Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 09:11:35 -0500 From: madodelatptdprolog.net Subject: [VOICENWS] VTeX/2 v7.530 - the VTeX distribution for OS/2 From: tamatgmx.de (Timo Maier) What is VTeX/2 ? VTeX/2 is a TeX program for OS/2, which can generate PDF or PostScript output immediately from the TeX source file. VTeX/2 comes with a comprehensive LaTeX system, including many additional fonts and macro packages, as well as the Bibtex and Makeindex programs. A basic plain TeX system is provided, too. In contrast to pdfTeX, VTeX supports inclusion of PostScript images (EPS), as well as inline PostScript programming, even when generating PDF output. Packages such as PStricks, PSfrag and draftcopy can be used with VTeX. For more information on the built-in PostScript interpreter (GeX), see the GeX page. In contrast to traditional TeX systems, no intermediate DVI files are generated, no "dvi driver programs" are required, and there is no need to care for their sometimes fussy setup. The common PostScript and PDF viewers Ghostscript and Acrobat Reader are to be used for (pre)viewing and printing. VTeX's output is immediately suitable for public distribution, e.g., over the WWW, since PDF and PostScript are standardized document formats. PDF files generated by VTeX version 7.30 and above do not conflict with Acrobat Reader 5. Actually, VTeX/2 is a partial port of the VTeX/Win TeX compiler by MicroPress Inc. It does not include the shell and/or visual tools and does not support HTML generation. The good news is that VTeX/2 is free. VTeX/2 requires Warp 3 or better, and at least 16Mb of physical memory. What is new ? * Version 7.53 of the VTeX compiler, * EC/TC fonts in Type 1 format, * ArabTeX with related Arabic and Hebrew fonts in Type 1 format, * ...and more, see the file NEWS. http://www.micropress-inc.com/os2/ -- To unsubscribe yourself from this list, send the following message to majormajoratos2voice.org unsubscribe news end If you have an announcement you would like posted to the VOICE News list, please send it to submitatos2voice.org. Please include a valid reply address and a real contact name. If you wish to comment on this post, please reply to feedbackatos2voice.org