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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gethelp.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gethelp.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..eaa0377987e --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gethelp.html @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +<head> +<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label gethelp</title> +</head><body> +<h3>How to get help</h3> +<p/>So you’ve looked at all relevant <a href="FAQ-whereFAQ.html">FAQs</a> you +can find, you’ve looked in any <a href="FAQ-books.html">books</a> you have, and +scanned relevant <a href="FAQ-tutorialstar.html">tutorials</a>... and still you +don’t know what to do. +<p/>If you are seeking a particular package or program, look on your own +system first: you might already have it — the better TeX +distributions contain a wide range of supporting material. The +CTAN Catalogue can also help: you can +<a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/search">search it</a>, or you can browse it + +“<a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/bytopic.html">by topic</a>”. +A catalogue entry has a brief description of the package, and links to +any known documentation on the net. In fact, a large proportion of +CTAN package directories now include documentation, so it’s +often worth looking at the catalogue entry for a package you’re considering +using. +<p/>Failing all that, look to see if anyone else has had the problem +before; there are two places where people ask: browse or search the +newsgroup <i>comp.text.tex</i> via +<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex">Google groups</a>, +and the mailing list <code>texhax</code> via its +<a href="http://tug.org/pipermail/texhax/">archive</a> +<p/>If those “back question” searches fail, you’ll have to ask the world +at large. To ask a question on <i>comp.text.tex</i>, you can use +your own news client (if you have one), or use the “start a new +topic” button on <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex">http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex</a>. +To ask a question on <code>texhax</code>, you may simply send mail to +<a href="mailto:texhax@tug.org"><i>texhax@tug.org</i></a>, but it’s probably better to subscribe to the +list (via <a href="http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax">http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax</a>) +first — not everyone will answer to you as well as to the list. +<p/>Do <b>not</b> try mailing the +<a href="FAQ-LaTeX3.html">LaTeX project team</a> or the maintainers of these +FAQs for help; while both addresses reach experienced (La)TeX +users, no small group can possibly have expertise in every area of +usage so that the “big” lists are a far better bet. +<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=gethelp">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=gethelp</a> +</body> |