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diff --git a/info/digests/texhax/94/texhax.01 b/info/digests/texhax/94/texhax.01 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..598245881a --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/texhax/94/texhax.01 @@ -0,0 +1,936 @@ +From: TeXhax-Request@ftp.tex.ac.uk +To: TeXhax Distribution: ; +Subject: TeXhax Digest V94 #01 +Reply-To: TeXhax@ftp.tex.ac.uk +Errors-To: TeXhax-Request@ftp.tex.ac.uk +Distribution: world +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" +Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 11:28:27 +0000 +Message-ID: <905.760015707@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> +Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk + +TeXhax Digest Monday, 31 Jan 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 01 + +% 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: + TeXhax in '94 survey + TeX support for the Kannada language? + Color TeX + musictex sortindx in C? + flash card style? + Query: SUN, HP Deskjet driver + LaTeX style for manual? + Bold Greek Letters + WYSIWYG editor for TeX or LaTeX? + Word-for-Windows to LaTeX conversion + CTAN calling all LaTeX style writers!! Readme! + [comp.text.tex] emTeX 3.1415 beta-9 is now available + [comp.text.tex] ANNOUNCING: TeXit 1.35 + web2c 6.0 & friends available + Movement of german CTAN host + + +Administrivia: + Moderators: David Osborne and Peter Abbott + Contributions: TeXhax@ftp.tex.ac.uk + Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: + TeXhax-request@ftp.tex.ac.uk + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 10:25:19 +0000 +From: David Osborne <cczdao@unicorn.nott.ac.uk> +Subject: TeXhax in '94 survey + +Thanks to all of you who sent in responses to my survey in the last +issue, and for the various suggestions you made. I'll be analysing +them soon, now the flow of responses has tailed off, and hope to +publish the findings in the next issue. + +If you didn't see the questionnaire, you can fetch a copy of the last +issue (V93 #17) from one of the anonymous ftp hosts in the CTAN +(Comprehensive TeX Archive Network) -- see the details of how to do +this in the trailer to this issue. + +~~David Osborne (TeXhax Digest moderator) + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1993 11:30:07 -0600 +From: "T.N.K.Raju, MD 6-4183" <U40200@UICVM.EARN> +Subject: TeX support for the Kannada language? + +Can anyone tell me if there is a program on Tex to write in +Kannada, a South Indian language? If you know of other programs to write +in this language on computer, please help. +Tonse Raju, MD, Prof. Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago. + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1993 18:36:11 -0700 +From: "Carlos A. Felippa" <carlos@titan.colorado.edu> +Subject: Color TeX + +Is there a version of TeX with the ability to include +color information directly in an output PS or EPS file? + +Carlos Felippa +Aerospace Engrg Sci +University of Colorado at Boulder +carlos@titan.colorado.edu + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 03 Jan 1994 12:56:48 -0800 +From: Steve Kelem <kelem@castor.xilinx.com> +Subject: musictex sortindx in C? + +I have a copy of musictex that includes sortindx.for. +1. Is this the latest copy of musictex? +2. Has anyone translated sortindx.for into C? + +Thanks, +/7\'7 Steve Kelem (408)879-5347 kelem@xilinx.com +\\ ` Xilinx FAX: (408)559-7114 +// 2100 Logic Drive +\\/.\ San Jose, California 95124 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 21:25:30 -0800 +From: Steve Kelem <kelem@castor.xilinx.com> +Subject: flash card style? + +Has anyone made a flash card style for latex or tex? I tried, but can't get +the order of output to come out right. + +Here's what I want to type: + +\input flash.sty +\card{Front 1}{Back 1} +\card{Front 2}{Back 2} +\card{Front 3}{Back 3} +... + +And I would like it to come out in columns so that the fronts are on one +side, the backs on the other side of the page and then the page can be +sliced up into 3x11 pieces like: + +Front 1 Front 12 Front 23 Back 23 Back 12 Back 1 +Front 2 Front 13 Front 24 Back 24 Back 13 Back 2 +... + +Front 11 Front 22 Front 33 Back 33 Back 22 Back 11 + +When there's an exact multiple of 33, it works out ok. But when there are +fewer, then the columns don't come out in the right places. + +I tried modifying the labels style, which I've included below. + +Thanks for any help or pointers, +/7\'7 Steve Kelem (408)879-5347 kelem@xilinx.com +\\ ` Xilinx FAX: (408)559-7114 +// 2100 Logic Drive +\\/.