Subject: XTeX 0.9, a X-Windows shell for TeX/LaTeX
From: Michael Hofmann <[email-masked]>
Date: 12 Feb 1994 09:55:13 +0200
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce

I have uploaded XTeX 0.9 to tsx-11.mit.edu. You can find it in the file
	
	pub/linux/packages/TeX/XTeX-0.9.tar.gz

The following is the official announcement for the first public release:

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This is XTeX Version 0.9, the X-Windows shell for TeX/LaTeX

XTeX was written for all those people who love TeX, but hate the awkward
way of handling it.  The idea was to develop a system independent X-Windows
shell, where you don't need to care about program calls, operating system
dependencies and other stuff.  Instead, you should have all the power and
time to concentrate on the real task: producing high quality documents with
(still) the best typesetting system for computers: Donald Knuth's TeX with
Leslie Lamport's LaTeX extensions.

Features:
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   - Hypertext Help: XTeX includes a hyper-text help system for LaTeX
     commands
   - Interactive editor: The system includes a powerful, interactive
     full-screen text editor.
   - XTeX also supports your favorite editor (emacs, joe, xedit,...)
   - Widget support: Frequently used functions like TeX, dvips or
     spell checking your file can be started with a single mouse click

Requirements:
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   XTeX was written in the Tcl/Tk language with TclX extensions. To run
   XTeX, you need:

   - X-Windows (X11R5)
   - Tcl/Tk with TclX extensions
   - TeX (you surely want TeX/LaTeX; dvips, ghostview, xfig, psfig will be
     useful)
   - /proc file system (only this version)

   XTeX was written and tested under Linux but should also work on other
   operating systems where Tcl/Tk runs.

   The code is pretty stable now. The LaTeX help system is incomplete and
   needs further improvement. A manual will be released soon.

Copyright, Copying and License:
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    XTeX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

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