Subject: Linux-Activists - DOC Channel digest. 93-4-13-17:59
From: "Linux Activists" <[email-masked]>
To: "Linux-Activists" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1993 02:18:06 +0300

Topics:
	 Re: Linux-Activists - DOC Channel digest. 93-4-12-16:31 
	 texmin package 
	 Re: Linux-Activists - DOC Channel digest. 93-4-13-14:43

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From: Lar Kaufman <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Linux-Activists - DOC Channel digest. 93-4-12-16:31 
Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 18:55:41 +0300

So, a little discussion of outputting ASCII from TeX 
source...  TeX doesn't really like to output ASCII.

What needs to be done is to create a style that uses
only a monospace font (courier) and only one type size.
For readability, it is better to use left-justification
only, and not left-right justification, which can cause
strange   spreading    of   words   to    adjust   text.
Then the margins and page parameters need to be set up
so that the text formats nicely on a page.  Standard
American page size is different from standard European,
alas; the page comes out shorter.  

If the American page size is accomodated (which would 
result in some wasted whitespace for Europeans) then 
my recommendation is to use 66 lines by 85 columns for 
your ASCII page layout; this works well for 10 character
per inch output at typical line spacing.  A ten-column
margin allows enough room for punched paper for 3-ring
binders.  This leaves actual text line width of only 65
characters.  Note that this page size still allows good
display of text online, since some right margin whitespace
is the only part that is pushed offscreen on a typical
80-column display.

-lar

Lar Kaufman, Documentation Tools Specialist            [email-masked]
O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.                          617-354-5800
90 Sherman Street
Cambridge, MA 01240 USA     "You can quote me on that." - anonymous

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From: Jonathan Magid <[email-masked]>
Subject: texmin package 
Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 22:46:49 +0300

> 
> From: Greg Naber <[email-masked]>
> Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 17:20:24 +0300
> Any one else have problems with it? gzip blows up about 15/16 of the way
> through... 

The original copy of this file was uploaded in ASCII mode; a new uncorrupted
version is in /pub/Linux/Incoming.

jem.

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From: "Vincent D. Skahan" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Linux-Activists - DOC Channel digest. 93-4-13-14:43
Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 23:31:45 +0300

> From: Greg Naber <[email-masked]>
> Subject: texmin package 
> Date: Thu, 13 May 1993 17:20:24 +0300
> 
> Any one else have problems with it? gzip blows up about 15/16 of the way
> through... 

yeah it's bad.  Happened to me too...

I reported it by mail and it was getting reuploaded today by the 
'compiler of the package.

try another download (then uucp it to me too :-)

-- 
 ----------- Vince Skahan ------ [email-masked] -----------

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