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diff --git a/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.25 b/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.25 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f631e5c09b --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.25 @@ -0,0 +1,502 @@ +From: UKTeX-Request@tex.ac.uk +To: UKTeX Distribution: ; +Subject: UKTeX Digest V94 #25 +Reply-To: UKTeX@tex.ac.uk +Distribution: world +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" +Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 15:37:08 +0100 +Message-ID: <28509.773678228@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> +Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk + +UKTeX Digest Friday, 8 Jul 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 25 + + ``The UKTeX Digest is brought to you as a free, unfunded and voluntary + service of the UK TeX Users Group and the UK TeX Archive.'' + +Today's Topics: + {Questions & Answers}: + File handle problems with betatest emTeX and Novell Netware + re: File handle problems with betatest emTeX and Novell Netware + Helvetica fonts? + Re: Helvetica fonts? + Re: Making slides + NFS problems to ftp.tex.ac.uk + Re: NFS problems to ftp.tex.ac.uk + {Announcements}: + Announcing babel version 3.4 patch level 1 + Announcement of UKTUG AGM and elections + ANNOUNCEMENT: Move of UK CTAN node + + +Administrivia: + Moderators: Peter Abbott (Aston University) and + David Osborne (University of Nottingham) + Contributions: UKTeX@tex.ac.uk + Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: + UKTeX-request@tex.ac.uk + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Date: 29 Jun 1994 16:38:27 +From: Mike Piff <M.Piff@uk.ac.sheffield> +Subject: File handle problems with betatest emTeX and Novell Netware + +Has anyone else experienced file handle problems running the latest betatest +of emTeX on a Novell network? The problems we are experiencing are + +- -- TeX cannot open a TeX file in the current directory, even though it + could on the last run. + +- -- cannot write to xxx.log + +- -- cannot write to xxx.dvi + +- -- cannot open/write to xxx.aux + +Usually the first such error causes TeX to enter its infinite loop, and a +reboot is essential, as any other filename gives the same result. + +Note also that the problem occurs even when working on c: with megabytes +to spare, and neither temp nor tmp pointing at the network drives. + +When the problem occurs in a DOS shell from MS Windows, an attempt at exiting +from windows causes a shutdown, as DOS says it has run out of file handles. +We start with files=48 (+16) on our network. + +Any help would be much appreciated! + +Mike Piff + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% +%% Dr M J Piff, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of %% +%% Sheffield, UK. e-mail: M.Piff@sheffield.ac.uk %% +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + +------------------------------ + +Date: 07 Jul 1994 15:51:32 +From: Mike Piff <M.Piff@sheffield.ac.uk> +Subject: re: File handle problems with betatest emTeX and Novell Netware + +Not really a problem with emTeX after all, but with DOS. + +Some of my files contained the combination + +call xxx > nul + +where xxx might be an .exe file. n repetitions of that causes DOS to get +screwed up, in that it loses all its file handles, where n is as set in + +FILES=n + +in config.sys or its equivalent. Nothing will then work correctly! + +(EM says that OS/2 does not display this "feature".) + +Mike Piff + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 09:44:17 +0000 +From: tmw@festival.ed.ac.uk (Tom Wright) +Subject: Helvetica fonts? + +I'm trying to understand how to use helvetica fonts +for my chapter headings + +Can anybody help + +I have something called helvetica.sty from CTAN +but dont know how to use it? + +------------------------------ + +Date: 30 Jun 1994 10:55:26 +0000 +From: rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns) +Subject: Re: Helvetica fonts? + +In article <Cs7F1x.IH2@festival.ed.ac.uk>, +Tom Wright <tmw@festival.ed.ac.uk> wrote: +>[...] +>I have something called helvetica.sty from CTAN +>but dont know how to use it? + +Where on CTAN did it come from? When? (there's been an upheaval of the +LaTeX-related macros recently) Which version of LaTeX are you using? + +The basic answer to your question is that you need + +a) a macro or two to request helvetica +b) some .tfm files to enable TeX to do the setting +c) some .vf files to enable the dvi->ps process to map the TeX + character set to the postscript one +d) a dvi->ps converter that can be persuaded to use resident fonts + +If you're using current LaTeX (2e), there's a canned solution for the +whole job on CTAN (macros/latex/packages/psnfss and +fonts/metrics/adobe/helvetic); if your site isn't up to date, you're +rather more completely on your own... +- -- +Robin (Campaign for Real Radio 3) 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: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 14:40:42 +0000 +From: Sebastian Rahtz <spqr@FTP.TEX.AC.UK> +Subject: Re: Making slides + +Richard Walker writes: + > What now are my options for slide-making using 2e? + > Do I have any, besides the standard slide style? + > (FoilTeX and tvz's seminar are not yet updated for 2e, + > as far as I can tell.) + +its pretty trivial to update seminar yourself. i did so in about 10 +minutes, but TvZ asks that people not distribute patched copies as he +wants to do it properly himself. well worth the effort, IMHO + +sebastian + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 13:52:15 -0000 +From: A.F.Lack@city.ac.uk +Subject: NFS problems to ftp.tex.ac.uk + +I used to mount the archive from ftp.tex.ac.uk:/work/ftp/pub/archive +but just lately this has stopped working. Showmount -d indicates +that the export directory is "/public/ctan/archive" but that has +as contents only one entry, "Archive directory", which is a symlink +to "../tex-archive". + +What is the correct mount point for the archive? + +Thanks, + +AFL + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 14:10:02 +0100 +From: David Osborne <cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> +Subject: Re: NFS problems to ftp.tex.ac.uk + +Andy, + +> I used to mount the archive from ftp.tex.ac.uk:/work/ftp/pub/archive +> but just lately this has stopped working. +> What is the correct mount point for the archive? + +There's an important announcement concerning the UK TeX Archive and +its relocation today from Aston to Cambridge. See below. + +~~David Osborne (UKTeX Digest editor) + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 23:47:44 +0200 +From: "Johannes L. Braams" <J.L.Braams@research.ptt.nl> +Subject: Announcing babel version 3.4 patch level 1 + + Hello, + + On CTAN, in the directory macros/latex/packages/babel the + latest version of babel, version 3.4 patch level 1 has been + made available. + This version of the babel system has been upgraded for use + with LaTeX2e. Yet it can (again) also be used with plain TeX. + Patch level 1 fixes a problem with \lefthyphenmin and + \righthyphenmin. They didn't get their proper values in the + earlier release. Also some incompatibilities with plain TeX + have been removed. + + Version 3.4 patch level 1 is not compatible with T1 output + encoding, some of the language specific files may give + unecpected results with T1. + + The support for typesetting in russian that was available in + versions 3.3 and earlier has (temporarily) been withdrawn in + versino 3.4. I need someone to help me with that. + + Happy TeXing, + + 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: Wed, 06 Jul 1994 10:25:55 -0000 +From: R A Bailey <maa01rab@scorpio.goldsmiths.ac.uk> +Subject: Announcement of UKTUG AGM and elections + + Annual General Meeting + +The Annual General Meeting of the UKTUG will be held on the +morning of Wednesday 19~October 1994 at the University of Warwick, +in the Staff Club `Quiet Room' in Rootes Building. + +The Constitution contains the following clauses: + +17. The annual general meeting of the UKTUG shall be held in the +United Kingdom not later than the last day of November in each year +on a date and at a time to be fixed by the Committee and notified +to members at least 35 days in advance for the following purposes--- + +(1) to receive from the Committee a report balance sheet and statement of +accounts for the preceding financial year + +(2) to fill the vacancies in the Committee and to appoint auditors for the +ensuing year + +(3) to decide on any motion which may be proposed to the meeting in the +manner provided below + +(4) to fix the entrance fee (if any) and annual subscription + +18. Any member desirous of proposing any motion at the +annual general meeting shall