On Tue, 14 May 2002, Basil K. Malyshev wrote:
I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.40.
Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory.
General new features are:
- Automatical Format Detection.
- Wrapping Long Text Lines.
- Scroll Margins to extend visible area around a caret.
In details see at end of this message.
Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 14-May-2002
PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups.
--------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.40 ----------------------
CONTENTS
- Highlights
- Graphical Capabilities
- Fonts
- User Interface
- PDF Generation Features
- New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.20
For more information about BaKoMa TeX see ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html
BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95
HIGHLIGHTS
- Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited. (It is analog of Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org).
- PostScript enabled TeX system. Generates *PDF* from documents with *PSTricks*, *PSfrag*, etc.
- Supports using PostScript Type 1 fonts (including MM) *WITHOUT ATM*. However, using ATM for font rendering is optionally available.
- Complete distribution includes about *1500* TeX Fonts (including EC/TC, LH) in ATM Compatible PostScript Type 1 font format.
- Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends.
- Supports hyperlink text broken across lines and pages.
- Easy to install and use.
- Much less expensive than other analogues.
GRAPHICAL CAPABILITIES
BaKoMa TeX includes an interpreter for *PostScript Level 2*, which is tested for compatibility with output from popular software such as: MetaPost, Adobe Illustrator 9.0, Adobe Streamline 4.0, MatLab, CorelDraw, CorelXARA, HIGZ, PageDraw, FrameMaker, ImageMagick, etc.
All DVI back-ends support the same special interface compatible with well known Rokicki's DVIPS, including processing PostScript embedded into DVI files (PSTricks, PSfrag, XyPic, etc.).
The system includes Graphics Import Filters for the following formats: PostScript, HPGL, DXY, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP, BMP.
FONTS
BaKoMa TeX supports the following font formats:
- PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters),
- PostScript Type 3,
- TrueType,
- OpenType,
- TeX PK/VF.
The system includes about *1500* typefaces in PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font format including the following fonts:
- CM (including LaTeX and Logo fonts + vf for T1 with CX
- AMS Fonts (Euler, Math Symbols),
- EC/TC,
- LH (T2A),
- Concrete (Math, ECC),
- Malvern,
- CMCyr + vf for T2A/LCY
- Scripting fonts, CMPica, Punk.
Math Fonts:
- Stmaryrd, Wasy, Rsfs, YHMath, BlackBoard (bbm, doublestroke).
Diagram drawing fonts:
- Lams, Astro Symbols (cmastro, astrosym, moonphase),
- Barcodes (barcodes, wlean, wlc*), Logical (loggates, milstd),
- timing, MusiXTeX, Chess/CChess, Go, Backgammon, Dingbats/NiceFrame. etc.
Any font type can be used for any output device/format. This feature is supported by automatic font conversion between font formats when needed. This feature enables the rendering of Type 1 fonts *without ATM*. On the other hand, it enables the use of TrueType/OpenType fonts for generating PostScript printed even on PostScript Level 1 printers.
In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use most of free Type 1 fonts available on CTAN and Trutype fonts coming with MS Windows systems.
USER INTERFACE
- One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors,
- Typesetting a selected part of a document (styles may be precompiled as format).
- Quick navigation via document structure,
- DVI Forward/Reverse search (format independent),
- Powerful support for different input encodings,
- Project support,
- Graphics import assistant,
- Assitance for multi-file documents: context sensitive openning of included text and graphics files,
- Searching for TeX errors using the TeX log file,
- Searching for help for TeX commands in entire document collection,
- Syntax highlighting is configurable for catcodes and command dictionaries,
- Customizable GUI Bars and menus for inserting Math Symbols and other commands,
- Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics.
- Spell Checker: On-the-spot highlighting of misspelled words, correction proposals, handling accents and babel shortcuts. configurable for handling (La)TeX commands.
- Support for Multi-User systems.
OUTPUT DEVICES/FORMATS
- View on Windows Display.
- Print on any printer supported by a MS Windows driver.
- PostScript (really scalable),
- PDF.
Important feature of BaKoMa TeX is consistent graphics and font support for all types of output. This means that all font formats mentioned may be used for every type of output. This also means that all graphical capabilities mentioned are supported for every type of output.
PDF GENERATION FEATURES
- Handling in-line PostScript in DVI files (PSTricks).
- Creating PDF files which share fonts. Suitable for preparing CD-ROM based document libraries.
- Embedding fonts in CFF requires 2--3 times less space then other font forms.
- Handles HyperTeX (HyperRef) and document outline.
NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 4.40 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.30
Automatical Format Detection. There is new virtual TeX format: `* Auto *'. When this format is chosen BaKoMa TeX automatically detects format required for typesetting current document.
Wrapping Long Text Lines. BaKoMa TeX 4.40 wraps lines that are too long to fit a predefined width
Scroll Margins. BaKoMa TeX 4.40 supports scrolling text window before caret touch window edge. Number of `Visible lines' and number of `Visible columns' are customizable.
Problems fixed in 4.31:
- `Dynamical Preview' improvements:
- fix for `twoside' option to avoid left-right jumping at every keystroke,
- fix sectioning counters to avoid increasing section numbers in editing,
- removing OUT-file to avoid displaing document outline.
- Fix: Calculating Zoom = 0 in case of minimized DVI window (NNN).
- Fix: Overlapping TAB Frame with Tool bars (SL).
- Default of `Persisten Selection' is `false' (This setting is more compatible with another text editors).
- Added `Close' command to Edit Window Context Menu.
For more information about changes see ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html
---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ----------
Thanks for the update, I installed the new files.
For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf