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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-findfiles.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-findfiles.html index 33c1a62ddf4..f8298cfb5c1 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-findfiles.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-findfiles.html @@ -4,45 +4,50 @@ <h3>Finding (La)TeX files</h3> <p>Modern TeX distributions contain a huge array of support files of various sorts, but sooner or later most people need to find something -that's not in their present system (if nothing else, because they've +that’s not in their present system (if nothing else, because they’ve heard that something has been updated). <p>But how to find the files? <p>Some sources, such as these FAQ answers, provide links to -files: so if you've learnt about a package here, you should be able to +files: so if you’ve learnt about a package here, you should be able to retrieve it without too much fuss. <p>Otherwise, the CTAN sites provide searching facilities, via the web. The simplest search, locating files by name, is to be found on the Dante CTAN -at <a href="http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index">http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index</a>; the script returns -the same data as does <code>quote site index</code>, but not truncated and -arranged very neatly as a series of links to directories and -individual files. +at <a href="http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index">http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index</a>; the script scans a +list of files (<i>FILES.byname</i> — see below) and returns a list +of matches, arranged very neatly as a series of links to directories +and to individual files. <p>The <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/search">UK</a> and <a href="http://www.ctan.org/search">USA</a> CTANs offer a search page that provides <ul> -<li> a file-name search similar to the Dante machine's (above); +<li> a file-name search similar to the Dante machine’s (above); <li> a keyword search of the archive catalogue (see below): this is a pretty powerful tool: the results include links to the catalogue - "short descriptions", so you can assure yourself that the package - you've found is the one you want; and + “short descriptions”, so you can assure yourself that the package + you’ve found is the one you want; and <li> a search form that allows you to use <i>Google</i> to search CTAN. </ul> +<p>An alternative way to scan the catalogue is to use the catalogue’s + +<a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/bytopic.html">“by topic” index</a>; +this lists a series of topics, and (La)TeX projects that are worth +considering if you’re working on matters related to the topic. <p>In fact, <i>Google</i>, and other search engines, can be useful tools. Enter your search keywords, and you may pick up a package that -the author hasn't bothered to submit to CTAN. If you're using +the author hasn’t bothered to submit to CTAN. If you’re using <i>Google</i>, you can restrict your search to CTAN by entering <blockquote> <code>site:ctan.org tex-archive <<i>search term(s)</i>></code> -</blockquote> -in <i>Google</i>'s "search box". You can also enforce the -restriction using <i>Google</i>'s "advanced search" mechanism; +</blockquote><p> +in <i>Google</i>’s “search box”. You can also enforce the +restriction using <i>Google</i>’s “advanced search” mechanism; other search engines (presumably) have similar facilities. <p>Many people avoid the need to go over the network at all, for their -searches, by downloading the file list that Dante's -"<code>quote site index</code>" command uses. This file, <i>FILES.byname</i>, +searches, by downloading the file list that the archives’ web +file searches use. This file, <i>FILES.byname</i>, presents a unified listing of the archive (omitting directory names and cross-links). Its companion <i>FILES.last07days</i> is also useful, to keep an eye on the changes on the archive. Since these files are |