April 2016

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

1. Version 6.0.13:    Other changes in this v6.0.13 release include:
   
   • Fixed a problem importing where maths was inside a \text macro
   • Fixed a problem importing where there was a problem with the special appearance portion of an index entry
   • Fixed a specific import problem
   • Fixed a problem importing Version 5.5 or earlier documents where plots were being imported as graphics instead of as plots
   • Changed to not put a frame in the TeX output unless it is visible (border or background colour non-white); when needed, output wraptable instead of wrapfigure
   • Changed the table preferences to align with those for plots and images
   • Changed Extra column width to Column width in the table dialog, because that’s what it is
   • Fixed a problem with arrow generation and added the corrections for generating left arrows
   • Fixed a problem importing a complicated title page environment
   • Fixed a problem importing where spaces in label names were removed
   • Changes to avoid command failure dialog Error executing command ‘pdfpreviewmode’
   • Fixed a problem caused by a blank line in a caption, causing the caption to be typeset twice
   • Fixed a problem where defining certain MuPAD names would cause a crash
   • Fixed the .sub. auto substitute
   • Made hard line break symbols non-selectable
   • Fixed a problem where front matter elements were rearranged when edited.
   • Changes with using the ‘any’ key modifier to make keyboard shortcuts more locale friendly
   • A change to let successive hard line breaks appear in the typeset results
   • Fixed the behaviour of author tag. Removed address tag. For address and institution for an author, use Shift+Return. For multiple authors, put in multiple author tags
   • Fixed a location error in pdflatex.bash when using OS X
   • Fixed a problem where in a system of ODEs, y'(0) was interpreted incorrectly
   • Fixed a problem importing where \thispagestyle and \pagestyle were not being imported correctly
   • Improved the screen appearance for space types
   • When importing, improved the handling of tables and graphics found in maths mode
   • Fixed a problem when typesetting the \centerdot symbol
   • Improved the screen appearance for graphics objects
   • Improved the screen appearance for a couple of negated characters
   • Fixed the mapping of certain operators to LaTeX
   
   Thanks to the feedback from users, the products are steadily getting more robust. Please see Item 3 below...



2. Installation Instructions:    The latest versions of Scientific Word/WorkPlace/Notebook are always available from our Download page. We recommend accepting the default suggestions in v6.0.13 and selecting 'Upgrade' if your previous version was correctly installed.



3. Feedback:    Compared to the mature v5.5, version 6.0 still has plenty of room for improvement. Only this week, an Annual Maintenance site forwarded feedback from one of their users, saying:

   I do not like the new version. I do not see any useful additions. Some things, that I knew how to do in the old version, I have to rediscover with the new one. It takes much time, and I do not see clear benefits yet.

   What do you think of the clear benefits? We’re interested in gathering your feedback for future development. Please let us know:
   1. How long have you had v6.0 installed?
   2. Do you prefer v5.5 or v6.0?
   3. What are the two or three substantive reasons for your preference (ie. not simply familiarity with v5.5 or novelty of v6.0)?
   4. Have you watched the version 6.0 screencasts to get started, available at https://vimeo.com/77359277 (20 mins) and https://vimeo.com/93167290 (22 mins: first minute audio only)?
   5. What are the two most useful new features/functionality you have found with v6.0?
   6. What are the two most pressing problems that you have in using v6.0?
   
   Thanks for your feedback – we appreciate it!



4. Adding class files to TeXLive:    Please see our December 2015 mailing (Item 4) for information on adding other, known, TeXLive packages to your installation. These instructions are for adding typesetting specifications not known to TeXLive (eg. if created by your co-author):
   1. Save your class file NAME.cls and any additional .sty files in the c:\texlive\2015\texmf-dist\tex\latex\NAME\   folder using Windows Explorer    or 2016 (or later)
   2. Make sure your installation knows they are available, by updating its list of class files and packages. To do this:
      1. Either:
         • Open the TeXLive Manager by double-clicking the executable file tlmgr-gui.exe in the c:\TeXLive\2015\bin\win32   folder   [Hint: why not put a shortcut to it on your desktop?]    or 2016 (or later)
         • Click on Actions – Update filename database
         • Close the TeXLive Manager when it says Done
      2. Or:
         • Open a Command Prompt (Start – Programs – Accessories – Command Prompt)
         • Enter texhash <Return>
         • Close the Command Prompt when it says Done
   
   This adds the typesetting specifications contained in the .cls and .sty files to your v6.0 installation.



5. Home use licences:    For home use attached to our campus-wide Site Licences, we supply renewable 12-month Fixed licences. Rather than run the risk of being locked out of Scientific Word/WorkPlace/Notebook at a critical time if there is a delay obtaining your new licence, we recommend that users obtain a new 12-month licence at the 11-month mark; there is no downside to getting it early, apart from the slight inconvenience to the Licence Administrator of having to forward the licences a little more frequently.
   You can always check how long your licence has left to run from Help – License Information.



6. Minitoc package:    Helping a v5.5 user in Algeria, we had occasion to spend some time with the minitoc package. This is documented at Help – Search – minitoc – minitoc package – minitoc package. The package allows you to have a Table of Contents and Lists of Figures/Tables not only at the start of the document, but also to have separate sub-Tables of Contents and sub-Lists of Figures and Tables at the start of each Part or Chapter.
   You can see the result here (see especially pp15-19 and pp31-35) and download the .tex file here (right-click – SaveAs).



7. Licence files (again):    Most Fixed licences are used under Clause 2 of our Fixed Licence terms – in which case either of the possible locations for the licence file is fine; see our December 2015 mailing (Item 5) to refresh your memory about those locations.
   But for sites using the software under Clause 1 of the Licence terms, where several different people use the program at different times on the same computer, using the licence file location specific to the user would require a copy of the licence file to be put in the Profiles\[cht11msu].default\   folder for each user. In this case, the alternative location for the licence file will enable one licence file to serve all the users needing to have access to that machine at different times.