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diff --git a/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.37 b/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.37 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9ae09a9312 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.37 @@ -0,0 +1,533 @@ +From: owner-UKTeX@nottingham.ac.uk +To: UKTeX Distribution: ; +Subject: UKTeX Digest V94 #37 +Reply-To: UKTeX@tex.ac.uk +Errors-To: owner-UKTeX@nottingham.ac.uk +Distribution: world +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" +Content-ID: <521.781536586.1@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> +Date: Fri, 07 Oct 1994 14:29:47 +0100 +Message-ID: <523.781536587@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> +Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk + +UKTeX Digest Friday, 7 Oct 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 37 + +Today's Topics: + Bib style using key as label? + Inserting space + using more than one bib file via bibtex + Re: using more than one bib file via bibtex + Re: using more than one bib file via bibtex + Installing GTex on PC. Help!! + Re: Installing GTex on PC. Help!! + Re: Installing GTex on PC. Help!! + Re: Problems building 600dpi HPLJ fonts with EmTeX + E-mail address + Problem with printing using Epson FX 80 + WANTED: TEXCAD for PC + Re: WANTED: TEXCAD for PC + Framemaker -> TeX + NFSSFONTS + +Administrivia: + Moderators: Peter Abbott (UK TeX Users Group) and + David Osborne (University of Nottingham) + Contributions: UKTeX@tex.ac.uk + Subscription and unsubscription requests: UKTeX-request@tex.ac.uk + (message body = "subscribe uktex" or "unsubscribe uktex", [no quotes]) + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 22:24:56 -0000 +From: Ajith.P.Madurapperuma@cm.cf.ac.uk (Ajith P Madurapperuma) +Subject: Bib style using key as label? + +I need to find a bibliography style file that would use the key as the label. + +For example a style file that would create a Bibliography entry that would use +ABB91(the given KEY) as the label. + +@article{ABB91, + author = {Abbas Abbas et. al.}, + journal = {In IMS91}, + key = {ABB91}, + title = {"Multidatabase Management in Pegasus"} +} + +ALPHA style does this for entries with one author, but when there are more than +one author it uses the first letters of each surname as the label. e.g. for the +entry +@article{AGR89, + author = {R. Agrawal and N.H. Gehani}, + journal = {Proceedings ACM SIGMOD}, + key = {AGR89}, + title = {ODE (Object Database and Environment): The language and the data mo +del}, + year = {1989} +} + +it creates as the label AG89. I need a style that would create AGR89 (the given +KEY) for this entry as well. + +I have tried to modify the alpha.bst file, but it looks very complicated for me +and I couldn't find any information on the language used other than bxtbst.doc. + +Hope someone knows a style file that would do this or if anybody can explain me +how and where to change the .bst file to do this. + +Sorry for the longness of the request. + +Thanx. + +Ajith +scmapm@cm.cf.ac.uk + +------------------------------ + +Date: Sun, 02 Oct 1994 17:41:00 -0000 +From: robertd@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Robert Davidge) +Subject: Inserting space + +I hope you cna help me. Our local texperts are proving silent on this question. + +We have at Sussex a thing called thesis.sty which we use for writing +theses, but the problem may occur in other latex styles. + +I am not a Texer so can not write in this language. + +The problem is to do with the list of figures. It seems to have a fixed +amount of space between the numbering and the caption. This works fine +until you have a chapter number > 9 and a figure no. > 9. Then ther +is no space left before your caption starts. + +AN EXAMPLE + + 1.1 The ...... + 2.10 The...... + 10.1 The ...... + 10.10The ...... + +I would not like to see the mess produced if you had more than 99 figures! + +many thanks for your attention + +Robert Davidge +Sussex University +School of Cognitive and Computer Sciences + +------------------------------ + +Date: Sun, 02 Oct 1994 18:28:52 +0000 +From: steven@phy.hw.ac.uk (Steve Hughes) +Subject: using more than one bib file via bibtex + +Does anyone know how to incorporate more than one bib file +in a large tex document, when using bibtex. ie- I want to have a seperate bib +file for each chapter but tex doesn't seem to liker that. +I'm sure there must be a way out of it as it seems a sensible +request. Thank you in advance + + __________________________________________________________________ +| | | +| Steve Hughes | | +| Physics Department, | Tel: +44 (0)31-451-3068 | +| Heriot-Watt University, | Fax: +44 (0)31-451-3136 | +| Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, | | +| Scotland. | Internet: steven@phy.hw.ac.uk | +|____________________________|_____________________________________| + +------------------------------ + +Date: 03 Oct 1994 09:35:27 +0000 +From: rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns) +Subject: Re: using more than one bib file via bibtex + +In article <Cx2604.37o@cee.hw.ac.uk>, Steve Hughes <steven@phy.hw.ac.uk> wrote: +>Does anyone know how to incorporate more than one bib file +>in a large tex document, when using bibtex. ie- I want to have a seperate bib +>file for each chapter but tex doesn't seem to liker that. + +The chapterbib package, available on + ftp//ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/chapterbib.sty +may or may not help (it's supposed to, but I've never used it). Give +it a whirl... + +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: 07 Oct 1994 11:03:08 +0000 +From: Jeremy Henderson <J.R.Henderson@durham.ac.uk> +Subject: Re: using more than one bib file via bibtex + +Steve Hughes (steven@phy.hw.ac.uk) wrote: +: Does anyone know how to incorporate more than one bib file +: in a large tex document, when using bibtex. ie- I want to have a seperate bib +: file for each chapter but tex doesn't seem to liker that. + +I've used the bibunits.sty package to do something like this. + +In fact what I did was create a resume with separate sections for +"Publications" and "Presentations" - each of which produces a separate +"bibliography" from a separate bib file. Anal or what? :-) + +------------------------------ + +Date: 03 Oct 1994 15:21:12 +0000 +From: L.Aye@cs.bham.ac.uk (Leonard Aye) +Subject: Installing GTex on PC. Help!! + +I downloaded the entire contents of the gtex/ directory in +ftp.tex.ac.uk and followed the instrctions on installation after +reading README.DOC file. + +However, it doesn't mention where I should put the environment +varialbes, such as + +SET TEXINPUTS = .;C;/TEX/TEXINPUTS// +SET TEXFORMATS = .;C:/TEX/TEXFMTS// +etc. + +So, I put these instructions in the autoexec file and after starting +up I get 'Out of environment space' errrors. + +What am I doing wrong?? + +Any help appreciated. + +Len Aye + +Leonard Kyaw Soe Aung Aye |Internet: lka@cs.bham.ac.uk +School of Computer Science, |Janet: lka@uk.ac.bham.cs +The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, |tel: +44 (0)21 414-3705 +Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT, England, UK |fax: +44 (0)21 414-4281 + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 11:52:36 +0100 +From: phy6tc@irc.leeds.ac.uk (Tim Collins) +Subject: Re: Installing GTex on PC. Help!! + +Leonard Aye (L.Aye@cs.bham.ac.uk) wrote: + +> SET TEXINPUTS = .;C;/TEX/TEXINPUTS// +> SET TEXFORMATS = .;C:/TEX/TEXFMTS// +> etc. + +Yes, that's correct. + +> So, I put these instructions in the autoexec file and after starting +> up I get 'Out of environment space' errrors. + +Ok, edit your CONFIG.SYS, and include the line: + +SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /e:1024 /p + +Note, that I have assumed that COMMAND.COM is on the C drive, at the +top level. If it is anywhere else, addapt the line accoringly! + +> What am I doing wrong?? + +This specifies that 1024 bytes of memory should be allocated for the +environment and path variables. + +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: 04 Oct 1994 17:01:33 +0100 +From: rubillon@rowan.coventry.ac.uk (JEAN MICHEL RUBILLON) +Subject: Re: Installing GTex on PC. Help!! + +The solution of your problem is quite simple. +Increase the environment space allocate for COMMAND.COM. +To do this add in your CONFIG.SYS file the line: +SHELL=c:\dos\command.com /e:720 +where 720 is the number of bytes for the environment. Adjust it to your +system's needs. + +hope that helps + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 13:13:41 -0100 +From: Fabricio Chalub Barbosa do Rosario <CHALUB@maracana.lci.ufrj.br> +Subject: Re: 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. + +I don't have a hplj yet, but I'm planning to aquire one in the future +so I've decided to start trying to produce 600dpi METAFONTs... So, I +changed the file LOCAL.MF and added another `def' named ``hpdouble'', +where the settings are the same of the ``hplaser'' just that the +resolution I set to 600dpi. I had to rebuild CM.BAS and PLAIN.BAS by +typing MF -i CM.INI and MF -i PLAIN.INI (MF -i is INITMF, just like +INITEX). + +Then I defined another variable (dlj) on MODES.MFJ where I tell MJob +to put the fonts in the directory \NEWFONTS\PIXEL.DLJ\$rDPI and the +TFM's on \NEWFONTS\PIXEL.DLJ\TFM. + +Then I fired MFJOB m=dlg all. And for the next few hours he ran MF +in all Computer Modern! I checked with PKEDIT one of