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Glossary of variables and file-names

.dvipsrc^: initialisation file for dvips
.latex2html-init^: initialisation file for L^ATEX2HTML
$ACCENT_IMAGES^: holds the L^ATEX style to be used when making images of accented characters which are not present in the character encoding being used
$ADDRESS^: contains information to be included as a signature at the bottom of each HTML page
$ALTERNATIVE_ICONS^: contains the location of special icons, other than the standard ones
$ANTI_ALIAS^: when set, specifies that anti-aliasing be used with generated images of figures and included images
$ANTI_ALIAS_TEXT^: when set (the default), specifies that anti-aliasing be used with generated images of maths and typeset text
$ASCII_MODE^: when set, all icons and images are replaced with text strings, suitable for text-only browsers
$AUTO_NAVIGATION^: when set, a navigation panel is placed at the bottom of long pages, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$AUTO_PREFIX^: if set, all files produced have a filename-prefix using the name of the L^ATEX file being processed
$BACKGROUND_DIR^: with frames, directory URL for background images
$BACKGROUND_IMAGE^: with frames, filename of the image to use to tile the background
$BODYTEXT^: string to be used within the <BODY ... > tag on HTML pages
$BOTTOM_NAVIGATION^: when set, a navigation panel is placed at the bottom of every HTML page, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$CHARSET^: specifies the character set used within the HTML pages, currently this defaults to "iso_8859_1" (ISO-Latin-1)
$CHILDLINE^: has piece of HTML code to be inserted between the child-links table and page contents
$CONFIG_FILE^: defaults to latex2html.config unless $ENV{'L2HCONFIG'} gives a different file for the main configuration settings
$CONTENTS^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML file that has the Table-of-Contents
$CONTENTS_BANNER^: with frames, raw HTML to precede the Table-of-Contents listing
$CONTENTS_FOOTER^: with frames, raw HTML to follow the Table-of-Contents listing
$CONTENTS_IN_NAVIGATION^: when set, an iconic link to the Table-of-Contents is placed in navigation panels
$CONTENTS_TABLE_WIDTH^: if set to a number with frames, will impose this as a fixed width for the Table-of-Contents listing
$CRAYOLAFILE^: when color.perl has been loaded, holds the name of the file which contains named color specifications for crayon colors
$CUSTOM_BUTTONS^: variable available to link to customised buttons in navigation panels
$CUSTOM_ICONS^: when set, a copy of each icon actually used is included in the directory along with the .html files and images
$CUSTOM_TITLES^: when set, a customised subroutine is used to determine the filename for each HTML page
$DEBUG^: when non-zero, L^ATEX2HTML shows messages that would otherwise be ignored
$DESTDIR^: specifies the directory into which all the generated files will be placed
$DISCARD_PS^: when set, specifies that the temporary PostScript files created by dvips be discarded immediately after use
$DISP_SCALE_FACTOR^: extra magnification for images of displayed math environments; multiplies the $MATH_SCALE_FACTOR to give the total scaling
$DJGPP^: set in Override.pm under DOS, or with a command-line switch; causes alternative stategies during processing that would be less efficient under Unix
$DONT_INCLUDE^: holds a list of filenames and filename extensions to not include, even if requested; filenames ending with .sty are automatically excluded
$DO_INCLUDE^: holds a list of filenames and filename extensions to be included, even when the $DONT_INCLUDE variable would normally exclude them
$DVIPS^: contains the command to be used when the dvips program processes images.dvi to create PostScript files describing the required images
$DVIPS_MODE^: contains the Metafont mode to be used when the dvips program supports automatic font-generation
$ENV{'L2HCONFIG'}^: environment variable for adjusting the value of $CONFIG_FILE
$ENV{'L2HINIT_NAME'}^: environment variable for adjusting the name used for initialisation files
$ENV{'PERL5LIB'}^: environment variable used by Perl to locate modules, for version 5 and later
$ENV{'PERLLIB'}^: environment variable used by Perl to locate modules, any version
$EXTERNAL_BIBLIO^: specifies the URL for a bibliography page external to the current document
$EXTERNAL_CONTENTS^: specifies the URL for the CONTENTS button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_DOWN_LINK^: specifies the URL for the NEXT button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_DOWN_TITLE^: specifies the text for the NEXT button hyperlink in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_FILE^: prefix of a .aux file to be read for numbering and other information provided by L^ATEX
$EXTERNAL_IMAGES^: when set, hyperlinks to the generated images are included on the HTML pages, not <IMG> tags
$EXTERNAL_INDEX^: specifies the URL for the INDEX button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_PREV_LINK^: specifies the URL for the PREVIOUS button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_PREV_TITLE^: specifies the text for the PREVIOUS button hyperlink in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET^: name of stylesheet file whose contents are prepended to the default stylesheet
