[tex-eplain] Outlines side panel without pdftex?

[Rodolfo Medina]

Karl Berry <karl at freefriends.org> writes:

>     outline side panel also with the dvips -> ps2pdf process.
>
> I am not sure.  Do you know if there's a way to get the outline panel
> with dvips|ps2pdf with latex?  Does hyperref support it, or some other
> package?  That is, do you know of any existing code to do the job that I
> could look at?  I've never had occasion to delve into this before.
>
> At any rate, if you can send me an example I can run that works with
> pdftex, that would help.  If it doesn't involve musixtex, so much the
> better -- must walk before we can run :).  Thanks, k.


Hi!

I'm attaching two minimal examples.  The first:

%%begin%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[]{hyperref}

\begin{document}

\title{Introduction to \LaTeX{}}
\author{Author's Name}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
The abstract text goes here.
\end{abstract}

\section{Introduction}
Here is the text of your introduction.

\begin{equation}
    \label{simple_equation}
    \alpha = \sqrt{ \beta }
\end{equation}

\subsection{Subsection Heading Here}
Write your subsection text here.

\section{Conclusion}
Write your conclusion here.

\end{document}
%%end%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

produces outline panel with LaTeX.  It requires hyperref package.  Process it
in 4 steps: `latex test' twice, then `dvips test' and finally `ps2pdf test.ps'.

The second:

%%begin%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\input eplain

  \ifpdf
    \pdfdest name {label} xyz%
    \pdfoutline goto name {label} {first chapter}%
  \else
  \fi

This is first chapter

  \ifpdf
    \pdfdest name {label2} xyz%
    \pdfoutline goto name {label2} {second chapter}%
  \else
  \fi

This is second chapter


\end
%%end%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

produces outline panel simply with eplain but it requires pdftex.  Process it
with `pdftex test2'.

I really hope you could find a solution.  Thanks indeed.  Please let me know if
the examples should not work to you.  They do to me.

Best,

Rodolfo