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MacOSX-TeX Digest #272 - Saturday, March 23, 2002

  Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
          by "Claus Gerhardt" <gerhardt at math.uni-heidelberg.de>
  Re: OzTeX 5.0a is now available
          by "Andrew Trevorrow" <andrew at trevorrow.com>
  Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
          by "Radhakrishnan CV" <cvr at river-valley.org>
  Re: Feature suggestion, bug report -Re: [OS X TeX] Equation Service
          by "Radhakrishnan CV" <cvr at river-valley.org>
  GWTeXServices download
          by <get86 at mac.com>
  Re: OzTeX 5.0a is now available
          by "Andrew Trevorrow" <andrew at trevorrow.com>
  Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
          by "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu>
  Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
          by "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu>
  Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
          by "Arun Mangalam" <arun_mangalam at mac.com>
  Help: Mathtime
          by "Mark William Bannar-Martin" <mbannar-martin at pearson-college.u
  Re: [OS X TeX] Help: Mathtime
          by "Marie Nielse" <n.marie at noos.fr>
  Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
          by "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu>
  Re: [OS X TeX] RevTeX
          by "Gerben Wierda" <sherlock at rna.nl>
  Re: [OS X TeX] GWTeXServices download
          by "Gerben Wierda" <sherlock at rna.nl>


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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
From: "Claus Gerhardt" <gerhardt at math.uni-heidelberg.de>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 03:32:27 +0100

I use the excellent package mfpic which calls  metapost to create 
graphics; it works just fine including text and labels in the graphic.

Claus



>I've tried using metapost to generate eps files, convert them to 
>pdf, and embed them into pdflatex, but the text doesn't show up in 
>the eps or the pdf file. Going the old latex->dvi->ps->pdf works 
>fine, but I'd like to stick to pdflatex if possible (I'm getting 
>comfortable with it). Is there another way at it using metapost 
>(like metapdf?).
>thanks,
>Joe
>__________________________________________________
>Joseph C. Slater, PhD
>Associate Professor
>Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engg, Wright State University,
>3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435
>Phone: (+1) 937-775-5040, Fax: (+1) 937-775-5009,
>http://www.engineering.wright.edu/~jslater
>
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 294
69120 Heidelberg
Germany

Homepage: http://www.math.uni-heidelberg.de/studinfo/gerhardt/

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Subject: Re: OzTeX 5.0a is now available
From: "Andrew Trevorrow" <andrew at trevorrow.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 14:47:29 +1100

>>> I haven't d/l'd the alpha, yet, but I wanted to ask, how may this affect those of us who either installed Wierda's teTeX using fink (so that it is in fink's /sw directory) or who installed another version of teTeX?  Thanks.
>>
>> No problem.  Every search path in the config file starts with
>>
>>    OSX:usr:local:teTeX:share:...
>>
>> so just replace that prefix with the correct path for your teTeX.
>> Even users of Gerben's installer will have to replace "OSX" with the
>> name of their OS X start-up volume.
> 
> I am d/l'ing 5.0a as I write, so this may be answered in the new docs.
> Forgive me if it is, but would I put the correct path in my LocalX file?
 
No, best to make a copy of the supplied "Use texmf tree" config file,
put the copy in your own config folder, make the necessary changes,
then add something like this near the top of your Local file (so all
Oz* apps read it):

load_config = ":myconfigs:Use texmf tree"

No need to put it in LocalX because you might want to access the texmf
files while running on OS 8/9.

But please read the notes in the supplied config file and then let me
know if anything is unclear.

Andrew

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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
From: "Radhakrishnan CV" <cvr at river-valley.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 09:57:23 +0530 (IST)

On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 at 17:08, Gary L. Gray wrote:

   On 3/22/02 5:03 PM, "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu> wrote:
   
   > I've tried using metapost to generate eps files, convert them to pdf,
   > and embed them into pdflatex, but the text doesn't show up in the eps or
   > the pdf file. Going the old latex->dvi->ps->pdf works fine, but I'd like
   > to stick to pdflatex if possible (I'm getting comfortable with it). Is
   > there another way at it using metapost (like metapdf?).
   
   Can't you just use Ghostscript to convert the EPS files to PDF?
   In fact, you can either use Tom Kiffe's version or simply drop
   the EPS file onto TeXShop and it will call Ghostscript from
   Gerben's distribution to convert it. Am I missing something here?

