Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.95ABBDBC@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:13 +0100 In-Reply-To: <18752.9201080842@hilliard.ecs.soton.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.95ABBDBC" Return-Path: <@vm.gmd.de:LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.BITNET> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: fontdef issues Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1992 13:15:39 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Sebastian Rahtz" Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 532 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.95ABBDBC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable malcolm writes: > i confess i rather like the idea of an integrated > environment where a missing font is automagically > generated on the fly. right now this tends to take > us back into the realms of computer science departments > or dedicated hackers. until a commercial (aargh, i said it, > wash my fingers!) outfit implements such as a robust > and easy to install program, it may tend to create I hardly think the NeXT is a hackers machine; I've not used it in anger, but the TeX on there seems pretty easy to me. This thing about commercial packages is a canard (is that the right word?). I have not installed TeXtures, but the occasions on which i have seen PC TeX and Arbortext's stuff give me no confidence at all. If emTeX came with a glossily printed copy of teh documentation, and an `install' program, who could fault it? sebastian ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.95ABBDBC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: fontdef issues

malcolm writes:
 > i confess i rather like the idea of an = integrated
 > environment where a missing font is = automagically
 > generated on the fly. right now this tends = to take
 > us back into the realms of computer = science departments
 > or dedicated hackers. until a commercial = (aargh, i said it,
 > wash my fingers!) outfit implements such = as a robust
 > and easy to install program, it may tend = to create
I hardly think the NeXT is a hackers machine; I've = not used it in
anger, but the TeX on there seems pretty easy to = me.

This thing about commercial packages is a canard (is = that the right
word?). I have not installed TeXtures, but the = occasions on which i
have seen PC TeX and Arbortext's stuff give me no = confidence at all.
If emTeX came with a glossily printed copy of teh = documentation, and
an `install' program, who could fault it?

sebastian


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