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Walter C3arlip, carlip@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu writes:

>Textures is a full blown commercial implementation of TeX and has a
number
>of features not found in the freeware OzTeX or shareware DirectTeX.  
>Probably the most notable features that I know are in Textures but not in
>OzTeX (I can't testify whether they are in DirectTeX) are:
>   (1) the large memory model -- useful if you define lots and lots of
>       symbols or use several large macro packages at once;

You can configure the size of OzTeX.
TeXtures used to have an awful memory management, texing the same large
document a few times would result in so much non-collected garbage that
you'd have to restart the program.  Has this improved lately? (haven't
been using it since version 1.2)

>   (2) the incorporation of postscript fonts (blue sky sells a very nice
>       postscript version of the cm fonts)

OzTeX has TFM-files for the standard postscript fonts.  And OzTeX uses
the standard PK-files for fonts.  The font used by TeXtures for the
(standard) LaTeX section headings is just _terrible_, looks almost like
printed on an Imagewriter...  (this is not a problem if you have the
Postscript cm fonts of course).

>a commercial product has a professional staff for support.  (I've heard
>nothing but good reports about Blue Sky's support for their product.)
>

I started using TeXtures already with version 0.9.  At least in the
beginning we were not at all satisfied with the support; we had to _pay_
a lot for an upgrade which was essentially a bug-fix (and which didn't
fix the memory bug!).  

>Textures has other features that I don't much care for -- an integrated
>editor, 'lightening' preview mode, incorporation of dvi information in
>source files, . . . . 
>

The most important feature that TeXtures has and which OzTeX lacks is the
ability to run and print in background.

btw, anyone know what the most recent version of OzTeX is?

  -espen

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