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+2008-06-20  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex: today's date, for release
+	(section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): correct typo in q-dtx
+	 wideversion
+
+2008-06-19  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* texfaq2html: carried -beta modifications forward
+
+	* sanitize.pl (sanitize_line): carried -beta modifications forward
+
+2008-06-17  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{"Generic" macros and techniques}): tidy descr
+	 of patch.doc in q-patch, and mention ted and etooolbox
+
+2008-06-13  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (head): today's date
+	(section{Acquiring the Software}): rewrite of some of q-tds-zip
+	(section{Current TeX-related projects}): discuss luatex schedule for
+	 distribution, and firm up demise of pdftex devel, in q-luatex
+	(section{Acquiring the Software}): \Qref* to q-psfchoice in link
+	 in q-findfont (rather weird without the * ;-)
+
+2008-06-10  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): new q-tds-zip
+	(section{Installing (La)TeX files}): refer to q-tds-zip in
+	 q-inst-tds-zip
+
+2008-06-09  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): reorganise to make
+	 the text flow slightly more coherently in q-install-find
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add winedt (browse only)
+
+	* filectan.tex: add mathsurvey.(pdf|html), remove winedt
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Adobe Type 1 ("PostScript") fonts}): mention
+	 Hartke's survey in q-psfchoice, add ctanref to it
+
+2008-06-08  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Adobe Type1 ("PostScript") fonts}): mention
+	 the tex font catalogue in q-psfchoice
+	(subsection{Adobe Type 1 (PostScript) fonts}): add links to the
+	 catalogue for fonts we _do_ list, in q-psfchoice
+	(section{Installing (La)TeX files}): editorial on q-instmffont
+
+2008-06-06  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): recognise "\textbackslash ";
+	 (hopefully) throughout routine, escape semicolons in substitution text
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): diddle endlessly
+	 with q-what-tds to get \textbackslash to work
+	(throughout): \textbackslash{} -> "\textbackslash " (dunno why)
+
+2008-06-05  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Hyphenation}): mention none  option of
+	 hyphenat package in q-hyphoff, and point out it's incompatible with
+	 babel
+
+	* texfaq2html-beta: correct typo in no-mod branch of translation of
+	 question labels
+
+2008-06-04  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): rearrange (and do a
+	 smidgeon of editing while we're at it) q-install-find
+
+2008-06-02  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): change initexmf -u
+	 to --update-fndb (official version) in q-inst-wlcf
+	(section{Installing (La)TeX files}): tidy up q-what-tds (last of
+	 proof-reading stuff?)
+
+2008-05-31  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): proof-reading work
+	 on q-installthings, q-install-find, q-install-unpack
+
+2008-05-30  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* texfaq2html-beta: remove papersize* from label_to_file
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Page layout}): remove old q-papersize, rename
+	 q-papersize* as q-papersize
+	(section{Installing (La)TeX files}): oops -- had missed the \Question
+	 command of q-instt1font
+	(header) version 3.18, today 
+
+2008-05-29  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): hack some more at
+	 q-instt1font, and split q-prept1font from the front of it
+
+2008-05-29  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): major hacking of
+	 q-instt1font, with a view to splitting it in two
+
+2008-05-27  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* texfaq2html-beta: require aliasfile.list, use its hash to update
+	 input labels
+
+	* faq.sty: write aliasquestion.list as a perl module creating a hash
+
+2008-05-24  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* Makefile (targets web and web-beta): add aliasquestion.list to the
+	 files copied
+
+	* texfaq2html-beta,texfaq2html-gamma: add inst-miktex* to label_to_file
+	 hash
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Particular font families}): in q-mathtime
+	 change ref to q-inst-miktex to q-inst-miktex* (even though mathtime
+	 question has now presumably timed out)
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing \AllTeX{} files}): add questions
+	 q-inst-scut, q-inst-miktex* and q-inst-tds-zip (from add-general)
+	 in place of q-inst-miktex
+
+2008-05-22  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add \AliasQuestion (ignored)
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): minor editorial in
+	 q-pkgdoc
+	
+2008-05-20  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): add body to
+	 q-inst-tds-zip
+
+	* Makefile (target clean): add aliasquestion.list
