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+From: owner-UKTeX@nottingham.ac.uk
+To: UKTeX Distribution: ;
+Subject: UKTeX Digest V94 #36
+Reply-To: UKTeX@tex.ac.uk
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+Content-ID: <1050.780943260.1@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
+Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 17:41:00 +0100
+Message-ID: <1051.780943260@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk>
+Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk
+
+UKTeX Digest Friday, 30 Sep 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 36
+
+Today's Topics:
+ LaTeX training
+ Problems building 600dpi HPLJ fonts with EmTeX
+ LaTeX: emphasis within emphasis
+ line-breaking in mathematical formuli
+ [Q] Increasing TeX parameters in unix TeX...
+ Re: [Q] Increasing TeX parameters in unix TeX...
+
+
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+ David Osborne (University of Nottingham)
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+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 15:04:49 -0000
+From: Andrew Carrick <uczpanc@ucl.ac.uk>
+Subject: LaTeX training
+
+I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who runs training courses
+for novices on LaTeX. Equally, anyone who has participated in a training
+course and would recommend their people to us would be appreciated. Since we
+are London based, the closer to central London the better.
+
+Appreciate your help.
+
+Andrew Carrick e-mail: a.carrick@ucl.ac.uk
+UCL Press tel +44 71 380 7707
+Senior Editor - Science fax +44 71 413 8392
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 15:29:53 -0000
+From: FGG@wpo.nerc.ac.uk
+Subject: Problems building 600dpi HPLJ fonts with EmTeX
+
+I have tried to remake all my fonts for our 600dpi HPLJ.
+After changing MODES.MFJ I tried MFJOB, but I get errors trying to write
+files. My *guess* is that the environment is set up wrong (I have no TeX
+environmental variables set in this instance). Hints please.
+
+Thanks,
+
+Fergus
+
+British National Space Centre
+F.Gallagher@nerc.ac.uk
+
+===========================================================================
+C:\EMTEX\MFJOB> mfjob all
+This is METAFONT, Version 2.0 [3a] (no base preloaded)
+**&plain \mode=hplaser; mag=1; input line10
+(\emtex\mfinput\line10.mf (\emtex\mfinput\line.mf
+! I can't write on file `line10.300gf'.
+Please type another file name for output
+! Emergency stop.
+endchar->...roofrule);fi.chardx:=w;shipit;
+ if.displaying>0:makebox(scr...
+l.150 endchar
+ ;
+! I can't write on file `line10.tfm'.
+Please type another file name for font metrics
+! Emergency stop.
+endchar->...roofrule);fi.chardx:=w;shipit;
+ if.displaying>0:makebox(scr...
+l.150 endchar
+ ;
+Transcript written on line10.log.
+MFjob -- Version 1.1f -- Copyright (c) 1989-1990 by Eberhard Mattes
+*** Error returned by `mf.exe': 3
+===============================================================
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 14:47:15 -0000
+From: David_Rhead@vme.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk
+Subject: LaTeX: emphasis within emphasis
+
+The LaTeX standard classes implement \emph{...} and {\em...} as italic.
+For `emphasis within emphasis', \emph{\emph{...}}, they revert to roman.
+
+In certain types of passage, this can have the unfortunate effect of making
+the *most important* text look *completely unimportant*. E.g.,
+ ... \emph{text text \emph{text text} text text} ...
+looks the same to a reader as
+ ... \emph{text text} text text \emph{text text} ...
+
+I'm trying to produce a class file in which `emphasis within emphasis' is
+implemented differently. My current thinking is to try and implement it as
+underlined italic. (Yes, I know that the `Companion' says that
+`underlining is considered bad practice in the publishing world'. But [1]
+`emphasis within emphasis' only occurs rarely, so the underlining would
+only occur rarely [2] my British Telecom bills, which look professionally
+designed, use underlining for `emphasis within italic' and it looks OK to
+me [3] I can't offhand think of another neat way of indicating `emphasis
+within italic' -- e.g., \uppercase{...} wouldn't emphasise acronyms, since
+they are already uppercase.)
