UKTeX Digest Friday, 1 Feb 1991 Volume 91 : Issue 5 Today's Topics: new service dvitops: addition to UK TeX Archive endnotes.sty : addition to UK TeX Archive CyrillicGothic font : addition to UK TeX Archive dvips: addition to UK TeX Archive Updates to Mainz extensions to LaTeX Problem with M & S Font Selection Scheme DVI driver for HP LaserJet III ? EDMAC macros in Uk TeX Archive VAX/VMS Contributions to the UK TeX Archive black borders around pages X-based interface for BibTeX chess fonts in UK TeX Archive Forthcoming UK TeX Users Group Meetings Some info on the PUBLIC account at UK.AC.TEX dvips version 5.47 Moderator: Peter Abbott (Aston University) Editor: David Osborne (University of Nottingham) Contributions: UKTeX@uk.ac.tex Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: UKTeX-request@uk.ac.tex UKTeX back issues: stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.UKTEX.91] TeXhax back issues:stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEXHAX.91] Latest TeXhax: #04 TeXMaG back issues: stored in the Aston archive, in the directory DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE.DIGESTS.TEX-MAG] Latest TeXMaG: V5 N1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 91 23:19:18 +0000 From: ZESZ01@UK.AC.EDINBURGH.EMAS-A Subject: new service The browsing service is great, thanks. Could you add some info on transfer to the help system please? Also, I managed to use Search to find a file, but I had to give a text string too so I picked one I hoped would be in the file (I was lucky, it was); is there any way to find a named file somewhere in the hierarchy from the command line? Eg search pktogf.* in this case. Thanks for the new service. Much appreciated. Graham ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 15:15:18 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: dvitops: addition to UK TeX Archive The current version of James Clark's dvitops is installed in the Aston UK TeX Archive. With apologies to James, whose distribution to me 3 months ago hit a black hole in my mailbox while I was on sabbatical! Dvitops is a recommeneded, reliable, feature-laden, dvi to PostScript driver which has support for compiling under Unix, MSDOS, Primos, VMS and CMS. This release does not have any new features, but fixes some problems with the operating system specifics. Those who have it already and have no problems probably do not need to upgrade. The C source is in [tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvitops] Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK TeX digest. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 15:24:59 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: endnotes.sty : addition to UK TeX Archive A LaTeX style option to support end notes, written by John Lavagnino, has been put in the Aston UK TeX Archive as [tex-archive.latex.contrib]endnotes.sty Instructions are in the file, but usage is effectively the same as for footnotes. Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK TeX digest. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 15:39:58 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: CyrillicGothic font : addition to UK TeX Archive A CyrillicGothic PostScript and Macintosh font has been put in the Aston UK TeX Archive in [tex-archive.fonts.cyrgothic] courtesy of Jay Sekora. Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK TeX digest. Part of the README file is appended. The full text is [tex-archive.fonts.cyrgothic]cyrillicgothic.readme which I will also send to people by email if they have problems. TeX users can access the font easily if they use dvips or dvitops. Sebastian Rahtz ********* README file for the CyrillicGothic font ABOUT THE FONT CyrillicGothic is a PostScript and bitmapped font primarily for the Macintosh intended to provide all the Cyrillic characters necessary for general-purpose, technical, and bibliographical word-processing in all the Slavic languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet. Visually it is reminiscent of Helvetica - a proportionally-spaced, sans-serif font. In addition to Cyrillic letters, it provides diacritical marks necessary for linguistic citation of Russian, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian words. Its encoding maps ASCII digits, and the punctuation on the digit keys, to Cyrillic letters (and diacriticals); on the Macintosh, to get the corresponding "normal" characters, hold down the Option key (or the Option and Shift keys). The font was designed by Jay Sekora (yours truly) using Fontographer version 3.1. ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION This distribution is an expanded version of a previous distribution. Changes to the PostScript include the addition of French quotation marks and the Ukrainian hard G, and some minor adjustments to a few glyphs. The bitmaps have been re-tuned. The most notable change is the inclusion of .AFM and .BDF files and a non-Macintosh PostScript file, which should make the font more useful to non-Macintosh users. The full distribution includes: CyrillicGothic.sit.hqx - a BinHex'ed StuffIt file containing CyrilGot - a Macintosh-style Type 3 PostScript font CyrillicGothic.bmap - 12- and 24-point bitmaps for the Macintosh CyrillicGothic.tar - a Unix tar archive file containing CyrillicGothic - a non-Macintosh version of the PostScript font CyrillicGothic.afm - Adobe Font Metrics for the font CyrG12.bdf - Adobe BDF file with 12-point bitmaps CyrG24.bdf - Adobe BDF file with 24-point bitmaps CyrillicGothic.README - this file ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Jan 91 16:24:36 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: dvips: addition to UK TeX Archive The current version of Tom Rokicki's dvips is now installed in the Aston UK TeX Archive. This is version 5.46. dvips compiles under Unix, VMS and MSDOS, and is probably the richest dvi to PS program available in the public domain. There have been *many* changes and enhancements since the version that was at Aston, anyone with a version less than 5.4 should upgrade. If you want convincing that this a good driver, get hold of the manual in PostScript form [tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips]dvips.ps and send it to your printer The C source is in [tex-archive.drivers.dvi2ps.dvips] and subdirectories thereof. For the convenience of Unix sites, this is packaged up as [tex-archive.src.unix-archives]dvips546.tar_uue (program) [tex-archive.src.unix-archives]dvipslib.tar_uue (PS font files) Instructions for accessing the archive appear at the end of each UK TeX digest. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jan 91 16:04:41 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: Updates to Mainz extensions to LaTeX The five packages released by Mittelbach and Schoepf as part of the work for a new LaTeX have been upgraded in the UK TeX Archive. The latst update for most of the files is around November 1990. They are stored in the following directories: [tex-archive.latex.styles.multicol] [tex-archive.latex.styles.fontsel] [tex-archive.latex.styles.array] [tex-archive.latex.styles.verbatim] [tex-archive.latex.styles.theorem] These are not radical updates, so existing users need not panic. Anyone who has not investigated this stuff is missing a treat, in my opinion. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 12:37:16 +0000 From: P.ABBOTT@UK.AC.ASTON Subject: Problem with M & S Font Selection Scheme The following command has been used for the last two years when producing a newsletter. When used with M & S font selection scheme the \rm is NOT obeyed and the contents is then set in \bf. I had assumed that \rm and \bf are series commands (Page 300 (section 2.2) TUGboat Vol 11 no 2). Anyone know what I am doing wrong? Peter % % majorsec is used to produce the heading VAX GENERAL etc % \newcommand{\majorsec}[1]{ \parbox{124mm}{{\huge\bf \special{greybox.ps} \begin{center}#1\end{center}} \vspace{0.1in} } \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\vspace{3pt}} \addtocontents{toc}{ #1} \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\newline} \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\vspace{-8pt}} \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\normalsize} \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\rm} } ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 16:44:00 +0000 From: CUX2@UK.AC.NEWCASTLE-POLY.VAXA Subject: DVI driver for HP LaserJet III ? I am trying to get a DVI driver for a HP Laserjet III. I have tried the Beebe drivers for the Laserjet II but I can't get it to work. A test page only produces half the output it should, and it doesn't eject the page. I am using TeX version 3.1 on VMS v5.4. Thanks in advance for any help. Neil Graham cux2@uk.ac.npy.vaxa Computer Unit Newcastle Poly ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 91 21:02:35 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: EDMAC macros in Uk TeX Archive With apologies to Dominik Wujastyk for the delay, the (plainTeX) EDMAC macros by him and John Lavagnino for typesetting critical editions of text (see recent Tugboat) are now in the Aston archive in [tex-archive.tex-style.edmac] Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 91 11:25:50 +0000 From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS Subject: VAX/VMS Contributions to the UK TeX Archive The archivists will