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+From: owner-TeXhax@nottingham.ac.uk
+To: TeXhax Distribution: ;
+Subject: TeXhax Digest V95 #08
+Reply-To: TeXhax@tex.ac.uk
+Errors-To: owner-TeXhax@nottingham.ac.uk
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+Content-ID: <1111.796987863.1@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
+Date: Tue, 04 Apr 1995 10:31:04 +0100
+Message-ID: <1112.796987864@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
+Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk
+
+TeXhax Digest Tuesday, 4 Apr 1995 Volume 95 : Issue 08
+(incorporating UKTeX Digest)
+
+Today's Topics:
+ Troff to LaTeX converter
+ Re: Lucida Bright Fonts
+ tex for atari
+ Czech characters
+ METAPOST for DOS
+ Re: new distribution of 4alltex
+ Long subfigures...
+ ANNOUNCE: EuroTeX'95 Conference ANNOUNCE: EuroTeX'95 Conference
+ CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Job vacancy for TeX programmer / operator
+
+
+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, 24 Mar 1995 10:52:03 -0800
+From: farrell@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Phil Farrell)
+Subject: Troff to LaTeX converter
+
+In TeXhax Digest 95:05, Larry Wos <wos@mcs.anl.gov> asked:
+> Do you know of any program that will take troff source and
+> return the equilanet TeX source?
+> I am als interested in the converse.
+> Indeed, I have some TeX source (paers) and sme in troff,
+> and wish to convert each. Thanks in advance. LW
+
+One of our former students created a troff-to-LaTeX translator called
+tr2tex. This dates from 1987, and so should be compatible with any
+variety of LaTeX around. It has support for some, but not all, of the
+standard troff macro packages. You can pick up a copy via anonymous ftp
+to pangea.stanford.edu, in pub/textools.tar or /pub/textools.tar.Z
+(UNIX compress). This package also contains some latex syntax checking
+tools.
+
+- -Phil Farrell, Computer Systems Manager
+Stanford University School of Earth Sciences
+farrell@pangea.stanford.edu
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 11:06:43 -0500
+From: bkph@ai.mit.edu (Berthold K.P. Horn)
+Subject: Re: Lucida Bright Fonts
+
+> From: Kieran Parsons <kieran@ccr.bris.ac.uk>
+
+> Does anyone know of a UK supplier of Lucida Bright and Lucida Math fonts?
+
+> (or if not, any supplier at all!)
+
+The LucidaBright + LucidaNewMath font set and the LucidaBrightExpert font
+set are available from Y&Y. They also carry other fonts sets in commercial
+grade, fully hinted, ATM compatible Adobe Type 1 format, such as MathTime,
+CM, AMS, extra LaTeX + SliTeX fonts etc.
+
+You can contact them at sales-help@YandY.com
+Or check out their World Wide Web page at http://www.YandY.com
+
+DISCLAIMER: respondent has connections with Y&Y.
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 12:15:40 -1100
+From: Jalaluddin Abdullah <B-JALAL@UTMJB.EARN>
+Subject: tex for atari
+
+Do you know where I can obtain a current version of TeX for the ATARI?
+At the moment I'm running an old version of the German TeX. Thanks.
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 06:22:53 +0200
+From: Andre HECK <heck@cdsxb6.u-strasbg.fr>
+Subject: Czech characters
+
+Could anyone tell me where I could find a macro for producing
+u with a small circle on top?
+Many thanks in advance.
+A. Heck (heck@astro.u-strasbg.fr)
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 09:50:49 +0000
+From: Bill Peel <W.Peel@mmu.ac.uk>
+Subject: METAPOST for DOS
+
+Does anyone know if Metapost for DOS has been released yet. I looked
+on CTAN recently but only found what appeared to be the sources for a
+Unix version.
+
+Thanks
+
+ Bill Peel
+
+
+Bill Peel | Computing Services
+w.peel@mmu.ac.uk | Manchester Metropolitan University
+ | Chester Street
+ | Manchester M1 5GD
+ | England
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 15:20:16 +0100
+From: "R. Allan Reese" <R.A.Reese@computer-centre.hull.ac.uk>
+Subject: Re: new distribution of 4alltex
+
+On Mon, 13 Mar 1995, Phons Bloemen wrote:
+
+> There is a new release: ftp.urc.tue.nl:/pub/tex/4alltex
+> With installation program.
+>
+> Phons
+
+I just went searching for the update. It isn't on the UK CTAN which
+appears to have directories DISK01 to DISK30 dated March 94. I noticed
+the update has directories with new names, so it wasn't clear whether
+the TUE directories are a complete installation or a set of replacements
+of additions to the 1-30 directories. I guess the TUE set is complete.
+
+I haven't managed to fetch the set of directories from TUE yet. If
+fetching from CTAN you can get a whole package by a single command
+
+ get XXXX.zip or XXXX.tar
+
+and the archive combines all the files and subdirectories as a single
+transfer. From TUE I can do
+
+ mget *
+
+but this fetches only one directory and copies into the current directory.
+So to get the package I have to manually create the directory structure
+here and climb round the directories here and at TUE, then mget within
+each directory. Surely I am missing some simple trick?
