Subject: TeXhax Digest V89 #112 From: TeXhax Digest Errors-To: TeXhax-request@cs.washington.edu Maint-Path: TeXhax-request@cs.washington.edu To: TeXhax-Distribution-List:; Reply-To: TeXhax@cs.washington.edu TeXhax Digest Monday, December 25, 1989 Volume 89 : Issue 112 Moderators: Tiina Modisett and Pierre MacKay %%% The TeXhax digest is brought to you as a service of the TeX Users Group %%% %%% in cooperation with the UnixTeX distribution service at the %%% %%% University of Washington %%% %% Moderator`s note: It appears that Issue 112 didn`t make it everyone, %% so we`re trying again. Apologies to those who receive it twice. Today's Topics: ***TUG '90 Call for Papers in Texas*** HP PaintJet driver wanted Placing text on a page Converting WordPerfect to TeX PC TeX -- Epson driver fonts Textronix previewer Double Spacing Problem! 2nd official beta version of MC-TeX available RE: Tex Fonts for the Sanskrit Alphabet (Devanagari). TeX, diagonal arrows Exercise 11.5 of the TeXbook Float Placement in LaTeX --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 89 16:18:38 EST From: crm@gumbo.nbsr.duke.edu (Charles R. Martin) Subject: ***TUG '90 Call for Papers in Texas*** Keywords: TUG 90, call for papers Here is an abstract for the TUG meeting. It should plain tex okay % -*-TeX-*- \font\bigrm=cmr17 \font\sc=cmcsc10 \font\rm=cmr12 \font\sl=cmsl12 \def\LaTeX{{\rm L\kern-.36em\raise.3ex\hbox{\sc a}\kern-.15em T\kern-.1667em\lower.7ex\hbox{E}\kern-.125emX}} \baselineskip=18pt \parindent=0pt \rm \begingroup\obeylines {\bigrm \TeX\ for \TeX nical Typists} \vglue1in Charles R. Martin NBSR Box 3709 Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710 USA (919) 383--2256 \endgroup \parskip=10pt plus 1pt minus 1pt \vglue0.5in Many \TeX\ users are not programmers or mathematicians but technical typists, skilled craftspeople who are the ``tool and die makers'' of the secretarial trade. Technical typists are already expert in document preparation using older methods; they often have a sense of style and have developed taste in the use of typography that scientists and programmers lack. However, the existing \TeX\ texts are directed to these scientists and programmers; most technical typists (and many other users!) find them intimidating and cryptic. {\sl \TeX\ for \TeX nical Typists\/} is an introductory \TeX\ course designed for technical typists. The course is structured around a series of {\sl units\/}; each unit introduces a few concepts, and leads to a completed small document. Students see visible results starting with the first unit; a short concept-use cycle leads to quick reinforcement of concepts and rapid progress. ``What if\dots'' questions encourage the students to think about the concepts rather than rote memorization; this leads them into an experimental approach to solve \TeX\ problems. {\sl \TeX\ for \TeX nical Typists\/}, and its analogous course targeted to \LaTeX, have been taught at a number of scientific institutions; it appears to be an effective way to teach technical typists to create attractive documents using \TeX. \bye ------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 01 Dec 89 09:19:22 MEZ From: ZZKNAUF%DHVRRZN1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subject: HP PaintJet driver wanted Keywords: HP PaintJet, driver We have a HP PaintJet printer (note: PaintJet, not DeskJet), this is a colour ink jet printer with 180 dpi resolution. Does anybody know about a TeX driver running at a PC? Gerd-H. Knauf RRZN /Universitaet Hannover Schlosswender Str. 5 D-3000 Hannover 1 Tel. ++49 511 7625134 Email: ZZKNAUF DHVRRZN1.bitnet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 89 14:00:51 EDT From: Xev Gittler Subject: Placing text on a page Keywords: TeX, text, point Can someone tell me if there is a way to tell TeX to put some text at a particular point on the page? For instance, if I wanted to put a string 2 inches from the left and 3 inches down, regardless of what else happened to be at that point, is there a way that I can do that? Xev Gittler xg00@gte.com, or xg00%gte.com@relay.cs.