From: UKTeX-Request@ftp.tex.ac.uk To: UKTeX Distribution: ; Subject: UKTeX Digest V94 #19 Reply-To: UKTeX@ftp.tex.ac.uk Distribution: world MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 18:18:00 +0100 Message-ID: <11159.769367880@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk UKTeX Digest Thursday, 19 May 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 19 ``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}: bitmap files Re: Wish to download EMTEX for MS-DOS Re: TeX for VAX/VMS? Re: MetaPost Plain TeX footnote problem UKTUG OzTeX distribution PDP11 TEX Location of shortvrb.sty Administrivia: Moderators: Peter Abbott (Aston University) and David Osborne (University of Nottingham) Contributions: UKTeX@ftp.tex.ac.uk Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: UKTeX-request@ftp.tex.ac.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 14:26:36 +0000 From: Barry.John.Good@brunel.ac.uk (Barry John Good) Subject: bitmap files I have a client who wants to import bitmap graphics files into a LaTeX document on a PC and print it on an HP Laser Jet III or IV. Is there a driver that will do it? If not, what do you suggest he should do? Barry Good ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 17:14:02 +0000 From: spqr@ftp.tex.ac.uk (Sebastian Rahtz) Subject: Re: Wish to download EMTEX for MS-DOS > We had earlier used EMTEX and were conversant with it. We lost > the files in a disk crash. We therefore need to get a copy of EMTEX > for MS-DOS. we are not experts in ftp, file down load, etc. > we know how to login via ftp. We accessed tex.ac.uk but > could not make out which files to down load for EMTeX. the machine has changed. ftp to ftp.tex.ac.uk, and do cd ctan: cd systems/msdos/emtex and then get all the files in the directories disk1-disk6 dvips (dvi2ps is obsolete) is in systems/msdos/drivers/dvips please come back to me with any problems sebastian rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 17:14:02 +0000 From: spqr@ftp.tex.ac.uk (Sebastian Rahtz) Subject: Re: TeX for VAX/VMS? > How can I install TeX on VAX/VMS by tex-archive ? Please help me. you use anonymous ftp to ftp.tex.ac.uk, go to pub/archive/systems/vms and get 00readme.vmstex to read sebastian rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 17:14:02 +0000 From: spqr@ftp.tex.ac.uk (Sebastian Rahtz) Subject: Re: MetaPost > Does anyone know if there is likely to be in the near future a public > domain "interpreter/compiler" under DOS or Unix for the MetaPost > programming language. I have retrieved a copy of the user's manual > from netlib@research.att.com and would like to try it out. MetaPost exists, Unix only at present. If you are nice to them, AT&T will let you have a copy under a free license (for educational use and not to pass on). Contact the author, John Hobby sebastian rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 12:12:13 +0100 From: Stephen Miller Subject: Plain TeX footnote problem I use Plain TeX (as it suits what I do...) and I have the following code for doing footnotes: % %Setup font for footnote numbers both in text and in footnotes % \font\footnotenumberfont=agarexpreg at 7pt % %Remember: using here small cap figures not correct superscripted figures % % %Raise footnote numbers 1.25 x-height % \def\superscript#1{\raise1.25ex\hbox{\footnotenumberfont#1}} % %Setup roman font for footnote text % \font\footnotetext=agarreg at 8pt % %Footnote macro % \def\fn#1{\global\advance\footnotenumber by 1 \footnote{\superscript{{\/\the\footnotenumber}}}{\footnotetext#1}} This suits (for now) -- but I cannot figure how to alter the baselineskip. Any help appreciated. stephen Stephen Miller National Academic Typesetting Service stephen.miller@oucs.ox.ac.uk Oxford University Computing Services 13 Banbury Road, Oxford, UK. OX2 6NN Tel +44 (0)865 273200 / 273266 (direct) / 273275 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 21:18:00 -0000 From: jack@cee.heriot-watt.ac.uk (Jack Campin) Subject: UKTUG OzTeX distribution > 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. Would it be possible for this to be extended to include the AMS fonts? It's a royal pain trying to build these for OzTeX (I still haven't worked out how to do it for my environment) and they must be one of the first extras most users would want. - -- Jack Campin -- Room 1.36, Department of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS TEL: 031 449 5111 ext 4195 HOME: 031 556 5272 FAX: 031 451 3431 INTERNET: jack@cee.hw.ac.uk BITNET: via UKACRL BANG!net: via mcsun & uknet ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 13:28:10 +0000 From: ejw@atm.ox.ac.uk Subject: PDP11 TEX Is there available a distribution of Tex for the PDP11 runing under RSX11M-PLUS. Also a DVI driver for same for HP Laserjet Plus. I would be grateful for your help. Jim Williamson, Department of Atmospheric Physics, Oxford University. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 15:17:47 +0000 From: ZA9RA01 Subject: Location of shortvrb.sty Can anyone tell me where to find shortvrb.sty so that I can run the file TEST.TEX through my test installation of LaTeX2e and the LaTeX2e Colour and Graphics Packages. Thanks Bill Peel Bill Peel | Computing Services w.peel@mmu.ac.uk | Manchester Metropolitan University | Chester Street | Manchester M1 5GD | England ------------------------------ UK TeX Archive at Aston University >>> ftp.tex.ac.uk <<< Internet: ftp.tex.ac.uk [134.151.79.32] -- anonymous ftp, gopher, NFS For anonymous ftp, login: anonymous, password: \section Files of Interest tex-archive/00Contents tex-archive/FILES.bydate tex-archive/FILES.byname tex-archive/FILES.byname_diff 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 #03 \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); due to currency exchange, 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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