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UKTeX Digest    Friday, 15 Jan 1993    Volume 93 : Issue 02

   ``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:
 {Q&A}:
                    documentation for fonts and style files?
               PC Drawing package compatible with Latex PS input
             Re: PC Drawing package compatible with Latex PS input
             Re: Timing of staticisation of muskips in maths mode.
              Re: Timing of staticisation of muskips in maths mode
                              TeX Drawing Packages
                             CM Postscript outlines
                           Re: CM Postscript outlines
                             TEX-BY-EXAMPLE / FWEB
 {Archive News}:
               PM-TEX: A TeX-Shell for OS/2 Presentation-Manager
              Excalibur 1.3 -- TeX spelling checker for Macintosh
 {Announcements}:
 Revised date/place: TeX for non-American languages; MF in theory and practice
            ANNOUNCEMENT: TeX Users Group meeting, Aston, July 1993
               MS Windows LaTeX tools available on FILESERV/Niord


Administrivia:
    Moderators:     Peter Abbott (Aston University) and
                    David Osborne (University of Nottingham)
    Contributions:  UKTeX@uk.ac.tex
    Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests:
                    UKTeX-request@uk.ac.tex

------------------------------------------------------------

Date:    Fri, 08 Jan 93 15:53:00 +0000
From:    "T.MCMULLAN" <QGNO31@mgvax.ulst.ac.uk>
Subject: documentation for fonts and style files?

Is there any recent documentation available which will provide details of
all the font files and style files available, so as to bring our system
up to date. It would also be handy to know statistically, what are the
most popular fonts and style files.

Trevor McMullan
Computer Officer (Academic Services)
Magee College
Univ of Ulster

------------------------------

Date:    Fri, 08 Jan 93 16:07:30 +0000
From:    Mark Baker <mab@uk.ac.southampton.parallel-computing-support>
Subject: PC Drawing package compatible with Latex PS input

I am running the PC version of Latex. I am interested in knowing what
PD WIMP/WYSIWYG type PC packages are available to produce Postscript
which can be used by Latex.

Cheers

Mark

Dr Mark Baker
Project Manager
Parallel Computing Support Project
Southampton University Computing Services
The University of Southampton
Southampton, S09 5NH                    tel:    +44 703 593226
Hampshire, U.K                          e-mail: mab@uk.ac.soton
                                                mab@uk.ac.soton.par

------------------------------

Date:    08 Jan 93 16:32:34 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: Re: PC Drawing package compatible with Latex PS input

 > I am running the PC version of Latex. I am interested in knowing what
 > PD WIMP/WYSIWYG type PC packages are available to produce Postscript
 > which can be used by Latex.

I dont understand the question. packages to do what? if you mean
drawing packages, then (in my opinion) there are no PD packages worth
considering. you'd be mad not to invest in a copy of the excellent
Corel Draw. after all, you're not *that* hard up!

if you want graphing packages, then look at gnuplot. it produces quite
good output.

any of the rubbish given away with Microsoft Windows will produce
encapsulated PostScript.

Sebastian

------------------------------

Date:    Fri, 08 Jan 93 20:39:52 +0100
From:    Frank Jensen <fj%dk.auc.iesd@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay>
Subject: Re: Timing of staticisation of muskips in maths mode.

[Conversion of math lists is defined in Appendix G of The TeXbook.
Rule 20 mentions the \...muskip parameters.]

Since assignments do not contribute anything to the current list, and
conversion of a math list to a horizontal list takes place when the
math list is completed (p. 293, see `$'), it follows that the
parameters used in the conversion process have the values that are
current at the end of the math list.  [At least that's how I interpret
The Book.]

See also the doubly dangerous bent section at the bottom of p. 153.

