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diff --git a/info/digests/texhax/93/texhax.04 b/info/digests/texhax/93/texhax.04 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c255a0f4fa --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/texhax/93/texhax.04 @@ -0,0 +1,991 @@ +TeXhax Digest Wednesday, 24 Feb 1993 Volume 93 : Issue 004 + +% The TeXhax Digest is brought to you as a service of the TeX Users Group % +% and UK TeX Users Group in cooperation with the UK TeX Archive group % + +Today's Topics: + DVIPS-program + dvips vs. dvitps + How to acheive user control of the DVI filename + Re: UnixTeX + Re: UnixTeX + Church's typefaces + Forthcoming UK-TuG Conference, April 6th--8th: please publicise widely + List Of TeX-Related Tutorials As Of 02.15.93 + TeX-related Gopher services + LexiTeX: citation macro package + web2c 5.851d available + Add reference-page-list to bibliography-items + +Administrivia: + Moderators: David Osborne and Peter Abbott + Contributions: TeXhax@tex.ac.uk + Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: + TeXhax-request@tex.ac.uk + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 15:42:23 +0100 +From: Wolfgang Ratzka <wolfgang.ratzka@rphs1.physik.uni-regensburg.de> +Subject: DVIPS-program + +Jerry@math.ep.utexas.edu writes: + ... + 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. + +Johannes Idsoe writes + 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? + +dvips is free, so you should be able to get it from any major +TeX-oriented ftp server. Building it should at most involve editing +one Makefile and typing make, probably nothing compared to building +TeX. + ___ Wolfgang Ratzka +| | :-) ------------------------------------------------------- +| /\ | \ X400: ratzka@rphs1.physik.uni-regensburg.dbp.de +|/ \| \ SMTP: ratzka@rphs1.physik.uni-regensburg.de + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 13:58:08 -0700 +From: jerry@math.ep.utexas.edu (Jerry) +Subject: dvips vs. dvitps + +Wolfgang Ratzka on February 11 wrote: +- -> dvips is free, so you should be able to get it from any major +- -> TeX-oriented ftp server. Building it should at most involve editing +- -> one Makefile and typing make, probably nothing compared to building +- -> TeX. + +OK. Querying an archive server produces an endless list of sites with +different sizes and modification dates. So which of the many +different free programs called dvips are you talking about, what is +the latest version, and where do I get it? How does it compare with +dvitps, which seems pretty nice, except the author + +Stephan v. Bechtolsheim +2119 Old Oak Drive +West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA +(317) 463 0162 + +svb@cs.purdue.edu + +does not respond to email, so I assume dvitps is no longer supported +nor widely used, even though it is what came with the latest versions +of TeX/LaTeX which I downloaded from washington.edu last summer. I +would have been plum happy with dvitps if I could have gotten a hard +copy of the manual, but it goes bust looking for nonexistant \include +files, and the author got my email but chose to ignore me, so I figure +dvitps is history, unless someone else has picked it up. + +- -Jerry + Jerry Graves + UTEP Math Sysadmin + jerry@math.ep.utexas.edu + PHONE/FAX (915) 747-6757/6502 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1993 08:37:48 -0800 +From: wagman%zephyr.hepnet@LBL.EARN +Subject: How to acheive user control of the DVI filename + +We create a big book with long articles and a little book with portions of the +long articles so our TeX file looks something like: + +\ifnum\BigBookOrLittleBook = 1 +This stuff is for the long article and goes into great detail. +\else +See our Big Book for details and formulae on this principle. +\fi +And this stuff goes in both books. + + +We run TeX twice on the file querying the user for \BigBookOrLittleBook, but +this results in two DVI files with the same name. Is there some way to +manually open the DVI file specifying a name? For our needs, they would be +named: +\jobname_Big.DVI and \jobname_Little.DVI + +Gary S. Wagman +Lawrence Berkeley Lab +Berkeley, CA + +(510)486-6610 +gswagman@lbl.gov +gswagman at lbl +lbl::gswagman + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 02:37:56 -0800 +From: vis!greg@UCSD.EDU +Subject: Re: UnixTeX + +The demise of UnixTeX would impoverish the whole community. Perhaps +we can generate some ideas as well as some funding. Here are some of +my ideas: + +Comparing UnixTeX to the GNU project, I am inclined to see two big +strategic pieces