\ San Jose, California 95124 + + +% LABELS.TEX This can be used to produce mailing labels from a name +% and address file. Format is 33 labels per 8-1/2 x 11 inch page. +% Ted Shapin, December 18, 1986. + +% This output routine does a triple column page with no headers or footers. +% Taken from the TeX book. + +\newdimen\fullhsize +\fullhsize=8.5in +\hsize=2.8in + +\def\fulline{\hbox to \fullhsize} +% The following line indicates that we're working on the Left column +\let\lr=L +\def\frontcolumnbox{\leftline{\pagebody}} +\def\backcolumnbox{\leftline{\backbody}} +\newbox\frontleftcolumn +\newbox\frontmidcolumn +\newbox\backbody +\newbox\backleftcolumn +\global\setbox\backleftcolumn=\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 0pt} +\newbox\backmidcolumn +\global\setbox\backmidcolumn=\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 2pt} +\newbox\backrightcolumn +\global\setbox\backrightcolumn=\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 0pt} +\output={\message{output}\if L\lr\message{LEFT} + \global\setbox\frontleftcolumn=\frontcolumnbox \global\let\lr=M + \global\setbox\backrightcolumn\backcolumnbox + \global\setbox\backmidcolumn\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 0pt} + \else\if M\lr\message{MID} + \global\setbox\frontmidcolumn=\frontcolumnbox \global\let\lr=R + \global\setbox\backmidcolumn\backcolumnbox + \else \message{RIGHT}\global\setbox\backleftcolumn\backcolumnbox + \tripleformat \global\let\lr=L\fi\fi +% reset the backbody + \global\setbox\backbody=\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 0pt} + \ifnum\outputpenalty>-20000 \message{\the\outputpenalty} + \else \message{\the\outputpenalty} + \if L\lr + \global\setbox\backleftcolumn=\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 2pt} + \global\setbox\backmidcolumn=\vbox{\hrule width 3.6667in height 2pt} + \global\setbox\backrightcolumn=\backcolumnbox + %\tripleformat + \fi + \supereject + \if L\lr \else\null\vfill\eject\fi + \if L\lr \else\null\vfill\eject\fi + \fi} +% \dosupereject\fi} + +% Format a triple-column document +\def\tripleformat{\message{tripleoutput}\shipout\vbox{ +% The front page + \fulline{\box\frontleftcolumn\hfil\box\frontmidcolumn\hfil\frontcolumnbox}} + \advancepageno +% The back page + \shipout\vbox{ + \fulline{\box\backleftcolumn\hfil\box\backmidcolumn\hfil\backrightcolumn}} + \setbox\backbody=\vbox{} + \advancepageno +} +% This sets up to use the full page with no margins. + +\hoffset=-.75in \voffset=-.75in \vsize=11in \parindent=0pt +\topskip=0pt \lineskip=0pt + +% This is used for each mailing label +\raggedright +\obeylines +\parindent=0pt +\def\L#1#2{\vbox to 1in{#1\vfil}% + \setbox\backbody=\vbox{\unvbox\backbody% + \vbox to 1in{#2\vfil}}% +} + +% The input looks like this: + +% \L{T. Doe +% The White House +% Washington, D.C.} +% \L{Ted Shapin +% Beckman Instruments, Inc. +% 2500 Harbor Blvd., X-11 +% Fullerton, CA. 92634} + +% Now read the mailing list + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 12:03:03 +0100 +From: "Johannes L. Braams" <J.L.Braams@research.ptt.nl> +Subject: Query: SUN, HP Deskjet driver + + I have a SUN and an HP Deskjet printer. Does anyone know of a + driver for that printer which runs on the SUN? + + Johannes Braams + +PTT Research, P.O. box 421, +2260 AK Leidschendam, The Netherlands. +Phone : +31 70 3325051 E-mail : J.L.Braams@research.ptt.nl +Fax : +31 70 3326477 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Sun, 23 Jan 1994 19:22:21 -0500 +From: mauricio@beethoven.aero.ufl.edu +Subject: LaTeX style for manual? + + Many moons ago, I remember there was a place where you could get a +copy of the comp.sys.tex FAQ and a collection of latex styles. Does anyone +have the address? I am after a style for a manual. I would *like* it +would have the name of the section and the name of the manual/authors +alternating