Re: Ann: TeXCAD 4.0 (-\epsilon)

[gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com (Gautier)]

> > TeXCAD is a program for drawing or retouching {picture}s in LaTeX.
> > More infos @ http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/gdm/texcad.htm

Stephen Leake:

> Hmm. I downloaded it, unzipped TeXCAD.exe to a place in my PATH, and
> ran texcad. The first time, it gave an error box, something about the
> registry not finding a file. As usual for MS error messages, it didn't
> say what file. But then, when I tried it again, to reproduce the error
> message, I didn't get the error message.

The error is fixed. It was indeed an unavoidable one... Thank you for
mentioning it.

> I _strongly_ urge you to not use the Windows Registry for _anything_!
> It is a royal pain, hard to test, hard to debug.

If you have a better way, I am all ears!

> But the worst thing is that the user cannot change settings on a per-process
> basis; the registry is strictly per-user.

But how do Install Shield & Co clear the options for all users when
uninstalling ?

> Anyway, I look forward to having a WYSIWYG tool for {picture}s on
> Windows; I've actually been looking for one for quite a while.

Me too - in vain, hence this little Ada-ptation work! In fact, tools
exist, but they require usually PostScript, or a set of .sty files
that cause a problem sooner or later (at least when publishing),
or are not free, or are no more maintained and without sources.
TC 3.2 is very good but really needed escaping from DOS and Turbo Pascal.

> And it's written in Ada, so I have some chance of fixing it/improving
> it! Thanks!
> 
> Hmm. The menus/commands are going to take some getting used to. Just
> like LaTeX :).

I roughly combined the ergonomic complications of TC 3.2 and
MS Office ;-). Well, one day I'll add some floating toolbar
for drawing commands.
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