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Help and Information Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
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Access the on-line FAQ compiled by the UK TeX Users Group for answers to
Frequently Asked Questions on TeX-related topics.
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To obtain a printable version, go to
CTAN
and select a file named "letterfaq" for your own
reference use.
This file is formatted for U.S. letter-size paper.
An A4 version is called "newfaq".
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The file is available as a TeX source,
as well as in
.dvi, .ps and .pdf
form. If you retrieve the TeX source, you may also need some style
files, in the same directory.
LaTeX Topics
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Catalogue of (La)TeX macros and styles
The CTAN edition of Graham Williams' LaTeX Catalog Online lists and describes briefly many (La)TeX tools
and packages, most of them available on CTAN.
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A LaTeX bug?
Before asking for help, check the LaTeXbugs database.
Bug reports include the problem statement and examples that trigger the
bug, as well as (possibly) discussion, workarounds, and, for bugs that have
been resolved, a statement of what was done and the applicable LaTeX version.
Topics covered (among others): LaTeX, AMS-LaTeX, Babel, Graphics and color,
Metafont fonts, PostScript fonts, and Tools.
General TeX discussion lists
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Usenet newsgroup:
comp.text.tex
Read current messages with a Usenet news reader.
A public news reader on the Internet is found at
groups.Google.com.
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Electronic TeX Digest: TeXhax
Send messages to
TeXhax@tug.org.
To subscribe or view the archives, visit the
TUG TeXhax page.
Discussion lists for particular TeX implementations
- MikTeX
To subscribe, follow the instructions at the
MikTeX website.
This page also contains pointers to the list archives.
- fpTeX
Send correspondence to
fptex@tug.org
To subscribe, add your name to the mailing list at the
TUG fptex page.
- BaKoMa TeX
Enter a subscription from the web page
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaKoMa.
- EmTeX
Send correspondence to
emtex-user@physik.tu-berlin.de
To subscribe, send a message with one line in the body, saying
subscribe emtex your name
mail to: majordomo@physik.tu-berlin.de
- 4AllTeX
To subscribe, send a message with one line in the body, saying
subscribe 4tex your name
mail to: listserv@nic.surfnet.nl
List archives can be found on the Listserv archive
site at SURFnet.
- OzTeX
Send correspondence to
oztex-info@maths.adelaide.edu.au
There is a separate moderated announcements list.
To subscribe, send a message with one line in the body, saying
subscribe oztex-info
or
subscribe oztex-announce
mail to: majordomo@maths.adelaide.edu.au
Before sending a question to oztex-info, see if the
OzTeX FAQ
has the answer.
- iTeXMac
Lists and archives for news, help, and developers are accessible from
a link on the
iTeXMac home page.
- TeX on Mac OS X
To subscribe, follow the instructions at the MacOS X TeX/LaTeX Web Site using the Mailing Lists link on
the left hand side.
That page also contains pointers to digests of the archives.
- teTeX
Send correspondence to
tetex@dbs.uni-hannover.de
There is a separate moderated announcements list.
To subscribe, send a message with one line in the body, saying
subscribe tetex
or
subscribe tetex-announce
mail to: majordomo@dbs.uni-hannover.de
Pointers to list archives are on the teTeX web page.
- LyX
There are lists for announcements, users, developers, documentation team,
and more. All are archived.
For details, see the LyX mailing list web page.
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