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  interess\'e par fr.comp.text.tex d'avoir l'indulgence d'accepter la
  version anglaise.
  
! This is version 1.48 for November, last changed 11/7/94.
  
  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 1.49 for December, last changed 12/9/94.
  
  This article includes answers to:
  
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    4) Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q?
    5) Where can I get the manual for PiCTeX?
    6) In LaTeX, I put some definitions in my document, but I get the error
!      ``Use of \@ doesn't match its definition.'' What's wrong?
    7) What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)?
    8) What is Fig and where can I get it?
    9) How do I get WEB for C, FORTRAN, or some other language?
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    4) Where can I find a DVI previewer for machine Y running Q?
    5) Where can I get the manual for PiCTeX?
    6) In LaTeX, I put some definitions in my document, but I get the error
!      ``Use of \@ doesn't match its definition'' or ``You can't use 
!      \spacefactor in vertical (or math) mode.'' What's wrong?
    7) What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)?
    8) What is Fig and where can I get it?
    9) How do I get WEB for C, FORTRAN, or some other language?
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          to his dvipsk (see question 2) available via anonymous ftp from
          ftp.cs.umb.edu (158.121.104.33) in ./pub/tex.
        dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix.
!         Available via anonymous ftp from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
!         (192.88.110.20) in the directory pd6:<unix-c.printers> as
!         dvi2vdu.tar-z (ftp in ``tenex'' mode).
        dvi2tty - A dvi to ASCII conversion program, for normal terminals.
          Available from ftp.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.17) in 
          ./pub/TEX/DVI/dvi2tty.shar. A VMS version is available from
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          to his dvipsk (see question 2) available via anonymous ftp from
          ftp.cs.umb.edu (158.121.104.33) in ./pub/tex.
        dvitovdu - for Tektronix 4010 and other terminals under Unix.
!         Available via anonymous ftp from any CTAN site (see question 22)
!         in the directory ./dviware/dvitovdu.
        dvi2tty - A dvi to ASCII conversion program, for normal terminals.
          Available from ftp.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.17) in 
          ./pub/TEX/DVI/dvi2tty.shar. A VMS version is available from
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     and TUG.
  
  6) In LaTeX, I put some definitions in my document, but I get the error
!    ``Use of \@ doesn't match its definition.'' What's wrong?
  
     Definitions should be be in a style file, and if you move them there,
     you should have no problem.
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     and TUG.
  
  6) In LaTeX, I put some definitions in my document, but I get the error
!    ``Use of \@ doesn't match its definition'' or ``You can't use 
!    \spacefactor in vertical (or math) mode.'' What's wrong?
  
     Definitions should be be in a style file, and if you move them there,
     you should have no problem.
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  7) What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)?
  
!    OzTeX is a public domain version of TeX for the Macintosh. A DVI
!    Previewer and PostScript driver are also included. It should run on
!    any Macintosh Plus, SE, II, or newer model, but will not work on a
!    128K or 512K Mac. It was written by Andrew Trevorrow, and is available 
!    via anonymous ftp from from midway.uchicago.edu (128.135.12.73) in 
!    ./pub/OzTeX, which contains other public domain TeX-related software 
!    for the Mac as well, or on a floppy disk from TUG (see question 11). 
!    Questions about OzTeX may be directed to oztex@midway.uchicago.edu.
     
  8) What is Fig and where can I get it?
  
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  7) What is OzTeX and where can I get it (TeX for the Mac)?
  
!    OzTeX is a version of TeX for the Macintosh. An older version of
!    OzTeX (1.42) is public domain, but newer versions are shareware. A
!    DVI Previewer and PostScript driver are also included. It should
!    run on any Macintosh Plus, SE, II, or newer model, but will not
!    work on a 128K or 512K Mac. It was written by Andrew Trevorrow, and
!    is available via anonymous ftp from from midway.uchicago.edu
!    (128.135.12.73) in ./pub/OzTeX, which contains other public domain
!    TeX-related software for the Mac as well, or on a floppy disk from
!    TUG (see question 11).  Questions about OzTeX may be directed to
!    oztex@midway.uchicago.edu.
     
  8) What is Fig and where can I get it?
  
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  21) How do I get symbols for ``the real numbers'', ``the complex numbers'',
      and so on?
  
