Re: Where is the Local Guide to Latex?
IIRC there is a TeTeX HOWTO that says it is meant to fill in some of the
information thats supposed to be in the often non-existent local guide.
Of course it can't supply info on where all the files are stashed on your
local system, but I, like Dale, am about to set off down the Latex path
and I found it informative.
kevin
On 13 Nov 1997, H Huang wrote:
> >>"Drake" == Drake Diedrich <Drake.Diedrich@anu.edu.au> writes:
>
> Drake> On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> >> I have finally decided to learn Latex, so I bought Leslie
> >> Lamport's book and started reading ... but the first suggestion
> >> has been difficult to deal with. He suggests that there is a Local
> >> Guide to Latex that I should read to find out how to use the local
> >> implimentation, like how to go from a .tex document to the
> >> printer.
>
> Drake> I've never seen such a file on any system with Latex.
>
> I saw one on our campus' workstations. The file name is local.tex. But
> obviously there's no file by this name in the Debian's tetex
> distribution.
>
> Drake> The impression I've gotten is that the sysadmin (you) has
> Drake> to write it.
>
> Yeah. This file is usually provided by the sysadmins, based on a
> sample version by Leslie Lamport. Here is what the cover page of our
> local guide looks like:
>
> Using LaTex on the Berkeley Software Warehouse
>
> Ethan Munson
> based on a sample verion by
> Leslie Lamport
>
>
> The document basically contains some very basic stuff, such as how to
> process .tex, and create the .dvi and .ps, how to preview and print,
> just as Joost said. Then there's some introduction to document styles,
> fonts, etc. Obviously, it is not that important that you cannot miss
> it to learn Latex. So don't worry about this if you can't find one.
>
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