vesty@inmet.inmet.com (11/30/90)
I recently ftp'ed PasTeX and PasTeXextras off of new-xanth. This system looks great. The only problem is that the documnetation is in German except for a small short reference manual. I've been able to figure out how to use everything except DVIprint. (It would be nice to print out output of a document :> ). This is what happens: DVIprint -d 2 file.dvi ( -d 2 | 3 is for hp deskjet ) causes a memory access guru. Any suggestions? Also, what is initex used for? Thanks, Matt
@utrcgw.utc.com:mark@ardnt1 (mark) (12/03/90)
Note: I am sending this reply for someone here at work that doesn't
read this group. He is the TeX "expert", not me. Direct any
further questions to Ray. I'll forward messages to him if
necessary.
--Mark
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on 30 Nov 90 12:24:00 GMT,
vesty <@utrcgw.utc.com:vesty@inmet.inmet.COM> said:
vesty> I recently ftp'ed PasTeX and PasTeXextras off of new-xanth. This
vesty> system looks great. The only problem is that the documnetation is in
vesty> German except for a small short reference manual.
vesty> I've been able to figure out how to use everything except DVIprint.
vesty> (It would be nice to print out output of a document :> ).
vesty> This is what happens:
vesty> DVIprint -d 2 file.dvi ( -d 2 | 3 is for hp deskjet )
vesty> causes a memory access guru. Any suggestions?
vesty> Also, what is initex used for?
vesty> Thanks,
vesty> Matt
on Mon, 3 Dec 90 09:29 EDT,
"William R(ay) Brohinsky" <RAYBRO%HOLON%UTRC@utrcgw.utc.com> said:
Ray> a) PASTEX docs: The maker has promised us english documentation,
Ray> waiting on recovery of a hard disk crash (expensive) and school
Ray> responsibilities. Be patient.
Ray> b) GURU: I can offer no help here: my machine still gurus from the
Ray> T-card/T-disk. sorry.
Ray> c) initex is the program that builds the .fmt files used to make
Ray> TeX act as plain TeX, LaTeX, AMS-tex, etc. If you have the TeXbook,
Ray> it is explained, how to use it, and that explanation should hold
Ray> for any properly written, properly installed initex. If you don't
Ray> have TeXbook, get it! even at its most abstruse, it is more helpful
Ray> than nothing, and this is the only mechanism by which the
Ray> producers of this code get any recompense at all.
Ray> [NOTE: neither D. Knuth nor L. Lamport have ever expressed this
Ray> simple truth, but it is true, and it is morally and ethically
Ray> proper. After all, Imagine TeX with copyrights and copy protection
Ray> (YUCCHHHH!)]
Ray> Also (not instead of, unless you are POOR and don't want to use all of
Ray> TeX's capability) consider getting `TeX for the impatient'. I can't
Ray> reccommend it highly enough!
Ray> raybrohessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) (12/04/90)
In article <29700010@inmet> vesty@inmet.inmet.com writes: > >I recently ftp'ed PasTeX and PasTeXextras off of new-xanth. This >system looks great. The only problem is that the documnetation is in >German except for a small short reference manual. > >I've been able to figure out how to use everything except DVIprint. >(It would be nice to print out output of a document :> ). > >This is what happens: > >DVIprint -d 2 file.dvi ( -d 2 | 3 is for hp deskjet ) > >causes a memory access guru. Any suggestions? Can you send me more information via e-mail. Version number of the programs, version of you OS, ... the command line options. May be a _short_ dvi-file, which causes the crash. >Also, what is initex used for? Only to make a format file. That's a memory dump of the internal arrays of TeX. So, you can parse you favorite macro-packet and make via '\dump' a dump (format file). Than, you can say virtex to read in this format file at startup 'virtex &your_format_file your_tex_file'. That's saves a lot of time. >Thanks, >Matt Georg. -- hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de hessmann@unipas.uucp
sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Simon Raybould) (12/05/90)
I am interested in a copy of TeX for the amiga. There
seem to be several available on new-xanth, which
should I use ? PasTeX has been mentioned in the
lead-up to this is this the one, Does it have
LaTeX support ?
any help by email please
Cheers
SJR
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Simon J Raybould (sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk) // {o.o}
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British Telecom Fulcrum, Fordrough Lane, Birmingham, B9 5LD, ENGLAND.JFS10@psuvm.psu.edu (Jonathan Swaby) (12/11/90)
I finally have DVIprint working correctly for my printer, but I noticed
that it is doing a lot of font substitution. Where can I get more fonts.
I have Metafont. Is it used to generate fonts, if so can someone provide
a brief example.
THanx Jonathan Swaby jfs10@psuvm.psu.edu
jswaby@psusun01.psu.edu
swaby@zelinski.psu.edu