bobby@hot.caltech.edu (Bobby Bodenheimer) (11/02/90)
*** Freq_questions Wed Oct 31 21:51:50 1990
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comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.9 for November, last changed 10/31/90.
This article includes answers to:
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comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.8 for October, last changed 10/5/90.
This article includes answers to:
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3) Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q?
4) Where can I get the manual for PiCTeX?
5) What is VorTeX and where can I get it?
! 6) What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)?
7) What is Fig and where can I get it?
8) How do I get WEB for C, FORTRAN, or some other language?
9) How can I typeset music in TeX?
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3) Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q?
4) Where can I get the manual for PiCTeX?
5) What is VorTeX and where can I get it?
! 6) What is OzTeX and where can I get it?
7) What is Fig and where can I get it?
8) How do I get WEB for C, FORTRAN, or some other language?
9) How can I typeset music in TeX?
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ftp?
23) How do I use PostScript fonts with LaTeX?
24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
- 25) How do I get a file into the major style repositories?
If you are looking for the answer to, for instance, question 17, and wish
to skip everything else, you can search ahead for the regular expression
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Micah Beck, whose postings provided many of the answers. Joe Weening,
Hal Perkins, Walter Carlip, Max Hailpern, Tad Guy, Raymond Chen, Henning
Schulzrinne, Sebastian Rahtz, Mark James, Peter Galko, and Mike Ernst
! provided additional material and criticisms. The format of this
document is based on that of the Frequently Asked Questions appearing in
comp.unix.wizards, and written by Steve Hayman. Any mistakes are mine.
Corrections, suggestions, and additions to bobby@hot.caltech.edu.
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Micah Beck, whose postings provided many of the answers. Joe Weening,
Hal Perkins, Walter Carlip, Max Hailpern, Tad Guy, Raymond Chen, Henning
Schulzrinne, Sebastian Rahtz, Mark James, Peter Galko, and Mike Ernst
! provided additional material and criticisms. The format of this
document is based on that of the Frequently Asked Questions appearing in
comp.unix.wizards, and written by Steve Hayman. Any mistakes are mine.
Corrections, suggestions, and additions to bobby@hot.caltech.edu.
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from tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (128.146.8.60) in
./pub/dvi3ps.tar.Z
dvips - by Tomas Rokicki. This driver (in version 5.0 and later)
! has the ability to deal with the virtual fonts. Version
! 4.21 is for versions of TeX before 3.0 (or 2.995). Available
! via anonymous ftp from labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47)
! in ./pub.
dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z
- and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
- [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops].
Of the above drivers, dvitops will compile under Unix, MSDOS, VMS,
and Primos and dvips will probably port very easily (patches to
dvips 5.02 for MSDOS are available from labrea.stanford.edu in
! ./pub/dvips502pc.tar.Z, and dvips is available for VMS through
! the DECUS library (see question 22)). The first two programs would
! be difficult to port to something other than Unix.
2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
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from tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (128.146.8.60) in
./pub/dvi3ps.tar.Z
dvips - by Tomas Rokicki. This driver (in version 5.0 and later)
! has the ability to deal with the virtual fonts of TeX 3.0.
! Version 4.21 is for versions of TeX before 3.0 (or 2.995).
! Available via anonymous ftp from labrea.stanford.edu
! (36.8.0.47) in ./pub.
dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z
Of the above drivers, dvitops will compile under Unix, MSDOS, VMS,
and Primos and dvips will probably port very easily (patches to
dvips 5.02 for MSDOS are available from labrea.stanford.edu in
! ./pub/dvips502pc.tar.Z). The first two programs would be difficult
! to port to something other than Unix.
2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
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macros work best with Encapsulated PostScript Files (EPS). In
particular, psfig will need the file to have a BoundingBox (see
Appendix C of the _PostScript Language Reference Manual_). If you
! don't have an EPS file, life can be difficult. For people who don't
! have ftp access or can't deal with tar files, the files are also
! available from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.graphics.psfig].
3) Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q?
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macros work best with Encapsulated PostScript Files (EPS). In
particular, psfig will need the file to have a BoundingBox (see
Appendix C of the _PostScript Language Reference Manual_). If you
! don't have an EPS file, life can be difficult.
3) Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q?
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dvidis - For VAXstation VWS. Available via anonymous ftp from
venus.ycc.yale.edu (130.132.1.5) in [.dvidis] (VMS machine).
xdvi - Also for X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from
! expo.lcs.mit.edu in ./contrib/xdvi.shar.Z.
dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix.
Available via anonymous ftp from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
(26.2.0.74) in the directory pd2:<unix-c.printers> as
! dvi2vdu.tar-z (ftp in "tenex" mode). A C version is also
! available from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitovdu_c_1].
! dvi2tty - A dvi to ASCII conversion program, for normal terminals.
! Available from sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) in
! ./pub/TEX/DVI/dvi2tty.shar. I could not get this program
! to run on a Sun running SunOS 4.1.