give notice in writing to the secretary not +later than 14 days before the date of such meeting + +23. No amendment (other than a motion for adjournment) shall be moved to any +motion proposed at any annual or special general meeting unless written notice +of the amendment shall have been sent to the secretary prior to the meeting + +I think that Clauses 17(3), 18 and 23 are self-explanatory. + +A draft agenda, covering items~(3) and~(4), will appear in Baskerville 4.4. +In the meantime, anyone wishing to propose any motion to the AGM must send +me, in writing, the text of the proposed motion and their own name and +address, to reach me by 5~October 1994. If there are any changes to the +draft agenda, the final agenda will be sent to members in the 14 days before +the AGM. + +As for vacancies on the Committee, C. A. Rowley will continue as Chair in +1994--94 and P. Abbott as Treasurer and Membership Secretary. +Clause 10 of the Constitution implies that at most 3 other +members of the present Committee may continue without being re-elected. +Thus Clause 9 implies that there are up to 7 vacancies to be filled. + +The following parts of Clause 10 describe the procedure for +filling these vacancies: + +(3) Any two members who are individuals may nominate any member or +members of the group who are individuals to fill any of the vacancies +by giving at least 7~days notice in writing to the secretary + +(4) If there are more nominations than vacancies then the membership +will be decided by an election by single transferable vote in which +every member of the UKTUG who is an individual and is present at the +annual general meeting shall be entitled but not obliged to vote + +Nominations for committee members in accordance with the above +sub-clauses are thus being sought. Written nominations for new committee +members should be sent to me, to reach me by 12~October 1994. +There is no official nomination form. If you like, you may use the +forms provided in Baskerville 4.3. Otherwise, what you send me should +contain, clearly and legibly, + + ---name and address of nominee + ---declaration that (s)he is willing to stand for this + office, signed by the nominee + ---name and address of the nominator + ---statement nominating the nominee, signed by the + nominator + ---name and address of seconder + ---statement in support of the nomination, signed by + the seconder. + +The nominee, nominator and seconder should all be members of the UKTUG, +and the last two should be different from each other. + +Once elected, the Committee appoints officers from its membership. +Your present secretary is retiring (forced to under Clause 10(1)) and +there is at present no Publicity person. Anyone with talents for either +of these jobs is strongly encouraged to stand for election to the Committee. + +In all the above, `in writing' means `on paper', not email. + +Please put `UKTUG' on the outside of the envelope when you send me any +of the above. Otherwise, people may find themselves elected to the +wrong committee. + +My address is + +Department of Mathematical Studies +Goldsmiths' College +New Cross +London SE14 6NW + +until 31 August 1994; and + +School of Mathematical Sciences +Queen Mary and Westfield College +Mile End Road +London E1 4NS + +from 1 September 1994. + +R. A. Bailey, Honorary Secretary, UK TeX Users' Group + +------------------------------ + +Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 10:25:07 +0100 +From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@computer-lab.cambridge.ac.uk> +Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Move of UK CTAN node + +The UK node of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network changed its home +this morning (Friday 8 July, 1994), UK time -- it now resides on +machines at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. + +In parallel with the move, a number of new network names have been +generated, which distinguish the archive's different services. + +To access the new archive, please use: + + tex.ac.uk for email + www.tex.ac.uk for www + ftp.tex.ac.uk for FTP [128.232.1.87] + nfs.tex.ac.uk for NFS + gopher.tex.ac.uk for gopher + +The archive no longer provides: + + - a WAIS server, + - an NIFTP (UK JANET coloured-book file transfer) service + (coloured-book only sites within the UK should use the JANET + NIFTP/ftp gateway), + - public terminal access; browsing