Frank Jensen,   fj@iesd.auc.dk
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Aalborg University
DENMARK

------------------------------

Date:    Tue, 12 Jan 93 13:29:17 +0000
From:    Jeremy Henty <jch@uk.co.imperial-software-tech.upper>
Subject: Re: Timing of staticisation of muskips in maths mode

Philip Taylor (RHBNC) <P.Taylor@uk.ac.rhbnc.vax> asks, 

| At what point does TeX staticise the values of things such as \medmuskip?
| If I write the following:
| 
|         $ \realmedmuskip = \medmuskip
|           \medmuskip = \thickmuskip
|           x \mathchar "213C y
|           \medmuskip = \realmedmuskip
|           x \mathchar "213C y
|         $
| 
| I appear to get the same spacing around the two `<'s.  So it would seem
| that TeX staticises the muskips at end-of-maths, which I confess is
| quite reasonable, but is it defined anywhere?

Yes, the whole process is described in great detail in Appendix G 
of the TeXbook. The essential details are as follows, 

        In math mode TeX is building a math list (which is really a tree) 
        that represents the formula. 

        When math mode finishes TeX converts the complete math list into 
        a horizontal list (a TeX object that represents the contents 
        of an hbox) and *this* is when the interelement spacing (such as 
        the \medmuskip around your `<'s) is inserted, using the current 
        values of \medmuskip etc. 

Hope this is clear, for further details see Appendix G 
of the TeXbook. 

Jeremy C. Henty

------------------------------

Date:    Mon, 11 Jan 93 11:03:00 +0000
From:    ROUGH@uk.ac.manadon-engineering-college
Subject: TeX Drawing Packages

Do versions of TeX drawing packages like TEXCAD or TEXDRAW which perform
bezier curve drawing exist for MSDOS?  If so where can I find them? 

Thanks

Alastair Rough

------------------------------

Date:    Mon, 11 Jan 93 14:16:24 +0000
From:    Adrian F Clark <alien@uk.ac.essex>
Subject: CM Postscript outlines

I'm interested in the Computer Modern Postscript outline fonts.  Could
someone tell me who distributes them in the UK and whether the maths
fonts are included?

I also have a more general note concerning down-loaded PS fonts.  If
one generates a PS file that includes down-loaded outline fonts and
makes it publically available, is this a contravention of the
licensing of the down-loaded fonts?  I guess I'm thinking principally
in terms of the CM outlines (or at least the maths fonts therefrom)
but an answer for, say, Monotype or Adobe outlines would be helpful.

Many thanks in advance.

..Adrian

 Dr Adrian F. Clark                                   JANET: alien@uk.ac.essex
 INTERNET: alien%uk.ac.essex@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk          FAX: (+44) 206-872900
 BITNET: alien%uk.ac.essex@ac.uk              PHONE: (+44) 206-872432 (direct)
 Dept ESE, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, C04 3SQ, UK.

------------------------------

Date:    12 Jan 93 14:43:10 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: Re: CM Postscript outlines

 > I also have a more general note concerning down-loaded PS fonts.  If
 > one generates a PS file that includes down-loaded outline fonts and
 > makes it publically available, is this a contravention of the

i say unequivocally yes. if you include rendered bitmaps in the PS
file, then thats a more interesting question

s

------------------------------

Date:    Wed, 13 Jan 93 23:37:31 +0000
From:    JJC3@uk.ac.cambridge.phoenix
Subject: TEX-BY-EXAMPLE / FWEB

1. How do I get the macros and examples from Borde's book: TeX by Example?
   when I found the appropriate directory there were no files there.
2. Same problem with FWEB.
   Is it possible to generate TeX using FORTRAN ?

   ( I have read the reference
   to fweb in FAQ but, as I say, I haven't been able to get hold of it ).

   Any assistance would be much appreciated.