4) Where can I get the manual for PiCTeX?
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dvidis - For VAXstation VWS. Available via anonymous ftp from
venus.ycc.yale.edu (130.132.1.5) in [.dvidis] (VMS machine).
xdvi - Also for X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from
! expo.lcs.mit.edu in ./contrib/xdvi.shar.Z and
! ./contrib/xdvi.patch7.Z
dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix.
Available via anonymous ftp from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
(26.2.0.74) in the directory pd2:<unix-c.printers> as
! dvi2vdu.tar-z (ftp in "tenex" mode).
4) Where can I get the manual for PiCTeX?
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University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
! 6) What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)?
! OzTeX is a public domain version of TeX for the Macintosh. A DVI
! Previewer and PostScript driver are also included. It was
written by Andrew Trevorrow, and is available via anonymous ftp from
! from midway.uchicago.edu (128.135.12.73) in ./pub/OzTeX, which
! contains other public domain TeX-related software for the Mac as
! well. Questions about OzTeX may be directed to
! oztex@midway.uchicago.edu.
!
7) What is Fig and where can I get it?
Fig is a menu driven tool similar to MacDraw that allows you to
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University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
! 6) What is OzTeX and where can I get it?
! OzTeX is a public domain version of TeX for the Macintosh. It was
written by Andrew Trevorrow, and is available via anonymous ftp from
! watmsg.waterloo.edu (129.97.129.9) in ./pub/oztex. The most recent
! version is 1.2. It is also available from midway.uchicago.edu
! (128.135.12.73) in ./pub/OzTeX, which contains other public
! domain TeX-related software for the Mac as well. Questions about OzTeX
! may be directed to oztex@midway.uchicago.edu.
!
7) What is Fig and where can I get it?
Fig is a menu driven tool similar to MacDraw that allows you to
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or Scheme source. It was written by John Ramsdell and is available from
the Clarkson archive (see question 19) in ./submit/schemeweb.sh.
- All of the above are also available from ymir.claremont.edu
- (134.173.4.23) in [anonymous.tex.utilities].
-
9) How can I typeset music in TeX?
A package called MuTeX, written by Andrea Steinbach and Angelika
Schofer, aids in doing this. It is available via anonymous ftp from
! sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) in pub/TEX/mtex.tar.Z and from
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [anonymous.tex.music.mtex].
10) What is TUG and TUGboat?
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or Scheme source. It was written by John Ramsdell and is available from
the Clarkson archive (see question 19) in ./submit/schemeweb.sh.
9) How can I typeset music in TeX?
A package called MuTeX, written by Andrea Steinbach and Angelika
Schofer, aids in doing this. It is available via anonymous ftp from
! sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) in pub/TEX/mtex.tar.Z
10) What is TUG and TUGboat?
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One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with
the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to
use the doublespace style file doublespace.sty in ./pub/latex-style
! from sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19), or, if you are using
! the new font selection scheme, get the doublespace.sty from
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.inputs.latex-contrib].
13) In LaTeX, how do I include a file in the verbatim environment?
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One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with
the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to
use the doublespace style file doublespace.sty in ./pub/latex-style
! from sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19).
13) In LaTeX, how do I include a file in the verbatim environment?
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If you can't figure out how to do something in LaTeX after you
have read the manual very carefully, asked your local LaTeX
guru, and thought about it, there is a LaTeX help service
! available. Please note that the way to accomplish something
in LaTeX is often by using an appropriate style file, so please
check this also (see question 15). If none of this works, send mail
describing your problem to latex-help@cs.stanford.edu. If you haven't
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If you can't figure out how to do something in LaTeX after you
have read the manual very carefully, asked your local LaTeX
guru, and thought about it, there is a LaTeX help service
! available (more information is periodically posted about this
! by Don Hosek). Please note that the way to accomplish something
in LaTeX is often by using an appropriate style file, so please
check this also (see question 15). If none of this works, send mail
describing your problem to latex-help@cs.stanford.edu. If you haven't
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Making an index is not trivial. There are several indexing programs
which aid in doing this. Some are:
! makeindex - for LaTeX under Unix (but does run under other OS's
without changes). Available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23, VMS) in the directory
[.tex.utilities.makeindex]. A version for the Macintosh is
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Making an index is not trivial. There are several indexing programs
which aid in doing this. Some are:
! makeindex - for LaTeX under Unix (but may run on other machines
without changes). Available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23, VMS) in the directory
[.tex.utilities.makeindex]. A version for the Macintosh is
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Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
(206)543-6259
or send electronic mail to Elizabeth Tachikawa at
! elisabet@max.acs.washington.edu (note the "s"). The fee charged
! for getting the TeX distribution through the University of
! Washington helps fund the further development of Unix TeX, so
! it's a good idea to order it this way. This distribution compiles
! under Ultrix.
PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
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Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
(206)543-6259
or send electronic mail to Elizabeth Tachikawa at
! elizabet@max.acs.washington.edu. The fee charged for getting
! the TeX distribution through the University of Washington helps
! fund the further development of Unix TeX, so it's a good idea to
! order it this way.
PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
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terminator.cc.umich.edu (141.211.164.8) in
./msdos/text-mgmt/TeX/emtex and from rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
(129.69.1.12) (user:ftp, password: guest) in ./soft/tex/emtex.
! This package includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well.
! Documentation is available in both German and English.
! All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
! through
Jon Radel
P. O. Box 2276
Reston, VA 22090
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terminator.cc.umich.edu (141.211.164.8) in
./msdos/text-mgmt/TeX/emtex and from rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
(129.69.1.12) (user:ftp, password: guest) in ./soft/tex/emtex.
! This package includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well. All
! the documentation for emtex is in German, although the Aston
! archive (see question 22) has much of it in English. TeX for the
! PC is also available through
Jon Radel
P. O. Box 2276
Reston, VA 22090
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VAX/VMS - VMS executables are available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.exe]. Source is
! available in [.tex.sources]. Version 3.1 is available in
! [.tex.sources.tex3_1]. Ymir has a mailserver for those without
! ftp access, although executables are not available through it.
! Send a message containing the line "help" to
! mailserv@ymir.claremont.edu. Standard tape distribution is
! through DECUS or Maria Code.
Atari - TeX is available for the Atari ST from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu
(129.22.16.2) in ./pub/atari/StTeX.
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VAX/VMS - VMS executables are available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.exe]. Source is
! available in [.tex.sources]. Version 3.0 is available in
! [.tex.sources.tex3_0]. Ymir has a mailserver for those without
! ftp access. Send a message containing the line "help" to
! mailserv@ymir.claremont.edu.
Atari - TeX is available for the Atari ST from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu
(129.22.16.2) in ./pub/atari/StTeX.
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If you have problems, contact archive-management@sun.soe.clarkson.edu.
- Ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) is also a TeX repository with lots
- of other stuff as well. It can be reached with anonymous ftp and
- also has a mailing program for people without anonymous ftp. See
- question 22 for more information.
-
20) Where can I get a thesis style for LaTeX?
Thesis styles are usually very specific to your University, so it's
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- The mail server at Clarkson (see question 19), if you can send
mail to the United States.
- Also in the US, the mail server at ymir.claremont.edu has access
! to all the TeX-related material there. This site has a lot of the
! PD TeX software, and even if it's not explicitly stated, much
! of the software mentioned in this document is available there.
! Unfortunately, executables are not available through the mail
! server. Send a message containing the line "help" to
! MAILSERV@ymir.claremont.edu.
- In the United Kingdom, you can get TeX-related material from the
UK TeX archive at the University of Aston. (FTP access is also
available:
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- The mail server at Clarkson (see question 19), if you can send
mail to the United States.
- Also in the US, the mail server at ymir.claremont.edu has access
! to all the tex-related material there. Send a message containing
! the line "help" to MAILSERV@ymir.claremont.edu.
- In the United Kingdom, you can get TeX-related material from the
UK TeX archive at the University of Aston. (FTP access is also
available:
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it is name%site@earn-relay. Note that old three hyphen format
is obsolete, but is still accepted by the program for backward
compatibility.
- - sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5) also contains a substantial TeX
- archive (ftp access is available). Send a messages containing
- the line "help" to mail-server@cs.ruu.nl. This mail server
- can send binary files in a variety of different formats.
- There are LISTSERV facilities for TeX on LISTSERV@TAMVM1.BITNET
and LISTSERV@DHDURZ1.BITNET. Send a message containing the line
"help" to one of these addresses.
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families.
3. Using the font selection mechanism described in Tugboat 10.3,
p. 222 ff; a LaTeX interface to this will be part of version
! 2.10 of LaTeX, and is currently available. From
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) get the file
! [anonymous.tex.inputs.latex-mainz]fontsel.readme for further
! information, or ./pub/TEX/latexstyle/fontsel.zoo from
! sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.5). See question 22 if you don't
! have ftp access. Some preliminary style options are available
! from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.inputs.local].
The second problem is quickly disappearing since all recent DVI to
PostScript drivers have had adequate facilities. The third problem
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families.
3. Using the font selection mechanism described in Tugboat 10.3,
p. 222 ff; a LaTeX interface to this will be part of version
! 2.10 of LaTeX.
The second problem is quickly disappearing since all recent DVI to
PostScript drivers have had adequate facilities. The third problem
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(presumably including TeX) to Framemaker; perhaps other desktop
publishing programs have similar things.
- 25) How do I get a file into the major style repositories?
-
- Use anonymous ftp to fenris.claremont.edu (134.173.4.146) and transfer
- the file into the directory ./pub/tex-incoming. Then send notification
- to tex-group@hmcvax.claremont.edu. If the file is large, it's better
- to send the note before transferring the file. From there it will
- propagate to other inclusive archives.