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): editorial tidies
+	 in q-pk and q-tfm
+
+2008-05-20  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): minor edit of
+	 q-inst-miktex*
+
+2008-05-12  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): add alias
+	 instpackages (for installthings) and wherefiles (for inst-wlcf)
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): add alias for
+	 q-inst-scut, for testing purposes
+
+	* faq.sty: add \AliasQuestion and supporting mechanisms
+
+2008-05-08  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems errors}): tidy q-endingroup markup
+
+2008-05-05  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Document management}): stupid typo spotted by
+	 keith briggs, in q-changebars
+
+	* sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): \texlive, again
+
+	* faq.sty: \texlive according to karl b
+
+2008-05-01  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): tidy up the english
+	 and the markup of q-install-unpack, a bit
+
+2008-05-01  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex: v3.17-3, today; add ernst to list of helpers
+	(subsection{Footnotes}): clarify text around mdw's packages in
+	 q-footintab
+
+2008-04-12  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): mention textures on osx
+
+2008-04-11  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): correct tug box search
+	 address in q-findfiles
+	
+2008-04-09  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* filectan.tex: correct dvitype, moved as part of texware (v.i.)
+
+	* dirctan.tex: correct errata, tex--xet, texware and web (knuth-isms
+	 moved); add vc
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Document management}): add vc to q-rcs and
+	 make various minor adjustments to accommodate it
+	(header) today's date, add hennig to list of contributors
+
+2008-04-01  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Format conversions}): mention tex4ht as a route
+	 to word format in q-fmtconv; re-sort list to make it more reasonable
+	 for today's use
+	(header) v3.17-2, today
+
+2008-03-27  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: correct committee font, lgrind and mfware; add ziffer
+
+	* filectan.tex: add changepage, remove ziffer, correct figsinltx
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Spacing of characters and lines}): the
+	 letterspace package is no more so change description to microtype
+	 in q-letterspace
+	(subsection{LaTeX macro programming}): mention changepage in q-oddpage,
+	(subsection{Page layout}): mention changepage in q-chngmargonfly
+
+2008-03-24  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* texfaq2html-beta, texfaq2html-gamma: add papersize* to label mapping
+	 list
+	
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Page layout}): comment out q-papersize, add
+	 q-papersize*, q-acroantics, q-papergeom from add-general
+
+2008-03-10  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex: update \faqfiledate
+
+2008-03-09  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Footnotes}): rearrange recommendations in
+	 q-footnpp
+
+2008-02-22  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): tfti is gnu _free_
+	 documentation licence, in q-ol-books
+
+2008-02-13  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (throughout): correct usage of \bsbs
+
+2008-02-02  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Page layout}): tidy text in q-acroantics
+	 so the italic of \ProgName doesn't get confused with emphasis
+	(subsection{Odds and ends}): minor edit of q-osf
+
+2008-02-01  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Page layout}): add memoir section to
+	 q-papergeom
+
+2008-01-31  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Page layout}): more diddling with
+	 q-papergeom
+
+2008-01-30  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Page layout}): replacement for
+	 q-papersize (3 qs: q-papersize*, q-acroantics, q-papergeom)
+
+2008-01-20  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add \plaintex{}
+
+	* faq.sty: add \plaintex{}
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Page layout}): lots of diddling of
+	 q-papersize
+	(throughout) [Pp]lain[ ~]\TeX{} -> \plaintex{}
+
+2008-01-18  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Page layout}): muck about with % (which fools
+	 sanitize) in q-papersize quoted material about acrobat
+	(subsection{Page layout}): more hacking at this, trying to make it read
+	 as if written by a human being
+
+2008-01-15  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): change url for
+	 nicola's latex for novices, in q-man-latex
+
+2008-01-14  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Hypertext and PDF}): new q-pdf-encr
+
+2008-01-11  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (intro): add william ingram
+
+2008-01-03  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: * def of crosstex
