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TeXhax Digest Friday, August 11, 1989 Volume 89 : Issue 73
Moderators: Tiina Modisett and Pierre MacKay
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Today's Topics:
Needed: Information concerning Lucida maths fonts
Re: Catcode bug in TeX?
Getting DECUS TeX collection running
Bug in DVIEW
European TeX conference, final announcement
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Date: Fri, 4 Aug 89 15:25:18 BST
From: Sebastian Rahtz <spqr%electronics-and-computer-science.southampton.ac.uk@ NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK>
Subject: Needed: Information concerning Lucida maths fonts
Keywords: Lucida fonts, math fonts
We have just acquired the Lucida fonts, and very nice they look too.
One of the reasons we were interested in them was because Bigelow and
Holmes designed a set of TeX-compatible maths characters, but at
present Linotype are only supplying Lucida and Lucida Sans. Can anyone
advise me:
a) whether the Lucida maths fonts are available anywhere
b) how to get them
c) what they are like
Sebastian Rahtz
Computer Science
Southampton
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 89 19:00 N
From: "Rainer M. Schoepf" <SCHOEPF%VIPMZL.Physik.Uni-Mainz.de@UWAVM.ACS.WASHING TON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Catcode bug in TeX?
Keywords: TeX, catcode bug
In TeXhax #70 Wayne Sullivan reported a strange behaviour of the
active underscore character in math mode. He writes
\catcode`\_=\active
\def_{\char`\_}
$ _ $
The behaviour he reports is not due to a bug in TeX: When TeX sees
\char`\_ in math mode it treats it as command to process the math
character number `\_ (remember that the sequence <backquote><character>
is a number). The \mathcode of this character is 32768, that is hex
8000. This is a very special math code, the analogon of \catcode
`active' in math. So TeX will expand again the active character _ and
enter an infinite loop.
The interesting question is why the underscore has this math code.
Any answers to this one?
Frank Mittelbach
Rainer Sch\"opf
<SCHOEPF@DMZNAT51.BITNET>
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Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1989 9:41:49 EDT
From: Tom Limoncelli <limonce@pilot.njin.net>
Subject: Getting DECUS TeX collection running
Keywords: DECUS, TeX
Hi.
We just installed DECUS's TeX collection and we're having a couple problems.
I had read The TeX book before the installation, so that went without too many
problems but now we can't get any output on our printers.
I took "diskquo.tex" from tex_root:[examples] and ran it through TeX with no
problem. I ran DVIEPS (Epson), DVIJET (HP LaserJet) and DVIJEP (HP LaserJet
+) without any problems (file sizes were about 200K, 37K, and 20K
respectively). Since we only have a line-printer on our VAX, I used Kermit
(in binary mode) to download those *.DVI-xxx files to MS-DOS machines (yes, I
renamed them to fit IBM's naming conventions).
From there I tried COPY DISKQUO.xxx PRN and PRINT DISKQUO.XXX and neither
would work for any of the files.
In all cases, the command seemed to have output everything to the printer very
fast. This makes me think that handshaking isn't being done, though this
happened on a couple different computers/printers and all of them work find
with other programs.
Does anyone else do a similar procedure but get better results?
Tom
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Date: Fri, 4 Aug 89 11:36 GMT
From: Peter Flynn UCC <CBTS8001%IRUCCVAX.UCC.IE@UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: Bug in DVIEW
Keywords: DVIEW bug
There is a very nasty bug in Steve Ward's DVIEW which has occurred twice here,
on two separate machines, running two different versions of TeX, on two
utterly unrelated user files: the only common factor is that the .DVI file is
***BIG***, an entire thesis, some 400 pages. DVIEW loads the fonts without
problems, and the says it is loading pages...400 399 398 397 396 etc etc
downwards, but when it gets to 104 the screen clears and leaves the message:
Missing BOP for page 104, seekpt 203174. (last=844902)
at the top of the screen and drops back to the DOS prompt. This is causing
major headaches. I have already asked Jacques Goldberg, who kindly distributes
DVIEW, if he can point me at an address for Steve Ward, or the code, or a fix,
but in the meantime I wondered if anyone else has found this, and if there is
already a fix in existence.
This latest occurrence is DVIEW v2.5 on DOS 3.3 using TeX 2.1 (pcTeX 2.10)
...Peter Flynn
<cbts8001@iruccvax.bitnet>
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Date: 04 Aug 89 10:07 GMT+0200
From: anne.brueggemann-klein@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.dbp.de
Subject: European TeX conference, final announcement
Keywords: TeX conference. general
%______________________________________________________________________
Final Call for Participation and Registration Form
TeX 89
4th Annual Meeting of European TeX Users
September 11--13, 1989, Karlsruhe, FRG
%______________________________________________________________________
TeX 89, the 4th European TeX Conference, will
take place at the University of Karlsruhe, FRG, from
Monday, September 11, to Wednesday, September 13, 1989.
