In this paper we have presented our solution to the <#1562#>APL<#1562#> typesetting problem: An <#1563#>APL<#1563#> publishing system consisting of a LATEX document style option and an <#1564#>APL<#1564#> front end. No additional fonts are needed. We have given short examples which demonstrate the usefulness of this approach. The system has already been used by the authors to prepare several articles published in <#1565#>APL<#1565#> Quote Quad, the journal of the <#1566#>APL<#1566#> user community.
METAFONT could be used to improve the printing quality of some symbols (cf.~[Hohti, Kanerva 88]). However, it would be necessary to create a whole <#1567#>APL<#1567#> font family (different sizes and type styles) to obtain the flexibility of our system. We could incorporate special <#1568#>APL<#1568#> fonts without any change in the <#1569#>APL<#1569#> front end as soon as they become available.
The <#1570#>APL<#1570#> front end is currently implemented for <#1571#>APL<#1571#>2 and Dyalog <#1572#>APL<#1572#> and can be obtained from the authors. Further porting is intended. The LATEX document style option will be submitted to the Clarkson and Aston archives as well as to the German TEX server at Heidelberg.
The authors would appreciate comments and suggestions for the improvement of the style as well as comments with regard to <#1573#>APL<#1573#> symbols not available in this style.