Article 79 of ucam.mlist.texhax: From: owner-texhax-digest@nottingham.ac.UK Subject: TeXhax Digest V1998 #1 Date: 3 Feb 98 17:42:28 GMT TeXhax Digest Tuesday, 3 February 1998 Volume 1998 : Number 001 (incorporating UKTeX Digest) Today's Topics: modes 3.3 available TeXsis 2.17 is now available Tug'98: Final call for papers closes this week. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "K. Berry" Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 15:40:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: modes 3.3 available I have released version 3.3 of modes.mf. You can get it by anonymous ftp from ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/modes.mf ftp://ftp.cs.umb.edu/pub/tex/modes.mf and shortly from any CTAN site in /tex-archive/fonts/modes/modes-3.3.mf. finger ctan@tug.org for a list of all the CTAN sites and mirrors. News: New mode for the LaserJet 5, various alias name and dpi corrections. As always, thanks to the many contributors, and further additions and improvements are welcome. Please send bug reports or suggestions to tex-fonts@math.utah.edu (email tex-fonts-request to join). General information: modes.mf is a collection of Metafont mode_def's. It also makes common definitions for write/white printers, `special' information, and landscape mode. It uses up too much memory for the table sizes in the original mf.web, so you either have to increase the sizes (as in Web2c) or rename the file and remove unneeded modes. I don't understand mf.web well enough to understand how to make the modes use less memory; if some Metafont hacker can tell me, I'd very much like to hear it. If you have mode_def's which are not listed below, or corrections to the existing ones, please send them to me. Improvements to the exposition, particularly in how to create a new mode_def, are also welcome. kb@cs.umb.edu mode_def agfafzz = % AGFA 400PS (406dpi) mode_def agfatfzz = % AGFA P3400PS (400dpi) mode_def amiga = % Commodore Amiga (100dpi) mode_def aps = % Autologic APS-Micro5 (723dpi) mode_def apssixhi = % Autologic APS-Micro6 (1016dpi) mode_def atariezf = % Atari ST SLM 804 printer (300dpi) mode_def atarinf = % Atari previewer (95dpi) mode_def atarins = % Atari previewer (96dpi) mode_def atariotf = % Atari ST SM 124 screen (101dpi) mode_def bitgraph = % BBN Bitgraph (118dpi) mode_def bjtenex = % Canon BubbleJet 10ex (360dpi) mode_def boise = % HP 2680A (180dpi) mode_def canonbjc = % Canon BJC-600 (360dpi) mode_def canonex = % LaserWriter Pro 630 (600dpi) mode_def canonlbp = % Symbolics LGP-10 (240dpi) mode_def cg = % Compugraphic 8600 (1301x1569dpi) mode_def cgl = % Compugraphic 8600 landscape (1569x1302dpi) mode_def cgnszz = % Compugraphic 9600 (1200dpi) mode_def crs = % Alphatype CRS (5333dpi) mode_def cx = % Canon CX, SX, LBP-LX (300dpi) mode_def datadisc = % DataDisc (70dpi) mode_def newdd = % DataDisc (70x93dpi) mode_def declarge = % DEC 19-inch, 1280 x 1024 (100dpi) mode_def decsmall = % DEC 17-inch, 1024 x 768 (82dpi) mode_def deskjet = % HP DeskJet 500 (300dpi) mode_def docutech = % Xerox 8790 or 4045 (600dpi) mode_def dover = % Xerox Dover (384dpi) mode_def eighthre = % EightThree (83dpi) mode_def epsdrft = % Epson (120x72dpi) mode_def epsdrftl = % Epson (72x120dpi) mode_def epsfast = % Epson (60x72dpi) mode_def epsfastl = % Epson (72x60dpi) mode_def epson = % 9-pin Epson MX/FX (240x216dpi) mode_def epsonl = % 9-pin Epson MX/FX landscape (216x240dpi) mode_def epsonact = % Epson Action Laser 1500 (300dpi) mode_def epsonlo = % Epson (120x216dpi) mode_def epsonlol = % Epson landscape (216x120dpi) mode_def epsonsq = % Epson SQ 870 (360dpi) mode_def epstypro = % Epson Stylus Pro (360dpi) mode_def epstyplo = % Epson Stylus Pro (180dpi) mode_def epstypmd = % Epson Stylus Pro (720x360dpi) mode_def esphi = % Epson Stylus Pro (720dpi) mode_def epstylus = % Epson Stylus (360dpi) mode_def fourfour = % FourFour (44dpi) mode_def gtfax = % G3fax (204x196dpi) mode_def gtfaxl = % G3fax landscape (196x204dpi) mode_def gtfaxlo = % G3fax (204x98dpi) mode_def gtfaxlol = % G3fax landscape (98x204dpi) mode_def highfax = % G3fax (200dpi) mode_def hprugged = % HP RuggedWriter 480 (180dpi) mode_def ibm_a = % IBM 38xx (240dpi) mode_def ibmd = % IBM 38xx (240dpi) mode_def ibmega = % IBM EGA monitor (96x81dpi) mode_def ibmegal = % IBM EGA monitor landscape (81x96dpi) mode_def ibmfzon = % IBM 4019 (300dpi) mode_def ibmfztn = % IBM 4029-30, 4250 (600dpi) mode_def ibmpp = % IBM