                                           J.J.CAMUS

------------------------------

Date:    07 Jan 93 10:25:18 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: PM-TEX: A TeX-Shell for OS/2 Presentation-Manager

The PM-TeX system described below can be found in the UK TeX Internet
Archive in pub/archive/support/pmtex


Sebastian Rahtz
- ------------------

PM-TEX: A TeX-Shell for OS/2 Presentation-Manager
        (international package without prescanners)
====================================================================

Version: 2.0 (05.12.92)
Author:  Guillaume Schiltz  
E-Mail:  SCHILTZ@SUN1.RUF.UNI-FREIBURG.DE

Filelist 
        * PMTEX.EXE
        * PMTEX.HLP
        * PMTEX.DOC
        * DUMMY.EXE

Description:
        * PM-TeX Version 2.0 is an OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager
          application. It offers a shell to everyday used programs for
          the TeX typesetting system such as editors, TeX-interpreters,
          previewer and printerdrivers. PM-TeX is conceived to use 
          the emTeX-programs but can easily be configured for other
          TeX-systems.
        * The configuration of TeX can be performed by using the
          setting-windows of PM-TeX.
        * For each program PM-TeX opens a new session to which can be
          switched from the main menu. So concurrency and easy support
          of full-screen sessions is given.
        * DOS and OS/2 programs are supported. DOS-programs are
          executed in a DOS-window.   

------------------------------

Date:    Fri, 15 Jan 93 16:40:41 +0000
From:    David Osborne <cczdao@mips.nott.ac.uk>
Subject: Excalibur 1.3 -- TeX spelling checker for Macintosh

Rick Zaccone <zaccone@bucknell.edu> has contributed Excalibur 1.3, now
in the UK TeX Archive on uk.ac.tex as a self-extracting archive,
BinHeX encoded, in

    [tex-archive.utils.spell.mac]excalibur-13-sea.hqx

Here's the README.
~~David Osborne (pp UK TeX Archive group)

===========================
Excalibur 1.3       1/10/93

Excalibur is a Macintosh spelling checker for LaTeX documents. It also
does a fairly good job with plain TeX files. It reads files of type
TEXT and it is smart enough to ignore most LaTeX commands and a fair
number of plain TeX commands. Since it just ignores these commands, it
will also serve quite nicely as a spelling checker for any TEXT file
that doesn't contain any LaTeX or TeX commands. (It is not completely
accurate to say that Excalibur ignores LaTeX commands. It will process
any arguments that contain text).

Excalibur is a stand-alone application that we have tested with both
OzTeX and Textures documents. The fact that it is a stand-alone
application should not present any inconvenience since it works with
MultiFinder under System 6 and it is System 7 aware.

You will need System 6.0.4 or higher to run Excalibur.

There is extensive on-line help. You will find it under the Apple menu
if you are running System 6, and under the Balloon Help menu if you
are running System 7 or greater.

Excalibur is free.

Some new features of Excalibur 1.3 include:

Excalibur handles disk insert events. If you insert an uninitialized
disk while Excalibur is running, it will ask you if you want to
initialize it.

Excalibur now recognizes the \lefteqn command.

Excalibur positions alerts and dialogs according to the Human
Interface Guidelines.

Excalibur saves both the resource and data forks of a file.
Previously, it didn't save the resource fork under System 7.

Excalibur looks at the "Do LaTeX Parsing" option when doing text to
dictionary conversions. If this option is checked, Excalibur will
recognize TeX accents and ligatures in words.

Text to Dictionary conversions are faster. They also require somewhat
more memory.

Excalibur correctly updates the document window.

Drag and Drop should work better.

Numerous bug fixes.

Rick Zaccone
zaccone@bucknell.edu

------------------------------

Date:    Wed, 13 Jan 93 15:02:08 +0000
From:    Philip Taylor (RHBNC) <P.Taylor@uk.ac.rhbnc.vax>
Subject: Revised date/place: TeX for non-American languages;
         MF in theory and practice

I am sorry to have to announce that the proposed UK-TuG Conference in Glasgow
will not be going ahead as planned, primarily for financial reasons.  However,
the conference _will_ take place, but at an alternative venue and time which I
hope will prove attractive to you.  The conference is now scheduled to take
place at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (`The Country Campus of the
University of London') during Spring, when the campus is at its best and most
attractive. 