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*** Freq_questions.dec Sun Jan 6 21:13:49 1991
--- Freq_questions Mon Jan 7 15:00:56 1991
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comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.10 for December, last changed 12/1/90.
This article includes answers to:
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comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.11 for January, last changed 1/7/91.
This article includes answers to:
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dvips - by Tomas Rokicki. This driver is very nice and
has the ability to deal with virtual fonts. Available
via anonymous ftp from labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47)
! in ./pub.
dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z
and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops].
- Of the above drivers, dvitops will compile under Unix, MSDOS, VMS,
- and Primos and dvips will probably port very easily (dvips is
- available for VMS through the DECUS library (see question 22)).
- The first two programs would be difficult to port to something
- other than Unix.
-
2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
Perhaps the best way to do this is to use the psfig macros written
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dvips - by Tomas Rokicki. This driver is very nice and
has the ability to deal with virtual fonts. Available
via anonymous ftp from labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47)
! in ./pub. Dvips ports easily to other operating systems.
! It is available for VMS via anonymous ftp from
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.drivers.dvips_new]
! and also through the DECUS library (see question 22). A
! precompiled version for MSDOS is available from
! monu1.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.101) in
! ./pub/msdos/dvips/dvips54.zip. If you wish to use postscript
! fonts, get dvipslib.zip as well.
dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z
and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops]. Dvitops will compile under
! Unix, MSDOC, VMS, and Primos.
2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
Perhaps the best way to do this is to use the psfig macros written
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files you will need.
Another way to do this is to use the alltt environment defined in
! the style file alltt.sty available in ./pub/latex-style from
sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19).
14) In LaTeX, how do I do Y?
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files you will need.
Another way to do this is to use the alltt environment defined in
! the style file alltt.sty available in ./pub/tex/latex-style from
sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19).
14) In LaTeX, how do I do Y?
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PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
! eedsp.gatech.edu (128.61.2.1) in ./pub/TeX. The variety here is
! sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package
for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from
! terminator.cc.umich.edu (141.211.164.8) in
! ./msdos/text-mgmt/TeX/emtex and from rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
! (129.69.1.12) (user:ftp, password: guest) in ./soft/tex/emtex.
! This package includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well.
! Documentation is available in both German and English.
All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
through
Jon Radel
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PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
! vax.eedsp.gatech.edu (130.207.226.2) in ./pub/TeX. The variety here
! is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package
for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex] and from
! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12)
! (user:ftp, password: guest) in ./soft/tex/emtex. This package
! includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well. Documentation is
! available in both German and English.
!
All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
through
Jon Radel
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through DECUS or Maria Code.
Atari - TeX is available for the Atari ST from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu
! (129.22.16.2) in ./pub/atari/StTeX.
Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available
! via anonymous ftp from abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64)
in ./amiga/commontex.lzh. The file copying.tex in the
distribution contains information on how to obtain the other
! disks. Also, experimental versions of TeX 3.0 and METAFONT 2.0
! are available in ./incoming/amiga/TEX. These files are in zoo
! format so you may need to get zoo to uncompress it: the Amiga
! version is in ./amiga/archivers/zoo-2.01.pak.
19) What is the Clarkson archive server?
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through DECUS or Maria Code.
Atari - TeX is available for the Atari ST from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu
! (129.22.16.2) in ./pub/atari/StTeX and from atari.archive.umich.edu
! (141.211.164.8) in ./atari/tex. If anonymous ftp is not available
! to you, send a message containing the line "help" to
! atari@atari.archive.umich.edu. The mail server can uuencode
! binary files.
Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available
! via anonymous ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64)
in ./amiga/commontex.lzh. The file copying.tex in the
distribution contains information on how to obtain the other
! disks. Also, experimental versions of TeX 3.1 and METAFONT 2.7
! are available in ./incoming/amiga/TEX.
19) What is the Clarkson archive server?
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to tex-group@hmcvax.claremont.edu. If the file is large, it's better
to send the note before transferring the file. From there it will
propagate to other inclusive archives.
+
Bobby Bodenheimer @hot.caltech.edu
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*** Freq_questions.jan Mon Feb 4 11:58:07 1991
--- Freq_questions Mon Feb 4 11:57:40 1991
***************
*** 2,8 ****
comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.11 for January, last changed 1/7/91.
This article includes answers to:
--- 2,8 ----
comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.12 for February, last changed 2/4/91.
This article includes answers to:
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*** 33,38 ****
--- 33,39 ----
23) How do I use PostScript fonts with LaTeX?
24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
25) How do I get a file into the major style repositories?
+ 26) Where can I get font Y?