in the header of the page, between 2 dark lines, and the page +number somewhere in the fotter, under another dark line. + +If there is *no* manual style available at all, how do I write my own? I +should add I need to get this done pretty soon, so I would really +appreciate replies with samples. + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 09:41:34 -0500 +From: "Mark Weber, GSFC (301)286-0507" <SUMW@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov> +Subject: Bold Greek Letters + +How can I create bold Greek letters (or any special math symbols) for use +in titles or generally in bold texts? I am sure that this propblem has +surfaced before and maybe someone can give me hints to possible solutions. + +Mark Weber +Code 690 +NASA Goddard Space Flight Center +Breenbelt, MD 20771 +USA +e-mail: sumw@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 13:43:10 +0000 +From: sdm@ll.iac.es (Susana Delgado) +Subject: WYSIWYG editor for TeX or LaTeX? + + Has anybody knowledge about a WYSIWYG document editor that works with +TeX or LaTeX format?. I've tried with doc from Interviews but the format +it uses is not really LaTeX. + +Thanks in advance, + +Susana Delgado + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 06 Jan 1994 15:15:23 -0600 +From: cross@seraph1.sewanee.edu (Clay C. Ross) +Subject: Word-for-Windows to LaTeX conversion + +I am especially interested in any responses to the request for a WfW2LaTeX +(Word for Windows to LaTeX) converter. I have a 500-page mathematics book +in Word (5.0 on the Mac) that I have to convert to LaTeX {report} format. +At this point the conversion is mostly manual and VERY slow. In theory, I +can automatically convert Word formulas to plain TeX using MathType for +Windows: I am told that MT will convert all of the formulas (or equations) +in a document to plain TeX. This would make the conversion easy enough to +do --- one document at a time, but I have not yet gotten to the appropriate +Windows PC to install the necessary programs and have a try. + +Another problem that I have is that the manuscript contains pages of +WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Mathematica transactions (both Input +and Output) whose format I wish to retain in LaTeX. What macros will I +need? (I am one week into TeX, and this is hard for me.) The formatting was +not hard to do in Word, but the LaTeX commands are beyond me. + + Clay C. Ross (615) 598-1301 + Mathematics & Computer Science + The University of the South + Sewanee, Tennessee 37383-1000 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 20:02:43 +0000 +From: spqr@ftp.tex.ac.uk (Sebastian Rahtz) +Subject: CTAN calling all LaTeX style writers!! Readme! + +As I am sure most people know, a new version of LaTeX (LaTeX2e) is now +in beta test, and will be released on the world in the spring. It will +have a support policy of regular 6 monthly updates. + +After consultation with the LaTeX2e project team, the CTAN sites have +decided to restructure the LaTeX area of the archives, to distinguish +clearly between material known to work with LaTeX2e, and untested or +imcompatible styles. We would also like to make it clear which +packages are actively supported and documented, and which are offered +`asis'. The final structure will therefore look like this: + macros + latex + core % supplied by LaTeX2e team + contrib + supported + other + latex209 + contrib + +Until the spring, this will be reversed, so that macros/latex will be +2.09, and macros/latex2e will be the beta release. + +Anything in latex/contrib/supported will be expected to conform to a +minimal standard of documentation and maintenance; material in +latex/contrib/other should have been tested with LaTex2e, but the +authors may not wish to promise support or documentation. It is +important to note that we are not making qualitative judgements -- we +will continue to hold whatever authors produce and place in the public +domain. + +A short guide to documentation and maintenance will be available +shortly. Tel us if you want your name on a list to receive it. + +The purpose of this note is to ask style authors to consider looking +again at their work, and checking that it works with LaTeX2e, maybe +updating it to use the new features if necessary. Let CTAN know +(ctan-mgr@shsu.edu), and your packages can be moved to the +latex2e/contrib/suported tree, so that users will have a good choice +of material at the start. + +If you haven't seen LaTeX2e, you can ftp it from ftp.tex.ac.uk, +ftp.shsu.edu or ftp.dante.edu, from /tex-archive/macros/latex2e/core. +You can get full details of the new features in `The LaTeX Companion' +(Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison Wesley 1994) + +Sebastian Rahtz + +for CTAN archivists + +------------------------------ + +Date: 31 Dec 1993 10:16:31 +0100 +From: mattes@iemars1.e-technik.uni-stuttgart.de (Eberhard Mattes) +Subject: [comp.text.tex] emTeX 3.1415 beta-9 is now available + +Archive-Name: auto/comp.text.tex/emTeX-3-1415-beta-9-is-now-available + +emTeX beta 9 is now available: + + ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/pub/tex/systems/msdos/emtex/betatest/texb9.zip + +It will soon be available from the other CTAN sites. + +Here's the list of changes, relative to beta 8: + +- - TeX 3.1415 + +- - The standard-sized emTeX (tex.exe) now supports \charsubdef (-ml + command line option) + +- - The parameter stack size is now settable for the standard-sized + emTeX with the /ma# command line option (# in 60 through 1000), the + default value is 60 + +- - Support for long file names under OS/2 has been added + +- - The method for file name truncation has been changed. The 5+3.3 + rule is tried before the 8.3 rule. + +- - Files with names that contain two or more dots cannot be read and + written under DOS. This should solve the problem of + \include{chap1.tex} overwriting chap1.tex with chap1.tex.aux + +- - The default directory (\emtex\texinput, for instance) is no longer + searched in addition to the directories specified by an environment + variable (TEXINPUT, for instance) + +- - Directories can now be searched recursively. To search one level of + subdirectories, append ! to the path name, to search all levels of + subdirectories, append !! to the path name. + +- - A new environment variable, EMTEXDIR, can be used to change the path + name of the emTeX directory + +- - The EMTEXDRV environment variable and the /pv command line option + are no longer supported; use EMTEXDIR instead. For instance, + replace + + set emtexdrv=c + + with + + set emtexdir=c:\emtex + +- - The TCP file (see the /c option) is now sought in \emtex\data (or in + the directories set by the TEXDATA environment variable). + +- - Loops which don't produce screen output can now be interrupted with + Ctrl-Break. This feature can be disabled by the /db command line + option (for machines which have problems with hooking interrupt 1C) + +- - The speed of screen output has been improved, especially when + running under GNU Emacs on OS/2 + +- - Keyboard input now works under GNU Emacs on OS/2 + +- -- + Eberhard Mattes (mattes@azu.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de) + +------------------------------ + +Date: 31 Dec 1993 10:16:42 +0100 +From: <norm@ora.com> +Subject: [comp.text.tex] ANNOUNCING: TeXit 1.35 + +Archive-Name: auto/comp.text.tex/ANNOUNCING-TeXit-1-35 + +TeXit is my "do-it-all" Perl script for processing TeX (especially LaTeX) +documents. This release should be available on all CTAN sites "real soon +now" (I just uploaded it to ftp.shsu.edu this morning...) in the directory +<ctanroot>/support/texit. + +Here's the top of the CHANGES file. If you have any questions or suggestions, +don't hesitate to ask... + +$Id: CHANGES 1.6 1993/12/30 17:27:16 norm Exp $ + +This file documents the changes to TeXit: + +Version 1.35: + +- - $DEFAULTLATEXFORMAT added to specify default LaTeX variant (it could be + a LaTeX file, a LaTeX+NFSS file, a LaTeX+NFSS2 file, an AMS LaTeX file, + or ... + +- - Added support for LaTeX2e + +- - Added an option to allow the TEXINPUTS path to be specified differently + for different formats. Right now, for example, TEXINPUTS2E will be used + in place of TEXINPUTS when formatting LaTeX2e documents. + +- - Running under X11, TeXit will change the title bar and the icon title + to reflect the action being performed. For long jobs, this makes it + easy to tell if