This has been the single biggest problem area for the two conference proceedings being produced in the USA. We propose that people should use LaTeX2e together with the times package. This solves most of the problems, although maths fonts are still bit-mapped, and has the advantage that it is a narrower font and therefore one can get more into the paper.
Where LaTeX2e has not yet been installed we would recommend that laboratories install it, together with the appropriate packages which should include psnfss, psfonts etc.
It is possible to use slightly older versions of LaTeX/TeX but they must support the New Font Selection Scheme (which has been available since 1989) and Times fonts should be available.
An alternative solution is to use a Type 1 Computer Modern Font but this requires something special to be done at each laboratory to make these fonts available - as well as having to purchase the fonts.
Use relative pathnames when referring to external files, this makes the source more
portable. e.g.
"../graphs/jp104-f1.eps" and not the complete path to the file.
Full page width tables and figures can be obtained by using the figure* and table* environments.
Graphics can be incorporated using the includegraphics command available in the graphics package of LaTeX2e . This package will allow re-sizing and rotation of the graphics, which should be in encapsulated postscript format.
Authors using older versions of LaTeX can use the epsfig or psfig styles.
New dense list environments Itemize, Enumerate and Description are available
with the epac96.cls file. These allow a much more economical use of the space
whilst the original versions itemize, enumerate and description remain
available
The version of dvips in use varies across the laboratories but in general
one should use the switch which limits the output resolution to 300dpi (-D300)
and watch out for the -K option which concerns the removal of document structuring
comments from included graphics (these can sometimes confuse the printer and
prevent printing).
The postscript file should be made with first-page first, not reverse order.
Since the majority of problems with previous conferences seem to have come from LaTeX
installations, authors and support volunteers
are encouraged to create suitable installations using the Comprehensive TeX Archive
Network (CTAN). CTAN consists of anonymous
ftp servers which can deliver all of the TeX/LaTeX sources.
Information about how to make
an installation with the appropriate facilities can be found in Appendix B of
`The LaTeX Companion', by
Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, published by Addison-Wesley, 1994.
Alternatively, see the help available on the CTAN servers, for example
ftp.shsu.edu (Sam Houston State University, Texas) or ftp.tex.ac.uk (Cambridge
University, England).
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