Re: [Texpower-users] three questions about texpower

[Jobst H. <J.H...@fh...>]

Am Dienstag, den 04.10.2005, 20:52 +0200 schrieb Hans F. Nordhaug:
> * Jobst Hoffmann <J.H...@fh...> [2005-10-03]:
> > Dear Hans,
> > 
> > I include a small LaTeX-file, which produces nearly the right results
> > for me.
> 
> Almost correct isn't good enough :-) By the way, sorry for the late
> reply.
I agree completely
> 
> > But I've got three questions:
> > 1) the texpower documentation says that hyperref can produce spurious
> > vertical space, therefor the package fixseminar should be loaded after
> > hyperref.
> > 
> > I've done so, but I still find the spurious space; what else can I do?
> 
> Use \parstepwise in stead \stepwise - this is a FAQ (but I'm not sure
> if I actually have included it in the FAQ document).
I've associated wobbling with fixseminar and not with with parstepwise,
it's my fault, sorry!
>  
> > 2) (La)TeXing the file produces a .dvi-file, which can be perfectly
> > viewed by xdvi or so. Postprocessing this .dvi-file leads to a .ps-file,
> > which is upside down oriented; if I start my viewer I have to turn the
> > view accordingly.
> > 
> > Is there any method to avoid this behaviour?
> 
> Yes, probably but it's not a texpower/powersem issue. This is a
> feature of seminar. (I don't recommend using seminar, and hence not
> powersem either...)
But what do you recommend instead?
> 
> > 3) In the example file there are 7 step commands producing with the
> > introducing text 8 steps, but step no. 7 and 8 give no new contents. I
> > forced producing only 6 steps by setting the counter totalsteps to 6,
> > which gives the right result.
> > 
> > Is there a better method to produce no redundant steps?
> 
> Use \restep in stead of \step. In your case I just replaced the last
> \step with \restep and got the wanted behaviour.
> 
> > By the way, I think there should be a hint in the docs about producing
> > and avoiding such redundant steps
> 
> Yes, maybe we should put more on  the \rexxx functions (where "xxx"
> can be "step", "switch" and so on). 
I beg for that, I still have problems with \restep as it doesn't do
always what I'm exspecting.
> 
> > Happy TeXing
> 
> Same to you
> 
> Hans
> 
Thank you for your efforts
Jobst
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