$EXTERNAL_UP_LINK^: specifies the URL for the UP button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_UP_TITLE^: specifies the text for the UP button hyperlink in the navigation panel
$EXTN^: holds the filname suffix for the HTML files to be produced, either .html or .htm
$EXTRA_IMAGE_SCALE^: when set, specifies that images should be created at one size but displayed at another; it provides the ratio between these sizes
$FHELP_FILE^: with frames, name of the file to contain the HTML for the `help' strip
$FIGURE_CAPTION_ALIGN^: sets the attribute for positioning captions of figure environments; default = 'BOTTOM'
$FIGURE_SCALE_FACTOR^: magnification factor to be used with images of whole figure and table environments
$FILE^: holds the name of the HTML output of the top-most page in a document, when vital links are to be established
$FIXEDDIR^: specifies the target directory for the HTML file, when several sources are processed from a single command-line
$FOILCLASS^: The document class that is substituted for foils in the images.tex file when using FoilTeX; default is 'article'
$FOILHEADLEVEL^: holds the sectioning level for the pages containing FoilTeX `foils' generated using foilhtml.sty and foils.perl
$FOILOPTIONS^: Options for images.tex, obtained from processing a FoilTeX source; by default '10pt'
$FONT_SIZE^: gives font size used with images of math and other environments
$FOOTNOTE_HEIGHT^: with frames, holds the height of the footnote frame; default = 60 pixels
$FOOT_COLOR^: with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the footnote frame
$FRAME_DOCTYPE^: with frames, holds the <!DOCTYPE> tag for the Frameset DTD
$FRAME_HELP^: with frames, raw HTML for the `help' strip in the main frame view
$GS^: contains the command to call the Ghostscript program, used by pstoimg
$GS_DEVICE^: contains the name of the device driver for the Ghostscript program, used by pstoimg
$GS_LIB^: contains the directory path prefix to the Ghostscript program's library of special input files
$HOME/.latex2html-init^: user's default initialisation file for L^ATEX2HTML; if present, it will be read unless another has already been found
$HOWTO_INTERLACE_GIF^: contains the name of the graphics utility package to use for creating interlaced GIF images
$HOWTO_TRANSPARENT_GIF^: contains the name of the graphics utility package to use for creating transparent GIF images
$HTML_VERSION^: specifies the version of HTML code to be generated
$ICONSERVER^: contains the URL where icon-images are to be found
$IDX_COLOR^: with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the Index frame; default same as $MAIN_COLOR
$IDX_WIDTH^: with frames, holds the initial width of the index-frame; default = 200 pixels
$IMAGES_ONLY^: if set, this run simply processes the images.tex file generated on an earlier run
$IMAGE_PREFIX^: specifies part of the filename, excluding numbers, for the PostScript files produced by dvips
$IMAGE_TYPE^: specifies the graphics format for the images that may be generated; currently either gif or png
$INDEX^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML file that has the Index
$INDEX_BANNER^: with frames, raw HTML to precede the Index listing, following the title
$INDEX_FOOTER^: with frames, raw HTML to follow the Index listing
$INDEX_IN_NAVIGATION^: when set, an iconic link to the Index is placed in navigation panels
$INDEX_STYLES^: with frames, cotains tag-names to apply to Index keys, within the Index frame
$INDEX_TABLE_WIDTH^: if set to a number with frames, will impose this as a fixed width for the Index listing
$INFO^: when set, contains Perl code to produce a replacement for the standard ``About this document'' information
$INIT_FILE_NAME^: holds the name used for initialisation files; defaults to latex2html-init unless $ENV{'L2HINIT_NAME'} specifies a different name
$INTERLACE^: if set, this specifies that any generated images should be interlaced
$ISO_LANGUAGE^: if set, this specifies the language of the HTML DTD; usually 'EN' but other language versions may exist
$LANGUAGE_TITLES^: contains the titles for chapters, sections, etc. in the chosen language (default: English)
$LATEX^: holds the command to be used to invoke L^ATEX on the images.tex file, for typesetting the contents of images
$LATEX_DUMP^: if set, speeds up image processing during subsequent runs on your document
$LATEX2HTMLDIR^: directory where L^ATEX2HTML is installed
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/Changes^: text file, record of changes made to L^ATEX2HTML since it was first released in July 1993
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/latex2html.config^: configuration-file for the local setup; this file is read before any .latex2html-init files
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/local.pm^: created by configure-pstoimg, this file holds information about what graphics utilities are available on the local system
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/styles/german.perl^: adds Perl code to establish compatibility with the german.sty L^ATEX2_e package
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/styles/makeidx.perl^: adds Perl code to interpret index-entries otherwise intended for the makeindex program
$LATEX2HTMLSTYLES^: contains the directory path to find the styles/ directory; usually a subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR
$LATEX2HTMLVERSIONS^: contains the directory path to find the versions/ directory; usually a subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR
$LATEX2HTML_META^: holds <META> tags equivalent to HTTP-headers
$LINE_WIDTH^: holds the width of displayed equations, used for right-justification
$LINKNAME^: name for the duplicate HTML file which enables automatic browser-linking from a directory name
$LINKPOINT^: specifies the name for the HTML file to be duplicated to enable automatic browser-linking from a directory name
$LOCAL_ICONS^: when non-zero, causes a copy of the icons used to be placed within the directory along with the HTML files and generated images
$LONG_TITLES^: when non-zero, specifies how many words from the section-title are used to determine the filename for each HTML page
$LOWER_CASE_TAGS^: when set, causes the HTML tag names to be written using lowercase letters
$MAIN_COLOR^: with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the main frame
$MATH_SCALE_FACTOR^: magnification factor for images of inlined equations and displayed math environments
$MAX_LINK_DEPTH^: number of depth levels for which child-links are displayed, within the mini table-of-contents on each page
$MAX_SPLIT_DEPTH^: sectioning-level at (and below) which creating a new HTML page ceases to occur
$METAFONT_DPI^: dots per inch required when Metafont is called to generate a font
$NAVIGATION_HEIGHT^: with frames, holds the height of the navigation frame; default = 38 pixels
$NAVIG_COLOR^: with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the navigation frame
$NAV_BORDER^: when set, holds the width (in pt) of a border for navigation buttons
$NETSCAPE_HTML^: when set, will allow HTML extensions understood by Netscape to be used; e.g. tables
$NEXT^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the next HTML page
$NEXT_GROUP^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the next HTML page at the same level or shallower
$NEXT_GROUP_TITLE^: when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the next HTML page at the same section level or shallower
$NEXT_PAGE_IN_NAVIGATION^: when set, an iconic link to the next logical page is placed in navigation panels, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$NEXT_TITLE^: when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the next HTML page
$NOFORK^: when set, prevent the translator to crash if your operating system does not support forking
$NOFRAMES^: when set using frames, a non-frames version is included within the top-most frameset
$NOLATEX^: when set, no image generation is performed but a text-string is placed; this is no longer needed
$NO_AUTO_LINK^: if set, the second copy of the HTML file specified in $LINKPOINT is not created, with the name given in $LINKNAME; this allows a URL to a directory name to reach the main HTML page
$NO_FOOTNODE^: if set, footnotes will appear at the bottom of the current HTML page, rather than on a separate page for footnotes only
$NO_FRAME_HELP^: if set with frames, rather than on a separate page for footnotes only
$NO_IMAGES^: if set, the images.tex file is generated but not processed to create images
$NO_ISOLATIN^
$NO_MATH_MARKUP^
$NO_MATH_PARSING^: allows some features of math.pl to be used, without full parsing; i.e. 'professional' math mode
$NO_NAVIGATION^: when set, no navigation panels are placed on HTML pages
$NO_PARBOX_IMAGES^: when set, this inhibits making an image of the text in \parbox commands, instead placing the text with no extra formatting
$NO_ROBOTS^: with frames, holds a <META> tag to inhibit robots searching for embedded URLs
$NO_SIMPLE_MATH^: when set, inhibits the use of ``simple math'', unless the ,math extension is loaded; in which case TEXlike parsing is used, creating images of sub-parts of expressions, as needed
$NO_SPLIT^
$NO_SUBDIR^: when set, the HTML files and images will be placed in the current directory, rather than a sub-directory
$NUMBERED_FOOTNOTES^: numbers your footnotes when defined
$PAPERSIZE^: controls the maximum size for large images constructed by L^ATEX, on a single page
$PARTITION_PREFIX^: used internally for the names of document parts
$PBMMAKE^: contains the command to call the pbmmake utility, used by pstoimg
$PBMPLUSDIR^: when set, contains where to find the pbmplus graphics utilities; (no longer needed)
$PK_GENERATION^: when set, automatic font-generation is enabled for low-res bitmapped fonts; not needed with anti-aliasing of hi-res bitmaps, or PostScript outlines
$PNMCAT^: contains the command to call the pnmcat utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMCROP^: contains the command to call the pnmcrop utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMFILE^: contains the command to call the pnmfile utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMFLIP^: contains the command to call the pnmflip utility, used by pstoimg
$PPMQUANT^: contains the command to call the ppmquant utility, used by pstoimg
$PPMTOGIF^: contains the command to call the ppmtogif utility, used by pstoimg
$PREFIX^: contains the filename-prefix to prepend to all HTML, image and data files created for the current document
$PREVIOUS^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the previous HTML page
$PREVIOUS_GROUP^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML page starting the previous section at the same level or shallower