The actual dates are April 6th--8th, with the same programme as previously
announced; April 6th is reserved for travelling, registration and the
Conference dinner; April 7th will consist of a series of talks (with plenty of
time for discussion) from an internationally famous panel of invited speakers,
including Dominik Wujastyk (who together with Graham Toal is responsible for
the authoritative UK hyphenation patterns, and who is also a Sanskrit scholar),
Bernard Gaulle (until recently president of GUTenberg, the French-speaking TeX
Users' Group, and an authority on good French typographic practice), and Yannis
Haralambous (who is the author of ScholarTeX, and a renowned authority on
MetaFont). 

On April 8th, two concurrent MetaFont tutorials will take place, one on
MetaFont in Theory, led by Yannis, and one on MetaFont in Practice. The former
will be concerned with the design and implementation of new fonts through the
medium of MetaFont, whilst the second will be more practical and aimed at
answering questions such as ``how do I generate all the Computer Modern fonts
at 600 dpi for my new laser printer?''. 

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College is situated conveniently close to London
Heathrow Airport, and is also served by regular fast trains from London
Waterloo (circa 30 minutes).  Accommodation will be en-suite, and all meals wil
l
be included in the price. 

Further details (including price) will be issued as soon as the approximate
numbers are known; please send a message to the address below if you are
interested in attending this conference and wish to be kept informed. If you
have already let me know that you intended to attend the Glasgow conference,
please re-confirm for the RHBNC conference in order that I may accurately
record likely numbers. 

                                        Philip Taylor, RHBNC

                                P.Taylor@Uk.Ac.Rhbnc.Vax (Janet);
                                P.Taylor@Vax.Rhbnc.Ac.Uk (Internet).

[If you have no e-mail access, the following alternatives are possible but
 deprecated:

        Tel: +44 784 443172
        Fax: +44 784 434348
        Snail-mail: Philip Taylor; The Computer Centre; RHBNC;
                    University of London; Egham Hill; Egham; 
                    Surrey; TW20 0EX; United Kingdom.

------------------------------

Date:    14 Jan 93 13:38:29 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: TeX Users Group meeting, Aston, July 1993

[NOTE: a TeX source follows at the end of this plain text
announcement. If you reproduce this announcement anywhere, please run
the TeX version. If you have the facilities to print the conference
logo (encapsulated PostScript, using psfig), contact the organisers
for a copy of the file]

PLEASE CIRCULATE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE

***************************************************************************

                 World  Wide  Window  on  TeX


   14th Annual TeX Users Group Meeting July 26th - 30th, 1993

***************************************************************************

Aston University in Birmingham (United Kingdom) will be the venue for
the 1993 TUG conference.  Aston is the home of the `Aston Archive',
one of the largest collections of electronic TeX paraphernalia.  This
is the first time that the annual meeting will have been held outside
of North America.

The location of the conference at one centre of the electronic web and
its movement from North America encourage particular focus on the
`world-wide' aspects of TeX, LaTeX and METAFONT.  The marked rise in
maturity of windowing systems (X Window system, Microsoft Windows,
Macintosh, Atari, Amiga, etc.)  also allows us to exploit more
visually oriented methods in employing the TeX tools.  It is hoped
that there will be a contribution to the conference from the Didot
project, further extending the range of topics to include digital
typography and font creation.

The conference will feature the normal paper presentations.
Workshops, poster displays, courses, panels and `birds of a feather'
sessions will also form integral components.

Contributions are urgently sought in the following subject areas: -
archives - electronic networks - formatting structured documents -
LaTeX3 - graphical user interfaces to TeXware - non-English issues -
non-Latin scripts - digital typography - editing structured documents
- - styles - other typesetting systems - document views -


Contributions:

Proposals for full papers, workshops and poster sessions should be
sent to the programme co-ordinators as soon as possible:

               Chris Rowley                       Malcolm Clark
               Parsifal College                   IRS
               Open University                    University of Westminster
               527 Finchley Road                  115 New Cavendish Street
               London NW3 7BG                     London W1M 8JS
phone:         +44 71 794 0575                    +44 71 911 5000 ex 3622
fax:           +44 71 433 6196                    +44 71 911 5093
email:              tug93-proposals@vax.rhbnc.ac.uk

