convert bc calculator expression to latex?346 (9/29/2012 5:55:05 AM) comp.text.tex Any program/utility/automated_procedure to do that?
Closest I could google was some guy asking about
python-to-latex,
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3867028/
converting-a-python-numeric-expression-t... JohnF
packed structs3629 (9/22/2012 1:54:36 AM) comp.lang.c Any >>portable>ifmember[i].
Then I could offsetof() and sizeof() each member, and
write it out, so just one (much less boring) func
could handle all the different block type structs.
But, afaik, I don't t... JohnF
#define BYTES *83628 (8/28/2012 7:44:24 AM) comp.lang.c Anything wrong with that, i.e., with #define BYTES *8
to multiply by 8? It looked a little weird to me, but
the more obvious #define BYTES(x) ((x)*8) isn't what
I wanted to write. This was to express units ... JohnF
gif/lzw algorithms and code2539 (8/16/2012 5:51:01 AM) comp.lang.c I've been looking for algorithms/code to render gif's
from in-memory pixel rasters, and gif/rbtree from
http://www.malcolmmclean.site11.com/www/datadensity/
seems among the best. Anybody used that, have c... JohnF
(embarrassingly) simple showpage question931 (8/8/2012 4:58:17 AM) comp.lang.postscript I want to create a two/many-page document, e.g., so that gv shows
it as two/many pages and allows you to navigate among them.
Couldn't find a simple explanation in PLRM or any-color-book.ps,
and the little s... JohnF
setrgbcolor with lineto/curveto2432 (6/13/2012 1:41:59 PM) comp.lang.postscript Apologies if this is simple, but I don't know postscript
very well, and failed to google it...
I'd like to draw a lineto/curveto with the color varying
from one endpoint to the other. That is, it should star... JohnF
cat program.c | gcc -etc1180 (3/4/2012 4:00:48 PM) comp.unix.programmer Any way to do something like that, i.e., instead of cc -whatever program.c -o program pipe/redirect another program's stdout to cc's stdin like cat program.c | cc -whatever -o program In particular, I'm u... JohnF
math mode in lrbox424 (2/26/2012 5:13:10 AM) comp.text.tex Why does this work ... \documentclass{article} \pagestyle{empty} \newsavebox{\mybox} \begin{lrbox}{\mybox} $ \frac12 $ \end{lrbox} ... JohnF
popen(tar...)13100 (2/23/2012 11:31:53 AM) comp.unix.programmer I want to use a tar file like an IBM partitioned dataset, i.e., a file with multiple members, from a C program. Instead of fopen("filename","r") I want something like fopen("tarfile::membername","r"). And that'... JohnF
strcpy(s,s+n) versus memmove, redux422 (2/16/2012 10:42:55 AM) comp.lang.c A while back (in a thread I'm no longer seeing on my newsreader) you all convinced me strcpy(s,s+n) is a really bad idea, and I indeed changed code accordingly. Of course, I was always aware it's formally wrong... JohnF
Wanted: the SYMBOL utility for Itanium23966 (12/6/2012 5:33:38 PM) comp.os.vms
Hi OpenVMS group members,
When trying to reach http://www.tmesis.com/symbol I get the message:
"The requested URL /symbol was not found on this server."
Can someone please refer me to a valid link for th... ami.kurtser(12)
Win a LaTeX Book10447 (12/13/2012 5:49:25 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an ... dongen(455)
Command line arguments13631 (1/10/2013 8:58:16 PM) comp.lang.c I've just discovered that a single command line argument containing
wildcards, such as *.c, is expanded to a full list of matching files before
it gets to main().
That isn't really what I want (and there c... bc(2211)
OpenVMS versus Windows/GE Telemetry Control Systems.6832 (1/11/2013 4:08:35 AM) comp.os.vms I work for a large Water Utility. Our SCADA Telemetry Control System uses A=
lpha Servers. Management wants to scrap OpenVMS and go with a SCADA System =
by GE called iFix that runs on Windows. I'm told that ... cyberunlimited1(1)
So, what will replace latex in the year 2020?12950 (1/12/2013 2:29:21 AM) comp.text.tex
Was reading 'the Latex companion', second edition, published in 2004,
and on page 5 it says
-------------------
"Meanwhile, the standard Latex system will have two major advantages
over anything else th... Nasser
"The Unreasonable Effectiveness of C" by Damien Katz4733 (1/14/2013 5:55:50 PM) comp.lang.c "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of C" by Damien Katz
http://damienkatz.net/2013/01/the_unreasonable_effectiveness_of_c.html
" It's because C is so damn successful as an
abstraction over the underlying ... lmc(186)
strsup - supplementary string functions2018 (1/22/2013 6:14:18 PM) comp.lang.c I'm putting together a little library of supplementary string functions,
strsup.c.
The functions are intended to be fairly short, and to operate on char *s.
They should ideally be implementable as a single... malcolm.mclean5(727)
a good C book1524 (1/31/2013 9:05:15 PM) comp.lang.c Hello friends,
I *really* dont want to flame a war here. But it will be helpful for me if you can suggest a good book for me.
I am not a novice programmer, using fortan for ~10 years now. But from such higher... bnrj.rudra(343)
Converting Equations To Graphics811 (3/24/2013 9:25:53 PM) comp.lang.c Hi, I have a question about converting mathematical equations to
graphics in the C programming language:
Let's say I want an image of a dragon, and I want to use mathematical
equations to represent this im... briansipler(14)
where do people get ghostscript from nowadays?912 (4/10/2013 10:54:53 AM) comp.text.tex ghostscript used to be released under a free-to-use licence, but wasn't
debian-free (constraints about distribution). that's all changed, and
current versions are released under gpl.
the versions on ctan ... rf10(3556)