shortly be making an announcement about supported formats in which contributions to the archive would be preferred. However, I'd just like to drop a hint to contributors using VAX/VMS machines. We've already had one contribution consisting of a number of files all packaged together in a VMS BACKUP saveset; this is an ideal method for transfer, because it can preserve any original directory structure _and_ the original file creation dates. When the contribution is transferred to the archive, it will, of course, be expanded into its separate files. But please note that BACKUP's /INTERCHANGE qualifier should be used when creating such a saveset, so that any original file protection mechanisms (UIC- or ACL-based) don't propagate into the archive. Naturally, such a saveset should be transmitted to UK.AC.TEX using TRANSFER/CODE=FAST. Brian HK pp UK TeX Archivists ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 91 11:33:38 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: black borders around pages The following item from Usenet comp.text.tex was noted; the file is in the UK TeX Archive as [tex-archive.tex-style]border.tex Sebastian - ---------- I wanted to add a black border to pages, but I wanted to avoid printer specific "specials." Here's what I came up with. It only works in plain TeX (or should I say it only works where the output routine isn't required to to fancy stuff like LaTeX). Let me know if it breaks. Criticism on the code is welcome. Ideas on how to make it work properly with LaTeX are welcome too. James -- James Brister brister@decwrl.dec.com DEC Western Software Lab., Palo Alto, CA {uunet,sun,pyramid}!decwrl!brister ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 16:22:51 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: X-based interface for BibTeX The following package is now available from the UK TeX Archive in [tex-archive.bibtex.utils.bibcard] Makefile README bibcard.1 bt.icon bt.info bt_ex.c bt_my_stubs.c bt_ui.c bt_ui.h Sebastian - ---------- Announcing "BiBCard", an X based interface for BiBTeX databases. Bibliographic entries can be displayed for each type of reference defined by BiBTeX. Required fields are listed first, followed by the optional fields for that type. Users can select with the mouse the reference type desired. The user interface follows the OpenLook style. Three menu buttons contain most of the command functions: FILE: functions for loading and saving bib files. EDIT: Delete - deletes the currently shown bib entry. Add - adds a new empty bib entry. Undo - reverts any changes to the current entry. VIEW: Next/Previous - for showing sequential bib entries. List - pops up a scrollable list of all cite keys in the database. A mouse click on any key will show that entry. This list can be displayed sorted alphabetically. Find - pops up a dialog box for entering a search string for any field. Annotation - shows a window that displays the "annote" field for the current entry. Abbreviation - shows a window that displays the @STRING entries. Users will be able to modify and add new abbreviations, but must have some knowledge of BiBTeX syntax. If help is installed, information about each BiBTeX field is available through the OpenWindow help facility. Bibcard requires the XView 2.0 libraries distributed either by SUN or contained in the X11/R4 contributions. It *should* run under your favorite X window manager. Please send comments and bug reports to ogden@nmsu.edu. -- ogden@nmsu.edu Bill Ogden Computing Research Lab New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 16:58:00 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: chess fonts in UK TeX Archive I have installed Piet Tutelaers chess fonts and macros in the Aston TeX archive in [tex-archive.fonts.chess] the README is appended. Sebastian Rahtz Chess fonts and a chess style ----------------------------- (Version 1.1 / November 1990) This is version 1.1 of my chessfonts (chess10, chess20, chess30 and chessfig10) for typesetting chess with LaTeX and/or TeX. This new version contains improved fonts, a chess style file (chess.sty) complete with documentation. The documentation is the LaTeX version of the article as it will appear in TUGboat and the complete game Fisher played against Tal in the Candidates Tournament of 1959 (from the book `My 60 memorable games', Bobby Fisher). It also contains an example of `Schaakmaatje' (the chess magazine of my chessclub Schaakclub Geldrop). This Schaakmaatje (in Dutch) contains a chess challenge (schaaktest). It is one of the games Max Euwe played agains Bobby Fisher. The challenge consists of finding the best moves for White. The number of points you earn, gives an impression of