On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Basil K. Malyshev wrote:
I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory update for BaKoMa TeX 5.20 (issued 5-Jan-2003).
Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory.
New features are:
- BibEdit - new application to edit BIB files.
- Font Setup Wizard supports Postscript Type 1 fonts (in advance to TrueType/OpenType supported in V 5.10)
- Improved editor `Insert' menu: Syntax Comletion, Citation and Crossreferencing wizards, etc.
Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 5-Jan-2003
PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups.
--------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.20 ----------------------
CONTENTS
- Highlights
- Graphical Capabilities
- Fonts
- User Interface
- PDF Generation Features
- HTML Generation features
- New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.20
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. ** Generates HTML (TeX4HT, DVI2HTML), also supports Hevea and TTH.
- 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.
- Font Setup Wizard installs Postscript/TrueType fonts almost in one click
- Consistent graphics and font support for all DVI back-ends.
- BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included.
- 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 10, Adobe Streamline 4.0, Mathematica 4, MatLab, CorelDraw 10, 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.
Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free) Postscript Type 1 and TrueType fonts in one click.
USER INTERFACE
- Dynamical Preview (Instant Preview) of selected part of a document. It reformats (and preview) selected part of document on the fly, when you edit it. This feature accelerates tuning paragraphs, mathematics, pictures, etc.
- Flexible window docking lets you optimize splitting your screen for using Dynamical Preview efficiently.
- One touch key for TeX + Preview + other customizable postprocessors,
- 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.
- BibEdit - editor for LaTeX BIB files is included.
- Syntax Completion is context sensitive and flexible.
- 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,
- HTML.
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.
HTML GENERATION FEATURES
BaKoMa TeX 5 supports several ways for conversion of (La)TeX documents into HTML files.
- `TeX|Generate HTML ...' text editor menu command lets you launch `TeX4HT' convertor with numerous options.
- `File|Generate HTML ...' DVI viewer menu command lets you convert pages of a DVI file into PNG files wrapped into navigation HTML pages. This approach is useful for documents with complex graphics, such as slides.
In advance, BaKoMa TeX is ready to use `HEVEA' and/or `TTH' convertors. Launching of these convertors is available via extra TABS of `TeX|Generate HTML ...' editor command.
Including graphics is well integreated with BaKoMa TeX graphical engine. In this reason, you can insert everithing supported by BaKoMa TeX into generated HTML pages.
*** NEW FEATURES OF BAKOMA TEX 5.20 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.10 ***
Font Setup Wizard (`Options|Install TrueType/Postscript fonts ...')
- supports installation of *Postscript Type 1* in advance to TrueType/OpenType fonts.
- works faster, because of using dynamic update of ls-R files.
BibEdit - new application
BibEdit is new utility in BaKoMa TeX. It is intended for browsing and editing BIB files used by BibTeX program. It is launched for openning BIB files (Windows Explorer) or from Centaur Text Editor (Insert|Edit Bibliography, Insert|cite).. Features:
- Edits several BIB files simultaneously, that is very useful to handle situation when `ibliography' command includes several files.
- Easy to use - Help window provides user with useful hints for every editing mode;
- Provide user with hints for preparing fields of different types;
- Chroma codidng for fields: `Required', `Optional', and `Ignored'.
- Tells user when one or more `Required' fields are missed.
- Quick insertion of reference on string into the currently edited field;
- Quick insertion of citation into your document.
User Interface
- Improved `Insert' menu.
- `Complete Word' (Ctrl+Enter) LaTeX Syntax completion command. Context sensitive, adding/removing words, definable extra code.
- `LaTeX Environment ...' (Alt+Enter) now it is implemented as dialog (instead of submenu) whicj lets you: (1) add/remove environments immediately in dialog (2) modify default arguments for environment.
- `Edit Bibliography ...' Provide simple way to start edit of bibliography: In case of ibliography command launches BibEdit, In case of `thebibliography' environment opens file with him. If no bibliography in you document it helps to create it.
- `cite' (Alt+C) inserts `cite' LaTeX command. However, at second call (when cite{} is already under cursor) it launches BibEdit or dialog with list of available bibliography entries.
- `Insert Indexing Stuffs' lets you prepare document for indexing in one click.
- `
ef' (Ctrl+R) and `pageref' (Ctrl+P) like to cite command,
at second click, show list of labels in current document.
- `Graphics|Graphics File' (inserts `includegraphics') detects that cursor is already under some `includegraphics' command and edit it instead of inserting another command.
DVI Viewer
- Support for `colorlinks' option of HyperRef</i> package.
- `Document Properties|Outline' - more robust refreshing outline.
- `File|Read PDF' and `File|View Postscript' commands check existing and date of PDF/PS file to suggest user (re)generate it if one is absent or older then DVI file.
- `File|Edit Source TeX File' command is disabled when TeX source isn't available for currently opened DVI file. In advance, it works with non standard file extensions (DTX, DRV, LTX, etc.). Also, cursor isn't jumped into BOF when file is already opened.
- Fixed Problem with mishandling negative deltas by ExtTextOut under Win98.
- Handling kerning in Readable mode was refined.
TeX4HT
- Copying imported PNG and GIF images into TeX4HT subdirectory (see texmf/tex/latex/tex4ht/tex4ht.fix).
For more information about changes see ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html
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Thanks for uploading the update. I installed the files as requested.
For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf