═══ 1. Help for PMTEX ═══ The program PM-TeX controls the use of everyday used programs for TeX. These include editors, TeX-interpreters, printer- and previewdrivers. The program is conceived for the emTeX-system, but can easily be configured for other systems. By pushing the menu-item file you can select the TeX-file to be processed. All programs are executed by pushing the according buttons (Edit, TeX, etc.). A new session is activated for each program to allow concurrency. Switching to active sessions can be performed by pushing the buttons in the mainwindow (e.g. you are working with a fullscreen editor: switch to PM-TeX by pressing ALT+Esc, switch back to the editor by pushing the Edit-button in the mainwindow). Warning: Terminating PM-TeX closes all active sessions. A message box is displayed and you have to acknowledge your choice. By pushing the menu-item Settings you can configure the program. You have to specify the corresponding program-names and their arguments. A mixture of DOS- (.EXE and .COM) and OS/2-programs is supported. By selecting save settings all selections made for the menu-items Settings and Options, the window position and the TeX-format are saved and restored for the next PM-TeX session. The main-menu offers buttons for the following sessions: Editor-session TeX-session Preview-session Print-session TeuTeX prescanner ALD-TeX prescanner Besides it is possible to choose the TeX-format for the specified input file by selecting the corresponding buttons. Right to the Editor-, TeX-, Preview- und Print-buttons appears a status indicator for every session: - no session activated. x session already activated. ! a session is activated but should be closed because the corresponding input file has changed. Some of the buttons and menu-items of the mainwindow can be accessed by striking special keys. Warning: The old-status is not displayed for an input file updated with an editor-session. This version doesn't support long file names. If you are used to PM-TeX 2.0 or PM-TeX 2.1, new features will give you a list on enhancements to Version 2.2. ═══ 2. Help (menu mainitem) ═══ The Help pull-down contains the following items: Help index list of indexterms that may be accessed General help general Help relating to the PM-TeX program Using help how to use help panels Keys help Definition of special keys Product information Contains icon, version short description and Copyright note Press F2 in this panel to access general help for PM-TeX. ═══ 3. General Help (menu-item) ═══ Choose this to access Genral help for the program PM-TeX. ═══ 4. Help index (menu-item) ═══ Choose this to get a list of all help-items that can be accessed for PM-TeX. Press F2 in this panel to access general help for PM-TeX. ═══ 5. Keys help (menu-item) ═══ Choose Keys help to get a list and description of all special keys defined for PM-TeX. Press F2 in this panel to access general help for PM-TeX. ═══ 6. Keys help ═══ For PM-TeX the following special keys are defined: F3 ends PM-TeX F4 opens the window for choosing an input file CTRL + X Alters the TeX-format to TeX. CTRL + L Alters the TeX-format to LaTeX. CTRL + E Activates or switches to the editor-session. CTRL + T Activates or switches to the TeX-session. CTRL + V Activates or switches to the preview-session. CTRL + P Activates or switches to the print-session. CTRL + U Activates or switches to the TeuTeX prescanner. CTRL + A Activates or switches to the ALD-TeX prescanner. Press F2 in this panel to access general help for PM-TeX. ═══ 7. Product information (menu-item) ═══ Choose product information to get product version, author and copyright note for PM-TeX. Press F2 in this panel to access general help for PM-TeX. ═══ 8. file (menu main-item) ═══ The TeX-file to be processed can be choosen and the program can be terminated. The select item is inactivated as long as one of the editor-, tex-, preview- or printer-sessions is activated. To select a new file, close each of these sessions and push the select-item. ═══ 9. select (menu item) ═══ Select the TeX-file to be processed. The select-item is inactivated as long as one of the editor-, tex-, preview- or printer-sessions is activated. To select a new file, close each of these sessions and push the select-item. ═══ 10. exit (menu item) ═══ Exit PM-TeX. If there are still active sessions you have to confirm this choice. ═══ 11. settings (menu main item) ═══ The Settings menu-item allows you to specify editors, programs and arguments for all sessions. These settings can be saved by selecting save settings. ═══ 12. editor (menu item) ═══ You can change the list of defined editors and select an actual editor for the . ═══ 13. programs (menu item) ═══ Specify the file names for all programs to be executed in the corresponding sessions. ═══ 14. arguments (menu-item) ═══ Specify the arguments for every program defined in the menu-item Programs. ═══ 15. save settings ═══ By selecting save settings all selections made for the menu-items Settings and Options, the window position and the TeX-format are saved and restored for the next PM-TeX session. ═══ 16. options (menu main item) ═══ Select Options for TeX and Printer output. A special item allows you to automatically update the previewer after a Tex-session. ═══ 17. TeX-Options (menu item) ═══ Choose between BigTeX and TeX. ═══ 18. print-options (menu-item) ═══ Choose between two defined printer-drivers. The Driver definition corresponds to that made in Settings. ═══ 19. update preview (menu-item) ═══ If this item is set, the preview will be automatically updated after a Tex-session. ═══ 20. min_max previewer (menu-item) ═══ If this item is set, the previewer will be minimized (as icon) during a TeX-session and restored at the end of this session. This item may only be choosen in addition to Drag/Drop-update. ═══ 21. restart previewer (menu-item) ═══ If this item is set, the previewer will be closed before a TeX-session and will be restarted with the new DVI-file after a successful TeX-session. Warning: It is heavily recommended to set this option for PM-previewers. During a TeX-session the input file of the previewer is updated, if the previewer now wants to get data from this file results in a FILE CORRUPTED error message. ═══ 22. min_max previewer (menu-item) ═══ If this item is