Glossary of variables and file-names

* .dvipsrcˆ
initialisation file for dvips
* .latex2html-initˆ
initialisation file for LATEX2HTML
* $ACCENT_IMAGESˆ
holds the LATEX style to be used when making images of accented characters which are not present in the character encoding being used
* $ADDRESSˆ
contains information to be included as a signature at the bottom of each HTML page
* $ALTERNATIVE_ICONSˆ
contains the location of special icons, other than the standard ones
* $ANTI_ALIASˆ
when set, specifies that anti-aliasing be used with generated images of figures and included images
* $ANTI_ALIAS_TEXTˆ
when set (the default), specifies that anti-aliasing be used with generated images of maths and typeset text
* $ASCII_MODEˆ
when set, all icons and images are replaced with text strings, suitable for text-only browsers
* $AUTO_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, a navigation panel is placed at the bottom of long pages, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
* $AUTO_PREFIXˆ
if set, all files produced have a filename-prefix using the name of the LATEX file being processed
* $BACKGROUND_DIRˆ
with frames, directory URL for background images
* $BACKGROUND_IMAGEˆ
with frames, filename of the image to use to tile the background
* $BODYTEXTˆ
string to be used within the <BODY ... > tag on HTML pages
* $BOTTOM_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, a navigation panel is placed at the bottom of every HTML page, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
* $CHARSETˆ
specifies the character set used within the HTML pages, currently this defaults to "iso_8859_1" (ISO–Latin–1)
* $CHILDLINEˆ
has piece of HTML code to be inserted between the child-links table and page contents
* $CONFIG_FILEˆ
defaults to latex2html.config unless $ENV{'L2HCONFIG'} gives a different file for the main configuration settings
* $CONTENTSˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML file that has the Table-of-Contents
* $CONTENTS_BANNERˆ
with frames, raw HTML to precede the Table-of-Contents listing
* $CONTENTS_FOOTERˆ
with frames, raw HTML to follow the Table-of-Contents listing
* $CONTENTS_IN_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, an iconic link to the Table-of-Contents is placed in navigation panels
* $CONTENTS_TABLE_WIDTHˆ
if set to a number with frames, will impose this as a fixed width for the Table-of-Contents listing
* $CRAYOLAFILEˆ
when color.perl has been loaded, holds the name of the file which contains named color specifications for crayon colors
* $CUSTOM_BUTTONSˆ
variable available to link to customised buttons in navigation panels
* $CUSTOM_ICONSˆ
when set, a copy of each icon actually used is included in the directory along with the .html files and images
* $CUSTOM_TITLESˆ
when set, a customised subroutine is used to determine the filename for each HTML page
* $DEBUGˆ
when non-zero, LATEX2HTML shows messages that would otherwise be ignored
* $DESTDIRˆ
specifies the directory into which all the generated files will be placed
* $DISCARD_PSˆ
when set, specifies that the temporary PostScript files created by dvips be discarded immediately after use
* $DISP_SCALE_FACTORˆ
extra magnification for images of displayed math environments; multiplies the $MATH_SCALE_FACTOR to give the total scaling
* $DJGPPˆ
set in Override.pm under DOS, or with a command-line switch; causes alternative stategies during processing that would be less efficient under Unix
* $DONT_INCLUDEˆ
holds a list of filenames and filename extensions to not include, even if requested; filenames ending with .sty are automatically excluded
* $DO_INCLUDEˆ
holds a list of filenames and filename extensions to be included, even when the $DONT_INCLUDE variable would normally exclude them
* $DVIPSˆ
contains the command to be used when the dvips program processes images.dvi to create PostScript files describing the required images
* $DVIPS_MODEˆ
contains the Metafont mode to be used when the dvips program supports automatic font-generation
* $ENV{'L2HCONFIG'}ˆ
environment variable for adjusting the value of $CONFIG_FILE
* $ENV{'L2HINIT_NAME'}ˆ
environment variable for adjusting the name used for initialisation files
* $ENV{'PERL5LIB'}ˆ
environment variable used by Perl to locate modules, for version 5 and later
* $ENV{'PERLLIB'}ˆ
environment variable used by Perl to locate modules, any version
* $EXTERNAL_BIBLIOˆ
specifies the URL for a bibliography page external to the current document
* $EXTERNAL_CONTENTSˆ
specifies the URL for the CONTENTS button in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_DOWN_LINKˆ
specifies the URL for the NEXT button in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_DOWN_TITLEˆ
specifies the text for the NEXT button hyperlink in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_FILEˆ
prefix of a .aux file to be read for numbering and other information provided by LATEX
* $EXTERNAL_IMAGESˆ
when set, hyperlinks to the generated images are included on the HTML pages, not <IMG> tags
* $EXTERNAL_INDEXˆ
specifies the URL for the INDEX button in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_PREV_LINKˆ