!     These symbols are known as ``blackboard bold'' and are available in
!     the AMS fonts ``msam'' (e.g., ``msam10'' for 10pt) and ``msbm''. 
!     They replace the older ``msxm'' and ``msym''. The fonts have a large
!     number of mathematical symbols to supplement the ones 
      provided by TeX. The fonts are available via anonymous ftp from
      e-math.ams.com (130.44.1.100) in the directory ./ams/amsfonts.
!     Two files which load the fonts and define the symbols are provided,
!     and both work with either TeX or LaTeX. Questions or suggestions 
!     regarding these fonts should be directed to 
      tech-support@math.ams.com.
  
!     A geometric sans serif blackboard bold font by Alan Jeffrey is available
!     from any CTAN archive (see question 22) in ./tex-archive/fonts/bbold.
  
      A set of LaTeX macros for a ``lazy person's'' blackboard bold are:
         \newcommand{\R}{{\sf R\hspace*{-0.9ex}\rule{0.15ex}%
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  21) How do I get symbols for ``the real numbers'', ``the complex numbers'',
      and so on?
  
!     These symbols are known as ``blackboard bold'' and are available
!     in the AMS fonts ``msam'' (e.g., ``msam10'' for 10pt) and
!     ``msbm''.  They replace the older ``msxm'' and ``msym''. The fonts
!     have a large number of mathematical symbols to supplement the ones
      provided by TeX. The fonts are available via anonymous ftp from
      e-math.ams.com (130.44.1.100) in the directory ./ams/amsfonts.
!     Two files which load the fonts and define the symbols are
!     provided, and both work with either TeX or LaTeX. Questions or
!     suggestions regarding these fonts should be directed to
      tech-support@math.ams.com.
  
!     A geometric sans serif blackboard bold font by Alan Jeffrey is
!     available from any CTAN archive (see question 22) in
!     ./tex-archive/fonts/bbold.  Another set of blackboard bold fonts
!     which may fit better with computer modern fonts are the BBM* fonts
!     available from any CTAN site (see question 22) in
!     ./tex-archive/fonts/cm/bbm.
  
      A set of LaTeX macros for a ``lazy person's'' blackboard bold are:
         \newcommand{\R}{{\sf R\hspace*{-0.9ex}\rule{0.15ex}%
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  24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
  
!     troff - TROFF-TO-LATEX.TAR-Z is available via anonymous ftp from
!       wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20) in the directory 
!       pd2:<unix-c.textproc>. This program, written by Kamal Al-Yahya 
!       at Stanford, assists in the translation of a troff document into 
!       LaTeX format.  It recognizes most -ms and -man macros, plus most 
!       eqn and some tbl preprocessor commands. Anything fancier 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. An enhanced version of this
!       program, tr2latex, is available from 
!       ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (137.226.112.172) in ./pub/TeX. 
!       The DECUS TeX distribution (see question 22) also contains a program
!       which converts troff to TeX. If you are interested in obtaining a copy
!       of this program without getting the entire DECUS TeX distribution, 
!       send the command: SENDME TROFFTOTEX in the body of a mail message to
!       FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu), or use anonymous ftp to the
!       directory [.TROFFTOTEX] on Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8). 
  
      scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex he has been
        unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have.
        Send email to jamesm@procor.dialogic.com. The program was written
        by Van Jacobson of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
  
!     wordperfect -  wp2latex.zip is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
!       (128.252.135.4) in the directory ./mirrors/msdos/tex and on
!       wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20) in the directory pd1:<msdos.tex>.
!       This is a PC program written in Turbo Pascal by R. C. Houtepen at
!       the Eindhoven University in the Netherlands.  It converts
!       WordPerfect 5.0 documents to LaTeX.  Pascal source is included.
        Users find it ``helpful'' and ``decent'' in spite of some
        limitations. It gets high marks for handling font changes.
        Limitations include no indices, table of contents, margins or
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  24) How can I convert from format Y to TeX or LaTeX, and vice-versa?
  
!     troff - troff-to-latex is available from any CTAN site (see
!       question 22) in the directory ./support/troff-to-latex. This
!       program, written by Kamal Al-Yahya at Stanford, assists in the
!       translation of a troff document into LaTeX format. It recognizes
!       most -ms and -man macros, plus most eqn and some tbl
!       preprocessor commands. Anything fancier 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. An enhanced version of this program,
!       tr2latex, is available from ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
!       (137.226.112.172) in ./pub/TeX.  The DECUS TeX distribution (see
!       question 22) also contains a program which converts troff to
!       TeX. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this program
!       without getting the entire DECUS TeX distribution, send the
!       command: SENDME TROFFTOTEX in the body of a mail message to
!       FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET (FILESERV@SHSU.edu), or use anonymous ftp
!       to the directory [.TROFFTOTEX] on Niord.SHSU.edu (192.92.115.8).
  
