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<TeXmacs|1.0.7.12>
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<TeXmacs|1.99.9>
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<style|tmweb>
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<style|<tuple|tmweb|english|old-spacing>>
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<\body>
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<tmdoc-title|Frequently asked questions>
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<label|general-1>What is <TeXmacs>?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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GNU <TeXmacs>
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<\itemize-dot>
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very much appreciate your <hlink|help|http://www.texmacs.org/Web/Contribute.html>
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for writing and improving converters for <TeXmacs> documents.
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</itemize-dot>
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|general-2>For what typical purposes do people use <TeXmacs>?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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<TeXmacs> can be used for
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<\itemize>
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<item>Webpages. For example the <TeXmacs> webpage is maintained as
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<TeXmacs> documents, which are exported to <name|Html>.
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</itemize>
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|general-3>What Operation Systems are supported?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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<TeXmacs> can be easily installed on all major systems, such as
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GNU/<name|Linux>, <name|MacOS> and <name|Windows>. There are <name|rpm>
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and Debian packages as well as binaries available for <name|Linux>. For
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Mac <name|OS X> there is a <name|Fink> package. For <name|MS Windows>, a
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<name|Cygwin> package is available.\
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|general-4>What are the system requirements?
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</question>
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<answer|A reasonably fast machine is recommended. Having said this, I
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<answer*|A reasonably fast machine is recommended. Having said this, I
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(Andreas) am typing this on a Pentium III 450Mhz under Cygwin, and
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<TeXmacs> is still useable here, although not overly reactive.>
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do I have to learn all over again?
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</question>
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<answer|You will find out, that much <LaTeX>-knowledge can be reused. For
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<answer*|You will find out, that much <LaTeX>-knowledge can be reused. For
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example, you can start a section by typing <key|\\section[return]> or you
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get <math|\<alpha\><rsub|1>> by typing <key|$\\alpha_1$>. Note that there
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are even shorter ways provided, for example <key|$a[tab]$> gives you an
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<label|general-6>I have a question, where should I ask it?
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</question>
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<answer|The best place is the <TeXmacs> user mailing list. Search this list
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and the FAQ beforehand, to ensure your question was not asked before.>
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<answer*|The best place is the <TeXmacs> user mailing list. Search this
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list and the FAQ beforehand, to ensure your question was not asked before.>
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<\question>
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<label|general-7>Is it free Software?
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</question>
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<answer|<TeXmacs> falls under the GNU public licence. >
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<answer*|<TeXmacs> falls under the GNU public licence. >
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<section*|System Appearance and Behavior>
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what I see on the screen?
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</question>
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<answer|This question is due to a fundamental misunderstanding about
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<answer*|This question is due to a fundamental misunderstanding about
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<TeXmacs>. Indeed, <TeXmacs> is not <em|based> on <TeX>/<LaTeX>, although
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it does support (not yet perfect) <em|conversion> to and from <LaTeX>.
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Furthermore, in theory at least, there is actually no need anymore to look
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get an error, while <abbr|e.g.> xclock works without a problem?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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If you get an error message including the following:
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<verbatim|Fatal error: I failed to connect to Xserver in
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machine and make sure your /etc/hosts file is sound, <abbr|i.e.> it
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contains the line <verbatim|127.0.0.1 localhost> and the IP information
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about the local and remote machine.
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|sys-5><TeXmacs> is unusually slow while editing?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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Graphics card drivers with poor 2D performance can slow <TeXmacs> down
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tremendously.\
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Note that if you try both at the same time, you will slow your system
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down even more, instead of speeding it up.
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<section*|Windows and Cygwin specific>
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problems?
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</question>
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<answer|It is strongly recommended to have a Windows username without
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<answer*|It is strongly recommended to have a Windows username without
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spaces. Please make a new account, as simply changing the username could be
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insufficient.>
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<label|cygwin-1>What to do with Cygwin specific questions?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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Look at the Cygwin FAQ at <hlink|http://cygwin.com/faq.html|http://cygwin.com/faq.html>,
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the Cygwin User Guide at <hlink|http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/|http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/>
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and search the Cygwin mailing list <hlink|http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/|http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/>.
