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There's no reason to believe that - a commercial implementation of TeX is necessarily better than - a free one (or vice versa, for that matter) because the - source code for TeX is in the public domain.</p> - - <p>The following sections highlight several commercial - implementations of TeX.</p> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a - id="sec.com.turbo" name="sec.com.turbo"></a>µTeX by - ArborText</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p>ArborText<a id="id2924394" class="indexterm" - name="id2924394"></a> sells µTeX<a id="id2924249" - class="indexterm" name="id2924249"></a> for MS-DOS<a - id="id2924260" class="indexterm" name="id2924260"></a> - systems as well as an implementation of TeX for unix - workstations. The ArborText previewer and DVI driver - software are also available for both unix and MS-DOS - systems. The following discussion is based on experiences - with µTeX version 3.14B, the MS-DOS implementation of - ArborText's TeX package.</p> - - <p>The µTeX package is a complete TeX implementation for - MS-DOS. The additional utilities, <b>PLtoTF</b><a - id="id2924296" class="indexterm" name="id2924296"></a>, - <b>TFtoPL</b><a id="id2924310" class="indexterm" - name="id2924310"></a>, and BibTeX<a id="id2924318" - class="indexterm" name="id2924318"></a>, are also included. - Neither MetaFont nor <b>MakeIndex</b> is provided.</p> - - <p>The default installation of µTeX creates format files - for Plain TeX and LaTeX. To be as fast as possible, µTeX - creates executable versions of TeX for each of these - formats; these versions have the appropriate macro packages - preloaded into the executable. You can use the standard - notation to load alternate macro packages if you wish to - save disk space.</p> - - <p>ArborText includes a lot of support for using TeX for - non-English documents<a id="id2931362" class="indexterm" - name="id2931362"></a>. Several files of international - hyphenation patterns (English, French<a id="id2931375" - class="indexterm" name="id2931375"></a>, German<a - id="id2931383" class="indexterm" name="id2931383"></a>, - Dutch<a id="id2931392" class="indexterm" - name="id2931392"></a>, and Portuguese<a id="id2931400" - class="indexterm" name="id2931400"></a>) are provided, as - well as reprints of the TUGboat articles describing new - features of TeX version 3.0 and virtual fonts.</p> - - <p>Designed for an MS-DOS environment having only limited - memory, µTeX uses a swap file (potentially located in EMS<a - id="id2931415" class="indexterm" name="id2931415"></a> or - XMS memory<a id="id2931426" class="indexterm" - name="id2931426"></a>) to process large files. Several - environment variables can be used to alter the size of - internal TeX data structures when a new format is being - produced. In terms of big and small versions, µTeX can be - configured either way. These choices are made when you - create the format file however, so you will need to use - iniTeX<a id="id2931434" class="indexterm" - name="id2931434"></a> (included with µTeX) to make a - “bigger” TeX.</p> - - <p>One of the most interesting features of µTeX is a - quick-and-dirty preview mode provided by the TeX - executable. After at least one page of your document has - been processed, you can switch to a preview mode and see - what the page looks like while TeX continues processing - your document. This previewer is not particularly - attractive, but it's quick and easy to use. No other - previewer is provided. ArborText sells a fully functional - previewer as a separate package.</p> - - <p>To print your documents, you must purchase or obtain a - DVI driver separately. ArborText sells two drivers, one for - HP LaserJet printers and another for PostScript printers. - The µTeX distribution includes a complete set of - <tt>TFM</tt> files, but it does not include any <tt>PK</tt> - files.</p> - - <p>The ArborText previewer is summarized in the section - called “<a href="ch09.html#sec.arb.preview" - title="TeX Preview">the section called “TeX - Preview”</a>” in Chapter <a - href="ch09.html" - title="Chapter 9. Previewing">Chapter 9</a>, - <span class="emphasis"><em><a href="ch09.html" - title="Chapter 9. Previewing">Chapter 9</a></em></span>. - The ArborText printer drivers, <b>DVILASER/HP</b><a - id="id2931542" class="indexterm" name="id2931542"></a> and - <b>DVILASER/PS</b><a id="id2931556" class="indexterm" - name="id2931556"></a>, are described in Chapter <a - href="ch08.html" - title="Chapter 8. Printing">Chapter 8</a>, - <span class="emphasis"><em><a href="ch08.html" - title="Chapter 8. Printing">Chapter 8</a></em></span>.