your playing strength. It can also serve as a start to create a magazine for your chess club with LaTeX. Have a lot of chess writing and playing fun! Piet Tutelaers rcpt@urc.tue.nl ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 08:52:00 +0000 From: malcolm Subject: Forthcoming UK TeX Users Group Meetings Positively the last announcement(s)! The legend grows! The UK \TeX\ Users Group Announcement of a Forthcoming Meeting: \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ evolve held on Wednesday 13th February 1991 at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, U.K. SPEAKERS The speakers will be Frank Mittelbach, Rainer Sch\"opf, Dominik Wujastyk, and a panel of handpicked gourous. MEETING DETAILS The meeting will be held in the Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre, The Royal Instution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1. It will commence at 10.00 am, with registration and coffee from 9.30 o'clock. There will be breaks for lunch and tea -- it is expected that the meeting will finish around 4.30 pm. There will be a charge for the meeting of \quid25 for members of the UK \TeX\ users group, and \quid35 for non-members. A booking form is provided. MEETING OUTLINE This meeting is organised around the visit to London of Frank Mittelbach \& Rainer Sch\"opf, well-known for their many articles in TUGboat. They have contributed some fairly major enhancements to the present \LaTeX. They will present this material, concentrating on the {\bf doc-option} and {\bf multicolumn style}. They have also implemented an {\bf orthogonal font selection} scheme for both \TeX\ and \LaTeX, and will also present the key issues involved in this. This provides a rare opportunity to hear two of the most active innovators in the real world of \TeX\ and \LaTeX. Frank has also been very concerned with examining what {\bf extensions} are still required to \TeX\ to make it suitable for the needs of the 90's and into the next century: \TeX3 is just not enough! Another area of current concern is that of {\bf virtual} or {\bf composite fonts}. Although these were announced with \TeX3, they are not particularly related. Dominik Wujastyk will shed some light on them and reveal just what they are, and why you might want them. Among the highlights of the meeting will be an opportunity to put questions to some of the foremost \TeX\ practitioners in Europe. Intended as a `guru' session, rather than yet another forum at which to ask `where do I get \TeX\ for a Sinclair Z8?', `\TeX xers' Question Time' is {\bf the} opportunity of 1991 at which to seek expert guidance on difficult areas of \TeX\ and \LaTeX. In order to give the experts a fighting chance, live questions will be intermixed with problems notified to the panel in advance. If you would like to ask a question, and are willing to submit it in advance, please send it (via e-mail) to {\tt P.Taylor@Uk.Ac.Rhbnc.Vax}. The e-mail free may send their query via disk, fax, or the legendary paper mail to Malcolm Clark at the address below. Questions which are capable of being answered in five minutes or less are more likely to be put to the panel than those requiring half an hour\dots\ Live questions will, of course, be welcomed, and indeed it is hoped that some questions or answers will themselves inspire further spontaneous discussion. The membership of the panel is not yet certain, but it is hoped that we will be able to entice such notables as Frank Mittelbach, Chris Rowley, Dominik Wujastyk and Rainer Sch\"opf. Philip Taylor Malcolm Clark Computer Centre PO Box 1897 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College London NW6 1DQ `The University of London at Windsor' fax: 071 433 3576 DIRECTIONS Albemarle Street runs north/south from Piccadilly itself, and is only a couple of hundred metres from Green Park tube station. By tube: The nearest tube station to the Royal Institution is Green Park (Piccadilly, Jubilee and Victoria Tube lines), but Piccadilly Circus station itself (Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) is also within reasonable walking distance. By car: Bad move. Drive as far as one of the outlying BR or Underground stations and continue your journey by public transport. By bus: Yes, there's lots of buses around, and lots of them seem to trundle along Piccadilly. Good luck. - - ----------------------------------------------------------- BOOKING FORM BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS For members of the UK \TeX\ users group, there will be a charge for the meeting of \quid25 to cover speakers' expenses, room hire and refreshments, including a hot lunch. Non-members must pay \quid35. BOOKING DETAILS I wish