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+<TITLE>BaKoMa TeX Distribution - Programs - About</TITLE>
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+ <TD>True&nbsp;WYSIWYG LaTeX&nbsp;System </TR></TBODY></TABLE>
+<P>
+<TABLE cellPadding=8 width="100%">
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+ <UL class=menulevel1>
+ <LI class=sdocs><A href="../index.html">&nbsp;Distribution&nbsp;</A>
+ <UL class=menulevel2>
+ <LI class=docs><A href="../programs/index.html">&nbsp;Programs&nbsp;</A>
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+ <LI class=doc><A href="../programs/bkmtex.html">&nbsp;BKMTEX&nbsp;</A>
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+ <LI class=sdoc>&nbsp;About&nbsp;
+ </UL>
+ <LI class=doc><A href="../programs/texword.html">&nbsp;TeXWord&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=doc><A href="../programs/texword.html">&nbsp;e-TeX&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=doc><A href="../programs/omega.html">&nbsp;Omega&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=doc><A href="../programs/metafont.html">&nbsp;MetaFont&nbsp;</A>
+ </UL>
+ <LI class=docs><A href="../macros/index.html">&nbsp;Macro&nbsp;Packages&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=docs><A href="../fonts/index.html">&nbsp;Font&nbsp;Packages&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=docs><A href="../language/index.html">&nbsp;Language&nbsp;Packages&nbsp;</A>
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+
+
+ <div class=menulevel1 style="text-align:right; border-bottom-width=0px;">BaKoMa-TeX.com</div>
+ <UL class=menulevel1>
+ <LI class=docs><A
+ href="http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/about.php">&nbsp;About&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=docs><A
+ href="http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/download.php">&nbsp;Downloads&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=docs><A
+ href="http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/purchase.php">&nbsp;Purchase&nbsp;</A>
+ <LI class=docs><A
+ href="http://www.bakoma-tex.com/menu/support.php">&nbsp;Support&nbsp;</A></LI></UL>
+</TD>
+<TD vAlign=top width=*>
+
+<H2>Main Features of BaKoMa TeX System</H2>
+
+<b>BaKoMa TeX</b> is complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows
+<i>VISTA/XP/2000/NT/98/95</i>.
+The system is well suitable for preparing of
+<i>Electronic Publications</i> in form of
+<b>PDF</b>, <b>HTML</b>, and <b>SVG</b> files,
+optimized for distributing your documents via Network and/or CD-ROM's.
+
+This document presents main features of BaKoMa TeX 5.
+
+<UL>
+<LI><a href="#IDE">Integrated User Interface</a>
+<li><a href="#graph">Powerfull Graphical Capabilities</a> - comprehensive PostScript support.
+<li><a href="#fonts">Using Fonts in Modern Formats</a> - OpenType, TrueType, PS Type 1 (including MM), and Type 3.
+<!-- <LI><a href="#hyper">Support for HyperTeX (HyperRef), outlines (PDF bookmarks).</a> -->
+<li><a href="#devs">Supported Output Devices/Formats</a> - PDF, SVG, HTML, Postscript.
+<li><a href="#pdf">PDF Generation</a> -
+handling of imported/embedded PostScript and document outlines.
+<li><a href="svgwrite.html">SVG Generation</a> -
+direct way for creating animated presentations in LaTeX.
+<li><a href="#tex">Enhancements of TeX and friends</a>
+<li><a href="#tns">Efficient Support for Huge TeX Trees</a>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="IDE"><h3>Integrated User Interface</h3></a>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> <b>One touch key</b> for TeX + Preview + customizable set of a postprocessors;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">
+<b>Character precision jumping between Text and Preview</b>
+(DVI Forward/Reverse Search) (<a href="changes5.html#V640">V 6.40</a>);<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">
+<b>Dynamical Preview</b> allows the user to preview instantly
+selected region of the file being edited
+(<a href="changes3.html#V430dynaview">Details</a>);<br>
+<!-- <img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Typesetting selected part of a document
+(styles may be precompiled to a format file);<br> -->
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> <b>Gather</b>, Bookmarks and other tools for quick navigation through document structure;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Powerful support for different input encodings;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Graphics import assistant (including smart tool to import images from clipboard);<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Project support;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Assistance for multi-file documents:
+context sensitive opening of included text and graphics files,<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Searching TeX errors using the TeX log file;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Searching help for TeX commands in entire document collection;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and highlighting dictionaries;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> <b>Customizable GUI Control Bar</b> and menus for quick inserting Math Symbols and other commands;<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> <b>Syntax Completion</b> and other tools for quick insertion of frequently used LaTeX constructions
+(<a href="changes5.html#V520ide">Details</a>);<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> Spell Checker:
+correction suggestions, <b>on-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words</b>,
+handling of (La)TeX commands, <b>accenting commands</b>, <b>babel shortcuts</b>
+(<a href="changes3.html#V410centaur">Details</a>);<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"> <b>BibEdit</b> - editor for BIB files is well integrated with another system components
+(<a href="changes5.html#V520bib">Details</a>).
