home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
Text File | 1995-04-17 | 4.1 KB | 76 lines | [TEXT/MPS ] |
- Known Problems
- ==============
-
- • Because there is no integrated editor, you must remember to save your
- input file before typesetting it with OzTeX.
-
- • TeX doesn't like spaces in file names, so avoid them. If you forget this
- and try to run TeX on a file called "my story.tex" then TeX will complain
- that it can't find "my.tex". In general, it is a good idea to stick to
- alphanumeric characters in TeX file names (with just the one ".").
-
- • If you use dvips then do NOT create TeX file names with "*", "~" or "/".
- OzTeX doesn't care, but dvips has a Unix heritage and these characters
- have special meanings which will prevent dvips reading the file. If you
- really need some sort of separating character then "-" is a safe choice.
-
- • Replacing all your PK files with PostScript fonts like BaKoMa or CM/PS can
- have some disadvantages, particularly if you have no way of permanently
- storing such fonts in your printer. Lots of downloaded fonts will result
- in slower printing times, and saved PostScript files can become very large.
- Your printer will also need plenty of memory.
-
- • If "Page Setup" is used to select a scale other than 100% and the standard
- print dialog is used to print a DVI file, then OzTeX will report incorrect
- values for the paper width and height, and any page-off-paper amounts will
- be wrong. I know why this occurs but I don't know a safe way to fix it!
-
- • There are some problems with printing under QuickDraw GX. OzTeX's low-level
- code for sending PostScript cannot be used with a GX print driver, so you'll
- get an error message if you try to use "Send PostScript...". You must also
- tick "Use Standard PostScript" to be able to print DVI and text files.
-
- • There are some limitations when printing on an ImageWriter:
- - Landscaped printing is not allowed in Draft mode.
- - Text file output will have poor horizontal spacing in Draft mode.
- - Draft mode printing of a DVI file is only allowed at 72 or 144 dpi.
- - When printing a DVI file at 72 or 144 dpi you cannot use Faster mode.
-
- • OzTeX can have trouble with background printing to a StyleWriter if there
- isn't enough disk space available, so you might need to turn off background
- printing in the Chooser.
-
- • Scaling problems can occur when printing a DVI file on a non-PostScript
- printer at a resolution that does not match the actual printer's resolution.
- OzTeX prints a page by sending a sequence of horizontal bands to the printer.
- The number of bands depends on how much memory is available (the band height
- is displayed when showing statistics). Scaling problems are particularly
- noticeable at band boundaries but they can be minimized by bumping up OzTeX's
- memory to a suitably large value so that only one large band is needed.
-
- • OzTeX converts a PICT \special file into a black and white bitmap for
- previewing and printing, so you won't see any colours.
-
- • When previewing a \special picture you might sometimes notice missing
- black pixels at the bottom of the bitmap, particularly at "Full View".
- This is due to the scaling algorithm used by the Mac's CopyBits routine.
- The same effect can also occur when viewing scaled characters from a PK font.
- The "missing" pixels will appear at some stage as you zoom in.
-
- • Under System 7, OzTeX supports aliased files, but NOT aliased folders.
- (OzTeX would have to check every folder component in every given path name.
- This would slow the search for TFMs, PKs, etc., and would increase the
- likelihood of truncated path names.)
-
- • When loading a config file, OzTeX replaces a path like ":TeX-fonts:*"
- with the expanded paths for all sub-folders in TeX-fonts, but only to a
- depth of one level (it does not attempt to look for sub-folders within
- sub-folders). This is a deliberate design decision. It is important that
- you think a little bit about how to store fonts and other files that OzTeX
- will search for. It is NOT a good idea to have lots of long path names
- in a search list; searching will take longer and there's an increased
- chance of path name truncation.
-
- • OzTeX cannot recover gracefully from certain errors like "Disk is full"
- or "Sorry, not enough memory", so you are forced to quit the program.
-