The conference is preceded and followed by two days
of workshops. The conference language is English.
Program:
The conference program is a mixture of talks and discussion
groups. So far, some twenty talks have been announced. They
cover a wide range of TeXnical topics, like teaching
TeX, getting the TeX community organized, TeX and
standards, macro packages, LaTeX, TeX and the
production process, DVI drivers, and TeX and foreign
languages. A complete list of the speakers and their
talks is enclosed. Further announcement of talks,
accompanied by a short abstract, will be accepted
till August 21.
Various discussion groups will give everybody the opportunity
to participate actively in the conference. So far, four
discussion groups have been arranged. We are still looking
for chairpersons who want to initiate discussions on
further topics. A discussion chair should prepare a short,
controversial statement to get the discussion
going, and should be willing to summarize the discussion
for the plenum. Discussion groups will probably be small,
not more than twenty people per group. If you have a
proposal for a discussion group, please indicate so
on the registration form.
There will be an exhibition of TeX-related products and
books during the conference. Anyone interested in exhibiting
products should contact Rainer Rupprecht (the address
is on the registration form).
The conference begins on Monday, September 11,
at 10 am (registration starting at 9 am) and
closes on Wednesday, September 13, at 4 pm.
Workshops:
The two days before and after the conference are devoted to
workshops. Please find enclosed a list of the workshops
with brief course descriptions. We proudly announce that several
distinguished TeX specialists have committed themselves
as lectures.
Applicants should indicate on the registration form their
level of expertise and what they want to achieve in the
workshop. The classes can then better be tailored to their
needs.
In general we will limit enrollment to 15 applicants per
workshops to keep the groups operational. On the other
hand, the workshops have to be self-supporting. Hence,
if less than ten people enroll for a workshop, the
workshop must be cancelled.
Applicants will be notified on August 23 about acceptation
or rejection.
Charges:
The conference fee is DM 280,--. The fee includes
registration materials, lunches, coffee breaks, social
events (including a surprise excursion on Tuesday afternoon),
and a copy of the conference proceedings. Conference
registration must be accompanied by payment.
The workshops are DM 100,-- per day. This only includes
the classes and teaching material the lecturers might
provide. Please pay for workshops only *after*
your registration has been confirmed.
Accomodation:
Participants must make their own arrangements for
accomodation. Please contact
Verkehrsverein Karlsruhe e.V.
Bahnhofsplatz 6
7500 Karlsruhe 1, FRG
Deadline:
The deadline for all registrations is August 21, 1989.
Talks
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Malcolm Clark: TeX and/or SGML
R. Olejniczak: TeXpic---design and implementation of
a picture graphics language in TeX a la pic
Bart Childs: The state of TUG, TeX,
and a report on teaching TeX
Bart Childs and others: TeX environments
J. Schrod: Changebars without \special's
M. Rycko and B. Jackowski: Polish TeX is ready for use
F. Mittelbach and R. Schoepf: With LaTeX into the nineties---
LaTeX limitations and how to get around them
P. D. Bacsich: MoreMath---a new PostScript font of
mathematical symbols
W. Antweiler: A TeX--REDUCE-interface (Poster talk)
E. Neuwirth: Combining databases and TeX for producing a
textbook for homoeopathic medicine
K. Neuwirth: TeX on the AMIGA---hands-on experiences
J. Lammarsch: Using LISTSERV at DHDURZ1
J. Lammarsch: Getting organized in Germany
K. van der Laan: Getting organized in the Netherlands
R. Wonneberger: TeX in an IDP environment
A. Brueggemann-Klein: TeX and document design
M. Bryan: JLaTeX
N. Eiglsperger: A public domain driver for Digiset
D. Rogers: Electronic Publishing in the nineties
Discussion groups
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Document structures (LaTeX, SGML ...)
TeX and graphics (and fonts)
Getting information
TUG and national user groups
Workshops
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--> Plain TeX
--> Philip Taylor, RHBNC, University of London
--> September 9th/10th, 10--20 participants
Philip Taylor is totally dedicated to Plain Tex, and spends a considerable
amount of time developing new macros to work within the Plain environment.
His course will cover all aspects of the TeX language with the
exception of output routines, but the emphasis of the course is entirely
under the control of those wishing to attend. He is equally happy to
teach Plain TeX for complete beginners, or intermediate TeX for
those wishing to extend their knowledge of the language. As he feels
it unlikely that any complete beginners would be attending this conference,
the initial refinement of the syllabus includes material up to
the level of (say), \halign (which is remarkably easy to use if you
design your own \halign's, rather than trying to understand the examples
in the book), but you are asked to give brief details of your TeX
experience and interests when signing up for this course, so that the
syllabus can be adjusted to be of maximum interest and use to those
attending. Please bring your own copies of the TeXbook.
