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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,
PostScript fonts, and Tools.
General TeX discussion lists and user forums
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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/group/comp.text.tex.
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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.
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On-line user forum: StackExchange
Questions regarding TeX, LaTeX and friends are categorized by topic,
with questions and answers voted by participants for relevance and
usefulness. Visit the questions page to view the archives.
Discussion lists for particular TeX implementations, flavors and front ends
- MikTeX
To subscribe, follow the instructions at the
MikTeX website.
This page also contains pointers to the list archives.
- BaKoMa TeX
Enter a subscription from the web page
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaKoMa.
- 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.
- 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.
- pdfTeX
Send messages to pdftex@tug.org.
To subscribe or view the archives, visit the
TUG pdftex page.
- XeTeX
Send messages to xetex@tug.org.
To subscribe or view the archives, visit the
TUG XeTeX page.
- LuaTeX
Send messages to luatex@tug.org.
To subscribe or view the archives, visit the
TUG LuaTeX page.
- ConTeXt
Mailing lists for ConTeXt are maintained in a
Wiki.
The landing page contains some useful guidelines for submitting questions.
- LyX
There are lists for announcements, users, developers, documentation team,
and more. All are archived.
For details, see the LyX mailing list web page.
There is also an extensive Wiki.
- Scientific WorkPlace/Scientific Word
The forum archives
can be viewed here; login is required to post a new question or comment.
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