Do we need ATM Deluxe under WinXP?

[Robert Ryan]

Dietrich,

I use (and have used) Y&YTeX on three computers with three operating
systems, 98, ME, and XP. In no case have I used ATM Deluxe. In all
cases, I made straightforward installations, the fonts appeared in the
correct folders, and the system works well (modulo a graphics problem),
with the following exception.

Unless I use the 1024x760 resolution (rather than 800x600) in XP and a
relatively high magnification in Dviwindo,  some of the fonts (Times
italic, for example) appear "thin" and "sketchy." With a higher
magnification, they look great. Under 98, everything looked good at
lower resolution. (And high resolution is hard on old, tired eyes.)

When I compare the same page of math and text printed under 98 and XP
(same printer, same cartridge), the XP page looks a little "light." I am
not getting that solid look that MathTime produces under 98.

These are sorts of nuisance problems; they do not effect the final
product, which is the published book or article. I do, however, try to
have my system produce as near as possible the same hard copy that the
publisher produces. This is the reason I am using Y&Y on the current
project.

Regards, Robert


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Dr. Dietrich Grau
  To: Techsupport at yandy.com
  Sent: Saturday, 18 October, 2003 01:27
  Subject: Re: Do we need ATM Deluxe under WinXP?


  Dear Y&Y Family,

  the only member of this family who answered my two original questions
so far is Mike Prager, who uses ATM Deluxe. But where are the members of
the family, who work successfully with Y&Y TeX under WinXP without
having installed ATM Deluxe? Do they not exist at all?

  With many thanks to Mike, who clarified many points, and to Christina,
who motivated him to answer my questions in more and more detail,

  Dietrich Grau