mosemann@sardion.unl.edu (Russell Mosemann) (05/02/91)
Is there a LaTeX for the Macintosh? I suppose a person could invest in Unix and then get a PD version, but that sounds a little expensive. Is there some utility which can convert LaTeX to Microsoft Word (and maybe back again)? -- Russell Mosemann Internet: mosemann@unl.edu Network Analyst Bitnet: mosemann@unlvax1 Computing Resource Center UUCP: ..!uunet!hoss.unl.edu!mosemann University of Nebraska - Lincoln Voice: (402) 472-5930 Fax: 472-5280
price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) (05/02/91)
In article <1991May1.214402.10320@unlinfo.unl.edu>, mosemann@sardion.unl.edu (Russell Mosemann) writes: > Is there a LaTeX for the Macintosh? There are two (that I know of) versions of TeX for the Mac, and they both support LaTeX. Textures is a commercial program, available from Blue Sky Research. OzTeX is public domain (or whatever you call programs that you aren't asked to pay for), and is available on several ftp sources, the main one (I believe) being midway.uchicago.edu (128.135.12.73), in the directory pub/OzTeX. Personally, I use OzTeX. John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu Where there is no solution, there is no problem.
steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield;232HMB;3-6292;;MF62) (05/02/91)
In article <00947F6A.174D9B40@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) writes: #>In article <1991May1.214402.10320@unlinfo.unl.edu>, mosemann@sardion.unl.edu (Russell Mosemann) writes: #>> Is there a LaTeX for the Macintosh? #> #> There are two (that I know of) versions of TeX for the Mac, and #>they both support LaTeX. Textures is a commercial program, available from #>Blue Sky Research. OzTeX is public domain (or whatever you call programs #>that you aren't asked to pay for), and is available on several ftp sources, #>the main one (I believe) being midway.uchicago.edu (128.135.12.73), in the #>directory pub/OzTeX. #> #> Personally, I use OzTeX. #> #> John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu #> Where there is no solution, there is no problem. You might check to see if your university has OzTeX available locally. At Berkeley, it sits in a server (it takes up almost 10 megs) in an AUFS volume which can be reached through an Ethernet connection with the Chooser. If you've used TeX on UNIX, by the way, OzTeX isn't completely intuitive. Instead of opening your file from the File menu, as one would expect from a Mac program, you open it from the TeX menu. If you have a LaTeX file, in the same menu, you have to set the program to LaTeX or it will complain about bad TeX commands. Anyway, once you open the file from the TeX menu, you can print it. Note that there is an option to substitute Times Roman for the TeX font, which may speed up printing. I couldn't find a manual and had to figure the above out by trial and error and one phone call for support. Steve Goldfield College of Engineering UC Berkeley
price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) (05/02/91)
In article <1991May2.150018.26383@agate.berkeley.edu>, steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield;232HMB;3-6292;;MF62) writes: >In article <00947F6A.174D9B40@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu> price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price) writes: >#>In article <1991May1.214402.10320@unlinfo.unl.edu>, mosemann@sardion.unl.edu (Russell Mosemann) writes: >#>> Is there a LaTeX for the Macintosh? >#> Personally, I use OzTeX. >If you've used TeX on UNIX, by the way, OzTeX isn't completely >intuitive. Instead of opening your file from the File menu, >as one would expect from a Mac program, you open it from >the TeX menu. I don't think this is a flaw. For instance, Textures is similar - to typeset the file, the command is in the "Typeset" menu or something similar. The File menu will open the file for the editor in Textures, not the typesetter. OzTeX doesn't have a built-in editor - other than that, the two programs are similar in this regard. >If you have a LaTeX file, in the same menu, >you have to set the program to LaTeX or it will complain >about bad TeX commands. And if you try to process a LaTeX file with TeX, you'll get the same message. I don't see the problem. >Note that there is >an option to substitute Times Roman for the TeX font, >which may speed up printing. I don't think this is a good idea, because the Times font kerns differently than the CM fonts. If you don't have the requirement that a file processed on the Mac look the same as if it were processed on a mainframe (VAX, Unix box, or what have you), then this is fine. If you need this property, however, only use the CM fonts. >I couldn't find a manual and had to figure the above out >by trial and error and one phone call for support. There is a manual with the distribution. It's in either the file TeX-docs or LaTeX-docs (can't remember which right now...) What say we move this discussion to comp.text.tex? John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu Where there is no solution, there is no problem.