grunwald@foobar.colorado.edu (Dirk Grunwald) (03/01/91)
Xtex 2.17 is ready for use. Xtex is a X previewer for TeX files. Version 2.17 adds the following features: + users of OpenWindows can preview included postscript figures, if they're using the \psfig macros. This is analagous to the postscript previewing for DECstation's. + Fonts can be generated as needed; you are asked if you want to generate a specific font. This can make 'xtex' as simple as e.g., xdvi to maintain, once installed. This is analagous to the font creation used in 'dvips'. + An explicit X font path can be set for the application; this will augment the current X font path, reducing the hassle of telling new users what font path to use. + Many people don't use Imake; scripts have been provided to convert the Imakefiles into Makefiles even if you don't have Imake. This is the one feature most prone to failure; I'd like feedback on this. + More configuration parameters have been concentrated into the Imake.Config file; see the Install document for installation information. SeeTeX-2.17.0.tar.Z can be ftp'd from foobar.colorado.edu (128.138.243.105) and expo.lcs.mit.edu. Pre-converted fonts can be copied from foobar.colorado.edu:pub/SeeTeX/Bdf-85dpi. This version is the result of the work of many others, including Steve Cole, Andres Stolcke, Morris Katz and others (me too). Dirk Grunwald -- Univ. of Colorado at Boulder (grunwald@foobar.colorado.edu) (grunwald@cs.colorado.edu)