Subject: TeXhax Digest V90 #25 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 Sunday, March 4, 1990 Volume 90 : Issue 25 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 %%% Today's Topics: refer->bibtex conversion Re: LaTex header line problem mssymb and 11 point LaTeX articles don't mix LPLAIN for LaTeX/TeX 3.0 New TeX files needed for TeX 3.0 Word Count in TeX TeX Dictionary? TeX 3.0 Tex-related file formats Output-driver for TOPS10 dvi-to-HPseries II: is there one before I write it? PostScript previewer? a GOTHIC font for TeX MICR fonts fat font bug --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 13:11:05 EST From: staelin@Princeton.EDU (Carl Staelin) Subject: refer->bibtex conversion Keywords: BibTeX, conversion Is there a program which converts refer databases to bibtex databases? Are there any tools similar to refer's "sortbib" and "lookbib" for bibtex? I am converting from troff to LaTeX, but I have a very large installed base of refer references which I would like to convert to bibtex, and any automated tools which help would be wonderful. Thank you in advance for any assistance/information. Carl Staelin (staelin@cs.princeton.edu) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 18:11:08 -0100 From: Piet van Oostrum Subject: Re: LaTex header line problem Keywords: LaTeX, header In Erich Neuwirth writes: `I do not want to reinvent the wheel, so my question `when doing, say, a dictionary in LaTeX I want to have the first `and the last entry on each page in the header. `Is there a simple way to do this (without going into the `output routine). `Does anybody have a style file achieving this? ` You have to use the \mark commands (\markboth, \markright). There is a \leftmark and a \rightmark. \rightmark receives the first mark on the page, \rightmark the last one. \markboth sets both marks (so it has two parameters), \markright sets only \rightmark. (There is no \markleft). Now you can put \rightmark and \leftmark in your header. To make your header fully customizable, you could use my 'fancyheadings.sty'. Here is a working example: \documentstyle[fancyheadings]{article} \newcommand{\doit}[1]{#1\markboth{#1}{#1}\\} \pagestyle{fancy} \lhead{\sl \rightmark~--~\leftmark} \rhead{page \thepage} \markright{1} \begin{document} \doit{1} \doit{2} \doit{3} \doit{4} ....... \doit{197} \doit{198} \doit{199} \doit{200} \end{document} Notes: 1. The \markboth must immediately follow the word that is to appear in the header. Otherwise a pagebreak may cause the header to be one off. 2. This will not work on the first page, as Latex puts an empty \rightmark in the beginning of the document that cannot be undone. Piet* van Oostrum, Dept of Computer Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, P.O. Box 80.089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands. Telephone: +31-30-531806 Uucp: uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!ruuinf!piet Telefax: +31-30-513791 Internet: piet@cs.ruu.nl (*`Pete') ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 15:06:09 EST From: agw@hudson.cs.columbia.edu (Art Werschulz) Subject: mssymb and 11 point LaTeX articles don't mix Keywords: LaTeX, mssynb Hi. I have the following in the beginning of a LaTeX file: \documentstyle[11pt,twocolumn,proc,equation]{article} \input mssymb \def\reals{\Bbb R} Although the entire article is in 11pt style, any $\reals$ will be from the 10pt font!! This may be traced to the following lines in mssymb.tex: \font\tenmsx=msxm10 \font\sevenmsx=msxm7 \font\fivemsx=msxm5 \font\tenmsy=msym10 \font\sevenmsy=msym7 \font\fivemsy=msym5 The cure was to create a new file mssymb11.tex, identical to mssymb.tex, except that the lines above are replaced with \font\tenmsx=msxm10 scaled\magstephalf \font\sevenmsx=msxm7 scaled\magstephalf \font\fivemsx=msxm5 scaled\magstephalf \font\tenmsy=msym10 scaled\magstephalf \font\sevenmsy=msym7 scaled\magstephalf \font\fivemsy=msym5 scaled\magstephalf Now use \input mssymb11 (instead of \input mssymb), and everything works OK. This is a fairly horrid solution, since if I want to use a twelve-point document style, I'd have do the same (except with \magstep1). Thus, I'm using 3 versions of mssymb. Anybody out there have any better solutions? Art Werschulz InterNet: agw@cs.columbia.edu ATTnet: Columbia University (212) 854-8642 854-2736 Fordham University (212) 841-5323 841-5396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- %%Moderator's note: The file referred to is too long to be included in the %%TeXhax Digest. It will be available from june.cs.washington.edu by ftp. Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 14:50 From: Wujastyk (on GEC 4190 Rim-B at UCL) Subject: LPLAIN for LaTeX/TeX 3.0 Keywords: LPLAIN, LaTeX, TeX % File LPLAIN - Created 29 October 1985 from plain version 1.5CM % - Last modified 20 October 1988 to take into account % changes to PLAIN.TEX reported by Arthur Ogawa % - Modified February 8, 1990 by Dominik Wujastyk to % match the PLAIN.TEX meant for TeX 3.0 (\fmtname{plain}, % \fmtversion{3.0}). % % This is the LaTeX version of the plain TeX format that's described in % The TeXbook. All modifications can be found by searching for % the word 'LaTeX'. % N.B.: A version number is defined at the very end of this file; % please change that number whenever the file is modified! % And don't modify the file under any circumstances. **** Under a separate cover (so to speak) I have sent in a modified LPLAIN.TEX file for those who wish to use LaTeX with the new version of TeX (2.993/3.0). I simply went through the new PLAIN.TEX in parallel with the old LPLAIN.TEX and imported the new details into LPLAIN.TEX. I now run TeX 2.993 on my PC (thanks Wayne!) with the new PLAIN and LPLAIN, and have had no problems. It is *lovely* being able to input 8-bit characters. Dominik Dominik Wujastyk, | Janet: wujastyk@uk.ac.ucl.euclid Wellcome Institute for | Bitnet/Earn/Ean/Uucp: wujastyk@euclid.ucl.ac.uk the History of Medicine, | Internet/Arpa/Csnet: dow@wjh12.harvard.edu 183 Euston Road, | or: wujastyk%ucl.euclid@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk London NW1 2BP, England. | NEW PHONE NO.: London 383-3132 ext.3013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 09:59:54 GMT From: "Wayne G. Sullivan" Subject: New TeX files needed for TeX 3.0 Keywords: TeX 3.0 TeX 2.993, the prototype 3.0, is becoming more widely available (and is soon I believe to become officially 3.0, perhaps with one or two minor blemishes corrected). Format producing TeX files must be upgraded for the new TeX. Plain 3.0 is already available, but what about LPLAIN and SPLAIN for LaTeX and SliTeX? I hope those who maintain these format producing files will either supply new versions, or specify the necessary modifications so that individuals may carry out the required changes themselves. In order to take full advantage of the new capabilities of TeX 3.0 new fonts and hyphenation tables are needed. I hope those working on these will keep the TeX community informed through TeXhax and TUGboat. I have reason to believe that the German hyphenation file ghyphen.max will not work with the new TeX. The introduction of fonts dedicated to a specific language will require new hyphenation files. Until the new fonts and hyphenation tables are available, TeX 3.0 offers practically no advance over 2.991. Wayne Sullivan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 18:23:27 +0000 From: Jan Purchase Subject: Word Count in TeX Keywords: TeX, word count Forgive me if this is a warn out question, but is it possible for TeX to count and display the number of words output in a document? Does a PD macro exist that might accomplish this goal? It seems simple enough, but my experience with TeX is insufficient to give me any leads as to how the problem should be tackled. Having to deTeX a document to perform a word count is both tedious and inaccurate. Many Thanks, Jan. **************************************************************************** FROM : Jan Andrew Purchase | Snail: Room 208, PhD Lab., | Computer Science Dept., JANET : J.Purchase@uk.ac.ucl.cs | University College, ARPANET : J.Purchase@cs.ucl.ac.uk | London, UK. UUCP : {... ukc!}ucl.cs!purchase | **************************************************************************** (these are my views, and are not necessarily those of UCL) **************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 12:11:05 PST From: CHOI%CALSTATE.BITNET@UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU (S.Chan Choi) Subject: TeX Dictionary? Keywords: TeX, dictionary Dear TeXperts: It seems that new names of TeX programs and files are appearing almost every issue of TeXhax. For a not-so-TeXpert like me, it is not easy to keep up-to-date of these new words. If it has not been done yet, I think it would be great to keep a dictionary file describing all these file names and conventions availabe for ftp or mail. S. Chan Choi San Jose State U. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 90 23:53:04 +0200 From: Stelios Sartzetakis Subject: TeX 3.0 Keywords: TeX 3.0 We are greatly needing the new TeX. What is the current status? Here in Greece, we are using 8-bit characters almost everywere in order to display, print and use the modern greek alphabet at the same time with the latin. As D.Knuth is stating in his November TUGboad issue, 3.0 is the answer to our problems, we'd like to test it the soonest possible. Thanks in advance for the update, Stelios Sartzetakis Office: +30 81 221171, 229302,229368,229346 Fax : +30 81 229342...........(Preferred) Systems Analyst Telex : 262389 CCI GR...(if all else fails) Foundation of Research E-mail: stelios@csi.forth.gr -or- and Technology - Hellas ______ STELIOS @ ARIADNE | ariadne!stelios Institute of Computer Science P.O.Box 1385, Heraklio, Crete Greece 711 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon 19 Feb 90 17:11:49-EST From: bbeeton Subject: Tex-related file formats Keywords: TeX, file format norman walsh asks for information about the file formats for .dvi, .pk and .mf files. most formats for tex-related files have been published in tugboat; a list of where to find them appeared in tugboat 7#1, p. 17. for the specific files mentioned: .dvi -- tugboat 3#2, pp. 14-19; also in section 583 of tex.web and tex: the program .pk -- tugboat 6#3, pp. 115-120; also in the program pktopx.web the .mf file is an ascii file to be input to metafont; what can appear in it is described in the metafontbook, volume c of computers & typesetting. mr. walsh also asks if there is a public domain version of metafont available. to be able to answer this, one needs to know what computer he is interested in running