Help and Information Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

• Access the on-line FAQ compiled by the UK TeX Users Group for answers to Frequently Asked Questions on TeX-related topics,
• 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".
• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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 .

• 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 .
  List archives can be found on the Mac OS X TeX mailing lists digest page .
• 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 .