September 2004 - ntg-pdftex - NTG Mailing Lists

[ pdftex-Bugs-187 ] Line number of syntax errors displayed incorrectly
by noreply＠sarovar.org 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Bugs item #187, was opened at 2004-09-15 12:14 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=187&group_id=106 Category: None >Group: v1.10b Status: Open Resolution: None >Priority: 4 Submitted By: Nobody (None) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: Line number of syntax errors displayed incorrectly Initial Comment: When typesseting with pdfLaTeX 1.10b the line number of syntax errors of source files is different from that shown by my source file editor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin Schröder (oneiros) Date: 2004-09-15 12:24 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=421 1.10b is quite old. Please upgrade to 1.20a How much different are the line numbers? Off by one? Please attach a minimal input file with log file showing the problem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=187&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-187 ] Line number of syntax errors displayed incorrectly
by noreply＠sarovar.org 15 Sep '04

15 Sep '04

Bugs item #187, was opened at 2004-09-15 15:44 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=187&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Nobody (None) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: Line number of syntax errors displayed incorrectly Initial Comment: When typesseting with pdfLaTeX 1.10b the line number of syntax errors of source files is different from that shown by my source file editor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=187&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-116 ] character protrusion: pdftex may hang
by noreply＠sarovar.org 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Bugs item #116, was opened at 2004-09-10 23:58 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=116&group_id=106 Category: hz >Group: v1.20a Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 7 Submitted By: Nobody (None) Assigned to: The Thanh Han (hanthethanh) Summary: character protrusion: pdftex may hang Initial Comment: pdfTeX will fail on the following LaTeX file: ---------------------------------------------------- \pdfprotrudechars 2 \documentclass{minimal} \begin{document} \fontsize{7}{8}\selectfont This paragraph consists of more than two lines. This paragraph consists of more than two lines. This paragraph consists of more than two lines. %% same for this paragraph: % This is \hfill an empty line \end{document} ---------------------------------------------------- pdfTeX will hang while building the paragraph, so it seems. This does not happen with other font sizes. Also, it somehow seems to depend on the fonts preloaded in the format file. If I change this line in preload.ltx: \DeclarePreloadSizes{OT1}{cmr}{m}{n}{5,7,10} so that the font for size 10 will be loaded first, and recreate the format, all is well. I am using: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4)) Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=116&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-115 ] character protrusion: some characters will not be protruded
by noreply＠sarovar.org 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Bugs item #115, was opened at 2004-09-10 23:57 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=115&group_id=106 Category: hz >Group: v1.20a Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Nobody (None) Assigned to: The Thanh Han (hanthethanh) Summary: character protrusion: some characters will not be protruded Initial Comment: Some characters will not be protruded into the right margin, namely: `-', `--', and `---', if entered like that. When they occur as \hyphenchar, or as a single character (e.g. \char123), everything's fine. With the EC fonts, the same happens for some quote characters. Here's a plain TeX file showing the problem: ---------------------------------------------------- \tracingoutput 1 \showboxbreadth \maxdimen \showboxdepth \maxdimen \pdfprotrudechars=2 \hsize10em \def\testprotrusion#1{#1\dotfill #1\penalty-10000} \font\testfont=cmr10\testfont \newcount\charcount \charcount=0 \loop \rpcode\font\charcount=1000 \advance\charcount 1 \ifnum\charcount < 256 \repeat \noindent \testprotrusion{A}% OK \testprotrusion{-}% \testprotrusion{--}% \testprotrusion{---}% \testprotrusion{itworks\-likethis}% \testprotrusion{\char123}% \testprotrusion{\char124}% \font\testfont=ecrm10\testfont \charcount=0 \loop \rpcode\font\charcount=1000 \advance\charcount 1 \ifnum\charcount < 256 \repeat \noindent \testprotrusion{``}% \testprotrusion{''}% \testprotrusion{\char13}% \quotedblbase \testprotrusion{\char18}% \quotesinglbase \testprotrusion{Z}% OK \bye ---------------------------------------------------- I don't know whether that might be related, but in all cases, something is being inserted between the character itself and the right margin by TeX (a discretionary for the dashes, a \kern for the quote characters). (This is the same bug as reported in the dctt thread `Randausgleich von Binde- und Trennstrich', 29.8.04) Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=115&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-116 ] character protrusion: pdftex may hang
by noreply＠sarovar.org 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Bugs item #116, was opened at 2004-09-10 23:58 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=116&group_id=106 >Category: hz Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None >Priority: 7 Submitted By: Nobody (None) >Assigned to: The Thanh Han (hanthethanh) Summary: character protrusion: pdftex may hang Initial Comment: pdfTeX will fail on the following LaTeX file: ---------------------------------------------------- \pdfprotrudechars 2 \documentclass{minimal} \begin{document} \fontsize{7}{8}\selectfont This paragraph consists of more than two lines. This paragraph consists of more than two lines. This paragraph consists of more than two lines. %% same for this paragraph: % This is \hfill an empty line \end{document} ---------------------------------------------------- pdfTeX will hang while building the paragraph, so it seems. This does not happen with other font sizes. Also, it somehow seems to depend on the fonts preloaded in the format file. If I change this line in preload.ltx: \DeclarePreloadSizes{OT1}{cmr}{m}{n}{5,7,10} so that the font for size 10 will be loaded first, and recreate the format, all is well. I am using: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4)) Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=116&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-115 ] character protrusion: some characters will not be protruded
by noreply＠sarovar.org 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