specifies the URL for the PREVIOUS button in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_PREV_TITLEˆ
specifies the text for the PREVIOUS button hyperlink in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_STYLESHEETˆ
name of stylesheet file whose contents are prepended to the default stylesheet
* $EXTERNAL_UP_LINKˆ
specifies the URL for the UP button in the navigation panel
* $EXTERNAL_UP_TITLEˆ
specifies the text for the UP button hyperlink in the navigation panel
* $EXTNˆ
holds the filname suffix for the HTML files to be produced, either .html or .htm
* $EXTRA_IMAGE_SCALEˆ
when set, specifies that images should be created at one size but displayed at another; it provides the ratio between these sizes
* $FHELP_FILEˆ
with frames, name of the file to contain the HTML for the `help' strip
* $FIGURE_CAPTION_ALIGNˆ
sets the attribute for positioning captions of figure environments; default = 'BOTTOM'
* $FIGURE_SCALE_FACTORˆ
magnification factor to be used with images of whole figure and table environments
* $FILEˆ
holds the name of the HTML output of the top-most page in a document, when vital links are to be established
* $FIXEDDIRˆ
specifies the target directory for the HTML file, when several sources are processed from a single command-line
* $FOILCLASSˆ
The document class that is substituted for foils in the images.tex file when using FoilTeX; default is 'article'
* $FOILHEADLEVELˆ
holds the sectioning level for the pages containing FoilTeX `foils' generated using foilhtml.sty and foils.perl
* $FOILOPTIONSˆ
Options for images.tex, obtained from processing a FoilTeX source; by default '10pt'
* $FONT_SIZEˆ
gives font size used with images of math and other environments
* $FOOTNOTE_HEIGHTˆ
with frames, holds the height of the footnote frame; default = 60 pixels
* $FOOT_COLORˆ
with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the footnote frame
* $FRAME_DOCTYPEˆ
with frames, holds the <!DOCTYPE> tag for the Frameset DTD
* $FRAME_HELPˆ
with frames, raw HTML for the `help' strip in the main frame view
* $GSˆ
contains the command to call the Ghostscript program, used by pstoimg
* $GS_DEVICEˆ
contains the name of the device driver for the Ghostscript program, used by pstoimg
* $GS_LIBˆ
contains the directory path prefix to the Ghostscript program's library of special input files
* $HOME/.latex2html-initˆ
user's default initialisation file for LATEX2HTML; if present, it will be read unless another has already been found
* $HOWTO_INTERLACE_GIFˆ
contains the name of the graphics utility package to use for creating interlaced GIF images
* $HOWTO_TRANSPARENT_GIFˆ
contains the name of the graphics utility package to use for creating transparent GIF images
* $HTML_VERSIONˆ
specifies the version of HTML code to be generated
* $ICONSERVERˆ
contains the URL where icon-images are to be found
* $IDX_COLORˆ
with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the Index frame; default same as $MAIN_COLOR
* $IDX_WIDTHˆ
with frames, holds the initial width of the index-frame; default = 200 pixels
* $IMAGES_ONLYˆ
if set, this run simply processes the images.tex file generated on an earlier run
* $IMAGE_PREFIXˆ
specifies part of the filename, excluding numbers, for the PostScript files produced by dvips
* $IMAGE_TYPEˆ
specifies the graphics format for the images that may be generated; currently either svg, png or gif
* $INDEXˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML file that has the Index
* $INDEX_BANNERˆ
with frames, raw HTML to precede the Index listing, following the title
* $INDEX_FOOTERˆ
with frames, raw HTML to follow the Index listing
* $INDEX_IN_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, an iconic link to the Index is placed in navigation panels
* $INDEX_STYLESˆ
with frames, cotains tag-names to apply to Index keys, within the Index frame
* $INDEX_TABLE_WIDTHˆ
if set to a number with frames, will impose this as a fixed width for the Index listing
* $INFOˆ
when set, contains Perl code to produce a replacement for the standard “About this document” information
* $INIT_FILE_NAMEˆ
holds the name used for initialisation files; defaults to latex2html-init unless $ENV{'L2HINIT_NAME'} specifies a different name
* $INTERLACEˆ
if set, this specifies that any generated images should be interlaced
* $ISO_LANGUAGEˆ
if set, this specifies the language of the HTML DTD; usually 'EN' but other language versions may exist
* $LANGUAGE_TITLESˆ
contains the titles for chapters, sections, etc. in the chosen language (default: English)
* $LATEXˆ
holds the command to be used to invoke LATEX on the images.tex file, for typesetting the contents of images
* $LATEX_DUMPˆ
if set, speeds up image processing during subsequent runs on your document
* $LATEX2HTMLDIRˆ
directory where LATEX2HTML is installed
* $LATEX2HTMLDIR/Changesˆ
text file, record of changes made to LATEX2HTML since it was first released in July 1993
* $LATEX2HTMLDIR/latex2html.configˆ
configuration-file for the local setup; this file is read before any .latex2html-init files
* $LATEX2HTMLDIR/local.pmˆ
created by configure-pstoimg, this file holds information about what graphics utilities are available on the local system
* $LATEX2HTMLDIR/styles/german.perlˆ
