FAQ 08-Feb-1994 (fwd)
Petr Sojka
sojka at erebor.ics.muni.cz
Thu Feb 24 12:29:42 CET 1994
Dobry den,
vzhledem k tomu, ze cstex94 je postaven na emtexu,
a vzhledem k nekterych stale se opakujicim dotazum
(tisk na lj4 pomoci dvihplj4 ap.), dovoluji
si preposlat posledni verzi emtex.faq
Zdravi
Petr Sojka <sojka at muni.cz>
Forwarded message:
: From: Eberhard Mattes <mattes at azu.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
: Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 14:17:13 +0100
: To: emtex-user at methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de
: Subject: FAQ 08-Feb-1994
:
: ===============================================================================
: emtex-user Frequently Asked Questions 08-Feb-1994
: ===============================================================================
:
: Contents
: --------
:
: 1 TeX
: 2 DVI Drivers
: 3 LaTeX
: 4 PostScript
: 5 Miscellanea
:
: APPENDICES
:
: A Where to get TeX stuff
: B Latest versions of emTeX programs
: C Questions to be answered in a future revision of this FAQ
:
:
: 1 TeX
: ------
:
: 1.1 tex386.exe says "DPMI not supported" or "rsx not found, DPMI not
: supported by emx". How can I run emTeX386 under Windows?
:
: Get and install beta 11 of emTeX:
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/systems/msdos/emtex/betatest/texb11.zip
:
: Get and install
:
: ftp.uni-bielefeld.de: /pub/systems/msdos/misc/dpmigcc3.zip
: [Not yet available there?!]
:
: You only need rsx.exe.
:
: 1.2 What's the difference between normal TeX and bigTeX?
:
: `bigTeX' is bigger than `normal TeX' (and much slower). If TeX
: runs out of memory, try bigTeX. If you have a 386 or better CPU,
: use tex386.exe instead of bigTeX -- it's faster.
:
: 1.3 How do I avoid the message "Fatal format file error; I'm stymied"?
:
: If you're using one of the betatest versions of emTeX you have to
: create new format files. You cannot use the format files of the
: official emTeX version with the betatest versions of emTeX and
: vice versa. You cannot use the format files of the normal-sized
: emTeX (tex.exe, tex186.exe, tex286.exe, texp.exe) with a big emTeX
: (tex386.exe, btex.exe, btex186.exe, btex286.exe, btexp.exe). Note
: that the big emTeX versions use the BTEXFMT environment variable.
: The normal-sized versions use the TEXFMT environment variable.
:
: For hints on how to create new format files, see fmt.bat, fmt.cmd,
: gfmt.bat and gfmt.cmd in \emtex\texfmts and \emtex\btexfmts (these
: files come with the official emTeX distribution).
:
: 1.4 How do I avoid emTeX's truncating file names to 8.3?
:
: Get and install texb11.zip.
:
: 1.5 When will a TeX-XeT or TeX--XeT variant of emTeX be available?
:
: emTeX won't become a TeX-XeT, which has been superseded by
: TeX--XeT. TeX--XeT creates standard DVI files, in contrast to
: TeX-XeT which creates IVD files, requiring special DVI drivers or
: an intermediate step for converting to DVI format. Originally, it
: was planned to implement TeX--XeT in beta 9 of emTeX. Perhaps it
: will be in beta 12. (If at all. Sorry.)
:
: TeX-XeT and TeX--XeT are special variants of TeX capable of
: left-to-right and right-to-left (for Hebrew etc.) typesetting.
:
: 1.6 Why is tex386.exe slower than tex.exe on my machine?
:
: If there isn't enough memory, tex386.exe swaps to disk. Don't use
: all your extended memory for caching or as virtual disk! If a
: VCPI server such as emm386.exe used, tex386.exe uses only expanded
: memory (EMS). Make sure that there is enough EMS available.
:
:
: 2 DVI Drivers
: --------------
:
: 2.1 How do I get 800x600 resolution with dviscr?