that fonts and +it's really much bigger (on the screen) than those that were made +with 300dpi, so I think it worked out alright, but as I've said I +don't have (yet) a 600dpi laser printer (I have only an epson...). + +I'm sorry to give only a literal explanation without examples of the +files that were really modified, since I'm writing from the terminal +of my university and my TeX installation is at my home computer... + +[]'s! + + Fabricio Chalub, chalub@macarana.lci.ufrj.br + +------------------------------ + +Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 17:43:47 -0000 +From: cdimel@ic.ac.uk (C.D.Dimelow) +Subject: E-mail address + + I hope someone can help me. I've got a copy of maltby-intro.tex from +src.doc.ic.ac.uk, and need to contact the author, Gavin Maltby. If someone +could please E-mail me his address. + Thanks in advance, + + ____ + \ ~-_ From: Carl Dimelow, Dept. of Aeronautics, + \ ~. Imperial College, London, U.K. + \_____\___________________,-~~~~~~~`-.._ + / o O o o o o O O o o o o o o O o o ) Home Tel: +44 171 371 3998 + ~-.__ ___..----.. _.-~ E-mail: c.dimelow@ic.ac.uk + ~~~---~~___________)---------~~ or carl@zarquon.demon.co.uk + ==(__D or fe343@cleveland.Freenet.Edu + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 12:01:48 +0100 +From: Serene Lee <C.B.Lee@derby.ac.uk> +Subject: Problem with printing using Epson FX 80 + + In the past I used DeskJet printer for Tex output -- no problems + ever encountered. I now have an Epson FX 80 printer and I can't get any + printout! + Any help would be much appreciated!! + + Thank you. + + Serene Lee. + + Address: e-mail: C.B.Lee@derby.ac.uk + School of Mathematics and Computing + University of Derby + Kedleston Road + Derby DE22 1GB. + Tel: 0332 622 222 ext 1144 + +------------------------------ + +Date: 05 Oct 1994 18:35:52 +0000 +From: uc0g@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Rudolf Potucek) +Subject: WANTED: TEXCAD for PC + +About 2 years ago I worked with a very basic version of TEXCAD? which +was capable only of the most basic picture operations. Does anyone +still have this or something similar? + + I would very much appreciate any help as to obtaining this program. +Please e-mail to + + uc0g@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de + +Thanks, + Rudolf + ++-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +| Rudolf Potucek jr. | If you notice strange abrasions | +| University of Karlsruhe | on your exit doors you might | +| | be working under just too | +| uc0g@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de | restrictive conditions ... | +| | Beware of overt vandalism! | ++-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ + +------------------------------ + +Date: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 20:43:26 +0000 +From: pflynn@dxcern.cern.ch (Peter Flynn) +Subject: Re: WANTED: TEXCAD for PC + +In article <36urm8$pvq@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> uc0g@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe. +de (Rudolf Potucek) writes: + + About 2 years ago I worked with a very basic version of TEXCAD? which + was capable only of the most basic picture operations. Does anyone + still have this or something similar? + +It comes with emTeX. Get it from any of the CTAN archive sites. + +///Peter + +------------------------------ + +Date: 06 Oct 1994 10:16:26 +0000 +From: gbr@charm.sn2.ee.umist.ac.uk (Geoff Rubner) +Subject: Framemaker -> TeX + +We need to convert our FrameMaker files (postscript +or MIF) to TeX. + +Can anyone tell me if there are any filters to do this +job, or where I might look for one ... + +Thanks in advance, + +Geoff Rubner, +E.E.+E., UMIST. +Manchester, UK. + +------------------------------ + +Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 09:56:33 -0400 +From: GORDONEVANS@delphi.com +Subject: NFSSFONTS + +Please can you help? +The new fon system NFSSFONT for Latex2e, is this only for use with postscript +printers or can it be used with non-postscript laser printers? If it can be +used with non-postscript laser printers, is there a package which will run on +dos based pc's that can be downloaded? + +Regards Gordon Evans + +------------------------------ + + UK TeX Archive + >>> tex.ac.uk <<< + Part of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) + + tex.ac.uk -- mail + [user@tex.ac.uk] + + ftp.tex.ac.uk -- anonymous ftp + [username: anonymous, password: <your-e-mail-address>] + + gopher.tex.ac.uk -- Gopher access + + www.tex.ac.uk -- World-Wide Web access + [URL http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive] + + nfs.tex.ac.uk -- NFS access + [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. 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