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diff --git a/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.48 b/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.48 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5262151ca7 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/uktex/94/uktex.48 @@ -0,0 +1,313 @@ +From: owner-UKTeX@nottingham.ac.uk +To: UKTeX Distribution: ; +Subject: UKTeX Digest V94 #48 +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" +Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 14:19:48 +0000 +Message-ID: <7347.788192388@unicorn> +Sender: cczdao@unicorn + +UKTeX Digest Friday, 23 Dec 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 48 + +Today's Topics: + Final issue of UKTeX + texhax, uktex-digest, uk.tex and comp.text.tex + Re: texhax, uktex-digest, uk.tex and comp.text.tex + CTAN management problems (uploads) + Winter LaTeX Release + + +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: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 14:06:28 +0000 +From: David.Osborne@nottingham.ac.uk +Subject: Final issue of UKTeX + +As previously announced, this will be the final issue of the UKTeX Digest. + +With the welcome emergence of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network, +there's no longer any need for a UK-oriented digest, originally +created to announce developments of the UK TeX Archive which Peter +Abbott set up at Aston University. The digest was Peter's idea, +modelled on the TeXhax Digest, and he acted as editor/moderator for +the first few years of its existence. Looking back, I see I took over +the editing of the digest with the V90 #21 issue and that from the +beginning of 1987 to date, 336 digests were produced. + +However, don't despair! The intention is to merge UKTeX into TeXhax, +which will continue to act as a question, answer and announcement +forum for the global TeX community. The electronic distribution lists +of the two digests will be merged and, for a while at least, +contributions addressed to UKTeX will still be accepted but will +appear in TeXhax, starting early in 1995. Initially, it's intended to +produce TeXhax at weekly intervals, to maintain the timeliness of +UKTeX for announcements, but this frequency may be modified in the +light of experience, depending on the volume of contributions. + +So, my sincere thanks go to all those who have encouraged and +supported UKTeX in the past, particularly to Peter Abbott. I +encourage your support of the TeXhax Digest and welcome your +contributions to it in 1995 and beyond. + +~~David Osborne (UKTeX Digest editor) + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 13:58:51 +0000 +From: Mike Piff <M.Piff@sheffield.ac.uk> +Subject: texhax, uktex-digest, uk.tex and comp.text.tex + +Could you clarify the connection between the above? You only mention +the first two in your note to uktex-digest, but is there a need for +these two now? I also don't understand the connection between +texhax-digest and comp.text.tex, and perhaps many others are in this +situation. Is the former meant to be the "best of" the latter? + +Please treat this as a note to uktex, even though sent to you +personally. I am in favour of merging all into comp.text.tex, +whatever that entails, but am prepared to accept that we might need a +comp.text.latex, comp.text.tex, comp.text.metafont, ... as the volume +on comp.text.tex is very high and it is difficult to read it all. + +Mike Piff + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 15:15:02 +0000 +From: David.Osborne@nottingham.ac.uk +Subject: Re: texhax, uktex-digest, uk.tex and comp.text.tex + +> Could you clarify the connection between the above? + +There's little connection between TeXhax and UKTeX, other than the person +putting together the two digests. uk.tex was created because some people +at Cambridge wanted to read UKTeX but neither wanted to receive private +copies via mail nor to read the copies I post to comp.text.tex. There's no +connection between any of these and comp.text.tex + +> You only mention +> the first two in your note to uktex-digest, but is there a need for +> these two now? + +Several people without access to news (yes, there are such people) find +them useful. As do some people who choose not to read comp.text.tex + +> I also don't understand the connection between +> texhax-digest and comp.text.tex, and perhaps many others are in this +> situation. Is the former meant to be the "best of" the latter? + +There is no connection. I post TeXhax and UKTeX to c.t.t only as +additional distribution methods. TeXhax began years before c.t.t was +created and has never claimed to be an abstract of the newsgroup. + +> Please treat this as a note to uktex, even though sent to you +> personally. I am in favour of merging all into comp.text.tex, +> whatever that entails, but am prepared to accept that we might need a +> comp.text.latex, comp.text.tex, comp.text.metafont, ... as the volume +> on comp.text.tex is very high and it is difficult to read it all. + +I agree; I find it very difficult to find time to read all of c.t.t myself +(one good reason why TeXhax is not an abstract of the newsgroup) + +~~David Osborne + Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham + + +------------------------------ + +Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 16:38:38 +0000 +From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@cl.cam.ac.uk> +Subject: CTAN management problems (uploads) + +In the recent past, it has become apparent that the canonical address +for notifying uploads (ctan-mgr@shsu.edu) is not working. + +For the time being, therefore, the CTAN management request that you +notify ctan@shsu.edu of any uploads. If you have made an upload in +the recent past and it hasn't appeared on the archives, please re-send +notification of your upload to ctan@shsu.edu + +I have changed the README.uploads file on ftp.tex.ac.uk to reflect +this change, and have agreed with Rainer Shoepf that he will do the +same for ftp.dante.de and ftp.shsu.edu. + +We hope that the problem will not persist, and we will change the +READMEs back again and will announce again in these forums when +service is restored to its usual state. + +R + +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: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 18:44:48 +0000 +From: David Carlisle <carlisle@cs.man.ac.uk> +Subject: Winter LaTeX Release + + + +The second full release of LaTeX2e was placed on the ctan archives on +December 17th. This release fixes problems reported since June and +incorporates the new `inputenc' package as a standard method of +supporting 8bit input. + +The document ltnews02.tex contains more details of the new features. +See also the www page: + + http://www.tex.ac.uk/CTAN/latex/ + +LaTeX is available from ctan hosts in the directory + + tex-archive/macros/latex/base + +A ready `unpacked' version is available in + + tex-archive/macros/latex/unpacked + +Note that this includes all the files in `base' so you do not need +both directories. + +Unfortunately a couple of small bugs are present in that release. +These are fixed in the file + tex-archive/macros/latex/base/ltpatch.ltx +that was placed on ftp.dante.de on 22nd December (and will arrive on +other ctan hosts overnight). + +If you have already installed LaTeX2e <1994/12/01>, simply obtain the +patch file and re-run initex on latex.ltx; this will update the +format to LaTeX2e <1994/12/01> patch level 1. If you have not +previously installed the December release, just follow the usual +installation procedure outlined in install.txt, and the patch will be +automatically applied. + +Two other files in the LaTeX distribution have been updated since +the initial December release. + +tex-archive/macros/latex/packages/tools/xspace.dtx + (% missing from two comment lines...) + +tex-archive/macros/latex/packages/amslatex/amstex.dtx + (Fix to AmsLaTeX's \dots ) + + +Merry Christmas + +David Carlisle + + LaTeX3 Project + + +------------------------------ + + 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 #11 + +\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 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 + + 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 48] +**************************************** |