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+From: owner-TeXhax@nottingham.ac.uk
+To: TeXhax Distribution: ;
+Subject: TeXhax Digest V95 #01
+Reply-To: TeXhax@tex.ac.uk
+Errors-To: owner-TeXhax@nottingham.ac.uk
+Distribution: world
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+Content-ID: <469.789649189.1@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
+Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 10:59:50 +0000
+Message-ID: <470.789649190@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
+Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk
+
+TeXhax Digest Monday, 9 Jan 1995 Volume 95 : Issue 01
+(incorporating UKTeX Digest)
+
+Today's Topics:
+ Re: Questions about previewers and dvi drivers
+ Re: MS-DOS DVI driver for Olivetti inkjet printer?
+ DVI driver for EPSON STYLUS 800
+ Distinguishing between LaTeX 2.09 and 2e
+ Grammar Checker for LaTeX?
+ CTAN management problems (uploads)
+ new release of NTG document classes
+ Announcement of the 1995 Donald E. Knuth Scholarship competition
+
+
+Administrivia:
+ Moderators: David Osborne and Peter Abbott
+ Contributions: TeXhax@tex.ac.uk
+ Subscription and unsubscription requests: TeXhax-request@tex.ac.uk
+ (message body = "subscribe texhax" or "unsubscribe texhax", [no quotes])
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 08:07:46 -0500
+From: bkph@ai.mit.edu (Berthold K.P. Horn)
+Subject: Re: Questions about previewers and dvi drivers
+
+> Imperial Software Technology is developing a tool which
+> generates hardcopy using LaTeX and included PostScript.
+> Naturally we would like this output to work on as many TeX
+> systems as possible, so I would be grateful for answers to
+> a few questions.
+
+ * What are the commonly used previewers and dvi drivers we should
+ aim to support?
+
+What platform?
+
+On Mac the best is Textures from Blue Sky Research.
+There is also Oz TeX from Andrew Trevorrow. And maybe a couple of others.
+
+On IBM PC/Windows the best is the Y&Y TeX system.
+There is also PC-TeX for Windows and Kinch's TrueTeX.
+And several public domain versions including emTeX.
+
+ * Do any of these programs not support either the "psfile=" or
+ "header=" specials?
+
+All drivers use their own syntax for garphics inclusion etc.
+The exception is Y&Y TeX which instead supports 12 of the most
+popular syntax used by other drivers. This includes psfile=
+and header= (and lots of others).
+
+ * Is the LaTeX2e "graphics" package going to become the standard graphics
+ interface? Will other packages support its syntax for compatibility?
+
+Customization files for the LaTeX 2e graphics package are now available for
+many drivers. But many people do not use LaTeX (its too restrictive and
+too hard to use non-CM fonts).
+
+ * According to the manual page, xdvi does not "as yet" support "header="
+ specials. Will it? If so, how soon?
+
+Oh, You are Unix specific?
+
+ * What (if any) are the significant differences between xdvi and xdvik?
+ dvips and dvipsk?
+
+Oh, You are Unix specific?
+
+Regards, Berthold.
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 10:36:21 -0500
+From: leew@pilot.njin.net (Lee Wittenberg)
+Subject: Re: MS-DOS DVI driver for Olivetti inkjet printer?
+
+> A question: Does anyone know of a MSDOS dvi-driver for ink-injection
+> printer. I have an Olivetti 250JP - (emulation of HP DeskJet Plus).
+> Thanks for any information.
+
+The emTeX documention claims HP DeskJet+ support (and I believe that
+it probably does). According to the docs, the command
+
+ prthplj /od
+
+does the job.
+
+ -- Lee
+
+Lee Wittenberg | Committees know their own business best,
+Computer Science Department | and there is no reason why a senior
+Kean College of New Jersey | minister should not be an ill-informed
+Union, NJ 07083 | idiot; such things have been known.
+USA |
+ | -- George MacDonald Fraser
+leew@pilot.njin.net | "Flashman & the Angel of the Lord" (1994)
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 14:32:04 -0100
+From: Jacek Uryga <uryga@usctoux1.cto.us.edu.pl>
+Subject: DVI driver for EPSON STYLUS 800
+
+Does somebody know if there exists a public domain dvi driver
+and pk-fonts for inkjet printer EPSON STYLUS 800?
+
+The standard dvi drivers for 24-pin printers work with 240DPI
+bitmap fonts, but STYLUS can print with resolution of 300DPI...
+
+
+Jacek Uryga, Silesian University in Katowice
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Tue, 03 Jan 1995 09:16:35 +0100
+From: alien@essex.ac.uk (Adrian Clark)
+Subject: Distinguishing between LaTeX 2.09 and 2e
+
+[[ Dave,
+
+Happy new year. The attached message is really intended for the new
+TeXhax/UKTeX; but replying to a digest sends a message to
+`uktex@tex.ac.uk' which of course no longer exists -- and the digest
+does not appear to advertize the email address for contributions! ]]
+
+I'm putting together a LaTeX style file that needs to work with both
+\documentstyle and \documentclass, only using the nice new 2e
+style-file contruction commands when the author started his or her
+document with \documentclass. Is there an accepted way of doing this?