Deadline for paper proposals:    February 26th, 1993


Conference committee:

Chairman:                                  Peter Abbott
Administration:                            Maureen Campbell
Programme:                                 Chris Rowley and Malcolm Clark
Editors:                                   Sebastian Rahtz and Mimi Burbank
Courses organiser:                         Carol Hewlett
Publicity and demonstrations:              Philip Taylor
Social programme:                          David Osborne

Enquiries:

Requests for further information (full details of costs, accommodation
options, conference registration forms, etc.), as well as requests
for space for demonstrations and displays, should all be sent to the
following address, as should completed forms and any other written
correspondence:

Email                                               Post
tug93-enquiries@vax.rhbnc.ac.uk                     Peter Abbott
                                                    Information Services
                                                    Aston University
                                                    Aston Triangle
                                                    Birmingham B4 7ET
                                                    United Kingdom
                                                    fax:       +44 21 359 6158
                                                    phone:   +44 21 359 5492

Courses:

There will be a selection of TeX Users Group courses organised in
conjunction with the meeting.  Various workshops will also form a part
of the main conference.

Social details:

The conference will take place on the Aston University campus in
central Birmingham, with excellent travel connections.  Birmingham is
situated very conveniently for access to all parts of England,
especially the Midlands areas including Stratford and Oxford, as well
as much of Wales.  Participants will be given details of local events
and sightseeing suggestions, including a guide to the culinary treats
offered by Birmingham's multi-ethnic society.

Social events will include dinners, receptions, and a mystery trip to
an unexpected face of Birmingham.  Accompanying persons will be helped
to have a rewarding time in the area, and will also be offered a
beginners' course in TeX; this course is available as well to those
who would like a crash course in TeX prior to the conference proper.

The approximate cost of attendance at the conference will be 100
pounds, or 250 pounds including accommodation and meals.  The normal
accommodation will be on campus in the University residences.  Those
wishing to book outside hotel accommodation, or executive
accommodation on campus, will find details on the booking form.

The normal accommodation provided will be on campus in the University
residences, but alternative arrangements (e.g. for executive
accommodation on campus, or hotel accommodation) are also possible;
full details of these and other options are given on the booking form
which is available upon request.

Full computer facilities, including electronic mail and network
contacts, will be available to participants.  The rich holdings of the
UK TeX Archive will, of course, be easily accessible.



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\centerline{{\big 14th Annual \TeX\ Users Group Meeting
July 26th\thinspace --\thinspace 30th, 1993}}
\bigskip

Aston University in Birmingham (United Kingdom) will be the venue for
the 1993 TUG conference. Aston is the home of the `Aston
Archive', one of the largest collections of electronic
\TeX\ paraphernalia. This is the first time that the annual
meeting will have been held outside of North America.

The {\bf location} of the conference at one centre of the electronic
web and its movement from North America encourage particular focus on
the `world-wide' aspects of \TeX, \LaTeX\ and \MF{}\null. The marked rise
in maturity of windowing systems (X Window system, Microsoft Windows,
Macintosh, Atari, Amiga, etc.)\ also allows us to exploit more
visually oriented methods in employing the \TeX\ tools. It is hoped that
there will be a contribution to the conference from the Didot project,
further extending the range of topics to include digital typography
and font creation.

The {\bf conference} will feature the normal paper presentations.
Workshops, poster displays, courses, panels and `birds of a feather'
sessions will also form integral components.

