Subject: TeXhax Digest V90 #41 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, April 22, 1990 Volume 90 : Issue 41 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: ***TeXas '90 TUG Meeting: Call for Queries*** **TeX 3.0 (sb30)** SBTeX OzTeX and TeX v3.0 Determining width of text LaTeX question (symbol for the real line) LaTex question: subeqnarray.sty and fixup.sty script P Old English Fonts DVItoVDU to MS-KERMITv3.0? Line numbering in TeX Latex with Pictex Re: PS files from Mac into Latex ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 90 09:42:21 EST From: Christina_Thiele%CARLETON.CA@UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU Subject: ***TeXas '90 TUG Meeting: Call for Queries*** Keywords: mmeting TeX Users Group 11th Annual Meeting Texas A&M University June 18--20, 1990 Forward into the 90s --- Call for Queries Calling all queries that defy solution... or that just plain cause trouble when you don't need it... The 1990 Annual Meeting of the TeX Users Group will take place in TeXas June 18--20 this year. Every year we have a question-and-answer session, hosted and handled by the inimitable and unstumpable Barb Beeton. This year, however, to give everyone more time to think up a query --- and think up a good answer --- we're asking for submissions *before* the meeting. The best suggestions will be used to prepare the Q & A session, with the questions and answers to appear in the Proceedings. Questions not used for the TUG Meeting will be considered for subsequent issues of TUGboat. Queries should be posted to tug90-q@tamvm1.bitnet, a LISTSERV set up specially for this purpose. Sorry... no access to the contents, and no personal replies will be made. If you've had an interesting problem, now solved, but which might be of use and interest to the general user, send it along too. Send all submissions *before* June 1st, to allow time for preparation for the TeXas meeting. And come to the Meeting in June! Christina Thiele ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Apr 90 09:56:59 GMT From: "Wayne G. Sullivan" Subject: **TeX 3.0 (sb30)** Keywords: TeX 3.0, MS-DOS SB30TEX.ZIP is now available for anonymous FTP at VENUS.YCC.YALE.EDU. It should also be available soon from the Aston repository. sb30 implements TeX 3.0 for MS-DOS. The code size is about 5Kb larger (in TEX.EXE) and the speed is very slightly slower than sb29. To allow extra space in the data segment for 8-bit stuff, the maximum number of multiletter control sequences has been reduced from 3500 for sb29 to 3050 for sb30. Versions of sbtex up to and including sb30 are designed for macro packages like Plain and LaTeX which preload less than 32K memory words of main memory. The memory allocation between high and low memory of sbtex does not work satisfactorily for macro packages which load substantially more than this. Those who use such packages should try some other implementation, preferrably one with a memory-word size greater than 32 bits which allows more than 64K memory words main memory. If you use more than one hyphenation table in your format files, you should read carefully the section of the DOC file regarding setting the trie size. Wayne Sullivan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 90 16:44:09 EDT From: crm@nbsrbatch.nbsr.duke.edu (Charles R. Martin) Subject: SBTeX Keywords: SBTeX I've just heard good things about SBTeX for PC's; can anyone tell me more about it? What are other good TeX packages for PC's? What are inexpensive TeX packages for PC's? Is the union of these non-empty? Thanks, Charlie Martin (...!mcnc!duke!crm, crm@summanulla.mc.duke.edu) O: NBSR/One University Place/Suite 250/Durham, NC 27707/919-490-1966 H: 13 Gorham Place/Durham, NC 27705/919-383-2256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 90 16:39 BST From: Peter Abbott - Computing Service Subject: OzTeX and TeX v3.0 Keywords: OzTeX, TeX v3.0 I have received a number of enquiries asking if I will be sponsoring the development of OzTeX for TeX V3.0 in a similar manner to the current version of OzTeX available. The answer is yes, however I cannot at present quote a timescale. I shall be contacting Andrew in a few days time and will report progress periodically. Peter Abbott ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 90 17:21:50 EST From: mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Michael Ernst) Subject: Determining width of text Keywords: LaTeX, width, text Howdy! I have a macro to draw a box around its argument. * If the argument is short, I just \fbox it and set it in the running text. * Otherwise, I set the argument in a \parbox and then \fbox that, typesetting it on a new line (obviously) and with the following text typeset on the next line, without paragraph indentation. The problem is determining whether the text, which may be several paragraphs long (in which case I'll set it in a \parbox) is short: I'm using \settowidth, which I've made \long. This works fine, EXCEPT when there is a list environment in the argument; then it bombs with a ! Missing } inserted error. Can you tell me why this is? The code appears below. Thanks, -Michael Ernst mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu % Just like in latex.tex, but I've added the \long. \makeatletter \long\def\settowidth#1#2{\setbox\@tempboxa\hbox{#2}#1\wd\@tempboxa\relax} \makeatother % Unlike \break, I can put two of these next to one another without % getting two blank lines. \def\mynewline{{\par\parskip=0pt\noindent}} % The width of ``long'' (> 1/2 line) text set in a box. \newlength{\inframeboxwidth} \setlength{\inframeboxwidth}{\textwidth} % Subtract a bit of space so after it's framed, the width is the same % as textwidth. If I didn't do this, I'd get lots of overfull hboxes. \def\inframeboxnarrower{\addtolength{\inframeboxwidth}{-6.8pt}} \def\inframeboxwider{\addtolength{\inframeboxwidth}{6.8pt}} \inframeboxnarrower \newlength{\halftextwidth} \setlength{\halftextwidth}{\textwidth} \divide\halftextwidth by 2 % If the argument to boxit is wider than half the textwidth, then put % it in a box of the full textwidth (allowing a little slack for the % width of the box itself), and don't try to typeset any other text on % the same line with it. Otherwise, just fbox it. \newlength{\onelineboxwidth} % While I may give multiple paragraphs as an argument, this macro can't deal % with quotations or other list environments -- if those appear, I must call % mywideboxit directly. Why? \long\def\myboxit #1{\settowidth{\onelineboxwidth}{#1}% \ifdim\onelineboxwidth>\halftextwidth% \mywideboxit{#1}% \else\fbox{#1}% \fi} \long\def\mywideboxit#1{\mynewline \fbox{\parbox{\inframeboxwidth} {\inframeboxnarrower#1\inframeboxwider}} \mynewline} ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 17 Apr 90 11:18:58 EDT From: Gerald Quinlan Subject: LaTex question: subeqnarray.sty and fixup.sty Keywords: LaTeX, subeqnarray.sty, fixup.sty I have a question about the style file "subeqnarray.sty" that was posted here some time ago. John Hobby has written a file "fixup.sty" that removes some of the extra space in the LaTeX eqnarray enviroment, to make things look a bit neater. Has anyone done this for the subeqnarray enviroment? I am using both eqnarray and subeqnarray in a paper I`m writing, and it looks strange having different spacings for the two. Gerald Quinlan, CITA (416) 978-5619 60 St. George Street quinlan@orca.cita.utoronto.ca Toronto, CANADA M5S 1A1 quinlan@utordop.bitnet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Apr 90 01:28:14 EDT From: Anand Mehta Subject: LaTeX question (symbol for the real line) Keywords: LaTeX Thanks for the bibtex answer. This question also needs to be answered satisfactorily. Any takers? > 3. LaTeX provides a symbol for the real numbers, $\Re$. This is the > symbol for the real part of a complex number. (There is also \Im). But > I need a symbol for the real line, usually denoted R with a double > vertical bar, something like IR. Is there a latex font for this > somewhere. > Murad Taqqu murad@math.bu.edu Thanks! Anand Mehta amehta@athena.mit.