+Things like \ifx\documentclass obviously won't work 'cos it is defined
+when running in compatibility mode.
+
+Many thanks in advance.
+
+..Adrian
+
+- ---
+ Dr Adrian F Clark <alien@essex.ac.uk>
+ PHONE: (+44) 206-872432 (direct) FAX: (+44) 206-872900
+ Dept ESE, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, C04 3SQ, UK.
+
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 05 Jan 1995 10:55:59 +0000
+From: "Helen Clinch, Cranfield Computer Centre" <H.Clinch@cran.ac.uk>
+Subject: Grammar Checker for LaTeX?
+
+Does anyone know whether there is a grammar checker available which can be used
+with LaTeX on unix?
+
+Thanks in advance,
+
+Helen Clinch
+Computer Centre
+Cranfield University
+(Email h.clinch@cranfield.ac.uk)
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 16:38:38 +0000
+From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@cl.cam.ac.uk>
+Subject: CTAN management problems (uploads)
+
+In the recent past, it has become apparent that the canonical address
+for notifying uploads (ctan-mgr@shsu.edu) is not working.
+
+For the time being, therefore, the CTAN management request that you
+notify ctan@shsu.edu of any uploads. If you have made an upload in
+the recent past and it hasn't appeared on the archives, please re-send
+notification of your upload to ctan@shsu.edu
+
+I have changed the README.uploads file on ftp.tex.ac.uk to reflect
+this change, and have agreed with Rainer Shoepf that he will do the
+same for ftp.dante.de and ftp.shsu.edu.
+
+We hope that the problem will not persist, and we will change the
+READMEs back again and will announce again in these forums when
+service is restored to its usual state.
+
+R
+
+Robin (Campaign for the Third Programme) Fairbairns rf@cl.cam.ac.uk
+U of Cambridge Computer Lab, Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QG, UK
+Private page: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rf/robin.html
+
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1994 16:46:07 +0100
+From: "Johannes L. Braams" <J.L.Braams@research.ptt.nl>
+Subject: new release of NTG document classes
+
+ A new release of the NTG document classes (artikell{1,2,3},
+ rapport{1,3}, boek, boek3 and brief} has been made available
+ on CTAN (and listserv@nic.surfnet.nl). This release is
+ compatible with LaTeX [1994/12/01].
+
+ Johannes Braams
+
+PTT Telecom, P.O. box 30150,
+2500 GD 's Gravenhage The Netherlands.
+Phone : +31 70 3432037 E-mail : J.L.Braams@research.ptt.nl
+Fax : +31 70 3432395
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1995 09:34:27 +0100
+From: "Nico A. F. M. Poppelier" <n.poppelier@elsevier.nl>
+Subject: Announcement of the 1995 Donald E. Knuth Scholarship competition
+
+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
+Announcement of the 1995 Donald E. Knuth Scholarship competition
+
+TUG, the TeX Users Group, makes available one Knuth Scholarship for
+award in 1995. The competition will be open to all TeX users holding
+support positions that are secretarial, clerical or editorial in
+nature. It is therefore not intended for those with a substantial
+training in technical, scientific or mathematical subjects and, in
+particular, it is not open to anyone holding, or studying for, a
+degree with a major or concentration in these areas.
+
+The award will consist of an expense-paid trip to the 1995 TUG Annual
+Meeting at St. Petersburg, Florida, and to the Scholar's choice from the
+short courses offered in conjunction with that meeting; and TUG
+membership for 1995, if the Scholar is not a TUG member, or for 1996, if
+the Scholar is already a TUG member. A cap of $2000 has been set for the
+award; however, this does not include the meeting or course registration
+fee, which will be waived.
+
+To enter the competition, applicants should submit to the Scholarship
+Committee, by the deadline specified below, the input file and final TeX
+output of a project that displays originality, knowledge of TeX, and good
+TeXnique.
+
+The full announcement will be printed in TUGboat 15 #3; it will also
+be posted to CTAN, in tex-archive/usergrps/tug/scholar.*.
+A brochure with additional information is available from the TUG
+office. To obtain a copy, or to request instructions on e-mail
+submission, write to the address at the end of this announcement, or
+send a message by e-mail to tug@tug.org with the subject ``Knuth
+Scholarship request''.
+
+
+Schedule
+
+The following schedule will apply (all dates are in 1995):
+
+7 April Deadline for receipt of submissions
+21 April--2 June Judging period
+9 June Notification of winner
+24--28 July 1995 Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida
+
+
+Where to write
+
+All applications should be submitted to the Committee in care of the
+TUG office:
+
+ TeX Users Group
+ Attn: Knuth Scholarship Competition
+ P.O. Box 869
+ Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA
+ e-mail: tug@tug.org
+
+
+ Nico Poppelier
+ Liaison to the Donald E. Knuth Scholarship Committee
+
+- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Dr. Nico A.F.M. Poppelier
+Elsevier Science Publishers, APD, Information Technology Development
+Molenwerf 1, 1014 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
+Phone: +31-20-4853482. Fax: +31-20-4853706. Email: n.poppelier@elsevier.nl
+
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+End of TeXhax Digest [Volume 95 Issue 1]
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