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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/ChangeLog b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/ChangeLog index 5312bc941b9..17b958dc5a0 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/ChangeLog +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,759 @@ +2007-11-07 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): extend reference to + nlct's tutorials page in q-man-latex + + * faq.sty: change pdfpagemode to UseNone (but mailing ho for assurance) + + * faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): typo in q-pk + +2007-11-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): update german minimal + example link + +2007-11-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.17, today + + * sanitize.pl,texfaq2html: bring forward changes from -beta + + * faqbody.tex (throughout): ensure all \dots have empty arg + +2007-11-01 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add xargs, xkeyval + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): discuss + xargs in q-twooptarg + +2007-10-31 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{"Generic" macros and techniques}): reword + q-empty for clarity + +2007-10-30 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{DVI Drivers and Previewers}): editorial diddles + with q-dvi-bmp + + * dirctan.tex: restore dviljk; pretend ghostscript is on free tree + (it will be, it will); make gv browse-only + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): editorial work in q-editors + (section{TeX Systems}): two minor changes in q-commercial + (section{DVI Drivers and Previewers}): dviljk has reappeared + +2007-10-30 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): link to latest unsatisfactory + source for xemtex + (section{TeX Systems}): elide the mail address from atari listing in + q-texsystems + + * filectan.tex: remove the protext entry (moved to dirctan for + symmetry reasons...) + + * dirctan.tex: * the mactex entry, add protext + + * faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): rehash q-findfont + (section{Acquiring the Software}): mention ctan copies in q-cd + +2007-10-29 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): new link for troy + henderson's previewer in q-mfptutorials + (section{Documentation and Help}): and delete link to the metafun + tutorial, which seems to have vanished from the web :-( + (intro): today's date, add troy henderson + +2007-10-24 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Document management}): ref new askinclude in + q-conditional + (section{Acquiring the Software}): micro-edit of q-uploads + + * filectan.tex: remove askinclude + +2007-10-23 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Adobe Type 1 fonts}): update mtpro stuff for + mtpro2, incl providing working web link + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): translate \par (one instance only!) + + * faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): add link to catalogue + set of licences in q-nonfree (rms' suggestion) + + * filectan.tex: add cat-licences + + * dirctan.tex: add kpfonts, minionpro, mnsymbol + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Adobe Type 1 fonts}): add kpfonts and + minionpro/mnsymbol + +2007-10-22 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add fouriernc + + * faqbody.tex (subsection*{Origins}): extend the list to members of the + committee, thus reducing the confusion (in my mind) about who is/was + and who isn't/wasn't + (subsection{Adobe Type 1 fonts}): add web location for berthold horn's + paper, add thierry bouche, similarly, in q-psfchoice + (subsection{Adobe Type 1 fonts}): add fouriernc to list; add fontsite + garamond to the list of mathdesign fonts, in q-psfchoice + +2007-10-17 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): edit q-uploads + +2007-10-17 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): remove \xxx|...| forms of + \ProgName, \FontName, \Package, \Class, \Email, \mailto, \File and + \Newsgroup + + * faqbody.tex (section{The joy of TeX errors}): remove last two + instances of \ProgName|...|, in q-8000 + (throughout): remove last three instances of \Email|...| + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): implement \ISBN* + + * faq.sty: add \ISBN* (2 args) version, for ISBN10+ISBN13 + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): use \ISBN* for tlc2 + and tlgc2 (latter newly converted from original tlgc entry) + +2007-10-16 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): bits of editorial + work in q-adobetypen, q-resolns, q-fontname + (section{Acquiring the Software}): mention mirror.ctan.org in + q-archives + +2007-10-15 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): hack at q-dtx + (have asked dak about dtx in emacs...) + (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): minor editorial on q-whatenc and + q-ecfonts + (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): work on q-eps + +2007-10-14 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): rehash q-special + (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): minor editorial to q-hyphen + +2007-10-13 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): bit + more work on q-printvar + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): yet more + twiddling with q-protect + +2007-10-12 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of (La)TeX}): lots of hacking of + q-virtualfonts + +2007-10-12 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): new + q-printvar contributed by gernot hassenpflug + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): change to + q-protect developed from john harper's contribution + intro: v3.16z-4, today; add john harper to list of helpers + +2007-10-11 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add texbytopic + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Hyphenation}): tidy up alternatives at the + end of q-hyphoff + (subsection{Hyphenation}): mention \uchyph in q-wdnohyph + (section{Documentation and Help}): tex by topic now ctan in q-ol-books + +2007-10-09 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): remove latexhtml around + thanh's full