the iconified TeXit process has finished. If you want + this functionality, you must set $SETXTITLE=1; in your .texitrc file. + +Version 1.34: + +- - Reorganized the initialization code for the format file names, printable + names, and parsing routines. + +- - Added support for finding the position of the first error in a TeX log. + The '%E' in a command (the editing command, for example) is replaced + by the name of the file containing the error and `%e' is replaced by the + line number of the error. + +- - TeXit verifies that TeX will be able to find the format file that you've + requested. This will help users with non-standard format file names track + down problems quickly. + +- - Parsing the LaTeX log has been extended to add dependencies for bibliography + style files and bibliography databases. + +- - The environment variables that contain the paths for searching for biblio + files and format files are stored in $ENV_TEXINPUTS, $ENV_BIBINPUTS, and + $ENV_TEXFMTS. These should be changed in your .texitrc file to reflect + the correct environment variables. + +- - The Local-Variables and other format-file clues no longer override the + values established by a % Format:, % Master:, or % Mode: line in the + document. + +- - Error messages for unrecognized warnings in LaTeX now use the format + "filename: line-number: warning" if the line number occurs in the + message, otherwise the format "filename: warning" is used. + +- - If you define $DEFAULT_PRINTER, it will be the default printer queue if + you do not specify one. + +- - Made STDOUT unbuffered + +- - Print %done message while parsing LOG file. For very large log files, + earlier versions of TeXit gave the impression that they were hung... + +- - If a raw input filename is given (one with no path component), then + TeXit will search for the file in the $ENV_TEXINPUTS path. + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 25 Jan 1994 06:45:43 -0500 +From: "K. Berry" <kb@cs.umb.edu> +Subject: web2c 6.0 & friends available + +I've released version 6.0 of web2c, a port of the basic TeX +project web programs (TeX, Metafont, GFtoPK, etc.) to Unix, +and my modified drivers (dvipsk and xdvik). + +You can get everything by ftp from: + + (Boston) ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/{lib,src,web,web2c,dvipsk,xdvik}.tar.gz + +lib is a collection of the basic tfm, tex, mf, and bibtex files + (in my opinion). +src has additional documentation, sources for some of the things + in lib, and a few extra programs I find especially valuable. + +Soon they will be available from the CTAN sites (please try them first): + + (Texas) ftp.shsu.edu + (England) ftp.tex.ac.uk + (Germany) ftp.uni-stuttgart.de + +See the ftp retrieval instructions below for precise details. + +A summary of the changes is below. Send bug reports to me (I'm sure +there will be plenty). If you want support, or if you cannot ftp, I +suggest contacting unixtex@u.washington.edu. + +One change worth emphasizing: the default paths have completely changed. +See the file kpathsea/HIER for a summary of this. The Makefile(s) and +kpathsea/paths.h.in do the actual definitions. + +By the way, the new version number is 6.0 because 5.8515 was just too +many decimal points (also running out of characters on my system V +filesystems). + +The next major feature I intend to implement is a runtime configuration +file (read by all three programs) to define paths. + +kb@cs.umb.edu +Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- write lpf@uunet.uu.net. + +web2c: +Version 6.0 (24 January 1994) +* Default paths changed. +* Update for TeX 3.1415, etc. +* Change to use the kpathsea library, a la dvipsk and xdvik. + +* TeX's \openin command invokes MakeTeXTeX just like \input. + +* TeX & Metafont: + - 16-byte values can be dumped, thus allowing native `long' on the DEC Alpha. + - But 32-bit integers are used if sharable format files are desired, + even on 64-bit machines. + - Interrupts are accepted when waiting for input. + +* Online output support in Metafont for Regis terminals and the NeXT. +* gftopk can handle characters with up to 100,000 rows. +* vftovp's -charcode-format=ascii works properly. +* patgen doesn't give bizarre