$PREVIOUS_GROUP_TITLE^: when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the previous HTML page at the same section level or shallower
$PREVIOUS_PAGE_IN_NAVIGATION^: when set, an iconic link to the previous logical page is placed in navigation panels, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$PREVIOUS_TITLE^: when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the previous HTML page
$PSTOIMG^: contains the command to run the pstoimg utility to convert PostScript files into images in the required graphics format
$PS_IMAGES^: when set, hyperlinks to PostScript files are included on the HTML pages, not <IMG> tags
$REFRESH_BUTTON^: with frames, text for the 'Refresh' hyperlink in the navigation panel frame
$REL_DEPTH^: set to 1 with a negative value of $MAX_SPLIT_DEPTH to have the actual depth calculated relative to the document class
$REUSE^: settings affect whether images constructed on a previous run of L^ATEX2HTML are re-used on the next run of the same document
$RGBCOLORFILE^: when color.perl has been loaded, holds the name of the file which contains color specifications and names
$ROOTED^: when set, specifies that the directory set in $DESTDIR is a root for the directories containing the HTML files, rather than containing them directly
$SCALABLE_FONTS^: used when scalable fonts (e.g. PostScript) are available for use with image-generation
$SEGMENT^: is set when the current source is a 'segment' of a larger document
$SEGMENTED^: is set when the current source is the main file for a 'segmented' document
$SERVER^: used in conjunction with image-maps to specify the type of web-server which will interpret the map
$SHORTEXTN^: when set, uses .htm as the filename suffix, rather than .html
$SHORT_INDEX^: when set, results in a more compact Index being produced
$SHOW_INIT_FILE^: when set, the contents of any initialisation file is included on the info-page
$SHOW_SECTION_NUMBERS^: when set, L^ATEX's section numbering is included with section titles
$STRICT_HTML^: flag to indicate that HTML according to the 'strict' DTD should be generated -- not yet implemented
$STYLESHEET^: holds the name of the stylesheet to use as default; generated automatically if empty
$STYLESHEET_CASCADE^: can hold a list of alternative styles to precede the default in the style cascade
$TABLE_CAPTION_ALIGN^: sets the attribute for positioning captions of table, and related, environments; default = 'TOP'
$TEX2HTMLV_SHORT^: holds a short form of the current version name
$TEXDEFS^: when set, the texdefs.perl file is read, allowing some TEX constructions to be interpreted
$TEXEXPAND^: contains the command to run the texexpand utility which combines all required portions of input files for a L^ATEX2HTML document
$TEXINPUTS^: contains the paths for L^ATEX to search for styles and input files, when making images
$TIMING^: when set, gives a message on the time taken to perform the main processing of the document
$TITLE^: initially can be set to hold a title for the document, as a whole
$TITLES_LANGUAGE^: specifies the collection of strings to use as titles, for special document sections
$TMP^: when set in local.pm, used by pstoimg as a temporary directory for image-generation
$TMP_PREFIX^: prefix to use for the directory in which image-generation takes place;default value is 'l2h'
$IDX_COLOR^: with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the Table-of-Contents frame
$TOC_DEPTH^: sectioning-level down to which links occur on the Table-of-Contents page
$TOC_STARS^: when set, star-sections are listed/linked on the Table-of-Contents page
$TOC_WIDTH^: with frames, holds the initial width of the Table-of-Contents frame; default = 150 pixels
$TOP_NAVIGATION^: when set, a navigation panel is placed at the top of every HTML page, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$TRANSPARENT_FIGURES^: when set, this specifies that the background of generated images should be made transparent
$TRANSPARENT_IMAGES^: when set, this prevents the background of images from being made transparent (no longer used)
$UNSEGMENT^: when set, L^ATEX2HTML translates a segmented document as a whole rather than a single segment; use this for testing your segmented document
$UP^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the parent HTML page
$UP_TITLE^: when navigation panels are created, this holds a title of the parent HTML page
$USE_ENTITY_NAMES^: when set, and math.pl and unicode.pl are loaded, math symbols are given using entity names, rather than parameter entities
$USENETPBM^: when set, indicates that the netpbm graphics utilities are available; (no longer needed)
$VERBOSITY^: has a numerical value which determines the messages to be printed on-screen as L^ATEX2HTML processes a document
$WHITE_BACKGROUND^: when set, ensures that images of figure environments have a white background
$WORDS_IN_NAVIGATION_PANEL_TITLES^: used to limit the number of words shown with the navigation-panel buttons
$WORDS_IN_PAGE^: contains the number of words required before a navigation-panel is placed also at the bottom of a page
$cb_version^: when using the changebar package, this holds a version identifier set by the \cbversion command
$dd^: ``directory delimiter'', set automatically to `/' in Override.pm for Unix systems, and to whatever else is appropriate on other platforms
