harlan@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Pete Harlan) (02/08/91)
Concerning Oztex (a public-domain TeX implementation): Does it work with the HP DeskWriter printer? If so, at which ftp address might it be found? Thanks for any help, Pete Harlan harlan@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
gil@daffy.gatech.edu (Gil Neiger) (02/08/91)
In article <harlan.666001759@copper> harlan@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Pete Harlan) writes: >Concerning Oztex (a public-domain TeX implementation): > >Does it work with the HP DeskWriter printer? > >If so, at which ftp address might it be found? I have used OzTeX with an HP DeskWriter. It can be found on midway.uchicago.edu. Make sure to get the dvi2img (or something like that) software that prints dvi file. You don't need the font files that come with dvi2img because the DeskWriter's resolutions (300 dpi) enables it to use the fonts that come with OzTeX. - Gil Neiger gil@cc.gatech.edu
harlan@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Pete Harlan) (02/14/91)
harlan@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Pete Harlan) writes: >Concerning Oztex (a public-domain TeX implementation): > >Does it work with the HP DeskWriter printer? >If so, at which ftp address might it be found? I just thought I'd follow up with my results here... The program works beautifully with an HP DeskWriter. Nothing has crashed once, and there have been virtually no problems. It takes between 10 and 15 megs on the hard disk, but the output on the DeskWriter looks better than anything I've printed before. It's enough to convince me that WYSIWYG is over-rated. Where to get it: midway.uchicago.edu You will need a terminal program for your mac that supports MacBinary transfers. OzTeX itself doesn't directly print on a non-postscript printer; rather, there is a separate program, dvim72-mac, for printing .dvi files. The stuffit file oztex.sit contains a version of dvim72-mac that is out of date---it wouldn't print anything. But there is a separate directory that contains the newer version, and that works fine. That directory also includes font files, but you only need them if you want to preview your work in a special mode of OzTeX that is not very good anyway. OzTeX includes preview capability, and LaTeX. All in all, I feel as happy with the program as I would hope to feel with commercial software. (On this note, is there anyone who uses, say, TeXtures who feels that it is better in some way? I've not used a commercial TeX.) Also included at midway is metafont, but I've not run the program yet... Thanks to the people who helped me out in my quest! --Pete harlan@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
lmlars01@ulkyvx.bitnet (02/17/91)
> OzTeX includes preview capability, and LaTeX. All in all, I feel as > happy with the program as I would hope to feel with commercial > software. (On this note, is there anyone who uses, say, TeXtures who > feels that it is better in some way? I've not used a commercial TeX.) I've not used the version of OzTeX which incorporates TeX 3.0, so things may have changed, but I do prefer Textures to OzTeX because of the editor. OzTeX lets you use any text editor of your choice, which is nice except that it then can't drop you right into the offending line of text when an error occurs. The editor in Textures is integrated so that there's no Multifindering between compiler, editor and previewer. You go exactly where you want. Another advantage to Textures is that it will print to anything. I use it with a GCC PLP and I know people who use it with Deskwriters. I have even used it on an Imagewriter, but wouldn't recommend it because of the quality. The Postscript fonts for use with Textures work fine with Adobe Type manager and consequently take up a lot less space than the myriad bitmaps necessary for OzTeX. On the other hand, there's something a little flaky about the Textures type 1 fonts. They print fine, but at certain sizes ATM refuses to show the equal or minus signs on the screen in the preview. They are also rejected by Freedom of Press Light. I have talked to people at Blue Sky Research and the FoP people and they're "talking with each other" now. I've used TeX on a lot of different systems and Textures is about as "user friendly" as TeX can get. =============================================================================== Lee Larson BITNET: LMLARS01@ULKYVX Department of Mathemagics Telephone: 502/588-6826 University of Louisville GEnie: L.LARSON Louisville, Kentucky CIS: 70406,1151
c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) (02/19/91)
Two clarifications of Pete Harlan's posting on OzTeX. He writes:~ >OzTeX itself doesn't directly print on a non-postscript printer; >rather, there is a separate program, dvim72-mac, for printing .dvi >files. > >The stuffit file oztex.sit contains a version of dvim72-mac that is >out of date---it wouldn't print anything. But there is a separate >directory that contains the newer version, and that works fine. That >directory also includes font files, but you only need them if you want >to preview your work in a special mode of OzTeX that is not very good >anyway. The fonts included with dvim72 are 72dpi and 144dpi fonts, which can be used for previewing, but they are really there to enable printing on an Imagewriter I (72dpi) or Imagewriter II (144dpi). Of course 300dpi fonts are used with laserwriters and deskwriters. Pete also mentions Metafont; Indeed there is a version of Metafont for the Macintosh at midway.uchicago.edu, but be forwarned that it is an MPW tool, not a stand alone application. --Walter _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter Carlip **** carlip@ace.cs.ohiou.edu **** (the "3" is invisible) **** c3ar@finite.chi.il.us **** _____________________________________________________________________________