numeric output where it should be text. + +* configuration: + - -lX11 is used for OpenWindows. + - The MakeTeX... scripts are individually selectable by default, and + can always be invoked if certain environment variables are set. + - The subdirectory trick using st_nlink can be turned off. + +* Makefiles: + - man/Makefile doesn't remove itself at `clean'. + - {tex,mf}/clean-tr[ia]p doesn't reinstall a {tex,mf}d.h with the test + constants. + - web2c/Makefile removes lex and yacc output at `clean'. + - mkdirchain invoked as an absolute filename. + +* web2c: + - sync is no longer invoked; instead the Makefiles touch texd.h and + mfd.h after they are finished. + +dvipsk: +5.526a (24 January 1994) +* Extra :'s in config file paths incorporate the compile-time default, + and extra :'s in envvars incorporate the config file path. +* Default paths and config.ps changed. +* -v prints the version number and exits. +* magstep rounding consistent with xdvik. +* MakeTeXPK.in includes gsftopk support (disabled by default), and + allows user envvars to override the script's value. Some default + values substituted from the Makefile. +* Under -DSECURE, reading of absolute_p files is prohibited. + +xdvik: +1.5 (24 January 1994) +* Try again to make the signal handling more reliable on the Alpha. +* Debugging option for EPS previewing. +* Magstep rounding consistent with dvipsk. +* xdvi -version by itself doesn't provoke a usage message. +* Make j a synonym for j. + + + +[FTP.nwc: 24 January 1994 + + The most up-to-date copy of this file is available on ftp.cs.umb.edu + (158.121.104.33) in pub/tex/FTP.nwc. + + If the info below does not match up with what you find on the archives, + please let us know. Thanks! -- unixtex@u.washington.edu.] + +========================================================================= + TeX programs are user-supported: join the TeX Users Group (TUG) + and support the development of these programs. + For membership information, send mail to + tug@tug.org. +========================================================================= + + + FTP INSTRUCTIONS + +Most people who get in touch with the Unix TeX distribution at the Univ. +of Washington are aiming to install plain TeX, LaTeX, BibTeX, plain +Metafont, a previewer that will work under the X windowing system, and a +PostScript device driver. While the ftp sites listed below have just +about everything useful for users of TeX on a variety of operating +systems, our retrieval instructions -- intended solely for users with +machines running Unix -- are limited to the programs mentioned above. + +The three ftp sites mentioned below are part of the Comprehensive TeX +Archive Network (CTAN). + + CTAN is the result of cooperative work among members of TUG, + DANTE [German-speaking TeX Users Group], and UKTUG [U.K. TeX + Users Group], under the leadership of George Greenwade, Chair + for TUG's Technical Working Group on TeX Archive Guidelines. + + Special thanks to George Greenwade for establishing the CTAN site + at Sam Houston State University (US), to Rainer Schoepf for the + CTAN site at the University of Stuttgart (FRG), and to Sebastian Rahtz + for the CTAN site at Aston University (UK). These archives mirror + each other meticulously. + +Please use the host nearest you: + + Host Internet address TeX root dir + ---- ---------------- ------------ + ftp.shsu.edu 192.92.115.10 tex-archive + ftp.tex.ac.uk 134.151.44.19 tex-archive + ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 128.69.1.12 tex-archive + +Users of ftp.tex.ac.uk or ftp.uni-stuttgart.de will be able to retrieve +the same tex-archive files, but site-specific files (i.e., the two +mentioned in the next paragraph) may be named differently. + +Upon logging on (to ftp.shsu.edu), retrieve and read + + README.archive-features and + README.site-commands + +to learn how to use the archive efficiently. + +We assume that you will have read these documents and will be able to +use the information in them to make retrieval more convenient for yourself. + + For example, by reading these files, you will learn that you will be + able to retrieve foo.tar.gz even if the file does not exist, because + the ftpd allows archiving and compressing