missing from UnixTeX: Cygnus (and similar +organizations) and really comprehensive distribution services, +especially on CDROM. + +Is it possible to create companies which provide TeX-related services +while improving TeX in the way that Cygnus Support et al do for GNU +software? Is there any advantage (Pierre's letter suggested some +major disadvantages) to having UnixTeX at the U. of Washington? +Pierre mentions that many FTP users call in with questions and +requests for help - those are potential customers for support +services. Charging for services is entirely consistent with Free +Software philosophy and benefits both service provider and customer. + +The FSF has recently made available a popular CDROM (which, +ironically, contains TeX). I think that there would be a market for a +CDROM which contained a much more complete set of TeX and TeX-related +software (the various WEBs, tons of fonts, support for many languages +and special styles, etc.) and directory trees already compiled and +configured for various popular machine/OS combinations. (The +community could certainly provide such directory trees.) Once such a +CDROM existed, one could even ask the FSF to drop TeX from their next +CDROM. The questions are: How much of a market is there, and how to +get the initial seed money to produce the disk? + +Has there been any attempt to get some donations from various laser +printer manufacturers to support bundling drivers for their printers +in the distribution? + +Finally, I haven't seen an order form for UnixTeX for awhile (maybe +because I've been off and on the list) and would like to see one. + +Thanks, + +_Greg + + +J. Greg Davidson Institute for Software Research and Development ++1 (619) 452-8059 6231 Branting Street San Diego, CA 92122 USA + +vis!greg@nosc.mil ucsd----+--vis +vis!greg@ucsd.edu nosc----| + + ***************************************************** + * Member of the League for Programming Freedom. * + * For more info, write to league@prep.ai.mit.edu * + ***************************************************** + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 11:04:09 +From: spqr@minster.york.ac.uk +Subject: Re: UnixTeX + + > CDROM which contained a much more complete set of TeX and TeX-related + > software (the various WEBs, tons of fonts, support for many languages + > and special styles, etc.) and directory trees already compiled and + > configured for various popular machine/OS combinations. (The + > community could certainly provide such directory trees.) Once such a + > CDROM existed, one could even ask the FSF to drop TeX from their next + > CDROM. The questions are: How much of a market is there, and how to + > get the initial seed money to produce the disk? + +a start has been made in this direction by Prime Time Freeware in +their next CDROM issue. On this will be included a mirror of the UK +TeX Archive as of December 1992. The directory structure of this +archive implements the current recommendations of the TUG working +party on archives, and the set includes all TeX packages, macros, +fonts, support programs etc which had been located at the time the +copy was made. It is not 100% complete or uptodate, but it is closer, I +believe, to the ideal state than any previous such collection. Within +the setup are included "shrink-wrapped" TeXs for sparc-based Unix, +DOS, OS/2, Macintosh and Atari systems. + +there is an awful lot more to do to get the world's TeX archives in +synch, but its in hand, and the work includes worrying about workable +systems as well as source archives. + +the sales of the upcoming CD (it includes much else besides TeX) will +be of interest. my personal feeling is that TUG should try to raise +money for an annual issue of a dedicated CD, but in the meanwhile the +semi-commercial vendors are there! + +Sebastian Rahtz + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1993 14:32:13 -0600 +From: mr370673@rs970.mor.itesm.mx +Subject: Church's typefaces + +Anybody knows about TeX typefaces like the one used in catolic churchs? +It is a simple typeface, with straight lines and simple curves. + +Rafael Morales Gamboa +ITESM Campus Morelos +Cuernavaca, Mor. +MEXICO + +INTERNET: mr370673@rs970.mor.itesm.mx + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 13:59:33 -0000 +From: CHAA006@VAX.RHBNC.AC.UK +Subject: Forthcoming UK-TuG Conference, April 6th--8th: please publicise widely + +%%% Dear Colleague + +%%% The UK TeX Users' Group is holding a conference during April 6th--8th +%%% which is hoped to be of interest to members of other national