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Current TeX-related projects}): lots of hacking
+	 at q-biblatex
+
+2008-01-02  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): micro-change to q-etex
+
+2008-01-02  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Graphics}): add a word of caution about about
+	 bmeps bitmap patch for dvips, in q-dvipsgraphics
+
+2008-01-02  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add crosstex
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Current TeX-related projects}): mention crosstex
+	 in q-biblatex
+
+2008-01-01  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex: today's date
+	(subsection{Creating bibliographies}): dealing with p.m. de f. forster
+	 in q-bibtranscinit
+
+2007-12-20  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add preview, remove ps4mf
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Graphics}): update text around pstricks in
+	 q-drawing (the question may need more root-and-branch attention)
+
+2007-12-10  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Page layout}): mention pdfcolparallel in
+	 q-parallel
+
+2007-12-03  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* filectan.tex: add miktex-usb
+
+	* add-general.tex (section{TeX Systems}): add q-onna-stick
+
+2007-11-27  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{"Generic" macros and techniques}): yet
+	 more mucking with q-long-outer (mostly trimming narrowversion lines)
+
+	* Makefile (clean): add htmltex/* for cleaning
+	
+2007-11-26  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{"Generic" macros and techniques}): more-
+	 or less finished q-long-outer
+
+2007-11-24  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add \textasciicircum{}
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add picins
+
+	* filectan.tex: remove picins
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Tables, figures and diagrams}): heroic attack
+	 on command skeletons in q-textflow
+	(throughout): lots of hacking to get rid of |...| verbatims
+
+	* faq.sty: \cmdinvoke accepts parenthesised arguments
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{MF fonts}): tidy narrow/wide interaction in
+ 	 basic mf commands in q-usemf
+	(subsection{Creating bibliographies}): get rid of inline verb in
+	 q-bibaccent, and merge html and non-html versions
+
+2007-11-23  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{"Generic" macros and techniques}): new
+	 q-long-outer
+	
+	* faqbody.tex (throughout (remaining)): spell-checked
+	(section{Symbols, etc.}): minor editorial on q-underscore
+
+2007-11-22  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (throughout first ~50%): spell-checked
+
+2007-11-20  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add auto-pst-pdf (yet to be installed, but...)
+
+	* faqbody.tex (section{Graphics}): mention (auto-)pst-pdf in q-labelfig
+
+2007-11-19  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): replace
+	 "places to look for are" (!) with "candidates are" in q-protect
+	
+2007-11-16  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex: add john harper to preamble list of helpers
+	(subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): yet another rehash
+	 of q-protect, following further input from john harper
+
+2007-11-15  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add pkfix-helper
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Mathematics}): changed name of q-theoremfmt,
+	 minor editorial work
+	(section{Hypertext and PDF}): mention pkfix-helper in q-pkfix
+
+2007-11-14  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* dirctan.tex: add fontspec
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): tidy, ref fontspec pkg
+	 in re. xetex use of fancy otf features, in q-osf
+	
+2007-11-11  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (heading); today's date, add david kraus
+	(subsection{Tables of contents and indexes}): correct bug spotted by
+	 david kraus, in q-tocbibind; also add example of koma options
+
+2007-11-10  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): more work on q-osf
+
+	* faqbody.tex (subsection{Alternative document classes}): update norman
+	 gray's link, add nicola talbot's and rob clark's, and expand all the
+	 other links in q-poster
+	(section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): remove assertions about matt
+	 swift's doc-tex stuff in q-dtx -- auctex now does the job, says dak;
+	 tidy tortuous ref to both q-mf and q-mp, now to work for narrow and
+	 wide versions rather than \latexhtml
+
+2007-11-09  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* faqbody.tex (head): v3.17-1, today
+	(subsection{Document structure}): remove incorrect note about fncychap
+	 docs in q-secthead (they're quite standard now)
+	
+2007-11-08 [Released as 3.17]
+
 2007-11-07  Robin Fairbairns  <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk>
 
 	* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): extend reference to