{\bf Contributions} are urgently sought in the following subject
areas:\hfil\break
\ignorespaces\Dot archives\Dot electronic networks\Dot formatting structured
documents\Dot \LaTeX3\Dot graphical user interfaces to \TeX ware\Dot
non-English issues\Dot non-Latin scripts\Dot digital typography\Dot
editing structured documents\Dot styles\Dot other typesetting
systems\Dot document views\Dot

\bigskip
\leftline{{\big Contributions:}}

Proposals for full papers, workshops and poster sessions should be sent
to the programme co-ordinators as soon as possible:

\smallskip

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\leftline{{\big Deadline for paper proposals:\quad February 26th, 1993}}

\medskip

\centerline{{\it see over for more details}}
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%%      December 1992}\hfil {\it see over for more details}}
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\leftline{{\big Conference committee:}} 
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\it Chairman: & Peter Abbott\cr
\it Administration: & Maureen Campbell\cr
\it Programme: & Chris Rowley and Malcolm Clark\cr
\it Editors: & Sebastian Rahtz and Mimi Burbank\cr
\it Courses organiser: & Carol Hewlett\cr
\it Publicity and demonstrations: & Philip Taylor \cr
\it Social programme: & David Osborne\cr
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\medskip

\leftline{{\big Enquiries:}} Requests for further information 
(full details of costs, accommodation options, conference registration forms, 
etc.), as well as requests for space for demonstrations and displays, 
should all be sent to the following address, as should completed forms and
any other written correspondence:

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\medskip
\leftline{{\big Courses: }} 
There will be a selection of \TeX\ Users Group courses organised in
conjunction with the meeting.  Various workshops will also form a part
of the main conference. 

\medskip \leftline{{\big Social details: }} The conference will take
place on the Aston University campus in central Birmingham, with
excellent travel connections. Birmingham is situated very conveniently
for access to all parts of England, especially the Midlands areas
including Stratford and Oxford, as well as much of Wales.
Participants will be given details of local events and sightseeing
suggestions, including a guide to the culinary treats offered by
Birmingham's multi-ethnic society.

Social events will include dinners, receptions, and a mystery trip
to an unexpected face of Birmingham. Accompanying persons will be
helped to have a rewarding time in the area, and will also be offered
a beginners' course in \TeX; this course is available as well to those
who would like a crash course in \TeX\ prior to
the conference proper.

The approximate cost of attendance at the conference will be \pounds
100, or \pounds 250 including accommodation and meals.  The normal
accommodation will be on campus in the University residences. Those
wishing to book outside hotel accommodation, or executive accommodation
on campus, will find details on the booking form.

The normal accommodation provided will be on campus in the University 
residences, but alternative arrangements (e.g. for executive
accommodation on campus, or hotel accommodation) are also possible;
full details of these and other options are given on the booking form
which is available upon request.

Full computer facilities, including electronic mail and network
contacts, will be available to participants. The rich holdings of the
UK \TeX\ Archive will, of course, be easily accessible.


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Date:    Thu, 14 Jan 93 09:22:19 -0600
From:    "George D. Greenwade" <bed_gdg@SHSU.edu>
Subject: MS Windows LaTeX tools available on FILESERV/Niord

Mike Reid <mfreid@hkuxa.hku.hk> has been working with me on correcting some
aspects of my VMS LATEX.HLP file for inclusion in the VMS Help Librarian. 
The *real* meat of this announcement, though, is that Mike has ported this
file to a format compatible with Microsoft Windows (which is about the
nicest help utility around), as well as provided a few other utilities for
the Windows environment which may be of interest to users of LaTeX. 
Attached are (1) Mike's announcement, (2) the FILESERV description file for
these packages, and (3) very brief information on how to retrieve the
updated VMS Help file.

Regards and thanks to Mike for his efforts on these projects,   George
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
George D. Greenwade, Ph.D.                            Bitnet:  BED_GDG@SHSU
Department of Economics and Business Analysis         THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG
College of Business Administration                    Voice: (409) 294-1266
P. O. Box 2118                                        FAX:   (409) 294-3612
Sam Houston State University              Internet:        bed_gdg@SHSU.edu
Huntsville, TX 77341                      bed_gdg%SHSU.decnet@relay.the.net
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
MS-Windows LaTeX Help and microEMACS Interface

January 14, 1993. 