and +%%% international groups. I would be much obliged if you could publicise +%%% this conference within any groups with which you may be associated, +%%% either by re-distributing this message electronically or by printing +%%% and distributing it to your members by post. + +%%% Yours very sincerely, +%%% Philip Taylor, RHBNC. + +\magnification \magstep 1 +\hsize = 210 true mm \vsize = 297 true mm +\hoffset = 1.0 true in \voffset = 1.0 true in +\advance \hsize by -2\hoffset +\advance \vsize by -2\voffset +\hoffset = 0.0 true in \voffset = 0.0 true in %%% Knuths crazy (1",1") origin +\parindent = 0.0 em +\parskip = 0.5 \baselineskip +\abovedisplayskip = 0 pt +\belowdisplayskip = 0 pt +\abovedisplayshortskip = 0 pt +\belowdisplayshortskip = 0 pt +\font \xviibf = cmbx12 scaled \magstep 1 +\font \xxvbf = cmbx12 scaled \magstep 3 +\font \CMU = cmu10 +\font \logo = logo10 +\font \xxvcmsy = cmsy10 scaled \magstep 4 +\font \xxvlogobf = logobf10 scaled \magstep 4 +\font \smallcaps = cmcsc10 +\def \newpage {\vfil \eject} +\def \MF {{\logo META}\-{\logo FONT}} +\let \MetaFont = \MF % {{\manual META}\-{\manual FONT}} +\def \pagefill {\vskip 0 pt plus 1 filll} +\catcode `\< = \active +\catcode `\> = \active +\def \pounds {{\CMU \$}} +\def <#1>{\expandafter + \ifx \csname #1\endcsname \relax + {\it #1\/}% + \else \csname #1\endcsname + \fi + } +\expandafter +\def \csname UK-TuG\endcsname + {\begingroup + \lccode `\T = `\T + \lccode `\E = `\U + \lccode `\X = `\G + \def \kern {\dimen 0 = }% + {\smallcaps uk-\expandafter \lowercase \expandafter {\TeX}}% + \endgroup + } + +\begingroup +\parskip = 0 pt +\parindent = 0 pt +\baselineskip = 25 pt +\leftskip = 0 pt plus 1 fil +\rightskip = \leftskip +\parfillskip = 0 pt +\let \logo = \xxvlogobf +\obeylines +\xviibf U.K. <TeX> Users' Group Conference: April 6th--8th +\centerline {\vrule height 0.5 pt depth 0.5 pt width 0.3 \hsize} +\xxvbf <TeX> for non-American Languages +\xxvbf <MetaFont> in Theory and Practice +\endgroup + +\pagefill +\leavevmode \centerline {\xxvcmsy \char '175} +\pagefill + +The~U.K. <TeX> Users' Group (<UK-TuG>) are pleased to announce their first-ever +multi-day conference, which~will take place at Royal Holloway and Bedford New +College (University of~London) in~Egham, Surrey, between April~6th and~8th +1993. The Conference, which has two themes --- <TeX>~for non-English +languages, and~<MetaFont> in~Theory and Practice --- is timed to co-incide with +the start of Spring, when the campus is at its best. + +The~first day (April~6th) is reserved for registration and the conference +banquet; April~7th is devoted to <TeX>, and will include papers from +an~international panel of invited speakers, including Bernard Gaulle, Yannis +Haralambous and Dominik Wujastyk. Bernard~is past-president of GUTenberg +(the~French-speaking <TeX> Users' Group), and an~authority on good French +typographic practice; Yannis~is a~renowned authority on <MetaFont> and exotic +fonts, and~is the author of the ``Scholar<TeX>'' package; and~Dominik is +co-author (with Graham Toal) of the definitive U.K. hyphenation patterns, +as~well as being a Sanskrit scholar and linguist. There~will be ample time for +questions in addition to the formal papers. April~8th is <MetaFont> day: +there~will be two concurrent tutorials, one~entitled `<MetaFont> in Theory', +led~by Yannis, in~which the theme will be the design and implementation of fonts +through the medium of <MetaFont>, and~the second entitled `<MetaFont> in +Practice', in~which the more practical (but equally important) aspects of the +use of <MetaFont> (such~as how to build a~complete set of Computer Modern fonts +for a new laser printer) will be addressed. + +Booking~is now taking place for this event, which~will be limited to +a~maximum of fifty persons; the~Conference fee (<pounds>80-00) includes the +Conference banquet, which~takes place after Registration on April~6th, +lunch~for April~7th \& 8th, and~attendance at all lectures plus the tutorial of +choice; optional~items include {\it en-suite\/} accommodation at <pounds>28-50 +per night (available for up to three nights), and~evening dinner for the second +and third days of the Conference. Early~booking is advised, as~this is +expected to be a~very popular event. To~reserve a~place for the Conference, +please~complete the form below and return it together with cheque (made payable +to {\it The U.K. <TeX> Users' Group\/}) or company order, to: + +\begingroup +\parindent = 2 em +\leavevmode +\parskip = 0 pt +\obeylines % +Philip Taylor, +The Computer