$default_language^: specifies the language whose international code should be specified within the <!DOCTYPE ... > tag
$depth^: holds the value of the sectioning depth when the <ADDRESS> tag of an HTML page is being created
$envkey^: the delimiter to separate search paths in the values of other variables; e.g. : under Unix, set in Override.pm
$file^: holds the name of the HTML page when its <ADDRESS> tag is being created
$frame_body_name^: with frames, target name for the frame containing the actual data; default = contents
$frame_body_suffix^: with frames, filename addition for HTML file containing the actual data; default = _ct
$frame_foot_name^: with frames, target name for the frame containing the footnotes; default = footer
$frame_head_suffix^: with frames, filename addition for HTML files the navigation panel; default = _hd
$frame_idx_name^: with frames, target name for the frame containing the Index; default = index
$frame_idx_suffix^: with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the Index frameset; default = _id
$frame_main_name^: with frames, target name for the main frame; default = main
$frame_main_suffix^: with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the main frameset; default = _mn
$frame_toc_name^: with frames, target name for the frame containing the Table-of-Contents; default = toc
$frame_toc_suffix^: with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the Table-of-Contents frameset; default = _tf
$frame_top_name^: with frames, target name for the outermost frame; predefined constant = _top
$image_pre^: set in Override.pm to be the default for $IMAGE_PREFIX
$title^: holds the title of the current section when the <ADDRESS> tag of an HTML is being created
ALIWEB^: a network search and retrieval tool
amsfonts.perl^: contains code to recognise or implement features of the amsfonts package for L^ATEX
amstex.perl^: contains code to recognise or implement features of the amstex package for L^ATEX
anonymous ftp^: pseudonym for use of the ftp program as the anonymous user, for file-transfers
Archie^: publicly-accessible database of files and programs available via anonymous ftp or using the Web
Arena^: Web-browser; currently the only one which displays HTML 3.1 math markup
article.perl^: implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the article document-class
bash^: a unix shell, does not directly support use of L^ATEX2HTML
bibtex^: bibliography data-base program, used with L^ATEX
book.perl^: implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the book document-class
CERN^: originally named ``Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire'', now known as the ``European Laboratory for Particle Physics'', located near Geneva; also where the World-Wide Web was originally conceived
changebar.sty^: L^ATEX2_e package to mark changes in documentation; this supercedes an earlier package
Changes^: text file, recording the changes made to L^ATEX2HTML since it was first released in July 1993, until V96.1 and revisions during 1996
changes.tex^: input file for the L^ATEX2HTML manual; normally loaded only with the HTML version
chmod^: Unix command for changing the access-privileges on files
color.perl^: contains Perl code to implement all the features of L^ATEX's color package and loads a list of named colors
Common L^ATEX Commands^: cardboard lift-out, at the back of the ``Blue Book'', containing a summary of L^ATEX commands
configure-pstoimg^: Perl script to locate which Unix utilities are available on the local system, for use in generating images
crayola.txt^: contains a list of color specifications for the Crayola crayon colors, giving a name and CMYK coordinates
credits.tex^: input file for the L^ATEX2HTML manual; acknowledges the multitude of contributors to the development of L^ATEX2HTML
csh^: a unix shell, provides support for L^ATEX2HTML
CVS^: Concurrent Version System software to administer multiple authors updating the software source files
DBM^: Unix Database Management utility
dn.gif^: image of a small downward-turning arrow
docs/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the L^ATEX2HTML documentation and a Makefile to control its processing
docs/foilhtml/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing an implementation for the FoilTeX system
docs/manual.tex^: main L^ATEX source for L^ATEX2HTML documentation
dot.latex2html-init^: example initialisation file for L^ATEX2HTML; usually to be found in the $LATEX2HTMLDIR
dvips^: dvi to PostScript conversion program
dvipsk^: a variant of dvips
eform.ps^: PostScript graphic used in the L^ATEX2HTML manual
example/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing an example illustrating the document segmentation technique
features.tex^: input file for a section of the L^ATEX2HTML manual; describes special features available with L^ATEX2HTML
figure.ps^: another PostScript graphic used in the L^ATEX2HTML manual
finger^: network utility to obtain information about email addresses of users at computer installations
floatfig.sty^: L^ATEX2_e package for floating figures with text flowing around
foilhtml.sty^: a L^ATEX package that adds structural markup to FoilTeX
foils.perl^: adds Perl code to implement the foils document-class of FoilTeX
FoilTeX^: system for producing transparencies (foils) in L^ATEX.