Michael F. Reid <mfreid@hkuxa.hku.hk>
From April 1993 <mfr@phys.canterbury.ac.nz>

I have uploaded:
  LATEXHLP.ZIP    A LaTeX help file for MicroSoft Windows
  VMS2WINH.ZIP    Conversion from VMS help to Windows Help
  QH2WINH.ZIP     Conversion from QHELP to Windows Help
  MEWLTX10.ZIP    microEMACS for Windows LaTeX interface
to Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8), directory [FILESERV.MSWIN-LATEX]

The LaTeX help file is a translation of a VAX/VMS help file collated by
George Greenwade. The conversion program is in the VMS2WINH.ZIP file, in
case you want to recompile the file with your own additions. 

NOTE: You need the MicroSoft Help Compiler (HC) to recompile the help
file. This comes with many Windows programming toolkits. 

A conversion from QHELP (a DOS freeware help engine) to Windows help is
in the QH2WINH.ZIP file. This is similar to the vms2winh program, and is
posted here because I know Peter Flynn is working on a TeX help system
based on QHELP. 

##### LaTeX microEMACS Interface #####

The MEWLTX10.ZIP file contains code for a microEMACS for Windows
Interface. This allows you to insert LaTeX commands, insert template
files, run TeX processes, parse errors in log files, call up help, and
so on, using the menus. This is still under development, so I would
appreciate positive or negative comments. 
***************************************************************************
                               MSWIN-LATEX
                               -----------
The MSWIN-LATEX package includes UUENCODEd ZIP archives containing Michael
Reid's LaTeX help file for MicroSoft Windows and microEMACS for MicroSoft
Windows LaTeX interface.

To retrieve the 3 part distribution of the LaTeX help file, include:
 SENDME MSWIN-LATEX.LATEXHLP*
in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu).
To retrieve the 2 part distribution of the microEMACS for Windows LaTeX
interface, include:
 SENDME MSWIN-LATEX.MEWLTX10*
in the body of a mail message to FILESERV.

The ZIP files upon which this distribution is based, as well two other
utilities created by Reid are available for anonymous ftp retrieval on
Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8) in the directory [FILESERV.MSWIN-LATEX]:
  LATEXHLP.ZIP    A LaTeX help file for MicroSoft Windows
  VMS2WINH.ZIP    Conversion from VMS help to Windows Help
  QH2WINH.ZIP     Conversion from QHELP to Windows Help
  MEWLTX10.ZIP    microEMACS for Windows LaTeX interface

Files in this package: (1 Block = 512 bytes)
File                         Blocks  Save file as:

MSWIN-LATEX.LATEXHLP_UUE_1OF3    79  LATEXHLP.UUE, which UUDECODEs to
MSWIN-LATEX.LATEXHLP_UUE_2OF3    79  LATEXHLP.ZIP (PKZIP format)
MSWIN-LATEX.LATEXHLP_UUE_3OF3    41
MSWIN-LATEX.MEWLTX10_UUE_1OF2    79  MEWLTX10.UUE, which UUDECODEs to
MSWIN-LATEX.MEWLTX10_UUE_2OF2    74  MEWLTX10.ZIP (PKZIP format)

Approximate total blocks in full MSWIN-LATEX package = 353

The VMS help file is available from FILESERV (in 4 parts) by including:
 SENDME VMS-LATEX-HELP
in the body of a mail message to FILESERV.  The file LATEX.HLP (VMS Help
Librarian file) is available for anonymous ftp retrieval from Niord in
[FILESERV.VMS-LATEX-HELP].

------------------------------
                                        
                       UK TeX ARCHIVE at ASTON UNIVERSITY
                              >>>  UK.AC.TEX  <<<
                                        
                  *** Interactive and file transfer access ***
           JANET: Host: uk.ac.tex, Username: public, Password: public
                              (DTE 000020120091)
                    Internet: host tex.ac.uk [134.151.40.18]
               For telnet access, login: public, password: public
      For anonymous ftp, login: anonymous, password: <your-e-mail-address>
                                        
                              *** Mail server ***
                    Send mail to TeXserver@uk.ac.tex (JANET)
                   or TeXserver@tex.ac.uk (rest of the world)
                   with message body containing the word HELP
                                        
