Basil K. Malyshev writes:

I have uploaded to `ftp.tex.ac.uk/incoming/bakoma-430' directory

Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory.

General new feture of this version is *Dynamic Preview* of the selected text. It is like to `Instant Preview' by Jonathan Fine.

In details see at end of this message.

Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 15-Apr-2002

PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups.

--------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.30 ----------------------

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

• 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 4.30 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 4.20

DYNAMICAL PREVIEW

Dynamical Preview is a new feature of BaKoMa TeX, that allows the user to preview instantly selected region of the file being edited.

This feature is like to well known package: Instant Preview (see: http://www.activetex.org).

Dynamical Preview reformats the selected text on demand. On modern computers, it refreshes preview window with every keystroke. On old and slow computers, it will skip some editting stages. In other words, this feature will not hang your input.

Dynamical Preview is useful for completing following applications:

• typesetting complex paragraphs;
• typesetting complicated math formulas;
• designing a diagrams with LaTeX picture environment, and with such macro packages as *PSTricks*, *Xy-Pic*, etc.

MISCEANY:

• Handling of Mouse Wheel.
• `Generate as a Mirror Image' and `Generate as a Negative Image' options was added to PDF Generation dialog.
• Del-key deletes non-persistent region.
• Shift + Left mouse click provides advanced way for selecting a text.

For more information about changes see ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes3.html

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i have installed the files as requested (they actually live in nonfree/, since the distribution is shareware, but there are links to that tree from the main tree).

thanks for the upload.

Robin Fairbairns

For the CTAN team