Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!spool.mu.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!hot.caltech.edu!bobby From: bobby@hot.caltech.edu (Bobby Bodenheimer) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Diffs to Frequently Asked Questions Message-ID: <1991Mar2.021411.26956@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Date: 2 Mar 91 02:14:11 GMT Sender: news@nntp-server.caltech.edu Reply-To: bobby@hot.caltech.edu (Bobby Bodenheimer) Organization: Caltech Control Lab Lines: 299 *** Freq_questions.feb Mon Feb 4 12:10:29 1991 --- Freq_questions Fri Mar 1 18:12:00 1991 *************** *** 2,8 **** comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been answered many times before. ! This is version 1.12 for February, last changed 2/4/91. This article includes answers to: --- 2,8 ---- comp.text.tex. Please don't ask these questions again, as they've been answered many times before. ! This is version 1.13 for March, last changed 3/1/91. This article includes answers to: *************** *** 34,39 **** --- 34,40 ---- 24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa? 25) How do I get a file into the major style repositories? 26) Where can I get font Y? + 27) Where can I get a dvi driver for the HP LaserJet? If you are looking for the answer to, for instance, question 17, and wish to skip everything else, you can search ahead for the regular expression *************** *** 46,52 **** through anonymous ftp. Remember that anonymous ftp is a privilege and that the system administrators for these sites have made these files available out of their own generosity. Therefore please restrict ! your ftp'ing to non-prime hours at the various sites. I would like to acknowledge Don Hosek, Ken Yap, Tomas Rokicki, and Micah Beck, whose postings provided many of the answers. Joe Weening, --- 47,61 ---- through anonymous ftp. Remember that anonymous ftp is a privilege and that the system administrators for these sites have made these files available out of their own generosity. Therefore please restrict ! your ftp'ing to non-prime hours at the various sites. Also note that ! Raymond Chen (raymond@math.berkeley.edu) posts a monthly document ! "Supplementary TeX Information" to this newsgroup which contains other ! information and software relevant to TeX users but beyond the scope of ! this article. A LaTeX version of this article is available via ! anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in ! [anonymous.tex.documentation] and from the other inclusive archives. ! The most recent version should be available no later than a week ! from the date of this posting. I would like to acknowledge Don Hosek, Ken Yap, Tomas Rokicki, and Micah Beck, whose postings provided many of the answers. Joe Weening, *************** *** 83,89 **** june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops]. Dvitops will compile under ! Unix, MSDOC, VMS, and Primos. 2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX? --- 92,98 ---- june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvitops.tar.Z and ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [anonymous.tex.drivers.dvitops]. Dvitops will compile under ! Unix, MSDOS, VMS, and Primos. 2) How can I include a PostScript figure in LaTeX? *************** *** 111,119 **** june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvipages.tar.Z. xtex - For X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from foobar.colorado.edu (128.138.243.105) in ! ./pub/SeeTeX/SeeTeX/SeeTeX-2.16.x.tar.Z. A new installation ! document, Install.{dvi,ps}.Z, is also provided in the same ! directory. dviapollo- for Apollo Domain. Available via anonymous ftp from june.cs.washington.edu in ./tex/dviapollo.tar.Z. dviis - For Integrated Systems. Available via anonymous ftp from --- 120,126 ---- june.cs.washington.edu (128.95.1.4) in ./tex/dvipages.tar.Z. xtex - For X Windows. Available via anonymous ftp from foobar.colorado.edu (128.138.243.105) in ! ./pub/SeeTeX/SeeTeX/SeeTeX-2.17.x.tar.Z. dviapollo- for Apollo Domain. Available via anonymous ftp from june.cs.washington.edu in ./tex/dviapollo.tar.Z. dviis - For Integrated Systems. Available via anonymous ftp from *************** *** 253,259 **** One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to ! use the doublespace style file doublespace.sty in ./pub/latex-style from sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19), or, if you are using the new font selection scheme, get the doublespace.sty from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in --- 260,266 ---- One way is to change the value of \baselinestretch to 2 or 1.5 with the command \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}. A better way is to ! use the doublespace style file doublespace.sty in ./pub/tex/latex-style from sun.soe.clarkson.edu (see question 19), or, if you are using the new font selection scheme, get the doublespace.sty from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in *************** *** 289,295 **** Before you ask for a LaTeX style file to do something, please check the latex style collection at sun.soe.clarkson.edu, either through ! the archive server or via anonymous ftp (see question 19). 16) How do I generate an index in TeX/LaTeX? --- 296,305 ---- Before you ask for a LaTeX style file to do something, please check the latex style collection at sun.soe.clarkson.edu, either through ! the archive server or via anonymous ftp (see question 19). It should ! be noted that the basic LaTeX style files are available from ! labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47), and that the Clarkson archive ! contains only supplementary style files. 16) How do I generate an index in TeX/LaTeX? *************** *** 306,311 **** --- 316,323 ---- texix - for TeX on CMS and Macintosh machines. Available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in the directory [.tex.utilities.texix]. + indexor - for LaTeX under Unix, VMS, and DOS. Available via + anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu in [.tex.utilities.indexor]. 