Windows directions

download and install WinEdt for a latex editor and "compiler"

download and install WMF2EPS to generate encapsulated postscript (EPS) from windows cut-n-paste. READ THE HELP FILE FOR IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS!!

Unix (strauss.udel.edu) directions

log in to strauss.udel.edu

run this command:

~consult/proto/setup

now add this to the .localenv file with

xedit .localenv (or use emacs):

setenv NEWPATH ${NEWPATH}:/opt/tex/bin:/opt/texutils/bin

then run these commands:

lynx -dump http://www.ee.udel.edu/~appelbau/REVTEX_files.tgz > REVTEX_files.tgz; gunzip REVTEX_files.tgz; tar xvf REVTEX_files.tar; cd REVTEX_files; lynx -dump http://www.ee.udel.edu/~appelbau/test.tex > test.tex; lynx -dump http://www.ee.udel.edu/~appelbau/test.bib > test.bib; lynx -dump http://www.ee.udel.edu/~appelbau/test.eps > test.eps

logout

log back in to strauss.udel.edu

cd REVTEX_files

edit the latex template test.tex and bibliography database test.bib

run:

latex test; bibtex test; latex test; latex test; xdvi test &

to see the result. after subsequent changes, just run

latex test; latex test

unless you change the .bib file, in which case you should run:

latex test; bibtex test; latex test; latex test

when you are happy, run this to make a pdf:

dvips -f test.dvi > test.ps; ps2pdf test.ps

your file will be named test.pdf

you can print by running:

lpr -P"printer" test.ps

where "printer" is your local network printer name