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From: meino.cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] plainTeX instead of LaTeX
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:35:10
Message-Id: 20090628113506.GE5925@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] plainTeX instead of LaTeX by "Arttu V."
1 Arttu V. <arttuv69@×××××.com> [09-06-28 13:27]:
2 > On 6/28/09, meino.cramer@×××.de <meino.cramer@×××.de> wrote:
3 > >> > All my *.tex-files are handled as they would be written in
4 > >> > LaTeX. But they are good old plainTeX.
5 > >> >
6 > >
7 > > or in other words:
8 > >
9 > > tex texfile.tex
10 > >
11 > > ends up in errors due to the fact, that "texfile.tex" contains syntax
12 > > with LaTeX dont understand. Fo example a missing "documentstyle".
13 >
14 > man tex
15 >
16 > "When called as virtex it will use the plain format."
17 >
18 > Not sure if this is what is called "plainTeX", I've only used LaTeX.
19 >
20 > --
21 > Arttu V.
22
23 Yes, it is...
24 tetex leaves the names of the executables untouched...
25
26 Ok, here is what I got:
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28 /home/mccramer>virtex texfile.tex
29 This is TeXk, Version 3.1415926 (Web2C 7.5.7)
30 %&-line parsing enabled.
31
32 kpathsea: Running mktexfmt plain.fmt
33 I can't find the format file `plain.fmt'!
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36 /home/mccramer>locate plainfmt.tex
37 /home/mccramer>
38
39 (what means, 'locate' didn't found anything like that).
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41 Lost?
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52 Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments
53 unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text.
54 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
55 In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.

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Re: [gentoo-user] plainTeX instead of LaTeX "Arttu V." <arttuv69@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] plainTeX instead of LaTeX pk <peterk2@××××××××.se>