Document 328 Using SWP or SW Version 3.0 with Windows 2000 or XPVersion: 3.0 - Scientific WorkPlace & Scientific Word Note This article applies only to Version 3.0. There are no known issues when using Version 3.5, 3.51, or 4.x with Windows 2000 or Windows XP. If you plan to update to Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must address two installation issues in order to use Scientific WorkPlace or Scientific Word 3.0. One problem is with the name of the temporary directory that is provided by a standard Windows 2000/XP installation and the other problem has to do with the TrueTeX font installation. The problem with the temporary directory exists for both upgrading your operating system to Windows 2000/XP and for complete new installations of Windows 2000/XP. The font installation problem should occur only after a fresh new Windows 2000/XP installation, since the fonts would have already been successfully installed before the update to Windows 2000/XP. An additional problem is that the TrueTeX Previewer incorrectly limits its text rendering to Windows 3.x features. This causes incorrect display of certain characters in the dc font family, especially ligatures and dashes. This problem can be avoided by using only the cm font family or by using the application compatibility tool that is included with Windows 2000 or setting compatibility mode on the shortcut when using Windows XP. Temporary directoryThe name of the default temporary directory provided by Windows 2000/XP includes the tilde (~) character which TeX/LaTeX interprets as a space. This causes a LaTeX error when a document is compiled. The work around for this problem is to create a temporary directory for SWP/SW and then tell SWP/SW to use the new directory. Use the following instructions:
TrueTeX font installationThe setup program used by the TrueTeX font installation does not correctly identify Windows 2000/XP and the fonts are not installed properly. Incorrect entries are created in the registry by the setup program that prevents the TrueTeX fonts from being installed using the Fonts applet. Two methods for correcting the problem are presented below. The alternative method is recommended only if you are familiar with the Registry Editor program. Recommended TrueTeX font installation
Alternative TrueTeX font installation (for experienced users)
These two issues have been addressed starting with SWP/SW Version 3.5, but currently the above steps must be manually taken in order to use Version 3.0 with Windows 2000/XP. TrueTeX PreviewerThe TrueTeX Previewer (DVIGDI32.EXE releases 4.2A and earlier) incorrectly limits its text rendering to Windows 3.x features when running under Windows 2000/XP. The Windows 3.x features do not properly handle the larger fonts in the dc font family. The most noticeable presentation of this problem is that the ligatures fi and fl typeset as & and !. The problem can be avoided in one of two ways. Use only the cm font familyThis can be done by selecting the TeX format file that uses only the cm fonts:
Make the TrueTeX Previewer think it's running under Windows NT 4.0.There are separate steps when using Windows 2000 or Windows XP. See the appropriate subsection below. The compatibility settings seem to be local for each user on the computer. If multiple users sign in to use SW, make this change for each separate user name. Microsoft includes the application compatibility tool apcompat.exe with Windows 2000. This tool can be found on the Windows 2000 CD in the Support directory and it will be installed after running setup.exe in the Support\Tools directory. Run the application compatibility tool (either from the Windows 2000 Support directory or after having installed the Support Tools), use the Browse button to select the TrueTeX Previewer (it is the file \swp30\TCITeX\TrueTeX\DVIGDI32.EXE), select the operating system Windows NT 4 SP3 (it really doesn't matter which service pack version is selected), and turn on the check box Make the above check box settings permanent. Note The apcompat program is not perfect. A side effect after following the instructions above is that you cannot print from inside the TrueTeX Previewer. The installed printers do not appear in the dialog after selecting File/Print from inside the Previewer. Instead of printing from inside the Previewer, use Typeset/Print from inside SWP or SW. If you make this change using apcompat and then install Version 3.5, the current settings will still be used and the installed printers will not be available from inside the Previewer. Follow these instructions to solve this problem:
Microsoft has added a compatibility tab to program shortcuts under Windows XP. To set compatibility mode for the TrueTeX Previewer:
Scientific Notebook and Windows 2000/XPThere are no known issues at this time with respect to Scientific Notebook and Windows 2000/XP. Scientific WorkPlace, Scientific Word 2.5 and Windows 2000/XP.There are no known issues at this time with respect to Scientific WorkPlace Version 2.5 or Scientific Word Version 2.5 and Windows 2000/XP. Last revised 10/30/08 This document was created with Scientific WorkPlace. |