:
: Acumos AVGA2, AVGA3 /oa103:800:600:58
: Advance Logic AL2101 /oa103:800:600:2B
: Ahead V5000 /oa103:800:600:71
: ATI VGAWONDER, Graphics Ultra etc. /oa103:800:600:54
: Chips and Technologies /oa103:800:600:6A
: Cirrus Logic CL-GD 500/600 /oa103:800:600:64
: Cirrus Logic GD 5422 /oa103:800:600:58
: Compaq VGA /oa103:800:600:59
: CTI /oa103:800:600:6A
: Diamond Stealth /oa103:800:600:4F02:0102
: Everex /oa103:800:600:70:02
: Genoa 5xxx, Sigma VGA /oa103:800:600:29
: Genoa 6xxx /oa103:800:600:6A
: MXIC MX 68010 /oa103:800:600:55
: NCR 77C22 /oa103:800:600:58
: OAK Technologies OTI-067, OTI-077, OTI037C /oa103:800:600:52
: OAK Technologies OTI037C w/ NEL BIOS /oa103:800:600:5B
: Orchid Prodesigner /oa103:800:600:29
: Paradise /oa103:800:600:58
: Poach /oa103:800:600:6A
: Primus /oa103:800:600:2A
: Realtek RT 3106 /oa103:800:600:1F
: S3 /oa103:800:600:4F02:0102
: Tecmar /oa103:800:600:16
: Trident 8900 /oa103:800:600:5B
: Tseng ET-3000, ET-4000 /oa103:800:600:29
: VEGA /oa103:800:600:29
: VESA compatible adapters /oa103:800:600:4F02:0102
: Video 7 SVGA /oa103:800:600:62
: WD90C11 /oa103:800:600:5C
: Western Digital /oa103:800:600:58
:
: If your graphics adapter is not listed, try /oa103:800:600:4F02:0102.
:
: 2.2 How do I get 1024x768 resolution with dviscr?
:
: dviscr does not support 1024x768. If you select a 1024x768 mode
: with the /oa option, dviscr will use the first 512 lines of the
: display, the remaining 256 lines will remain black. dvipm
: supports all screen resolutions supported by the PM display
: driver. dviscr 1.4t will support 1024x768 through the Adapter
: Interface, that is, on 8514/A and XGA cards and other cards for
: which there is an HDILOAD.EXE.
:
: 2.3 How do I get 600 DPI on a HP LaserJet IV?
:
: Here's how to obtain 600 DPI output on a LaserJet IV with
: dvihplj 1.4s:
:
: Create the file 600dpi.pcl by copying the following line (12
: characters, plus end of line characters) to a file named
: 600dpi.txt:
:
: ESC "&u600D"
:
: and typing
:
: makedot -b 600dpi.txt 600dpi.pcl
:
: Use the following dvihplj command line options:
:
: /r600 /og600 /or2 /ob+ /pi:600dpi.pcl
:
: This prints everything in graphics mode. Using download fonts will
: be supported in a future dvihplj version (1.4t).
:
: modes.mf 1.0 claims that
:
: mode_def laserjetIV = % HP LaserJet IV (600 DPI)
: proofing:=0;
: fontmaking:=1;
: tracingtitles:=0;
: pixels_per_inch:=600;
: blacker:=0;
: fillin:=.2;
: o_correction:=.6;
: enddef;
:
: is the METAFONT mode to be used with the HP LaserJet IV for 600
: DPI. It also says that someone got better results by setting the
: printer's density to 4.
:
: 2.4 How do I enable automatic generation of missing fonts?
:
: Get dvidrv 1.4s and MFjob 1.1l.
:
: 2.5 The driver won't find the font after generating a missing font. Why?
:
: That's a rounding problem. As temporary fix, add the size of the
: font as generated by MFjob to the list of font sizes searched by
: the driver. For instance, if the driver wants cmr10<746.63959>
: and MFjob puts the font into the 746dpi directory (instead of
: 747dpi), use
:
: /fz:+746
:
: (You might want to add that option it to the batch file or to the
: configuration file.)
:
: 2.6 How can I make MFjob invoke mf386.exe (instead of mf.exe)?
:
: SET MFJOBOPT=/3
:
: Note that this is a feature introduced by MFjob 1.1l.
:
: 2.7 Why does dvihplj omit a \special{em:graph} picture, though dviscr
: doesn't?
:
: The picture is partially off the paper. You can run "dvimsp /om"
: (use dvidot instead of dvimsp with dvidrv 1.4s) on a DVI file
: derived from
:
: \nopagenumbers
: \noindent\special{em:graph mypic}
: \bye
:
: to remove the blank margins. That problem will be fixed in
: dvihplj 1.4t.
