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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/amscls-doc/ResourcesHelp.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/amscls-doc/ResourcesHelp.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f8e164e2a08 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/amscls-doc/ResourcesHelp.tex @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@ +%% +%% This is file `ResourcesHelp.tex' +%% +%% Copyright 2017 American Mathematical Society. +%% +%% This file is part of the collection comprising the AMS Author Handbooks. +%% For details and license information, see the file README-AH.txt. +%% +%% The Current Maintainer of this work is the American Mathematical +%% Society. +%% +%% ======================================================================== +%% + +\chapter{Resources and getting help}\label{ch:resandhelp} + +\enlargethispage{.5pc} + +\phantomsection +\section{Getting help: AMS resources}\label{sec:amsresources} +\label{ch:amsresources} + +Many questions raised by authors are answered in the AMS Author FAQ +\cite{FAQ}. Please check there before asking for assistance. + +\hypertarget{adr-tech-support}{}% +If you encounter difficulties in preparing or submitting your +manuscript in electronic form after it has been accepted for +publication by the appropriate editorial board, you can ask for help +from AMS Technical Support: + +\medskip +\begingroup +\obeylines +Publications Technical Group +Phone: 800-321-4267, ext.\ 4080 \quad or \quad 401-455-4080 +Email: \href{mailto:tech-support@ams.org}{\texttt{tech-support@ams.org}} +\endgroup +\medskip + + +All written correspondence should be sent to the appropriate AMS +department at: + +\medskip +\begingroup +\obeylines +American Mathematical Society +201 Charles Street +Providence, RI \ 02904-2294 \ USA +\endgroup +\medskip + +\noindent or by FAX to 401-331-3842. + + +%% instructions for journals or Memoirs +\ifmonograph +\else \ifproceedings +\else +\medskip +See submission instructions on the web starting from + +\begingroup +\obeylines +\href{http://www.ams.org/authors/journal-list}{\texttt{www.ams.org/authors/journal-list}} +\endgroup +\fi\fi +%% end instructions for journals or Memoirs + +%% instructions for books: monographs or proceedings/collections +\ifjournal +\else \ifmemoirs +\else +\medskip +\hypertarget{adr-acquisitions}{}Questions concerning what you need +to prepare your manuscript should be directed to: + +\beginexample{\rm} +Acquisitions Department +Phone: 800-321-4267, ext.\ 4051\quad or\quad 401-455-4051 +Email: \href{mailto:acquisitions@ams.org}{\texttt{acquisitions@ams.org}} +\endexample +\fi\fi +%% end instructions for books: monographs or proceedings/collections + +\medskip +Problems in accessing the web server should be reported to: + +\beginexample{\rm} +Email: \href{mailto:webmaster@ams.org}{\texttt{webmaster@ams.org}} +\endexample + + +\phantomsection +\section{\texorpdfstring{\protect\tex/}{TeX} resources} +\label{ch:texresources} + +\latex/ and \tex/ are available on the web free of charge. +There are also several commercial \tex/ implementations. +AMS web pages devoted to \tex/ information can be accessed at +\href{http://www.ams.org/tex}{\texttt{www.ams.org/tex}}\,. +The first of these pages has links to other +pages that identify the various sources for the \tex/ program. + +\latex/ is the most popular of the free front ends designed for use +with \tex/, the basic typesetting program. Whereas plain \tex/ +defines basic macros, \latex/ defines stylistic packages, setting up +styles for a monograph, journal article, and article in a proceedings +collection, which you can then alter to your own specifications. + +\amslatex/ is a collection of \latex/ extensions that make various +kinds of mathematical constructions easier to produce and take more +care with certain finer details in order to yield publication-quality +results. It consists of two parts: \pkg{amsmath} (the part concerned +with the mathematics) and \pkg{amscls}. +The latter is a collection of companion design +setup packages (variously referred to as `document class' or `class' files) + that enable authors writing a monograph or article to +get largely the same visual appearance in their preliminary drafts as +in a final publication with the AMS\@. Both parts of \amslatex/ are +included in the canonical \latex/ distribution as part of \TeX\,Live. + +Updates for \pkg{amsmath} are best obtained from +\href{http://www.ctan.org/search.html}{CTAN}; +updates for \pkg{amscls} can be obtained either from CTAN or from the +AMS web server at +\href{http://www.ams.org/tex}{\texttt{www.ams.org/tex}}\,. +Other AMS packages and collections are the AMSFonts and \pkg{amsrefs}. +These too are included in \TeX\,Live as well as available from both +the AMS web server and CTAN\@. All distributions include a copy of +the relevant User's Guide and other related documentation in PDF form, +which can either be printed or viewed electronically. (This +Author Handbook is the User's Guide to the \pkg{amscls} collection.) + +The book \textit{More Math into \latex/} \cite{Gr} is written from the point +of view of a mathematician using \amslatex/, and contains many examples. +The \textit{Guide to \latex/}, fourth edition \cite{KD}, is a good +general introduction to \latex/. The original and authoritative manual + for \latex/ is the \textit{\latex/ User's Guide \& Reference Manual} +\cite{La}. George Gr\"atzer has also written a series of articles for +\emph{Notices of the AMS} \cite{Gr1,Gr2,Gr3,Gr4,Gr5,Gr6,Gr7} that keeps +the interested user up-to-date with the latest developments in \latex/. + +Another source of information on \tex/ and \latex/ is the \tex/ Users +Group (TUG)\@. They can be contacted at: + +\beginexample{\rm} + \href{http://tug.org}{\tex/ Users Group} + P.\,O.\,Box 2311 + Portland, OR 97208-2311 + (503) 223-9994, FAX: (206) 203-3960 + \href{mailto:office@tug.org}{\texttt{office@tug.org}} +\endexample + +\noindent +TUG also distributes the \tex/ Live collection, which includes ready-to-run +implementations of \tex/ for Windows, Mac, and Unix platforms, as well as \latex/ +%, \amstex/, +and an extensive selection of packages, all freeware. + +\section{Online assistance} + +One of the best places to ask for assistance is the group known by the +acronym CTT, +\href{https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.text.tex}{\texttt{groups.google.com/forum/comp.text.tex}}\,. +Most of the people who use CTT are more than willing to answer questions and give advice. + +Another online source of assistance is +\href{http://tex.stackexchange.com}{\texttt{tex.stackexchange.com}}\,. +This is organized differently from most discussion groups. After signing +up, you pose and answer questions. In the process, you gain points +which in turn allow you to do more in the group. Be sure to read +\href{http://tex.stackexchange.com/about}{\texttt{tex.stackexchange.com/about}} +to get you started. + +The AMS is not equipped to handle questions about specific platforms. +Links to sites providing such support, as well as addresses for discussion +lists and links for on-line forums, are given on this AMS web page:\\ +\href{http://www.ams.org/tex/additional-sources}{\texttt{www.ams.org/tex/additional-sources}}. + +\endinput |