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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-usepictex.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-usepictex.html index cdfc95f9c73..c37b98cdb0c 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-usepictex.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-usepictex.html @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ <head> <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label usepictex</title> </head><body> -<h3>Why can’t I load PicTeX?</h3> +<h3>Why can’t I load PicTeX?</h3> <p/>PicTeX is a resource hog; fortunately, most modern TeX implementations offer generous amounts of space, and most modern -computers are pretty fast, so users aren’t too badly affected by its +computers are pretty fast, so users aren’t too badly affected by its performance. <p/>However, PicTeX has the further unfortunate tendency to fill up -TeX’s fixed-size arrays — notably the array of 256 ‘dimension’ -registers. This is a particular problem when you’re using +TeX’s fixed-size arrays — notably the array of 256 ‘dimension’ +registers. This is a particular problem when you’re using <i>pictex.sty</i> with LaTeX and some other packages that also need dimension registers. When this happens, you will see the TeX error message: @@ -18,24 +18,24 @@ message: </pre> </blockquote><p> There is nothing that can directly be done about this error: you -can’t extend the number of available <code>\</code><code>dimen</code> registers without +can’t extend the number of available <code>\</code><code>dimen</code> registers without extending TeX itself. <a href="FAQ-etex.html">e-TeX</a> and <a href="FAQ-omegaleph.html">Omega</a> both do this, as - does <a href="FAQ-commercial.html">MicroPress Inc’s VTeX</a>. + does <a href="FAQ-commercial.html">MicroPress Inc’s VTeX</a>. -<p/>It’s actually quite practical (with most modern distributions) to use -e-TeX’s extended register set: use package <i>etex</i> (which +<p/>It’s actually quite practical (with most modern distributions) to use +e-TeX’s extended register set: use package <i>etex</i> (which comes with e-TeX distributions) and the allocation mechanism is altered to cope with the larger register set: PicTeX will now load. -<p/>If you’re in some situation where you can’t use e-TeX, you need to change -PicTeX; unfortunately PicTeX’s author is no longer active in the +<p/>If you’re in some situation where you can’t use e-TeX, you need to change +PicTeX; unfortunately PicTeX’s author is no longer active in the TeX world, so one must resort to patching. There are two solutions available. <p/>The ConTeXt module <i>m-pictex.tex</i> (for Plain TeX and variants) or the corresponding LaTeX <i>m-pictex</i> package provide an ingenious solution to the problem based on hacking the code of <code>\</code><code>newdimen</code> itself. -<p/>Alternatively, Andreas Schrell’s <i>pictexwd</i> and related +<p/>Alternatively, Andreas Schrell’s <i>pictexwd</i> and related packages replace PicTeX with a version that uses 33 fewer <code>\</code><code>dimen</code> registers; so use <i>pictexwd</i> in place of <i>pictex</i> (either as a LaTeX package, or as a file to read @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ program for other systems (including Windows, nowadays). <dt><tt><i>m-pictex.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/context/current/cont-tmf.zip">macros/context/current/cont-tmf.zip</a> <dt><tt><i>m-pictex.tex</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/context/current/cont-tmf.zip">macros/context/current/cont-tmf.zip</a> <dt><tt><i>MathsPic</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/mathspic.zip">graphics/mathspic</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/mathspic/">browse the directory</a>) -<dt><tt><i>pictexwd.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pictex/addon.zip">graphics/pictex/addon</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pictex/addon/">browse the directory</a>) +<dt><tt><i>pictexwd.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pictex/addon.zip">graphics/pictex/addon</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/graphics/pictex/addon/">browse the directory</a>); <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/pictexwd.html">catalogue entry</a> </dl> <p/><p/><p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=usepictex">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=usepictex</a> </body> |