LaTex Resources

In an attempt to learn the LaTeX typesetting package, I have put together (and in some cases, mirrored) a number of LaTeX resources.

For an introduction to using the LaTeX utilities, here is an introduction written by Norman Matloff on how to write and view LaTeX files on Unix.

Here are some electronic tutorials and references:

LaTeX Hypertext Help (a reference, locally mirrored)
LaTeX Help 1.1, another concise reference
A Gentle Introduction to TeX (local, TeX and PDF formats), aka the Bad Puns Document
The (not so) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e (local, excellent document)
A LaTeX FAQ
An excellent FAQ
List of TeX primitive sequences

Because LaTeX is a set of macros, there are a whole slew of LaTeX macro sites around the world.

The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network is a mecca of macros

As far as editing goes, a lot of people like vi. Here are the utilities that I prefer:

XEmacs, the text editor AND kitchen sink
LyX, a graphical WYSIWYM/WYSIWYG Unix TeX editor that has also been ported to Win32

Sometimes you just have to use a Win32 program to create graphics and charts. Never fear! Use the Adobe Generic Postscript printer driver. Once you install it, go to a software package's Print... option (NOT the control panel printer settings, because it's inexplicitly different!) and click on the "Advanced" button (Netscape works fine for this). Make sure you are on the "Advanced" tab, open the "Document Options" node, then the "Postscript Options" node, then set the "Postscript Output Option" to "Encapsulated Postscript". Now print your document as a .eps file and enjoy the fruits of the EPS questions in these handy FAQs:

Jared Smolens

Last modified: Sat Feb 3 15:21:06 EST 2001