From b547bd454c9c78bb97139c3c5b97ad73a679b3f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joris van der Hoeven Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 20:54:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updates --- main/faq/faq.en.tm | 129 ++++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 88 deletions(-) diff --git a/main/faq/faq.en.tm b/main/faq/faq.en.tm index 653acc9..28e5028 100644 --- a/main/faq/faq.en.tm +++ b/main/faq/faq.en.tm @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ - + <\body> - manual> + @@ -31,15 +31,9 @@ System Appearance and Behavior <\itemize-minus> - hangs when opening a document for a while and my - disk is being filled with files|#sys-1>? - or code corresponding to what I see on the screen|#sys-2>? - ? - remotely over a ssh connection, I get an error, while xclock works without a problem|#sys-4>? @@ -47,17 +41,19 @@ is unusually slow while editing|#sys-5>? - Windows/Cygwin specific + Windows and Cygwin specific <\itemize-minus> - ? - - |#cygwin-2>? - - ? - ? + + ? + + inside + Cygwin|#cygwin-2>? + + ? Usage @@ -129,11 +125,11 @@ <\question> - For what typical purposes do people use \ ? + For what typical purposes do people use ? <\answer> - \ can be used for + can be used for <\itemize> Books and Articles. They can be written fully within . @@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ software. Webpages. For example the webpage is maintained as - documents, which are exported to .\ + documents, which are exported to . @@ -156,15 +152,11 @@ <\answer> - can be easily installed on all major systems. There are - and Debian packages as well as binaries available for - . For Mac there is a package. For - , a package is available.\ - - Work is in progress to rewrite the graphical user interface of , - so that it becomes more portable. Your - might actually be - very useful here. + can be easily installed on all major systems, such as + GNU/, and . There are + and Debian packages as well as binaries available for . For + Mac there is a package. For , a + package is available.\ <\question> @@ -173,7 +165,7 @@ is still useable here, although not overly reactive. > + is still useable here, although not overly reactive.> <\question> I have already learned / and , @@ -204,17 +196,6 @@ - <\question> - hangs when opening a document for a while and my - disk is being filled with files? - - - calls in order - to generate fonts which are not yet present. The first time you launch - , many fonts may therefore have to be generated. In order to avoid - this, you may download some .> - <\question> How can I see the or code corresponding to what I see on the screen? @@ -228,32 +209,6 @@ fully WYSIWYG. Conversion to may only be useful, when transmitting an accepted paper to the publisher of a journal.> - <\question> - Why don't you use a common graphical user interface like GTK - for your scrollbars, menus, and so on? - - - <\answer> - When I (Joris) started to develop about four years ago, the - common graphical user interfaces were not as good as nowadays. Moreover, - I wanted the GUI to support some special features, like fonts in - the menus. Nevertheless, now that graphical user interfaces did become - much better, I plan to switch to guile-gtk as soon as possible. Using - Guile-gtk in combination with has three main advantages: - - <\enumerate> - One has full access to the GTK widget set, which includes menus, - scrollable windows, file choosers, iconbars, etc. - - Guile-gtk provides you with a very flexible and customizable way - to use these widgets. - - The incorporation of Guile-gtk in should be natural, - since already supports the / - extension language. - - - <\question> Trying to start remotely over a ssh connection, I get an error, while xclock works without a problem? @@ -277,11 +232,11 @@ <\answer> Graphics card drivers with poor 2D performance can slow down - termendously.\ + tremendously.\ If you are running TeXmacs under X on a system with an ATI graphics card and are using ATI's proprietary drivers (the driver called - , you can achieve a significant speedup by\ + , you can achieve a significant speedup by <\itemize> running an X server such as Xgl that performs 2D @@ -296,7 +251,16 @@ down even more, instead of speeding it up. - + + + <\question> + My Windows username contains spaces. Will this cause + problems? + + + <\question> What to do with Cygwin specific questions? @@ -309,7 +273,7 @@ <\question> - How to associate .tm files with ? + How to associate .tm files with inside Cygwin? <\answer> @@ -332,7 +296,7 @@ <\question> - How to get spell checking working? + How to get spell checking working inside Cygwin? <\answer> @@ -344,15 +308,6 @@ - <\question> - My Windows username contains spaces. Will this cause - problems? - - - - <\question> @@ -396,7 +351,7 @@ How can I insert the number of pages? - primitive in order to produce the corresponding number.> <\question> @@ -404,10 +359,8 @@ <\answer> - Put your cursor right behind the image and press . You - will see the name of the image, followed by four other fields. The two - fields after the name of the image are respectively its width and its - height. You may for instance set the width to and the + Put your cursor right behind the image and edit the fields in the lowest + icon bar. You may for instance set the width to and the height to . When leaving the width open, it will automatically be determined as a function of the height (and vice versa). When leaving both fields open, the image will be reproduced at its @@ -428,7 +381,7 @@ thinks, that the sentence ends after the dot in the abbreviation. To resolve this , mark the abbreviation and press . To care for this while - writing: .> + writing: .> <\question> How to add unbreakable space? @@ -445,7 +398,7 @@ <\answer> - I recommand to convert the preamble to and to put the result in + I recommend to convert the preamble to and to put the result in a style file. However, the result will probably be disappointing, because conversion between / and is not yet perfect and style files are particularly problematic. What you @@ -454,11 +407,11 @@ When you convert your book to , you next use the editors style. Some layout will probably need to be redone at that stage, but this should actually be the work of the editor... Please look in the - help for more information about convertions between and + help for more information about conversions between and . - +