[texworks] texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 14

Reinhard Kotucha reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Fri Jan 20 01:17:49 CET 2012


On 2012-01-19 at 13:23:21 -0800, Gou, Bei wrote:

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On 2012-01-19 at 13:23:21 -0800, Gou, Bei wrote:

 > You have the LaTex and I do not know if you tried to test what you
 > suggested in your LaTex.

To which of the zillions of attached messages do you refer?



 > Thanks a lot.
 > Bei
 > 
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 >    1. Re: texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13 (Gou, Bei)
 >    2. Re: texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13 (Herbert Schulz)
 >    3. Re: texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13 (Reinhard Kotucha)
 >    4. Re: Wishlist for TeXworks 0.4.3+ (Felix Wieczorek)
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 > Message: 1
 > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:13:45 -0800
 > From: "Gou, Bei" <Bei.Gou at ndsu.edu>
 > To: "texworks at tug.org" <texworks at tug.org>
 > Subject: Re: [texworks] texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13
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 > 
 > Dear Vladimir,
 > 
 > Thank you very much for your prompt reply and assistance. 
 > 
 > I do not know if I can send the files to you and you can help me to correct it. I really do not know how to perform several steps, like how to get the 'graphicx' package, how to the figure in .ps format to PDF format, etc. Our school has a very strict rules for installing external programs. We have to apply for the permit first, which is time-consuming.
 > 
 > Thanks a lot again.
 > 
 > Bei
 > 
 > 
 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:00 AM
 > To: texworks at tug.org
 > Subject: texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13
 > 
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 > Today's Topics:
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 >    1. Re: log file you requested (Vladimir Lomov)
 > 
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 > Message: 1
 > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:59:56 +0900
 > From: Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl at gmail.com>
 > To: texworks at tug.org
 > Subject: Re: [texworks] log file you requested
 > Message-ID: <20120118005956.GH972 at smoon>
 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
 > 
 > Hello,
 > ** Gou, Bei [2012-01-17 14:10:02 -0800]:
 > 
 > > Dear Reinhard,
 > 
 > > Would you please check the attached log file for another format? This 
 > > is the right format I will use for this paper. I have the same
 > > problem: cannot include the figures in the paper.
 > 
 > I'm not a Reinhard but could help a little.
 > 
 > 1. This mailing list is intended to discuss TeXworks ? the TeX front end. Please see 'http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo' page, you need texhax ML.
 > 
 > 2. Make a minimal [not]working example, see 'http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=minxampl'
 > 
 > 3. Read information about LaTeX, see for example 'http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=tutbitslatex'
 > 
 > 4. There are two graphic packages for LaTeX: 'graphics' and 'graphicx'.
 > In most cases the second is preferable (read documentation about them).
 > Both are distributed by modern TeX distributions (MiKTeX and TeX Live).
 > 
 > 5. LaTeX format is supported by several engines: latex, pdflatex, xelatex and lualatex. First one support images only in EPS format, pdflatex support images in formats: PDF, JPEG, PNG (may be other raster formats).
 > The most suitable way to include images is following:
 > <example>
 > \includegraphics{6bus}
 > </example>
 > If you want to set explicitly height of an image use 'height' key, <example> \includegraphics[height=2.0in]{6bus}
 > </example>
 > (I take file name from your log file).
 > 
 > There are at least two problems with your document:
 > 
 > 1. you use "old" command to insert images, Reinhard suggest to use 'graphicx' package (as would I), you change the document preamble but don't change commands therefore one error message about 'Undefined control sequence'; change all '\psfig' commands like below:
 > (taken from log file)
 > change
 >   \psfig{file=6bus.ps,height=2.0in}
 > to
 >   \includegraphics{6bus} %%% don't specify height if image is inserted correctly
 > 
 > To work with both latex and pdflatex and don't bother what engine do you use convert your PS images also to PDF format with the help of 'epstopdf' program (should be available in MiKTeX, if not install apropriate package) like C:\> epstopdf 6bus.ps This command will create file '6bus.pdf'. After that above command '\includegraphics'
