From: gunter@mayhem.Berkeley.EDU (Michial Gunter)
Newsgroups: comp.text.frame
Subject: TeX and LaTeX to MIF filter Product Announcement Repost
Date: 18 Aug 92 22:48:08 GMT
Organization: /users/gunter/.organization


I posted this not too long ago.  There have been at least two
questions about TeX or LaTeX conversion since then.

Those interested in converting a few simple documents from LaTeX (not
TeX) to MIF should look at the shareware la2mml:

>  archie la2mml

Host cs.dal.ca

    Location: /pub/comp.archives
      DIRECTORY drwxrwxrwx        512  Mar 21 1991  la2mml

Host godot.uvic.ca

    Location: /pub
      DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x        512  Apr 29 17:59  la2mml

Host src.doc.ic.ac.uk

    Location: /usenet/comp.archives/tex/latex
      DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x        512  May  2 1991  la2mml



I am associated with Softline.  I have _only_ technical knowledge of
this soon to be released product.  Though only HP 700/800 and SCO Unix
will be supportted initially, other platforms will be quickly
supported as demand dictates.  For more information, contact:
	
	Softline Intetnational Inc.
	2140 Shattuck Ave, Suite 2009
	Berkeley, CA 	 94704	USA
	phone: (510) 849-9817 		fax: (510) 849-0156



TeX to FrameMaker Filter 
Version 1 Release 0 for Unix

Product Number: SOFT-307

Softline's TeX to FrameMaker Filter for Unix is a program to 
convert documents created using TeX and its various deriva-
tives (see discussion below) to FrameMaker.

The software provides a comprehensive conversion which 
attempts to minimize the amount of effort required to effect 
document migration. Highlights of the conversion process 
include:

+	Conversion of TeX document styles to their Frame-
Maker Paragraph Catalogues, Font Catalogues, and 
Page Layouts.

+	TeX index entries are converted to FrameMaker index 
entries

+	TeX cross references are converted to FrameMaker 
cross references

+	TeX math mode items are converted to Frame Math.

+	TeX drawing commands (i.e. lines, boxes, circles, etc.) 
become the appropriate FrameMaker drawing com-
mands.

Support is provided for all of the popular TeX implementa-
tions and macro packages including plain TeX, LaTeX, 
AMS-TeX, BIBTeX, and METAFONT.

A powerful front end processor is provided to segment large 
TeX files into multiple FrameMaker document files and create 
a FrameMaker book file to integrate all of the documents into 
a single publication.

A user tailoring capability is provided to allow users to cus-
tomize a number of aspects of the filtering process including:

+	Specifying the name of the paragraph tag to be used 
when a particular TeX macro is used to format a block 
of TeXt.

+	Provide font conversions between TeX and Frame-
Maker. Not all of the fonts used in TeX are available in 
FrameMaker.

+	Map character sets between TeX and FrameMaker.

+	Specify any special processing that is required for a 
particular TeX macro.

The customizing facility can be of value to users in two ways:

+	It can be used to provide necessary support for locally 
written TeX macro packages. It should be noted that 
the macro support included with the base package was 
written using this facility and is provided to users as an 
example for preparing any local customization.

+	Often when users change between publishing plat-
forms, it is with the intention of actually having the 
documents look different in the new platform. The 
customizing facility can be used to apply adjustment 
factors to the TeX document format before converting 
it to FrameMaker. Using a simple example if a user 
wished to switch from a 1 inch left margin to a 1.5 inch 
left margin throughout a document a 0.5 inch left 
adjustment factor could be applied to all left side mea-
surements. Not just the left margin, but items such as 
tab stops and column boundaries.

Specified Operating Environment

Machine and programming requirements for TeX to Frame-
Maker filter operation are specified below.

Machine Requirements

TeX to FrameMaker filter operates on any UNIX processor 
that meets the minimum specifications of the environments 
described under Programming Requirements.

Storage

Approximately 750K bytes of disk storage are required to hold 
the product. The product also requires work disk space equal 
to 2.5 times the disk space occupied by the largest document to 
be filtered.

Terminals

TeX to FrameMaker filter operates from any character based 
terminal supported by the particular UNIX operating environ-
ment. The program is invoked from the UNIX command 
prompt. No windowing environment is required for the opera-
tion of this program.

Programming Requirements

The following table summarizes the availability of the TeX to 
FrameMaker filter for various hardware and operating system 
combinations.

Hardware Platform            Operating System

Intel 80x86 Processors       SCO UNIX 3.2v2.0

HP9000 - 700,800 series            HPUX

The product also requires the installation of Softline's 
enhanced MML2MIF processor which is provided free with 
the product.

The product supports the following releases of various TeX 
products. 

Product Name   Supported Release

TeX             3.14

LaTeX           2.09

AMS-TeX

BIBTeX          0.99c

METAFONT         2.7

Licensed Software Materials 
Availability

Restricted materials - No. This licensed software is available 
without source licensed software materials. It is available in 
object code only.

Supplemental Terms

Testing Period

None. However a demo versions of the software is available 
for evaluation purposes.

Installation/Location License

Not applicable. A separate license is required for each machine 
on which the licensed program will be used.

Usage License

A basic license authorizes the user to filter 10,000 pages of 
documents. Additional usage requires purchase of a usage 
extension to the basic license.

Type/Duration of Software Services

The type and duration of program services are specified in this 
section.

Type

Central Service

Durations

Until discontinued by Softline with a minimum of twelve (12) 
months notice.

Warranty

The TeX to FrameMaker Filter will conform, when shipped to 
the customer, to its Licensed Program Specifications which are 
in effect at that time, provided it is properly used in a Specified 
Operating Environment. If the Customer believes there is a 
defect in the program such that it does not meet its Licensed 
Program Specifications, the Customer must notify Softline 
while Software Services are available for the program. Soft-
line does not warrant that the functions contained in the pro-
gram will meet the CustomerUs requirements or will operate in 
the combinations which may be selected for use by the Cus-
tomer or that the operation of the program will be uninter-
rupted or error free or that all program defects will be 
corrected.

The foregoing warranties are in lieu of all other warranties, 
express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied 
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular pur-
pose.

Licensed Software Specifications may be updated from time to 
time and such updates may constitute a change in specifica-
tions.

For Distributed Systems License Options(DSLO) Licenses, 
warranty service, if any will be provided through the Basic 
License location.

Following discontinuance of all program services, the program 
will be distributed on an _As_Is_ basis without warranty of any 
kind either express or implied.

Additional Information

Softline Intetnational Inc.
2140 Shattuck Ave, Suite 2009
Berkeley, CA 	 94704	USA
phone: (510) 849-9817 		fax: (510) 849-0156