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1989 0:13:20 EST From: Tom Limoncelli Subject: Converting WordPerfect to TeX Keywords: TeX, WordPerfect I'm looking for software that converts WordPerfect (4.2 or 5.0) files into TeX. A minimal program would be fine. Not all features have to be converted (though if it generates LaTeX constructs for footnotes, I'll be forever grateful!) I am also looking for a program that would convert ASCII files to TeX. That is, a filter that would convert "%" to "\%", etc. Hopefully, the program is for the Amiga, IBM, VAX/VMS, or Unix, otherwise I'm willing to port source code. Any help would be appreciated. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 89 17:34:17 PST From: c60c-4bt@WEB.berkeley.edu (Mani Varadarajan) Subject: PC TeX -- Epson driver fonts Keyowrds: dviware Hi: I downloaded the DVI printer driver for my EPSON FX-80+ that I have at home. Unfortunately, it doesn't work (obviously) without the proper printer DVI font files. How do I get these? Is there an ftp site from which I can dowload these files? Will any *.pk file do? I am really new to this subject, so if you can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. mani@ocf.berkeley.edu Mani Varadarajan ------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 89 14:23:52 GMT From: Ivan Fabian Subject: Textronix previewer Keywords: previewer I am trying to find a Tektronix 4010 or 4014 DVI file previewer that will run under CMS on an IBM3090. I've had a look in the TeX archive at Aston but didn't find anything. I am prepared to modify something that works on another system as long as it is written in C, PASCAL, or FORTRAN, and won't take more than a few days work. Anyone who has heard of such a previewer or who has one please send it or let me know how to get hold of it. Thanks in advance Ivan Fabian (BITNET: IGBF@UKACRL) User Support ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri Dec 1 15:28:11 1989 CST From: "Dale Anderson" Subject: Double Spacing Problem! Keyowrds: LaTeX, double spacing Could someone tell me how to change from double spacing to single spacing to double spacing in a latex document. For example: documentstyle{article} renewcommand{baselineskip}{2} begin{document} The following paragraphs should be double spaced. renewcommand{baselinestretch}{1} % set single spacing The following paragraphs should be single spaced. renewcommand{baselinestretch{2} % set double spacing The following paragraphs should be double spaced. end{document} The first renewcommand works and changes the document to double spacing but the following renewcommands do not work. What command do I use to change from double spacing to single spacing in the middle of the document? Then what is the command to change back from single spacing to double spacing? Could people with answers please reply directly to me with the answer. Dale Anderson Computing Services University of Regina ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 89 03:07:52 -0500 From: chris@cs.UMD.EDU (Chris Torek) Subject: 2nd official beta version of MC-TeX available Keyowrds: MC-TeX After a long delay, the second official beta release of MC-TeX is out. All reported bugs have been fixed (I hope...). Here is a summary of the changes since the original release. (Note that there was a `version 2' I made up some time ago, then immediately renamed as `1.1' as a new set of bug reports rolled in. The current version is named by date.) - Various minor typographic and factual errors in the documentation have been fixed. The installation documentation has been revised and extended, including details on optimising fontdesc files. - Font description files may refer to user environment variables. - GF and box fonts work. - The library contains new \special decoding routines (designed to work with tpic; the tpic support is not yet in, however). - Many changes to the PostScript driver: . new \special handling, compatible with many dvi2ps variants . minor changes to internal file-finding code, should make configuration easier . PostScript fonts now work . fonts may contain up to 256 characters . the PostScript output is more compact (using an idea stolen from Tom Rokicki) and is a little bit easier on printer VM . should work with 2-up wrappers (this is untested) - Some TFM and LaTeX style files for using PostScript fonts on the Apple LaserWriter (and any compatible printers) are now provided. Since the Adobe metrics are (apparently) not constrained to be the same on any two different PostScript printers, whether these will work for others is uncertain. Texx2 and texsun *still* have not been integrated with the system. (If anyone wants to do this for me. . . .) The new distribution is in the same directory as the previous one, but is now named by its date: % ftp mimsy.umd.edu Connected to mimsy.umd.edu. 220 mimsy.umd.edu FTP server ... ready. Name (mimsy:chris): anonymous 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password. Password: user@host 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. ftp> binary 200 Type set to I. ftp> get tex/mctex.beta.1dec89.Z mctex.beta.1dec89.Z 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for ... (453131 bytes). Please limit FTP access to non-working hours if possible. (We are on EST, hence after 3 PM in California is no longer working hours here....) -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163) Domain: chris@cs.umd.edu Path: uunet!mimsy!chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 1 Dec 89 10:08:00 EDT From: "DARREN STALDER" Subject: RE: Tex Fonts for the Sanskrit Alphabet (Devanagari). Keywords: fonts, TeX, Sanscrit This is the information that I could find on Devaganari. It is from TeXFont. memo that should be available from stanford. That memo also talks about source for a devaganari metafont set that is unfortunately in old metafont. The memo says it is available from Pierre McKay for the asking. See the memo for more details. Torin/Darren Stalder/Wolf Carpe Internet: dstalder@gmuvax.gmu.edu Diem! Bitnet: dstalder@gmuvax ATTnet: 1-703-883-5747 Snail: 1350 Beverly Rd., Suite 115-323/McLean, VA 22101/USA DISCLAIMER: A society where such disclaimers are needed is saddening. Here is the extract: Date of information: 25 December 1987 The font: In November 1987, Frans Velthuis completed version 1.0 of a Devanagari METAfont for TeX. He has written METAFONT code for all the aksharas necessary for Hindi, and most of those for Sanskrit too, although in the latter case some viramas are used. Frans intends to produce a special Sanskrit version of his font in the future. Also included are the Devanagari numerals, anusvara, virama, danda, candrabindu, visarga, avagraha, full stop and superscript abbreviation circle. Usage: You prepare your TeX or LaTeX file normally, and mark any Hindi portions, typed a simple Roman transliteration, with the font marker {\dn ... }. At the top of the TeX file you \input a file called DNMACS; in LaTeX, a DEV.STY file is provided which inputs the necessary macros, and automatically makes necessary font size changes. Frans provides a preprocessor, DEVNAG, written in Pascal (source not available), which reads your file and converts the Hindi transliteration into the appropriate codes for Frans's font. The converted file is then processed by TeX or LaTeX in the normal way, and the resulting .DVI file can be printed on using a standard DVI output program. The portions of Hindi text originally in Roman transliteration will be printed in Devanagari, with full use of conjunct consonants (sandhyaksharas), etc. Quality: The quality of the fonts is excellent, with full calligraphic moulding of the curves and loops, like some of the best handwriting of manuscript scribes using a broad nib. Terms of Availability: Frans will sell a set of four or five sizes of the Devanagari fonts, at the printer resolution you specify (Epson type 9-pin matrix, 24 pin matrix (180*180, 360*360, 180*360), write-white laser, or write-black laser), together with the compiled code (specify VAX/VMS, SUN, Cyber, IBM/PC, Atari ST) of DEVNAG, his text preprocessor, for $119. The METAFONT source programs are not at present being made generally available. Contact: Frans J. Velthuis Postal address: Nyensteinheerd 267, 9736 TV Groningen, The Netherlands Bitnet: Velthuis@HGRRUG5.Bitnet Other comments: A note about Velthuis's Devanagari font appeared in TeXhax, 1987, issue 93. