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diff --git a/Master/support/winshell/Install.txt b/Master/support/winshell/Install.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8da647780f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/support/winshell/Install.txt @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +WinShell Installation + +Following these 5 steps will lead to a working LATEX environment. + +-> LATEX package + First of all, a LATEX package is required. There are two common ones: + MiKTeX: http://www.miktex.org/ + TeXLive: http://www.texlive.org/ + These packages can also be found at the different TEX communities: + ftp://ftp.dante.de/ Germany + ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/ England + ftp://ctan.tug.org/ USA + The LATEX packages are located at: /pub/tex/systems/win32/ + +-> PostScript viewer + To view the PostScript files install PostScript and the GSviewer: + http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html + +-> PDF viewer + There are several possibilities to view the .pdf files, e.g. with + Foxit Reader, GSViewer or Adobe Reader: + Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php + GSView: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.html + Adobe Reader: http://www.adobe.com/ + +-> SpellChecker + For spellchecking download the free sofware ASpell from + http://aspell.net/win32/ + You need the engine, aswell as the dictionary, eg. + engine: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/Aspell-0-50-3-3-Setup.exe + dictionary: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/Aspell-en-0.50-2-3.exe + +-> WinShell + WinShell comes as a zip file and as a complete setup program. Only ONE + is needed! + Zip file: Extract the zip file to the directory of your choice and + start WinShell.exe + Setup program: The setup program copies all the WinShell files to a + specific directory, eg. C:\Program Files\WinShell. + Registry entries are made for the .tex and the .wsp files. + + When WinShell starts for the first time, the following files will be + created in a directory depending on the OS (Operating System) version + you are running: + WinShellMacros.bmp + WinShellUserTools.bmp + WinShell.ini + WinShell.macros + WinShellDict.txt + By default, WinShell tries to find the executable files by searching + the registry. The LATEX binary path should be added to the environment + variable PATH in the autoexec.bat (depending on the OS version). + That is why WinShell should be installed in the last stage of the LATEX + installation procedure. + + |