+
+(R.) Allan Reese Email: r.a.reese@ucc.hull.ac.uk
+Head of Applications, Computer Centre Direct voice: +44 482 465296
+Hull University Voice messages: +44 482 465685
+Hull HU6 7RX, U.K. Fax: +44 482 466441
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 11:37:23 +0000
+From: kgi@mrao.cam.ac.uk
+Subject: Long subfigures...
+
+Hi,
+I am trying to incorporate a figure which has three subfigures into a
+piece of LaTex. The problem is that the subfigures are quite large, and as
+a consequence the figure need to spread over more than one page. Is there
+a facility in LaTex2e for doing this, in much the same way that one can
+spread a long table over more than one page.
+Thanks,
+Kate Isaak
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 15:52:12 +0100
+From: piet@cs.ruu.nl (Piet van Oostrum)
+Subject: ANNOUNCE: EuroTeX'95 Conference ANNOUNCE: EuroTeX'95 Conference
+
+The EuroTeX conference 1995, including tutorials, will take place from
+
+ September 4th until September 8th
+
+in the Netherlands. The conference will be held at Papendal, near the city of
+Arnhem.
+
+Papendal is located in one of the most beautiful areas of the Netherlands.
+Right in the middle of the vast woods of the province of Gelderland. About
+eight kilometers west of Arnhem. Tucked away under the lee of the green
+Veluwe-fringe.
+
+The conference starts on September 4th in the afternoon and runs until
+September 7th noon.
+Thursday afternoon and Friday September 8th are reserved for courses and/or
+tutorials.
+
+The theme of the conference is:
+
+ The TeX Toolbox
+
+Wherever we talk about `TeX' we mean TeX and a format, such as plain, LaTeX,
+AMSTeX, etc.
+
+We would like to have talks that deal with topics such as:
+
+ * the integration of TeX in the working environment, or using TeX in full
+ (bidirectional) co-operation with all kinds of other applications;
+ * conversion to and from TeX;
+ * dissemination of typeset material (PostScript, Acrobat);
+ * importing text and/or data from other applications (spreadsheets,
+ databases) into TeX documents;
+ * how to add value to documents by using TeX, so that they can not only be
+ easily typeset, but can also be turned into `active' hyperdocuments, by
+ translating them into SGML/HTML or Acrobat, or be used as data for
+ database searches;
+ * multi-discipline, multi-language aspects of TeX;
+ * `novel' uses of TeX such as bi/multi-lingual translations/dictionaries,
+ legal texts, poetry,...
+
+We would also like to offer courses and/or tutorials on any of the following
+topics:
+
+ * introduction to using LaTeX;
+ * LaTeX for package and class file writers;
+ * Making PostScript (Truetype) fonts available for use in TeX documents;
+ * database publishing with (La)TeX;
+ * (La)TeX and hypertexts, HTML, SGML, hyperTeX.
+
+If you feel qualified to teach one of these subjects or think other topics
+should be covered, please send us your proposal.
+
+Please notice the following (preliminary) deadlines:
+
+April 10th : date when abstracts should be received
+April 20th : date to tell authors their abstract has been accepted/rejected
+May 15th : date to receive full papers (using LaTeX or EuroTeX style)
+June 15th : date the reviews should be finished
+June 25th : date to receive the final paper
+
+Your abstracts and proposals can be sent to eurotex-papers@cs.ruu.nl
+
+If you have no access to e-mail you can send your contribution to:
+
+ EuroTeX'95 program committee
+ Kooienswater 62
+ 2715 AJ Zoetermeer
+ The Netherlands
+
+In such a case we would ask you to submit your paper in electronic form on a
+(MS-DOS compatible) floppy disk.
+
+- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+For additional information you may e-mail to eurotex-info@cs.ruu.nl.
+Up-to-date information can also be found at the URL:
+ http://www.cs.ruu.nl/~piet/eurotex/
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 16:51:12 +0100
+From: rmulvey@cup.cam.ac.uk (Rod Mulvey)
+Subject: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Job vacancy for TeX programmer / operator
+
+CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
+
+Job vacancy for TeX programmer / operator
+
+Expansion of typesetting and text-processing services at Cambridge has
+created one (or possibly two) immediate vacancies in our Technical
+Applications Group. The job involves mathematical typesetting using TeX
+and LaTeX for academic journals and books. Some knowledge of TeX and/or
+LaTeX is required and willingness to work in a busy production
+environment is essential. Previous experience of book or journal
+typesetting would be an advantage.
+
+Extensive in-house training will be given in the methods and systems we use.
+
+Benefits include:
+ o 37.5 hour week, Monday to Friday
+ o 26 days annual holiday
+ o First class pension scheme
+ o Press Restaurant
+ o Sports and Social Centre
+ o Free car parking on-site
+ o Non-smoking environment.
+
+Our retirement age is 60 for both men and women.
+
+If you are interested in the above position please request an application
+form by
+
+ e-mail to rmulvey@cup.cam.ac.uk giving your postal address
+
+or
+
+ telephone to Janet Mills, Personnel Assistant, on (01223) 325036
+ (24 hour answering service.)
+
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+\bye
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+End of TeXhax Digest [Volume 95 Issue 8]
+****************************************