From: TeXhax-Request@ftp.tex.ac.uk To: TeXhax Distribution: ; Subject: TeXhax Digest V94 #04 Reply-To: TeXhax@ftp.tex.ac.uk Errors-To: TeXhax-Request@ftp.tex.ac.uk Distribution: world MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 16:16:31 +0100 Message-ID: <27441.771693391@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> Sender: cczdao@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk TeXhax Digest Wednesday, 15 Jun 1994 Volume 94 : Issue 04 The TeXhax Digest is brought to you as a service of the TeX Users Group and UK TeX Users Group in cooperation with the UK TeX Archive group Today's Topics: Re: Including code within a verbatim environment Re: Including code within a verbatim environment Re: Including code within a verbatim environment Re: Including code within a verbatim environment Re: Previewing on graphics screen Problems with dvipsk Chinese under TeX/LaTeX Floating point division and multiplication CTAN archives RE: CTAN archives TEX on Solaris 2.3 dvips I need a gui for TeX Re: I need a gui for TeX eplain 2.6 available CTAN site listing EuroTeX '94: Final Call for Papers (please circulate widely) macros/latex* changes on CTAN The new LaTeX Administrivia: Moderators: David Osborne and Peter Abbott Contributions: TeXhax@ftp.tex.ac.uk Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: TeXhax-request@ftp.tex.ac.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 11:46:41 -0400 From: jgealow@mtl.mit.edu (Jeffrey C. Gealow) Subject: Re: Including code within a verbatim environment > Date: Wed, 23 Mar 1994 16:01:12 -0600 > From: miner@hagar.ph.utexas.edu (Buff Miner) > Subject: Including code within a verbatim environment > Is there any way to read a file within a verbatim environment? One would > like to place a code fragment or a subroutine in a document something like > the following > \begin{verbatim} > \input code.c > \end{verbatim} > Obviously, this won't work because "\input code.c" will be typeset as it > is. I don't want to put the \begin{verbatim}-\end{verbatim} in the actual > file code.c because it is a working piece of code. > Any suggestions? A few years ago, I created a style file, listing.sty, to provide such a = facility. Typical usage: \documentstyle[listing]{report} \begin{document} \listing{code.c} % plain listing \nlisting{more-code.c} % listing with line numbers \end{document} Here is the style file (listing.sty): % listing.sty 29-Nov-90 JCG % see The TeXbook, pp. 380-381, 391 \def\uncatcodespecials{\def\do##1{\catcode`##1=3D12 }\dospecials} % numbered listing \def\nlisting#1{\par\begingroup\nsetupverbatim\input#1 \endgroup} \newcount\lineno % the number of file lines listed \def\nsetupverbatim{\tt \lineno=3D0 \def\par{\leavevmode\egroup\box0\endgraf} \obeylines \uncatcodespecials \obeyspaces % \catcode`\`=3D\active = \catcode`\^^I=3D\active \everypar{\advance\lineno by1 \llap{\sevrm\the\lineno\ \ }\startbox}} {\obeyspaces\global\let =3D\ } % let active space =3D control space % unnumbered listing \def\listing#1{\par\begingroup\setupverbatim\input#1 \endgroup} \def\setupverbatim{\tt \parindent=3D0pt \def\par{\leavevmode\egroup\box0\endgraf} \obeylines \uncatcodespecials \obeyspaces % \catcode`\`=3D\active = \catcode`\^^I=3D\active \everypar{\startbox}} {\obeyspaces\global\let =3D\ } % let active space =3D control space \newdimen\w \setbox0=3D\hbox{\tt\space} \w=3D8\wd0 % tab amount \def\startbox{\setbox0=3D\hbox\bgroup} {\catcode`\^^I=3D\active \gdef^^I{\leavevmode\egroup \dimen0=3D\wd0 % the width so far, or since previous tab \divide\dimen0 by\w \multiply\dimen0 by\w % compute previous multiple of \w \advance\dimen0 by\w % advance to next multiple of \w \wd0=3D\dimen0 \box0 \startbox}} ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 06:38:20 -0400 From: "K. Berry" Subject: Re: Including code within a verbatim environment Eplain has a \listing command that takes a filename as an argument. (ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/eplain.tar.gz, or unpacked in eplain/.) I'm sure LaTeX has something similar. kb@cs.umb.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 19:20:17 -0000 From: Jeremy Henty Subject: Re: Including code within a verbatim environment miner@hagar.ph.utexas.edu (Buff Miner) writes: > Is there any way to read a file within a verbatim environment? One would > like to place a code fragment or a subroutine in a document something like > the following > \begin{verbatim} > \input code.c > \end{verbatim} % The following works, but it's rather hacky. \documentstyle{article} \def\loadcode{\begin{verbatim} \input{some-code}} \begin{document} \loadcode \end{verbatim} \end{document} % Any neater suggestions? % Jeremy C. Henty ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 08:40:50 -0400 From: Lee Wittenberg Subject: Re: Including code within a verbatim environment Buff Miner (miner@hagar.ph.utexas.edu) asks: > Is there any way to read a file within a verbatim environment? One would > like to place a code fragment or a subroutine in a document something like > the following > \begin{verbatim} > \input code.c > \end{verbatim} > Obviously, this won't work because "\input code.c" will be typeset as it > is. I don't want to put the \begin{verbatim}-\end{verbatim} in the actual > file code.c because it is a working piece of code. > Any suggestions? The CTAN archives contain a verbatim.sty file that you can include in your \documentstyle line: \documentstyle[verbatim...]