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diff --git a/info/digests/texhax/95/texhax.01 b/info/digests/texhax/95/texhax.01 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fb094dd3d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/texhax/95/texhax.01 @@ -0,0 +1,332 @@ +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 +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" +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. 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