facilities are now only available + via WWW, ftp or gopher. The gopher service isn't quite what it + was, but we'll be working on that. + +The file system to mount on the new NFS service is + nfs.tex.ac.uk:/public/ctan/tex-archive + +ftp users should notice no change. Any shortcomings in any of the +services should be reported by email to ctan-uk@tex.ac.uk +- -- +Robin (Campaign for Real Radio 3) 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 + +------------------------------ + + UK TeX Archive + >>> tex.ac.uk <<< + Part of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) + + ftp.tex.ac.uk -- anonymous ftp + (For anonymous ftp, login: anonymous, password: <your-e-mail-address>) + gopher.tex.ac.uk -- Gopher access + www.tex.ac.uk -- World-Wide Web access + nfs.tex.ac.uk -- NFS access + +\section Files of Interest + + tex-archive/00Contents + tex-archive/CTAN.sites + tex-archive/FILES.bydate + tex-archive/FILES.byname + tex-archive/FILES.bysize + tex-archive/MAP + tex-archive/README.archive-features + tex-archive/README.site-commands + tex-archive/README.uploads + +\section Digests + + This year's UKTeX back issues are stored in the archive in directory + tex-archive/digests/uktex/94 + This year's TeXhax back issues are stored in the archive in directory + tex-archive/digests/texhax/94 + Latest TeXhax: V94 #04 + +\section Media Distributions + Postal addresses are given below. + +\subsection Washington Unix TeX distribution tape + Our latest copy of May/June 1991 contains: + TeX 3.14, LaTeX 2.09, Metafont 2.7, plus many utilities + suitable for Unix 4.2/4.3BSD & System V + tar format, 1 file (36Mb) + + Send One Quarter-Inch Cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format + (DC600A or DC6150) with envelope AND stamps for return + postage to David Osborne (address below); regret that due to currency + exchange difficulties, this service is offered only within the UK. + +\section TeX Implementations for Small Computers + +\subsection PC and Mac disks + + From January 1994 the UK TeX Users' Group is distributing an + emTeX kit for PCs, and an OzTeX kit for Macintosh. The cost + covers copying and postage costs, and the shareware fee for + OzTeX. Each set costs \pounds30, and is available from + Peter Abbott, 1 Eymore Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 4LB. + Cheques must be payable to `UKTUG'. Please note that this + service **is available to UKTUG members only.** + + Each set comes with an installation guide, and (at least) + full TeX and Metafont, a previewer, a PostScript driver, and + CM fonts. Two update disks a year will be sent out + automatically, with the current version of LaTeXe, and other + goodies. A subscription service will be available for + subsequent years. In addition, subscribers can request up to + 3 disks a year with any material from the CTAN archives, but + this will be supplied `as is', without instructions. + + OzTeX and emTeX are also available on disk from TeX Users Group; + mail TUG for details. + +\subsection TeX for the Atari ST + + Enquiries for TeX for the Atari ST etc. can be directed to: + The Fast Club, 7 Musters Road, Nottingham NG2 7PP. Phone + 0602 455250, fax 0602 455305. They also supply a variety of + TeX-related software in Atari format. + + Enquiries for disks etc. can also be directed to: + The South West Software Library, P.O. Box 562, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2YD + Internet: mdryden@cix.compulink.co.uk + +\section Postage Rates + + Quarter-inch cartridges: UK: GBP 1.00, Europe: GBP 2.00. + +\section Postal Addresses + + Please include SELF-ADDRESSED ADHESIVE LABELS for return postage. + + Peter Abbott + Information Systems, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET + Internet: P.Abbott@aston.ac.uk + + David Osborne + Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD + (for Unix cartridges ONLY -- MUST include stamps for return postage) + Internet: David.Osborne@nottingham.ac.uk + + TeX Users Group + P.O. Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, USA. + Internet: TUG@TUG.org + +\section UK TeX Users Group + + Details available from + Jonathan Fine, 203 Coldhams Lane, Cambridge CB1 3HY, UK + or from + Internet: UKTuG-Enquiries@tex.ac.uk + or from + World-Wide Web server: http://www.tex.ac.uk/UKTUG/home.html + +\bye + +End of UKTeX Digest [Volume 94 Issue 25] +**************************************** |