Description of the packages included in NTeX Release 1.2 ======================================================== This file contains a short description of all the packages included in this distribution. ibra sentu com NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-tex 1.2 --- status: necessary This package contains the binaries for the TeX program and the MakeTeX* scripts. MakeTeXTFM tries to create a tfm file, MakeTeXMF tries to create a mf file and MakeTeXPK tries to create a pk file. Note that the MakeTeXPK script can also uncompress pk fonts that are compressed with gzip. However, the uncompressed fonts are not compressed again, but it can help to save disk space, espcecially if you haver installed fonts that you do not need all the time. The current version of TeX is 3.1415 (C version 6.1). I changed the original web2c source code a little and applied the two patches mentioned in the INSTALL file for web2c to enable TeX to load more fonts and to reduce the size of the fonttables. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-mf 1.2 --- status: necessary This packages contains the binaries for MetaFont, the bases mf.base (plain.base) and cmmf.base (cmplain.base) and the basic setup for the font directories. The current version of MetaFont is 2.71 (C version 6.1). NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-tex 1.1 --- status: necessary This package contains the plain TeX format and some additional macros for plain TeX. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-ltx1 1.2 --- status: necessary This package contains the basic LaTeX2e macros. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-ltx2 1.2 --- status: recommended This package contains additional macros for LaTeX2e: AMSLaTeX, babel, graphics, ipa, tools, mnnfss, psnfss. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-ltx3 1.2 --- status: recommended This package contains some style and LaTeX2e document class files. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-ltx4 1.1 --- status: recommended This package contains some hyphenation tables used with LaTeX2e and babel. Currently tables for ukenglish, usaenglish, german, swedish, durch, finish, Czech, french, polish, portuguise, spanish and turkish are included. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cml 1.2 --- status: necessary This package contains some Computer Modern fonts mainly used by LaTeX. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmu 1.1 --- status: recommended Some additional Computer Modern fonts. Some were used in the MetaFont Book and the TeX Book. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-utl1 1.1 --- status: recommended This package contains the binaries for the TeX utilities dvicopy, dvitype, pooltype, tangle, texi2dvi and weave. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-utl2 1.1 --- status: necessary This packe contains the binaries for the utilities gftodvi, gftopk, gftype, mft, pktogf, pktype. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-utl3 1.1 --- status: recommended This package contains the binaries for the utilities pltotf, tftopl, vftovp and vptovf. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-xdvi 1.2 --- status: recommended These are the binaries for xdvi, a program to display dvi files under X. It can also display epsf files which are included in dvi files. Therefore you need ghostscript (gs). The current version of xdvik is 18b using the kpathsea library 2.1. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-dps 1.2 --- status: recommended This are the binaries for the dvips driver. A program that translates .dvi files into postscript files. The package also contains some metric files for postscript fonts. You can configure divps with the file /usr/lib/texmf/dvips/config.ps for your own printer. Dvips can also help you to print files on a printer for which no dvi driver is provided. Translate the dvi file to a postscript file and print it with ghostscript. (Ghostscript is not included in this distribution.) The current version of dvipsk (the 'k' idicates that the sources use the kpathsea library) is 5.58a using the kpathsea library 2.1. This package also contains the epsf and the psfig macros for including eps-format files in LaTeX documents. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-dlj 1.2 --- status: recommended This are the binaries for the dvi2xx drivers based on the kpathsea library. It contains the drivers dvi2lj, dvi2lj2p, dvi2lj4 and dvilj4l for the HP Laserjet series and compatible laser printers. The current version is 2.1 using the kpathsea library 2.1. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-djc 0.1 --- status: optional This are the binaries for the dvi driver for the HP Deskjet 500, 500c and 550c. They do not use that kpathsea library and expect the pk files for the Deskjet in the directory /usr/lib/texmf/pk and the tfm files in /usr/lib/texmf/tfm. So if you want to use this drivers you have to copy the pk and tfm files in these directories or make a symbolic link from these directories to the pk and tfm files. I could not test these drivers, but they seem to work if the font-files are in the appropriate directories. If someone knows more about these drivers or has a kpathsea library version of them please let me know. The sources of the drivers could be found in the package nts-djc NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-gsfp 1.0 --- status: recommended The binaries for gsftopk. A program to convert ghostscript fonts (gsf) to pk fonts. If you are producing documents with PS fonts and want to display the fonts with xdvi, this program can do it for you. It is called by MakeTeXPK. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-indx 1.1 --- status: recommended This package contains the binaries for the programs makeindex, glotex and idxtex to create indexes in TeX/LaTeX files and some macros for using this programs. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-bibt 1.1 --- status: recommended This package contains the binaries for BiBTeX, a program to maintain bibliographies under tex and use them in your TeX and LaTeX documents. It also contains some example databses for bibtex. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-etex 1.2 --- status: recommended This package contains a extended version of the standard plain TeX format called ETeX. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-dc 1.1 --- status: recommended The DC fonts, a package of European scalable fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-xfig 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains the binaries for xfig, an interactive drawing tool under X. xfig can create fig, epsf and LaTeX files with various options. You also have to install ntb-traf so that xfig can export fig files as epsf and LaTeX files. This package also contains a set of basic examples of fig files (see /usr/lib/texmf/xfig/examples). NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-traf 1.1 --- status: optional This packages contains the binaries to transform .fig files (created by xfig) to some other formats like epsf and LaTeX. If you have installed xfig you should also install this package if you want to use xfig to create other files than .fig files, which can be included in you LaTeX documents. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-texi 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains the binaries for the texinfo system and the .info files for texinfo. Texinfo is a system that allows you to create .info and .tex files from one .texi file. The info files are online documents that can be viewed with the command info. You can produce a printed version of the documentation form the TeX files. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-html 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains a program html2latex which can translate HTML files (mainly used in the WWW) to LaTeX files. I also included some documentation files for HTML in this package (see /usr/lib/texmf/html). NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-b2d 1.0 --- status: optional Bib2dvi converts a BibTeX .bib file directly into a by LaTeX formatted .dvi file. You'll find the files for bib2dvi in /usr/lib/texmf/tools/bib2dvi. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-kpat 1.1 --- status: optional This is the binary version of the kpathsea library which was used to compile dvips, xdvi and dvi2xx. The current version for this binaries are 2.1 Note that web2c still uses 1.7! The sources of 1.7 and 2.1 could be found in the package nts-kpat. You do not need this library for any program included in NTeX. You shuld just install it if you want to use it in your own programs. In this case you should also install the sources for kpathsea. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-amst 1.1 --- status: recommended This packages contains the macros for AMSTeX. AMSTeX is used to typeset mathematical articles and books and developed by the American Mathematical Society. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ams 1.2 --- status: recommended This package contains the ams fonts. If you are using amstex or amslatex you should install them. The fonts could also be used without amstex. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-arab 1.2 --- status: optional This packages includes the ArabTeX macros and fonts to typeset arabian texts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-deva 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains software for the printing of the devanagari script with TeX. The devanagari script is used for a number of languages from Northern and Central India, such as Hindi and Marathi. It is also the script used for writing and printing Sanskrit. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-germ 1.0 --- status: optional This package contains some stylefiles for German typsetting. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-gree 1.2 --- status: optional This package contains macros and fonts to typeset greek texts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-hebr 1.2 --- status: optional This package contains macros and fonts to typeset texts in hebrew. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-hier 1.2 --- status: optional This package contains the fonts and macros for HieroTeX. HieroTeX is used to typeset hieroglyphs with TeX. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-pict 1.0 --- status: optional This package contains the PicTeX macros. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-plft 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains plftex, a TeX format based on the plain TeX format using the NFSS font scheme. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-tami 1.1 --- status: optional Some fonts and macros for typesetting texts in Tmail. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-turk 1.1 --- status: optional This is a format file based on the plain format to typeset turkish texts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntm-viet 1.1 --- status: optional Some Vietnamese TeX files. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-astr 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains fonts for astronomical and astrological symbols. It also provides a style file to use the fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-bard 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains the bard font. It is based on the Celtic Bard Runes and is nice to produce scrolls for role playing games. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-bbm 1.2 --- status: optional The Computer Modern Blackboard fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-bl 1.1 --- status: optional The Blackletter font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-call 1.2 --- status: optional The Calligra font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cher 1.2 --- status: optional The cherokee font. It comes along with a style file for latex. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmas 1.1 --- status: optional This package contains the Computer Modern Astronomical fonts. It comes along with a macro package for TeX. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmb 1.2 --- status: optional This package contains some additional Computer Modern fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmca 1.2 --- status: optional This package contains the Compuer Moder Cyrillic Alt fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmcy 1.2 --- status: optional This package contains the Computer Modern Cyrillic fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmoe 1.1 --- status: optional A Computer Modern font for old english letters. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmpc 1.1 --- status: optional A Computer Modern Pica font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cms 1.2 --- status: necessary The Sauter Computer Modern fonts. These are the basic fonts for TeX in the NTeX distribution. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cmts 1.1 --- status: optional Some cmttss fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ps 1.2 --- status: optional Some lodable postscript type1 fonts: Charter, Courier, URWAntiquaT, URWGroteskT, Nimbus, Utopia, MSYM10 and the .afm, .tfm, .vf and .fd files for the standard adobe postscript fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-conc 1.1 --- status: optional The Concrete Mathematics fonts and a TeX macro package to use them. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-cypr 1.2 --- status: optional The Cypriote fonts with a LaTeX style file to use them. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ding 1.1 --- status: optional The Dingbat font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-duer 1.1 --- status: optional The Duerer font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-elvi 1.1 --- status: optional The elvish font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-engw 1.2 --- status: optional The engwar font, a font based on Tolkiens tengwar. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-fc 1.1 --- status: optional The FC fonts, scalable fonts for the african continent. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-futh 1.1 --- status: optional The Futhark font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-geor 1.1 --- status: optional A Georgian font with TeX macros. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-go 1.1 --- status: optional A font and macros for typesetting boards of the Go game. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-goth 1.1 --- status: optional A package of gothic fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-hand 1.1 --- status: optional The hands font, a set of hand symbols. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-hge 1.1 --- status: optional An old English font derived from the Hershey font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-kart 1.2 --- status: optional The Karta font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-klin 1.2 --- status: optional The Klinz font, a font containing upper and lower Klingon symbols. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-la 1.2 --- status: optional The LA font, a script font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-logi 1.2 --- status: optional The Logic font, a font for logical symbols. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-logo 1.1 --- status: optional A font containing the logos for TeX, Metafont, etc. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ocm 1.1 --- status: optional The Computer Modern Outlined fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ocra 1.1 --- status: optional The OCR-A font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ogha 1.1 --- status: optional The Ogham font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-okud 1.1 --- status: optional The Okuda font, a font for the Klingon language. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-osma 1.1 --- status: optional An osmanian font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-pand 1.1 --- status: optional The Pandora fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-phon 1.1 --- status: optional A font containing a set of phonetic symbols. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-punk 1.1 --- status: optional The Punk font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-recy 1.1 --- status: optional A font containing a recycle symbol. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-rsfs 1.1 --- status: optional The RSFS fonts - Formal Symbol Maths fonts. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-rune 1.1 --- status: optional A Rune font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-stma 1.1 --- status: optional St Mary's Road Symbol font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-teng 1.1 --- status: optional A Tengwar font based on Tolkiens Tengwar. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-thai 1.2 --- status: optional A Thai font and some macros for it. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-twca 1.1 --- status: optional The twcal font, a calligraphic script font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-ugar 1.0 --- status: optional The ugaritic script is a cuneiform alphabet (as opposed to the syllabic cuneiform of Akkadian or Hittite), as found on tablets dated from the Late Bronze Age (c 1400 - 1200 BC) in Northern Syria and Palestine, notably in the archives at Ugarit. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-wasy 1.1 --- status: optional The WASY font containing additional symbols for maths, physics and other fields. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-wsui 1.1 --- status: optional The WSU IPA fonts providing a set of symbols for the International Phonetic Alphabet. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntf-xcmr 1.1 --- status: optional A Computer Modern Roman Crossedout font. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-w2c1 1.0 --- status: optional The first part of the soruces for web2c. These are the basic sources for TeX. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-w2c2 1.0 --- status: optional The second part of the soruces for web2c. These are the basic sources for TeX. If you want to install the first part you should also install this one. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-w2c3 1.0 --- status: optional The third part of the soruces for web2c. These are the basic sources for TeX. If you want to install the first and the second part you should also install this one. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-kpat 1.1 --- status: optional The sources for the kpathsea library. You need this package to compile web2c, dvi2ljk, dvipsk and xdvik. This package contains the sources for version 2.1 which is needed for dvi2ljk, dvipsk and xdvik and the version 1.7 which is used for web2c. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-xdvi 1.2 --- status: optional The sources for xdvik. You need the pathsea library 2.1 in order to compile this program. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-dpsk 1.1 --- status: optional The sources for the dvips driver. You also need the sources for the kpathsea library 2.1 in order to compile this. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-dljk 1.1 --- status: optional The sources for the dvi2xx drivers. You also need the sources for the kpathsea library 2.1 in order to compile the drivers. NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-djc 0.1 --- status: optional This are the sources for the dvi driver for the HP Deskjet 500, 500c and 550c. They do not use that kpathsea library and expect the pk files for the Deskjet in the directory /usr/lib/texmf/pk and the tfm files in /usr/lib/texmf/tfm. So if you want to use this drivers you have to copy the pk and tfm files in these directories or make a symbolic link from these directories to the pk and tfm files. I could not test these drivers, but they seem to work if the font-files are in the appropriate directories. If someone knows more about these drivers or has a kpathsea library version of them please let me know. The binaries of the drivers could be found in the package nts-djc NTeX Release 1.2 --- ntb-gsfp 1.0 --- status: recommended The sources for gsftopk (v1.7). NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-mkid 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for the MakeIndex program. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-git 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for glo-tex and idx-tex. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-texi 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for the texinfo programs. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-html 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for html2latex. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-xfig 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for xfig. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-traf 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for transfig, fig2dev. NTeX Release 1.2 --- nts-hier 1.0 --- status: optional The sources for sesh, a preTeX translator for HieroTeX.