UKTeX Digest Friday, 13 Aug 1993 Volume 93 : Issue 25 ``The UKTeX Digest is brought to you as a free, unfunded and voluntary service of the UK TeX Users Group and the UK TeX Archive.'' Today's Topics: {Questions & Answers}: TeX for Amiga Re: TeX for Amiga Problems with LaTeX 2.09 \newfont and AMSLaTeX 1.1 Re: Problems with LaTeX 2.09 \newfont and AMSLaTeX 1.1 How does one unpack the TeX zip files? RE: How does one unpack the TeX zip files? {Archive News}: NFS access to UK TeX Archive {Announcements}: Glasgow Style Administrivia: Moderators: Peter Abbott (Aston University) and David Osborne (University of Nottingham) Contributions: UKTeX@uk.ac.tex Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests: UKTeX-request@uk.ac.tex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 09:51:08 -0000 From: dean.ayres@uk.orgn.aea Subject: TeX for Amiga Does anyone know of an implementation of TeX/LaTeX for the Commodore Amiga computer? Any information would be gratefully received. Dean Ayres Subject: Re: TeX for Amiga > Does anyone know of an implementation of TeX/LaTeX for the > Commodore Amiga computer? amigaTeX: Radical Eye Software (i.e. Tom Rokicki, of dvips fame) Box 2081 Stanford CA 94309 also: Industrial Might & Logic 58 Cobden Road Brighton BN2 2TJ tel: 0273 621393 last quoted price, \quid140 (but i expect you meant `for free'? there is at least one pd implementation, but i don't have details.) malcolm clark ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 15:11:26 -0500 From: Matthias Mann Subject: Problems with LaTeX 2.09 \newfont and AMSLaTeX 1.1 Dear LaTexers, previously I have installed LaTeX version 2.09 (which I got from the Aston Archive) in the emtex - distribution from 93/03/25. I built new FMT - Files including AmsLatex support (AmsLatex Package 1.1) and multilingual support. >From this time on the Latex - command "\newfont" seems to be no longer supported. Surely I made an error but I don't no which one. I would be very grateful if someone could point me a way out of this. What works is if we substitute "\newfont" by the TeX-command "\font ...". But this is of little use because it also turned out that "\symbol..." will no longer work. I think the list continues. Any help is greatly appreciated. Matthias Dr. Matthias Mann University of Osnabrueck Physics Department D-49069 Osnabrueck Germany Phone : +49-541-969-2684 Fax : +49-541-969-2670 BITNET : MATTHIAS@DOSUNI1.BITNET Internet: MATTHIAS@DOSUNI1.RZ.UNI-OSNABRUECK.DE and MATTHIAS@TITAN.RZ.UNI-OSNABRUECK.DE ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 15:43:52 +0200 From: Schoepf%de.zib-berlin.sc@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay Subject: Re: Problems with LaTeX 2.09 \newfont and AMSLaTeX 1.1 Matthias Mann > previously I have installed LaTeX version 2.09 (which I got from the Aston > Archive) in the emtex - distribution from 93/03/25. > I built new FMT - Files including AmsLatex support (AmsLatex Package 1.1) > and multilingual support. > From this time on the Latex - command "\newfont" seems to be no longer > supported. Surely I made an error but I don't no which one. Check the files in the fontsel subdirectory of your AMS-LaTeX package. Surely these are out of date. \newfont and \symbol were added to NFSS more than two years ago. Note that the CTAN (Comprehensive TeX Archive Network) host nearest to your site is ftp.uni-stuttgart.de. Rainer Schoepf Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik Berlin Heilbronner Strasse 10 D-10711 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany or ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 14:26:06 -0400 From: Charles Hurley Subject: How does one unpack the TeX zip files? Dear Sirs: I have just obtained a set of zip files, and now I am trying to unzip them. I am having a great deal of trouble; they will not unzip. I obtained the files latex1.zip_vve, latex2.zip_vve, and newlatex.zip_vve out of systems/msdos along with pkunzip.exe_vve and unzip.exe_vve. My operating system is (as you can guess) MS-DOS. However, I use PANIX as my Internet host which is a UNIX system. Can you please tell a starting poor TeXer how to unzip your files. I thank very much. My e-address is . Peace ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1993 