to attend the UK \TeX\ users group's one-day workshop at Parsifal College on 14th February 1991: Name: Organisation: Address: Telephone: Email: Please specify any `special' dietary requirements: Payment enclosed: yes/no or purchase order number: NOTE: (a purchase order attracts a \quid5 surcharge on the amount due) Signed: Date: Payment for the workshop will be \quid25 for members of the group, and \quid35 for non-members. Payment of the workshop fee should be made payable to the UK \TeX\ users group (ukTeXug). PAYMENT ADDRESS Please send a completed booking form, together with your payment, to: Peter Abbott The UK \TeX\ Users Group Computing Service Aston University Aston Triangle Birmingham Tel: (021) 359 5492 B4 7ET Janet:ABBOTTP@UK.AC.ASTON} - --------------------------------------------------------------- The UK \TeX\ Users Group Announcement of a Forthcoming Workshop: You and \LaTeX3 held on Thursday 14th February 1991 at Parsifal College, 527 Finchley Road, London NW3, U.K. WORKSHOP LEADERS The workshop leaders will be Rainer Sch\"opf and Frank Mittelbach. WORKSHOP DETAILS The workshop will be held at Parsifal College in the Finchley Road, about 1 mile from Finchley Road underground station (there are buses!). It will commence at 10.30 am, with registration and coffee from 10.00 o'clock. There will be breaks for lunch and tea -- it is expected that the workshop will finish around 4.30 pm, although there should be the opportunity to continue discussions informally beyond that time. There will be a charge for the workshop of \quid15 for members of the UK \TeX\ users group, and \quid20 for non-members. Numbers for the workshop will be limited to about 20. Members will of course be given preference. A booking form is provided with this flyer. WORKSHOP OUTLINE This workshop is organised around the visit to London of Frank Mittelbach \& Rainer Sch\"opf. Frank and Rainer have contributed some fairly major enhancements to the present \LaTeX. The workshop is restricted in numbers, and is purposely {\bf not} for the faint hearted. It is {\bf not} a tutorial: the emphasis is on `work'. Positive, constructive contributions from the participants are a prerequisite. Don't come to this workshop to find out what \LaTeX3 has in it! Come along to find out how {\bf you} can help to make it a reality! DIRECTIONS By tube: The nearest tube station to Parsifal is Finchley Road (Jubilee and Metropolitan Tube lines). It is a fair walk up hill to Parsifal College (on the corner of Parsifal Road): say 10 minutes if you are a fast walker. Any bus going north along Finchley road will get you there. The routes which pass Parsifal include 13, 82 and 113. By car: There is uncontrolled (i.e.~no meters or such nasties) street parking available in the immediate area of the college. It is a residential area, but provided you are inventive and patient, you should find somewhere to park. By bus: Yes, there's lots of buses around, and lots of them seem to trundle up and down the Finchley Road. They include the 13, 82 and 113. Good luck. By rail: Both the North London Link and Thameslink have (separate) stations at West Hampstead. The walk from these stations to Parsifal takes about quarter of an hour. Buses going North from West Hampstead (routes C11 and 28) will take you near to the Fortune Green Road end of Parsifal Road. Parsifal Road runs between Finchley Road and Fortune Green Road. - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKING FORM BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS For members of the UK \TeX\ Users Group, there will be a charge of \quid15 to help cover speakers' expenses, room hire and including lunch and refreshments). Non-members must pay \quid20. BOOKING DETAILS I wish to attend the UK \TeX\ users group's one-day workshop at Parsifal College on 14th February 1991: Name: Organisation: Address: Telephone: Email: Please specify any `special' dietary requirements: Payment enclosed: yes/no or purchase order number: NOTE: (a purchase order attracts a \quid5 surcharge on the amount due) Signed: Date: Payment for the workshop will be \quid15 for members of the group, and \quid20 for non-members. Payment of the workshop fee should be made payable to the UK \TeX\ users group (ukTeXug). PAYMENT ADDRESS Please send a completed booking form, together with your payment, to: Peter Abbott The UK \TeX\ Users Group Computing Service Aston University Aston Triangle Birmingham Tel: (021) 359 5492 B4 7ET Janet:ABBOTTP@UK.AC.ASTON} ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 13:41:42 +0000 From: TEX@UK.AC.CRANFIELD.RMCS Subject: Some info on the PUBLIC account at UK.AC.TEX When you log in to the PUBLIC account at Uk.Ac.TeX, the