</p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2931589" - name="id2931589"></a>\yyTeX</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p>\yyTeX<a id="id2931596" class="indexterm" - name="id2931596"></a> is an MS-DOS<a id="id2931608" - class="indexterm" name="id2931608"></a> implementation of - TeX by Y&Y Inc.<a id="id2931622" class="indexterm" - name="id2931622"></a> (a 386 or higher processor is - required). \yyTeX is sold as a bundled package with - <b>DVIWindo</b><a id="id2931641" class="indexterm" - name="id2931641"></a>, <b>dvipsone</b><a id="id2931655" - class="indexterm" name="id2931655"></a>,<sup>[<a - id="id2931663" name="id2931663" - href="#ftn.id2931663">126</a>]</sup> and a set of - PostScript fonts (either the Computer Modern fonts, the - Lucida Bright and Lucida New Math fonts, or the MathTime - fonts). The installation provides format files for Plain - TeX and LaTeX.</p> - - <p>\yyTeX stands out among TeX systems because of its - memory management. Unlike other TeX systems, which exist in - big and small versions, all of \yyTeX's memory management - is dynamic. All of the buffers that TeX uses (main memory, - font memory, string memory, etc.) will expand to meet the - needs of the most complex documents you create. The memory - required for hyphenation patterns is dynamically allocated - as well, which means that you can construct multilingual - formats with as many sets of hyphenation patterns as you - need (multilingual formats are discussed in more detail in - Chapter <a href="ch07.html" - title="Chapter 7. International Considerations">Chapter 7</a>, - <span class="emphasis"><em><a href="ch07.html" - title="Chapter 7. International Considerations">Chapter 7</a></em></span>). - The advantage of dynamic memory management over a fast and - big TeX is that \yyTeX starts out small (big TeXs reserve a - large fixed amount of memory even when processing simple - jobs that don't require very much). In a multitasking - environment where several programs are competing for - memory, one large program can slow the progress of the - entire system. \yyTeX's memory manager supports XMS<a - id="id2931742" class="indexterm" name="id2931742"></a>, - VCPI<a id="id2931757" class="indexterm" - name="id2931757"></a>, and DPMI<a id="id2931765" - class="indexterm" name="id2931765"></a>. This means that it - can run under MS-DOS with any of the common memory managers - and under Windows, Windows NT, and DOS sessions in OS/2<a - id="id2931776" class="indexterm" name="id2931776"></a><a - id="id2931789" class="indexterm" name="id2931789"></a><a - id="id2931802" class="indexterm" name="id2931802"></a>.</p> - - <p>\yyTeX has a couple of additional strengths for - multilingual use: it supports customizable input character - translation and more than 255 internal font numbers. Most - versions of TeX only support a maximum of 255 fonts in any - single document.</p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2931820" - name="id2931820"></a>Textures</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p><b>Textures</b><a id="id2931838" class="indexterm" - name="id2931838"></a> is a commercial implementation of TeX - for the Macintosh<a id="id2931846" class="indexterm" - name="id2931846"></a> distributed by Blue Sky Research<a - id="id2931862" class="indexterm" name="id2931862"></a>. It - is described fully in Chapter <a href="ch15.html" - title="Chapter 15. TeX on the Macintosh">Chapter 15</a>, - <span class="emphasis"><em><a href="ch15.html" - title="Chapter 15. TeX on the Macintosh">Chapter 15</a></em></span>.</p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2931894" - name="id2931894"></a>TurboTeX</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p>TurboTeX<a id="id2931902" class="indexterm" - name="id2931902"></a> is a complete TeX system for MS-DOS<a - id="id2931914" class="indexterm" name="id2931914"></a><a - id="id2931927" class="indexterm" name="id2931927"></a> with - full support for Microsoft Windows. It is distributed by - the Kinch Computer Company<a id="id2931943" - class="indexterm" name="id2931943"></a>. The programs - included in TurboTeX version 3.0 are shown in Table <a - href="ch14.html#tab.turbotex" - title="Table 14.1. TurboTeX Programs">Table 14.1</a>. - The <b>dvideo</b> and <b>wdviwin</b> previewers are - described in Chapter <a href="ch09.html" - title="Chapter 9. Previewing">Chapter 9</a>.