+
+
+
+<a name="graph"><h3>Powerfull Graphical Capabilities</h3></a>
+<table align="left">
+<tr><td>
+<b>EPS</b>,&nbsp;<b>PDF</b>,&nbsp;HPGL,&nbsp;DXY,&nbsp;FIG,<br>
+JPEG,&nbsp;PNG,&nbsp;GIF,&nbsp;TIFF,<br>
+PCX,&nbsp;MSP,&nbsp;BMP,&nbsp;WMF,&nbsp;EMF,<br>
+<b>PSTricks</b>,&nbsp;<b>PSfrag</b>,&nbsp;<b>AxoDraw</b>,&nbsp;etc.
+</table>
+BaKoMa TeX includes interpreter of <b>PostScript Level 2</b>
+(with most of Level 3 features),
+which is tested for compatibility with output from popular
+software: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0,
+Mathematica 4, MatLab,
+CorelDraw 10, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc.
+All DVI drivers support the same special interface compatible
+with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript
+embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, XyPic, PSfrag, etc.).
+LaTeX users may import images by using <b>graphicx</b> package
+without declaring bounding box. So, to import a JPEG file
+you can just say:
+<tt>\includegrapics{foo.jpg}</tt>.
+This approach is valid for all supported graphical formats !!!
+
+<a name="fonts"><h3>Using Fonts in Modern Formats</h3></a>
+<table align="left">
+<tr><td>
+OpenType,<br>
+TrueType,<br>
+PostScript&nbsp;Type&nbsp;1,<br>
+PostScript&nbsp;Type&nbsp;3,<br>
+Multiple&nbsp;Masters.
+</table>
+The system includes about <b>1500</b> typefaces in PostScript Type&nbsp;1
+and Type&nbsp;3 font format including fonts:
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts
+ + <a href="../fonts/fonts.html#t1fonts">vf for T1 with CX</a>),
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;AMS&nbsp;Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols),
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;<b>EC/TC</b>,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;<b>LH (T2A)</b>,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Concrete (Math, ECC),
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Malvern,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;CMCyr
+(+ <a href="../fonts/fonts.html#t2fonts">vf for T2A/LCY</a>),
+<!-- <img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Pandora, -->
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Scripts,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;CMPica,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Punk.
+<i>Extra&nbsp;Math</i>:&nbsp;<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Stmaryrd,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Wasy,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Rsfs,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;YHMath,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke).
+<i>Diagram&nbsp;drawing</i>:&nbsp;<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Lams,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase),
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*),
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Logical (loggates, milstd),
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;timing,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;MusiXTeX,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Chess/CChess,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Go,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Backgammon,
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">&nbsp;Dingbats/NiceFrame.
+etc.
+<p>
+Any font type can be used for any output device/format.
+This feature is supported by automatical font conversion
+between a font formats when it is needed.
+This feature enables rendering Type 1 fonts <b>without ATM</b>.
+In other side it enables using TrueType/OpenType fonts
+for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers.
+<p>
+In advance, BaKoMa TeX includes <b>Font Setup Wizard</b>
+which installs in almost one click OpenType, TrueType, and
+Postscript Type 1 fonts
+under BaKoMa TeX. It generates TFM/VF and FD files. So, that
+installed fonts are ready to use in LaTeX documents.
+<p>
+BaKoMa TeX also supports classical TeX fonts: VF and PK.
+However, using PK fonts is supported for compatibility only.
+There is no PK fonts in BaKoMa TeX distribution,
+because they are unsuitable for generating PDF, SVG, and Postscript.
+
+<a name="devs"><h3>Supported Output Devices/Formats</h3></a>
+<table><tr><td>
+View&nbsp;on&nbsp;Display,<br>
+Print&nbsp;via&nbsp;GDI,<br>
+PostScript,<br>
+PDF, <b>SVG</b>, HTML.
+<td>
+Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support
+for all types of output. It means that all mentioned font formats
+may be used for every type of output. It means that all mentioned graphical capabilities
+are supported for every type of output.
+So, TrueType font can be used for PostScript output, even for Level 1 printer.