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 10:59:34 CDT From: dale@tarski.cogsci.uiuc.edu (Dale Gerdemann) Subject: script P Keywords: fonts latex amstex I would like to be able to produce a script P in LaTeX. The \wp command is almost okay but the P appears to be lower case. The TeX book mentions that more fonts are available in Amstex. While I have Amstex in my Tex directory I have never used it. Is there any way I can borrow a character or two from Amstex and still use LaTeX? Dale Gerdemann University of Illinois, Dept of Linguistics Cognitive Science Group, Beckman Institute dale@tarski.cogsci.uiuc.edu d-gerdemann@uiuc.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 16:11 +1200 From: CCTR114@canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Old English Fonts Keywords: fonts, Old Ennglish Dear TeXers, The English Department here requires a font with Old English characters. Especially upper and lower case ash (a ligature of A and E), eth (a D with a bar through it) and thorn (I with a triangle on the side). If anyone knows where we can get these fonts (metafont source code will be OK) please let us know. Reply direct to me. Thanks in advance. Bill Rea w.rea@canterbury.ac.nz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 23:34 MDT From: Pete Klammer 303/556-3915 Subject: DVItoVDU to MS-KERMITv3.0? Keywords: dvitovdu I'm ready to preview TeX on my PC! However, unfortunately, my PC is not so ready... But, HARK! What light from yon window! MS-KERMITv3.0 now supports SIXEL graphics, and previews figures for VMS WordPerfectv5.0! Even DVIL3P output (don't forget the "-r" compression; it SHOULD be the default!) is very close to correct output, but it's the wrong scale for screen pixels and it doesn't scroll. But it is SO close... Can we teach DVItoVDU about MS-KERMIT sixel-only (non-ReGIS) terminals, and/or can we have a DVIKERMIT previewer? /** --poko "Founding Chairman, CU-Denver Student Chapter of the ACM" Pete Klammer (303)556-3915 FAX:(303)556-4822 PKLAMMER@PIKES.COLORADO.EDU CU-Denver Computing Services / Campus Box 169 BITNET: PKLAMMER@CUDENVER 1200 Larimer St NC2506 / Denver CO 80204-5300 UU:!boulder!pikes!pklammer **/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 90 16:45:38 EDT From: HOOVER Subject: Line numbering in TeX Keywords: TeX, line numbering Has there been a full solution developed for line numbering an entire page including the parskip? Apparently there are several Journals that require this. Page 1 1 ......................... 2 .................. 3 4 ..................... 5 ......................... 6 ......................... 7 8 ......... 7 9 ..................... 10 ......................... 11 ......................... 12 13 ....... 14 15 ..................... 16 ......................... 17 ......................... Page 2 1 ......................... 2 .................. 3 4 ..................... 5 ......................... 6 ......................... 7 8 ......... 7 9 ..................... 10 ......................... 11 ......................... 12 13 ....... 14 15 ..................... 16 ......................... and so on. Anita Hoover University of Delaware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 90 11:39 From: JRMAUTZ%SUNRISE.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.EDU Subject: Latex with Pictex Keywords: PiCTeX Dear LaTex Expert, I am using PiCTeX with LaTeX. I have written a source file called PI.TEX which uses the data files A:PLOT1.DAT and A:PLOT2.DAT. These files are listed at the end of this letter. My IBM AT compatible computer with PCTEX Version 2.931 and LATEX Version 2.09 hangs up while LATEXing the file PI.TEX. I have to reset the computer in order to stop the LATEXing process. I have observed that that this "hang-up" mysteriously disappears when I remove the statement that plots the data in the file A:PLOT2.DAT or when I insert the command "\newpage" immediately after the "\endpicture" command. I would like to