footnode.html^: the HTML page on which the text of footnotes will appear
french.perl^: adds Perl code to be compatible with the french.sty L^ATEX package
french.sty^: L^ATEX package for documents written in French
ftp^: `File Transfer Protocols', network utility for transferring files
FTP search^: modern Web-based search utility
GDBM^: GNU Database Management utility
german.perl^: adds Perl code to be compatible with german.sty L^ATEX package
german.sty^: L^ATEX package for documents written in German
getcwd.pl^: input file for Perl
Ghostscript^: program to render graphics written in the PostScript language, or minor variations thereof
ghostscript^: Unix command to launch the Ghostscript program
Ghostscript 3.x^: latest versions of the Ghostscript program
giftool^: utility to make transparent the backgrounds of GIF images, or to create interlaced GIF images
giftrans^: utility to make transparent the backgrounds of GIF images; not needed if netpbm is used
graphics.sty^: L^ATEX2_e package for inclusion of graphics within typeset documents
grep^: standard Unix utility, useful for finding specific strings within (groups of) files
gs^: commonly-used shortening of the ghostscript command
GS-Preview^: dvi-viewer, using Ghostscript
gs_fonts.ps^: read by Ghostscript to locate the PostScript fonts available on the local system
heqn.perl^: package adding code to L^ATEX2HTML for placing equation-numbering at the left of images
heqn.sty^: empty L^ATEX package to force loading of heqn.perl; moves equation numbering to the left of images
HTML^: ``Hyper-Text Markup Language'', as used by Web-browsers
html.perl^: adds Perl code to be compatible with html.sty L^ATEX package
html.sty^: symbolic link (see below) to a L^ATEX package allowing HTML links and conditional code
html209.sty^: the L^ATEX2.09 version, target for the symbolic link html.sty
html2e.sty^: the L^ATEX2_e version, target for the symbolic link html.sty
htmllist.perl^: contains Perl code to implement the htmllist environment
htmllist.sty^: L^ATEX package for the htmllist environment, which uses special icons in the HTML version
hypextra.tex^: input file for a section of the L^ATEX2HTML manual; describes hypertext extensions
IndicTeX-HTML/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing L^ATEX and Perl extensions to handle IndicTeX documents
icons.gif/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing GIF format versions of the default icons used for navigation buttons and other purposes
icons.png/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing PNG format versions of the default icons used for navigation buttons and other purposes
icons/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the default GIF icons used for navigation buttons (no longer used, from v97.1 onwards)
image-test.tex^: example test-document for probing into the cause for image-generation problems
images.dvi^: the dvi-file created by running L^ATEX on images.tex for creating images of mathematics and other awkward environments
images.log^: the log-file produced by running L^ATEX on images.tex
images.pl^: data file produced by L^ATEX2HTML; contains information about the images in your document, used for cyclic image generation
images.tex^: file created by L^ATEX2HTML which is passed to L^ATEX to typeset complicated environments for conversion to images
index.html^: on many systems a file of this name will be sent to the browser when a URL to its parent directory has been specified
install-test^: tests the L^ATEX2HTML installation
justify.perl^: package defining HTML 3.2 markup for left/right/center justified paragraphs, interpreting the standard L^ATEX environments flushleft/flushright/center
justify.sty^: L^ATEX package which does nothing other than force loading of justify.perl by L^ATEX2HTML
l2hfiles.dat^: contains the descriptive data appearing in this glossary
l2hglo.ist^: configuration for makeindex to construct this glossary
l2hidx.ist^: configuration for makeindex to construct the index
l2hman.sty^: style-file needed for typesetting the L^ATEX2HTML manual using L^ATEX
labels.pl^: data file containing symbolic labels for references to locations within a HTML document produced by L^ATEX2HTML
latex^: command to run to L^ATEX
L^ATEX^: the markup language, interpreted by L^ATEX2HTML; images are processed by the L^ATEX program
L^ATEX2_e^: the current version of L^ATEX, first introduced in 1993
latex2html^: Unix command to execute the L^ATEX2HTML script for generating HTML pages from a L^ATEX document
L^ATEX2HTML^: Perl script to convert L^ATEX documents into web-pages, by Nikos Drakos with updates and extensions by others
latex2html-96.1.tar.gz^: compressed archive of the Feb. 1996 major L^ATEX2HTML distribution