+
+Unfortunately, I can't find a convenient bit of code to hack at. The
+fragment I found in latex.ltx is
+ \DeclareRobustCommand\em
+ {\@nomath\em \ifdim \fontdimen\@ne\font >\z@
+ \upshape \else \itshape \fi}
+ \DeclareTextFontCommand{\emph}{\em}
+which doesn't seem obviously hackable into something I could stick in a
+class file to make \emph{\emph{...}} give underlined italic. Donald
+Arseneau's ulem package (`Companion', section 3.1.2) seems worth a look, in
+case it would do what I want, but I can't find it in the Cambridge archive.
+
+Could anyone point me to some code fragments that, when hacked together,
+would enable me to put a chunk of code in a class file such that:
+* ordinary `emphasis' is mapped to italic, as in the standard classes
+* `emphasis within emphasis' is mapped to `underlined italic'?
+Better still, has anyone already produced such a chunk of code?
+
+
+David Rhead
+david.rhead@nottingham.ac.uk
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 14:26:00 -0000
+From: alanje@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Alan Jeffrey)
+Subject: line-breaking in mathematical formuli
+
+>As I never want to allow a line break wthin a formula, I would like to
+>change the definition of $ to include an mbox.
+>I am using LaTeX, but a standard TeX approach might be more useful,
+>because I could pass it on to some friends who use standard TeX.
+
+Use \binoppenalty=10000 and \relpenalty=10000. These are the
+penalties for breaking around binary ops or relations, and setting
+them to 10,000 disallows any line-breaking. Using \mbox isn't a great
+idea since it removes any stretchiness of the math formula.
+
+Alan.
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 23:25:33 +0100
+From: phy6tc@irc.leeds.ac.uk (Tim Collins)
+Subject: [Q] Increasing TeX parameters in unix TeX...
+
+Hi! (Yes, it's me again!!!)
+
+How do I increase the size of TeX parameters under Unix? I have run
+out of "strings"... that is I get a TeX errror...
+
+! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [number of strings=4463].
+
+Can I change this parameter? If so where can I do it?
+
+I think we have a faily standard TeX setup here.... (I do hope
+so!)....
+
+Cheers!
+Tim.
+P.S. I looked in the FAQ, it told me to look in "module 11". What on
+earch is "module 11"?.
+
+Timothy L D Collins | phy6tc@gps.leeds.ac.uk
+Physics Dept. | phy6tc@phys-irc.novell.leeds.ac.uk
+University of Leeds, |
+Leeds. | "Opinions expressed are just that: opinions!"
+
+------------------------------
+
+Date: 28 Sep 1994 09:30:01 +0000
+From: rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns)
+Subject: Re: [Q] Increasing TeX parameters in unix TeX...
+
+In article <1994Sep27.222533.4300@leeds.ac.uk>,
+Tim Collins <phy6tc@irc.leeds.ac.uk> wrote:
+>Hi! (Yes, it's me again!!!)
+>
+>How do I increase the size of TeX parameters under Unix? I have run
+>out of "strings"... that is I get a TeX errror...
+>
+>! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [number of strings=4463].
+>
+>Can I change this parameter? If so where can I do it?
+>
+>I think we have a faily standard TeX setup here.... (I do hope
+>so!)....
+
+You need to rebuild your TeX system from the sources. This is not
+something for the faint-hearted, but if you know what you're doing
+it's not too bad.
+
+What's the context of the problem? While it *is* possible to run out
+of strings, it's fairly rare. Can you post the (end of the) .log file
+(which would tell us how `standard' your setup is -- ours here allows
+11K strings).
+
+>P.S. I looked in the FAQ, it told me to look in "module 11". What on
+>earch is "module 11"?.
+
+Module 11 of the Web source for TeX. If you looked at it, you'ld
+understand.
+
+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
+
+------------------------------
+
+ UK TeX Archive
+ >>> tex.ac.uk <<<
+ Part of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)
+
+ tex.ac.uk -- mail
+ [user@tex.ac.uk]
+
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+
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+
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+ [URL http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive]
+
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+ [nfs.tex.ac.uk:/public/ctan/tex-archive]
+
+\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 #08
+
+\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
+ 1 Eymore Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 4LB
+ 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 36]
+****************************************