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MacOSX-TeX Digest #175 - Friday, December 7, 2001
Package "wrapfig" strange behavior under TeXShop 1.13
by "Greg Starr"
Re: [Mac OS X TeX] TEX -> EPDF?
by "Arun Mangalam"
Xfig or like tool
by "Jack Skoda"
Re: [Mac OS X TeX] Xfig or like tool
by "Benji Fisher"
Re: [Mac OS X TeX] Xfig or like tool
by "Frank STENGEL"
Re: [Mac OS X TeX] Xfig or like tool
by "Frank STENGEL"
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Subject: Package "wrapfig" strange behavior under TeXShop 1.13
From: "Greg Starr"
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 07:44:21 -0700
The "wrapfig" package is used to wrap text around figures, but under
TeXShop (I'm using 1.13) the box used to contain the figure propagates
down the page, and even onto the next page.
I'm not a TeX wizard, but I've been using LaTeX for several years now,
and I know how to use wrapfig!
Thanks for any insights...
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* Gregory P. Starr, Professor and ASME Adviser *
* Department of Mechanical Engineering *
* The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 *
* starr@unm.edu http://www.me.unm.edu/~starr *
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Subject: Re: [Mac OS X TeX] TEX -> EPDF?
From: "Arun Mangalam"
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 09:48:05 -0500
Sorry for my late reply.
There are a lot of manuals at their website. Unfortunately their website
is down. They do have an updated website at
http://ds035.xs4all.nl/
As for the correct command, try
texexec --pdf
Omitting the "--pdf" outputs a dvi file. This works if you have ConTeXt
set up and working. Of course, much easier thing to do is use the
ConTeXt button in TeXShop to typeset my simple example. If the setup is
correct, you should get a pdf. The TeXShop preview shows a whole page,
but if you look at the pdf in Preview.app you'll see it's nicely cropped.
Also, I can't remember where at the moment, but there is a Latex ->
ConTeXt tutorial on the web. I think Google will find it.
- Arun
On Thursday, December 6, 2001, at 03:54 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>> If you have ConTeXt installed, having equations in a separate small
>> cropped pdf is as simple as ConTeXt-ing the following [TeXShop has
>> support for ConTeXt]:
>>
>> \starttext
>> \startTEXpage[scale=3D3000,offset=3D5pt]
>> $ x^2 + \sum_{i=3D4}^{n}i $
>> \stopTEXpage
>> \stoptext
>>
>>
>> ConTeXt does many other awesome things [especially with MetaPost]. It
>> is a very well organized, powerful [free] package for professional
>> typesetting, that continues to grow. ConTeXt is expecially integrated
>> with pdf's, from presentations to regular screen/printed documents...
>
> Yes, I have also seen impressive results form ConTeXt, that is why I
> have added it as a format to be created by default to my teTeX
> distribution. However, I haven't found a good tutorial for its use, for
> example, how do you process that piece you type above? It is not like
> other tex stuff, where you load a format, say
>
> pdfetex &cont-uk foo.tex
>
> because that just writes a dvi file.
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Subject: Xfig or like tool
From: "Jack Skoda"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 10:24:58 -0500
Hello MacOS X TeX listers:
Brief intro time. My name is Jack Skoda and I use LaTeX. I've been =
hooked
on TeX and LaTeX since the late 80s. One of my math professors clued me =
in
and I've used LaTeX for my writing needs ever since, even while finishing
a liberal arts writing degree. Now I'm on to a MA in history of science
and technology and I'm wicked happy to using teTeX on my Mac!
What do people use for xfig on the mac? I'm downloading the Fink
package now but I don't want/need the whole distribution. I'm just
looking for something to do illustrations in my thesis...
--
Jack Skoda Ellacoya Networks
Senior Software Engineer www.ellacoya.com
"Adventure, excitement: a Jedi seeks not these things."
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Subject: Re: [Mac OS X TeX] Xfig or like tool
From: "Benji Fisher"
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:40:14 -0500
On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 10:24 AM, Jack Skoda wrote:
> Hello MacOS X TeX listers:
>
> Brief intro time. My name is Jack Skoda and I use LaTeX. I've been
> hooked
> on TeX and LaTeX since the late 80s. One of my math professors clued
> me in
> and I've used LaTeX for my writing needs ever since, even while
> finishing
> a liberal arts writing degree. Now I'm on to a MA in history of science
> and technology and I'm wicked happy to using teTeX on my Mac!
>
> What do people use for xfig on the mac? I'm downloading the Fink
> package now but I don't want/need the whole distribution. I'm just
> looking for something to do illustrations in my thesis...
If there is a free tool for the Mac that can compete with xfig, I
too would like to know about it. I have downloaded fink, XDarwin, and
xfig, but have not used them much so far. I did a quick test, exporting
a little diagram in PDF format and including it in my tex file with the
graphicx package. It seems to work well, except for embedded text.
If you use XDarwin, make sure to start by reading the help file, or
fiddling with the preferences, so you know how to emulate a three-button
mouse.
HTH --Benji Fisher
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Subject: Re: [Mac OS X TeX] Xfig or like tool
From: "Frank STENGEL"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 17:52:51 +0000
le 7/12/01 15:24, Jack Skoda =E0 jskoda@ellacoya.com a =E9crit=A0:
> Hello MacOS X TeX listers:
>=20
> Brief intro time. My name is Jack Skoda and I use LaTeX. I've been hook=
ed
> on TeX and LaTeX since the late 80s. One of my math professors clued me =
in
> and I've used LaTeX for my writing needs ever since, even while finishing
> a liberal arts writing degree. Now I'm on to a MA in history of science
> and technology and I'm wicked happy to using teTeX on my Mac!
>=20
> What do people use for xfig on the mac? I'm downloading the Fink
> package now but I don't want/need the whole distribution. I'm just
> looking for something to do illustrations in my thesis...
>=20
There is a java implementation of xfig called jfig that somehow works. You
can find it there
http://tech-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/applets/jfig/
The main problem is that when I tried it I had to use a browser (was it IE?=
)
that implemented its own java VM. The the MRJ engine does not seem to be
able to make it work. Alas...
--
Frank STENGEL (fstengel@nordnet.fr)
(fstengel@wanadoo.net.ma)
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Subject: Re: [Mac OS X TeX] Xfig or like tool
From: "Frank STENGEL"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 18:24:05 +0000
I jus wrote:
> There is a java implementation of xfig called jfig that somehow works. =
You can
> find it there
>
> http://tech-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/applets/jfig/
>
> The main problem is that when I tried it I had to use a browser (was it =
IE?)
> that implemented its own java VM. The the MRJ engine does not seem to be =
able
> to make it work. Alas...
Actually, it works just fine with the applet laucher that comes with OS
10.0.4. The only caveat is that it (the applet) does not seem to want to
quit. My problems were with OS 8.6 and 9.1...
There are still some shortcomings especially with fonts, although I might
very well be wrong...
--
Frank STENGEL (fstengel@nordnet.fr)
(fstengel@wanadoo.net.ma)
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