      scribe - Mark James has a copy of scribe2latex he has been
        unable to test but which he will let anyone interested have.
        Send email to jamesm@procor.dialogic.com. The program was written
        by Van Jacobson of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
  
!     wordperfect -  wp2latex is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
!       (128.252.135.4) in the directory ./mirrors/msdos/tex and from
!       any CTAN site (see question 22) in ./support/wp2latex. This is
!       a PC program written in Turbo Pascal by R. C. Houtepen at the
!       Eindhoven University in the Netherlands. It converts
!       WordPerfect 5.0 documents to LaTeX. Pascal source is included.
        Users find it ``helpful'' and ``decent'' in spite of some
        limitations. It gets high marks for handling font changes.
        Limitations include no indices, table of contents, margins or
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        5.1, in particular the equation formatter. The program is
        copyrighted but free.
  
!       Glenn Geers of the University of Sydney (glenn@qed.physics.su.oz.au)
        is translating wp2latex into C and adding some WordPerfect 5.1
!       features, in particular its equation handling.  This is an ongoing
!       project; the most recent version can be retrieved via anonymous ftp
!       from suphys.physics.su.oz.au (129.78.129.1) in ./wp2latex. It was 
!       posted to alt.sources on 8 August 1990.
  
        Commercial packages are available for DOS which convert from
        WordPerfect to LaTeX, and from TeX and LaTeX to WordPerfect, but
        I am unaware of any free products which do this.
  
      PC-Write - pcwritex.arc is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
!       (128.252.135.4) in directory mirrors/msdos/tex and on
!       wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20) in directory pd1:<msdos.tex>.
!       This is a print driver for PC-Write that ``prints'' a PC-Write V2.71
!       document to a TeX-compatible disk file.  It was written by Peter
!       Flynn at University College, Cork, Ireland.  It is public domain.  
  
      runoff - Peter Vanroose (vanroose@esat.kuleuven.ac.be) has 
        written a RUNOFF-to-TeX conversion program in VMS Pascal.  It is 
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        5.1, in particular the equation formatter. The program is
        copyrighted but free.
  
!       Glenn Geers of the University of Sydney(glenn@qed.physics.su.oz.au)
        is translating wp2latex into C and adding some WordPerfect 5.1
!       features, in particular its equation handling. This is an
!       ongoing project; the most recent version can be retrieved via
!       anonymous ftp from suphys.physics.su.oz.au (129.78.129.1) in
!       ./wp2latex. It was posted to alt.sources on 8 August 1990.
  
        Commercial packages are available for DOS which convert from
        WordPerfect to LaTeX, and from TeX and LaTeX to WordPerfect, but
        I am unaware of any free products which do this.
  
      PC-Write - pcwritex.arc is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu
!       (128.252.135.4) in directory mirrors/msdos/tex and in zoo format
!       from any CTAN site (see question 22) in ./support/pcwritex.
!       This is a print driver for PC-Write that ``prints'' a PC-Write
!       V2.71 document to a TeX-compatible disk file. It was written by
!       Peter Flynn at University College, Cork, Ireland. It is public
!       domain.
  
      runoff - Peter Vanroose (vanroose@esat.kuleuven.ac.be) has 
        written a RUNOFF-to-TeX conversion program in VMS Pascal.  It is 
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      for information on how to retrieve it. It is also available from any
      CTAN site or mirror (see question 22).
  
+     Jos Vermaseren's ``axodraw'' package, uses PostScript \specials
+     and is thus slightly less portable but much more powerful. Also,
+     there is Thorsten Ohl's ``feynmf'' package for LaTeX2e which uses
+     METAFONT (or MetaPost) to combine flexibility and portability.
+     Both are available from any CTAN site (see question 22).
+ 
  35) What is the New Font Selection Scheme (NFSS)?
  
      NFSS is an extension to LaTeX written by Frank Mittelbach and Rainer
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      For VMS, a spell checker can be found via anonymous ftp from ftp.spc.edu
      in  [.MACRO32.SAVESETS]. Retrieve SPELL.ZIP and SPELL_DICTIONARY.ZIP. 
+ 
+     For the Macintosh, a very nice spell checker called Excalibur is
+     available from any CTAN site (see question 22) in
+     ./tex-archive/support/mac/excalibur.
  
  41) What is LaTeX2e?
  
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