On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Basil K. Malyshev wrote:

I have uploaded to ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma directory update for BaKoMa TeX 4.0 Downloaded files must replace files in 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory. All old files in directory `CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' must be removed.

Bye. Basil K. Malyshev 11-Sep-2001

Thanks a lot for the update, I installed the new version as you requested, completely replacing the old version.

For the CTAN Team Rainer Schöpf

--------------- About BaKoMa TeX 4.0 ----------------------

CONTENTS

• Highlights
• Graphical Capabilities
• Fonts
• User Interface
• PDF Generation Features
• New Features of BaKoMa TeX 4.0

For more information about BaKoMa TeX see ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/index.html

BaKoMa TeX is a complete TeX system for Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

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.
• 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.

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,
• Spell Checker is configurable for handling (La)TeX commands.
• Automatic creation of a BB-file for non-PostScript graphics.

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 4.0 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 3.51

Text Editor (CENTAUR)

• Customizable GUI Bars for insertion of a math symbols. Currently, the way for adding new symbols is simplest among another solutions (WinEdt, WinTeX, etc.). See subdirectory: `BaKoMaGUI'.
• `Options|TeX Running Parameters' - all parameters for running TeX are in one ddialog. Arbitrary set of postprocessors is available.
• `File|Print (Generate Listing)' (LP2DVI) gets space width from TFM file.

DVI Viewer (DVIEW)

User Interface * Left mouse button may be used for dragging page inside a window like to hand tool of Acrobat Reader. * Right mouse button opens diffrent context menus for cases with selection and without selection. * Document Outline is displayed at left side of window via `tree view' like to Acrobat Reader bookmarks. * User Bookmarks are shown via dialog. Advantages: Looking to global bookmarks and removing a bookmarks.

DVIPS Compatibility

There are several improvements intended for more compatibility
between BaKoMa DVI Viewer and DVIPS programs.

* Support for literal prologs (special{! ...}).
* Support for local headers (special{header=...}),
  whose are in the same directory as document.
* Support for PostScript procedure definitions splitted between
  several specials (Embedding TeX material into PostScript procedures).
  This feature enables running such macro
  packages as *PSFrag*, *PST-FILL* (from PSTricks), etc.
* DVI page origin was changed to match it with DVIPS origin,
  that is sensitive for *changebar.sty* package.
* Installation of PK Fonts is simplified -- just put they to TDS.

HyperRef Support

There is appeared specific HyperRef driver for BaKoMa TeX
(see `BaKoMa	exlatexhBaKoMa4.def').
This driver embeds document outline and document info into DVI file
via `pdfmark' operator in `literal prologs' (special{! ...}).
This approach enables embedding into PDF document
such HyperRef options as `pdftitle', `pdfauthor', etc.
In advance, *unicoded* outline and document info
are supported without any limitations, because DVIEW keeps
document outline and document info in Unicode format.

Approach of importing outline and entering document info via dialog
is still available for documents produced without HyperRef package.

MetaHelp

• MetaHelp displays document collection via Tree View in main dialog.
• This tree view is synchronized with keyword targets.
• All functions are available from buttons on main dialog.

FONTS

• Windows families for Standard TeX Fonts was changed to avoid conflicts with fonts from another TeX systems.
• Multi-aliasing, which works acros not-present fonts. It works also for substitution of preconfigured but absent fonts.
• Adobe 35 Fonts are preconfigured, to use they with BaKoMa TeX you must only put they in TDS.
• Fixed problem with font files with two fonts (some Obliqued fonts)

New and Updated Packages.

• Omega 1.15
• PSTricks 97 (Feb 2001)
• PSFrag 3.04 (NEW)
• RLEPSF (NEW)
• MusixTeX T.103
• DraftCopy - adapted for random page drawing. Works with DVIEW, DVIPS+GV, and with rearranged PS files.
• ChangeBar - refixed for BaKoMa TeX 4.0
• fancybox, fancyhdr, fancyvrb, caption, ccaption, units, and nicefrac was added because of user requests.

For more information about changes see ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/dst/changes3.html

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