:
: 2.8 What shall I do when dviscr says "2520 graphics mode not supported"
: under OS/2?
:
: OS/2 fails to report the correct hardware information for some VGA
: boards. Use the /oa# option with one of the values 11 through 18.
: For instance, use /oa16 for a color VGA display connected to a VGA
: board. You might want to use dvipm (of dvidrv 1.4s) instead of
: dviscr. That problem will be fixed in dviscr 1.4t.
:
: 2.9 How do I convert DVI files to plain text files?
:
: [Preliminary]
:
: Try dvi2tty, dvidoc or dvispell. dvi2tty is good at converting
: tables, dvispell is good at converting accented characters.
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/dviware/dvi2tty
: CTAN: /tex-archive/dviware/dvidoc
: CTAN: /tex-archive/systems/msdos/emtex/betatest/dvispell_02a.zip
:
: 2.10 How can I make dvipm let TeX overwrite the DVI file?
:
: The File.New menu selection of dvipm doesn't work correctly. Wait
: for dvipm 1.4t. Using texb11.zip makes File.Reload work.
:
: 2.11 How do I create a Fax with emTeX?
:
: Use dvimsp (or dvidot 1.4s) to create a bitmap file. Most FAX
: software can handle BMP or PCX files. Use the following
: configuration file:
:
: % fax.cnf (204x196 DPI using FAX fonts)
: /pd={,$DVIDRVINPUT:}@i
: /pl=$DVIDRVFONTS:fax_{0,h,1,2,3,4,5,sli}
: /pf=$DVIDRVFONTS:pixel.fax\@Rrdpi\@f{.pk,.pxl}
: /pg={,$DVIDRVGRAPH:}{@Rrdpi\,}@PBf{@Ef,.msp,.pcx,.bmp}
: /rx=204 /ry=196
: /rfx=204 /rfy=196
: /fs=1
: /fm=fax
: /fdx=2 /fdy=1
:
: Alternatively, you can use dvihplj to create a PCL file. Some FAX
: software can handle PCL files.
:
: 2.12 Is there a driver for the XYZ printer?
:
: Canon LBP Try the ancient Beebe drivers
: CTAN: /tex-archive/dviware/beebe
: Canon BJ10e dvidot bj10eh (1.4s)
: Canon BJ200 Sorry, no dvidot parameter file available yet
: Canon BJ300/330 dvidot bj10eh (1.4s)
: Canon BJ600 Sorry, no dvidot parameter file available yet
: EPSON Stylus 800 See below
: HP DeskJet 500J Will be supported by dvihplj 1.4t (note the J!)
: HP PaintJet Try dvihplj 1.4s
: HP QuietJet Try dvihplj 1.4s
: HP ThinkJet Try dvihplj 1.4s
:
: 2.13 Is there a dvidot parameter file for the EPSON Stylus 800?
:
: Here's a parameter file for use with dvidot 1.4s:
:
: %
: % STY800.drv
: %
: COMMENT=EPSON STYLUS 800 360x360 DPI
: TYPE=DOT
: ENV_NAME=DVISTY
: LOG_NAME=dvidot.dlg
: FONT_PATH=\texfonts\pixel.p6h\@Rrdpi\@f{.pk,.pxl}
: VF_PATH=
: PAGE_WIDTH=8in
: PAGE_HEIGHT=11in
: FORM_LENGTH=
: RESOLUTION=360 360
: COLUMNS=2880
: ONE_LINE_FEED=
: BLANK_WIDTH=36
: METHOD=6 1
: MAX_WIDTH=2880
: PINS=7 0
: MAX_LF=255
: FF_METHOD=FF
: S_OPTION=SLOW
: INIT1=ESC '@ ESC '! 0 ESC 'x 1
: INIT2=ESC '@ ESC '! 0 ESC 'x 0
: EXIT=ESC '@
: GRAPH_MODE=ESC '* 73 WORD_LH pixels
: GRAPH_END=
: LINE_FEED=ESC '+ BYTE line_feed LF
: FORM_FEED=FF
: POS_X=
:
: 2.14 When will dvidrv 1.4t be available?
:
: Unknown. Please don't ask.
:
:
: 3 LaTeX
: --------
:
: 3.1 I have a LaTeX problem. Who can help?
:
: Please do not send general TeX, LaTeX, AMSTeX, NFSS etc. questions
: to the emtex-user list. You should use the info-tex at shsu.edu list
: or the comp.text.tex newsgroup instead.
