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-% $Id: faq-texsys.tex,v 1.11 2010/08/16 22:04:13 rf10 Exp rf10 $
+% $Id: faq-texsys.tex,v 1.12 2010/12/11 23:49:08 rf10 Exp rf10 $
\section{\TeX{} Systems}
@@ -316,19 +316,20 @@ personal selection:
window manager provides \acro{GUI} ``shell-like'' facilities, in a
similar way to the widely-praised \ProgName{Winedt} (see below);
details (and downloads) are available from the project's
- \href{http://kile.sourceforge.net/}{home on SourceForge}. A newer
- system (by \ProgName{Kile}'s original author),
- \href{http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/}{\ProgName{texmaker}} doesn't
- rely on \acro{KDE}'s facilities, and so may be more easily portable.
-\item[\MSDOS{}] \TeX{}shell is a simple,
- easily-customisable environment, which can be used with the editor
- of your choice.
-
- You can also use \acro{GNU}~\ProgName{emacs} and \acro{AUC}-\TeX{}
- under \MSDOS{}.
-\item[Windows '9x, NT, etc.]\ProgName{TeXnicCenter} is a (free)
+ \href{http://kile.sourceforge.net/}{home on SourceForge}.
+
+ \acro{TUG} is sponsoring the development of a cross-platform editor
+ and shell, modelled on the excellent \texshop{} for the Macintosh.
+ While this program,
+ \href{http://www.tug.org/texworks/}{\texworks{}}, is still under
+ development, it is already quite usable: if you're looking for a
+ \AllTeX{} development environment, and are willing to step beyond
+ the boundaries, it may be for you.
+\item[Windows-32]\ProgName{TeXnicCenter} is a (free)
\TeX{}-oriented development system, uniting a powerful platform for
executing \AllTeX{} and friends with a configurable editor.
+
+ \texworks{} (see above) is also available for Windows systems.
\ProgName{Winedt}, a shareware package, is also highly spoken of.
It too provides a shell for the use of \TeX{} and related programs,
@@ -339,29 +340,21 @@ personal selection:
Both \ProgName{emacs} and \ProgName{vim} are available in versions
for Windows systems.
-\item[\acro{OS/}2] \ProgName{epmtex} offers an \acro{OS/}2-specific shell.
-\item[Macintosh] The commercial Textures provides an excellent integrated
- Macintosh environment with its own editor. More powerful still (as an
- editor) is the shareware \ProgName{Alpha} which is
- extensible enough to let you perform almost any \TeX{}-related job. It
- works well with Oz\TeX{}. From release 2.2.0 (at least), Textures
- works with \macosx{}.
-
- For \macosx{} users, the free tool of choice appears to be
- \href{http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html}{\texshop{}}, which
+\item[Macintosh] For \macosx{} users, the free tool of choice appears to be
+ \href{http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/index.html}{\texshop{}}, which
combines an editor and a shell with a coherent philosophy of dealing
with \AllTeX{} in the OS~X environment. TeXShop is distributed as
part of the MacTeX system, and will therefore be available out of
the box on machines on which MacTeX has been installed.
\ProgName{Vim} is also available for use on Macintosh systems.
-\item[Wildcard] \acro{TUG} is sponsoring the development of a
- cross-platform editor and shell, modelled on the excellent
- \texshop{} for the Macintosh. While this program,
- \href{http://www.tug.org/texworks/}{\texworks{}}, is still under
- development, it is already quite usable: if you're looking for a
- \AllTeX{} development environment, and are willing to step beyond
- the boundaries, it may be for you.
+
+ The commercial Textures provides an excellent integrated Macintosh
+ environment with its own editor. More powerful still (as an editor)
+ is the shareware \ProgName{Alpha} which is extensible enough to let
+ you perform almost any \TeX{}-related job. It also works well with
+ Oz\TeX{}. From release 2.2.0 (at least), Textures works under \macosx{}.
+\item[\acro{OS/}2] \ProgName{epmtex} offers an \acro{OS/}2-specific shell.
\end{description}
Atari, Amiga and \acro{N}e\acro{XT} users also have nice
environments. \LaTeX{} users looking for \ProgName{make}-like
@@ -371,13 +364,13 @@ facilities should review the answer on
While many \AllTeX{}-oriented editors can support work on \BibTeX{}
files, there are many systems that provide specific ``database-like''
access to your \BibTeX{} files~---
-\begin{wideversion}
+\begin{hyperversion}
see ``\Qref{creating a bibliography file}{Q-buildbib}''.
-\end{wideversion}
-\begin{narrowversion}
+\end{hyperversion}
+\begin{flatversion}
these are discussed in % ! line break
``\Qref*{creating a bibliography file}{Q-buildbib}''.
-\end{narrowversion}
+\end{flatversion}
\begin{ctanrefs}
\item[alpha]\CTANref{alpha}
\item[auctex]\CTANref{auctex}
@@ -420,20 +413,6 @@ also have email, and normal telephone and fax support.
Web: \URL{http://www.truetex.com/}
\end{quote}
Source: Mail from Richard Kinch, August 2004.
-%% \item[\acro{PC}; \YandY{} \TeX{}] ``Bitmap free \TeX{} for Windows.''
-%% \begin{quote}
-%% \YandY{}, Inc.\\
-%% 106 Indian Hill, \acro{MA} 01741-1747\\
-%% \acro{USA}\\[.25\baselineskip]
-%% Tel: 800-742-4059 (within North America)\\
-%% Tel: +1 978-371-3286\\
-%% Fax: +1 978-371-2004\\
-%% Email: \mailto{sales-help@YandY.com} and
-%% \nothtml{\\ \hphantom{Email: }}%
-%% \mailto{tech-help@YandY.com}\\
-%% Web: \URL{http://www.YandY.com/}
-%% \end{quote}
-%% Source: Confirmed with \YandY{}, February 2003
\item[pc\TeX{}] Long-established: pc\TeX{}32 is a Windows implementation.
\begin{quote}
Personal \TeX{} Inc\\