name in q-whatpdftex + (section{The Background}): link to q-latextoplain from q-latexandplain + (section{The Background}): tidy up references to other projects, + add luatex in q-texfuture + (section{The Background}): replace last para of q-readtex + (section{The Background}): add \href to tug's web site in q-tug* + (section{The Background}): correct a couple of \luatex (capitalised) + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add def of \The (for thanh) + +2007-10-08 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add autolatex + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): refer to makefile question in + q-editors, rather than just mentioning latexmk (not the only thing + wrong with that answer) + (subsection{Document management}): mention autolatex in q-make + +2007-10-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Spacing of characters and lines}): sanity + adjustment in q-flushboth ("latest version" was 2003) + +2007-10-04 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Current TeX-related projects}): q-biblatex from + add-general + (section{Current \TeX{}-related projects}): minor edit to q-luatex + + * dirctan.tex: amsrefs now on m/l/c + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Current TeX-related projects}): declare + that amsrefs is currently supported; while this seems true (as a + phenomenon) i wonder whether it's a good thing to rely on... + + * faqbody.tex (section{Current TeX-related projects}): diddle with + q-xetex + +2007-09-25 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add dir excel2latex + + * filectan.tex: remove the .zip distro of excel2latex + + * faqbody.tex (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): reword text about + readme files in q-install-unpack + +2007-09-24 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (throughout): correct references to new installation qs + +2007-09-18 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16z-1, today + (section{Installing (La)TeX files}): bunch of answers from add-general, + replacing most of the section + +2007-09-13 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{You're still stuck?}): "carefule" corrected ;-) + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): lots of work + on q-what-tds and q-install-where, to clarify what's going on + +2007-09-04 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): more emphasis on ctan + supply of documentation, in q-gethelp + (subsection{Document management}): a bit extra on changes.sty in + q-changebar (whole question needs reviewing) + (section{Documentation and Help}): ctan supply of docs, again, in + q-man-latex + +2007-08-24 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{The joy of TeX errors}): new q-entercompmode + and q-checksum from add-general + +2007-08-19 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): updated uk address for sciword + +2007-08-17 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): add a warning about + mailing inappropriate people in q-gethelp + (section{Current \TeX{}-related projects}): the project is latex, not + latex3 -- correct some of the text of q-latex3 + (subsection{Tables of contents and indexes}): mention the use of + \phantomsection in q-tocbibind + + * dirctan.tex: amslatex-primer moved to info/amslatex/primer, now + +2007-08-16 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): add ref to mathpazo on + ctan, in q-osf + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Floating tables, figures, etc.}): new + q-figurehere from add-general + +2007-07-27 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Bits and pieces of AllTeX}): restored "\" to + "acro" in q-virtualfonts + +2007-07-25 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Tables, figures and diagrams}): typo in + q-struttab, spotted by karl b + +2007-07-23 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{The joy of TeX errors}): extend typo examples, + and tidy coding, in q-altabcr + (subsection{Tables, figures and diagrams}): rationalise, reduce range + of overlapping recommendations in q-tabcellalign + +2007-07-16 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add cmolddig, eco + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Current TeX-related projects}): write + more on biblatex in q-biblatex + (subsection{Odds and ends}): mention vf access in q-osf + +2007-07-15 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Current TeX-related projects}): first + stab at new q-biblatex + + * dirctan.tex: add biblatex and amsrefs; remove dvi2xx and dvilj4, + correct lollipop + +2007-07-14 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): editorial tidies of + q-writecls, mention clsguide.pdf + +2007-07-03 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-17, today; add axel sommerfeldt to list + (section{The joy of TeX errors}): add further text in q-hyperdupdest, + as suggested by axel sommerfeldt + +2007-06-29 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): new q-osf + +2007-06-28 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v 3-16c-15, today; mention neto's input on numprint in + list of helpers + + * dirctan.tex: add numprint + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Typesetting specialities}): mention numprint + in q-dec_comma + +2007-06-13 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add texlive + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): add details of a mactex mailing + list in q-texsystems + +2007-06-11 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Common errors}): mention fragility of \url in + q-verbwithin + (subsection{Typesetting specialities}): mention lack of robustness in + q-seturl, and explain use of \urldef to deal with the problem + +2007-06-10 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faq.sty: yet another small typo (in the fail branch, this time) + + * filectan.tex: add mil-short (gratzer's offering) + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): add gratzer's short + course to q-man-latex + +2007-06-06 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{The joy of TeX errors}): editorial correction + of q-optionclash + +2007-06-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faq.sty: check for etex + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): add some + actual text to q-inst-tidy and q-what-tds + (subsection{The Joy of TeX errors}): new q-entercompmode + +2007-06-04 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): editorial + in q-install-where and q-inst-wlcf + + * dirctan.tex: correct fptex link (even though nothing now uses it...) + +2007-06-02 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): flynn's classes.dtx + article now rev., in tub (q-writecls) + +2007-06-01 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): mention texshop in mactex distr, + in q-editors + (section{TeX Systems}): deal with oztex and cmactex's relation to os/x + (so far as i understand what's going on) in q-texsystems + +2007-05-31 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Generic macros and techniques}): complete + and clarify q-ovwtsym + +2007-05-30 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add \xetex + + * faq.sty: add \xetex + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-15, today + (section{Current TeX-related projects}): xetex is available in texlive + and will be in miktex 2.7, mention bidi capabilities in q-xetex + +2007-05-29 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Format conversions}): extend and make less + abrupt the stuff of q-latextoplain + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): trying to bed + this set of answers down -- work on several of the questions + +2007-05-24 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-14, today + (section{Documentation and Help}): attempt to clarify q-minxampl + +2007-05-23 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): tidy the two + references to nicola talbot in q-man-latex + +2007-05-21 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-13, today + (subsection{Metafont fonts}): hack at q-getbitmap to hint that bitmap + fonts aren't really the world's prime concern any more + +2007-05-14 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Labels and references}): list zref's options + in q-nameref + (section{The joy of TeX errors}): correct error in q-errmissitem + (inserted yesterday at home :-( ) + +2007-05-13 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{The joy of TeX errors}): discuss lists inside + tables, in q-errmissitem + +2007-05-11 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): miktex stuff + given a bit of a going-over in q-install-where (plus a few + consequential changes + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add \textbackslash{} + +2007-05-10 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Lists}): expand details of enumitem in + q-complist + +2007-05-09 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Lists}): expand on enumitem stuff in + q-interruptlist (it _does_ allow nested interruptions ... sort of + +2007-05-08 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-12, today + (subsection{LaTeX macro programming}): new q-latexqual from add-general + (subsection{Mathematics}): new q-mathonlyref from add-general + +2007-05-08 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Macros for using fonts}): mention that eplain + doesn't do font selection in q-fonts-pln + (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): editorial on q-atsigns + +2007-05-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * texfaq2html-beta: use &[lr][sd]quo; in decorating text + + * dirctan.tex: add pdcmac + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Macros for using fonts}): mention pdcmac in + q-fonts-pln + +2007-05-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * locations.mk: correct path to cgi, tidy + +2007-05-04 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * texfaq2html-beta: escape characters in keyword strings + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add \extension + + * faqbody.tex (section{The joy of TeX errors}): mention grffile package + in q-unkgrfextn + + * faq.sty: add \extension command + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-11, today + +2007-05-03 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * texfaq2html-beta: redo decoding of % in code reading switches + + * faq.sty: correct typo + +2007-04-29 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): add pictex(!) and texlive + + * faq.sty: add def of \texlive + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-10, today + (subsection{Alternative document classes}): add a pointer to context + resources in q-slidecls + (throughout): typeset variants of texlive -> \texlive{} + +2007-04-27 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: remove tetex-beta, tetex to point at obsolete/ tree + + * filectan.tex: add bibtex-faq + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Page layout}): mention ar scaling issues in + q-papersize, and tidy rest of text, too + (section{Documentation and Help}): remove unnecessary conditionals in + q-gethelp + (section{Documentation and Help}): tidy q-bibtexing, add reference to + btxfaq + +2007-04-25 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * Makefile (inst-perl[-beta]): everything on standard web server, use + cp -p instead of copy -t, adjust help + +2007-04-24 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: version 3.16c-9, today + (subsection{Footnotes}): rewrite answer q-ftnsect + (section{TeX Systems}): update bluesky information in q-commercial + +2007-04-16 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): stick some + text in q-install-doc + +2007-04-10 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): further + clarification of options in q-install-find + (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): flesh out answer + q-install-unpack, elaborating on what appears in q-dtx + (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): new q-install-doc placeholder + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-8, today + (subsection{Tables, figures and diagrams}): tidy up refs to ltxtable in + q-fixwidtab + +2007-04-03 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * newfaq-patch.tex: add patch option to \documentclass + + * faq.cls: deal with option patch, produce different page footer if so + +2007-04-01 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Footnotes}): mention bigfoot in q-multfoot + +2007-03-27 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): correct + \dots (with no {}) in q-ltxabbrv + +2007-03-22 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-7; remove all references to package web2c + +2007-03-21 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: remove web2c, web2c* + + * filectan.tex: remove unixtex.ftp, correct protext + +2007-03-20 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): tops-20 ftp link regularised + (section{Acquiring the Software}): redo description of ctan sites, + with alternative versions for hyper (wide) and non-hyper (narrow) + version in q-archives + + * sanitize-beta.pl (sanitize_line): \FTP to accept braced args only + +2007-03-19 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{TeX Systems}): another thrash at q-texsystems + +2007-03-18 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c, today + (throughout): remove traces of tetex, and rewrite as necessary + +2007-03-17 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): redo q-cd to talk + about the tex collection, rather than just tex live + (section{TeX Systems}): work (so far) on unix, linux and win32 + (win32 contains a line of "+++..." to follow on with) + +2007-03-16 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-5, today + (section{The Background}): 2^16->2^15 in q-etex (!) + (subsection{Why shouldn't I?}): replace q-newfont with q-newfont* from + add-general + (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): replace q-plninltx with + q-plninltx* from add-general + (subsection{LaTeX macro programming}): new q-fontsize from add-general + (subsection{Footnotes}): new q-run-fn-nos from add-general + +2007-03-15 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * texfaq2html-beta: attempts at introducing some sanity into the + search code; notably unsuccessful, to date + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): proof-reading + corrections in q-run-fn-nos, q-newfont*, q-plninltx* and q-fontsize + +2007-03-11 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * texfaq2file: as for texfaq2html-beta + + * texfaq2html-gamma: as for texfaq2html-beta + + * texfaq2html-beta: add new *-names to %label_to_file + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): new q-fontsize, + q-plninltx* and q-newfont* (three questions from the old 2 non-*) + +2007-03-09 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * CHANGES-3.16d: revised q-running-nos + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro tools and techniques}): restore + commented-out hack above q-ltxabbrv; it's not clever and it's not + pretty, but the printed output is less awful than without the hack + +2007-03-08 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{LaTeX macro programming}): recommend chngctr + first, the two fragment alternatives second in q-running-nos + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Footnotes}): new q-run-fn-nos + +2007-03-02 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * texfaq2html-gamma: modest doodling + +2007-02-21 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Installing (La)TeX files}): odd tinkering + with answers in this section -- needs concerted attack + +2007-02-15 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Odds and ends}): new q-fontsize, to meld + with (new) q-plninltx* and q-newfont* + + * faqbody.tex (section{Current TeX-related projects}): make mention of + lua itself in q-luatex into a hyperref + +2007-02-14 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faq.sty: add \LuaTeX + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-4, today + (section{The Background}): rewrite of q-context from Aditya Mahajan + (intro): Aditya Mahajan in list of helpers + (section{Current TeX-related projects}): tidy luatex thing a bit, add + link to luatex.org site + +2007-02-06 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (subsection{Mathematics}): correct typo in q-limits + (introduced, but change not documented, on 2007-01-30) + + * add-general.tex (subsection{Mathematics}): new q-mathonlyref + +2007-01-30 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: today's date + (subsection{Mathematics}): more detail about "ad hoc" operators in + q-newfunction + +2007-01-26 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: today's date + (section{Introduction}): make links to pdf copies \CTANhref + +2007-01-24 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add changes + remove nonfree from bakoma-tex, dvi2tty, foiltex + + * faqbody.tex: today's date + (subsection{Document management}): mention changes pkg in q-changebars + +2007-01-23 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: list listbib and biblist + + * faqbody.tex: today's date + (subsection{Manipulating whole bibliographies}): mention listbib and + biblist in q-nocite* + +2007-01-22 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * newfaq-patch.tex: input additions (!) + + * faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): correct ctan ref for + pictex-summary + +2007-01-22 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-3, today + (subsection{Spacing of characters and lines}): mention microtype's + letterspace.sty in q-letterspace + +2007-01-05 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * patchdates.tex: pl4.14, today + + * add-general.tex (subsection{The Joy of TeX errors}): new q-checksum + +2006-12-28 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * dirctan.tex: add pictex-summary + + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-2, today + (section{Documentation and Help}): pictex summary in q-docpictex + +2006-12-20 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> + + * faqbody.tex (section{Support Packages for TeX}): correct text about + ispell vs. aspell + 2006-12-18 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@mole.cl.cam.ac.uk> + *** released *** + + * Makefile ($(WEB_BETA)*): use cp rather than copy (!) + + * sanitize.pl (sanitize_line): add \narrowonly, \wideonly + * faqbody.tex: v3.16c-1, today (for release) 2006-12-15 Robin Fairbairns <rf10@beret.cl.cam.ac.uk> |