UK TeX FAQ, version 3.19d

CTAN Announcements ctan-ann at dante.de
Wed Apr 7 18:06:46 CEST 2010


i continue to make small updates of the faq, while pondering a new web
interface.  today's release (some details below) contains a number of
minor improvements and extensions, and some corrections.

the web interface (such as it is) remains at http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq

Changes in version 3.19d

This file lists changes since its most recent release (version 3.19c).

New answers:
 +Label plaintex:  explains "writing in tex", was part of Label whattex

Relabelled answers:
 <none>

Revised answers:
 +Label codelist:  mention the minted package
 +Label docs:	   single reference to epslatex (via catalogue)
 +Label etex:	   add ctan link
 +Label filesused: rewrite to clarify the issue with \input
 +Label luatex:	   now version 0.60.0
 +Label fonts-pln: replace some complete gibberish (undoing mis-edits, I guess)
 +Label parallel:  mention the pdfcolparcolumns package
 +Label seccntfmt: remove superfluous \expandafter in programming, tidy text
 +Label tabcellalign: editorial on \PBS macro discussion
 +Label texfuture: rehashed, in light of today's situation
 +Label whattex:   simplified by removal of material for Label plaintex

Deleted answers:
 <none>

Web interface:
 Extension of links to catalogue, to packages "distributed as part of..."
 Abbreviate header text (omitting long list of "helpers" -- which will
   ultimately be available in a separate file online)
 Convert alphabetic SGML entities to use numeric equivalents
   (stragglers are bound to show up, but most have gone)


Users may view the faq's catalogue entry at
  http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/uk-tex-faq.html
or browse the faq directory at
  http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/uk-tex-faq

The catalogue entry will change (somewhat) overnight tonight.

Robin Fairbairns

For the CTAN team



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