ProPrinter (240x216dpi) mode_def ibmppl = % IBM ProPrinter (216x240dpi) mode_def ibmsoff = % IBM 6154 display (118dpi) mode_def sherpa = % IBM 6670 (Sherpa) (240dpi) mode_def ibmteot = % IBM 3812 (240dpi) mode_def ibmtetz = % IBM 3820 (240dpi) mode_def ibmtont = % IBM 3193 screen (100dpi) mode_def ibmtosn = % IBM 3179 screen (87x65dpi) mode_def ibmtosnl = % IBM 3179 screen landscape (65x87dpi) mode_def ibmvga = % IBM VGA monitor (110dpi) mode_def ibx = % Chelgraph IBX (9600dpi) mode_def itoh = % CItoh 8510A (160x144dpi) mode_def itohl = % CItoh 8510A landscape (144x160dpi) mode_def itohtoz = % CItoh 310 (240x144dpi) mode_def itohtozl = % CItoh 310 landscape (144x240dpi) mode_def iw = % Apple ImageWriter (144dpi) mode_def jetiiisi = % HP Laser Jet IIISi (300dpi) mode_def lasf = % DEC LA75 (144dpi) mode_def lexmarkr = % IBM Lexmark Optra R 4049 (1200dpi) mode_def linolo = % Linotype Linotronic [13]00 (635dpi) mode_def linolttz = % Linotronic L-300 with RIP-50 (3386dpi) mode_def linoone = % Linotronic [13]00 (1270dpi) mode_def linotzzh = % Linotype Linotronic 300 (2540dpi) mode_def ljfive = % HP LaserJet 5 (600dpi) mode_def ljfivemp = % HP LaserJet 5MP (600 dpi) mode_def ljfour = % HP LaserJet 4 (600dpi) mode_def ljlo = % HP LaserJet (150dpi) mode_def lmaster = % LaserMaster (1000dpi) mode_def lnotr = % DEC LN03R Scriptprinter (300dpi) mode_def lnzo = % DEC LN01 (300dpi) mode_def lpstz = % DEC lps20 (300dpi) mode_def lqlores = % Epson LQ-500 (180dpi) mode_def lqmed = % Epson LQ-500 (360x180dpi) mode_def lqmedl = % Epson LQ-500 landscape (180x360dpi) mode_def lview = % Sigma L-View monitor (118x109dpi) mode_def lwpro = % Apple LaserWriterPro 810 (800dpi) mode_def macmag = % Mac screens at magstep 1 (86dpi) mode_def mactrue = % Mac screen (72dpi) mode_def ncd = % NCD 19-inch (95dpi) mode_def nec = % NEC (180dpi) mode_def nechi = % NEC-P6 (360dpi) mode_def neclm = % NEC PC-PR406LM (320dpi) mode_def nectzo = % NEC PC-PR201 series (160dpi) mode_def nexthi = % NeXT Newgen (400dpi) mode_def nextscrn = % NeXT monitor (100dpi) mode_def nineone = % NineOne (91x91) (91dpi) mode_def nullmode = % TFM files only (101dpi) mode_def onetz = % OneTwoZero (120/120) (120dpi) mode_def ocessfz = % OCE 6750-PS (508dpi) mode_def okidata = % Okidata (240x288dpi) mode_def okidatal = % Okidata landscape (288x240dpi) mode_def okifte = % Okidata 410e in 600DPI mode (600dpi) mode_def pcscreen = % also, e.g., high-resolution Suns (118dpi) mode_def pcprevw = % PC screen preview (118dpi) mode_def phaser = % Tektronix Phaser PXi (300dpi) mode_def prntware = % Printware 720IQ (1200dpi) mode_def qms = % QMS (Xerox engine) (300dpi) mode_def qmsostf = % QMS 1725 (600dpi) mode_def qmsoszz = % QMS 1700 (600dpi) mode_def qmstftf = % QMS 2425 (1200dpi) mode_def ricoh = % e.g., TI Omnilaser (300dpi) mode_def ricoha = % e.g., IBM 4216 (300dpi) mode_def ricohlp = % e.g., DEC LN03 (300dpi) mode_def ricohsp = %% Ricoh sp10ps/lp7200-ux (600dpi) mode_def sparcptr = % Sun SPARCprinter (400dpi) mode_def starnlt = % Star NL-10 (240x216dpi) mode_def starnltl = % Star NL-10 landscape (216x240dpi) mode_def stylewr = % Apple StyleWriter (360dpi) mode_def sun = % Sun and BBN Bitgraph (85dpi) mode_def supre = % Ultre*setter (2400dpi) mode_def toshiba = % Toshiba 13XX, EpsonLQ (180dpi) mode_def ultre = % Ultre*setter (1200dpi) mode_def vs = % VAXstation monitor (78dpi) mode_def vtftzz = % Varityper 4200 B-P (1800dpi) mode_def vtftzzhi = % Varityper 4300P (2400dpi) mode_def vtftzzlo = % Varityper 4300P (1200dpi) mode_def vtfzszw = % Varitype 5060W, APS 6 (600dpi) mode_def vtszz = % Varityper Laser 600 (600dpi) mode_def xrxesnz = % Xerox 8790 or 4045 (300dpi) mode_def xrxfzfz = % Xerox 4050/4075/4090/4700 (300dpi) mode_def xrxnszz = % Xerox 9700 (300dpi) mode_def xrxtszz = % Xerox 3700 (300dpi) ------------------------------ From: myers@umich.edu Date: Sat Jan 24 14:52:40 EST 1998 Subject: TeXsis 2.17 is now available TeXsis Version 2.17 Released ============================== The latest version the TeXsis macro package is now available, either from CTAN:/macros/texsis or directly from the TeXsis ftp site at ftp://lifshitz.ph.utexas.edu/texsis/. TeXsis is a Plain TeX macro package which provides useful features for typesetting research papers and related documents, such as: * Automatic numbering of equations, figures, tables and references; * Simplified control of type sizes, line spacing, footnotes, running headlines and footlines, and