I dont think we need to convert metapost graphic to pdf for
inclusion in a pdfTeX document. You only need to change the metapost
file extension to .mps and can be included with the usual
\includegraphics command.

Another option is the usage of m-metapo.sty which is part of
ConTeXt. In this case, instead of using \includegraphics, one should
use its little brother \includeMPgraphics. This command accepts the
same arguments as \includegraphics.

-- 
Radhakrishnan


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Subject: Re: Feature suggestion, bug report -Re: [OS X TeX] Equation Service
From: "Radhakrishnan CV" <cvr at river-valley.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:25:12 +0530 (IST)

On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 at 17:10, Guido Mocken wrote:

   Am Freitag den, 22. März 2002, um 15:08, schrieb Radhakrishnan CV:
   
    > pdftosrc <pdffile name> <object number>
    >
    > Is this what you wanted?
   
   Yes - in principle. (However, I have no pdftosrc on my machine to
   test this. Is this included in tetex/TeXShop?).

pdftosrc is part of pdfTeX, if it is not available in the OS X 
version, we need to request the maintainers to provide it.
   
   The question is, whether this can be made a MaxOS X Service item,
   so you can select a formerly typeset equation, choose the "pdf ->
   tex" service which I am suggesting to get back the source, modify
   it and re-typeset it using the already existing service "TeX to
   PDF" (GWTeXServices) or "Equation Service -> ..." (Doug
   Rowland's).
   
   Wouldn't that be nice?

Well, this should be nice for OS X users. But I am not an OS X man,
my primary operating system is GNU/Linux and I am quite comfortable
with shell and the command line. 

For me, it is much easier to keep an index of text objects
(something like a TOC of text sources of all equations) in the pdf
file automatically while it is generated with pdfLaTeX, grab this
index of equation texts, find the right text object I need to
extract and modify, extract, edit, save, recompile to get the new
pdf. A carefully written Makefile will accomplish all the above and
it is trivial. This is only a personal approach that might be good
for me alone, cause is that I have found interfaces a huge hindrance
in the process automation at my work.

This opens up other possibilities of embedding the gif/jpg/tiff/pdf
images and eps's of equations as unused objects inside the pdf
document automatically. This could be helpful to grab the required
graphic file format for reusage in some other application that
doesn't support TeX sources directly.

-- 
Radhakrishnan


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Subject: GWTeXServices download
From: <get86 at mac.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 01:28:30 -0500


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sorry, another "where is" request.

is GWTeXServices a separate download from GW's teTeX or TeXShop?
If so, where can it be downloaded?
(i found Gerben's(?) ftp site, but not sure if the correct download was
there, need to confirm it, please.)

Thanks a lot.

-TR

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<color><param>0000,0000,DEDE</param>sorry, another "where is" request.


is GWTeXServices a separate download from GW's teTeX or TeXShop?

If so, where can it be downloaded?

(i found Gerben's(?) ftp site, but not sure if the correct download
was 

there, need to confirm it, please.)


Thanks a lot.


-TR

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Subject: Re: OzTeX 5.0a is now available
From: "Andrew Trevorrow" <andrew at trevorrow.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 21:31:46 +1100

> sorry... where is the 5.0a version of OzTeX?

ftp://ftp.trevorrow.com/beta/oztex5a.sit

Andrew

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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
From: "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:27:50 -0500

Thanks. I'll look into it. I've never heard of it before.
Joe
On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 09:32  PM, Claus Gerhardt wrote:

> I use the excellent package mfpic which calls  metapost to create
> graphics; it works just fine including text and labels in the graphic.
>
> Claus
>
>
>
>> I've tried using metapost to generate eps files, convert them to
>> pdf, and embed them into pdflatex, but the text doesn't show up in
>> the eps or the pdf file. Going the old latex->dvi->ps->pdf works
>> fine, but I'd like to stick to pdflatex if possible (I'm getting
>> comfortable with it). Is there another way at it using metapost
>> (like metapdf?).
>> thanks,
>> Joe
>> __________________________________________________
>> Joseph C. Slater, PhD
>> Associate Professor
>> Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engg, Wright State University,
>> 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435
>> Phone: (+1) 937-775-5040, Fax: (+1) 937-775-5009,
>> http://www.engineering.wright.edu/~jslater
>>
>>
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>
> --
>
>
> Claus Gerhardt
> Institut für Angewandte Mathematik
> Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
> Im Neuenheimer Feld 294
> 69120 Heidelberg
> Germany
>
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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
From: "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:30:15 -0500

