Tcltexed Homepage         german

• First of all everything a normal text editor can do as well. You can edit texts, copy and paste, search and replace, and so on. The command shortcuts are modelled in a kind of Motiv style and in the style known from DOS programmes such as edit, Borland Pascal, etc., or joe under UNIX.
• The external programmes latex, xdvi, dvips and ghostview can be started simply by clicking the respective button. Their output will be shown automatically.
• Syntax Highlighting with differentiation between known and unknown LaTeX commands.
• Standard LaTeX commands can be inserted into the text by clicking on a button. Mathematical symbols are shown as small icons on the respective buttons. In other words, you have the greek alphabet in front of you and a \varepsilon can be inserted by one mouseclick.
• User definable buttons for frequently used LaTeX command sequences.
• When LaTeX commands are entered directly, they will be completed automatically as soon as there is only one option left. Typing \fra for example leads directly to the complete \frac{}{}. Similarly, open brackets will be paired with the corresponding closed brackets immediately. (can be turned off)
• When an environment is introduced into the document by \begin{xxx}, this entry will be closed by \end{xxx} right away.
• Larger text areas can be commented by using the mouse alone.
• Last but not least there is a reference list of LaTeX commands known to Tcltexed. For most of these short descriptions are available for help (only in German at the moment, but I'm working on it), which can either be activated through the list or directly within the document.

• Tcltexed should work on all systems for which the script language Tcl/Tk is available. I tested it on UNIX machines (DEC), as well as with Linux, Win95 and WinNT.

• You must have Tcl/Tk on your machine. To use the current version of tcltexed you will need one of the Tcl/Tk versions (8.x). Tcl/Tk is available for free on the WWW and needs about 3MB of your hard drive.

Distributed under Gnu General Public License.

Whoever feels the need to thank me can buy me something nonalcoholic. Apart from that: this product ... no pricetag.

Stability and Bugs

• Those who know LaTeX and have to work with it or those who have this pleasure for the first time, know that the document source can be written on any editor of one's choice.
• They also know that a flood of commands wants to be memorized or looked up in the manual. Frequently, identical command sequences have to be typed again and again or copied and pasted continuously.
• You don't need much wit to come to the conclusion that an editor especially conceived for LaTeX could take much of this horror out of it. So what do you do if you can't find one on the Internet or find one that doesn't run with your OS at home? Simple: it seems you yourself have to see after one being programmed, and that's exactly what I did.

• Support for Tcl/Tk 8.4, thanx to Aaron Müller

• main menu option for conversion of letters ü&, ä, etc. to LaTeX-code "u, "a, etc. as in \usepackage[german]{bable}
• making it possible to use ispell directly from tcltexed

• main menu option for conversion of letters ü&, ä, etc. to LaTeX-code \"u, \"a, etc.
• bug fixes

• line breaking, manuelly by some key combination or by using the main menu.
• bug fixes

• Without lying too much I'm now able to say that tcltexed comes with descriptions of its own functions and of a lot of latex commands in English
• the help-system has been redesigned, now it's possible to search within the help-texts
• it's now possible to switch between English and Germen help-texts
  (although I don't believe that an English Speaker will ever use this feature)
• I implemented a simple spellchecker

• it's possible to change the font size of the editor
• you could use tcltexed with parameter, for example for to start tcltexed with a special file at once ..
  tcltexed example.tex
• Now all help-texts are "translated" ... into English or something really close to it ...
• now Tcl/Tk 8.x is needed for useing Tcltexed

• the setting of colors should know work better
• .. goto line .. (input)

• some help for several LaTeX-commands
• multi-language-support for Tcltexed
• added to the function which completes automatic LaTeX-commands the possible listing of all known LaTeX-commands which could fit
• some details I could not quit remember, or would only effect speed