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+<head>
+<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label usesymb</title>
+</head><body>
+<h3>Using symbols</h3>
+<p/>Most symbol font sets come with a package that defines commands for
+every symbol in the font. While this is convenient, it can lead to
+difficulties, particularly with name clashes when you load packages
+that cover fonts which duplicate symbols &mdash; an issue which is
+discussed in
+
+ &ldquo;<a href="FAQ-alreadydef.html">symbol already defined</a>&rdquo;.
+Some font sets (for example, <i>MnSymbol</i>) are huge, and the
+accompanying macros cover so many symbols that name clashes are surely
+a serious problem.
+<p/>The <i>pifont</i> package (originally designed to use the Adobe
+<i>Zapf Dingbats</i> font) avoids this sort of problem: it requires
+you to know the font position of any symbol you want to use (the
+documentation provides font tables). The basic command is
+<code>\</code><code>ding{</code><em>number</em><code>}</code> for a single symbol; there are commands for
+other fancier uses. <i>Pifont</i> also allows you to select other
+fonts, for similar use.
+<p/>The <i>yagusylo</i> describes itself as &ldquo;an extended version of
+<i>pifont</i>, gone technicolor&rdquo;. It provides all the facilities
+of <i>pifont</i>, but allows you to create your own mnemonic names
+for symbols. Thus, while you can say
+<code>\</code><code>yagding[</code><em>family</em><code>]{</code><em>symbol number</em><code>}</code>[colour], you can also
+define symbol names with <code>\</code><code>defdingname</code>, and then use them
+with <code>\</code><code>yagding*{</code><em>symbol name</em><code>}</code> (the defined name carries the
+font family and colour specified in the arguments of
+<code>\</code><code>defdingname</code>).
+<p/><i>Yagusylo</i> is somewhat complicated, but its documentation is
+clear; it is probably the best tool to use for picking and choosing
+symbols from a variety of font families.
+<dl>
+<dt><tt><i>mnsymbol fonts</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/fonts/mnsymbol.zip">fonts/mnsymbol</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/fonts/mnsymbol/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>pifont.sty</i></tt><dd>Distributed as part of <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/required/psnfss.zip">macros/latex/required/psnfss</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/required/psnfss/">browse the directory</a>)
+<dt><tt><i>yagusylo.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/yagusylo.zip">macros/latex/contrib/yagusylo</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/www.tex.ac.uk tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/yagusylo/">browse the directory</a>)
+</dl>
+<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=usesymb">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=usesymb</a>
+</body>