{whatever} This style includes a \verbatiminput command that does what you want: \verbatiminput{code.c} -- Lee Lee Wittenberg | After they had explored all the suns in Computer Science Department | the universe, and all the planets of all Kean College of New Jersey | the suns, they realized that there was no Union, NJ 07083 | other life in the universe, and that they USA | were alone. And they were very happy, | because then they knew it was up to them leew@pilot.njin.net | to become all the things they had imagined | they would find. | -- Lanford Wilson | "5th of July" (1978) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 11:18:31 +0700 From: Zdenek Wagner Subject: Re: Previewing on graphics screen David Rhead wrote: > We are producing some A5 catalogues in 32-page signatures. We use: > * LaTeX to typeset the catalogues > * dvibook to re-arrange into signatures > * dvidvi to get 2 A5s on one A4 for printing. > Thus, the dvi file used for printing is 2 stages removed from the dvi file > produced by the LaTeX run that typeset the catalogue. The catalogues are > hundreds of pages long, and the final output device's per-page cost is > high. After this process you still have a legal dvi-file. Therefore you can use any previewer to view it on screen. I know only emTeX drivers for MS-DOS (the same will probably hold for OS/2) - the dviscr driver shows also the the physical page number counted from start of final dvi filewhich should then be put after "dvips -p ". you only have to increase the width of preview (switch /w 297mm, or just for preview purpose I often use /w300mm) because the default is usually the portrait orientation (can be specified in the configuration file). ,%%%/ /` / /| /%%% / / |_/ /__/ ' | / / /%%/ /%%/ /%%/ /%%/ /\ | /| / /%%/ /%%/ /%%/ /%%/ /%%% / , / / /%%% / / /%%% / \ |/ |/ / /_/ / / / /%%% / %%%% %%% %%% ' ' %%% ' ` ' ' %%% %%/ ' ' %%% ' Zdenek Wagner______/ Some gateway between me and you may garble backslash. It will appear on your screen as % due to problems with EBCDIC <--> ASCII conversion. It has already been corrected on SOME gateways. The domain `.cs' does no longer exist and was replaced by `.cz'. Valid addresses are: ~~ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 14:42:55 -0700 From: swjackson@ucdavis.edu (Wayne Jackson 753-5636) Subject: Problems with dvipsk Hi! Out of extreme exasperation, I'm finally calling on all of you for help. I apparently installed LaTeX 2.09 and dvipsk 5.55a successfully on a Sun SPARCstation 1 (this is my third or fourth attempt, each with different difficulties). All of the problems I have had seem to branch from not having the correct fonts, or incorrectly installing the right fonts. In this case, Metafont can not seem to build a font from the fonts already installed... First I constructed the .dvi file using latex (apparently with no problems, and none mentioned in the .log file): - ---- charles.RIBBIT? latex letter This is TeX, Version 3.1415 (C version 6.1) (letter.tex LaTeX Version 2.09 <25 March 1992> (/usr/local/lib/texmf/tex/latex/base/letter.sty Standard Document Style `letter' <25 Mar 92>. ) [1] ) Output written on letter.dvi (1 page, 932 bytes). Transcript written on letter.log. - ---- Then I attempted using dvipsk at debugging level 15 to translate the .dvi file to postscript and direct it to our Apple Postscript printer. The error you see below resulted and absolutely nothing was printed. (Used level 15 to show where basic input files and fonts under lib.tar.gz were installed). - ---- charles.RIBBIT? dvips -d 15 letter config path: .:~:/usr/local/lib/texmf/dvips PK path: .:/usr/local/lib/texmf/fonts//pk// TFM path: .:/usr/local/lib/texmf/fonts//tfm VF path: .:/usr/local/lib/texmf/fonts//vf pict path: .:/usr/local/lib/texmf/tex// header path: .:/usr/local/lib/texmf/dvips:/usr/local/lib/texmf/fonts//type1 fig path: .:/usr/local/lib/texmf/tex// Last resort sizes: 300 600 This is dvipsk 5.55a Copyright 1986, 1994 Radical Eye Software input file letter.dvi output file |lpr swmem 3500000 ' TeX output 1994.04.27:1354' -> |lpr bop at 43 Scanning page 1 Defining font () cmr10 at 10.9pt dvips: Font cmr10 at 657 not found; scaling 300 instead. dvips: Such scaling will generate extremely poor output. Loading pk font at 10.9pt dvips: ! Bad PK file : unexpected eof - ---- Please, if you have encountered this problem yourself or have any idea of how