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- PasTeX 1.4
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- --- BETA 6 ---
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- 11.08.94
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- ©Georg Heßmann
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- This is the 6'th free distributable BETA version of PasTeX 1.4.
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- BETA: Not completely finished version.
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- PasTeX 1.4 --BETA-- misses:
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- - some bug fixes
- - some features
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- - much documentation
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- So, please use it only, if you know what you are doing! You should
- already familiar with PasTeX 1.3 if you want to use PasTeX 1.4 --BETA--.
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- What's new since PasTeX 1.3?
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- Sorry, I can't answer this question exactly. PasTeX 1.3 is so old... :)
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- Some highlights of PasTeX 1.4 --BETA--:
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- ShowDVI:
- - new look
- - ShowDVI don't need an own screen (see TeX:config/ShowDVI.config # public-screen-name)
- - ShowDVI can put the page bitmap into the fast RAM (see TeX:config/ShowDVI.config # page-always-in-fast-ram)
- (if no chip-mem available, ShowDVI uses automaticly Fast-Ram)
- - faster on graphic boards (if you use page-always-in-fast-ram)
- - cache the whole DVI file in RAM (see TeX:config/ShowDVI.config # maximal-dvibuff-size)
- - mark all used fonts
- - clipboard support
- - localised
- - AmigaGuide online help (3.x only, not full implemented)
- - search strings
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- DVIprint:
- - two page print mode (TWOUP - MOFFSET)
- - new IFF save routine (doesn't need iff.library)
- - PHY option to select the pages to print (together with FROM - TO)
- - LaserJet4 driver
- - CanonLBP driver (not full implemented, probably buggy)
- - mark all used fonts
- - clipboard support
- - localised
- - GUI (not full implemented)
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- SpecialHost: (improvements made by Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel *thanks*)
- - MUI user interface (works from CLI also without MUI ("NOGUI" option))
- - many new dithering methods
- - PostScript import does work now!!!! (needs post.library + TeX:ps/init.ps)
- - searches IFF files in the directory of the DVI file
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- initex/virtex:
- - version 3.1415
- - 68020 version (doesn't need a math coproz. So it should work also on A1200!)
- - some bug fixes
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- LSfont: (new program)
- - If you use ShowDVI/DVIprint with the MARK option lsFont show you,
- which fonts are often used (uses the filenotes of the fonts)
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- flib:
- - anything new? Don't think so. :)
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- What's missing:
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- - MUI user interface for DVIprint
- - AmigaGuide online help files
- - completely rewritten docs
- - some bug fixes
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- What would be nice, but won't be in PasTeX 1.4:
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- - virtual fonts
- - communication between virtex and ShowDVI (don't know how to make)
- - ...
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- *BUGS* ... BUGS ... Bugs ... bugs ...
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- I hope the programs are rather bug free, but they are not very well
- tested. That's one reason, why this is a --BETA-- version, and not
- a official distribution.
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- But if you find bugs, annoying miss-features and so on feel free to contact me.
- My email address is: hessmann@informatik.uni-hamburg.de
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- Please be patient, if you don't get a reply from me. I'm at holidays
- until april and than I've very much to do. But if I still havn't send a
- reply after 4 weeks, try it again.
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- Please send only detailed bug reports/short comments.
- I've no time to answer all TeX questions.
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- BETA-History:
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- BETA 1 (16.03.93)
- first BETA version of PasTeX 1.4.
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- BETA 2 (03.04.94)
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- - ShowDVI 1.32ß
- * Fix bug with interlace/2-4 color change. (enforcer hits and/or crash)
- * Add PUBSCREEN argument (idea of M. Berberich).
- * Some changes in the preference window.
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- - DVIprint 1.32ß
- * Add PAPER option to choose the paper size:
- (not full implemented. I miss a table of the different paper formats
- with the correct size in inch) (idea of M. Berberich)
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- - archive now includes also the german locale files.
