June 2016

From: Dr Christopher Mabb, Scientific Word Ltd.
To: Our Scientific Word/WorkPlace/Notebook Technical Typesetting list

1. Version 6.0.16:    Changes in v6.0.16 include:
   
   • Fixed a problem importing an encapsulated TeX field in maths mode
   • Fixed a problem where characters inside a TeX field were being exported as Unicode hexadecimal characters
   • Fixed a problem importing where indentation at the beginning of a paragraph was lost
   • Math will print as black when using direct print
   • Copy, cut, and paste toolbar icons now work in source view
   • Fixed a problem importing graphics from SW documents saved using the Portable LaTeX file type
   • Fixed a problem importing where "&" was used in a marker name
   • Fixed a problem typesetting the characters <, >, and \
   • Changed keyboard shortcuts so if Alt is added it will work for shortcuts that don't otherwise work. For example, Ctrl+Alt+- will add an arrow accent
   • Fixed a problem importing certain characters with accents
   • Added processing for Unicode combining long bar. Had been done for short bar, but the decorations dialog now generates the long bar
   • Fixed a problem importing a BibTeX field
   • Fixed a problem importing where there are TeX fields at the end of a display
   • Fixed a problem typesetting valid LaTeX commands inside TeX fields in maths mode
   • TeX fields can now be revised using Edit, Properties
   • Added a status line message when converting graphics (usually so fast it will not show)
   • Updated installer to use current TeX Live release rather than a year specific TeX Live release



2. TeXLive error:    The 2016 version of TeXLive was released recently, and broke the MacKichan installer. A few days of error reports from new users led to correspondence between ourselves and MacKichan Software, resulting in their temporary guidance below:

   We are experiencing a difficulty with the TeX installation. In the meantime, Please follow the alternate TeX installation instructions in this article:
   https://mackichan.freshdesk.com/solution/articles/6000046747-tex-live-for-windows-and-mac-install-and-then-install-version-6-

   Version 6.0.16 has now solved the problem (see the last bullet point in Item 1 above); but those instructions for manual installation could well be useful in future.
   Hint: bookmark the page!



3. Version 6.0.15:    We didn't announced v6.0.15 at the time beyond our Annual Maintenance / Premier A-list users. Changes in v6.0.15 included:
   
   • Fixed a problem that caused Undo to fail
   • Fixed a problem importing maths displays that contained boxed objects
   • Fixed a problem importing when a LaTeX .sty file is in the same directory as the imported .tex file
   • Changed \smallfrown, \shortmid, \shortparallel, \thickapprox, \thicksim, \nshortmid, and \nshortparallel to import as TeX fields. Separate corresponding Unicode characters do not exist. These characters can't be directly created with v6 and should not be transformed if imported from existing documents
   • Fixed the import of \backepsilion
   • Change ∋ character to be the same as &ni; because Unicode says they are the same
   • Fixed a problem importing Version 5.5 .tex files that contained HTML fields
   • Improved behavior of cursor exiting a matrix and displayed maths
   • Fixed problems importing \lneqq, \gneqq, \varsubsetneq, \varsupsetneq, \varsubsetneqq, \varsupsetneqq, \nsubseteq, and \nsupseteq
   • Fixed a problem with copy/paste in maths mode where the order of certain characters was changed
   • Fixed a problem exporting \Leftarrow, \Rightarrow, and \Leftrightarrow
   • Make \impliedby=\Longleftarrow, \implies=\Longrightarrow, and \iff=\Longleftrightarrow to match what is done in amsmath.sty
   • More changes with using the 'any' key modifier to make keyboard shortcuts more locale friendly
   • Fix Unicode character assignment for \ddots
   • Unicode assignments for \diagup and \diagdown are 27cb and 27cd
   • Add fragments minpasses2 ... minpasses5 as an alternative to directly modifying the fragment object
   • Fixed a copy/paste problem of certain maths objects copied out of a maths display
   • Fixed a copy/paste problem when pasting certain maths containing superscripts into a fraction
   • When using Windows, change the command line when converting graphics to solve a double quoting problem
   • Correctly update the sw-meta information to show the current version being used to save a document
   • Fixed an import problem where an array object followed an index entry
   • Corrected characters used for certain stretched arrows
   • Fixed a problem where docdir was not always correctly defined
   • When using OS X, change the display method for the TeX file, TeX log, and TeX errors



4. Changing fonts:    One of the powerful new features of the upgrade from Scientific Word/WorkPlace v5.5 to v6.0 is its capability to change the fonts being used. This was not possible in v5.5, although we did our best to help: see, for example, our April 2009 mailing (Item 1), December 2010 mailing (Item 3) and July 2011 mailing (Item 5).
   But with v6.0 it's easy! Just click on Typeset – Document Format – General – XeLaTeX, and then the Fonts tab – Enable overriding font selection. Now go down to the Main dialog, for example, and select the font you want; click on OK and save the document. When you click on PDF Preview, you see your document typeset using the font you selected. (A b*g does mean that, sometimes after changing the font, Scientific Word/WorkPlace initially fails to re-compile your document unless you add in a space to make it a temporary document.)
   Here are some sample PDFs, with the .sci files that created them:
   1. Comic Sans MS: changefont1.sci and changefont1.pdf
      
   2. Lucida Handwriting: changefont2.sci and changefont2.pdf
      
   3. Arial Narrow: changefont3.sci and changefont3.pdf
      
   4. AR Destine: changefont4.sci and changefont4.pdf        (I bet this one makes you smile!)
      
   
   Have fun adding in different fonts to your own documents! [See the video here.]



5. Brexit pricing:    Following the result of the Referendum last Thursday 23rd June, the pound ended the week about 10% lower than a few days earlier (increasing the number of pounds required). We have temporarily cushioned this effect to phase in the increase, and held our prices to only a couple of percent higher in the short term. If hindsight were foresight, everyone would have bought any new licences a week or two ago; second best – given the uncertainty in the markets – would be to buy them now before the price rise takes full effect.



6. Windows 10[/11]:    Further to our September 2015 mailing (Item 7) and January 2016 mailing (Item 4), the following is our best advice [if you have problems]:
   1. Version 5.5 [installation instructions]:
      • Installation: The TrueTeX installer portion of the installation will [may] be blocked, so [in which case – if the installer sits doing nothing for half an hour] do the installation in safe mode (Windows 10; Windows 11).
      • Running the program: You may need to run in Windows 7 compatibility (follow the link in the September 2015 mailing)
   2. Version 6.0 [installation instructions]: MacKichan Software tell us there are no remaining issues with installing and using Version 6 in Windows 10.



7. Customising toolbars:    Version 6.0 has a great new feature of allowing you to customize the toolbars; this is similar to editing the Symbol Cache in earlier versions. Just right click in the toolbar area and select Customize Toolbar (in this example we've just dropped the Options and packages icon onto the toolbar). This feature allows you to drag icons onto the toolbars from your set of unused icons, and remove them similarly. [See the video here.]



8. What a whopper!    If you ever get frustrated typing up your ideas, be thankful you don't have to typeset this monster:

   http://fancythought.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/longest- equation-ever-known-to-man.html

   The website calls it the longest equation known to man.
   I'm not sure that's accurate. But I do believe them when they say it took 4 hours to type using LaTeX.
   Be thankful your equations are simpler. And, if you've got Scientific Word/WorkPlace, they're much easier still!
   So if you haven't already, click here to get your licence today.