to rectify it, write me at swjackson@ucdavis.edu or frog@charles.ucdavis.edu. I do not subscribe to the TeXhax mailing list, so I can only be reached directly. I will repost the solution that works, in case anyone else is having the same difficulty. Many thanx in advance for your help! - -Wayne Jackson PS: Below is the "letter.tex" file used in the examples above, in case it sheds any clues on the problem. Please note that this is NOT the only example or type of example that I tested. - ---- \documentstyle[11pt]{letter} %\address{PO BOX 72501 \\ %Davis, CA 95617} \signature{Wayne Jackson\\ Manager, Computer and Electronic Music Studio} \begin{document} \begin{letter}{Beverly Parker, Department Book Keeper, \\ Department of Music} \opening{Dear Beverly,} = Many thanks for handling the latest flush of orders submitted to Campus Purchasing. Unfortunately, at this late date, I wish to submit one more order for items we forgot. These items include cables, adapters, and in a few cases even software which are vital to the correct operation of the studio. You will find purchase orders attached to this letter. \closing{Yours sincerely,} \end{letter} \end{document} ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 May 1994 15:42:55 +0000 From: JOHANNES-IDSO Subject: Chinese under TeX/LaTeX Can anyone tell me about typesetting Chinese under TeX or LaTeX. Are there any style files for LaTeX? Where do I start? Regards Johannes Ids\o = e-mail: johannes.idso@sfdh.sognhs.no ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 1994 13:28:13 -0700 From: wagman%mesa.hepnet@Csa4.LBL.Gov (Gary S. Wagman 510/486-6610) Subject: Floating point division and multiplication Does anyone have macros to perform accurate floating point division and multiplication? For example, if my \hsize is 9.5in and I will be using a PostScript \special to reduce to the journal's width of 7.05in, I want to tell PostScript to scale by 0.742105263 without having to calculate by hand because we have various \hsize's and various journals. \dimen0 =3D 7.05in \divide \dimen0 by 9.5in results in 0.0pt Gary Wagman GSWagman@lbl.gov ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jun 1994 12:05:33 -0700 From: rusty@groan.Berkeley.EDU (Rusty Wright) Subject: CTAN archives In the CTAN archives, each directory has a file, 00Contents, which appears to be regenerated every night. It would be nice if all of the directories of the CTAN archives didn't have their modified date changed every night as a result of generating this 00Contents file. For example, when I connect to an archive that I haven't connected to in a while, I do a "dir -t" to see which directories have recent modified dates, which probably have something new in them that I might be interested in. With the way things are with the CTAN archives I can't do this. One suggestion for regenerating the 00Contents file is to send the output of the "ls" command to /tmp/00Contents, and then use the Unix diff or cmp command to see if it's different than the current one, and if it is, then replace the current 00Contents file with the one in /tmp. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jun 1994 16:17:44 -0500 From: "George D. Greenwade" Subject: RE: CTAN archives On Thu, 2 Jun 94 12:05:33 -0700, rusty@groan.Berkeley.EDU (Rusty Wright) posted: > In the CTAN archives, each directory has a file, 00Contents, which appears > to be regenerated every night. It would be nice if all of the directories > of the CTAN archives didn't have their modified date changed every night as > a result of generating this 00Contents file. Thanks for the suggestion. You are correct; as of right now, the 00Contents file is automatically generated each night on the CTAN hosts (in SHSU's case, via a cron job immediately following the major mirroring run of the evening). This is achieved with a somewhat ingenious "make" approach developed by Sebastian Rahtz. I am forwarding this reply to the CTAN coordinating team for its consideration. While this is a very valid issue, I want to ensure that any changes along these lines are implemented across the board on each of the hosts so that consistency can be maintained in terms of the files as well as the process in which they are placed on the hosts. Regards and thanks for your interest in our services, George George D. Greenwade, Ph.D. Internet: bed_gdg@SHSU.edu Department of Economics and Business Analysis THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG College of Business Administration Voice: (409) 294-1266 Sam Houston State University FAX: (409) 294-3612 Huntsville, TX 77341-2118 USA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 16:00:45 +0000 From: tessierf@UQSS.UQUEBEC.CA (Gilles Chrzaszcz) Subject: TEX on Solaris 2.3 Hi, Does anyone know the location of a precompiled version of TEX for Solaris 2.3 or specific Makefiles for this environment with GNU-C. I have tried compiling TEX using