If you are looking for the answer to, for instance, question 17, and wish
to skip everything else, you can search ahead for the regular expression
***************
*** 74,80 ****
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.drivers.dvips_new]
and also through the DECUS library (see question 22). A
precompiled version for MSDOS is available from
! monu1.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.101) in
./pub/msdos/dvips/dvips54.zip. If you wish to use postscript
fonts, get dvipslib.zip as well.
dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
--- 75,82 ----
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.drivers.dvips_new]
and also through the DECUS library (see question 22). A
precompiled version for MSDOS is available from
! monu1.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.101) in ./pub/dvips54.zip
! or from shape.mps.ohio-state.edu (128.146.7.200) in
./pub/msdos/dvips/dvips54.zip. If you wish to use postscript
fonts, get dvipslib.zip as well.
dvitops - by James Clark. Available via anonymous ftp from
***************
*** 408,415 ****
P. O. Box 2276
Reston, VA 22090
jonradel@phoenix.princeton.edu
! Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to obtain information
! on what's available.
Mac - see question 6 for a public domain version.
--- 410,417 ----
P. O. Box 2276
Reston, VA 22090
jonradel@phoenix.princeton.edu
! Send a self-addressed stamped envelope with 10 sheets of paper
! or $2.00 to obtain information on what's available.
Mac - see question 6 for a public domain version.
***************
*** 441,446 ****
--- 443,454 ----
disks. Also, experimental versions of TeX 3.1 and METAFONT 2.7
are available in ./incoming/amiga/TEX.
+ Tandy 6000 - First get web2c-5.8a and web-5.8a from ics.uci.edu
+ (128.195.1.1) in ./TeX and then apply the diffs available
+ and plains.ndsu.nodak.edu (134.129.111.64) in
+ ./pub/tandy/programing and build. This builds TeX 3.1 and
+ METAFONT 2.7.
+
19) What is the Clarkson archive server?
The Clarkson archive server is a program that allows you to
***************
*** 510,521 ****
- In the United Kingdom, you can get TeX-related material from the
UK TeX archive at the University of Aston. (FTP access is also
available for people on JANET:
! Site uk.ac.aston.tex
Username public
Password public
Top Level tex-archive
A known file is [tex-archive]000directory.list.) For electronic
! mail access, send a message to texserver@uk.ac.aston.tex. The
first non-blank line of the message must contain a valid
TeXserver command (help, directory, files, whereis, search, or
path). The program will then mail you a response notifying you
--- 518,529 ----
- In the United Kingdom, you can get TeX-related material from the
UK TeX archive at the University of Aston. (FTP access is also
available for people on JANET:
! Site uk.ac.tex
Username public
Password public
Top Level tex-archive
A known file is [tex-archive]000directory.list.) For electronic
! mail access, send a message to texserver@uk.ac.tex. The
first non-blank line of the message must contain a valid
TeXserver command (help, directory, files, whereis, search, or
path). The program will then mail you a response notifying you
***************
*** 630,641 ****
handle the new features of WordPerfect 5.1, in particular the
equation formatter. The program is copyrighted but free.
! Glenn Geers of the University of Sydney (glenn@extro.ucc.su.oz.au)
is translating wp2latex into C and adding some WordPerfect 5.1
features, in particular its equation handling. This is an ongoing
! project; the current C code is available by anonymous ftp from
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in the directory
! [anonymous.tex.ibm_pc.front_ends.wp2latex]. It was also posted to
alt.sources on 8 August 1990.
PC-Write - pcwritex.arc is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
--- 638,651 ----
handle the new features of WordPerfect 5.1, in particular the
equation formatter. The program is copyrighted but free.
! Glenn Geers of the University of Sydney (glenn@qed.physics.su.oz.au)
is translating wp2latex into C and adding some WordPerfect 5.1
features, in particular its equation handling. This is an ongoing
! project; the most recent version can be retrieved via anonymous ftp
! from suphys.physics.su.oz.au (129.78.129.1) in ./wp2latex. It is
! also available by anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu
! (134.173.4.23) in the directory
! [anonymous.tex.ibm_pc.front_ends.wp2latex]. It was posted to
alt.sources on 8 August 1990.
PC-Write - pcwritex.arc is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
***************
*** 673,676 ****
--- 683,698 ----
to tex-group@hmcvax.claremont.edu. If the file is large, it's better
to send the note before transferring the file. From there it will
propagate to other inclusive archives.
+
+ 26) Where can I get font Y?
+
+ A comprehensive list of METAFONT fonts is posted to Comp.fonts
+ about once every six weeks by Lee Quin (lee@sq.sq.com). It contains
+ both commercial fonts and fonts available via anonymous ftp. Most
+ of the fonts available via anonymous ftp are available from
+ ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23). Also, the file wujastyk.txh
+ on ymir.claremont.edu in [anonymous.tex.mf] is a copy of
+ Dominik Wujastyk's font article, and contains information on
+ METAFONT fonts as well.