Bugs item #115, was opened at 2004-09-10 23:57 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=115&group_id=106 >Category: hz Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Nobody (None) >Assigned to: The Thanh Han (hanthethanh) Summary: character protrusion: some characters will not be protruded Initial Comment: Some characters will not be protruded into the right margin, namely: `-', `--', and `---', if entered like that. When they occur as \hyphenchar, or as a single character (e.g. \char123), everything's fine. With the EC fonts, the same happens for some quote characters. Here's a plain TeX file showing the problem: ---------------------------------------------------- \tracingoutput 1 \showboxbreadth \maxdimen \showboxdepth \maxdimen \pdfprotrudechars=2 \hsize10em \def\testprotrusion#1{#1\dotfill #1\penalty-10000} \font\testfont=cmr10\testfont \newcount\charcount \charcount=0 \loop \rpcode\font\charcount=1000 \advance\charcount 1 \ifnum\charcount < 256 \repeat \noindent \testprotrusion{A}% OK \testprotrusion{-}% \testprotrusion{--}% \testprotrusion{---}% \testprotrusion{itworks\-likethis}% \testprotrusion{\char123}% \testprotrusion{\char124}% \font\testfont=ecrm10\testfont \charcount=0 \loop \rpcode\font\charcount=1000 \advance\charcount 1 \ifnum\charcount < 256 \repeat \noindent \testprotrusion{``}% \testprotrusion{''}% \testprotrusion{\char13}% \quotedblbase \testprotrusion{\char18}% \quotesinglbase \testprotrusion{Z}% OK \bye ---------------------------------------------------- I don't know whether that might be related, but in all cases, something is being inserted between the character itself and the right margin by TeX (a discretionary for the dashes, a \kern for the quote characters). (This is the same bug as reported in the dctt thread `Randausgleich von Binde- und Trennstrich', 29.8.04) Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=115&group_id=106

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pdftex.org (was: pdfTeX Manual 1.20a Still Yet Another Draft)
by Martin Schröder 14 Sep '04

