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Environments</h2>
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<p>There are several commercial versions<a id="id2924356"
class="indexterm" name="id2924356"></a> of TeX on the market.
The advantage of commercial programs over free ones is that
they provide an automated installation procedure and some
level of technical support. 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>
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<div>
<h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a
id="sec.com.turbo" name="sec.com.turbo"></a>µTeX by
ArborText</h2>
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<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>.
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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>
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<h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2931589"
name="id2931589"></a>\yyTeX</h2>
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<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>
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<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>
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</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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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. They really belong in a document style
option.}</p>
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