--> LaTeX for beginners
--> Jost Krieger, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
--> September 14th/15th, 10--15 participants
Jost Krieger comes from a very active TeX
community in Bochum, which is particularly concerned with TeX in
a German environment. The German hyphenation patterns generated
at Bochum are in widespread use.
Jost himself is an experienced TeX and LaTeX teacher.
His course addresses LaTeX novices, either starting from
scratch or switching from plain TeX.
Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of TeX or LaTeX
is assumed, but it is necessary to be familiar with the
basic notions behind using a text editor on a mainframe or
PC, since practical work plays an important part in the course.
Bring your own LaTeX manual.
--> Advanced macro writing and developing LaTeX styles
--> Joachim Schrod, Detig Schrod TeXsys and TH Darmstadt
--> September 14th/15th, 10--15 participants
Joachim Schrod is both an experienced programmer and TeX macro
specialist, working on TeX portations, new members of the WEB
language family and macro development since 1981. He is contributing
frequently to TeXhax and tugboat. He is the author of a highly
portable driver family, YADD (Yet Another DVI Driver family) and
participant of the DVI driver standards committee.
His course addresses people having some experience with TeX and in
writing simple macros, probably often struggling with the unexpected
side effects caused by the non-modular structure of LaTeX. As
LaTeX style development is always (Plain) TeX macro development,
the course will first introduce you to the principles of the
programming language Plain TeX, namely dynamic/static binding,
expansion, and interrupt handling (output routines). Then the
LaTeX programming interface is presented, not formally specified,
but as an informal description of the most important macros for style
development.
The workshop is a mixture of lectures and hands-on practical sessions.
Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of TeX and LaTeX is
assumed. Bring your own \TeX{}book.
--> Teaching TeX and LaTeX
--> Cathy Booth and Malcolm Clark, Exeter University and Imperial
College
--> September 9th, 10--20 participants
Cathy Booth and Malcolm Clark need no introduction in this forum.
They did a superb job of organizing last year's conference in
Exeter and are well known for their zeal to give TeX the place
in the world it deserves. Cathy and Malcolm have both taught courses
on behalf of the TeX Users Group, TUG, as well as to others.
Their longstanding involvement
with TeX and LaTeX makes them an experienced team to teach
the teachers.
This one-day workshop consists of classroom lectures and discussions.
Prerequisites: Some basic knowledge of TeX or LaTeX is assumed.
--> Introduction to METAFONT
--> Don Hosek, Pitzer College
--> September 9th/10th, 10--15 participants
Don Hosek of TeXmag fame is an active member of the TeX
Users Group, TUG, participating in the TUGboat editorial committee
and the DVI driver standards committee. In addition, he has been
teaching courses for TUG for some time now.
The workshop will cover the basic concepts of METAFONT, beginning with
what it does and what good it is. Participants will become familiar with
using METAFONT to generate characters from existing METAFONT programs
and to develop characters and logos on their own. Topics will include
an explanation of METAFONT's mode_def's, drawing shapes using METAFONT's
capabilities, an introduction to METAFONT's mathematical abilities,
and macros and variables in METAFONT.
Prerequisites: No METAFONT knowledge is assumed. Experience with
TeX is recommended. Bring your own METAFONTbook.
--> Typefaces: History and Use
--> Anne Brueggemann-Klein, Universitaet Freiburg
--> September 14th/15th, 10--15 participants
Anne Brueggemann-Klein is working on an interface between the
document designer and TeX. While studying document designers
at work, she got hooked on the beauty of typefaces.
Topics covered by this workshop include terminology, the historical
development of type forms and their parallels in architecture,
classification schemes, tools for typeface recognition,
readability, effective use of typefaces, and typeface combinations.
In the age of PostScript, there is more to fonts than Computer
Modern!
Participants are provided with an annotated bibliography on type
and document design.
Prerequisites: No TeX-related knowledge is assumed.
Bring your favorite and most hated type specimens.
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TeX89
Conference and Workshop Registration Form
%______________________________________________________________________
Name __________________________________________________________
Affiliation __________________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Telephone __________________________________________________________
E-mail __________________________________________________________
Please tick where appropriate.
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|_| I want to register for the conference.
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|_| A cheque on DM 280,-- is enclosed.
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|_| Please send me an invoice; bank transfer will
be done immediately.
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|_| I want to present a paper. A short abstract is
enclosed. The title of the paper is
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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|_| I want to lead a discussion group on
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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|_| I want to register for a workshop. I will pay for the
workshop as soon as my registration is confirmed.
First preference ________________________________________________
Second preference _______________________________________________
Comments (level of expertise, motivation, goals) ________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Send before August 21 to
Rainer Rupprecht
Rechenzentrum
Universitaet Karlsruhe
Postfach 6800
7500 Karlsruhe 1, FRG
Telephone: (0721) 608-4031
e-mail: RZ32 at DKAUNI2 (bitnet)
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