adds Perl code to establish compatibility with the german.sty LATEX2e package
* $LATEX2HTMLDIR/styles/makeidx.perlˆ
adds Perl code to interpret index-entries otherwise intended for the makeindex program
* $LATEX2HTMLSTYLESˆ
contains the directory path to find the styles/ directory; usually a subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR
* $LATEX2HTMLVERSIONSˆ
contains the directory path to find the versions/ directory; usually a subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR
* $LATEX2HTML_METAˆ
holds <META> tags equivalent to HTTP-headers
* $LINE_WIDTHˆ
holds the width of displayed equations, used for right-justification
* $LINKNAMEˆ
name for the duplicate HTML file which enables automatic browser-linking from a directory name
* $LINKPOINTˆ
specifies the name for the HTML file to be duplicated to enable automatic browser-linking from a directory name
* $LOCAL_ICONSˆ
when non-zero, causes a copy of the icons used to be placed within the directory along with the HTML files and generated images
* $LONG_TITLESˆ
when non-zero, specifies how many words from the section-title are used to determine the filename for each HTML page
* $LOWER_CASE_TAGSˆ
when set, causes the HTML tag names to be written using lowercase letters
* $MAIN_COLORˆ
with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the main frame
* $MATH_SCALE_FACTORˆ
magnification factor for images of inlined equations and displayed math environments
* $MAX_LINK_DEPTHˆ
number of depth levels for which child-links are displayed, within the mini table-of-contents on each page
* $MAX_SPLIT_DEPTHˆ
sectioning-level at (and below) which creating a new HTML page ceases to occur
* $METAFONT_DPIˆ
dots per inch required when Metafont is called to generate a font
* $NAVIGATION_HEIGHTˆ
with frames, holds the height of the navigation frame; default = 38 pixels
* $NAVIG_COLORˆ
with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the navigation frame
* $NAV_BORDERˆ
when set, holds the width (in pt) of a border for navigation buttons
* $NETSCAPE_HTMLˆ
when set, will allow HTML extensions understood by Netscape to be used; e.g. tables
* $NEXTˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the next HTML page
* $NEXT_GROUPˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the next HTML page at the same level or shallower
* $NEXT_GROUP_TITLEˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the next HTML page at the same section level or shallower
* $NEXT_PAGE_IN_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, an iconic link to the next logical page is placed in navigation panels, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
* $NEXT_TITLEˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the next HTML page
* $NOFORKˆ
when set, prevent the translator to crash if your operating system does not support forking
* $NOFRAMESˆ
when set using frames, a non-frames version is included within the top-most frameset
* $NOLATEXˆ
when set, no image generation is performed but a text-string is placed; this is no longer needed
* $NO_AUTO_LINKˆ
if set, the second copy of the HTML file specified in $LINKPOINT is not created, with the name given in $LINKNAME; this allows a URL to a directory name to reach the main HTML page
* $NO_FOOTNODEˆ
if set, footnotes will appear at the bottom of the current HTML page, rather than on a separate page for footnotes only
* $NO_FRAME_HELPˆ
if set with frames, rather than on a separate page for footnotes only
* $NO_IMAGESˆ
if set, the images.tex file is generated but not processed to create images
* $NO_ISOLATINˆ
* $NO_MATH_MARKUPˆ
* $NO_MATH_PARSINGˆ
allows some features of math.pl to be used, without full parsing; i.e. 'professional' math mode
* $NO_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, no navigation panels are placed on HTML pages
* $NO_PARBOX_IMAGESˆ
when set, this inhibits making an image of the text in \parbox commands, instead placing the text with no extra formatting
* $NO_ROBOTSˆ
with frames, holds a <META> tag to inhibit robots searching for embedded URLs
* $NO_SIMPLE_MATHˆ
when set, inhibits the use of “simple math”, unless the ,math extension is loaded; in which case TEXlike parsing is used, creating images of sub-parts of expressions, as needed
* $NO_SPLITˆ
* $NO_SUBDIRˆ
when set, the HTML files and images will be placed in the current directory, rather than a sub-directory
* $NUMBERED_FOOTNOTESˆ
numbers your footnotes when defined
* $PAPERSIZEˆ
controls the maximum size for large images constructed by LATEX, on a single page
* $PARTITION_PREFIXˆ
used internally for the names of document parts
* $PBMMAKEˆ
contains the command to call the pbmmake utility, used by pstoimg
* $PBMPLUSDIRˆ
when set, contains where to find the pbmplus graphics utilities; (no longer needed)
* $PK_GENERATIONˆ
when set, automatic font-generation is enabled for low-res bitmapped fonts; not needed with anti-aliasing of hi-res bitmaps, or PostScript outlines
* $PNMCATˆ
contains the command to call the pnmcat utility, used by pstoimg
* $PNMCROPˆ
contains the command to call the pnmcrop utility, used by pstoimg
* $PNMFILEˆ
contains the command to call the pnmfile utility, used by pstoimg
* $PNMFLIPˆ
