latex-doc-ptr update (25may09)

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@13461 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

3 files changed, 10 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/README
index a8ce73b93c0..37b17350749 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/README
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/README
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ that point.  So instead, in addition to naming such a reference,
 it points to a selection of docs that may be of value to a variety
 of users.
 
-ToDo:
-  1) Would like to recommend a tutorial that would have a person go from 
-no installed software to a first document, good-looking, containing some
-math, in an afternoon. 
+See also http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/first-latex-doc .
 
 License: 
   public domain
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.pdf
index 3606b87390b..8ae9e94e7b2 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.tex
index 1cd64306426..8cf2c86fb18 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-doc-ptr/latex-doc-ptr.tex
@@ -30,20 +30,16 @@ run ``\texttt{texdoc \textit{name}}'' at a command prompt.)
 \subsection{Starting out}
 
 The article
-\href{http://tug.org/pracjourn/2005-1/waud/waud.pdf}
- {\texttt{\SLASH begin\{here\} \% getting started}}
-gives a thorough description aimed at a complete beginner.
+\href{http://mirror.ctan.org/info/first-latex-doc/first-latex-doc.pdf}{Getting something out of \LaTeX}
+walks a beginner through writing a sample document.
 In particular, to use \LaTeX{}, users must install a \TeX{} distribution, 
 such as 
-MiK\TeX{} on Windows, or  
-\TeX{}~Live on
+\href{http://miktex.org/}{MiK\TeX{}} on Windows, or  
+\href{http://www.tug.org/texlive/}{\TeX{}~Live} on
 a Unix system such as GNU/Linux or on Windows,
-or Mac\TeX{} on Macintosh OS~X.
+or 
+\href{http://www.tug.org/mactex/}{Mac\TeX{}} on Macintosh OS~X.
 
-Online tutorials have been created by
-\href{http://www.andy-roberts.net/misc/latex/}{\package{Andy Roberts}}
-and the
-\href{http://tug.org/tutorials/tugindia/}{\package{TUGIndia user group}}.
 
 
 
@@ -54,6 +50,8 @@ and the
 The most widely-recommended introduction is 
 \href{http://mirror.ctan.org/info/lshort/}
  {\package{The Not-So Short Guide to \LaTeXe}}.\texdoc{lshort}
+Another good one is from the
+\href{http://tug.org/tutorials/tugindia/}{\package{TUGIndia user group}}.
 For typesetting mathematics, use the
 the American Mathematical Society's  
 AMS-\LaTeX{} package, 
@@ -190,7 +188,7 @@ program extends \TeX{}:
 it can directly produce web-friendly PDF files, as well as the
 traditional DVI format.
 For instance,  this document was generated under \TeX{}~Live with 
-\verb!pdflatex latex-doc-ptr.tex!.
+\verb!pdflatex latex_doc_ptr.tex!.
 A further extension to that, 
 \href{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XeTeX}{\package{\xetex}},\texdoc{xetex}
 can use fonts from your underlying computer platform,