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|cygwin-2>How to associate .tm files with <TeXmacs> inside Cygwin?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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Create a file <verbatim|texmacs.bat> with the following content:
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<\verbatim>
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<verbatim|C:\\WINDOWS\\system32> directory (this applies to <name|Windows
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XP> installed on <verbatim|C:\\>) and uncomment (<abbr|i.e.> remove
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``rem'' from) the first line of <verbatim|texmacs.bat>.
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|cygwin-3>How to get spell checking working inside Cygwin?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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Install the Cygwin package aspell. Execute in a shell:
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<\verbatim>
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\ \ \ \ cd /usr/bin<next-line> \ \ \ ln -s /usr/share/aspell/ispell
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ispell
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</verbatim>
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<section*|Usage>
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<label|usage-1>How to mark/select a whole paragraph?
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</question>
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<answer|Clicking once on a word will place the cursor there, clicking twice
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marks this word, clicking thrice will mark the paragraph and so on;
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<answer*|Clicking once on a word will place the cursor there, clicking
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twice marks this word, clicking thrice will mark the paragraph and so on;
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eventually, the whole document will be selected.>
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<\question>
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document?
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</question>
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<answer|Mark a region, and spell checking will be restricted to this
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<answer*|Mark a region, and spell checking will be restricted to this
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selection.>
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<\question>
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<label|usage-3>How can I insert an OpenOffice.org table?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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\;
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<\enumerate>
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<item>Insert or link the image <verbatim|table.eps> in the <TeXmacs>
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document.
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</enumerate>
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<\question>
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<label|usage-4>How can I insert the number of pages?
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</question>
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<answer|Put a label on the last page of your document and use the
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<answer*|Put a label on the last page of your document and use the
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<verbatim|pageref> primitive in order to produce the corresponding number.>
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<\question>
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<label|usage-5>How can I resize an image?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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Put your cursor right behind the image and edit the fields in the lowest
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icon bar. You may for instance set the width to <verbatim|5cm> and the
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height to <verbatim|27mm>. When leaving the width open, it will
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<math|x>-offset and <math|y>-offset of the image. By default, images are
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aligned at the bottom. When specifying <verbatim|-0.5h> for the last
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field, the image will be vertically aligned at the center.
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<section*|Microtypography>
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<abbr|wrt.> or <abbr|etc.>?
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</question>
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<answer|This is because <TeXmacs> thinks, that the sentence ends after the
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<answer*|This is because <TeXmacs> thinks, that the sentence ends after the
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dot in the abbreviation. To resolve this <em|a posteriori>, mark the
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abbreviation and press <shortcut|(make 'abbr)>. To care for this while
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writing: <shortcut|(make 'abbr)><key*|e t c . right>.>
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<label|typo-2>How to add unbreakable space?
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</question>
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<answer|Type <shortcut|(make 'no-break)> after the space.>
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<answer*|Type <shortcut|(make 'no-break)> after the space.>
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<section*|Remaining legacy questions>
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putting it in and figuring if it will work?
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</question>
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<\answer>
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<\answer*>
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I recommend to convert the preamble to <TeXmacs> and to put the result in
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a <TeXmacs> style file. However, the result will probably be
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disappointing, because conversion between <TeX>/<LaTeX> and <TeXmacs> is
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should actually be the work of the editor... Please look in the <TeXmacs>
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help for more information about conversions between <TeXmacs> and
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<LaTeX>.
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</answer>
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</answer*>
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<tmdoc-copyright|1998--2011|Andreas Seidl|Joris van der Hoeven>
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<\initial>
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<\collection>
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<associate|language|english>
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<associate|preamble|false>
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</collection>
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</initial>
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