contains the command to call the pnmflip utility, used by pstoimg
* $PPMQUANTˆ
contains the command to call the ppmquant utility, used by pstoimg
* $PPMTOGIFˆ
contains the command to call the ppmtogif utility, used by pstoimg
* $PREFIXˆ
contains the filename-prefix to prepend to all HTML, image and data files created for the current document
* $PREVIOUSˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the previous HTML page
* $PREVIOUS_GROUPˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML page starting the previous section at the same level or shallower
* $PREVIOUS_GROUP_TITLEˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the previous HTML page at the same section level or shallower
* $PREVIOUS_PAGE_IN_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, an iconic link to the previous logical page is placed in navigation panels, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
* $PREVIOUS_TITLEˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the previous HTML page
* $PSTOIMGˆ
contains the command to run the pstoimg utility to convert PostScript files into images in the required graphics format
* $PS_IMAGESˆ
when set, hyperlinks to PostScript files are included on the HTML pages, not <IMG> tags
* $REFRESH_BUTTONˆ
with frames, text for the 'Refresh' hyperlink in the navigation panel frame
* $REL_DEPTHˆ
set to 1 with a negative value of $MAX_SPLIT_DEPTH to have the actual depth calculated relative to the document class
* $REUSEˆ
settings affect whether images constructed on a previous run of LATEX2HTML are re-used on the next run of the same document
* $RGBCOLORFILEˆ
when color.perl has been loaded, holds the name of the file which contains color specifications and names
* $ROOTEDˆ
when set, specifies that the directory set in $DESTDIR is a root for the directories containing the HTML files, rather than containing them directly
* $SCALABLE_FONTSˆ
used when scalable fonts (e.g. PostScript) are available for use with image-generation
* $SEGMENTˆ
is set when the current source is a 'segment' of a larger document
* $SEGMENTEDˆ
is set when the current source is the main file for a 'segmented' document
* $SERVERˆ
used in conjunction with image-maps to specify the type of web-server which will interpret the map
* $SHORTEXTNˆ
when set, uses .htm as the filename suffix, rather than .html
* $SHORT_INDEXˆ
when set, results in a more compact Index being produced
* $SHOW_INIT_FILEˆ
when set, the contents of any initialisation file is included on the info-page
* $SHOW_SECTION_NUMBERSˆ
when set, LATEX's section numbering is included with section titles
* $STRICT_HTMLˆ
flag to indicate that HTML according to the 'strict' DTD should be generated — not yet implemented
* $STYLESHEETˆ
holds the name of the stylesheet to use as default; generated automatically if empty
* $STYLESHEET_CASCADEˆ
can hold a list of alternative styles to precede the default in the style cascade
* $TABLE_CAPTION_ALIGNˆ
sets the attribute for positioning captions of table, and related, environments; default = 'TOP'
* $TEX2HTMLV_SHORTˆ
holds a short form of the current version name
* $TEXDEFSˆ
when set, the texdefs.perl file is read, allowing some TEX constructions to be interpreted
* $TEXEXPANDˆ
contains the command to run the texexpand utility which combines all required portions of input files for a LATEX2HTML document
* $TEXINPUTSˆ
contains the paths for LATEX to search for styles and input files, when making images
* $TIMINGˆ
when set, gives a message on the time taken to perform the main processing of the document
* $TITLEˆ
initially can be set to hold a title for the document, as a whole
* $TITLES_LANGUAGEˆ
specifies the collection of strings to use as titles, for special document sections
* $TMPˆ
when set in local.pm, used by pstoimg as a temporary directory for image-generation
* $TMP_PREFIXˆ
prefix to use for the directory in which image-generation takes place;default value is 'l2h'
* $IDX_COLORˆ
with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the Table-of-Contents frame
* $TOC_DEPTHˆ
sectioning-level down to which links occur on the Table-of-Contents page
* $TOC_STARSˆ
when set, star-sections are listed/linked on the Table-of-Contents page
* $TOC_WIDTHˆ
with frames, holds the initial width of the Table-of-Contents frame; default = 150 pixels
* $TOP_NAVIGATIONˆ
when set, a navigation panel is placed at the top of every HTML page, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
* $TRANSPARENT_FIGURESˆ
when set, this specifies that the background of generated images should be made transparent
* $TRANSPARENT_IMAGESˆ
when set, this prevents the background of images from being made transparent (no longer used)
* $UNSEGMENTˆ
when set, LATEX2HTML translates a segmented document as a whole rather than a single segment; use this for testing your segmented document
* $UPˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the parent HTML page
* $UP_TITLEˆ
when navigation panels are created, this holds a title of the parent HTML page
* $USE_ENTITY_NAMESˆ
when set, and math.pl and unicode.pl are loaded, math symbols are given using entity names, rather than parameter entities
* $USENETPBMˆ
