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VTeX/Free 8.44.2 as of 2005-02-11
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The incorrect archive file vtex-cbfonts.zip was fixed.
The new version is:

   8828226 Feb 11 12:08 vtex-cbfonts.zip

In case you have already installed VTeX 8.44.2 using the
old, incorrect archive file, you will find a number of
subdirectories in the VTeX root directory, which should
not have been created.  To remove this mess and make the CB 
fonts work as expected, proceed as follows:

OS/2:
The follwoing directories were wrongly created in the root
directory of the volume (drive) where you have installed
VTeX:

 fonts\tfm
 fonts\type1
 vtex\config
 tex          (empty dir.)

Please, delete these directories including all of their
contents.  (Make sure to remove only \vtex\config, rather
than all of \vtex!)  
Download the fixed version of vtex-cbfonts.zip and unpack it
in the root directory of the volume (drive) where you have
installed VTeX.


Linux:
The following subdirectories were wrongly created in 
/usr/local/vtex:

 fonts/tfm
 fonts/type1
 vtex
 tex         (empty dir.)
 
Please, delete these directories including all of their
contents.  
Download the fixed version of vtex-cbfonts.zip and unpack it
in /usr/local/vtex.



VTeX/Free 8.44.2 (2005-02-08)
-----------------------------

* compiler v8.44a (OS/2) and v8.46a (Linux)

* The shell scripts to execute VTeX do no longer force all 
  fonts to be processed through GeX, i.e., the option -ox2p 
  has been changed to -ox2

* UTF-8 input fixed

* By default, the macro packages of the AMS-Fonts collection
  access a number of fonts which do not exist in Type1
  format.  To circumvent this problem, VTeX/Free until
  version 8.44 came with patched font definition files,
  which did not use the missing fonts.  For the sake of
  compatibility with other TeX distributions, these patches
  have been abandoned with v8.44a.  Instead, the missing
  fonts are faked internally.  (This is the same solution as
  applied, for instance, in the TeXLive system.)  As an
  unfortunate side-effect, however, the packages amsonts,
  amssymb, eucal and eufrak must be loaded with the option
  [psamsfonts] now, if you need to make sure that the AMS
  and Euler fonts can be scaled to arbitrary sizes.

* Latest versions of (hopefully) all hyphenation patterns,
  macro packages and fonts.  Notice particularly PSNFSS 9.2
  (including Palatino smallcaps and oldstyle figures), 
  Ibycus 4.5, Fourier 1.4 and the 2004 edition of PS-Tricks.

* New:  Greek CM fonts (aka CB fonts), Ibycus-Babel
  interface, chess.sty, etex.sty



VTeX/Free 8.44/8.46 (2004-07-02)
--------------------------------
* improved installation instructions for VTeX/Linux,
  file readme-linux.eng
  (thanks to Wolfgang Riedel)
  


VTeX/Free 8.44/8.46
-------------------

* VTeX compiler v 8.44 (OS/2), 8.46 (Linux), providing
  various bug fixes and basic MM font support

* Latest LaTeX2e as of March 2004

* Additional LaTeX packages:
  KOMA-Script collection; mathdots.sty, upquote.sty,
  eso-pic.sty, relsize.sty, everysel.sty, everyshi.sty
  multitoc.sty, ragged2e.sty, pict2e.sty
  
* Additional hyphenation patterns: basque, catalan, 
  hungarian, irish, latin

* Additional fonts:  
  Fourier ("Utopia Math"); CJHebrew fonts and package;
  ES-Int font and package  
 
* Additional distribution file vtex-koma-zip; distribution
  file vtex-texmf.zip has been split into vtex-texmf.zip and
  vtex.texmf2.zip.
 
* VTeX/Free is distributed immediately from CTAN now.
  Do NOT attempt to download from ftp.uni-erlagen.de any more!
  


VTeX/free 8.23c
---------------

VTeX compiler v8.23c:

* eTeX extensions
* PDF graphics inclusion
* improved handling of EPS graphics,
  particularly from Win drivers
* fixed GeX plugins  
  
Solaris port has been given up.

LaTeX:

* new package manfnt.sty
* fixed pstricks.con to avoid clash
  with fancybox package
* Euler-VM 3.0
* hyperref 6.74h
* PSNFSS 9.0c
* updated seminar.con and prosper.cls to match the /Win distrib
* ArabTeX 3.10h

Fonts:

* improved URW NimbusSans with fixed \ss
* fixed bug re. Times Bold Italic font not loading under
  certain circumstances, because TFM for raw (not reencoded)
  font was missing.