14 Sep '04

On 2004-09-09 22:45:40 -0400, Karl Berry wrote: > - actually a link to tug.org/applications/pdftex, looks outdated and not > really maintained. Will it ever be updated? > > It would certainly be good to update it. Perhaps one of you would like > to do it :)? I'm sure Sebastian does not want to. I'm happy to give > either or both of you accounts on tug. Clearly we want *some* pdftex > home page! It's currently in p4 at //depot/web/pdftex/ I'll update it shortly. Best regards Martin -- Martin Schröder, ms(a)artcom-gmbh.de ArtCom GmbH, Lise-Meitner-Str 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany Voice +49 421 20419-44 / Fax +49 421 20419-10 http://www.artcom-gmbh.de

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[ pdftex-Bugs-116 ] character protrusion: pdftex may hang
by noreply＠sarovar.org 10 Sep '04

10 Sep '04

Bugs item #116, was opened at 2004-09-11 03:28 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=116&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Nobody (None) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: character protrusion: pdftex may hang Initial Comment: pdfTeX will fail on the following LaTeX file: ---------------------------------------------------- \pdfprotrudechars 2 \documentclass{minimal} \begin{document} \fontsize{7}{8}\selectfont This paragraph consists of more than two lines. This paragraph consists of more than two lines. This paragraph consists of more than two lines. %% same for this paragraph: % This is \hfill an empty line \end{document} ---------------------------------------------------- pdfTeX will hang while building the paragraph, so it seems. This does not happen with other font sizes. Also, it somehow seems to depend on the fonts preloaded in the format file. If I change this line in preload.ltx: \DeclarePreloadSizes{OT1}{cmr}{m}{n}{5,7,10} so that the font for size 10 will be loaded first, and recreate the format, all is well. I am using: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4)) Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=116&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-115 ] character protrusion: some characters will not be protruded
by noreply＠sarovar.org 10 Sep '04

10 Sep '04

Bugs item #115, was opened at 2004-09-11 03:27 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=115&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Nobody (None) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: character protrusion: some characters will not be protruded Initial Comment: Some characters will not be protruded into the right margin, namely: `-', `--', and `---', if entered like that. When they occur as \hyphenchar, or as a single character (e.g. \char123), everything's fine. With the EC fonts, the same happens for some quote characters. Here's a plain TeX file showing the problem: ---------------------------------------------------- \tracingoutput 1 \showboxbreadth \maxdimen \showboxdepth \maxdimen \pdfprotrudechars=2 \hsize10em \def\testprotrusion#1{#1\dotfill #1\penalty-10000} \font\testfont=cmr10\testfont \newcount\charcount \charcount=0 \loop \rpcode\font\charcount=1000 \advance\charcount 1 \ifnum\charcount < 256 \repeat \noindent \testprotrusion{A}% OK \testprotrusion{-}% \testprotrusion{--}% \testprotrusion{---}% \testprotrusion{itworks\-likethis}% \testprotrusion{\char123}% \testprotrusion{\char124}% \font\testfont=ecrm10\testfont \charcount=0 \loop \rpcode\font\charcount=1000 \advance\charcount 1 \ifnum\charcount < 256 \repeat \noindent \testprotrusion{``}% \testprotrusion{''}% \testprotrusion{\char13}% \quotedblbase \testprotrusion{\char18}% \quotesinglbase \testprotrusion{Z}% OK \bye ---------------------------------------------------- I don't know whether that might be related, but in all cases, something is being inserted between the character itself and the right margin by TeX (a discretionary for the dashes, a \kern for the quote characters). (This is the same bug as reported in the dctt thread `Randausgleich von Binde- und Trennstrich', 29.8.04) Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=115&group_id=106

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pdftex -ini
by Reinhard Kotucha 09 Sep '04

09 Sep '04

Hi, is this behaviour desired? $ pdftex -ini '\pdfoutput=1 \end' This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3) (INITEX) \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. output format initialized to DVI Regards, Reinhard -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reinhard Kotucha Phone: +49-511-4592165 Marschnerstr. 25 D-30167 Hannover mailto:reinhard.kotucha@web.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft isn't the answer. Microsoft is the question, and the answer is NO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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