:
:
: 4 PostScript
: -------------
:
: 4.1 How can I print a DVI file on a PostScript printer?
:
: Get dvips. The current version is 5.526.
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/dviware/dvips
:
: 4.2 How can I use PostScript fonts in LaTeX?
:
: [pslatex, psnfss, mathtimes, ...?]
:
: 4.3 How can I preview DVI files which use PostScript fonts?
:
: Use dvips to create a PostScript file, then use GhostScript or
: GhostView [location?] to preview the PostScript file.
: Alternatively, you can use ps2pk to build PK fonts from PostScript
: fonts.
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/fonts/utilities/ps2pk
:
: Alternatively, you can use virtual fonts to map PostScript fonts
: to existing PK fonts. [Details!]
:
: 4.4 How can I use PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers?
:
: Use dvips to create a PostScript file, then use GhostScript
: [location?] to print the PostScript file.
:
: 4.5 How can I insert an EPS file (picture) into my TeX document?
:
: When using dvips, you can use epsf.sty which comes with dvips.
: See epsf.sty for details. When using the emTeX drivers, you
: should use GhostScript [location] to convert the EPS file to a
: bitmap file and insert it with \special{em:graph ...} or with
: BM2FONT.
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/graphics/bm2font
:
: 4.6 How can I use PostScript operators in LaTeX?
:
: Get PSTricks.
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/graphics/pstricks
:
:
: 5 Miscellanea
: --------------
:
: 5.1 Is there an emTeX version for Linux, Macintosh, Unix, Windows NT, ...?
:
: No. emTeX is available for OS/2, MS-DOS, and PC-DOS. There are
: other ports of TeX for other machines and operating systems.
:
: 5.2 How do I unsubscribe from the emtex-user list?
:
: Write a friendly message to emtex at methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de,
: requesting unsubscription from emtex-user. Do not write to the
: list (emtex-user at ...)!!!
:
: 5.3 What's the best shell (user interface) for emTeX?
:
: Most users seem to prefer J\"urgen Schlegelmilch's TeXShell. It
: is available for ftp in the directory
:
: ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/tex-archive/systems/msdos/texshell
:
: See appendix A for other ftp servers.
:
: 5.4 Where can I get a spell checker for emTeX?
:
: There are two aproaches to spell-checking a TeX document:
:
: 1. Run the spell checker on the TeX input file. Replacing
: incorrectly spelled words is simple in this case. However, you
: need a spell checker capable of parsing TeX input. Only TeX
: itself is capable of correctly parsing TeX input.
:
: 2. Convert the DVI file to a text file using dvispell and run the
: spell checker on the text file. In this case, you can use any
: spell checker. However, finding the location of an error in
: the TeX input file is inconvenient.
:
: Here's a list of spell checkers:
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/support/amspel
: CTAN: /tex-archive/support/ispell
: CTAN: /tex-archive/support/jspell
: CTAN: /tex-archive/support/tspell
: CTAN: /tex-archive/support/spelchek
:
:
: APPENDICES
:
: A Where to get TeX stuff
: -------------------------
:
: You can get TeX stuff from the following CTAN servers (CTAN =
: Comprehensive TeX Archive Network):
:
: ftp.shsu.edu [192.92.115.10]
: ftp.dante.de [129.206.100.192]
: ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.8.13]
: ftp.tex.ac.uk [134.151.44.19]
:
: The TeX directory is /tex-archive, you can find emTeX in directory
: /tex-archive/systems/msdos/emtex.
:
: emTeX is also available from other servers, for instance
:
: ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de [131.159.0.198]: /pub/comp/os/os2/emTeX
:
:
: B Latest versions of emTeX programs
: ------------------------------------
:
: big-emTeX 3.1415 [3c-beta11]
: dvidrv 1.4s
: dvispell 0.2a
: emTeX 3.1415 [3c-beta11]
: emTeX386 3.1415 [3c-beta11]
: maketcp 1.1c
: METAFONT 2.71 [3c-beta1]
: MF386 2.71 [3c-beta1]
: MFjob 1.1l
: pkeditpm 1.0b
:
: CTAN: /tex-archive/systems/msdos/emtex/betatest
:
:
: C Questions to be answered in a future revision of this FAQ
: ------------------------------------------------------------
:
: None, currently.
:
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