Date:	Tue, 01 Feb 1994 19:01:32 +0100
From:	ag AT MuwiInfa DOT Geschichte DOT Uni-Mainz DOT DE (Albert Graef)
Subject:	Re: Printing manuals
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

> I would very much like to have printed manuals of all the
> stuff that is currently in tex-info format. I understand
> ...
> Could someone who knows how to do this post the names of
> ALL the pieces that are needed (including where they can
> ...

OK, for all of you who have similar problems ... I hope that
the following is fairly complete. (No guarantee ;-)

1) You need TeX for the PC. I suggest emTeX (Eberhard Mattes'
TeX implementation). Eberhard's readme file says that it is available
from the following ftp sites:

     ftp.uni-stuttgart.de         [129.69.1.12]   pub/tex/systems/msdos/emtex
     ymir.claremont.edu           [134.173.4.23]  [anonymous.tex.ibm_pc.emtex]
     archive.cs.ruu.nl            [131.211.80.5]  TEX/emtex
     utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp        [133.11.11.11]  TeX/emtex
     ponder.csci.unt.edu          [129.120.3.16]  pub/TeX/EmTeX

I think the home site is ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (yep, that's in Germany). Be sure
that you also get the fonts for your printer (in .../msdos/emtex-fonts at
ftp.uni-stuttgart).

2) When using a PostScript printer, you will have to get dvips as well. I
don't remember where to get it from, but it should be fairly easy to find.
If not, surely someone else on this list can help you. ;-)

3) You also need the texindex program. It is included in the newest djgpp
release.

4) To use emTeX with texinfo files, you will have to install the following
packages: tex (of course:), dvidrv (printer drivers and screen previewer),
and the printer fonts. Set the environment variables as discussed in
the readme file. You might also wish to copy a recent version of
texinfo.tex to the texinputs directory.

5) Everything else should be fairly easy. ;-) To format texinfo file xyz:

	tex xyz
	texindex xyz.??
	tex xyz

(You may omit the second command if the document does not have an index.) Then,
to print it (on HP LaserJet):

	prthplj xyz

BTW: I don't know of any texinfo->WinWord converter. The only thing I heard of
is the "tex2rtf" program which converts (simple) LaTeX files to RTF, available
from skye.aiai.ed.ac.uk. But of course this won't help you much. :)

Ok, enough blurb ... Perhaps this should go into the FAQ? Or is it already
there? ;-)

Albert Graef

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