Centre, +Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, +University of London, +Egham Hill, +Egham, +Surrey TW20 0EX, +England. +\endgroup + +\noindent +Please~reserve me a~place for the <UK-TuG> Conference at RHBNC on +April~6th--8th, 1993. I~have completed the booking form below +to indicate my exact requirements in terms of accommodation and +meals. I~understand that if I~need to cancel my reservation, +I~can be guaranteed at most a~50\% refund up to fourteen days +before the Conference, and~no refund thereafter, unless the +Conference organisers are able to re-allocate my place, in which +case I~agree to a~10\% cancellation charge being deducted. + +\pagefill + +\begingroup +\openup 0.9 \baselineskip +\vskip -\baselineskip +\tabskip = 0 pt +\halign to \hsize +\bgroup +\qquad # \hfil&\tabskip = 0 pt plus 1 fil #\hfil &\tabskip = 0 pt \hfil #\cr +&&\cr +&Signed: \span \hrulefill \cr +Name:& \span \hrulefill \cr +Address:& \span \hrulefill \cr + & \span \hrulefill \cr + & \span \hrulefill \cr + & \span \hrulefill \cr +E-mail address:& \span \hrulefill \cr +Facsimile number:& \span \hrulefill \cr +Telephone number:& \span \hrulefill \cr +Special dietary requirements:& \span \hrulefill \cr +\egroup +\endgroup + +\pagefill + +If <TeX>ing your own reservation form, please edit the alignment below to +remove any lines which you do not require, and amend the entries for sub-total, +V.A.T. and total to indicate the amounts applicable; if completing a +ready-printed form, simply score through any items not required and add +appropriate amounts to the sub-total, V.A.T. and total lines. + +$$\hbox to \hsize \bgroup \hss \vrule \hss \vbox \bgroup +\def \toprule {\noalign {\hrule \vskip \dp \strutbox}} +\def \midrule {\noalign {\vskip \dp \strutbox \hrule \vskip \dp \strutbox}} +\def \botrule {\noalign {\vskip \dp \strutbox \hrule}} +\def \blank {\noalign {\vskip \ht \strutbox \vskip \dp \strutbox}} +\def \\{\hfil \break} +\let \par = \crcr +\tabskip = 0 pt plus 1 fil +\obeylines % +\halign to \hsize % +\bgroup % +\vtop {\hsize = 0.8 \hsize \raggedright \strut#\strut}&<pounds>$\,$\hfil # +\toprule +Conference fee (inc.~all lectures and choice of tutorial, + \phantom {Conference fee (}conference dinner % + (April~6th), $2 \times \rm lunches$:& 80-00 +\blank +Accommodation April 6th:& 28-50 +Accommodation April 7th:& 28-50 +Accommodation April 8th:& 28-50 +\blank +Dinner April 7th:& 8-00 +Dinner April 8th:& 8-00 +\blank +Handling charge (only if payment does not accompany order):&5-00 +\midrule +Sub-total:& +V.A.T (@$\,$17.5\%):& +Total:& +\botrule +\egroup % +\egroup \hss \vrule \hss \egroup $$ +\end + +------------------------------ + +Date: 15 Feb 1993 14:30:20 +From: tundra@eskimo.chi.il.us ("Tundra" Tim Daneliuk) +Subject: List Of TeX-Related Tutorials As Of 02.15.93 + +List Of TeX-Related Tutorials As Of 02.15.93 +============================================ + +(PLEASE NOTE: This release adds the 'Latest Version' field. I'd appreciate +it if the various authors could let me know what is current for each +of these documents.) + +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> +Latest Version: <Version Number And/Or Date> +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 +Latest Version: +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 + amsfontsS 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: A Catalogue of TeX Macros +Latest Version: +Author Name: Jones, David +Author Email Address: dmjones@theory.lcs.mit.edu +Size (Bytes): 367136 +Brief Description: A Catalogue of TeX Macros. +Intended Audience: Anyone who uses TeX. +Distribution Site: theory.lcs.mit.edu: + pub/tex/TeX-index +Comments: The goal of this document is to provide a catalogue of all + publicly-available TeX macros and macro packages, such as AMS-TeX, + plain TeX, eplain, FoilTeX, LaTeX, AMS-LaTex, LAMS-TeX, Lollipop, + etc. Although it is far from complete, it already contains nearly + 1000 entries. (It also includes a section on BibTeX style files.) + The author actively solicits contributions and greatly appreciates + it when authors of macro packages send him updates or new entries. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +Document Name: The Components of TeX +Author Name: Joachim Schrod +Author Email Address: schrod@iti.informatik.th-darmstadt.de +Size (Bytes): ca 30 KB +Brief Description: It describes the components and files users of TeX + get in contact with. +Intended Audience: Not a document for beginners. For those who have used TeX + for a while and wonder what all those files are good for. +Distribution Site (ftp or uucp): ftp.th-darmstadt.de: + pub/tex/documentation/components-of-TeX.tar.Z +Comments: Also available from all larger TeX archives. + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +Document Name: Essential LaTeX Mathematics +Latest Version: +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 +Latest Version: +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 +Latest Version: +Author Name: Hirschhorn, Phil +Author Email Address: psh@math.mit.edu +Size (Pytes): 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 +Latest Version: +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 +Latest Version: +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 +Latest Version: +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: Tue, 16 Feb 1993 09:51:10 -0600 +From: "George D. Greenwade" <bed_gdg@SHSU.edu> +Subject: TeX-related Gopher services + +Norm Walsh <walsh@cs.umass.edu> has been developing an admirable gopher +service on ibis.cs.umass.edu (port 70) and Sebastian Rahtz +<spqr@minster.york.ac.uk> has undertaken the heroic efforts necesary to +create a usable gopher interface on ftp.tex.ac.uk (port 70) to the UK TeX +archives available from his site (an interface in addiition to ftp which I +hope to get fully installed to point at our archives as soon as everything +is in place on our new machine; must visit with Sebastian further about +this, as well as a few other topics). Possibly there are others focusing +on TeX-related items. + +Please allow me to add "my" gopher on Niord to this list (Niord.SHSU.edu, +port 70). I have a few items which are locally maintained, a few items +from Norm's host, and a link to Sebastian's host. + +Niord's root menu is: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Root gopher server: Niord.SHSU.edu + + 1. About the SHSU Gopher. + 2. All the Gopher Servers in the World/ + 3. Economics (SHSU Network Access Initiative Project)/ + 4. Internet Information/ + 5. LIBS -- Internet Library Access System <TEL> + 6. LaTeX3 Working Documents/ + 7. Minnesota Gopher (Mama Gopher; get *your own* clients here!)/ + 8. SAMINFO -- Sam Houston State University Information System <TEL> + --> 9. TeX-related Materials/ + 10. Thesaurus and Dictionaries/ + 11. USENET News (from Michigan State)/ + 12. Veronica (search menu items in most of GopherSpace)/ + 13. Weather Forecasts (National Weather Service; US)/ + 14. Weather Underground (University of Michigan) <TEL> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +and the menu associaed with item 9 is: + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + TeX-related Materials + + 1. Components of TeX/ + 2. EconBib (LaTeX/BibTeX styles for economics)/ + 3. Essential LaTeX/ + 4. FAQ Supplement for comp.text.tex (text and WAIS indexed)/ + 5. FAQ for comp.fonts (text and WAIS indexed)/ + 6. FAQ for comp.text.tex (text and WAIS indexed)/ + 7. LaTeX3 Working Documents/ + 8. Metafont for Beginners. + 9. NFSS in the Context of LaTeX. + 10. TeX Index (text and WAIS indexed)/ + 11. The Canonical list of MetaFont fonts. + 12. UK TeX Archive/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +Most of the items Tim included in yesterday's post listing the available +TeX tutorials are there, as well as the various FAQ's and David Jone's TeX +Index. In addition to the text of them, Norm has WAIS indexed(!) the FAQ's +and the TeX Index -- you can include a search word and you get the +information directly (many thanks, Norm!). + +If you are on the Internet and don't have access to a gopher client, you +really ought to get one -- item 7 on Niord's main menu points to the root +directory at Minnesota where these are available (or, preferably, use ftp +to boombox.micro.umn.edu). The clients are amazingly simple to build, +install, and use. + +Gopher is a truly amazing tool; with the extensions provided by Norm and +Sebastian, it becomes an invaluable TeX reference tool. We also support a +(highly overburdened on a far too small machine) public access gopher +client which you can use by telnet on Scrooge.