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 89 22:27:00 EST From: Allan Adler Subject: TeX, diagonal arrows Keywords: TeX, diagonal arrows I am trying to typeset a complicated diagram by imitating Exercise 18.46 of the TeXBook. I can get TeX to print all of the arrows I want for this one, even the diagonal arrows. It will even indicate the names of the maps which correspond to the arrows. However, in the case of the diagonal arrows, the maps will only appear at the ends of the arrows and exactly where depends on the direction of the arrow. But I don't see what I have to do to get the map to appear at the middle of the arrow. Furthermore, in the case of arrows which are slanted like this \ , the map will only appear above the arrow. How can I make it appear below the arrow ? Any suggestions are welcome. Allan Adler ara@lom1.math.yale.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 89 23:26:23 EST From: Allan Adler Subject: Exercise 11.5 of the TeXbook Keywords: TeX, math mode I typed in the solution to exercise 11.5 of the TeXbook and tried it out on a math symbol, namely: \demobox\times Tex complained bitterly about needing a $ (maybe it expected to be bribed), but when I enclosed \times in $'s, it complained about having too many $'s. I enclose the log file. If anyone can tell me what is wrong I would like to know. Allan Adler ara@lom1.math.yale.edu %======================================================================== This is TeX, Version 2.0 for Berkeley UNIX (preloaded format=plain 87.9.22) 1 DEC 1989 23:17 **display_macros (display_macros.tex ! Missing $ inserted. $ \next \\...space \next \^^M\else \setbox 0=\hbox {\next }\maketypebox \fi \dodolist ...t \endlist \let \next \relax \else \\ \let \next \dolist \fi \next \demobox #1->\setbox 0=\hbox {\dolist #1 \endlist }\copy 0\kern -\wd 0\makeli... l.36 $\demobox {\times} $ ? h I've inserted a begin-math/end-math symbol since I think you left one out. Proceed, with fingers crossed. ? x No pages of output. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 2 Dec 89 15:37 EST From: Henning Schulzrinne Subject: Float Placement in LaTeX Keywords: LaTeX, float placement I am puzzled by LaTeX' (24 May 89) reluctance of generating float pages (and the resultant out-of-memory errors). I have the following input file: \clearpage % make sure we are not waiting for text page to fill \begin{table}[htpb] ... a table about 6 in. long \end{table} \begin{table}[htpb] ... another table about 6 in. long \end{table} \begin{table}[htpb] ... yet another table about 3 in. long \end{table} and so on. After the second table and using the rule [p. 176 in the manual] to print "at the earliest place", LaTeX should realize that there is nothing else that can fit on the page and ship out a float page. Given the length of the table, \floatpagefraction (0.5) is certainly satisfied. Instead, it keeps on accumulating tables until the end of the chapter or until memory runs out, whichever comes first (usually the latter). Tweaking \floatpagefraction, \topfraction or \textfraction does not seem to help, neither does replacing [htpb] by [p], [t] or by the default. I know about \clearpage, but would like to avoid having to measure each table by hand and decide if one, two or more will fit on a page. Any explanation and/or remedy is sincerely appreciated. Henning Schulzrinne (HGSCHULZ@CS.UMASS.EDU) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts at Amherst Amherst, MA 01003 - USA === phone: (413) 545-3179 (EST); FAX: (413) 545-0724 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- %%% Further information about the TeXhax Digest, the TeX %%% Users Group, and the latest software versions is available %%% in every tenth issue of the TeXhax Digest. %%% %%% Concerning subscriptions, address changes, unsubscribing: %%% %%% BITNET: send a one-line mail message to LISTSERV@xxx %%% SUBSCRIBE TEX-L % to subscribe %%% or UNSUBSCRIBE TEX-L %%% %%% Internet: send a similar one line mail message to %%% TeXhax-request@cs.washington.edu %%% JANET users may choose to use %%% texhax-request@uk.ac.nsf %%% All submissions to: TeXhax@cs.washington.edu %%% %%% Back issues available for FTPing as: %%% machine: directory: filename: %%% JUNE.CS.WASHINGTON.EDU TeXhax/TeXhaxyy.nn %%% yy = last two digits of current year %%% nn = issue number %%% %%%\bye %%% End of TeXhax Digest ************************** -------