>

I'm certainly getting an education. Thanks. I'll give a) a try, and/or 
b).
Thanks,
Joe



>
> I dont think we need to convert metapost graphic to pdf for
> inclusion in a pdfTeX document. You only need to change the metapost
> file extension to .mps and can be included with the usual
> \includegraphics command.
>
> Another option is the usage of m-metapo.sty which is part of
> ConTeXt. In this case, instead of using \includegraphics, one should
> use its little brother \includeMPgraphics. This command accepts the
> same arguments as \includegraphics.
>
> --
> Radhakrishnan
>
>
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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
From: "Arun Mangalam" <arun_mangalam at mac.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 12:46:44 -0500

Hello,

Just as Radhakrishnan suggested, ConTeXt has internal support for 
MetaPost. You can easily create STANDALONE MetaPost pdf's [or any 
picture/movies for that matter]. In fact, I asked about that in the 
ConTeXt mailing list. :)

- Arun

P.S. Here's an interesting stand-alone example embedding a jpeg with 
MetaPost:

\setupcolors[state=start]

\startMPclip{text clip}
	clip currentpicture to fullcircle shifted (.5,.5)
		xscaled \width yscaled \height ;
\stopMPclip

\startuseMPgraphic{clip outline}
	draw fullcircle
		xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight
		withpen pencircle scaled 3mm
		withcolor .625red ;
\stopuseMPgraphic

\defineoverlay
	[clip outline]
	[\useMPgraphic{clip outline}]

\starttext
	\startTEXpage[scale=3000,offset=5pt]
		{\framed
			[background=clip outline,offset=overlay,frame=off]
			{\clip
				[nx=1,ny=1,mp=text clip]
				{\externalfigure[escher_ascending][type=jpg,width=3cm,height=3cm]}}}
	\stopTEXpage
\stoptext

On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 05:03 PM, Joseph C. Slater wrote:

> I've tried using metapost to generate eps files, convert them to pdf, 
> and embed them into pdflatex, but the text doesn't show up in the eps 
> or the pdf file. Going the old latex->dvi->ps->pdf works fine, but I'd 
> like to stick to pdflatex if possible (I'm getting comfortable with 
> it). Is there another way at it using metapost (like metapdf?).
> thanks,
> Joe


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Subject: Help: Mathtime
From: "Mark William Bannar-Martin" <mbannar-martin at pearson-college.uwc.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:27:06 -0800

I am using LaTeX and TeXShop. I used the line \usepackage{times} and the 
text was set in times as anticipated. I used the line 
\usepackage{times,mathtime} with text and mathematics --- again the text 
was set in times but the mathematical symbols were missing. I have since 
learned that the mathtime font set must be purchased from Y&Y tex.  I 
have two questions:

1) Is it an easy matter to install these mathtime fonts for use with 
PdfTeX and TeXShop?
2) Is it an easy matter to use these mathtime fonts to label Adobe 
Illustrator diagrams?

Any advice on the limitations or advantages of times and mathtime would 
be most welcome. I am looking for a font-mathfont combination with a 
heavier weight than CM. Suggestions on other font combinations would be 
appreciated.

Mark.


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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] Help: Mathtime
From: "Marie Nielse" <n.marie at noos.fr>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 20:44:45 +0100


Le samedi 23 mars 2002, à 07:27 PM, Mark William Bannar-Martin a écrit :

> I am using LaTeX and TeXShop. I used the line \usepackage{times} and 
> the text was set in times as anticipated. I used the line 
> \usepackage{times,mathtime} with text and mathematics --- again the 
> text was set in times but the mathematical symbols were missing. I have 
> since learned that the mathtime font set must be purchased from Y&Y 
> tex.  I have two questions:
>
> 1) Is it an easy matter to install these mathtime fonts for use with 
> PdfTeX and TeXShop?
> 2) Is it an easy matter to use these mathtime fonts to label Adobe 
> Illustrator diagrams?
>
> Any advice on the limitations or advantages of times and mathtime would 
> be most welcome. I am looking for a font-mathfont combination with a 
> heavier weight than CM. Suggestions on other font combinations would be 
> appreciated.
>
> Mark.
>
>
Hello from Paris

And is it possible with the mathtime fonts from Bluesky (Textures) ?
Is it difficult to install this font ?