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.7) -- +use the username "gopher" (all lowercase, without the quotes) if you'd like +to utilize it (but a client on your end is highly preferred for more than a +few reasons). + +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: Sat, 20 Feb 1993 10:35:00 +0000 +From: Frank Bennett <fbennett@clus1.ulcc.ac.uk> +Subject: LexiTeX: citation macro package + +This is to announce a new macro package for typesetting citations. +I am a neophyte (TeX-age about six months), but I have sweat bullets +over this package, and learned a lot about TeX in the process of +putting it together. I hope that other find it useful. + +I call the package LexiTeX, because it was originally conceived +as a means of streamlining the typesetting of legal citations, because +but it should be of equal value for other types of writing as well, +with a tweak here and there. + +The essential features of LexiTeX are as follows: + + (1) Citations are entered as a set of arguments +to an initial declaration command (e.g. \newbook...). + + (2) The declaration command for a given type of +citation governs the typefaces used for setting the arguments +of the citation. Two typefaces (one standard, one specially +selected by \\...\\) are defined for each of the first three +arguments or parsed elements of citations (i.e. author, title, +cite-first-part). In most cases, the user therefore enters only +the argument text, without worrying about selecting the typeface +explicitly. + + (3) A nickname is assigned to each source when it is +first declared. This nickname is used thereafter to refer to +the source (i.e. \dickens). This will expand into a short-form +citation or cross-reference that accords with the style rules of +A Uniform System of Citation (i.e. {\em supra} note 10, {\em id.}, +et cetera). The document can therefore be freely edited without +fretting over cross-references. + + (4) Specific page numbers may be referred to, and these +will be incorporated into the citation in the proper style. +For example, \dickens+{23} will expand into something like +``{\sc C. Dickens}, {\em supra} note 10 at 23'', or {\em Id.} +at 23, depending on context. + + (5) Tables of cases, statutes, articles and books are +generated automatically, in the same typefaces used in the main +text. Most of TeX's special characters (i.e. \=, etc.) are +disabled during the file-write, and will not cause problems. + +If anyone is interested in taking a look at the LexiTeX manual +and playing with the package itself, I can post a uuencoded +encryption via email. + +Cheers, +Frank Bennett, Jr +SOAS Law Dept +University of London + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 18:50:40 -0500 +From: karl%edu.umb.cs@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay +Subject: web2c 5.851d available + +I have released a new version of web2c, the port of the basic TeX +project web programs (TeX, Metafont, GFtoPK, etc.) to Unix. You can get +it by ftp from: + + (Boston) ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/{web,web2c}.tar.Z + +Soon it will be available from: + + (California) ics.uci.edu:TeX/{web,web2c}.tar.Z + (Germany) ftp.th-darmstadt.de:pub/tex/src/web2c/{web,web2c}.tar.Z + +The master web files haven't changed, but the directory organization +has. It is therefore simplest to retrieve and unpack the new web.tar.Z; +otherwise, you will have to rearrange the web files yourself. + +A summary of the changes is below. Send bug reports to me. + +I've also updated my modified xdvi and dvips which use the same path +searching code. They are on ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex also, as +dvipsk.tar.Z and xdvik.tar.Z. + +The web2c distribution contains only the basic TeX system programs -- no +fonts, no macros, etc. See the file FTP in the web2c distribution for +where to get these things. Also, the Northwest Computing Support Center +has a complete Unix TeX tape, and provides support services. + +NWCSC is supported only by the revenues from the preparation and +distribution of tapes, and is required to be fully self-supporting. It +receives no support from the University of Washington. I urge you to +order a tape or make a donation if you can, so that NWCSC can afford to +continue to organize and distribute Unix-flavored TeX. Email +elizabeth@u.washington.edu for details. + +Thanks to the many people who contributed to this release. + +karl@cs.umb.edu +Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- write lpf@uunet.uu.net. + + +* A file `texfonts.map' allows arbitrary mapping of font names (as given + to, for instance, \font) to filenames. + +* Metafont & TeX: + - If a .tex, .tfm, or .mf file can't be found, MakeTeX{TeX,TFM,MF} is + invoked before giving up, as in dvips' MakeTeXPK. + - Sharable format/base files load faster on LittleEndian machines. + - TEXMFOUTPUT is only used for those files which can't be written in + the current directory, instead of all files after the first such. + Its usage is also reflected in the `... written on ...' messages at + the end of the run. + - If the DISPLAY