+
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*** Freq_questions.feb Mon Feb 4 12:10:29 1991
--- Freq_questions Fri Mar 1 18:12:00 1991
***************
*** 2,8 ****
comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.12 for February, last changed 2/4/91.
This article includes answers to:
--- 2,8 ----
comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.13 for March, last changed 3/1/91.
This article includes answers to:
***************
*** 34,39 ****
--- 34,40 ----
24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
25) How do I get a file into the major style repositories?
26) Where can I get font Y?
+ 27) Where can I get a dvi driver for the HP LaserJet?
If you are looking for the answer to, for instance, question 17, and wish
to skip everything else, you can search ahead for the regular expression
***************
*** 46,52 ****
through anonymous ftp. Remember that anonymous ftp is a privilege
and that the system administrators for these sites have made these
files available out of their own generosity. Therefore please restrict
! your ftp'ing to non-prime hours at the various sites.
I would like to acknowledge Don Hosek, Ken Yap, Tomas Rokicki, and
Micah Beck, whose postings provided many of the answers. Joe Weening,
--- 47,61 ----
through anonymous ftp. Remember that anonymous ftp is a privilege
and that the system administrators for these sites have made these
files available out of their own generosity. Therefore please restrict
! your ftp'ing to non-prime hours at the various sites. Also note that
! Raymond Chen (raymond@math.berkeley.edu) posts a monthly document
! "Supplementary TeX Information" to this newsgroup which contains other
! information and software relevant to TeX users but beyond the scope of
! this article. A LaTeX version of this article is available via
! anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
! [anonymous.tex.documentation] and from the other inclusive archives.
! The most recent version should be available no later than a week
! from the date of this posting.
I would like to acknowledge Don Hosek, Ken Yap, Tomas Rokicki, and
Micah Beck, whose postings provided many of the answers. Joe Weening,
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*** 83,89 ****
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z
and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
[anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops]. Dvitops will compile under
! Unix, MSDOC, VMS, and Primos.
2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
--- 92,98 ----
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z
and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
[anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops]. Dvitops will compile under
! Unix, MSDOS, VMS, and Primos.
2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX?
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*** 111,119 ****
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvipages.tar.Z.
xtex - For X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from
foobar.colorado.edu (128.138.243.105) in
! ./pub/SeeTeX/SeeTeX/SeeTeX-2.16.x.tar.Z. A new installation
! document, Install.{dvi,ps}.Z, is also provided in the same
! directory.
dviapollo- for Apollo Domain. Available via anonymous ftp from
june.cs.washington.edu in ./tex/dviapollo.tar.Z.
dviis - For Integrated Systems. Available via anonymous ftp from
--- 120,126 ----
june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvipages.tar.Z.
xtex - For X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from
foobar.colorado.edu (128.138.243.105) in
! ./pub/SeeTeX/SeeTeX/SeeTeX-2.17.x.tar.Z.
dviapollo- for Apollo Domain. Available via anonymous ftp from
june.cs.washington.edu in ./tex/dviapollo.tar.Z.
dviis - For Integrated Systems. Available via anonymous ftp from
***************
*** 253,259 ****
One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with
the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to
! use the doublespace style file doublespace.sty in ./pub/latex-style
from sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19), or, if you are using
the new font selection scheme, get the doublespace.sty from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
--- 260,266 ----
One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with
the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to
! use the doublespace style file doublespace.sty in ./pub/tex/latex-style
from sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19), or, if you are using
the new font selection scheme, get the doublespace.sty from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
***************
*** 289,295 ****
Before you ask for a LaTeX style file to do something, please check
the latex style collection at sun.soe.clarkson.edu, either through
! the archive server or via anonymous ftp (see question 19).
16) How do I generate an index in TeX/LaTeX?
--- 296,305 ----
Before you ask for a LaTeX style file to do something, please check
the latex style collection at sun.soe.clarkson.edu, either through
! the archive server or via anonymous ftp (see question 19). It should
! be noted that the basic LaTeX style files are available from
! labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47), and that the Clarkson archive
! contains only supplementary style files.
16) How do I generate an index in TeX/LaTeX?
***************
*** 306,311 ****
--- 316,323 ----
texix - for TeX on CMS and Macintosh machines. Available via
anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in the directory
[.tex.utilities.texix].
+ indexor - for LaTeX under Unix, VMS, and DOS. Available via
+ anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in [.tex.utilities.indexor].
17) How do I get METAFONT to do what I want it to do?
***************
*** 391,397 ****
for getting the TeX distribution through the University of
Washington helps fund the further development of Unix TeX, so
it's a good idea to order it this way. This distribution compiles
! under Ultrix.
PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
--- 403,412 ----
for getting the TeX distribution through the University of
Washington helps fund the further development of Unix TeX, so
it's a good idea to order it this way. This distribution compiles
! under Ultrix. Executables for the 386/ix are available via
! anonymous ftp from tik.vtt.fi (130.188.52.2) in
! ./pub/tex/bin-386ix and from math.berkeley.edu (128.32.183.94)
! in ./pub/tex386ix.tar.Z.
PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
***************
*** 399,408 ****
is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package
for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex] and from
! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12)
! (user:ftp, password: guest) in ./soft/tex/emtex. This package
! includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well. Documentation is
! available in both German and English.
All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
through
--- 414,423 ----
is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package
for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex] and from
! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) in ./soft/texold/emtex
! (although this may be an older version than the one at ymir). This
! package includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well.
! Documentation is available in both German and English.
All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
through
***************
*** 418,424 ****
TOPS-20 - TeX was originally written on a DEC-10 under WAITS, and so
was easily ported to TOPS-20. A Distribution that runs on TOPS-20
is available via anonymous ftp from science.utah.edu
! (128.110.192.2) in aps:<tex> (this is a TOPS-20 machine).
VAX/VMS - VMS executables are available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.exe]. Source is
--- 433,439 ----
TOPS-20 - TeX was originally written on a DEC-10 under WAITS, and so
was easily ported to TOPS-20. A Distribution that runs on TOPS-20
is available via anonymous ftp from science.utah.edu
! (128.110.198.2) in ./pub/tex/pub/web.
VAX/VMS - VMS executables are available via anonymous ftp from
ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.exe]. Source is
***************
*** 434,440 ****
(141.211.164.8) in ./atari/tex. If anonymous ftp is not available
to you, send a message containing the line "help" to
atari@atari.archive.umich.edu. The mail server can uuencode
! binary files.
Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available
via anonymous ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64)
--- 449,457 ----
(141.211.164.8) in ./atari/tex. If anonymous ftp is not available
to you, send a message containing the line "help" to
atari@atari.archive.umich.edu. The mail server can uuencode
! binary files. Another version can be obtained via anonymous
! ftp from ifi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.211.1) in
! ./pub/atari.st/tex.
Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available
via anonymous ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64)
***************
*** 602,609 ****
2. Re-encoding the Adobe fonts in a PostScript prolog so that they
conform to TeX standards.
3. Using ``virtual fonts'' to perform the mapping between Adobe and
! TeX layouts. Tomas Rokicki's dvips driver, version 5.02, (see
! question 1) has examples of this.
A definitive statement on short names for Adobe fonts is expected soon.
Meanwhile, there is not much agreement on how to compress
--- 619,626 ----
2. Re-encoding the Adobe fonts in a PostScript prolog so that they
conform to TeX standards.
3. Using ``virtual fonts'' to perform the mapping between Adobe and
! TeX layouts. Tomas Rokicki's dvips driver (see question 1) has
! examples of this.
A definitive statement on short names for Adobe fonts is expected soon.
Meanwhile, there is not much agreement on how to compress
***************
*** 619,625 ****
eqn and some tbl preprocessor commands. Anything fancier than that
needs to be done by hand. Two style files are provided. There
is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-).
! The program is copyrighted but free.
scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex which he has been
unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have.
--- 636,644 ----
eqn and some tbl preprocessor commands. Anything fancier than that
needs to be done by hand. Two style files are provided. There
is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-).
! The program is copyrighted but free. The DECUS TeX distribution
! (see question 22) also contains a program which converts troff to
! TeX.
scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex which he has been
unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have.
***************
*** 665,673 ****
between BibTeX and refer/Tib formats. They are available via
anonymous ftp from wheaties.ai.mit.edu (128.52.32.13) in the
directory ./refer-to-bibtex. In spite of the directory name,
! it also contains a program (or rather a shell script) to convert
! BibTeX to REFER as well. This collection is maintained by Thomas M.
! Breuel (tmb@ai.mit.edu).
In addition, a group at Ohio State University is working on a common
document format based on SGML. In theory any format could be
--- 684,692 ----
between BibTeX and refer/Tib formats. They are available via
anonymous ftp from wheaties.ai.mit.edu (128.52.32.13) in the
directory ./refer-to-bibtex. In spite of the directory name,
! it also contains a shell script to convert BibTeX to REFER as
! well. This collection is maintained by
! Thomas M. Breuel (tmb@ai.mit.edu).
In addition, a group at Ohio State University is working on a common
document format based on SGML. In theory any format could be
***************
*** 695,698 ****
--- 714,729 ----
Dominik Wujastyk's font article, and contains information on
METAFONT fonts as well.
+ 27) Where can I get a dvi driver for the HP LaserJet?
+
+ PC - The emtex package mentioned in question 18 contains a driver for
+ the LaserJet, dvihplj. The driver is available by itself from
+ ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.drivers.emtex]
+ in the files dvidrv[123].zip.
+
+ Version 2.10 of the Beebe drivers support the LaserJet. These drivers
+ will compile under Unix, VMS, and on the Atari ST and DEC-20's. They
+ are available from science.utah.edu (128.110.198.2) in ./pub/tex/dvi
+ and from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
+ [.tex.drivers.beebe2_10].
