For anyone who has been using my ved_latex facilities, there are some
recent extensions and improvements, notably:
1. It has changed to use latex209 as the default, but allows users to
assign a different string (e.g. 'latex ') to ved_latex_command.
2. ENTER latex print runs dvips in the same directory as the .tex file
so that .eps files invoked via psfig can be found there.
3. The "ENTER latex print ps" option, to produce a postscript file,
can now be combined with other dvips options, e.g.
ENTER latex print -t landscape ps
4. The output from dvips goes into a VED buffer rather than to the
screen. This makes it easier to save and peruse the output.
5. The following new commands have been added:
-- ENTER latex2
This runs latex twice in the current .tex file, producing
two separate VED output files showing error messages, etc.
This is useful for fixing tables of contents, new citations based on
bibtex, and other cross references.
-- ENTER dobib
This runs ved_latex, then ved_bibtex then ved_latex2. It produces
four separate output files. Do this when you have introduced a new
citation, or when you have altered your .bib file and need to run
bibtex.
6. HELP VED_LATEX has been updated.
The files are available for browsing or copying via ftp in the
directory:
ftp://ftp.cs.bham.ac.uk/pub/dist/poplog/ved_latex
There's a compressed tar file in
ftp://ftp.cs.bham.ac.uk/pub/dist/poplog/ved_latextar.Z
If unpacked it recreates the ved_latex directory, which should be
located in $poplocal/local
Then the latex.install file can be run to set up links from the
$poplocal/local/auto and $poplocal/local/help directories.
The directory and tar file contain a file latex.help file which is not
linked by the install command, in case its information is unsuitable for
the latex system at your site. It includes information relevant to
Sussex and Birmingham installations of latex. After editing you may wish
to copy it to $poplocal/local/help/latex
It includes tutorial information about latex, bibtex, dvips, psfig and
other things, but is very patchy.
As ever, comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Aaron
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