environment variable is set, Metafont assumes you are + running under X11 for the purposes of online output (instead of + relying on the TERM or MFTERM envvar). + - Checks for write errors on DVI/GF output. + - Unusual glue values no longer make TeX dump core on some systems. + +* BibTeX: + - The cross-reference feature works as documented (I had foolishly + changed the default value of min_crossrefs to eliminate it). + - New option -min-crossrefs=<number> to change it dynamically. + - New option -verbose; without it, normal reportage is eliminated. + - Maximum number of .bib files increased to 100. + - Non-printable-ASCII characters in .bib files are preserved. + +* TeXware: + - tftopl adds a default extension `.tfm' to the input file if necessary. + +* web2c: + - Unsigned types are used where possible to represent Pascal + subranges. Among other things, this eliminates a system dependency + in creating format/base files (small_number was defined as `schar', + which varies between systems). + +* configuration: + - Unpacks into web2c-<version> instead of src-<version>.*. + - site.h merged into lib/c-auto.h.in and ./Makefile.in. + - sed is used instead of patch to make the ``small'' change files. + - sed is used instead of ed to make the trip/trap files. + - The configure script looks in more directories for the X libraries + and include files, and is generated from the latest version of Autoconf. + - mfware and texware directories merged into the others. + - The web2c version is defined in one place, so system information can + be added to the banners more easily. + +* Makefiles: + - Makefiles in subdirectories are created by configure. + - $(srcdir) (i.e., compiling in a different directory) is closer to working. + - Stamp files are not used at the top level, or for {tex,mf}/convert. + - New targets install-data and install-exec, to only install + architecture-(in)dependent files. + +* PROBLEMS.W2C has some notes on compiling and using these programs + under DOS, contributed by melvin@math.psu.edu. + +* The man pages have been significantly updated and improved by + beebe@math.utah.edu. + + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1993 12:55:25 +0000 +From: David Osborne <cczdao@mips.nott.ac.uk> +Subject: Add reference-page-list to bibliography-items + +Frank Buchholz <buchholz@lukas.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> has +contributed LaTeX and makeindex style files to add a list of +referenced pages to a bibliography. The README file follows. + +The files +README citesidx.isty citesidx.sty citesidx1.isty +can be found on the UK TeX Archive machines in + +tex.ac.uk:[tex-archive.macros.latex.styles.contrib.citesidx] +ftp.tex.ac.uk:/pub/archive/macros/latex/styles/contrib/citesidx + +~~Dave + +======== +CITESIDX + +(Based on fancycites.sty and windex.tex) +Author: Frank Buchholz, Dortmund, Germany, Dec. 1992 +email: buchholz@lusty.informatik.uni-dortmund.de + +Main purpose: + Add reference-page-list to bibliography-items. + This is done by using the index-facility. + + Am Ende der Literaturangaben wird jeweils eine Liste der Seiten + angef"ugt, auf denen zitiert wird. Diese Liste wird, ebenso wie der + Index, mit dem Programm "makeindex" erstellt. Daf"ur ben"otigt + "makeindex" die Datei "citesidx.isty". + +Files: + README This file + CITESIDX.STY Style-File used by LaTeX + CITESIDX.ISTY Style-file used by 'makeindex'. Every char-group + ( A, B, C, ... ) is started with a header. + If your makeindex-programm doesn't understand this, + use the following file instead. + CITESIDX1.ISTY Style-file used by 'makeindex' + +Documentation: + see CITESIDX.STY + +Usage: + latex <file> + bibtex <file> % if neccesary + makeindex -s makeindex.isty <file> + latex <file> + latex <file> + +Why use file CITESIDX.ISTY? + The program "makeindex" has to write entries like the following + \item \indexciteitem{<key>}{<pageno-list>} + into the *.ind-file if it recognizes entries like + \indexentry{<key>@\indexciteitem{<key>}}{<pageno>} + in the *.idx-file. The latter entries are produced by the + \cites-commands. + + Notice that the pageno-list is enclosed in brackets, because + the command \indexciteitem takes two parameters. + +Hint: + If you change file "makeindex.isty" to get an other index-layout or + if you like to use an other program than "makeindex" to produce the + file <name>.ind, take care that the page-list have to be enclosed in + brackets. + + +------------------------------ + +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 4] +**************************************** |