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diff --git a/info/digests/texhax/98/texhax.03 b/info/digests/texhax/98/texhax.03 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8afe85aa57 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/texhax/98/texhax.03 @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@ +Article 82 of ucam.mlist.texhax: +From: owner-texhax-digest@nottingham.ac.UK (TeXhax Digest) +Subject: TeXhax Digest V1998 #3 +Date: 5 Jun 98 16:01:53 GMT + +TeXhax Digest Friday, June 5 1998 Volume 1998 : Number 003 + +(incorporating UKTeX Digest) + +Today's Topics: + + tex to postscript conversion + latex3e + pdftex + \ifcat peculiarity? + TeX question + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 11:07:48 +0100 +From: iain@lndn.tensor.pgs.com (Iain Christie) +Subject: tex to postscript conversion + + Hi, + + Do you have or know where I could get hold of a program + to convert a tex file to postscript format? + + I have downloaded a .tex file from the net but am unable to + print it in a useful form, currently it is impossible to read + any of the mathematical equations. + + Regards, + + Iain + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 13:08:22 +0100 (BST) +From: sssgst3@reading.ac.uk +Subject: latex3e + +In submission to a conference paper, the organisers would like our papers done +in latex3e and LNCS. Does anyone know where I can get hold of this latex3e +and +LNCS? I've used Alta Vista and archie on DOC at IC but no joy. Any gotchas +and caveats would be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance. + +M. Saoldonicia + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 00:34:49 +0000 +From: "Gurunandan R. Bhat" <grbhat@unigoa.ernet.in> +Subject: pdftex + +Greetings, + + I would like to know the location of pdftex. Any pointers to +installing it would be gratefully recieved + +Gurunandan + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 16:29:30 GMT +From: cgm@ssci.liv.ac.uk (Colin Mason) +Subject: \ifcat peculiarity? + +Consider the following input file: +- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +- - +\def\test{\afterassignment\dotest \let\next= }% + +\def\dotest{\message{<}% + \ifcat \relax\noexpand\next \message{16}\fi + \ifcat\noexpand~\noexpand\next \message{13}\fi + \ifcat 0\noexpand\next \message{12}\fi + \ifcat \bgroup\noexpand\next \message{ 1}\fi + \message{>}}% + +\catcode`\|=\active + +% \def~{\penalty\@M \ } % tie (defined in plain) + +\let|=\relax \test| +\let|=0 \test| +\let|=\bgroup \test| + +\let~=0 +\let|=\relax \test| +\let|=0 \test| +\let|=\bgroup \test| + +\let~=\bgroup +\let|=\relax \test| +\let|=0 \test| +\let|=\bgroup \test| + +\bye +- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +- - +If it is \TeX'ed using plain \TeX, then the result is as follows: + +This is TeX, Version 3.1415 (C version 6.1) (format=plain 94.2.24) 26 MAY +1998 16:47 +**test +(test.tex < 16 > < 12 > < 1 > < 16 > < 13 12 > < 1 > < 16 > < 12 > < 13 1 > + +. +No pages of output. + +I understand the first three messages (< 16 > < 12 > < 1 >) but I don't +understand either the < 13 12 > or the < 13 1 >. The control sequence \next +is effectively \let equal to tokens of first category 16, then 12, then 1. +The construction \noexpand~ should be category 13 regardless of the definition +of ~. \next should never be category 13, should it? And how can it have two +different category codes at the same time? Maybe I'm just thick! + +I came across this because a wierd macro I was writing didn't work properly. +There's a better way of writing the macro anyway (isn't there always?) but +any explanation of what's going on would be much appreciated. + +Colin Mason + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 17:48:51 +1000 (EST) +From: Aaron Harwood <A.Harwood@cit.gu.edu.au> +Subject: TeX question + +To the TeX people, + +I have a quick question about TeX, + +"How do I turn hyphenation processing off?" + +I seem to see lots of things saying that TeX hyphenation is so good but I +don't want hyphenation. + +- -- +Aaron. + +------------------------------ + +End of TeXhax Digest V1998 #3 +***************************** + +About TeXhax... + +Please send contributions to: TeXhax@tex.ac.uk + +Subscription and unsubscription requests: + send a one line mail message to TeXhax-Request@tex.ac.uk + containing only the line + subscribe texhax + or + unsubscribe texhax +If you have problems with un/subscribing, +please mail texhax-owner@nottingham.ac.uk + +For information on the TeX Users Group, please send a message to +TUG@mail.tug.org, or write TeX Users Group, 1466 NW Front Avenue, +Suite 3141, Portland, OR 97209-2820 USA (phone: 1 503 223 9994, +fax: 1 503 223 3960). + +Backnumbers of all the digests are stored in the Comprehensive TeX +Archive Network (CTAN) and can be retrieved on the Internet by +anonymous ftp. 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