CTAN Upload - BaKoMa 5.50 - SVG/Animated Presentations

Rainer Schöpf schoepf at proteosys.com
Fri Jun 6 10:21:22 CEST 2003


Basil K. Malyshev submitted an update to the BaKoMa package.

I installed all files in

   nonfree/system/win32/bakoma

For the CTAN Team
  Rainer Schöpf

> ------------------- ORIGINAL MESSAGE ---------------------
>
> I have uploaded to `ftp.dante.de/incoming/bakoma' directory
> update for BaKoMa TeX 5.50 (issued 1-Jun-2003).
>
> Please put the files to 'CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma' directory.
>
> BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
> from a DVI files. Ability to add animation to the SVG output,
> makes it the best for producing high quality presentations.
>
> Sample of animated presentation is available at:
>   ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/samples/index.html
>
> Key Features:
>  SVG output is compatible with another output formats
>  (PDF, PS, HTML, View, and Print) so, that the same graphical
>  formats, font formats, and other features are supported.
>  In details:
>  *  All TeX Formats (LaTeX 2e, LaTeX 2.09, AmSTeX, Plain TeX) are supported.
>  *  TeX extensions (e-TeX and Omega) are supported.
>  *  ALL LaTeX packages (including PSTricks, PSFrag, graphics, draftcopy, etc.)
>      are supported.
>  *  Graphical formats: EPS, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PCX, MSP,
>   		       BMP, WMF, EMF, HPGL, and DXY are supported.
>  *  More generally, Any imported or embedded Postscript is supported.
>  *  Hyperref is supported, including outline and links. For \Acrobatmenu
>     most general commands (such as NextPage or PrevPage) are supported.
>  *  Popular presentation packages: Prosper, PDFScreen, PDFSlide, Seminar, etc.
>      are supported.
> *** The existing presentations can be enhanced by adding animation.
>  *  All Font Types: OpenType (OTF/TTF), TrueType, Postscript Type1
>     (including MM), Postscript Type 3, and TeX PK are supported.
>
> More information about adding animations is at:
>   <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html>
>
> Bye.
> Basil K. Malyshev
> 2-Jun-2003
>
> PS: Please send announce to appropriate mailing lists and news groups.
>
> --------------- About BaKoMa TeX 5.50 ----------------------
>
> CONTENTS
>    * Highlights
>    * Graphical Capabilities
>    * Fonts
>    * User Interface
>    * PDF Generation Features
>    * HTML Generation features
>    * New Features of BaKoMa TeX 5.50
>
> 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 5.50 in comparison with BAKOMA TEX 5.40 ***
>
> BaKoMa TeX 5.50 introduces generation of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
> from your DVI files. Animation is supported.
>
> For more information see
>   <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/programs/changes5.html>
>
> ---------- End of BaKoMa TeX Information ----------




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