when set, indicates that the netpbm graphics utilities are available; (no longer needed)
* $VERBOSITYˆ
has a numerical value which determines the messages to be printed on-screen as LATEX2HTML processes a document
* $WHITE_BACKGROUNDˆ
when set, ensures that images of figure environments have a white background
* $WORDS_IN_NAVIGATION_PANEL_TITLESˆ
used to limit the number of words shown with the navigation-panel buttons
* $WORDS_IN_PAGEˆ
contains the number of words required before a navigation-panel is placed also at the bottom of a page
* $cb_versionˆ
when using the changebar package, this holds a version identifier set by the \cbversion command
* $ddˆ
“directory delimiter”, set automatically to `/' in Override.pm for Unix systems, and to whatever else is appropriate on other platforms
* $default_languageˆ
specifies the language whose international code should be specified within the <!DOCTYPE ... > tag
* $depthˆ
holds the value of the sectioning depth when the <ADDRESS> tag of an HTML page is being created
* $envkeyˆ
the delimiter to separate search paths in the values of other variables; e.g. : under Unix, set in Override.pm
* $fileˆ
holds the name of the HTML page when its <ADDRESS> tag is being created
* $frame_body_nameˆ
with frames, target name for the frame containing the actual data; default = contents
* $frame_body_suffixˆ
with frames, filename addition for HTML file containing the actual data; default = _ct
* $frame_foot_nameˆ
with frames, target name for the frame containing the footnotes; default = footer
* $frame_head_suffixˆ
with frames, filename addition for HTML files the navigation panel; default = _hd
* $frame_idx_nameˆ
with frames, target name for the frame containing the Index; default = index
* $frame_idx_suffixˆ
with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the Index frameset; default = _id
* $frame_main_nameˆ
with frames, target name for the main frame; default = main
* $frame_main_suffixˆ
with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the main frameset; default = _mn
* $frame_toc_nameˆ
with frames, target name for the frame containing the Table-of-Contents; default = toc
* $frame_toc_suffixˆ
with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the Table-of-Contents frameset; default = _tf
* $frame_top_nameˆ
with frames, target name for the outermost frame; predefined constant = _top
* $image_preˆ
set in Override.pm to be the default for $IMAGE_PREFIX
* $titleˆ
holds the title of the current section when the <ADDRESS> tag of an HTML is being created
* ALIWEBˆ
a network search and retrieval tool
* amsfonts.perlˆ
contains code to recognise or implement features of the amsfonts package for LATEX
* amstex.perlˆ
contains code to recognise or implement features of the amstex package for LATEX
* anonymous ftpˆ
pseudonym for use of the ftp program as the anonymous user, for file-transfers
* Arenaˆ
Web-browser; currently the only one which displays HTML 3.1 math markup
* article.perlˆ
implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the article document-class
* bashˆ
a unix shell, does not directly support use of LATEX2HTML
* bibtexˆ
bibliography data-base program, used with LATEX
* book.perlˆ
implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the book document-class
* CERNˆ
originally named “Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire”, now known as the “European Laboratory for Particle Physics”, located near Geneva; also where the World-Wide Web was originally conceived
* changebar.styˆ
LATEX2e package to mark changes in documentation; this supercedes an earlier package
* Changesˆ
text file, recording the changes made to LATEX2HTML since it was first released in July 1993, until V96.1 and revisions during 1996
* changes.texˆ
input file for the LATEX2HTML manual; normally loaded only with the HTML version
* chmodˆ
Unix command for changing the access-privileges on files
* color.perlˆ
contains Perl code to implement all the features of LATEX's color package and loads a list of named colors
* Common LATEX Commandsˆ
cardboard lift-out, at the back of the “Blue Book”, containing a summary of LATEX commands
* configure-pstoimgˆ
Perl script to locate which Unix utilities are available on the local system, for use in generating images
* crayola.txtˆ
contains a list of color specifications for the Crayola crayon colors, giving a name and CMYK coordinates
* credits.texˆ
input file for the LATEX2HTML manual; acknowledges the multitude of contributors to the development of LATEX2HTML
* cshˆ
a unix shell, provides support for LATEX2HTML
* CVSˆ
Concurrent Version System software to administer multiple authors updating the software source files
* DBMˆ
Unix Database Management utility
* dn.gifˆ
image of a small downward-turning arrow
* docs/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the LATEX2HTML documentation and a Makefile to control its processing
* docs/foilhtml/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing an implementation for the FoilTeX system
* docs/manual.texˆ
main LATEX source for LATEX2HTML documentation
* dot.latex2html-initˆ
example initialisation file for LATEX2HTML; usually to be found in the $LATEX2HTMLDIR
* dvipsˆ
dvi to PostScript conversion program