17) How do I get METAFONT to do what I want it to do? *************** *** 391,397 **** for getting the TeX distribution through the University of Washington helps fund the further development of Unix TeX, so it's a good idea to order it this way. This distribution compiles ! under Ultrix. PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers, and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from --- 403,412 ---- for getting the TeX distribution through the University of Washington helps fund the further development of Unix TeX, so it's a good idea to order it this way. This distribution compiles ! under Ultrix. Executables for the 386/ix are available via ! anonymous ftp from tik.vtt.fi (130.188.52.2) in ! ./pub/tex/bin-386ix and from math.berkeley.edu (128.32.183.94) ! in ./pub/tex386ix.tar.Z. PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers, and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from *************** *** 399,408 **** is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex] and from ! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) ! (user:ftp, password: guest) in ./soft/tex/emtex. This package ! includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well. Documentation is ! available in both German and English. All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available through --- 414,423 ---- is sbtex version 30 by Wayne Sullivan. EmTeX, another TeX package for the PC by Eberhard Mattes, is available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.emtex] and from ! rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) in ./soft/texold/emtex ! (although this may be an older version than the one at ymir). This ! package includes LaTeX, METAFONT, BibTeX, etc., as well. ! Documentation is available in both German and English. All Public Domain TeX software for the PC is also available through *************** *** 418,424 **** TOPS-20 - TeX was originally written on a DEC-10 under WAITS, and so was easily ported to TOPS-20. A Distribution that runs on TOPS-20 is available via anonymous ftp from science.utah.edu ! (128.110.192.2) in aps: (this is a TOPS-20 machine). VAX/VMS - VMS executables are available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.exe]. Source is --- 433,439 ---- TOPS-20 - TeX was originally written on a DEC-10 under WAITS, and so was easily ported to TOPS-20. A Distribution that runs on TOPS-20 is available via anonymous ftp from science.utah.edu ! (128.110.198.2) in ./pub/tex/pub/web. VAX/VMS - VMS executables are available via anonymous ftp from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.exe]. Source is *************** *** 434,440 **** (141.211.164.8) in ./atari/tex. If anonymous ftp is not available to you, send a message containing the line "help" to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu. The mail server can uuencode ! binary files. Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available via anonymous ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64) --- 449,457 ---- (141.211.164.8) in ./atari/tex. If anonymous ftp is not available to you, send a message containing the line "help" to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu. The mail server can uuencode ! binary files. Another version can be obtained via anonymous ! ftp from ifi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.211.1) in ! ./pub/atari.st/tex. Amiga - Disk 1 of the Amiga CommonTeX distribution is available via anonymous ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64) *************** *** 602,609 **** 2. Re-encoding the Adobe fonts in a PostScript prolog so that they conform to TeX standards. 3. Using ``virtual fonts'' to perform the mapping between Adobe and ! TeX layouts. Tomas Rokicki's dvips driver, version 5.02, (see ! question 1) has examples of this. A definitive statement on short names for Adobe fonts is expected soon. Meanwhile, there is not much agreement on how to compress --- 619,626 ---- 2. Re-encoding the Adobe fonts in a PostScript prolog so that they conform to TeX standards. 3. Using ``virtual fonts'' to perform the mapping between Adobe and ! TeX layouts. Tomas Rokicki's dvips driver (see question 1) has ! examples of this. A definitive statement on short names for Adobe fonts is expected soon. Meanwhile, there is not much agreement on how to compress *************** *** 619,625 **** eqn and some tbl preprocessor commands. Anything fancier than that needs to be done by hand. Two style files are provided. There is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-). ! The program is copyrighted but free. scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex which he has been unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have. --- 636,644 ---- eqn and some tbl preprocessor commands. Anything fancier than that needs to be done by hand. Two style files are provided. There is also a man page (which converts very well to LaTeX :-). ! The program is copyrighted but free. The DECUS TeX distribution ! (see question 22) also contains a program which converts troff to ! TeX. scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex which he has been unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have. *************** *** 665,673 **** between BibTeX and refer/Tib formats. They are available via anonymous ftp from wheaties.ai.mit.edu (128.52.32.13) in the directory ./refer-to-bibtex. In spite of the directory name, ! it also contains a program (or rather a shell script) to convert ! BibTeX to REFER as well. This collection is maintained by Thomas M. ! Breuel (tmb@ai.mit.edu). In addition, a group at Ohio State University is working on a common document format based on SGML. In theory any format could be --- 684,692 ---- between BibTeX and refer/Tib formats. They are available via anonymous ftp from wheaties.ai.mit.edu (128.52.32.13) in the directory ./refer-to-bibtex. In spite of the directory name, ! it also contains a shell script to convert BibTeX to REFER as ! well. This collection is maintained by ! Thomas M. Breuel (tmb@ai.mit.edu). In addition, a group at Ohio State University is working on a common document format based on SGML. In theory any format could be *************** *** 695,698 **** --- 714,729 ---- Dominik Wujastyk's font article, and contains information on METAFONT fonts as well. + 27) Where can I get a dvi driver for the HP LaserJet? + + PC - The emtex package mentioned in question 18 contains a driver for + the LaserJet, dvihplj. The driver is available by itself from + ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in [.tex.ibm_pc.drivers.emtex] + in the files dvidrv[123].zip. + + Version 2.10 of the Beebe drivers support the LaserJet. These drivers + will compile under Unix, VMS, and on the Atari ST and DEC-20's. They + are available from science.utah.edu (128.110.198.2) in ./pub/tex/dvi + and from ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) in + [.tex.drivers.beebe2_10]. 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