Reply-To: schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de From: schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de Keywords: TeX TeXmenu Knuth LaTeX Upgrade Shareware NeXTSTEP Subject: UPGRADE: TeXmenu Version 4.0 on the archives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Harald Schlangmann Tumblingerstrasse 17 Rgb 8000 Muenchen 2, F. R. G. e-mail: schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (NeXTMail ok) A N N O U N C I N G TTTTTTTTTTT XXXXX XXXX TT TTT TT XXX XX T TTT T XXX X T TTT T XXX X TTT XXX X MMMM MM MM EEE NNNN NN UUUU UUU TTT EEEEEEEEEE XXX MMMMMMMMMMM EE EE NNNNNNN UUU UUU TTT EEE EE XXX MMM MMM MMM EEE EEE NNN NNN UUU UUU TTT EEE E X XXX MMM MMM MMM EEE EEE NNN NNN UUU UUU TTT EEE E X XXX MMM MMM MMM EEEEEEE NNN NNN UUU UUU TTT EEE EE X XXX MMM MMM MMM EEE NNN NNN UUU UUU TTT EEEEEEE X XXX MMM MMM MMM EEEE E NNN NNN UUU UUU TTT EEE EE XX XXX MMM MMM MMM EEEEE NNN NNN UUUUUUU TTTTTTT EEE E XXXX XXXXX MMMM MMM MMMM EEE NNNN NNNN UU UUUU EEE EEE E EEE E EEE EE EEEEEEEEEEE VERSION 4.0 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 remains in the public domain (although ``donations'' are still accepted). LIST OF SOME NEW FEATURES IN TeXmenu 4.0: o Project groups, comparable to NeXTmail's mailboxes: TeXmenu does not only maintain a global list, it allows you to define groups using the new filetype ``texpg''. You may group your projects in categories like Letters, Manuals, Thesis, Papers etc. o TeX Page Layout Panel: Interactively generates TeX/LaTeX macro sequences for your preferred page layout, o additional service 'Include PS selection' (thanks Derek!), o the Watcher is now working similarly to NeXT's ProjectBuilder: Click on *any* (LaTeX) warning or error message and the Watcher will position you at the faulty position in the source-code, o same for TeXmenu's Project Find Panel, o new Inspectors and grouped Preferences, o automatic reparsing of project's structure, user definable interval, o drag&drop everywhere, o a lot faster VT100(tm) terminal emulation, o expanded generalized command execution scheme, you may even use command line editors like vi for file viewing/editing, or xdvi for previewing, o and *lots* of other fancy improvements. TeXmenu PRICING: TeXmenu 4.0 is a free update for all registered TeXmenu 3.0 users! Individual 4.0 license: US$ 50 / DM 60 Individual 4.0 license for students: US$ 25 / DM 30 For further information, site license pricing, group discounts, and information relating to payment see Licence.rtf in the demo distribution or send mail to the address above. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT (BLACK&WHITE): NeXTSTEP for Intel Processors will be supported as soon as the developer environment is available. Further upgrades are planed. There will be no extra charging on system change. 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: TeXmenu4.0-English.tar (v4.0, English) TeXmenu4.0-German.tar (v4.0, German) TeXmenu4.0.tar (v4.0, 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 4.0 is available via anonymous ftp, mail server, or from the address above: o Anonymous ftp: ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/pub/next/Text/tex ***first address ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de:/pub/NeXT/demos sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/submissions cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/submissions o Mail server: Send a message with body send next/submissions TeXmenu4.0-English.tar to archive-server@cc.purdue.edu. Munich (04.04.1993) -- Harald Schlangmann All trademarks are used for identification purposes only and are the rights of their respective holders. SUMMARY: TeXmenu version 4.0, available 04.15.1993, shareware priced