* dvipskˆ
a variant of dvips
* eform.psˆ
PostScript graphic used in the LATEX2HTML manual
* example/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing an example illustrating the document segmentation technique
* features.texˆ
input file for a section of the LATEX2HTML manual; describes special features available with LATEX2HTML
* figure.psˆ
another PostScript graphic used in the LATEX2HTML manual
* fingerˆ
network utility to obtain information about email addresses of users at computer installations
* floatfig.styˆ
LATEX2e package for floating figures with text flowing around
* foilhtml.styˆ
a LATEX package that adds structural markup to FoilTeX
* foils.perlˆ
adds Perl code to implement the foils document-class of FoilTeX
* FoilTeXˆ
system for producing transparencies (foils) in LATEX.
* footnode.htmlˆ
the HTML page on which the text of footnotes will appear
* french.perlˆ
adds Perl code to be compatible with the french.sty LATEX package
* french.styˆ
LATEX package for documents written in French
* ftpˆ
`File Transfer Protocols', network utility for transferring files
* FTP searchˆ
modern Web-based search utility
* GDBMˆ
GNU Database Management utility
* german.perlˆ
adds Perl code to be compatible with german.sty LATEX package
* german.styˆ
LATEX package for documents written in German
* getcwd.plˆ
input file for Perl
* Ghostscriptˆ
program to render graphics written in the PostScript language, or minor variations thereof
* ghostscriptˆ
Unix command to launch the Ghostscript program
* Ghostscript 3.xˆ
latest versions of the Ghostscript program
* giftoolˆ
utility to make transparent the backgrounds of GIF images, or to create interlaced GIF images
* giftransˆ
utility to make transparent the backgrounds of GIF images; not needed if netpbm is used
* graphics.styˆ
LATEX2e package for inclusion of graphics within typeset documents
* grepˆ
standard Unix utility, useful for finding specific strings within (groups of) files
* gsˆ
commonly-used shortening of the ghostscript command
* GS-Previewˆ
dvi-viewer, using Ghostscript
* gs_fonts.psˆ
read by Ghostscript to locate the PostScript fonts available on the local system
* heqn.perlˆ
package adding code to LATEX2HTML for placing equation-numbering at the left of images
* heqn.styˆ
empty LATEX package to force loading of heqn.perl; moves equation numbering to the left of images
* HTMLˆ
“Hyper-Text Markup Language”, as used by Web-browsers
* html.perlˆ
adds Perl code to be compatible with html.sty LATEX package
* html.styˆ
symbolic link (see below) to a LATEX package allowing HTML links and conditional code
* html209.styˆ
the LATEX2.09 version, target for the symbolic link html.sty
* html2e.styˆ
the LATEX2e version, target for the symbolic link html.sty
* htmllist.perlˆ
contains Perl code to implement the htmllist environment
* htmllist.styˆ
LATEX package for the htmllist environment, which uses special icons in the HTML version
* hypextra.texˆ
input file for a section of the LATEX2HTML manual; describes hypertext extensions
* IndicTeX-HTML/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing LATEX and Perl extensions to handle IndicTeX documents
* icons.gif/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing GIF format versions of the default icons used for navigation buttons and other purposes
* icons.png/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing PNG format versions of the default icons used for navigation buttons and other purposes
* icons/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the default GIF icons used for navigation buttons (no longer used, from v97.1 onwards)
* image-test.texˆ
example test-document for probing into the cause for image-generation problems
* images.dviˆ
the dvi-file created by running LATEX on images.tex for creating images of mathematics and other awkward environments
* images.logˆ
the log-file produced by running LATEX on images.tex
* images.plˆ
data file produced by LATEX2HTML; contains information about the images in your document, used for cyclic image generation
* images.texˆ
file created by LATEX2HTML which is passed to LATEX to typeset complicated environments for conversion to images
* index.htmlˆ
on many systems a file of this name will be sent to the browser when a URL to its parent directory has been specified
* install-testˆ
tests the LATEX2HTML installation
* justify.perlˆ
package defining HTML 3.2 markup for left/right/center justified paragraphs, interpreting the standard LATEX environments flushleft/flushright/center
* justify.styˆ
LATEX package which does nothing other than force loading of justify.perl by LATEX2HTML
* l2hfiles.datˆ
contains the descriptive data appearing in this glossary
* l2hglo.istˆ
configuration for makeindex to construct this glossary
* l2hidx.istˆ
configuration for makeindex to construct the index
* l2hman.styˆ
style-file needed for typesetting the LATEX2HTML manual using LATEX
* labels.plˆ
data file containing symbolic labels for references to locations within a HTML document produced by LATEX2HTML
* latexˆ
command to run to LATEX
* LATEXˆ
the markup language, interpreted by LATEX2HTML; images are processed by the LATEX program
* LATEX2eˆ
