CTAN Upload - BaKoMa TeX 5.22

[Rainer Schoepf]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Basil K. Malyshev wrote:

> I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory
> update for BaKoMa TeX 5.22 (issued 23-Jan-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 5.20.
>
> This version has following bug fixing and refinments:
>   * Saving settings under accounts with names with international symbols.
>   * Changed format of date embedded into PDF file (Now use D:20030123....)
>   * Fixed configuration for BibEdit (It avoids Win98 limitations)
>   * Refined Outline generation in DVI2HTML (corporating bugs)
>   * Refined configuration of cyrillic (LH) fonts for TeX4HT.
>   * Fixed driver for HyperRef package (Extra `}' before \begin{equation}).
>   * Recent Files List was reimplemented via dialog.
>
> Bye.
> Basil K. Malyshev
> 23-Jan-2003


Thanks for the update, I installed the files in the

  nonfree/systems/win32/bakoma

hierarchy.

For the CTAN Team
  Rainer Schöpf


> --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.20 ----------------------
>
> CONTENTS
>    * Highlights
>    * Graphical Capabilities
>    * Fonts
>    * User Interface
>    * PDF Generation Features
>    * HTML Generation features
>    * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.20
>
> 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.
> ** 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 Postscript/TrueType fonts almost 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:
>  * 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.
>
> Font Setup Wizard lets you to install most of commercial (and free)
> Postscript Type 1 and TrueType fonts in one click.
>
> 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.
> * Handles 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 5.20 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.10 ***
>
>  Font Setup Wizard (`Options|Install TrueType/Postscript fonts ...')
>  -----------------
>
>  * supports installation of *Postscript Type 1*
>    in advance to TrueType/OpenType fonts.
>  * works faster, because of using dynamic update of ls-R files.
>
>  BibEdit - new application
>  -------------------------
>
>  BibEdit is new utility in BaKoMa TeX. It is intended for
>  browsing and editing BIB files used by BibTeX program.
>  It is launched for openning BIB files (Windows Explorer)
>  or from Centaur Text Editor (Insert|Edit Bibliography, Insert|\cite)..
>  Features:
>  * Edits several BIB files simultaneously, that is very useful
>    to handle situation when `\bibliography' command includes several files.
>  * Easy to use - Help window provides user with useful hints
>    for every editing mode;
>  * Provide user with hints for preparing fields of different types;
>  * Chroma codidng for fields: `Required', `Optional', and `Ignored'.
>  * Tells user when one or more `Required' fields are missed.
>  * Quick insertion of reference on string into the currently edited field;
>  * Quick insertion of citation into your document.
>
>  User Interface
>  --------------
>
>  * Improved `Insert' menu.
>    + `Complete Word' (Ctrl+Enter) LaTeX Syntax completion command.
>      Context sensitive, adding/removing words, definable extra code.
>    + `LaTeX Environment ...' (Alt+Enter)
>      now it is implemented as dialog (instead of submenu) whicj lets you:
>       (1) add/remove environments immediately in dialog
>       (2) modify default arguments for environment.
>    + `Edit Bibliography ...' Provide simple way to start edit of bibliography:
>      In case of \bibliography command launches BibEdit,
>      In case of `thebibliography' environment opens file with him.
>      If no bibliography in you document it helps to create it.
>    + `\cite' (Alt+C) inserts `\cite' LaTeX command.
>      However, at second call (when \cite{} is already under cursor)
>      it launches BibEdit or dialog with list of available bibliography entries.
>    + `Insert Indexing Stuffs'
>      lets you prepare document for indexing in one click.
>    + `\ref' (Ctrl+R) and `\pageref' (Ctrl+P) like to \cite command,
>      at second click, show list of labels in current document.
>    + `Graphics|Graphics File' (inserts `\includegraphics')
>      detects that cursor is already under some `\includegraphics' command
>      and edit it instead of inserting another command.
>
>  DVI Viewer
>  ----------
>
>  * Support for `colorlinks' option of HyperRef</i> package.
>  * `Document Properties|Outline' - more robust refreshing outline.
>  * `File|Read PDF' and `File|View Postscript'
>    commands check existing and date of PDF/PS file to suggest user
>    (re)generate it if one is absent or older then DVI file.
>  * `File|Edit Source TeX File' command is disabled when TeX
>    source isn't available for currently opened DVI file. In advance,
>    it works with non standard file extensions (DTX, DRV, LTX, etc.).
>    Also, cursor isn't jumped into BOF when file is already opened.
>  * Fixed Problem with mishandling negative deltas by ExtTextOut under Win98.
>  * Handling kerning in Readable mode was refined.
>
>  TeX4HT
>  ------
>
>  * Copying imported PNG and GIF images into TeX4HT subdirectory
>     (see texmf/tex/latex/tex4ht/tex4ht.fix).
>
> For more information about changes see
>   <ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html>
>
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