DISTRIBUTION SITE: tex.ac.uk +COMMENTS: Does not describe mathematics under the NFSS. Uses the obsolete + ms[xy]m fonts. Requires amssymbols.sty. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: A Gentle Introduction to TeX +AUTHOR NAME: Doob, Michael +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: mdoob@ccu.umanitoba.ca +SIZE (BYTES): 198589 +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Introduction to plain tex. +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Rank beginners. +DISTRIBUTION SITE: Many (try gentle.tex on Archie) +COMMENTS: Hard copy also available from the TeX Users Group at a nominal cost. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: Getting Up And Running With AMS-LaTeX +AUTHOR NAME: Hirschhorn, Phil +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: psh@math.mit.edu +SIZE (PAGES): 25 +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Overview of the American Mathematical Society version of + LaTeX. +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Intended for someone with at least some experience with + either plain TeX, AMS-TeX, or LaTeX. +DISTRIBUTION SITE: Contact author via email. +COMMENTS: Attempts to give enough information for someone to get started with + AMS-LaTeX without having to read the manual. + + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: An Introduction To TeX And Friends +AUTHOR NAME: Maltby, Gavin +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: gmaltby@unpcs1.cs.unp.ac.za + maltby@unpsun1.cc.unp.ac.za +SIZE (BYTES): 150405 +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: An introduction to the TeX world through LaTeX. Covers + text processing and mathematical typesetting. Far from a + reference work, for there are many commands not even + mentioned. Around 80 pages. +INTENDED AUDIENCE: LaTeX beginners, especially those who want to typeset + mathematics and proceed to AmSLaTeX +DISTRIBUTION SITE: To Be Determined +COMMENTS: Prepared for short course given at University of Natal, + Pietermaritzburg. Prepared in great haste, so not ultimately + polished. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: Metafont For Beginners +AUTHOR NAME: Tobin, Geoffrey +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: ecsgrt@luxor.latrobe.edu.au +SIZE (BYTES): 15252 +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A brief overview of what Metafont is and does. +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Moderately experienced TeX users +DISTRIBUTION SITE: niord.shsu.edu +COMMENTS: Short and sweet, a great way to get started with Metafont. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +DOCUMENT NAME: TeXsis -- TeX Macros for Physicists +AUTHOR NAME: Myers, Eric and Paige, Frank +AUTHOR EMAIL ADDRESS: texsis@lifshitz.ph.utexas.edu +SIZE (BYTES): 835584 (tar file) +BRIEF DESCRIPTION: TeX macros extending Plain TeX +INTENDED AUDIENCE: Physicists and others who write technical documents. +DISTRIBUTION SITE: anonymous@lifshitz.ph.utexas.edu +COMMENTS: See the files README and INSTALL in the ftp directory. + The manual is written in TeXsis, so you need the macros to print it. + Partially a tutorial along with the macros necessary to help + physicists make use of TeX effectively. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +Regards, + +"Tundra" Tim Daneliuk +PREFERRED: tundra@eskimo.chi.il.us +OR (Yuk!): eskimo!tundra@clout.chi.il.us +ALSO: ...uunet!gargoyle.uchicago.edu!clout!eskimo!tundra +US SNAIL: 4927 N. Rockwell, Chicago, IL 60625 +MA BELL: (312) 989-1052 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 04 Feb 93 21:18:11 +0100 +From: Joachim Schrod + <schrod%de.th-darmstadt.informatik.iti@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay> +Subject: New version of footnpag. + +FYI: + +I uploaded a new version (2.2) of footnpag.sty to +ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (and to ftp.th-darmstadt.de, which happens to be +the reference site). + +footnpag is a LaTeX style option which enables the enumeration of +footnotes per page. With two small (documented) changes it runs under +Plain TeX as well. (It was first released in August 1987, this is the +fourth followup release.) It's supported by myself. + +Joachim + +Joachim Schrod Email: schrod@iti.informatik.th-darmstadt.de +Computer Science Department +Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany + + ``How do we persuade new users that spreading fonts across the page + like peanut butter across hot toast is not necessarily the route to + typographic excellence? -- Peter Flynn + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 08 Feb 93 10:14:20 -0500 +From: Karl Berry <karl@claude.cs.umb.edu> +Subject: TeX font naming scheme + +I have released version 1.3 of ``my'' font naming scheme for TeX fonts. +You can get it by anonymous ftp from + + ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/fontname.tar.Z. + +I will also send it to you by email if you cannot ftp. + +It is in Texinfo format, so you will need the TeX macros in +the file texinfo.tex (available with most GNU programs) to be able to +print it; the directory pub/tex/fontname has a texinfo.tex, as well as +all the individual files. + +The rest of that directory contains files showing the naming scheme +applied to Adobe, Linotype, Monotype, Computer Modern, and AMS fonts. + +The changes since version 1.2 are primarily just additional fonts, and a +few additional variants. + +I am happy to receive additions, criticisms, or other comments. + +karl@cs.umb.edu + +------------------------------ + +Further information about the TeXhax Digest, the TeX +Users Group, and the latest software versions is available +in every tenth issue of the TeXhax Digest. + +Please send contributions to: TeXhax@tex.ac.uk + +Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: + On Internet: + send a one line mail message to TeXhax-request@tex.ac.uk + SUBSCRIBE TEX-L <your real name> + UNSUBSCRIBE TEX-L + On BITNET: + send a similar one-line mail message to LISTSERV@xxx + On JANET: + send a similar one line mail message to TeXhax-request@uk.ac.tex + +Back issues of the digest are available for anonymous ftp from +the UK TeX Archive, tex.ac.uk (134.151.40.18) + in [tex-archive.digests.texhax.YY]texhax.NN +and from ftp.tex.ac.uk (134.151.44.19) + in /pub/archive/digests/texhax/YY/texhax.NN +where YY = last two digits of year, NN = issue number + +\bye + +End of TeXhax Digest [Volume 93 Issue 3] +**************************************** |