files on the fly. + +In our instructions, the mode of compression used during retrieval is +gzip. All files ending in .gz are gzipped. + +We encourage you to retrieve and install GNU's gunzip utility, part of +the gzip package. Set "binary" by typing "bi" at your ftp prompt, and +retrieve the file + + ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip/gzip-<version>.tar + +It does a better job of compression than standard Unix compress; and it +is (as far as is known) patent-free. It is illegal to use Unix compress +for software on the net, because it infringes on a software patent. + + To inform yourself about the new software monopolies + in the U.S., send mail to the + League for Programming Freedom: + lpf@uunet.uu.net + + +For a basic set of input files and fonts:-------------------------------------- +- -- + + ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/unix/web2c + ftp> bi [for binary retrieval] + ftp> get lib.tar.gz + + This file contains a small collection of fonts (TFM files only), + (La)TeX macros, MF macros, and BibTeX files, enough to get + started. The AMS fonts and macros are included. + + It unpacks into a directory named `texmf', which you will want in + your equivalent of /usr/local/lib -- whatever you defined as your + $(datadir) in the Makefiles. + + The organization of the archive was debated at great length. We hope + it will be useful. If you don't like our organization, you should + move the files around as you see fit, not forgetting to redefine the + search paths and installation directories. The Makefiles, + kpathsea/HIER, kpathsea/paths.h.in, and web2c/README (``Directory + hierarchies'') have more tidbits of information. + + We advise unpacking this and deciding on your directory structure + *before* doing the compilations. + + +For web2c: +- --------- + + Special thanks here to Karl Berry, Unix System Coordinator for TUG. + He improves/develops/maintains web2c, modes.mf, dvipsk, and xdvik + (and other things not mentioned in this file). He also maintains + pub/tex on ftp.cs.umb.edu, which is the originating location for all + the files above and below. + + [still in tex-archive/systems/unix/web2c] + + ftp> get web.tar.gz [Knuth's WEB sources for TeX, MF, & family: + unpacks into ./web2c-<version>] + + ftp> get web2c.tar.gz [WEB-to-C source: + unpacks into ./web2c-<version>] + + It is important to retrieve and unpack both web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz. + They unbundle into a single directory called ./web2c-<version>. + + The web2c software converts the WEB source files (in which TeX, + Metafont, & family are written) to C source. The input and font + files are needed to dump the format and base files required to run + plain TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont. + + + +For an X window system previewer (xdvik) +- ------------------------------- + and PostScript device driver (dvipsk): + ------------------------------------- + + ftp> cd ../../dviware/xdvik + ftp> get xdvik.tar.gz + [unpacks into ./xdvik-<version>] + + ftp> cd ../dvipsk + ftp> get dvipsk.tar.gz + [unpacks into dvipsk-<version>] + + ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/pk + ftp> get pk300.zip + [For write-black 300dpi devices. + + The zip/unzip package is in + ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip. + + These pk fonts are not strictly necessary; + dvips and xdvi can use a script `MakeTeXPK' that will + generate missing bitmapped fonts.] + + ftp> get pk300w.zip + [pk300w (write-white) fonts are better with xdvi] + + ftp> quit [end ftp session] + + +We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files. + +Each of the three packages -- web2c, xdvik, dvipsk, -- contains its own +installation instructions. The first thing to compile is web2c (that is +to say, both web.tar.gz and web2c.tar.gz, unpacked); begin by reading +./web2c-<version>/web2c/README. + +If this is your first TeX installation, you may not find the process +as easy as installing directly from our distribution tape, but ease is +a matter of degree. All installation processes require careful attention +to detail, and knowledge of your system. 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