[OS X TeX] written in LaTeX - and thanks

Jon Breitenbucher kahless at mac.com
Sun Nov 14 18:31:20 EST 2004


If you are trying to typeset code, then I would suggest the listings  
package on CTAN and with a description at  
<http://www.tug.org/ftp/texlive/Contents/live/texmf/doc/latex/listings/ 
listings.pdf>. The code is included sort of like a graphic and the  
various options for the listing environment determine how it is  
typeset. If you are trying extract code from a LaTeX document, then I'm  
not aware of anything to try. In a second reading, it seems like you  
are trying to do the latter :-(

On Nov 14, 2004, at 5:37 PM, John Maindonald wrote:

> Hi All -
> It would be useful to have a mechanism for discovering who
> is working on projects that have strong points of contact with
> one's own.
>
> I'm senior author of the (2003) book:
> http://titles.cambridge.org/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521813360
> (see also http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/~johnm/r-book.html)
> We're currently working on the second edition.
>
> Most of this was done using emacs under Solaris.  I have
> for a long time used OS X, still with Franconi's emacs
> enhancements (which seem to work fine with the latest build
> - 21.5.50.1- for which binaries are available from e.g.
> http://www.webweavertech.com/ovidiu/emacs.html )
> but occasionally using TeXshop.
>
> A fairly major issue was (is!) the handling of computer code
> (for the R system).  We needed (need!) a ready mechanism
> for extracting the code for separate testing.  With the help of
> the fancyvrb package, we defined four verbatim environments
> corresponding to the four different ways that they would need
> to be handled by the code extractor software.  A colleague
> wrote the first draft of the code extractor program for me in
> Python.  At some time I'll probably convert it to R, so that I can
> more easily adapt it further.
>
> Sweave (based on noweb) might now be used, but while
> it is fine for manuscripts of modest size does not allow the
> fine control that we need for the book.  Also comments,
> vital for our purposes, disappear because all code is
> processed through the parser.  Comments on other
> possibilities will be welcome.
>
> John Maindonald.
>
> On 14 Nov 2004, at 12:00 PM, TeX on Mac OS X Mailing List wrote:
>
>> Subject: Re: [OS X TeX] written in LaTeX - and thanks
>> From: "Ross Moore" <ross at maths.mq.edu.au>
>> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 14:57:59 +1100
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> On 13/11/2004, at 12:13 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>>
>>> Well, when I am done with my book (a couple of years hence), I will  
>>> do
>>> the same.
>>> Regards
>>> --schremmer
>>
>> It may not be such a bad idea to have a collected list of (links to)
>> books
>> prepared with TeX under OS X.
>>
>> My most-recent contribution to this is:
>>              http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/PR116.html
>>
>> I didn't use TeXShop for this, but did use  teTeX  on a G4 Powerbook,
>> run from the command-line using a Makefile.
>> Ghostscript and Adobe Illustrator were used to improve the visual
>> quality
>> of the graphs and other graphics, from what was supplied by  
>> contributing
>> authors.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> 	Ross
>>
>>>
>>> Jason Davies wrote:
>>>
>>>> TO All those who assisted me in my painful early days of TeX (a  
>>>> couple
>>>> of years ago), please accept my thanks and the book is now (almost)
>>>> available and the book can be seen in the Cambridge catalogue at
>>>> <http://titles.cambridge.org/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521834821>. I  
>>>> didn't
>>>> set the price...
>>>>
>>>> Written in BBEdit and compiled (usually) in TeXShop.
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure that such a message borders on OT - everyone here is
>>>> presumably
>>>> writing something! but I really benefitted from the help here and
>>>> wanted
>>>> to thank the list.
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