latex2html-97.1.tar.gz^: compressed archive of the previous (since May. 1997) L^ATEX2HTML distribution
latex2html-98.1.tar.gz^: compressed archive of the latest (since Feb. 1998) L^ATEX2HTML distribution
latex2html.config^: configuration file for L^ATEX2HTML, normally to be found in the $LATEX2HTMLDIR directory
letter.perl^: implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the letter document-class
libpng-0.89c.tar.gz^: implements the PNG image format routines, available via Archie
libz^: implements data compression routines, should be part of your operating system, if not get it via Archie
licence.tex^: input file for the L^ATEX2HTML manual; contains the licence statement and copyright notice
Linux^: Unix system for DOS-based PCs; L^ATEX2HTML will work, provided some variables are set correctly
local.pm^: written by configure-pstoimg, this Perl file records the locations of the graphics utilities on the local system used by pstoimg
lslide.sty^: L^ATEX package for producing colour-separations
lynx^: character-based Web-browser, available for DOS and Unix systems
make^: Unix utility used to track the time-dependency of multiple files in the development of a document or computing project
Makefile^: contains the time-dependency data used by the make utility
makeidx.perl^: adds Perl code to interpret index-entries otherwise intended for the makeindex program
makeindex^: utility for sorting and filtering textual data; used primarily for making the index or glossary
makemap^: Perl script to generate image-maps
makeseg^: Perl script to generate Makefiles for segmented documents, so that you can initiate the translation with a single make call.
MakeTeXPK^: script used by dvips, and other dvi-drivers, controlling generation of missing fonts
manhtml.tex^: input file containing definitions needed for segments of the HTML version of the L^ATEX2HTML manual
manual.aux^: auxiliary file created by running L^ATEX on the L^ATEX2HTML manual
manual.glo^: collects (unsorted) glossary entries for the L^ATEX version of the L^ATEX2HTML manual
manual.gls^: file containing the sorted entries for the glossary in the L^ATEX2HTML manual; created by running makeindex on manual.glo using l2hglo.ist
manual.idx^: collects (unsorted) index entries for the L^ATEX version of the L^ATEX2HTML manual
manual.ind^: file containing the sorted entries for the index in the L^ATEX2HTML manual; created by running makeindex on manual.idx using l2hidx.ist
manual.tex^: main L^ATEX source for the L^ATEX2HTML manual
Metafont^: generates bitmapped fonts for TEX and L^ATEX
misc/^: subdirectory containing miscellaneous files used by Metafont, often the location for modes.mf
modes.mf^: used by Metafont to customise font bitmaps for different printers
Mosaic^: commonly-used Web-browser, see NCSA Mosaic below
mybutton.gif^: file-name used in example code for an image as a button to a hyperlink
natbib.perl^: implements the commands in the natbib package, allowing flexible styles for citations
NCSA^: ``National Center for Supercomputing Applications'' located at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NCSA Mosaic^: Web-browser, freely available for most platforms
NDBM^: alternative Database Management utility for Unix
netpbm^: suite of Unix graphics utilities; alternative to pbmplus
Netscape Navigator^: popular Web-browser, commercially available for most platforms and free to academic institutions
nharvard.perl^: contains code to load the natbib package and use this to implement the `harvard' style of citations
nslookup^: network utility for findinging network addresses
OSF^: a unix shell
Override.pm^: Perl input file for operating system specific constructs like directory delimiter, getenv()/setenv(), and other system calls and quirks
overview.tex^: input file for a section of the L^ATEX2HTML manual; contains a brief summary of L^ATEX2HTML's capabilities
pbmmake^: Unix graphics utility which creates rectangles of a single color as a bitmapped graphic
pbmplus^: suite of Unix graphics utilities
Perl^: the Unix program which interprets L^ATEX2HTML and orchestrates the whole conversion process
perl^: unix command to run the Perl program on a given script; e.g. on latex2html or pstoimg
PNG^: Portable Network Graphics format, devised as an alternative to GIF with extra capabilities
pnmcat^: Unix graphics utility which concatenates several bitmapped graphics to produce a single bitmapped graphic
pnmcrop^: Unix graphics utility which crops whole rows and/or columns of a single color, from specified edges of a bitmapped graphic
pnmfile^: Unix graphics utility which reads a graphic in one of a large range of formats, creating a bitmap suitable for input to other utilities
pnmflip^: Unix graphics utility which rotates and reflects through multiples of $90^\circ$ .
