Re: a problem by jtex
Hi,
>> On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:32:18 +0900 (JST)
>> kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp (Atsuhito Kohda) said as follows:
>> How is the relation between jtex-ptex and jtex itself?
>> Can all the documents processed also with jtex over ptex?
>Only very simple documents can be processed with both JTeX and pTeX.
>The main difference between JTeX and pTeX is their scheme of fonts.
>JTeX's scheme is very similar to that of original (Knuth's) TeX but
>pTeX's scheme is far different from original. (This is a reason why
>JTeX is useful for tex4ht.)
And more, almost of all dviware can process DVI files generated by NTT
jTeX when appropriate virtual fonts are available, but they cannot
process DVI files generated by ASCII pTeX even when appropriate fonts
are available. DVI files generated by ASCII pTeX contain extended DVI
opcodes to support vertical writing.
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TSUCHIYA Masatoshi
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