19:52:00 -0000 From: Brian {Hamilton Kelly} Subject: RE: How does one unpack the TeX zip files? In message of Tue, 10 Aug 1993 14:26:06 -0400 (EDT), Charles Hurley wrote: > Dear Sirs: > I have just obtained a set of zip files, and now I am trying to > unzip them. I am having a great deal of trouble; they will not unzip. > > I obtained the files latex1.zip_vve, latex2.zip_vve, and > newlatex.zip_vve out of systems/msdos along with pkunzip.exe_vve and > unzip.exe_vve. My operating system is (as you can guess) MS-DOS. However, > I use PANIX as my Internet host which is a UNIX system. The files you've collected are VVencoded; before you can start to unzip them, you'll need a working implementation of VVdecode for MS-DOS. If you're using TeX.ac.uk (I believe I saw a session earlier today from panix.com), you need to collect [tex-archive.archive-tools.vvcode.binaries.msdos]vvdecode.exe Don't forget to specify binary before ftp'ing it. On the other hand, if you can't get non-text files from panix.com to your PC, there are BOO- and UU-encoded versions of this file there too, which have the suffixes EXE_BOO and EXE_UUE --- there's also a EXE_VVE, but that's rather like a chicken and an egg... Once you've VVdecoded the files, you should end up with a proper .ZIP file; but you won't be able to unzip it with the ubiquitous pkunzip v1.10 --- you need V2, or the PD unzip program, both of which support the newer compression method used by the PD zip program that we use on the Aston TeX Archive. Brian {Hamilton Kelly} ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1993 14:22:48 +0100 From: David Osborne Subject: NFS access to UK TeX Archive The TeX archive at Aston University on ftp.tex.ac.uk is now freely mountable using NFS (read-only, of course!). The access details depend somewhat on the host operating system. Here are the details for Unix (actually, SunOS): mount -o ro,nosuid,bg ftp.tex.ac.uk:/work/ftp/pub/archive /archive will mount the filesystem on local directory /archive. For more automated access, a line such as ftp.tex.ac.uk:/work/ftp/pub/archive /archive nfs ro,soft,intr,nosuid,bg 0 0 in the client system's /etc/fstab file would be suitable. Better still, /archive -ro,soft,intr,nosuid,bg ftp.tex.ac.uk:/work/ftp/pub/archive in the client system's /etc/auto.direct file for use by the automounter allows the filesystem to be automatically mounted only when needed. (Automount is available on Suns, though other vendors may provide the same or a similar facility; "amd" is a public-domain equivalent available from src.doc.ic.ac.uk) ~~David Osborne (pp UK TeX Archive Group) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1993 10:15:39 +0100 From: Roger Gawley Subject: Glasgow Style Glasgow Style A Conference on the Interface between Design and Technology Glasgow Style, the fourth conference of the British Computer Society Electronic Publishing Specialist Group, will be held in September 1993. It will address the nature of style, moving from a study of its aesthetic principles through to its concrete embodiment in diverse media, and the techniques for its expression in different forms of electronic publishing. As a result of the implementation of technology without design principles, electronic publishing (EP) has not always received a good press, although it may have resulted in a better press. The conference will, in particular, address the gap between the traditional designer and the new-wave practitioner of EP, expert with the technology but perhaps ignorant of the precepts of typography and design. It will also discuss whether the technology supporting EP aids or hinders good design. Delegates should gain a deeper understanding of both the principles of style and the creation of good design. The conference is intended for all concerned with the technology of design, including designers themselves, publishers, typographers (using hot metal or electronics) and of course the user. It will provide a forum for informal talks on topics such as: traditional and radical typography; national and international styles; timeless and time-bound styles; poster and newspaper design; design for the page and the screen; and of course (Charles Rennie) Mackintosh