From mhh at shrewsbury.org.uk  Mon Jul  2 15:23:36 2007
From: mhh at shrewsbury.org.uk (mhh@shrewsbury.org.uk)
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 15:23:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Tex and Latex on RISC OS
Message-ID: <3143.192.168.24.172.1183386216.squirrel@staffmail.shrewsbury.org.uk>

Hi folks,

I've joined this list because I am trying to find out what the current
state of play is with regards to Tec and Latex on RISC OS.

I have just generated a Tex file from TechWriter (I have the most up to
date version). This I can view on RISC OS using the application !DVI to
convert it to a dvi file. This same dvi file renders fine on a windows
wachine using something called YAP.

However when I emailed the original Tex file to a friend he could not get
in and edit it.
I suspect this is because he actually wants a Latex file.

Can TechWriter Tex files be viewed using Windows ?
(If so, what package do I use ? )

How do I provide him with a Latex file that he can edit ?
(I'm hoping I can convert the Tex file to a Latex one)

Reards,

Martin Hansen.




From s.w.ellacott at brighton.ac.uk  Tue Jul  3 09:40:21 2007
From: s.w.ellacott at brighton.ac.uk (Steve Ellacott)
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:40:21 +0100
Subject: Tex and Latex on RISC OS
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In message <3143.192.168.24.172.1183386216.squirrel@staffmail.shrewsbu 
ry.org.uk>
          mhh@shrewsbury.org.uk wrote:


<snip>
> However when I emailed the original Tex file to a friend he could not get
> in and edit it.
> I suspect this is because he actually wants a Latex file.
> 
> Can TechWriter Tex files be viewed using Windows ?
> (If so, what package do I use ? )
It should be OK. IIRC, mikTeX  is the best Windows package. Your 
friend will need to look up how to use a TeX rather than LaTeX file, 
but it should be possible.

All TeX packages use the same core code (and even have the same 
bugs!). Ten years ago I edited a book in LaTeX on my RISC PC, using 
Artworks to read and write epsf graphics. There were no compatibility 
problems at all, other than getting the directory structure right.

> 
> How do I provide him with a Latex file that he can edit ?
> (I'm hoping I can convert the Tex file to a Latex one)
> 
Some of us have been trying for years to persuade Martin to get 
Techwriter to export LaTeX, but there always seem to be higher 
priorities. Meanwhile I can supply you with a Perl script that makes a 
reasonable (but far from perfect) job of converting Techwriter TeX 
into LaTeX. Email me privately if you would like a copy. You will need 
to install Perl 5 on your machine if you have not already got it. I 
regularly use this script to write research papers.

Steve


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