</p> - - <div class="table"> - <a id="tab.turbotex" name="tab.turbotex"></a> - - <p class="title"><b>Table 14.1. TurboTeX - Programs</b></p> - - <table summary="TurboTeX Programs" border="1"> - <colgroup> - <col /> - <col /> - </colgroup> - - <thead> - <tr> - <th>Program</th> - - <th>Description</th> - </tr> - </thead> - - <tbody> - <tr> - <td><tt>dvialw</tt><sup>[<a id="tab.turbotex.ftn" - name="tab.turbotex.ftn" - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>A PostScript DVI driver</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>dvideo</tt></td> - - <td>An EGA (non-Windows) previewer</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>wdviwin</tt></td> - - <td>A Windows previewer</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>dvielq</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>An Epson LQ driver</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>dvieps</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>An Epson/IBM graphics printer driver</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>dvijep</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>An HP LaserJet PLus/Series II driver</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>dvijet</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>An HP LaserJet/DeskJet driver</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>dvilj4</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>An HP LaserJet 4 driver</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>initex</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>iniTeX for building new format files</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>latex</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>TeX with the LaTeX format preloaded</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>tex</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>TeX with the Plain format preloaded</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>texidx</tt></td> - - <td>The GNU TeX indexing program</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>tif2hp</tt></td> - - <td>Converts TIFF bitmapped graphics to HP LaserJet - bitmaps</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td><tt>virtex</tt><sup>[<a - href="#ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup></td> - - <td>TeX with no format preloaded</td> - </tr> - </tbody> - - <tbody class="footnotes"> - <tr> - <td colspan="2"> - <div class="footnote"> - <p><sup>[<a id="ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn" - name="ftn.tab.turbotex.ftn" - href="#tab.turbotex.ftn">a</a>]</sup> Windows - version included.</p> - </div> - </td> - </tr> - </tbody> - </table> - </div> - - <p>The Microsoft Windows version of TurboTeX is a superset - of the DOS version (you must install both, but you can - delete the non-Windows executable programs that have - Windows versions, if you wish).</p> - - <p>TurboTeX includes a complete MetaFont distribution. In - addition to the programs shown in Table <a - href="ch14.html#tab.turbomf" - title="Table 14.2. Turbo\protect\TeX \protect\MF Programs"> - Table 14.2</a>, the complete sources for the Computer - Modern, LaTeX, and \AmS-fonts are also provided.</p> - - <div class="table"> - <a id="tab.turbomf" name="tab.turbomf"></a> - - <p class="title"> - <b>Table 14.2. Turbo\protect\TeX \protect\MF - Programs</b></p> - - <table summary="Turbo\protect\TeX \protect\MF Programs" - border="1"> - <colgroup> - <col align="left" /> - <col align="left" /> - </colgroup> - - <thead> - <tr> - <th align="left">\bf Program</th> - - <th align="left">\bf Description</th> - </tr> - </thead> - - <tbody> - <tr> - <td align="left">\it gftodvi\x</td> - - <td align="left">Creates proof sheets of MetaFont - characters</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td align="left">\it inimf</td> - - <td align="left">MetaFont with no base file - preloaded</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td align="left">\it mfscript</td> - - <td align="left">A script generator (for building - multiple fonts)</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td align="left">\it mfcga</td> - - <td align="left">MetaFont for CGA displays</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td align="left">\it mfhga</td> - - <td align="left">MetaFont for Hercules - displays</td> - </tr> - - <tr> - <td align="left">\it gftopk\x</td> - - <td align="left">Converts <tt>GF</tt> files to - <tt>PK</tt> files</td> - </tr> - </tbody> - </table> - </div> - - <p>At the time of this writing, a new version of TurboTeX - is actively being developed. Unfortunately, it was not - available for review in time for this edition of <span - class="emphasis"><em>Making TeX Work</em></span>. The Kinch - Computer Company claims that the next release will include - a big TeX running under Windows 3.1/Win32s and Windows NT - as a native, protected-mode 32-bit application. A new - Windows previewer will also be available, and it takes - advantage of Windows “multiple document - interface” to preview multiple documents in the same - session. Kinch will also provide a set of the standard - Computer Modern Fonts in TrueType and Type 1 formats.</p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="sec.pctex" - name="sec.pctex"></a>PCTeX</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p>PCTeX<a id="id2932539" class="indexterm" - name="id2932539"></a> is a complete TeX system for MS-DOS<a - id="id2932551" class="indexterm" name="id2932551"></a> - distributed by Personal TeX, Inc.<a id="id2932565" - class="indexterm" name="id2932565"></a> It is one of two - offerings from PTI. The version for Windows is described - later in this chapter.</p> - - <p>PCTeX is sold in two configurations. The PCTeX Starter - System includes the latest releases of PCTeX and - PCTeX/386<a id="id2932582" class="indexterm" - name="id2932582"></a>, <b>PTI View</b><a id="id2932607" - class="indexterm" name="id2932607"></a> (for previewing), - one printer driver with the appropriate Computer Modern - fonts in <tt>PK</tt> format, <span - class="emphasis"><em>LaTeX For - Everyone</em></span> [<a - href="bi01.html#jh:latexforeveryone">jh:latexforeveryone</a>], - and the sources for Plain TeX, LaTeX, and AMSTeX. The PCTeX - Laser System includes Big PCTeX/386, LaserJet, LaserJet 4, - PostScript and DeskJet printer drivers (along with a - complete set of Computer Modern fonts in <tt>PK</tt> format - at 300dpi and 600dpi), and the <span - class="emphasis"><em>PC TeX Manual</em></span>, in addition - to everything contained in the Starter System.</p> - - <p>The discussion that follows is based on experiences with - the PCTeX Starter System with PCTeX version 3.14 and the - <b>PTI Laser/HP</b> DVI driver.</p> - - <p>In addition to the TeX executables and macro packages - mentioned above, PCTeX includes these standard TeX - utilities: BibTeX<a id="id2932675" class="indexterm" - name="id2932675"></a>, <b>PLtoTF</b><a id="id2932694" - class="indexterm" name="id2932694"></a>, <b>TFtoPL</b><a - id="id2932708" class="indexterm" name="id2932708"></a>, - <b>PXtoPK</b><a id="id2932722" class="indexterm" - name="id2932722"></a>, and <b>PKtoPX</b><a id="id2932735" - class="indexterm" name="id2932735"></a>. It does not - include any of the other standard utilities or the - <b>MakeIndex</b> processor. MetaFont is available as a - separate package (although it is being discontinued, so it - may not be available for long).</p> - - <p>Several additional features make PCTeX an attractive - commercial alternative:</p> - - <div class="itemizedlist"> - <ul type="disc"> - <li> - <p>It uses a text-based “menu system” for - processing documents. This program makes the - edit/format/preview cycle a simple matter of - selecting the appropriate menu item. Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.pcmenu" - title="Figure 14.1. The PCTeX menu system">Figure 14.1</a> - shows this system in use.</p> - - <div class="figure"> - <a id="fig.pcmenu" name="fig.pcmenu"></a> - - <p class="title"><b>Figure 14.1. The - PCTeX menu system</b></p> -<pre class="screen"> -FIXME: -</pre> - </div> - </li> - - <li> - <p>Support is provided for Bitstream fonts<a - id="id2932819" class="indexterm" - name="id2932819"></a>. Bitstream<a id="id2932830" - class="indexterm" name="id2932830"></a> is a vendor - of high-quality scalable typefaces. The utilities - included with PCTeX allow you to create <tt>TFM</tt> - and <tt>PK</tt> files from Bitstream compressed - outline fonts.</p> - </li> - - <li> - <p>If you prepare multilingual documents, you'll - appreciate the attention they receive in the PCTeX - documentation. Although the ability to compose - multilingual documents is really a feature of TeX - version 3, not PCTeX in particular, PTI provides - step-by-step instructions for building a multilingual - format file. Support files for English, French<a - id="id2932869" class="indexterm" - name="id2932869"></a>, and Spanish<a id="id2932885" - class="indexterm" name="id2932885"></a> are - included.