the current version of LATEX, first introduced in 1993
* latex2htmlˆ
Unix command to execute the LATEX2HTML script for generating HTML pages from a LATEX document
* LATEX2HTMLˆ
Perl script to convert LATEX documents into web-pages, by Nikos Drakos with updates and extensions by others
* latex2html-96.1.tar.gzˆ
compressed archive of the Feb. 1996 major LATEX2HTML distribution
* latex2html-97.1.tar.gzˆ
compressed archive of the previous (since May. 1997) LATEX2HTML distribution
* latex2html-98.1.tar.gzˆ
compressed archive of the latest (since Feb. 1998) LATEX2HTML distribution
* latex2html.configˆ
configuration file for LATEX2HTML, normally to be found in the $LATEX2HTMLDIR directory
* letter.perlˆ
implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the letter document-class
* libpng-0.89c.tar.gzˆ
implements the PNG image format routines, available via Archie
* libzˆ
implements data compression routines, should be part of your operating system, if not get it via Archie
* licence.texˆ
input file for the LATEX2HTML manual; contains the licence statement and copyright notice
* Linuxˆ
Unix system for DOS-based PCs; LATEX2HTML will work, provided some variables are set correctly
* local.pmˆ
written by configure-pstoimg, this Perl file records the locations of the graphics utilities on the local system used by pstoimg
* lslide.styˆ
LATEX package for producing colour-separations
* lynxˆ
character-based Web-browser, available for DOS and Unix systems
* makeˆ
Unix utility used to track the time-dependency of multiple files in the development of a document or computing project
* Makefileˆ
contains the time-dependency data used by the make utility
* makeidx.perlˆ
adds Perl code to interpret index-entries otherwise intended for the makeindex program
* makeindexˆ
utility for sorting and filtering textual data; used primarily for making the index or glossary
* makemapˆ
Perl script to generate image-maps
* makesegˆ
Perl script to generate Makefiles for segmented documents, so that you can initiate the translation with a single make call.
* MakeTeXPKˆ
script used by dvips, and other dvi-drivers, controlling generation of missing fonts
* manhtml.texˆ
input file containing definitions needed for segments of the HTML version of the LATEX2HTML manual
* manual.auxˆ
auxiliary file created by running LATEX on the LATEX2HTML manual
* manual.gloˆ
collects (unsorted) glossary entries for the LATEX version of the LATEX2HTML manual
* manual.glsˆ
file containing the sorted entries for the glossary in the LATEX2HTML manual; created by running makeindex on manual.glo using l2hglo.ist
* manual.idxˆ
collects (unsorted) index entries for the LATEX version of the LATEX2HTML manual
* manual.indˆ
file containing the sorted entries for the index in the LATEX2HTML manual; created by running makeindex on manual.idx using l2hidx.ist
* manual.texˆ
main LATEX source for the LATEX2HTML manual
* Metafontˆ
generates bitmapped fonts for TEX and LATEX
* misc/ˆ
subdirectory containing miscellaneous files used by Metafont, often the location for modes.mf
* modes.mfˆ
used by Metafont to customise font bitmaps for different printers
* Mosaicˆ
commonly-used Web-browser, see NCSA Mosaic below
* mybutton.gifˆ
file-name used in example code for an image as a button to a hyperlink
* natbib.perlˆ
implements the commands in the natbib package, allowing flexible styles for citations
* NCSAˆ
“National Center for Supercomputing Applications” located at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
* NCSA Mosaicˆ
Web-browser, freely available for most platforms
* NDBMˆ
alternative Database Management utility for Unix
* netpbmˆ
suite of Unix graphics utilities; alternative to pbmplus
* Netscape Navigatorˆ
popular Web-browser, commercially available for most platforms and free to academic institutions
* nharvard.perlˆ
contains code to load the natbib package and use this to implement the `harvard' style of citations
* nslookupˆ
network utility for findinging network addresses
* OSFˆ
a unix shell
* Override.pmˆ
Perl input file for operating system specific constructs like directory delimiter, getenv()/setenv(), and other system calls and quirks
* overview.texˆ
input file for a section of the LATEX2HTML manual; contains a brief summary of LATEX2HTML's capabilities
* pbmmakeˆ
Unix graphics utility which creates rectangles of a single color as a bitmapped graphic
* pbmplusˆ
suite of Unix graphics utilities
* Perlˆ
the Unix program which interprets LATEX2HTML and orchestrates the whole conversion process
* perlˆ
unix command to run the Perl program on a given script; e.g. on latex2html or pstoimg
* PNGˆ
Portable Network Graphics format, devised as an alternative to GIF with extra capabilities
* pnmcatˆ
Unix graphics utility which concatenates several bitmapped graphics to produce a single bitmapped graphic
* pnmcropˆ
Unix graphics utility which crops whole rows and/or columns of a single color, from specified edges of a bitmapped graphic
* pnmfileˆ
Unix graphics utility which reads a graphic in one of a large range of formats, creating a bitmap suitable for input to other utilities
* pnmflipˆ
Unix graphics utility which rotates and reflects through multiples of 90o.