know what causes the above mentioned "hangup". Sincerely yours, Joseph R. Mautz Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-1240 (JRMAUTZ The file PI.TEX is: \input prepictex.tex \input pictex.tex \input postpictex.tex \documentstyle[12pt]{report} \begin{document} \ \vspace{10ex} \\ \beginpicture \setcoordinatesystem units <1pt,1pt> point at 0 0 \setplotarea x from 0 to 200, y from 0 to 200 \tickstovaluesleading=6pt \axis bottom label {$ka$} ticks withvalues {2.85} {2.90} {2.95} {3.00} {3.05} {3.10} / length <10pt> from 0 to 200 by 40 unlabeled length <6pt> from 0 to 200 by 8 / \axis left label {\hspace*{3em}$P_t,P_r$} ticks withvalues {0.0} {0.5} {1.0} / length <10pt> from 0 to 200 by 100 unlabeled length <6pt> from 0 to 200 by 20 / \axis right ticks unlabeled length <10pt> from 0 to 200 by 100 length <6pt> from 0 to 200 by 20 / \axis top ticks unlabeled length <10pt> from 0 to 200 by 40 length <6pt> from 0 to 200 by 8 / \put {$\leftarrow P_t$} [l] at 8 40 \put {$\leftarrow P_r$} [l] at 8 180 \setlinear \plot "a:plot1.dat" \setlinear \plot "a:plot2.dat" \endpicture \begin{list}{\hspace{-2em}Fig.c1.\ }{\addtolength{\leftmargin}{2em} \setlength{\rightmargin}{0em}} \item Plots of the ratio ($P_{t}$) of the transmitted power to the input power and the ratio ($P_{r}$) of the reflected power to the input power when $L_{3}=0.45\lambda_{01}~{TM}$.\ \ The input power is the power of the incident $TM_{01}~{e}$ wave in the circular waveguide. $P_{t}+P_{r}=1$. \end{list} \end{document} The file A:PLOT1.DAT is: 4.8 1.2 6.4 55.2 8.0 73.2 12.0 98.8 16.0 114.2 20.0 125.2 24.0 133.6 28.0 140.4 32.0 146.0 36.0 150.7 40.0 154.8 44.0 158.4 48.0 161.5 52.0 164.3 56.0 166.9 60.0 169.2 64.0 171.3 68.0 173.2 72.0 175.0 76.0 176.6 80.0 178.1 84.0 179.5 88.0 180.9 92.0 182.1 96.0 183.2 100.0 184.3 104.0 185.3 108.0 186.3 112.0 187.2 116.0 188.1 120.0 188.9 124.0 189.6 128.0 190.3 132.0 191.0 136.0 191.6 140.0 192.2 144.0 192.8 148.0 193.4 152.0 193.9 156.0 194.3 160.0 194.8 161.8 195.0 163.4 195.2 The file A:PLOT2.DAT is: 4.8 198.8 6.4 144.8 8.0 126.8 12.0 101.2 16.0 85.8 20.0 74.8 24.0 66.4 28.0 59.6 32.0 54.0 36.0 49.3 40.0 45.2 44.0 41.6 48.0 38.5 52.0 35.7 56.0 33.1 60.0 30.8 64.0 28.7 68.0 26.8 72.0 25.0 76.0 23.4 80.0 21.9 84.0 20.5 88.0 19.1 92.0 17.9 96.0 16.8 100.0 15.7 104.0 14.7 108.0 13.7 112.0 12.8 116.0 11.9 120.0 11.1 124.0 10.4 128.0 9.7 132.0 9.0 136.0 8.4 140.0 7.8 144.0 7.2 148.0 6.6 152.0 6.1 156.0 5.7 160.0 5.2 161.8 5.0 163.4 4.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 90 09:53:24 BST From: David Shepherd Subject: Re: PS files from Mac into Latex Keywords: LaTeX, PS files, Mac Cc: neeraj@learning.siemens.com Not really a "toughie" but we don't use dvips or \psfig here ! To summarise, the problem is that macdraw-ps files can be included correct in inline text but not in floating figures. Proper EPS works fine everywhere. I assume that it must be something to do with absence of EPSF header info but perhaps someone else has more direct experience! david shepherd INMOS ltd >I am sure this question may have been asked hundreds of tiems. >I am using the macps program available from you to convert >macdraw-ps files to sun-4-printable ps files. The dvips version that >we have out here neatly prints these files on the laser printer >that is connected to our sparc-stations. > >But when I try to include these pictures inside \begin{figure} using >\psfig (I do not know which psfig is this) latex goofs. All that I am >getting is funny graffiti at the bottom of the page (the figure is at >the top of the page). I have tried several combinations of the >bounding box parameters and nothing works. Also, the same \psfig >correctly includes figures created by, say, sundraw (which gives >proper EPS). > >Thanks for your help (I shall even welcome some canned help file if >you have that). > > >Neeraj ----------------------------------------------------------------------- %%% 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 ************************** -------