PasTeX and Tpp
Wayne,
Boy, I am glad I found a PasTeX user. For some reason I had AmigaTech
turned off on autopilot, so disregard the message I just posted on
AmigUser.
Here is my problem. Forget TPP for now, I am just trying to get PasTeX to
print out.
First of all, it really ticks me off that all the docs to PasTeX and
metafont are in TeX format. Because I can't get any TeX printouts, and
because I do not have the Preview fonts, I have to read the docs as a text
file, which can be a real pain.
I have been meaning to get the Preview fonts, unfortunately, I have found
them in only two places on internet. One has such a slow connection it
would take days to get all the disks and the other seems to have a problem
ftp'ing with Portal. Could you tell me where on internet I could get the
preview fonts, or would you be willing to upload them here? This would at
least help me view the docs for PasTeX and Metafont.
I think my printing problem is with Metafont. Whenever I call dviprint
Metafont tries to generate some 180×360 fonts. I get an error message
saying that it "can't find a matching mode" and telling me to update my
MF:config/modes file. Unfortunately, I cannot find out how to do that. I
have a Star XB2410 24pin printer. It can immulate an Epson LQ-850 and
LQ-1050, NEC Pinwriter or an IBM Proprinter X24/XL24.
Also, sometimes in the Metafont I get an error saying "unknown command
plain".
I sure hope you can help me. I really want to start learning TeX, but
don't really want to fork over $300.00 for AmigaTeX right now.
Thanks….