README                                                          06.08.1997
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                             ArabTeX Version 3
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	Last changes: Version 3.06, 06.08.1997
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	The set of files, of which THIS file is supposed to be part of, 
	contains a package extending the capabilities of TeX/LaTeX to 
	generate the arabic writing from an ASCII transliteration for 
	texts in several languages using the arabic script.

	The package is available in packed form as "arabtex.zip" and
	"arabtex.tar.Z". Depending on the server there may be also the 
	unpacked files; check for the latest version of "apatch.sty"!

	The following ASCII files give more detailed information:

	arabtex.doc  :    a short introduction ( rather out of date)
	arabtex.faq  :    answers to some Frequently Asked Questions 
        	                  (updated as necessary)
	changes.txt  :    release history, new features, and known bugs
        	                  (updated as necessary)
	changes2.txt :    release history up to version 3.00
	install.txt  :    list of available files, and installation notes
	apatch.sty   :    last minute corrections; put this file onto the
		      	  TEXINPUT path; it will patch automatically.
        			  (updated as necessary)

        There are also various additional documentation files.

	The subdirectory "REPORT" contains the LaTeX/ArabTeX sources of 
	the user manual as a collection of text files "arabdoc*.*". If
	they will not compile, check your installation procedure and your
	TeX/LaTeX versions; you need TeX >= 3.0 and LaTeX >= 2.09 of 1990
	or later, or LaTeX 2e. If any troubles remain, complain fiercely.

	There was a prototype, ArabTeX Version 1, which is now OBSOLETE.
        Version 2 was the first complete release accompanied by a manual.

	Version 3 is an upward compatible extension of Version 2 with 
	many new features, e.g. the possibility to read input files in the 
	ASMO 449 and ISO 8859-6 Codes, and a host of new commands for 
	better formatting of Arabic text, or catering for historic writing 
	styles. Versions from 3.05 onward contain a package to process 
        Hebrew, and provide long right-to-left insertions. 
        For details, consult the manual and the ASCII file "readme.305".

	ArabTeX is copyrighted. However, you may use it freely for any
        scientific, experimental and strictly personal, non-commercial 
        purposes if you give proper credit to the author. Offprints of 
        papers produced with ArabTeX are welcome. If you consider other 
        uses, apply for a license agreement. 

	ArabTeX may be redistributed on the same terms PROVIDED THAT 
	- you will inform the author, AND 
	- that you distribute the complete package including THIS file 
	  and any updates you know about, AND 
	- that you will forward any comments and suggestions to the 
	  author, AND 
	- that you will not charge more than a reasonable fee for data 
	  media and handling. 

	ArabTeX is an experimental system and supposed to change without 
	prior notice. Whoever will use it does so at her/his/its own risk. 
	We cannot take any responsibility on correct function or correct 
	documentation. If you have any complaints or suggestions, please 
	inform the author. We shall consider any reasonable suggestion, 
	but we will use our own judgment on changes, and our resources 
	are severely limited. 

	If problems turn up while running ArabTeX, please check first at 
        "ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de" whether there is a new version, 
	or whether there are any new corrections in "apatch.sty". If the 
        problem goes away with the new version, please inform the server 
        you got ArabTeX from; otherwise send a bug report to the author. 

	The reference site "ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de" always holds
	the current version. The CTAN servers "ftp.tex.ac.uk", and 
        "ftp.dante.de" are known to mirror this site and to update 
        regularly. 

	An empty E-Mail message to "arabtex@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de" 
        will produce a current status report.

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	    Prof. Klaus Lagally
	    Institut fuer Informatik
	    Universitaet Stuttgart
	    Breitwiesenstrasse 20-22
	    D-70565 Stuttgart
	    GERMANY

	    lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
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	Copyright (c) 1990 - 1997, Klaus Lagally
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