PS-Tricks:

* fixed pst-dots.pro to avoid problem with Reader

Ibycus4:

* bold Greek font added;
* improved (experimental) version of the macro packages;
  
Hyphenation patterns:

* latest Spanish patterns eshyph.tex 4.0a
* support for Catalan removed

Documentation:

* improved VTeX Manual, which describes also
  the setup of the VTeX/Free distribution
* eTeX manual



VTeX/Lnx 8.02, VTeX/2 8.11 as of 2003-03-12
-------------------------------------------

VTeX Compiler version 8.02 for Linux, v8.11 for OS/2:

* many bugs and deficiencies fixed
* supports the latest hyperref
* can read gzip-compressed EPS images
* all bitmap image formats are now supported
  on both platforms
* space optimization 
* precompiled font map files (optional)

Solaris port is not yet available.

The file system has been rearranged to comply with TDS 1.0:

* font mapping files reside in texmf/fonts/map/vtex
* encoding vectors reside in texmf/fonts/enc/dvips

Documentation:

* the setup of the /Free distrib is now described 
  in the VTeX manual texmfdoc/vtex/vtex.pdf;
* more ready made docs for AMS-LaTeX, 
  see temf/doc/latex/amscls/ and ../amsmath

LaTeX:

* latest versions of all packages
* new packages:  gensymb, mparhack, esvect, dsfont, framed
* \aliasfont commands moved from preload.cfg to latex.fid;
  preload.cfg is no longer required (but still provided as
  a dummy file)

Ibycus4:

* some VTeX-specific changes, see the file
  texmf/doc/generic/ibycus4/README.vtex

Hyphenation patterns:

* latest Russian patterns as of 2002-02-13

Fonts:

* URW base fonts are now shipped with VTeX
* new fonts : esvect (for esvect.sty), Doublestroke, 
  Context Navigation Symbols (contnav.tfm), Adobe Chess
* TIPA fonts updated to version 1.1

No longer included:

* Virtual AE fonts and related macro package:  Due to the
  availability of EC fonts in Type1 format, they are
  generally considered as obsolete now.
  
* KOMA-script:  It seems -- unfortunately -- to have become
  somewhat unstable.  Furthermore, the KOMA collection must
  not be distributed without the documentation in DVI
  format.  Distributing the KOMA manuals only in PDF format
  is not allowed.  I had a long debate with Markus about
  this issue, but I could not convince him that DVI makes no
  sense with VTeX.  I'm not willing to give in and
  distribute more than 3 MB of useless files.
  
* mathcomp.sty:  please, use gensymb.sty instead



VTeX/Free 7.530 as of 2002-03-25
--------------------------------

Updated archive file common/vtex-fonts2.zip (fixed EC
fonts).  The version number of the distribution is
unchanged.  

To update the fonts on Linux, unzip the archive in the
directory /usr/local/vtex.  On OS/2, unzip the archive in
the root directory of the drive, where you have installed
VTeX/2.



VTeX/Free 7.530 (2002-01-27)
----------------------------

VTeX compiler version 7.53:

* Fixed problem with PostScript mode (unwanted garbage at
  end of page); 
* inclusion of .avi movies in PDF mode is now supported;
* improved GeX font handling;
* fixed bug with line drawing & rotation;
* GeX memory can be customized.
  
New LaTeX packages:

* KOMA-script bundle;
* Arabtex bundle and related Type 1 fonts
  for typesetting Arab and Hebrew.

Updated macros

* soul 2.0
* pdfcrypt 0.6, 
* hyperref 6.72b

New fonts

* EC/TC fonts in Type1 format
* cmr and cmss TIPA fonts in Type1 format

Hyphenation patterns
  
* Updated hyphenation patterns sihyph23 for Slovene;
* frhyph version 2.11 (French);
* ithyph 4.8d (Italian)
* patterns for Ukrainian added.

Miscellaneous

* LaTeX format file will now check \stockheight and 
  \stockwidth, too, in order to determine media size;
  this complies with hyperref 6.72b;
* fixed font map file misc.ali to make BrushScript font
  working; 
* fixed typos in font map file pdfbase.ali;
* new version of fxeff plugin, which will (hopefully) no
  longer cause problems due to potential library mismatch;
  this affects Linux only.

Installation

* Improved REXX scripts makevlatex and makeplain, see the
  comments in the files; this affects OS/2 only;

Documentation

* More ready-made PSTricks documentation



VTeX/Free 7.461 (2001-10-29)
----------------------------

* VTeX compiler version 7.46a; fixed handling of EPS files
  which make strange assmuptions about the current clippath.

* fixed vtexps.pro:  \includegraphics clip option would fail
  in PostScript mide without GeX



VTeX/Free 7.460 (2001-10-22)
----------------------------

* VTeX compiler version 7.46.  Many fixes, particularly wrt/
  handling of PostScript images; increased stack size

* Linux:  main configuration file resides in the /etc
  directory now and is named "vtex.ini", as on OS/2.
  
