OzTeX is a Mac implementation of Donald Knuth's TeX typesetting system. TeX is mainly used in the academic community for the production of theses, papers and books, or wherever high-quality output is desired. It is especially good at typesetting mathematics.
TeX is a "document compiler". The creation of a TeX document typically involves a number of iterations through the following cycle:
OzTeX's main features:
Here is a sample of the window used to preview a DVI file. It shows a page from the User Guide that illustrates OzTeX's support for HyperTeX links:
The shareware fee for OzTeX is $30 for an individual or $300 for a group. The fee is a one-time-only payment that covers you or all members of your group for all future versions. Examples of a group include a user group, company, school or university. To see if your school or university has registered, check out the list of OzTeX groups. To pay your shareware fee right now, select either the normal or secure SSL form.
See OzTeX's FAQ for answers to the most frequently asked questions about OzTeX.
All OzTeX users, registered or not, are welcome to join the oztex-info mailing list. To subscribe, send some e-mail to majordomo@maths.adelaide.edu.au with the following line in the body of your message:
subscribe oztex-info
This list might have too much traffic for some people. If you only want to receive announcements about new versions then you might prefer to join oztex-announce. If so, send this message:
subscribe oztex-announce
To get the latest version of OzTeX (3.0), click on the nearest FTP site:
Get the Read-Me file first -- it contains installation instructions and a summary of important changes.