CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 4.40

[Rainer Schoepf]

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