tables of contents, figures and tables; * Specialized document formats for research papers, preprints and "e-prints," conference proceedings, theses, books, referee reports, letters, and memoranda; * Simplified means of constructing an index for a book or thesis; * Easy to use double column formatting; * Specialized environments for lists, theorems and proofs, centered or non-justified text, and listing computer code; * Specialized macros for easily constructing ruled tables; TeXsis was originally developed for physicists, but others may also find it useful. It is completely compatible with Plain TeX. --- The most notable changes or additions to TeXsis in this version are: * All bug fixes from patches to TeXsis 2.16 are included in TeXsis 2.17 (they were all pretty minor). * Support for using BibTeX to extract references from bibliographic databases (it's easier to use than in LaTeX!). * The ability to change the colors in PostScript output, which is useful for making overhead transparencies. (The style file color.txs is a functional superset of colordvi.sty, but also lets you push/pop the PostScript color stack.) * The less used form letter macros have been moved to a style file, Formletr.txs. * It is now possible to print an envelope for a letter, simply by adding \withEnvelope to the beginning of the manuscript file. * The internal format of the .aux file has been changed. Users shouldn't notice this, but it will allow the use of tools and packages that use this file (such as BibTeX) that were formerly only available in LaTeX. * The manual has been improved. The installation instructions have been slightly updated. The Makefile has been updated to match the now common TeX Directory Structure. * Many other small additions and improvements. Those of you who have been using the beta version of 2.17 in the past few months will find little changed, except that the manual has recently been updated to match earlier changes to the source code. We plan on introducing macros for hyperTeX in a later release, although some support already exists (but is not yet documented). --- To make it easier for the casual reader of electronic preprints ("e-prints") to print a TeXsis document we have also put all of the core TeXsis macros into one source file (called mtexsis.tex), with all the comments and blank lines removed. A reader who does not have TeXsis on her/his system can then simply get this file, add "\input mtexsis" to the manuscript file, and then process the paper with Plain TeX. You can make your own e-print manuscript files automatically load mtexsis.tex if it is needed by adding the following line at the beginning of the manuscript file: \ifx\undefined\TeXsis \input mtexsis.tex\fi It is suggested that you try running such a manuscript through Plain TeX with mtexsis.tex first to make sure that it works. --- As always, comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcomed, and can be sent to us at: texsis@lifshitz.ph.utexas.edu. If you would like to join the TeXsis mailing list, just drop us an e-mail note to that effect at the same address. If you received this message via the mailing list but do not want to be on the list then just send us a note and we will take you off. We only maintain the list to send out notices about TeXsis, we don't give the list out to anybody else. Eric Myers High Energy Theoretical Physics Tel: 734-763-4325 Department of Physics Fax: 734-763-2213 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor http://feynman.physics.lsa.umich.edu/~myer . ------------------------------ From: Philip Taylor (RHBNC) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 15:13:10 GMT Subject: Tug'98: Final call for papers closes this week. Dear Colleague -- A final reminder that the Call for Papers for TUG'98 closes this week. Papers received after 30th January are very unlikely to be considered, so I urge anyone considering offering a paper or poster session to communicate with the Programme Committee with maximum urgency. The 1998 TeX User Group conference, TUG'98 will take place in Torun, Poland, between 17th and 21st August 1998. The theme of the conference is "Integrating TeX with the Surrounding World", and papers which specifically address that theme will be most welcome, although papers on any topic which is relevant to TeX, typography, and/or electronic publishing will be considered. 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