Marie


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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] metapost using pdflatex
From: "Joseph C. Slater" <joseph.slater at wright.edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 17:23:09 -0500

Obviously I'm missing something, because I'm not finding much of 
anything in the way of documentation. If you have a simple example of 
how to make a standalone PDF (or eps for that matter!), I could probably 
make use of it. However, I have no idea of how ConTeXt fits into 
anything because I can't find a manual. Does it replace LaTeX? Does it 
replace the interface to MP? For now I'll have to just deal with 
non-stand alone .mps files. I know this can't be that hard, but without 
the document that says how it works, I'm dead in the water. However, the 
change the extension to .mps and use it directly in pdflatex is probably 
good enough.

Thanks,
Joe


On Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 12:46  PM, Arun Mangalam wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Just as Radhakrishnan suggested, ConTeXt has internal support for 
> MetaPost. You can easily create STANDALONE MetaPost pdf's [or any 
> picture/movies for that matter]. In fact, I asked about that in the 
> ConTeXt mailing list. :)
>
> - Arun
>
> P.S. Here's an interesting stand-alone example embedding a jpeg with 
> MetaPost:
>
> \setupcolors[state=start]
>
> \startMPclip{text clip}
> 	clip currentpicture to fullcircle shifted (.5,.5)
> 		xscaled \width yscaled \height ;
> \stopMPclip
>
> \startuseMPgraphic{clip outline}
> 	draw fullcircle
> 		xscaled \overlaywidth yscaled \overlayheight
> 		withpen pencircle scaled 3mm
> 		withcolor .625red ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
>
> \defineoverlay
> 	[clip outline]
> 	[\useMPgraphic{clip outline}]
>
> \starttext
> 	\startTEXpage[scale=3000,offset=5pt]
> 		{\framed
> 			[background=clip outline,offset=overlay,frame=off]
> 			{\clip
> 				[nx=1,ny=1,mp=text clip]
> 			
> 	{\externalfigure[escher_ascending][type=jpg,width=3cm,height=3cm]}}}
> 	\stopTEXpage
> \stoptext
>
> On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 05:03 PM, Joseph C. Slater wrote:
>
>> I've tried using metapost to generate eps files, convert them to pdf, 
>> and embed them into pdflatex, but the text doesn't show up in the eps 
>> or the pdf file. Going the old latex->dvi->ps->pdf works fine, but I'd 
>> like to stick to pdflatex if possible (I'm getting comfortable with 
>> it). Is there another way at it using metapost (like metapdf?).
>> thanks,
>> Joe
>
>
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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] RevTeX
From: "Gerben Wierda" <sherlock at rna.nl>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 00:30:48 +0100

On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 04:52 , Sam Broderick wrote:

> I'm trying to install RevTex, but BibTeX seems to be choking on me. I 
> get
> the following message:
>
>> This is BibTeX, Version 0.99c (Web2C 7.3.3.1)
>> The top-level auxiliary file: apssamp.aux
>> I couldn't open style file apsrev.bst
>> ---line 48 of file apssamp.aux
>> : \bibstyle{apsrev
>> :                 }
>> I'm skipping whatever remains of this command
>> I found no style file---while reading file apssamp.aux
>> (There were 2 error messages)
>
>
> Any idea what the problem is? The apssamp.tex compiles OK except for the
> references...

In case you use my distribution, that one comes with RevTeX, no need to 
install it:

[dumbledore:~/Prive/eDebat/2002] gerben% kpsewhich apsrev.bst
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.os/bibtex/bst/revtex4/apsrev.bst

and

/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.macosx/tex/latex/macros/contrib/supported/revtex/

G


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Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] GWTeXServices download
From: "Gerben Wierda" <sherlock at rna.nl>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 00:27:19 +0100

On Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 07:28 , get86 at mac.com wrote:

> is GWTeXServices a separate download from GW's teTeX or TeXShop?
> If so, where can it be downloaded?
> (i found Gerben's(?) ftp site, but not sure if the correct download was
> there, need to confirm it, please.)

It was a separate download. I think it might have gotten lost when I had 
this server problem where all the dmg's got axed.

Is it really necessary for me to keep it available, given the 
availability of the new Equation Service?

G


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