Subject: Re: [HM] TEX format
From: Olivier Souan (zalmoxis@cybercable.fr)
Date: Sun Sep 24 2000 - 05:35:10 EDT
> I've downloaded and installed the miktex software according
> to the setup instructions, and I have the Adobe Acrobat Reader
> for pdf files, and also GhostView ps reader.. Now what do I
> do to read the document Julio sent by e-mail about axiomatic
> method? I used TEX long ago running under UNIX, but have
> pretty well forgotten it. I am now running at home Windows 98.
>
> Gordon Fisher
Here are some hints :
1) Open Julio's e-mail by double-clicking on it. Paste and copy the whole
document, which ranges from "\documentclass[10pt]{article}" to
"\end{document}", those commands being included in your selection. Open the
NotePad, paste your selection in it; "Save As" "axioms.tex" (for instance)
(the type of file being "all *.*").
You can also use WordPad or Word, provided you save under the "*.txt" format
your file with the syntax "*.tex".
(To enable the modification of MSDOS extensions under Windows, open any
folder, select "Display/Options/Display" in the taskbar and deselect "hide
MS-DOS extensions".)
2) Now you'll have to process your TeX file into a viewable file. Note that
the "tex.exe" command won't match, since the document is using LaTeX macros
(i.e. for describing style, sections, the overall structure and the like).
It is necessary to use the "latex.exe" command.
Open a MS-DOS command box. Type "C:\texmf\miktex\bin" or whatever else
corresponding to the location of your files.. Then type "latex
c:\axioms.tex" (or whatever).
The document is being processed into "axioms.dvi" "axioms.log" and
"axioms.aux". Only "axioms.dvi" really matters.
Note that it has been saved into your texmf\miktex\bin directory. It can be
viewed with "yap.exe".
3) If you cannot read DVI documents, you'll have to convert your file into
postscript or pdf. While you still are in the "C:\texmf\miktex\bin"
directory, type "dvips axioms.dvi". The result will be a ps file,
"axioms.ps", which can be straightforwadly viewed by your PS Viewer.
I hope that will help...
Olivier Souan
PS : Congratulations for your very interesting site.
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