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PasTeX 1.4
--- BETA 6 ---
11.08.94
©Georg Heßmann
This is the 6'th free distributable BETA version of PasTeX 1.4.
BETA: Not completely finished version.
PasTeX 1.4 --BETA-- misses:
- some bug fixes
- some features
- much documentation
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--.
What's new since PasTeX 1.3?
----------------------------
Sorry, I can't answer this question exactly. PasTeX 1.3 is so old... :)
Some highlights of PasTeX 1.4 --BETA--:
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
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)
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
initex/virtex:
- version 3.1415
- 68020 version (doesn't need a math coproz. So it should work also on A1200!)
- some bug fixes
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)
flib:
- anything new? Don't think so. :)
What's missing:
---------------
- MUI user interface for DVIprint
- AmigaGuide online help files
- completely rewritten docs
- some bug fixes
What would be nice, but won't be in PasTeX 1.4:
-----------------------------------------------
- virtual fonts
- communication between virtex and ShowDVI (don't know how to make)
- ...
*BUGS* ... BUGS ... Bugs ... bugs ...
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.
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
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.
Please send only detailed bug reports/short comments.
I've no time to answer all TeX questions.
BETA-History:
-------------
BETA 1 (16.03.93)
first BETA version of PasTeX 1.4.
BETA 2 (03.04.94)
- 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.
- 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)
- archive now includes also the german locale files.
BETA 3 (20.04.94)
- 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)
- 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.
- initex/virtex
* Fix bug in string management (reported from various people)
* Fix ^C handling (reported from various people)
BETA 4 (20.05.94)
- ShowDVI 1.35ß
* fix bug with the plane scrolling
* some small internal changes
- DVIprint 1.35ß
* some small internal changes
- initex/virtex
* finally fix bug in string (filename) management
BETA 5 (09.06.94)
- ShowDVI 1.36ß
* change PAPER option to PAPERSIZE (suggested by Dan Barrett)
- 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!
- SpecialHost 1.18
* now works together with epsf.sty (include eps pictures)
BETA 6 (11.08.94)
- 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.
- 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
- 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
Georg Heßmann.
(11.08.94)