it on. if he will send that information in a message to the tex users group, tug@math.ams.com , the tug office can provide the information he is looking for and also information about joining the users group, through which he can get answers to many other questions as well. -- bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 16:40:31 +0100 (Central European Time) From: XCGNSTEX%DDATHD21.BITNET@UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU Subject: Output-driver for TOPS10 Keywords: driver, TOPS10 Hi out there, my question is somewhat tricky... I've implemented TeX on an old (very old) TOPS10 machine from DEC and now I'm scanning for a device-driver to support the LN03-Laser and the Kyocera-laser. There is a implementation for LN03 based on the DVITYPE-processor,but unfortunately with a change-file for VAX/VMS. Even a Source for TOPS20 or WAITS might help, because the distribution-kit was designed for TOPS20 and adaption was easy. Is there anybody in this world who could help??? No marks left in brain about ancient years on a DEC-System10??? Thank you. Any help either over BITNET to XCGNSTEX@DDATHD21.BITNET or via paper-mail to Rechenzentrum Fachbereich Maschinenbau zu Haenden M. Gaertner Petersenstrasse 30 D-6100 Darmstadt M. Gaertner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 90 23:08:55 CST From: Dan Davison Subject: dvi-to-HPseries II: is there one before I write it? Keywords: dviware, HP Series II Fellow TeXhax, Before going off and writing a dvihp2, dvi-to-HP Laser Jet Series II, I thought I would ask if anyone has already made such a driver. I have checked the archives at science.utah.edu and didn't see one. Any hints would also be welcome. In my hands, dvijet blows up badly when confronted with a moderately complex LaTeX dvi file, where dvijep handles it with no trouble. I assume this is because of the severe brain damage of the original HP Laser Jet machine. E-mail responses would be appreciated, but I do also read TeXhax with a intermittent delay. Thanks in advance, dan ps and thanks to Nelson Beebe for making the dvi driver writing so painless! dr. dan davison/dept. of biochemical and biophysical sciences/univ. of Houston/4800 Calhoun/Houston,TX 77054-5500/davison@uh.edu/DAVISON@UHOU "Mars is essentially in the same orbit...somewhat the same distance from the sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe" -- Vice President Dan Quayle, Head of the National Space Council, when questioned on CNN about why America should send a mission to Mars. [Houston Post, Sun. Nov. 19, pg. C-1]. Disclaimer: As always, I speak only for myself, and, usually, only to myself. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 90 10:06:41 EST From: jrv@sdimax2.mitre.org Subject: PostScript previewer? Keywords: previewer, PostScript > Can anyone tell me where to find a PostScript previewer that runs > on Sun, HP and Apollo? Try GhostScript, which you can get via FTP from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil: directory pd1: files gs13doc.arc gs13exe.arc (There's a third file with the C source code, but I forgot its name.) I haven't used this, but judging from the documentation you may be able to. There is an MSDOS version (for the EGA) and a Unix version (for X Windows). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 90 11:48 CST From: Bob Ferguson <8055FERGUSON%MUCSD.BITNET@UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU> Subject: a GOTHIC font for TeX Keywords: font, Gothic I'm trying to locate a Gothic or Old English font for TeX. I am trying to help a Professor who is trying to typeset a book, sections of which require a flowery font. We are currently running TeX and LaTeX on a VAXcluster running VMS. I do subscribe to TeXhax, so any help could be noted here or by replying directly to me at the address below. Thanks. MM MM UU UU Robert A. Ferguson Systems Analyst MMM MMM UU UU Marquette University User Services MMMM MMMM UU UU Computer Services Division MM MMMM MM UU UU 517 N. 14th Street MM MM UU UU Milwaukee, WI 53233 MM MM UUU UUU Phone: (414) 288-3769 MM MM UUUUUU BITNET: 8055FERG@MUCSD Marquette University INTERNET: 8055FERG%MUCSD.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU UUCP: ...psuvax1!mucsd.bitnet!8055ferg -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 17:02:46 PST From: JSLee Subject: MICR fonts Keywords: fonts Has anyone digitized or metafontized the OCR (technically MICR) fonts that are used by banks? (See the bottom edge of any check). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 9:52:18 GMT From: Dr R M Damerell (RHBNC) Subject: fat font bug Keywords: font, bug I recently had difficulty with a Postscript font; the symptom was that certain characters didnt get printed, depending on the position on the page where the character first appeared. It turned out that the font has a dx value greatly out of proportion with the TFM width. This fooled dvijep into thinking the char. was off the paper; so it didnt download it. pktype did not find any error in the font; a font chart (as in TEXbook Appendix 5) came out correct; so I think it is worth reporting this in the hope it will help the next person whom this bug bites. I also found that it is impossible to debug the driver (DVIJEP) with dbx, you have to use GDB. 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