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- BETA 3 (20.04.94)
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- - ShowDVI 1.34ß
- * Fix bug in the scrolling routine. I've used a V39 function...always.
- (reported from 'Wowbagger')
- * Fix WIDTH/HEIGHT option (reported from M. Berberich)
- * Add PAPER option (A? format) (idea of M. Berberich)
- * Add black-on-white writing (look at the screen-prefs window)
- * Fix something with the measure window.
- * Fix screen size handling in the screen-prefs window.
- * Change ARexx getfile to old behaviour (filename without .dvi)
- (reported from Dan Barrett)
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- - DVIprint 1.34ß
- * Implement PAPER A? format
- * Fix offset in LANDSCAPE mode.
- * Fix ODD/EVEN in TWOUP.
- * Forbit TWOUP+REVERSE.
- * Increase max grouping to 12 (suggestion from M. Rintala).
- * Fix printing of last page in TWOUP + odd number of pages.
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- - initex/virtex
- * Fix bug in string management (reported from various people)
- * Fix ^C handling (reported from various people)
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- BETA 4 (20.05.94)
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- - ShowDVI 1.35ß
- * fix bug with the plane scrolling
- * some small internal changes
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- - DVIprint 1.35ß
- * some small internal changes
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- - initex/virtex
- * finally fix bug in string (filename) management
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- BETA 5 (09.06.94)
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- - ShowDVI 1.36ß
- * change PAPER option to PAPERSIZE (suggested by Dan Barrett)
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- - DVIprint 1.36ß
- * change PAPER option to PAPERSIZE (suggested by Dan Barrett)
- * now DVIprint recognice also something like "dviprint foo.tex"
- * _very_first_ version of a MUI GUI. Use "DVIprint GUI".
- The GUI is far from the final version. You have to use
- CLI options for the most things.
- Beware: the option GUI is very untested!
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- - SpecialHost 1.18
- * now works together with epsf.sty (include eps pictures)
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- BETA 6 (11.08.94)
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- - ShowDVI 1.38ß
- * search strings in the DVI file
- * fix endless Fatal-requester loop (first reported from YET)
- * fix mungwall hit (reported from S. Schmieta)
- * fix problem with checkmark of some menus (reported from Dan Barret)
- * fix bug if two ShowDVI progs started at the same time (reported from Tron)
- * fix bug with the physikal page numbering (reported from M. Berberich)
- * make ShowDVI 'sysihack' compatible
- * fullpage can now also be black on white
- * add AREXX command 'getnumofpages' (suggested bye arma)
- * add version check of the locale file
- * show the BETA requester a bit fewer
- * do a bit profiling; hope some things do now run a bit faster
- * add SPECIALHOST option to start SpecialHost automatically
- * Hint:
- - if you have enough memory. Set maximal-dvibuff-size in TeX:config/ShowDVI.config
- to a value greater than the size of your DVI files.
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- - DVIprint 1.38ß
- * fix nasty bug in the IFF save part. Now "PRINTER=generic IFF=on" should really work.
- * fix TPIC special in landscape mode (reported from ??)
- * GUI now needs at least MUI 2.1
- * add version check of the locale file
- * Add PAPERSIZE A4r, A5r, ...
- * add PUBSCREEN option (works only together with the GUI option)
- * add SPECIALHOST option to start SpecialHost automatically
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- - SpecialHost 1.19
- * GUI now needs at least MUI 2.1
- * some improvements in the PostScript part made from P. Lepora. Thanks!!
- Look at the file SpecialHost/Docs/sample.dvi to see what's all possible.
- SpecialHost is now nearly 100% dvips compatible.
- * Hints:
- - if you have enough memory, use the DVIprint option MAXBITMAMSIZE=0
- (don't partition the page in some rows)
- - use 'transer in file' if you show often the same file
- - if you don't have MUI, use the NOGUI option
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- Georg Heßmann.
- (11.08.94)
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