style. The combination of the distinguished and informed speakers and the inevitable (and also well-informed) comments from the floor should ensure an informative and lively conference. Part of the conference will take place at the Glasgow School of Art. The conference will be preceded by an introductory seminar on design, given on the afternoon of Tuesday 14 September (hopefully by Robert Waller, Managing Director of the Information Design Unit and designer of Monotype's Desktop Solution booklets). Programme and Speakers ====================== The programme will be made up of four sessions, Definition of Style: Philosophy and Tradition Flesh on the Bone: Concrete and Practical Implementations of Style Revolution: Why Change? Life after 300 dpi Mackintosh Style (planned for the Glasgow School of Art) Speakers (subject to final confirmation) will include: Ruari McLean, Author of the book Elements of Typography Robin Kinross, writer on design and the philosophy of design Paul Stiff, University of Reading Paul Luna, Typographer and book designer for Oxford University Press Alison Lowe, The Bible Society, and Jimmie McCammont, Collins Lesley Taylor, St Andrew's Press John Miles, Banks and Miles Phil Cleaver, Business and Technical Education Council Richard Paterson, Adobe Systems, on Acrobat Phil Bains, St Martin's School of Art, on St Martin's Style Graham Howard, on designing for the screen Stephen Mulrine, Glasgow School of Art Chris Seaton, on Talwin Morris Book Covers Anne Ellis, Curator of Hill House Where, when and how much? ========================= The meeting will be held at the Kelvin Conference Centre, Glasgow. Accommodation will be in single rooms. There is ample parking space. The conference will start officially at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday 15 September and end at 4 p.m. on Thursday 16 September. There will, however, be a seminar on design from 4.00 to 6.00 p.m. and a talk on Mackintosh and Glasgow at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 14 September. The full resident fee includes: the conference registration fee and all documentation; all meals from lunch on Wednesday to lunch on Thursday including the Conference Dinner on Wednesday evening; accommodation on Wednesday night; refreshments during breaks. The fee is #145 for members of the Electronic Publishing Specialist Group (or #170 for non-members). There will, as usual, be a special rate of #95 for students, whose registration form must be accompanied by a signed letter from their head of department (or supervisor). Additional nights' accommodation will be #25 per night. Note that this does not include an evening meal, but does include breakfast. The fee for non-residents will be #125 for members, #150 for non-members, and #70 for students - to include lunches and the conference dinner on Thursday evening, but not bed and breakfast for Thursday night. The fee for the Design Seminar on Tuesday afternoon will be #25. No cancellations will be accepted after 31 August. If you wish to be invoiced, there will be an additional charge of #5 to cover administrative costs. VAT will be added to all charges. Please complete one copy of the enclosed booking form for each conference delegate and send it to: Glasgow Style BCS Electronic Publishing Specialist Group 30 Edgerton Road Huddersfield HD3 3AD United Kingdom Tel: 0484 519462 Fax: 0484 451396 ========================================================================== British Computer Society ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING SPECIALIST GROUP Glasgow Style Kelvin Conference Centre, Glasgow 15-16 September 1993 Registration Form Rates (please tick the appropriate boxes): +VAT EPSG members #145 + #25.38 Non-members #170 + #29.75 Students (enclose letter signed by head of department) #95 + #16.63 Non-resident EPSG members #125 + #21.88 Non-members #150 + #26.25 Students (enclose letter signed by head of department) #70 + #12.25 Design Seminar #25 + #4.38 Extra nights accommodation: Wednesday #25 + #4.38 Friday #25 + #4.38 other (#25 per night) + VAT additional charge for invoicing #5 + #0.88 Disabled? Vegetarian: Sub-Total : VAT at 17.5% (VAT Reg. 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