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Article #11863Diffs to Frequently Asked Questions about TeX and LaTeX [monthly]
From: Bobby Bodenheimer
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 00:00
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 00:00
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ISBN 0-201-15790-X); the second edition of this book covers LaTeX2e.
Full documentation for LaTeX2e can be found in _The LaTeX Companion_
by Michael Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, and Alexander Samarin (Addison
! Wesley, 1993, ISBN 0-201-54199-8). For METAFONT, see _The
METAFONTbook_ by Donald Knuth (Addison Wesley, 1984, ISBN
0-201-13445-4). The American Mathematical Society has two macro
packages which are also popular, called AMS-TeX and AMS-LaTeX.
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ISBN 0-201-15790-X); the second edition of this book covers LaTeX2e.
Full documentation for LaTeX2e can be found in _The LaTeX Companion_
by Michael Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, and Alexander Samarin (Addison
! Wesley, 1994, ISBN 0-201-54199-8). For METAFONT, see _The
METAFONTbook_ by Donald Knuth (Addison Wesley, 1984, ISBN
0-201-13445-4). The American Mathematical Society has two macro
packages which are also popular, called AMS-TeX and AMS-LaTeX.
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interess\'e par fr.comp.text.tex d'avoir l'indulgence d'accepter la
version anglaise.
! This is version 1.50 for January, last changed 1/9/95.
This article includes answers to:
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interess\'e par fr.comp.text.tex d'avoir l'indulgence d'accepter la
version anglaise.
! This is version 1.51 for April, last changed 4/3/95. Lately, the posting
! has been infrequent, which I apologize for; this is because I'm
! currently finishing my dissertation. After that's done, I hope to have
! the time to do some major restructuring to the document.
This article includes answers to:
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FAX: 805-963-8358
tug@tug.org
+ TUGboat is not archived electronically, although some authors choose
+ to make their articles available through CTAN (see question 22). The
+ TUG newsletter, TeX and TUG News, is archived electronically on CTAN
+ sites in ./tex-archive/digests/ttn. TUG does offer a duplication
+ service.
+
12) How do I convert Adobe's afm files to tfm format?
An afm2tfm program is distributed with dvips, available via
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AIX - TeX for the IBM RS6000 running AIX can be found on
ftp.dante.de (129.206.100.192) in ./tex-archive/systems/unix/aix3.2.
- 386/ix - 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.
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PC - A TeX package for the PC, including LaTeX, BibTeX, previewers,
and drivers is available via anonymous ftp from
vax.eedsp.gatech.edu (130.207.226.24) in ./pub/TeX. The variety here
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./tex-archive/systems/msdos/emtex and also from niord.shsu.edu
(192.92.115.8) in [.emtex]. This package includes LaTeX, METAFONT,
BibTeX, etc., as well. Documentation is available in both German
! and English.
Mac - see question 7 for a public domain version (OzTeX). Another version
is CMacTeX, which has TeX 3.14, METAFONT 2.7, a screen previewer,
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./tex-archive/systems/msdos/emtex and also from niord.shsu.edu
(192.92.115.8) in [.emtex]. This package includes LaTeX, METAFONT,
BibTeX, etc., as well. Documentation is available in both German
! and English. The EmTeX user's mailing list is
! emtex-user@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de.
Mac - see question 7 for a public domain version (OzTeX). Another version
is CMacTeX, which has TeX 3.14, METAFONT 2.7, a screen previewer,
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stated.
The CTAN sites are currently ftp.dante.de (129.206.100.192)
! ftp.tex.ac.uk (134.151.44.19), and pip.shsu.edu (192.92.115.10).
The organization of TeX files on all these sites is identical and
starts at ./tex-archive. To reduce network load, please use the
CTAN site or mirror closest to you. A complete and current list
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stated.
The CTAN sites are currently ftp.dante.de (129.206.100.192)
! ftp.tex.ac.uk (128.232.1.87), and pip.shsu.edu (192.92.115.10).
The organization of TeX files on all these sites is identical and
starts at ./tex-archive. To reduce network load, please use the
CTAN site or mirror closest to you. A complete and current list
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The best way to do this is to install LaTeX2e (see question 41)
and use the PSNFSS2e package written by Sebastian Rahtz. It is
available from all the major archives mentioned in question
! 22. Other methods for using PostScript fonts in LaTeX are
! cumbersome at best.
24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
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The best way to do this is to install LaTeX2e (see question 41)
and use the PSNFSS2e package written by Sebastian Rahtz. It is
available from all the major archives mentioned in question
! 22. Some vendors who supply particular PostScript fonts may have
! packages which simplify this even further.
24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
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Another possibility is to use screen.sty, available from all the
major archives. However you need a program called crudetype to
! process the resulting dvi file. It is available from
! emx.utexas.edu (128.83.186.11) in
! ./pub/mnt/source/tex/tex-3.0/DVIware/lpr-viewers/crudetype and
! from ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.8.13) in
./tex-archive/dviware/screenview. Another possibility is to use
the LaTeX-to-ASCII conversion program, l2a, available from
comp.sources.misc archives (one archive site is ftp.uu.net
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Another possibility is to use screen.sty, available from all the
major archives. However you need a program called crudetype to
! process the resulting dvi file. It is available from any CTAN site
! in ./tex-archive/dviware/crudetype and from
! ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.8.13) in
./tex-archive/dviware/screenview. Another possibility is to use
the LaTeX-to-ASCII conversion program, l2a, available from
comp.sources.misc archives (one archive site is ftp.uu.net
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40) Where can I find a spelling checker for my TeX file?
For Unix, ispell is probably the program of choice. It is available
! from any CTAN site (see question 22) in ./tex-archive/support/ispell.
For DOS, jspell is an extended version of ispell, and is available via
anonymous ftp from oak.oakland.edu (141.210.10.117) in
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40) Where can I find a spelling checker for my TeX file?
For Unix, ispell is probably the program of choice. It is available
! from any CTAN site (see question 22) in ./systems/gnu/ispell*.
For DOS, jspell is an extended version of ispell, and is available via
anonymous ftp from oak.oakland.edu (141.210.10.117) in
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