</p> - </li> - </ul> - </div> - - <p>PTI's previewer, <b>PTI View</b>, is described in - Chapter <a href="ch09.html" - title="Chapter 9. Previewing">Chapter 9</a>, - <span class="emphasis"><em><a href="ch09.html" - title="Chapter 9. Previewing">Chapter 9</a></em></span>. - The <b>PTI Laser/HP</b> and <b>PTI Laser/PS</b> printer - drivers are discussed in Chapter <a href="ch08.html" - title="Chapter 8. Printing">Chapter 8</a>, - <span class="emphasis"><em><a href="ch08.html" - title="Chapter 8. Printing">Chapter 8</a></em></span>. - Drivers for DeskJet and Epson printers are also - available.</p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a - id="sec.pctexforwin" name="sec.pctexforwin"></a>PCTeX - For Windows</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p>PCTeX For Windows<a id="id2932979" class="indexterm" - name="id2932979"></a><a id="id2932991" class="indexterm" - name="id2932991"></a> is a new offering from Personal TeX, - Inc.<a id="id2933006" class="indexterm" - name="id2933006"></a> PCTeX For Windows is a superset of - Personal TeX's MS-DOS version of PCTeX.</p> - - <p>This version of PCTeX is an integrated system with a - built-in editor (with complete on-line help), previewer, - and push-button access to PCTeX for composing your - documents. Figure <a href="ch14.html#fig.wpctex" - title="Figure 14.2. PCTeX For Windows editing and previewing a LaTeX document"> - Figure 14.2</a> shows PCTeX For Windows in action.</p> - - <div class="figure"> - <a id="fig.wpctex" name="fig.wpctex"></a> - - <p class="title"><b>Figure 14.2. PCTeX For - Windows editing and previewing a LaTeX document</b></p> -<pre class="screen"> -FIXME: -</pre> - </div> - - <p><b>PCTeX For Windows</b> includes a complete set of - Computer Modern and \AmS fonts in scalable TrueType format. - This allows PCTeX to print directly to any printer (or - other device) supported by Microsoft Windows. To provide - better access to other TrueType fonts that you may have - installed, PCTeX includes a <tt>TFM</tt> generator for - TrueType fonts. This generator is shown in Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.wpctextttotf" - title="Figure 14.3. PCTeX For Windows TrueType font metric builder"> - Figure 14.3</a>.</p> - - <div class="figure"> - <a id="fig.wpctextttotf" name="fig.wpctextttotf"></a> - - <p class="title"><b>Figure 14.3. PCTeX For - Windows TrueType font metric builder</b></p> -<pre class="screen"> -FIXME: -</pre> - </div> - - <p>Except for the <b>PXtoPK</b> and <b>PKtoPX</b> - utilities, <b>PCTeX For Windows</b> has all of the features - of the MS-DOS version of PCTeX.</p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2933148" - name="id2933148"></a>Scientific Word</h2> - </div> - </div> - - <p><b>Scientific Word</b><a id="id2933161" - class="indexterm" name="id2933161"></a>, a commercial - package from TCI Software Research<a id="id2933174" - class="indexterm" name="id2933174"></a>, bridges the gap - between TeX and word processing by providing a more or less - WYSIWYG interface on top of TeX. <b>Scientific Word</b> - requires Microsoft Windows<a id="id2933192" - class="indexterm" name="id2933192"></a>. Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.sciword" - title="Figure 14.4. Editing a document with Scientific Word "> - Figure 14.4</a> shows a sample document being edited - by <b>Scientific Word</b>.</p> - - <div class="figure"> - <a id="fig.sciword" name="fig.sciword"></a> - - <p class="title"><b>Figure 14.4. Editing a - document with Scientific Word</b></p> -<pre class="screen"> -FIXME: -</pre> - </div> - - <p><b>Scientific Word</b> is a powerful program that might - prove to be invaluable in some circumstances. An ideal - candidate for <b>Scientific Word</b> is someone with little - or no desire to learn TeX, but who wants professional - quality output for documents containing a lot of - mathematics. <b>Scientific Word</b> is not simply a fast, - interactive previewer; it really is a visual editor that - produces TeX code behind the scenes. You enter document - elements (even complex elements like mathematics) in an - interactive push-button fashion, and <b>Scientific Word</b> - translates it into the appropriate LaTeX input. This is - very different from Blue Sky Research's <b>Textures</b> - where the user types in TeX but has nearly instantaneous - feedback.