 > will work correctly with latex and pdflatex. Another option is to use 'epstopdf' _package_, just add it to your document preamble.
 > 
 > 2. The second problem with math. From log file follows that on line 94, environment 'eqnarray', the '\left{' should have the paired '\right'
 > command on the same 'line' (i.e. '\left' and '\right' shouldn't be separated by '\\'). Without real document it is hard to say what exactly is wrong. Also consider to switch to 'amsmath' package with more convenient environments 'multline', 'gather', '[fl]align', 'slpit' (see documentation).
 > 
 > > Thanks  a lot,
 > > Bei
 > You are welcome.
 > 
 > ---
 > WBR, Vladimir Lomov
 > 
 > --
 > Everything you know is wrong!
 > 
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 > ------------------------------
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 > Message: 2
 > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:54:12 -0600
 > From: Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
 > To: "Discuss the TeXworks front end." <texworks at tug.org>
 > Subject: Re: [texworks] texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13
 > Message-ID: <D64BCB05-60C7-4CA2-B14C-136FA2D23254 at wideopenwest.com>
 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 > 
 > 
 > On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Gou, Bei wrote:
 > 
 > > Dear Vladimir,
 > > 
 > > Thank you very much for your prompt reply and assistance. 
 > > 
 > > I do not know if I can send the files to you and you can help me to correct it. I really do not know how to perform several steps, like how to get the 'graphicx' package, how to the figure in .ps format to PDF format, etc. Our school has a very strict rules for installing external programs. We have to apply for the permit first, which is time-consuming.
 > > 
 > > Thanks a lot again.
 > > 
 > > Bei
 > 
 > Howdy,
 > 
 > I'm not a Windows user but I'll bet that MikTeX 2.8 already has the graphicx package installed so you need only add the command
 > 
 > \usepackage{graphicx}
 > 
 > to the preamble of your document.
 > 
 > Like others, I really suggest you get some good documentation on using LaTeX.
 > 
 > Good Luck,
 > 
 > Herb Schulz
 > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ------------------------------
 > 
 > Message: 3
 > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:05:35 +0100
 > From: Reinhard Kotucha <reinhard.kotucha at web.de>
 > To: "Discuss the TeXworks front end." <texworks at tug.org>
 > Subject: Re: [texworks] texworks Digest, Vol 42, Issue 13
 > Message-ID: <20247.6143.447045.186468 at zaphod.ms25.net>
 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 > 
 > On 2012-01-18 at 11:54:12 -0600, Herbert Schulz wrote:
 > 
 >  >
 >  > On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Gou, Bei wrote:
 >  >
 >  > > Dear Vladimir,
 >  > >
 >  > > Thank you very much for your prompt reply and assistance. 
 >  > >
 >  > > I do not know if I can send the files to you and you can help me  > > to correct it. I really do not know how to perform several steps,  > > like how to get the 'graphicx' package, how to the figure in .ps  > > format to PDF format, etc. Our school has a very strict rules for  > > installing external programs. We have to apply for the permit  > > first, which is time-consuming.
 >  > >
 >  > > Thanks a lot again.
 >  > >
 >  > > Bei
 >  >
 >  > Howdy,
 >  >
 >  > I'm not a Windows user but I'll bet that MikTeX 2.8 already has the  > graphicx package installed so you need only add the command  >  > \usepackage{graphicx}  >  > to the preamble of your document.
 > 
 > This is what he already does, according to the log file.  See my mail from yesterday.  But he still tries to include PostScript files in pdfTeX with \psfig, which cannot work.
 > 
 > Regards,
 >   Reinhard
 > 
 >  > Like others, I really suggest you get some good documentation on using LaTeX.
 >  >
 >  > Good Luck,
 >  >
 >  > Herb Schulz
 >  > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > 
 > 
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 > Message: 4
 > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:50:25 +0100
 > From: Felix Wieczorek <felix at wieczorek-systems.de>
 > To: "Discuss the TeXworks front end." <texworks at tug.org>
 > Subject: Re: [texworks] Wishlist for TeXworks 0.4.3+
 > Message-ID:
 > 	<20120119115025.Horde.FobzWGUEqbNPF-VxHI23eCA at horde.wieczorek-systems.de>
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 > For the Editor it would be great to add an option to display a  
 > vertical line at
 > a specified column, (as an orientation for breaks).
 > 
 > -- 
 > Felix Wieczorek
 > 
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