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From: schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de
Keywords: TeX TeXmenu Knuth LaTeX Upgrade Shareware NeXTSTEP
Subject: UPGRADE: TeXmenu Version 5.0 prerelease on the archives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information:
Harald Schlangmann
Goerresstrasse 1
80798 Muenchen, F. R. G.
e-mail: schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (NeXTMail ok)
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TeXmenu SUMMARY:
TeXmenu provides a unified NeXTSTEP front end for Donald Knuth's famous
typesetting system TeX. TeXmenu integrates all the tools needed to use TeX
in one application, i.e. you are no longer forced to handle various tools like
the editor, the previewer, utilities such as spell checkers, and TeX itself
from different applications. TeXmenu offers a powerful project management,
including structure recognition, file handling and project search, thus
providing a convenient way of handling larger multi-file documents. TeXmenu is
designed as an ``open'' application, i.e. it does not depend on any version
specific features of TeX, viewers, editors (and friends) and is widely
customizable. TeXmenu offers services so the user can keep in touch with it
from any other application, get help on LaTeX, translate his/her current
project, any file or even screen selections. When running TeX in the
background TeXmenu alerts the user when an error occurs and offers a
convenient way to jump between the error message and location of the error, as
well as letting the user continue the translation afterwards!
Distribution is done shareware-like (i.e. you are allowed to copy a
unregistered version provided you're running it in demo-mode) but TeXmenu will
have some annoying ``features'' until you register your copy of it. Similarly,
TeXmenu comes ``shareware priced''. For those who want a good TeX front end
without paying anything for it, TeXmenu version 2.2 (black hardware only)
remains in the public domain (although ``donations'' are still accepted).
TeXmenu 5.0 PRERELEASE:
This is a prerelease! Currently I don't have the time to implement all those
changes and improvements my TODO list holds :-( The file MISSINGIN5.0 included
in this version's distribution contains a list of things missing in this
prerelease the final version 5.0 will contain. However, this version has a lot
improvements making it worth releasing it now:
LIST OF SOME NEW FEATURES IN TeXmenu 5.0 PRERELEASE:
o TeXinfo and LaTeX2e support.
o Customizable file extensions (first application running under NS
offering that!). Every extension you add can be customized to
trigger a different TeX command.
o Print from within TeXmenu. Still using dvips, the look&feel of
TeX printing has become like in any other NS application! This
includes n-up printing with cropmarks!
o OSC-Sequences to customize TeXmenu's title bar.
o New and - especially for sites - improved licensing scheme.
o Find action uses the find pasteboard.
o Several bugs fixed.
TeXmenu PRICING:
TeXmenu 5.0pre is a free upgrade for all registered TeXmenu 4.x users!
Upgrades from 3.x require a 50% upgrade fee.
Individual 5.0pre license: US$ 50 / DM 60
Individual 5.0pre license for students: US$ 25 / DM 30
For further information, site license pricing, group discounts, and
information relating to payment read Licence.rtf in the demo
distribution or send mail to the address above.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT:
In this release TeXmenu supports the architectures m68k, i386, hppa
and sparc. Further upgrades and a final 5.0 release are planed.
Black hardware will be supported at least as long as NeXT does with
its OS.
GIVE IT A TRY!
o Versions that require NeXTSTEP Release 3.0 or later:
TeXmenu5.0pre-English.NIHS.b.tar (v5.0pre, English)
TeXmenu5.0pre-German.NIHS.b.tar (v5.0pre, German)
TeXmenu5.0pre.NIHS.b.tar (v5.0pre, English and German)
o Versions that require NeXTSTEP Release 2.0:
TeXmenu3.0-2.1.tar (v3.0, English and German)
TeXmenu2.2b.tar (v2.2, English and German, free)
TeXmenu 5.0 is available via anonymous ftp, mail server, or from the
address above:
o Anonymous ftp:
ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/tex/apps
Munich (January 1 1996) -- Harald Schlangmann
All trademarks are used for identification purposes only and are
the rights of their respective holders.
SUMMARY:
TeXmenu version 5.0pre, available January 1 1996, shareware priced
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.