set, the previewer will be updated using Drag/Drop after a successful TeX-session. Warning: This feature should only be used with TEXP 3.0 and DVIPM 1.4s. ═══ 23. TeX-format ═══ By pushing this button the TeX-format is set to TeX. ═══ 24. LaTex-format ═══ By pushing this button the TeX-format is set to LaTeX. ═══ 25. Product information (menu-item) ═══ Push OK to leave this window. ═══ 26. Dialog Arguments ═══ The left side of this window shows the selections made for the menu-item Programs. On the right side you have to specify the arguments for each program. You may enter up to 80 characters for every field. The following character combinations have special meanings: %0 placeholder for the fully qualified input file name (drive, path, name and extension). %1 placeholder for the fully qualified input file name without the extension %2 placeholder for the input file name without drive, path and extension For the input file C:\TEST.TEX the arguments %0 /K %1.TEU A:%2.HP will be expanded to C:\TEST.TEX /K C:\TEST.TEU A:TEST.HP You have to specify the printernames in the corresponding fields. These names will be displayed in the option-window for Printer. CAUTION: The following restrictions must be met: o The prescanner can only process files with the extension .TEU or .ALD. o TeX processes only files with the extension .TEX. o The printer and previewer processes files with the extension .DVI. Failure to these limitation will not execute the corresponding programs. ═══ 27. Dialog Editor ═══ Choose an editor for the editor-session by highlighting an editor in the list. You can update or change the editor-list by entering a new editor program-file in the entry field or by pushing the deleted pushbutton. Note: Up to 8 editors can be maintained in the editorlist. Note: You can define editors for DOS and OS/2 sessions. The extensions should be .EXE or .COM. ═══ 28. Dialog Select File ═══ Select the input file by choosing the drive and path in the subdirectories-window and the file name in the Files-window. You may also enter a file name in the entryfield of the file name-window. CAUTION: The following restrictions must be met: o The prescanner can only process files with the extension .TEU or .ALD. o TeX processes only files with the extension .TEX. o The printer and previewer processes files with the extension .DVI. Failure to these limitation will not execute the corresponding programs. ═══ 29. Dialog Printer-Option ═══ Choose a printer defined in the menu-item Arguments for programs This Printer will be activated during a print-session. ═══ 30. Dialog TeX-Option ═══ Choose a TeX mode defined in the menu-items Programs and Arguments for programs. This TeX mode will be activated during a TeX-session. ═══ 31. Dialog Programs ═══ You must specify a fully qualified filename for every session. When finished, select the menu-item Arguments for Programs to define the arguments for every program. Each program file name must contain drive, path and extension specifications. You may define a mixture of DOS and OS/2 programs. Note: The extensions should be .EXE or .COM. ═══ 32. TeX-format ═══ Two TeX-format specifications can be selected for PM-TeX: TeX-Inputformat: The input file should be processed by TeX using a TeX plain-file LaTeX-Inputformat: The input file should be processed by TeX using a LaTeX plain-file ═══ 33. Editor-session ═══ By pushing the Edit-button a new editor-session is activated or an active editor-session is switched to. For a new session the actual editor you defined in the Editor menu-item is choosen to process this session. You may update the input file without leaving the editor-session. Simply save your file using an editor command and press ALT+Esc in full-screen mode. Now you can perform a TeX-session by pushing the TeX-button and while this session is running switch back to the editor by pushing the Edit button. Warning: The file to be processed by TeX must have the extension .TEX. ═══ 34. TeX-session ═══ By pushing the TeX button a new TeX-session is activated or an active TeX-session is switched to. For a new session the input file selected from the file-select window will be processed. The TeX-program may be called as BigTeX or as normal TeX session, depending on the option you specified. The TeX-format may be selected by choosing the corresponding button in the PM-TeX mainwindow. Warning: The input file for TeX must have the extension .TEX. ═══ 35. Preview-session ═══ By pushing the Preview button a new preview-session is activated or an active preview-session is switched to. For a new session the input file selected from the file-select window will be processed. Warning: The input file for Preview must have the extension .DVI. ═══ 36. Print-session ═══ By pushing the Print button a new print-session is activated or an active print-session is switched to. For a new session the input file selected from the file-select window will be processed. Depending on the option you selected for the printer output is generated for the specified printer. Warning: The input file for Print must have the extension .DVI. ═══ 37. TeuTeX Prescanner ═══ The TeuTeX Prescanner translates coded Teuthonista-strings to TeX-Macros and generates a TeX file. Warning: The output file is given the extension .TEX. ═══ 38. ALD-TeX Prescanner ═══ The ALD-TeX Prescanner translates coded ALD-strings to TeX-Macros and generates a TeX file. Warning: The output file is given the extension .TEX. ═══ 39. update preview ═══ If this option is selected, PM-TeX automatically updates the previewer after each TeX-session. You may chosse between restart or Drag/Drop. ═══ 40. new features ═══ concerning PM-TeX 2.1 o save settings saves all selections made for the menu-items Settings and Options. The window position and the TeX-format are saved and restored for the next PM-TeX session. o PM-TeX allows you to specify an input file as parameter. This feature may be used to associate TeX-files with PM-TeX. o The select menu-item is only activated when all sessions are closed. o A new option update previewer allows automatic updated after a Tex-session. o A new option min-max previewer is added to alter a PM previewer during TeX-sessions (refer to min-max previewer (menu-item)). concerning PM-TeX 2.2 o smaller main-window, o new preview-update by restart.