[yandytex] (no subject)

Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu
Thu Feb 2 05:57:48 CET 2006


I'm very surprised to read your comment about Y&Y's help.  They 
displayed great patience with my many questions regarding installation 
and use of Y&Y TeX and Y&Y-supplied fonts, and they always provided 
timely and useful responses.

Ashim Datta wrote:
> At 09:41 AM 1/31/2006, D. P. Story wrote:
> 
>>> I don't see any advantage in changing from YandY to MiKTeX. The
>>> dvipreview is far superior to Yap, incorporating new fonts is
>>> tirival, the dvipsone is fast and produces excellent ps.
> 
> Perhaps someone can help me here.  I have been using MikTeX and 
> eventually I hope to produce pdf ready for a publisher for their printer 
> (I have ADOBE products for pdf making).  When you say that YandY 
> produces excellent ps, does that mean I would not be able to produce the 
> best quality pdf if I stay with MikTeX?   By the way, in MikTeX, the 
> preview seems acceptable to me while incorporation of new fonts is a 
> major challenge.
> 
> Ashim Datta
> 
> PS: I bought YandY, had incredibly rude behavior from YandY as I needed 
> help in installing.  In contrast, my students have been able to install 
> and work with MikTeX with very little problems.
> 
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> Ashim K. Datta
> Professor, Cornell University
> Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering
> Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
> Tel: (607)255-2482; Fax: (607)255-4080
> http://www.bee.cornell.edu/datta
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