Re: [Q] Japanese TeX

[Craig Oda <craig@example.com>]

On Sun, 10 Sep 1995, Kazuyuki Okamoto wrote:

> I got jdvi2kps4.0.tar.gz from IIJ by a-ftp. And I read README.
> This package required for the real or clone Kanji PS printer.
> # I used to use the jlatex on DOS/V and Mac with non-PS printers
> # for example EPSON BJ-10v/LP-2000, HP Disk Writer 310 and Fax.
> # I'm tring to use jlatex on linux.
> 
> Are there two printers, HP 4ML in your room and HP 4V in your 
> office?

Yes, there are two printers.  We just ordered the PostScript
option for the one in the office so I will wait and see what
happens.

> Hopefully, you'll get a Japnese PS output on HP 4V by jdvi2kps4.0.
> Please get the jdvi2kps4.0 package.

I have had some success with the jdvi2kps package.  I can output
PostScript from an existing Japanese DVI file.  For example,
I can convert the Japanese dvi docs that can with dviout into PostScript
and then display the Japanese with Ghostview and Japanese
GhostScript.  

I can also save Japanese HTML files in PostScript form with
Mosaic and then view the PostScript with GhostScript.  

My main problem right now is that I cannot get jlatex to
work.  

> I am using jlinuxdoc-sgml 1.1 package.
> This package has very powerfull tools convert from sgml to roff, 
> latex, html, text, dvi and ps formated file.
> But I don't tested yet to convert from sgml to ps file :-).

This is good news.  I was not aware that there was a localized
version of the linuxdoc-sgml package.  I used the English
version of this package for about 6 months and was very
pleased with it.  

The reason I switched over to LaTeX2HTML was that I was
unable to display graphics, forms and imagemaps in either
PostScript of HTML format when I used linuxdoc-sgml.  
LaTeX2HTML has the ability to specify "latexonly" or "htmlonly"
within the LaTeX document.  There are conversion tools built-in
that will take a eps image, LaTeX pic, or equation and convert
it into a gif file.  I find that LaTeX2HTML provides greater
control over the document than linuxdoc-sgml.  One problem
with LaTeX2HTML is the conversion into pure text.  The
utility lametex should be able to do the conversion, but
I have never got it to work.  Since the linux documentation
project team has standardized on linuxdoc-sgml, I think
it is better to use linuxdoc-sgml for Linux documentation.
I am using LaTeX2HTML for Internet related documentation.

Perhaps Okamoto-san would like to help me on the creation
of documentation on Japanese-capable applications running
under Linux?  I wrote a short document some time ago.  
Unfortunately, the document I wrote is now out of date
and is badly in need of revision.  I will be revising
major sections of it for publication in the next issue
of _Computing Japan_.  The document is at:
    
http://www.twics.com/~craig/projects/linux-nihongo/linux-nihongo.html

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I am still having problems with jlatex.  Any suggestions?
Here is where I'm at:

bash# jlatex texjman.tex
This is pTeX, C Version 2.99 j1.7e p1.0.9F (no format preloaded)
(texjman.tex
LaTeX Version 2.09 <24 May 1989>

User's Guide of DVIOUT/DVIPRT
Note: Run JLaTeX two times to resolve cross-references.

(/usr/local/lib/tex/macros/jarticle.sty
Document Style `jarticle' <18 Dec 88>.
(/usr/local/lib/tex/macros/jart10.sty))
! Text line contains an invalid character.
l.28 \begin{center}\large\bf ^^V
                                $)B^N^^_\end{center}\vskip 1.2em^^M



==================

Output of log file

bash# more texjman.log
This is pTeX, C Version 2.99 j1.7e p1.0.9F (preloaded format=jlplain 
94.5.30)  1
0 SEP 1995 13:04
**&jlatex texjman.tex
(texjman.tex
LaTeX Version 2.09 <24 May 1989>

User's Guide of DVIOUT/DVIPRT
Note: Run JLaTeX two times to resolve 
cross-references.(/usr/local/lib/tex/macros/jarticle.sty
Document Style `jarticle' <18 Dec 88>.
(/usr/local/lib/tex/macros/jart10.sty)
\c@example.com=\count78
\c@example.com=\count79
\c@example.com=\count80
\c@example.com=\count81
\c@example.com=\count82
\c@example.com=\count83
\c@example.com=\count84
\c@example.com=\count85
)
! Text line contains an invalid character.
l.28 \begin{center}\large\bf ^^V
                                $)B^N^^_\end{center}\vskip 1.2em^^M
? quit
OK, entering \batchmode...
! Text line contains an invalid character.
l.28 \begin{center}\large\bf ^^V^N^^_
                                       \end{center}\vskip 1.2em^^M
A funny symbol that I can't read has just been input.
Continue, and I'll forget that it ever happened.! Text line contains an 
invalid character.
l.55 \section{^^JT^^W
                     v}^^M
A funny symbol that I can't read has just been input.
Continue, and I'll forget that it ever happened.

! Text line contains an invalid character.
l.56 dviout ^^B
               $)B^AA\TeX ^^B^Cv^^C^^L^^Cr^^C^^E^^A[^^CA^^B^AAdvi
prt ^^B...
A funny symbol that I can't read has just been input.
Continue, and I'll forget that it ever happened.

! Text line contains an invalid character.
l.56 dviout ^^B^AA\TeX ^^B
                            ^Cv^^C^^L^^Cr^^C^^E^^A[^^CA^^B^AAdviprt 
^^B...
A funny symbol that I can't read has just been input.
Continue, and I'll forget that it ever happened.

! Text line contains an invalid character.
l.56 dviout ^^B^AA\TeX ^^B^Cv^^C
                                    ^^L^^Cr^^C^^E^^A[^^CA^^B^AAdviprt ^^B.



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It looks to me like the Japanese is not getting processed.



Regards,
Craig



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