New Version of latex2html Filter Available on UNIX Workstations

Version 98.1, patch level 5, of latex2html, the translator that converts LaTeX documents to HTML, is now available as the system default on the UNIX workstations.

Some of this version's features include:

• Some bug fixes

• Expanded number of LaTeX commands that the program recognizes and translates

• Faster image generation requiring less memory

• Greatly improved image quality via the use of anti-aliasing effects for on-screen clarity

• Much neater and more easily-readable HTML code produced by the translator

Users should note that a possible "side effect" of using this version of latex2html is that it sometimes issues the following warning message:

    Couldn't remove ./TMP/ : Do not specify an existing file.

This is harmless, and you can safely ignore it. (It does remove its temporary directory, even though it may think it hasn't.)

Running latex2html

latex2html runs only on UNIX workstations. To use it, enter the following command at a UNIX prompt, replacing file.tex with the actual name of your .tex file:

    	latex2html file.tex

latex2html will create a subdirectory, with the name , containing a file for every section of the document. If your document is short, and you want it all in one file instead of several smaller sections, use a command similar to the following, again replacing file.tex with the name of your own .tex file:

    	latex2html -split 0 file.tex

Getting Additional Help

If you would like more information on using latex2html, a large (over 100 pages) on-line manual is available in the following file:

	/dept/its/rpinfo/filters/latex2html-98p5/docs/manual.dvi

Use the UNIX xdvi program to view the file, or print selected pages using the dvips program.

Alternatively, you can view the manual on the Web, at the URL:

	http://www-dsed.llnl.gov/files/programs/unix/latex2html/manual/

If you have any questions about using latex2html, please contact the consultants at the ACS Help Desk locations, or direct electronic mail to consult@rpi.edu.