\section FILES OF INTEREST

    [tex-archive]00readme.txt
    [tex-archive]00directory.list        [tex-archive]00directory.size
    [tex-archive]00directory_dates.list  [tex-archive]00last30days.files
    [tex-archive.doc]TeX-FAQ.txt    (Frequently Asked Questions list)
    [tex-archive.doc]FAQ-Supplement-*.txt    (FAQ supplement)

\section DIGESTS

    This year's UKTeX back issues are stored in the archive in directory
      [tex-archive.digests.uktex.93]
    This year's TeXhax back issues are stored in the archive in directory
      [tex-archive.digests.texhax.93]
      Latest TeXhax: V93 #01

\section MEDIA DISTRIBUTIONS
    Postal addresses are given below.

\subsection Washington Unix TeX distribution tape
    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, 1600bpi, blockfactor 20, 1 file (36Mb)

    Copies available on:
       One 2400ft 0.5" tape sent to Aston with return labels AND return postage
   OR
       One Quarter-Inch Cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format (DC600A or DC6150)
       sent with envelope AND stamps for return postage to Nottingham
         (Due to currency exchange, this service is offered only within the UK)

\subsection VMS tapes
    VMS backup of the archive requires three 2400ft tapes at 6250bpi.
    VMS backup of TeX 2.991 plus PSprint requires one 2400ft tape.

\subsection Exabyte 8mm tapes
    Same contents available as 0.5" tapes.
    Following tape types available: SONY Video 8 cassette P5 90MP,
    MAXELL Video 8 cassette P5-90, TDK Video 8 cassette P5-90MPB

\section TeX IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR SMALL COMPUTERS

\subsection OzTeX V1.4 (for Macintosh)
    Send 7 UNFORMATTED 800K disks to Aston with return postage.

\subsection emTeX (for OS/2, PC-DOS and MS-DOS)
    The complete package (3.5" High density disk format ONLY)
    is available from Aston at a cost of 15 pounds sterling,
    including documentation, disks, post and packing (DO NOT SEND DISKS):
      specify Set A.
    Additional utilities including DVIPS, 5 pounds sterling:  specify Set B.
    FLI files for FX, 5 pounds sterling:  specify Set C.
    FLI files for P6M, 5 pounds sterling:  specify Set D.

    For general enquiries, and a free catalogue detailing other disk 
    formats, precompiled fonts and lots of other goodies, contact:
    Eigen PD Software, P.O. Box 722, Swindon SN2 6YB  (tel: 0793-611270)
    (JANET e-mail address: kellett@uk.ac.cran.rmcs)

\subsection TeX for the Atari ST
    All enquiries for disks etc. should be directed to:
    The South West Software Library, P.O. Box 562, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2YD
    (JANET e-mail address: mdryden@uk.co.compulink.cix)

\section POSTAGE RATES
    All prices in Pounds Sterling.
    For Aston orders, make cheques payable to Aston University.

    0.5" tapes: UK: 2.50 (one tape),  5.00 (two tapes).
            Europe: 5.00 (one tape),  9.00 (two tapes).
            Outside Europe please enquire.
    8mm tapes:
            UK: 1.00,  Europe: 2.00.
    Quarter-inch cartridges:
            UK: 1.00,  Europe: 2.00.
    Diskettes:
    Quantity/Size   Europe   World    UK 1st   UK 2nd
      18/3.5"        3.10     5.10     1.40     1.10
      11/3.5"        1.80     2.90     0.80     0.65
      18/5.25"       1.20     2.00     0.60     0.50
      11/5.25"       0.80     1.30     0.50     0.35

\section POSTAL ADDRESSES
    Please include SELF-ADDRESSED ADHESIVE LABELS for return postage.

    Peter Abbott
    Information Systems, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET

    David Osborne
    Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD
    (for Quarter-inch cartridges ONLY -- must include stamps for return postage
)

\section UK TeX USERS GROUP

    For details, contact:
    David Penfold, Edgerton Publishing Services,
    30 Edgerton Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AD (tel: 0484 519462)
 or E McNeil-Sinclair, fax: 0272 236169
\bye

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