the ftp.shsu.edu kit without success. Could you send your answers directly to francois_tessier@inrs-urb.uquebec.ca Thanks Francois Tessier INRS-Urbanisation 3465 Durocher Montr=E9al H2X 2C6 Canada ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 16:55:15 -0500 From: miner@hagar.ph.utexas.edu (Buff Miner) Subject: dvips I'm trying to install LaTeX2HTML on an IBM RS/6000. However the documentation states that dvips version 5.516 or later is required. I've searched all the archives I'm aware of an can only find dvips 5.55. Can anyone out there tell me where I can find a newer version of dvips? Thanks in advance! Buff Miner William H. Miner, Jr. Fusion Research Center and Institute for Fusion Studies The University of Texas at Austin phone: (512) 471-5548 Austin, Texas 78712 FAX: (512) 471-6715 miner@hagar.ph.utexas.edu Internet ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 14:51:30 +0000 From: wicks@cs.buffalo.edu (Richard B. Wicks) Subject: I need a gui for TeX Somebody told me that there is a program called TexCad (or CadTex or some combination thereof) that will interpret your TeX code as you type it out and display it on an X11 window, is this true? Equation editing is far from being intrinsic to me and I would like the aid of such a program in adjusting to the language. *ANY* imput would be most helpful. thank you very much, - -Richard Wicks ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jun 1994 07:30:55 +0000 From: zccz1121@rpool2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Tobias Ulmer) Subject: Re: I need a gui for TeX Keywords: TeX LaTeX DTP WYSIWYG GUI CAD In article , Richard B. Wicks wrote: > Somebody told me that there is a program called TexCad (or CadTex >or some combination thereof) that will interpret your TeX code as you type >it out and display it on an X11 window, is this true? > > Equation editing is far from being intrinsic to me and I would like >the aid of such a program in adjusting to the language. *ANY* imput would >be most helpful. Yes, there is a program called TeX-CAD (or texcad, or whatever), but it is intended to serve an entirely different purpose: You can do drawings (i.e. CAD: Computer Aided Design) consisting of some elementary tokens provided by LaTeX (lines, circles, etc.) and then convert the results into LaTeX code that can be included in your (LaTeX-) file. I suppose that instead of this you are looking for some program to have the typeset formulas on your screen *immediately* after typing. This is (for reasons on which I won't waste precious bandwidth explaining here) not the philosophy of TeX or LaTeX. So you might consider to use a wordprocessor (or DTP program, as they call it), that gives you that feel of "What you see is what you get". On the other hand, there *are* some implementations of TeX or LaTeX that indeed simplify (and therefore accelerate) that inherent editing - compiling - viewing cycle such that from within your editor you can start [La]TeX and the previewer with few keystrokes/mouse clicks. This depends largely on what kind of machine you are using. Tobias Ulmer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 May 1994 10:34:02 -0400 From: "K. Berry" Subject: eplain 2.6 available I have released Eplain version 2.6. It is available by ftp from ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/{eplain/*,eplain.tar.gz} and soon from the ctan hosts in tex-archive/macros/eplain. Please send bug reports to tex-eplain@cs.umb.edu. You can join this list by sending email to tex-eplain-request@cs.umb.edu containing a single line subscribe you@preferred.email.address Here is a summary of the most significant changes (from the file NEWS in the distribution): * Indexing support (in conjunction with MakeIndex). * Generalization of .toc files for lists of figures/tables, etc. Bug fixes: * \commdiag and other arrow macros work again. * \eqalignno right-justifies the first column in \leftdisplays, as in non-leftdisplays. For those who haven't previously heard of Eplain: it is a collection of macros intended to provide relatively low-level capabilities, regardless of how your document appears. For example, it has macros to do symbolic cross-referencing, but not macros to produce a section heading. It also has some definitions that make it easier to change the conventions of plain TeX's output. For example, it lets you produce left-justified math displays by simply saying `\leftdisplays'. kb@cs.umb.