Bobby Bodenheimer @hot.caltech.edu
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*** Freq_questions.mar Fri Mar 1 18:12:51 1991
--- Freq_questions Mon Apr 1 00:40:26 1991
***************
*** 2,8 ****
comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.13 for March, last changed 3/1/91.
This article includes answers to:
--- 2,8 ----
comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been
answered many times before.
! This is version 1.14 for April, last changed 4/1/91.
This article includes answers to:
***************
*** 35,40 ****
--- 35,43 ----
25) How do I get a file into the major style repositories?
26) Where can I get font Y?
27) Where can I get a dvi driver for the HP LaserJet?
+ 28) TeX and LaTeX are hyphenating words weirdly. What can I do?
+ 29) How can I convert a TeX or LaTeX file into a plain ASCII file,
+ with all the formatting intact, a la nroff?
If you are looking for the answer to, for instance, question 17, and wish
to skip everything else, you can search ahead for the regular expression
***************
*** 128,134 ****
dvidis - For VAXstation VWS. Available via anonymous ftp from
venus.ycc.yale.edu (130.132.1.5) in [.dvidis] (VMS machine).
xdvi - Also for X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from
! expo.lcs.mit.edu in ./contrib/xdvi.shar.Z.
dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix.
Available via anonymous ftp from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
(26.2.0.74) in the directory pd2:<unix-c.printers> as
--- 131,137 ----
dvidis - For VAXstation VWS. Available via anonymous ftp from
venus.ycc.yale.edu (130.132.1.5) in [.dvidis] (VMS machine).
xdvi - Also for X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from
! export.lcs.mit.edu (18.30.0.238) in ./contrib/xdvi.shar.Z.
dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix.
Available via anonymous ftp from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
(26.2.0.74) in the directory pd2:<unix-c.printers> as
***************
*** 189,196 ****
are supported by Micah Beck (beck@svax.cs.cornell.edu).
XFig is essentially the same program except that it runs under
! X Windows. It is available via anonymous ftp from expo.lcs.mit.edu
! (18.30.0.212) in ./contrib/xfig-2.0.*.Z. Note that version 2.0 is
the most recent. It was written by Brian Smith.
For complete compatibility with TransFig, be sure to get at least
--- 192,199 ----
are supported by Micah Beck (beck@svax.cs.cornell.edu).
XFig is essentially the same program except that it runs under
! X Windows. It is available via anonymous ftp from export.lcs.mit.edu
! (18.30.0.238) in ./contrib/xfig-2.0.*.Z. Note that version 2.0 is
the most recent. It was written by Brian Smith.
For complete compatibility with TransFig, be sure to get at least
***************
*** 413,423 ****
vax.eedsp.gatech.edu (130.207.226.2) in ./pub/TeX. The variety here
is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package
for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from
! ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex] and from
! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) in ./soft/texold/emtex
! (although this may be an older version than the one at ymir). This
! package includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well.
! Documentation is available in both German and English.
All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
through
--- 416,426 ----
vax.eedsp.gatech.edu (130.207.226.2) in ./pub/TeX. The variety here
is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package
for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from
! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) in
! ./soft/tex/machines/pc/emtex and also from ymir.claremont.edu
! (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex]. This package includes
! LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well. Documentation is available
! in both German and English.
All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available
through
***************
*** 638,644 ****
is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-).
The program is copyrighted but free. The DECUS TeX distribution
(see question 22) also contains a program which converts troff to
! TeX.
scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex which he has been
unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have.
--- 641,649 ----
is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-).
The program is copyrighted but free. The DECUS TeX distribution
(see question 22) also contains a program which converts troff to
! TeX. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this program
! without getting the entire DECUS TeX distribution, send email
! to goathunter@wkuvx1.bitnet.
scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex which he has been
unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have.
***************
*** 726,729 ****
--- 731,752 ----
are available from science.utah.edu (128.110.198.2) in ./pub/tex/dvi
and from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in
[.tex.drivers.beebe2_10].
+
+ 28) TeX and LaTeX are hyphenating words weirdly. What can I do?
+
+ You have a version mismatch problem. The hyphenation algorithm changed
+ between version 2.9 and 3.0. If you are using TeX version 3.0 or
+ later, make sure that you have plain.tex and lplain.tex files with
+ a version number of at least 3.0.
+
+ 29) How can I convert a TeX or LaTeX file into a plain ASCII file,
+ with all the formatting intact, a la nroff?
+
+ This isn't easy. If anyone has a good solution, please email me.
+ One possibility is to use screen.sty, available from all the
+ major archives. However you need a program called crudetype to
+ process the resulting dvi file. Does anyone know more about this
+ program? Another possibility is to use the LaTeX-to-ASCII
+ conversion program, l2a, available from comp.sources.misc
+ archives.
Bobby Bodenheimer @hot.caltech.edu
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