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<title> ArabTeX Version 3 </title>
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<img src="arabtex.gif" alt="ArabTeX logo">
<h1> ArabTeX Version 3 </h1>
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<a href="http://129.69.218.213/arabtex/html/changes.htm">
Last changes: Version 3.09, 17.07.1999
</a>
<hr>
The set of files, of which THIS file is supposed to be part of,
contains a package extending the capabilities of TeX/LaTeX to
generate the arabic writing from an ASCII transliteration for
texts in several languages using the arabic script. Several
other common encodings are also supported.
<p>
The package is available in packed form as
<a href=ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/arabtex.zip>
"arabtex.zip"</a> for PC users and
<a href=ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/arabtex.tar.Z>
"arabtex.tar.Z"</a> for *N*X users.
Depending on the server there may be also the unpacked files,
or only these.
<p>
Check for the latest version of
<a href=ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/apatch.sty>"apatch.sty"</a>.
This file contains last minute
corrections that possibly are not yet contained in the packed files.
Users of the Hebrew mode should also look into
<a href=ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/hepatch.sty>"hepatch.sty"</a>.
<p>
The following ASCII files give more detailed information:
<table>
<tr><td> arabtex.doc </td><td>
a short introduction ( rather out of date)
</td></tr>
<tr><td> arabtex.faq </td><td>
answers to some Frequently Asked Questions
(updated as necessary)
</td></tr>
<tr><td> changes.txt </td><td>
release history, new features, and known bugs
(updated as necessary)
</td></tr>
<tr><td> changes2.txt </td><td>
release history up to version 3.00
</td></tr>
<tr><td> install.txt </td><td>
list of available files, and installation notes
</td></tr>
<tr><td> apatch.sty </td><td>
last minute corrections; put this file onto the
TEXINPUT path; it will patch automatically.
(updated as necessary)
</td></tr>
</table>
There are also various additional documentation files.
<p>
The subdirectory "REPORT" contains the LaTeX/ArabTeX sources of
the user manual as a collection of text files "arabdoc*.*". If
they will not compile, check your installation procedure and your
TeX/LaTeX versions; you need TeX >= 3.0 and LaTeX >= 2.09 of 1990
or later, or LaTeX 2e. If any troubles remain, complain fiercely.
<p>
There was a prototype, ArabTeX Version 1, which is now OBSOLETE.
<br>
Version 2 was the first complete release accompanied by a manual,
but is no more being maintained.
<p>
Version 3 is an upward compatible extension of Version 2 with
many new features, e.g. the possibility to read input files in the
ASMO 449 and ISO 8859-6 Codes, and a host of new commands for
better formatting of Arabic text, or catering for historic writing
styles. Versions from 3.05 onward contain a package to process
Hebrew, and provide long right-to-left insertions.
For details, consult the manual and the ASCII file "readme.305".
<p>
ArabTeX is copyrighted. However, you may use it freely for any
scientific, experimental and strictly personal, non-commercial
purposes if you give proper credit to the author. We appreciate a
complimentary copy of any scientific work produced with ArabTeX.
If you consider other uses, apply for a license agreement.
<p>
You may re-distribute ArabTeX on the same terms IF AND ONLY IF
<ul>
<li> you will leave any copyright notices intact, AND
<li> you will inform the author, AND
<li> you will distribute the complete package including THIS file
and any updates you know about, AND
<li> you will forward any comments and suggestions to the
author, AND
<li> you will not charge more than a reasonable fee for data
media and handling.
</ul>
ArabTeX is an experimental system and supposed to change without
prior notice. Whoever will use it does so at her/his/its own risk.
We cannot take any responsibility on correct function, suitability
for whatever purpose, or correct documentation.
<p>
If you have any complaints or suggestions, please forward them to
<a href="mailto:lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de">
the author. </a>
We shall consider any reasonable suggestion,
but we will use our own judgment on changes, and our resources
are severely limited.
<p>
If problems turn up while running ArabTeX, please
<A href="ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/arabtex.htm">
check first
</A>
at "ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de"
whether there is a new version,
or whether there are any new corrections in
<A href="ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex/apatch.sty">
"apatch.sty". </A>
If the problem goes away with the new version, please inform the
server you got ArabTeX from; otherwise
<a href="mailto:lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de">
send a bug report </a> to the author.
<p>
The reference site
<a href="ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/arabtex">
"ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de"
</a>
always holds the current version.
<br>
We know that the CTAN servers
<A href="ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk">
"ftp.tex.ac.uk" </a>,
<A href="ftp://ftp.dante.de">
"ftp.dante.de" </a>,
<A href="ftp://ctan.tug.org">
"ctan.tug.org" </a>
mirror this site and to update on a regular schedule.
<p>
An empty E-Mail message to
<a href="mailto:arabtex@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de">
"arabtex@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de" </a>
will produce a current status report.
<hr>
<blockquote>
Prof. Klaus Lagally<br>
Institut fuer Informatik<br>
Universitaet Stuttgart<br>
Breitwiesenstrasse 20-22<br>
D-70565 Stuttgart<br>
GERMANY<br>
lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
</blockquote>
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Copyright (c) 1990 - 1999,
<a href="mailto:lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de">
Klaus Lagally </a>
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