PostScript Files

[Neil A Weiss]

Thanks, Christina, for the information. I should have mentioned that
we haven't installed any version of ATM, nor had we planned to.
My understanding is that ATM is *not* required for running Y&Y
under Windows XP. Is that correct or have I misunderstood?

Thanks again,

Neil

Neil A. Weiss, Ph.D.
Voice: 928-541-1112
Email: neil.a.weiss at juno.com

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:42:30 -0500 (EST) Christina Thiele
<cthiele at ccs.carleton.ca> writes:
> Neil A Weiss writes:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Our computer runs Windows XP. We recently installed Y&Y
> successfully.
> > However, we are concerned about the following. As others have
> mentioned,
> > when executing dvipsone, we get the message
> >                             "Warning: no ATMREG.ATM."
> > The dvi file is, however, processed to a ps file. We use these ps
> files
> > for
> > books, so it is very  important for us to know whether the ps
> files are
> > perfectly okay or whether they are corrupted in some way. Can
> anyone
> > shed some light on this?
> >
> > Thanks and ...
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > Neil A. Weiss, Ph.D.
> > Voice: 928-541-1112
> > Email: neil.a.weiss at juno.com
> >
>
>
>
> This question has turned up a few times in the past half year:
>
>    George Monahan       Mon, 28 Jul 2003
>    Sue (LMS journals)   Fri, 26 Sep 2003
>    Neil (first time)    Sat, 15 Nov 2003
>
> If you've kept your back copies of techsupport mail, you can read
> the
> suggestions and follow-ups. The three main messages of interest and
> help seem to be these:
>
>
> 1. From Murray Eisenberg   Sep 15, 03
>
> At least for ATM Deluxe, I believe the message means trouble:
> ATMREG.ATM is the file that contains the information about what
> fonts
> have been installed -- and which under the direct control of ATM
> (i.e., in the ATM Fonts subdirectory of Windows' Fonts directory)
> --
> and in what sets.  It belongs in your Windows (or WINNT, etc.)
> directory and is created as part of the installation and/or
> configuration of ATM Deluxe.
>
> ===
>
> 2. From Larry Tseng        Tue, 16 Sep 2003
>
> Just to add my 2 cents to the mix -
>
> 1. We've not had any real problems using ATM 4.1 Lite in our shop
> on
> our WinNT and WinXP machines. (This doesn't mean that you won't, of
> course. ;-)
>
> 2. For 4.1 Lite, the installed font information resides in
> Atmreg.atm
> located either in the Windows folder (for XP) or WinNt folder (for
> NT).
>
> ===
>
> 3. From Herb Gintis        Fri, 26 Sep 2003 (two messages)
>
> a. I had this problem a couple of months ago, and I solved it by
>    reinstalling Y &Y TeX. I have no idea why it worked. I tried
> every
>    other trick suggested to me. Reinstalling took about 15 minutes.
>
> b. I saved a copy of dviwindo.ini as dviwindo.bak, and then copied
> it
>    back after the installation. I can't remember doing anything
> else.
>    ...
>    Not at all. My system got corrupted somehow. Of course, I'm not
>    sure this will work for you, since my problem did not relate to
>    newly installed fonts.
>
> =====
>
> So it would seem the first thing to try is just re-do the
> installation. I'd be inclined to start from the very top, and re-do
> the font installation and then re-do Y&YTeX.
>
> ==========================
>
> Perhaps others on this list have additional comments, experiences,
> and
> explanations since the above messages were posted.
>
> This ATMREG.ATM problem does sound like a potential FAQ, so maybe
> we
> should try to gather as much info as we can and do up a draft A to
> the
> (FA)Q ;-)
>
> Ch.
>
>
>