* Linux:  No more need to specify the full path, when
  executing VTeX, Bibtex or Makeindex.
  
* OS/2:  VTeX/2 comes with an installation program now.

* GeX is now enabled in the shell scripts vlatexp and
  vplainp (PostScript mode)

* fixed vlatexp shell script to set the default BoundingBox
  to A4
  
* Additional fonts and related macro packages:
  Ibycus 4, 
  TIPA,
  Euler-VM math fonts, 
  St-Mary-Road math symbols, 
  BrushScriptX 
  
* Additional LaTeX macro packages:  
  fixmath.sty, upgreek.sty, icomma.sty, ifvtex.sty,
  ifpdf.sty, pdfcrypt.sty, float.sty

* LaTeX (incl. tools, graphics and Cyrillic bundles) as of
  "June 2001", hyperref 6.71q, minor fixes to Babel

* Updated macro packages:  
  url.sty 1.5, draftcopy 2.15, changebar 3.4d, pdfscreen
  with minor fixes (will no longer mess up the desktop),
  foilTeX v2.1.3.c (fixed landscape foils in PostScript
  mode), mflogo 2.0

* PSTricks:  latest version as on CTAN; full documentation
  is now supplied; pst-fill module fixed wrt/ VTeX
  
* Prosper:  improved prosper.cls (AVK, 2001-10-15) to fully
  support VTeX PDF/PS modes
  
* FX Plugin and related macro package for font effects
  
* New Russian hyphenation patterns as of August 7, 2001.
  We load the Russian-only patterns now, as opposed to the
  Russian-English ones; this seems to be more appropriate
  with Babel.  Code templates to select the font encoding
  for Russian (default: T2A) are now part of hyphen.cfg.

* patched .fd files for OT2/cmr so as to use the wncyr
  fonts.  Rationale:  OT2/cmr fonts are not supplied with
  VTeX/Free; actually, they do not exist in Type1 format.
  NB:  using wncyr for OT2/cmr was LaTeX's default behavior,
  before the Cyrillic bundle was introduced.
  
* Many more .enc files; texnansi.enc renamed to ly1.enc.

* New shell scripts `makevlatex' and `makevplain' to create
  the LaTeX and plain formats, using new wrapper files
  texmf/vtex/config/latex.fid and ./plain.fid.

* Changed preload.cfg:
  We read the default preload.ltx, instead of keeping a copy
  of its code in our file. Thus, we won't lose any future
  changes to preload.ltx.

* \aliasfont commands for the XYpic fonts were moved from
  preload.cfg to xypic.sty, so that they are executed on
  demand only (i.e., they are no longer part of the LaTeX
  format).  NB:  \aliasfont's are _not_ required, when XYpic
  is used with plain TeX.
  
* Bibtex and Makeindex programs renamed (again) to "vbibtex"
  and "vmakeindex" with both OS/2 and Linux; large-capacity 
  Bibtex (OS/2 only, for the time being)
  
* Font tools:  pl2tf, tf2pl, vp2vf, vf2vp.  (Note the
  non-standard names, which will not clash with emTeX or
  teTeX.)



VTeX/Free 7.33 (2001-06-21)
---------------------------

* VTeX compiler v7.33d:  PDF security options and xpdf
  source specials are supported now.  Some minor bug fixes
  affect particularly the Linux port.  
  
  Note that only the binaries archives, i.e. vtexlnx.zip and
  vtex2.zip have changed!



VTeX/Free 7.32 (2001-06-10)
---------------------------

* VTeX compiler v7.32:

    - CFF suppport leads to dramatically smaller PDF output.
    - Many fixes re. font handling and EPS inclusion.
    - PDF output will circumvent AR5 bugs.
    - PNG, PCX and TARGA bitmap formats are supported with 
      OS/2 now. (However, no TIFF yet.)
    
* Bibtex and Makeindex with recursive searching (OS/2 only, 
  for the time being).

* LaTeX2e as of June 2000, Babel 3.7, hyperref 6.71e, latest
  AMS-LaTeX, fancybox 1.3, PSNFSS 8.2 incl. mathpazo.sty (!)

* Many interesting LaTeX packages, which were not available
  for VTeX so far:  draftcopy, changebar, pdfscreen, psfig
  (for legacy documents), axodraw, Prosper.