following is displayed: > Your current default directory is the root of the UK TeX Archive. The usual > VMS commands are available for moving around the structure, but so also is > the Unix-like `cd' command; this can be used with a standard VMS directory > specification or with Unix-like relative movements (e.g. cd drivers/dvidis). > > Kermit _is_ available, but works very inefficiently over the X25 PSS network > used by Janet; you are therefore recommended to use the TRANSFER command: > TRANSFER :: > the utility will prompt you for the username and password of your account at > . > > MAIL is not available, neither is any facility for logging on to any other > machine. Many VMS commands have been curtailed or disabled in this account; > however, the HELP files have not been updated to reflect this usage (we hope > to tackle this problem in the near future. > > Any problems, please contact SYSTEM@Uk.Ac.TeX.. Good Luck!! Brian HK I hope to produce a suitably curtailed version of the HELP information in the near future, but it will probably be a long job! Bowing to popular demand, I've reinstated the VMS BACKUP command to the command tables used by the browsing account; this means that sites running VMS can create a save set of a subset of the archive locally, and then transfer it back to their own machine, thus preserving creation dates and directory structure. At some time in the future, we hope to be able to add a Unix-like `tar' utility to perform the same function for sites running Unix. PLEASE DON'T try to produce a backup of the whole archive; firstly there's only a restricted disk quota in the PUBLIC account for the save set, and secondly transferring such a save set would take 133 HOURS! But one could BACKUP a subset of the archive; move (using SET DEFAULT or cd) to the appropriate part of the directory tree, and then say: BACKUP/VERIFY [...]*.* SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.BCK/SAVE_SET (or whatever filename you desire for the save set). Each site utilizing the PUBLIC account has its own separate SYS$SCRATCH area on the disk. Note also that BACKUP has /INTERCHANGE enabled by default. Then transfer the save set back to your own site: TRANSFER/CODE=FAST SYS$SCRATCH:TEMP.BCK /DELETE :: (Please use the /DELETE qualifier so that the temporary file gets deleted after the transfer has completed, thus leaving room for other users of the service!) Brian {Hamilton Kelly} +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + JANET: tex@uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs + + BITNET: tex%uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs@ac.uk + + INTERNET: tex%uk.ac.cranfield.rmcs@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk + + UUCP: ...!mcvax!rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk!tex + + OR ...!ukc!rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk!tex + + Smail: School of Electrical Engineering & Science, Royal Military + + College of Science, Shrivenham, SWINDON SN6 8LA, U.K. + + Phone: Swindon (0793) 785252 (UK), +44-793-785252 (International) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Feb 91 16:50:27 +0000 From: S.P.Q.RAHTZ@UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS Subject: dvips version 5.47 Rokicki's dvips changes at a bewildering rate. The version in the Aston UK TeX Archive as of 1 Feb 91 is version 5.47. If you haven't had any problems with 5.4? then there's no hurry to upgrade - this is a bug fix. Sebastian Rahtz ------------------------------ UK TeX ARCHIVE at ASTON UNIVERSITY *** JANET Interactive and NIFTP access *** Host: uk.ac.tex username: public password: public *** Files of interest *** [tex-archive]00readme.txt [tex-archive]00directory.list [tex-archive]00directory.size [tex-archive]00directory_dates.list [tex-archive]00last30days.files *** Media distributions *** Washington Unix tape (28 March 1990) TeX 2.993(==3.0), LaTeX 2.09, Metafont 1.9 (2.0) Unix 4.2/3BSD & System V. Tar 1600bpi, blockfactor 20, 1 file. Send one 2400' tape with return labels AND return postage. VMS backup of the archive requires two 2400' tapes at 6250bpi. VMS backup of TeX 2.991 plus PSprint requires one tape. Exabyte 8mm tapes: same formats available as 1/2in tapes. 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Europe: 2.00. *** Postal address *** Peter Abbott, Computing Service, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET *** UK TeX Users Group *** For details, contact Malcolm Clark or Geeti Granger IRS John Wiley & Sons Polytechnic of Central London Baffins Lane 115 New Cavendish Street Chichester London W1M 8JS W Sussex PO19 1UD email: malcolmc@uk.ac.pcl.mole End of UKTeX Digest *******************