</p> - - <p>Unfortunately, the complexity of TeX vastly exceeds - <b>Scientific Word's</b> ability to act as a visual editor, - and this leads to a number of potentially confusing - discrepancies. For example, in a TeX document, the - \parindent and \parskip control sequences control the - indentation of the first line of a paragraph and the - distance between paragraphs. In <b>Scientific Word</b>, the - on-screen appearance of the document is controlled - separately. This difference is apparent in Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.sciword" - title="Figure 14.4. Editing a document with Scientific Word "> - Figure 14.4</a>, where the paragraphs appear to be - indented with no additional space between them, and - Figure <a href="ch14.html#fig.commercial.swpreview" - title="Figure 14.5. Preview of the Scientific Word document shown in Figure "> - Figure 14.5</a> (the same document shown in the - previewer) where the paragraphs are not indented but have - additional space between them.</p> - - <p>These discrepancies arise because <b>Scientific Word</b> - was designed with the same philosophy as LaTeX: separation - of content and form. The purpose of the <b>Scientific - Word</b> editor is to allow you to organize your thoughts - and perfect the content of your document. It is the job of - LaTeX, in conjunction with the document style options that - you select, to perfect the appearance of your document. The - display shown in Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.sciword" - title="Figure 14.4. Editing a document with Scientific Word "> - Figure 14.4</a> is not incorrect in any way, it just - isn't WYSIWYG. TCI Research claims that “by going - beyond WYSIWYG, <b>Scientific Word</b> allows you to focus - on the creative process $…$ and not the layout - commands necessary to typeset [your document].”</p> - - <div class="figure"> - <a id="fig.commercial.swpreview" - name="fig.commercial.swpreview"></a> - - <p class="title"><b>Figure 14.5. Preview of the - Scientific Word document shown in Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.sciword" - title="Figure 14.4. Editing a document with Scientific Word "> - Figure 14.4</a></b></p> -<pre class="screen"> -FIXME: -</pre> - </div> - - <p>When <b>Scientific Word</b> encounters TeX code that it - does not understand, it leaves a labelled grey box in the - display (you can see two such boxes above the chapter title - “Unsolved Problems” in Figure <a - href="ch14.html#fig.sciword" - title="Figure 14.4. Editing a document with Scientific Word "> - Figure 14.4</a>).<sup>[<a id="id2933466" - name="id2933466" href="#ftn.id2933466">127</a>]</sup> This - means that you can edit all of the TeX code in your - document from within <b>Scientific Word</b>, and small - amounts of customization do not require abandoning the - program. The <b>Scientific Word</b> technical reference, - included online with the program, describes how you can - tailor <b>Scientific Word</b> to recognize many of your - customizations.</p> - - <p>Behind the scenes, <b>Scientific Word</b> documents are - processed by a full-fledged TeX processor (TurboTeX<a - id="id2933511" class="indexterm" name="id2933511"></a> by - the Kinch Computer Company<a id="id2933524" - class="indexterm" name="id2933524"></a>). This includes - integrated document formatting and previewing under - Windows. Starting with version 1.1 of <b>Scientific - Word</b>, instructions are included to switch to a - different version of TeX, or different previewers and DVI - drivers, if you prefer.</p> - </div> - - <div class="footnotes"> - <br /> - <hr width="100" align="left" /> - - <div class="footnote"> - <p><sup>[<a id="ftn.id2931663" name="ftn.id2931663" - href="#id2931663">126</a>]</sup> {<b>DVIWindo</b> is - described in Chapter <a href="ch09.html" - title="Chapter 9. Previewing">Chapter 9</a>, - and <b>dvipsone</b> is described in Chapter <a - href="ch08.html" - title="Chapter 8. Printing">Chapter 8</a>.}</p> - </div> - - <div class="footnote"> - <p><sup>[<a id="ftn.id2933466" name="ftn.id2933466" - href="#id2933466">127</a>]</sup> {I forced the issue of - unrecognized control sequences by inserting \parskip and - \parindent control sequences into the body of the - document. 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