pnmtopng^: Unix graphics utility which converts to PNG format.
PostScript^: graphics programming language used in printers; interpreted by Ghostscript
ppmquant^: Unix graphics utility used to limit the number of distinct colours in a single image
ppmtogif^: Unix graphics utility used to convert a bitmapped graphic in ppm format into GIF format
problems.tex^: input file for the L^ATEX2HTML manual; contains a description of known problems with L^ATEX2HTML, and how best to avoid or deal with them
psfiles/^: sub-directory of docs/ containing PostScript graphics used in the printed version of the L^ATEX2HTML manual
pstogif^: Perl script which controls the conversion of images from PostScript to GIF bitmaps; replaced by pstoimg for V97.1
pstoimg^: Perl script which controls the conversion of images from PostScript to a chosen graphics format
pstoppm.ps^: contains PostScript code needed for image conversion with versions of Ghostscript earlier than 3.0
pstoppm3.ps^: -"-"- with v3.x of Ghostscript and L^ATEX2HTML earlier than 96.1
pstoxbm^: Unix graphics utility that is no longer used by L^ATEX2HTML
README^: found in $LATEX2HTMLDIR, this file contains simple information concerning the latest release
report.map^: example data-file used as input for makemap to produce an image-map
report.perl^: implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the report document-class
report.ps^: PostScript version produced by L^ATEX, for the report.tex example of a segmented document
report.tex^: example source for a segmented document
report/^: subdirectory created when processing the example segmented document
rgb.txt^: contains a list of color specifications, giving a name and RGB coordinates
SDBM^: Unix Database Management utility distributed with Perl 5
sec1.tex^: one section of the example segmented document
sec2.html^: one HTML page produced with the example segmented document
sec2.tex^: another section of the example segmented document
slides.perl^: implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the slides document-class
styles/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing <file>.perl files corresponding to L^ATEX packages
support.tex^: input file for a section of the L^ATEX2HTML manual; details installation and some technical aspects
tar^: utility for creating, and extracting files from, archives
tcsh^: a unix shell, provides support for L^ATEX2HTML
tests/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR with various test documents, in particular you might be interested in running pages.tex to check the image generation
texdefs.perl^: package providing ability to recognise and process some common TEX macro constructions
texexpand^: Perl script used with L^ATEX2HTML for combining the required portions of all input-files into a single document
TEXINPUTS^: shell-variable which contains the usual paths used by L^ATEX to find packages and other input-files
texinputs/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the L^ATEX packages needed to successfully typeset its manual
TMP-part1^: first of a series of temporary files created during L^ATEX2HTML processing; they are automatically deleted unless -debug was specified
toshiba^: Metafont mode recommended for setting mathematics and text included within automatically generated images
up.gif^: image of a small upward-turning arrow
url.sty^: L^ATEX2_e package for typesetting URLs across multiple lines
urls.bib^: suggested name for a BibTEX input file, containing @string definitions for URLs to be used within bibliographic references
userman.tex^: input file for the main section of the L^ATEX2HTML user-manual
versions/^: subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing files to adapt to different versions of HTML
wrapfig.sty^: L^ATEX2_e package for wrapping text around non-floating figures
xv^: useful Unix graphics utility; allows interactive manipulation and format-conversion of bitmapped images

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Maciek Gajewski 2002-03-20