+In other side, PostScript graphics can be viewed and printed
+on any non PostScript printer. In advance,
+ability to add animation to the <b>SVG</b> output, makes it the
+best for producing <b>high quality presentations</b>.
+</table>
+
+<a name="pdf"><h3>PDF Generation</h3></a>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">Handles imported PostScript and other Vector formats via vectors.<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">Handles in-line PostScript (PSTricks, PSFrag, AxoDraw, etc.)<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">Compact Font Format (CFF) requires 2--3 times less space then
+other font forms.<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">Supports PDF Encryption via pdfcrypt LaTeX package.<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">Embeds ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste of cyrillic and other international characters.<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif"><a href="pdffonts.html">
+Sharing Fonts between a PDF files</a>
+is suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries.<br>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">It handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline.
+
+<a name="svg"><h3>SVG Generation</h3></a>
+SVG Generating is direct way for creating animated presentations
+in LaTeX. BaKoMa TeX supports generation of SVG files transparently.
+Any document prepared for BaKoMa TeX may be converted into SVG.
+All graphics features and font types are supported.
+In comparison with another output formats animation effects
+may be added to generated SVG files.
+For details see <a href="svgwrite.html">svgwrite.html</a>.
+
+<H3><a name="tex">Enhancements of TeX and friends</a></H3>
+
+<B>BaKoMa TeX</B> includes TeX engine based on a Web2c 7.2.
+All programs are compiled for Win32 Console mode.<br>
+Programs are: TeX, MakeIndex, BibTeX, DVIPS, MetaPost, DVIXCopy.
+MetaFont, GFtoDVI, GFtoPK, PKtoGF, PLtoTFM, TFMtoPL, VFtoVP, VPtoVF.
+
+<P>
+The programs have several extensions
+that can be switched off to preserve 100 % compatibility:
+<UL>
+<LI>TeX processor supports TCX mechanism. TCX tables are generated
+ automatically after specifing two encoding vectors
+ defined via PostScript (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.03</font>).
+<LI>TeX processor embeds into the DVI file source information,
+ that is used to support DVI Forward/Reverse search
+ (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.03</font>).
+<LI>DVIPS supports import of GZIPped graphics files and
+ graphics import filters (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.10</font>).
+<LI>DVIPS includes improved algorithm for partial font downloading
+ that handle any PostScript Type 1 font (ATM compatibility isn't required),
+ because font parsing is implemented
+ via PostScript interpreter (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.20</font>).
+<LI>DVIPS supports using fonts with large number ( > 256 ) of glyphs.
+ Generally, it means that mappings of single PostScript font to
+ several TeX fonts with different encoding vectors is correctly handled
+ by new DVIPS.
+ Standard DVIPS can't perform partial font downloading for such mappings.
+ (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.20</font>).
+<LI>DVIPS supports using TrueType fonts (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.20</font>).
+<LI>DVIPS supports using Multiple Master Type 1 fonts (<font color="#0000FF">V 2.30</font>).
+<LI>TeX processor supports automatical creation of <b>BB</b>-files
+ for non-PostScript graphics. It is useful for LaTeX graphics bundle.
+ (<font color="#000080">V 3.00</font>)
+<LI>TeX processor reads TeX files in binary mode, that takes
+ following advantages:
+ all types of line separators (DOS, UNIX, MAC) are supported;
+ all control characters (including of Ctrl-Z - DOS EOF) are accepted.
+ (<font color="#008000">V 4.10</font>)
+<LI>TeX processor have high precision interaction with source: (<font color="#FF0000">V 6.40</font>)
+ <ul>
+ <li>Editor is called (by E-option) with column number.
+ <li>Character precision source info is embedded into output DVI files,
+ that provides:<br> (1) high precision jumps between
+ TeX and DVI files (<i>DVI Forward/Reverse Search</i>) and <br>
+ (2) dual caret for <i>Dynamical Preview</i>.
+ </ul>
+</UL>
+
+
+<h3><a name="tns">Efficient Support for Huge TeX Trees</a></h3>
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">It uses an interprocess cache that accelerates file search and reduces memory requirements.<br>
+
+<img src="../images/bullet.gif">It supports auto-mirrors for TEXMF trees residing on slow storage devices (CD-ROM, NETWORK).
+
+
+</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
+<P><BR>
+<TABLE width="100%">
+ <TBODY>
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+ <TD>
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+ <TR>
+ <TD align=left>BaKoMa TeX Distribution &gt; Programs &gt; About
+ <TD align=right>Copyright © 1998-2009, Basil K. Malyshev.
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