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- From: skellner@uceng.uc.edu (Sean Kellner)
- Subject: Starting with PasTeX 1.3
- Message-ID: <C17nxI.H4G@uceng.uc.edu>
- Organization: University of Cincinnati
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:48:53 GMT
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- I have recently gotten what I think is most of the TeX distribution
- off of the net (PasTeX 1.3: 4 disks, MetaFont: 2 disks, 8 disks of preview
- fonts, dvi2ps and dvi2lj 0.49) I know that fig is out there somewhere and
- I may be getting that too. I have assigns for the TeX:, mf:, and TPP:
- (oh, I have TPP on there too). First, other than finding the TeXbook, is
- there any way I can learn to write something basic such as a lab report
- (nothing wierd with margins and about 4 - 5 graphic insertions, preferably
- from Art Expressions or Pro Draw)?? The TeXbook is in the campus library
- as reference so 3 hours is the limit and I can't find it anywhere else.
- Maybe if there is a .tex file (a .guide file?!?!) or a plain ascii file or
- a book I can find out there that someone else is using??
-
- I tried compiling the docs to TPP and it gave an error after a few
- minutes of grunging, but the .dvi file was created. I wanted to print it
- out on the HP LJ IIID (I think D, it has resolution enhancement) so I used
- dvilj2p (I think, anyway the P version) on it and a .pcl file was created.
- I took the file to work and got about 80 blank pages (started the job and
- came back later to a bit of disapointment) with a footnote line every now
- and then. Scrolling my shell showed that the dvi2lj program couldnt find
- some fonts. What kind of fonts does it want and where do they go? I have
- callmf set to mf:rexx/callmf ..... like its supposed to, I have yet to see
- any evidence of it being used (although all 8 disks of preview fonts are
- on my HD, and that is the first file I tried to print).
-
- Maybe if I can get this to start working I may be able to reformat
- my AMax partition and reclaim some space as Word is about all I use anymore.
-
- Thanks
- Sean
- skellner@uceng.uc.edu
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