* pnmtopngˆ
Unix graphics utility which converts to PNG format.
* PostScriptˆ
graphics programming language used in printers; interpreted by Ghostscript
* ppmquantˆ
Unix graphics utility used to limit the number of distinct colours in a single image
* ppmtogifˆ
Unix graphics utility used to convert a bitmapped graphic in ppm format into GIF format
* problems.texˆ
input file for the LATEX2HTML manual; contains a description of known problems with LATEX2HTML, and how best to avoid or deal with them
* psfiles/ˆ
sub-directory of docs/ containing PostScript graphics used in the printed version of the LATEX2HTML manual
* pstogifˆ
Perl script which controls the conversion of images from PostScript to GIF bitmaps; replaced by pstoimg for V97.1
* pstoimgˆ
Perl script which controls the conversion of images from PostScript to a chosen graphics format
* pstoppm.psˆ
contains PostScript code needed for image conversion with versions of Ghostscript earlier than 3.0
* pstoppm3.psˆ
–"–"– with v3.x of Ghostscript and LATEX2HTML earlier than 96.1
* pstoxbmˆ
Unix graphics utility that is no longer used by LATEX2HTML
* READMEˆ
found in $LATEX2HTMLDIR, this file contains simple information concerning the latest release
* report.mapˆ
example data-file used as input for makemap to produce an image-map
* report.perlˆ
implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the report document-class
* report.psˆ
PostScript version produced by LATEX, for the report.tex example of a segmented document
* report.texˆ
example source for a segmented document
* report/ˆ
subdirectory created when processing the example segmented document
* rgb.txtˆ
contains a list of color specifications, giving a name and RGB coordinates
* SDBMˆ
Unix Database Management utility distributed with Perl 5
* sec1.texˆ
one section of the example segmented document
* sec2.htmlˆ
one HTML page produced with the example segmented document
* sec2.texˆ
another section of the example segmented document
* slides.perlˆ
implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the slides document-class
* styles/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing <file>.perl files corresponding to LATEX packages
* support.texˆ
input file for a section of the LATEX2HTML manual; details installation and some technical aspects
* tarˆ
utility for creating, and extracting files from, archives
* tcshˆ
a unix shell, provides support for LATEX2HTML
* tests/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR with various test documents, in particular you might be interested in running pages.tex to check the image generation
* texdefs.perlˆ
package providing ability to recognise and process some common TEX macro constructions
* texexpandˆ
Perl script used with LATEX2HTML for combining the required portions of all input-files into a single document
* TEXINPUTSˆ
shell-variable which contains the usual paths used by LATEX to find packages and other input-files
* texinputs/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the LATEX packages needed to successfully typeset its manual
* TMP-part1ˆ
first of a series of temporary files created during LATEX2HTML processing; they are automatically deleted unless -debug was specified
* toshibaˆ
Metafont mode recommended for setting mathematics and text included within automatically generated images
* up.gifˆ
image of a small upward-turning arrow
* url.styˆ
LATEX2e package for typesetting URLs across multiple lines
* urls.bibˆ
suggested name for a BibTEX input file, containing @string definitions for URLs to be used within bibliographic references
* userman.texˆ
input file for the main section of the LATEX2HTML user-manual
* versions/ˆ
subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing files to adapt to different versions of HTML
* wrapfig.styˆ
LATEX2e package for wrapping text around non-floating figures
* xvˆ
useful Unix graphics utility; allows interactive manipulation and format-conversion of bitmapped images