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 13:33:07 -0500 From: US CTAN Coordinator Subject: CTAN site listing To get a listing of CTAN sites and mirrors along with their root CTAN directories, you can now use the finger utility to finger ctan_us@ftp.SHSU.edu As listings of participating sites change, this file will be updated accordingly. I think I've covered all the bases, but I still may have inadvertantly missed a mirror site or two. If I have missed a site (heaven forbid!), please point it out to me at my usual address and I will correct the listing. Regards, George George D. Greenwade, Ph.D. CTAN Coordinator on ftp.SHSU.edu Department of Economics and Business Analysis Internet: bed_gdg@SHSU.edu P. O. Box 2118 THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG Sam Houston State University Voice: (409) 294-1266 Huntsville, TX 77341 FAX: (409) 294-3612 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Jun 1994 16:05:00 -0000 From: EuroTeX94-PC@vax.rhbnc.ac.uk Subject: EuroTeX '94: Final Call for Papers (please circulate widely) EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX Dear Colleague --- Are you thinking of coming to EuroTeX '94? (dates and details are appended, for those who have seen no previous announcement of this conference). If so, would you like to present a paper? The themes of this year's EuroTeX conference are Principles; Practice; Progress; POLAND! and papers are now urgently being sought. We are hoping to follow the example set at Prague in 1992 and Aston in 1993, by making the proceedings available actually at the conference, and in order for this to be feasible, it is necessary to establish some fairly strict guidelines for submission. Abstracts are wanted _now_, and must be submitted no later than Friday 10th June; the committee will acknowledge receipt of all abstracts, and will let authors know whether or not the paper is accepted by no later than Friday 24th June. One clear month will then be allowed for preparation of the full-text papers, which must therefore be submitted no later than Friday 22nd July, and these papers will then be passed on to referees who are knowledgeable in the chosen subject area: the referee and author then have one further month in which to agree and produce a `best possible' version of the paper. The final version of the paper must be submitted by Friday 20th August. Papers may be prepared in either Plain TeX or LaTeX, and a copy of `EuroTeX.Sty' will be sent to all who submit abstracts; this will be a direct derivative of TUGproc.Sty, and authors wishing to make an early start on marking-up their text may safely base their work on the current release of TUGproc. In order to ensure a uniform appearance in the Proceedings, authors are urged _not_ to make changes to the default fonts, leading, etc. If you would like to present a paper, please complete the e-form below, and return it to the Programme Committee, EuroTeX '94: C/o Jola Szelatynska, University of Torun, Poland E-mail: Jola Szelatynska Yes, I hope to attend EuroTeX '94 and would like to propose the following paper(s); please add my name and address to your mailing list and keep me posted of developments. Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ = __________________________________________________________________ E-mail: __________________________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________________________________ Fax: __________________________________________________________________ Title and brief abstract of paper: ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Expected duration including questions (max: 1 1/2 hours) __________________ (Please note that you may submit proposals for more than one paper; the Programme Committee reserve the right to accept or reject individual papers, and to accept papers but to reduce the time allowed from that requested). EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX EuroTeX will take place at Sobieszewo on an idyllic island off the coast of Gdansk in Poland. The conference will run from Monday September 26th to Friday September 30th, and the _maximum_ cost (based on two persons sharing) will not exceed $260-00 / sterling 175-00 / DM 450-00. Those arriving early on Monday will be able to take part in a guided tour of the old town of Gdansk, whilst Tuesday to Friday will be packed with talks and tutorials on TeX and related topics. Subject to demand, there will also be a series of TeX-related courses during the days following the conference proper. All delegates will be accommodated in a single building, and for the whole week will be cut off from civilisation: no distractions, no need to leave the island: everything will be provided. For those unable to sustain the pace, quiet meditative walks along the shore searching for amber will provide the ideal opportunity for therapeutic meditation. EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX '94 EuroTeX ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 Jun 1994 13:41:43 -0400 From: "George D. Greenwade" Subject: macros/latex* changes on CTAN The release of LaTeX 2e as the officially supported version of LaTeX has led to a change in directory naming on the CTAN hosts. The message displayed upon cd'ing into selected directories in the CTAN macros hierarchy is appended below my sig for reference. Briefly: 1. macros/latex/ has been moved to macros/latex209/ 2. macros/latex2e/ has been moved to macros/latex/ 3. macros/latex/ has been linked to macros/latex2e/ temporarily to facilitate version migration Regards, George George D. Greenwade, Ph.D. Internet: bed_gdg@SHSU.edu Department of Economics and Business Analysis THEnet: SHSU::BED_GDG College of Business Administration Voice: (409) 294-1266 Sam Houston State University FAX: (409) 294-3612 Huntsville, TX 77341-2118 USA Effective Tuesday, June 7, 1994, the CTAN macros/latex/ directories contain the distribution and related files for LaTeX 2e --- the presently-supported version of LaTeX (previously macros/latex2e/). The macros/latex/ hierarchy is designed as follows: base/ --- the complete LaTeX 2e distribution kit. packages/ --- officially provided and supported 2e extensions, with each component in its own subdirectory. contrib/ --- user-contributed styles and packages for LaTeX 2e. Each multi-file package is housed in its own unique subdirectory. The CTAN macros/latex209/ directories contain the distribution and related files for LaTeX 2.09 (previously macros/latex/). The macros/latex209/ hierarchy is designed as follows: distribs/ --- the complete LaTeX 2.09 distribution kit, with each component within its own subdirectory. contrib/ --- user-contributed styles and packages for LaTeX 2.09. Each multi-file package is housed in its own unique subdirectory. Single files are retained together in the misc/ subdirectory. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 19:55:20 +0200 From: schoepf@sc.ZIB-Berlin.DE (Rainer Schoepf) Subject: The new LaTeX The new LaTeX Leslie Lamport and the LaTeX3 project team June 1994 The LaTeX3 project team is pleased to announce the release of the new standard version of LaTeX. It is upwardly compatible with existing LaTeX documents, and contains new features including the long-awaited graphics extensions. Over the years many extensions of LaTeX have been developed. This is, of course, a welcome development, since it shows that the LaTeX system is in a healthy state. It has, however, had one unfortunate consequence: there were several incompatible systems all claiming to be LaTeX. = The new LaTeX puts an end to this unsatisfactory situation -- it gives access to all extensions such as SLiTeX, AmSLaTeX, and PSLaTeX, based on a single format. This will end the proliferation of mutually incompatible dialects of LaTeX. We have also introduced a small number of often-requested features (such as more control over float placement) and an improved interface for writers of document classes and packages. The new LaTeX is described in a new edition of `LaTeX: A Document Preparation System' by Leslie Lamport (to appear during 1994) and `The LaTeX Companion' by Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, both published by Addison-Wesley. >From now on there will be a new distribution of LaTeX twice a year, in June and December. The new LaTeX can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from the CTAN archives: ftp.tex.ac.uk /tex-archive/macros/latex/base ftp.shsu.edu /tex-archive/macros/latex/base ftp.dante.de /tex-archive/macros/latex/base The files in these directories require a somewhat long unpacking process. For those who prefer to skip this step, we provide a second distribution in unpacked format in the following CTAN directories: ftp.tex.ac.uk /tex-archive/macros/latex/unpacked ftp.shsu.edu /tex-archive/macros/latex/unpacked ftp.dante.de /tex-archive/macros/latex/unpacked Apologies and Thanks - -------------------- For obvious reasons, we have not been able to incorporate everyone's suggestions for improvements or fixes to LaTeX. We are nevertheless very grateful to everyone who has made suggestions and/or reported bugs and other problems with old versions and with the beta-test versions. We hope that all of your reports have been answered by one of us: if not, please let us know. We have given them all serious consideration and, in many cases where we have not been able to act on them now, we have added them to the list of things that need further attention in the future. Also, of course, many of them could be developed into useful LaTeX packages, by you! For the LaTeX3 Project - ---------------------- Johannes Braams David Carlisle Michael Downes Alan Jeffrey Frank Mittelbach Chris Rowley Rainer Sch\"opf ------------------------------ About TeXhax... Please send contributions to: TeXhax@ftp.tex.ac.uk Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: On Internet or JANET: send a one line mail message to TeXhax-request@ftp.tex.ac.uk SUBSCRIBE TEX-L UNSUBSCRIBE TEX-L On BITNET: send a similar one-line mail message to LISTSERV@nodename For information on the TeX Users Group, please send a message to TUG@TUG.org, or write TeX Users Group, P.O. Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, USA. 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