CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 5.35 - Expert fonts

[Rainer Schöpf]

On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Basil K. Malyshev wrote:

 > I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory
 > update for BaKoMa TeX 5.35 (issued 7-Apr-2003).
 >
 > Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory.
 >
 > This version has Patch status and may be freely installed by
 > holders of NON-UPGRADABLE license for BaKoMa TeX 5.30.
 >
 > Main improvement is support of Expert fonts by Font Setup Wizard:
 > `small caps', `old style figures', and other glyphs from Expert encoding.
 > In advance, for OpenType and TrueType fonts direct access to TS1 glyphs
 > (such as `Euro') is supported.
 >
 >
 > Bye.
 > Basil K. Malyshev
 > 8-Apr-2003

Thanks for the update, I installed the files in the

  nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma

subtree.

For the CTAN Team
  Rainer Schöpf


 > --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.35 ----------------------
 >
 > CONTENTS
 >    * Highlights
 >    * Graphical Capabilities
 >    * Fonts
 >    * User Interface
 >    * PDF Generation Features
 >    * HTML Generation features
 >    * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.35
 >
 > 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
 >
 >  * BaKoMa TeX is PostScript enabled TeX system.
 >  * Dynamical Preview allows the user to preview instantly selected region
 >    of the file being edited.
 >    (like to Instant Preview - http://www.activetex.org).
 > ** 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 OpenType/TrueType/Postscript fonts 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:
 >  * OpenType (both TTF and OTF are supported),
 >  * PostScript Type 1 (including Multiple Masters),
 >  * PostScript Type 3,
 >  * TrueType,
 >  * 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)
 > OpenType, TrueType, and Postscript Type 1 fonts in almost one click.
 >
 > OpenType/Type1 fonts (OTF) are supported also under Windows 9x and NT 4.0
 > even without ATM.
 >
 > 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.
 > * Embedding ToUnicode CMAPs to support search and copy-paste
 >   of cyrillic and other international characters.
 > * Handling 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 5.35 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.30 ***
 >
 >   Main improvement is support of Expert fonts by Font Setup Wizard:
 >   `small caps', `old style figures', and other glyphs from Expert encoding.
 >   In advance, for OpenType and TrueType fonts direct access to TS1 glyphs
 >   (such as `Euro') is supported.
 >
 >   Fonts with glyphs from expert encoding are generated with suffixes:
 >   9e (T1), 9t (OT1), and 9c (TS1). Conventionally, these fonts are accessed
 >   via LaTeX font family with suffix `x'. So, for example, to access expert
 >   fonts, you must use `\fontfamily{padx}' instead of `\fontfamily{pad}'.
 >
 > NOTE:
 >   ATM compatible (PFB/PFA) expert fonts comes in two font files.
 >   First have standard encoding, and second has Expert encoding.
 >   For such fonts installation order is important. Font with expert
 >   encoding should be installed after font with standard encoding.
 >   In other case expert encodings T1 (*9e), OT1 (*9t), and TS1 (*9c)
 >   will be missed.
 >
 > For more information about changes see
 >   <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html>
 >
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