CTAN Uload -- BaKoMa TeX 4.0

[Rainer Schoepf]

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: `BaKoMa\GUI'.
 >   * `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\tex\latex\hBaKoMa4.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>
 >
 > ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ----------