* dinbrief.cls (a goodie for our German customers, since
  letter.cls is of no practical use for them :-)
  
* Further new LaTeX packages:  fancyhdr, supertabular,
  mathcomp, lastpage, comment, truncate,
  
* Certain files of the pstricks and psfrag bundles, which
  are required for use with dvips, are included now
  
* Updated hyphenation patterns and improved pattern loading
  file:
  
  - New German patterns Rev.31.
  - French patterns v2.9.
  - Dutch patterns replaced by new `1996' version.
  - Danish, Spanish and Portuguese patterns replaced by the
    versions, which are `officially' recommended by the
    particular TeX user groups.
    
* Seminar and Prosper are now distributed as a ZIP file of
  their own, which is independent from the rest of the
  distribution.

* Rearranged font map files, see also the decription in the
  file texmf/doc/vtex/font-setup.txt:

  - euler,ali, hoekwater,ali, eurofont.ali, charter.ali and
    utopia,ali have been merged into one single file named
    misc.ali.
    
  - ifmath.ali tmmath.ali and hvmath.ali (excl. the records 
    for the Times and Helvetica text fonts!) have been 
    merged into one single file named micropress.ali.
    
  - The records for all Times and Helvetica text fonts have
    been moved into map files of their own.  Several
    variants of these map files are provided, so that one
    can easily configure, whether these fonts are to be
    downloaded or not, and which version (URW, Adobe,
    MicroPress) to chose.

* The MarVoSym symbol font and the related macro package
  marvosym.sty have been added.
  
* Use of the LY1 font encoding is supported.

* All of the AMS Cyrillic fonts in Type1 format are provided
  now.
  
* Fixed Type1 fonts: cmbsy5, cmbsy7, cmmib5, cmmib7.

* The Type1 fonts for XYpic have been added.

* Metrics and macros for the Concrete fonts have been added.

* fancybox.sty moved from the Seminar directory to
  tex/latex/misc
  
* Improved LaTeX Local Guide

* Installation instructions and LaTeX are no longer
  distributed in German, because maintaining two version
  requires too much work.  (I'm sorry; after all, VTeX
  comes for free :-)
  
* The on-line documentation for PSTricks and Seminar is no
  longer included, because it needs too much space and is
  outdated, anyway.  The packages are described in the
  "LaTeX Graphics Companion", and the obsolete documentation
  can still be downloaded from CTAN.



VTeX/Free v7.10F (2000-08-27)
-----------------------------

* VTeX compiler v7.10F with bug fixes and  
  enhanced hypertext facilities

* Bibtex and Makeindex are included now

* latest AMS-LaTeX (July 2000), hyperref (v6.70p1),
  geometry (v2.3 with VTeX support)

* plain TeX 3.1415926

* color & graphics support (miniltx) for plain TeX

* enhanced LaTeX Local Guide



VTeX/Free v7.00 (2000-05-12)
----------------------------

* PostScript mode is officially supported now

* many bug fixes, particularly wrt/ EPS inclusion, font
  handling and PostScript mode
  
* inclusion of animated GIF's

* memory for hyphenation patterns can grow dynamically now

* new font setup, which is easier to configure and enables
  easy installation of additional fonts.  Ghostscript and
  the related fonts are required now.
  
* Latest LaTeX, Tools, Babel, hyperref etc.

* PSNFSS 8.1 final release; all obliqued fonts are supported
  via \aliasfont now
  
* new packages:  FoilTeX 2.1.3b with "landscape" support for
  VTeX; soul.sty, geometry.sty

* "Cyrillic" bundle and Russian hyphenation patterns added 
  (however, no cyrillic fonts yet)
  
* the Charter and Utopia Type1 fonts are included.
  
* added hyphenation patterns for British English

* added metrics and style file for the CM-Bright fonts

* more LaTeX documentation incl. a preliminary "Local Guide" 
  texmf/doc/vtex/local.eng & local.ger
  
* VTeX documentation (vtex.pdf, gex.pdf, forms.pdf,
  animgif.pdf) is now installed in texmf/doc/vtex



VTeX/Free v6.68 (1999-12-12)
----------------------------

* TeX compiler is much faster now, primarily due to
  directory caching.

* GeX will support additional PS Level II features, e.g.
  LZW compression.

* Support for PDF Page Labels has been added.

* Long file name support (-8 option) is now the default
  behaviour with the OS/2 version.

* The VTeX/Free system is now prepared for easy installation
  of various additional PostScript fonts.

* Use of the XYpic package with VTeX/Free is now fully
  supported.

* Use of the amsfonts and amssyb packages is now fully
  supported; missing AMS fonts are internally emulated; no
  more need to load the AMS styles with the [psamsfonts]
  option.

* Bug fixes, affecting the VTeX program as well as the use
  of various packages with VTeX (seminar, XYpic, PSTricks)

* Hyperref v6.67g

* PSNFSS 8.1(b2) with minor fixes.


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