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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/updates.tex b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/updates.tex deleted file mode 100644 index b87434a8c0e..00000000000 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/updates.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -\section{Updates to the FAQ} - -The list of frequently-asked questions that was published as -Baskerville volume~4, number~6, should be maintained if it's to retain -its usefulness. - -While I can do at least some of this for myself, I would welcome -comments on: -\begin{itemize} -\item Questions that weren't ansswered in the original, but should - have been, and -\item Errors in the original. -\end{itemize} - -To kick the ball off, here's one of each type. - -New question: Typesetting a degree sign in \LaTeXe{}. - -Answer: The following macro will do the job - -| \newcommand{\degree}[1][]{\ensuremath{{#1}^\circ}}| - -Errata in the original: - -The question on ``getting \MF{} to do what you want'' refers you to the -CTAN file~|documentation/metafont_for_beginners.tex|; the file is in -fact~|info/metafont-for-beginners.tex| - -The question on ``Mailing lists about \TeX{} and its friends'' has two -errors in it. - -\begin{itemize} -\item The UK\TeX{} list has now ceased publication, and its content - has now been taken over by the \TeX{}hax list. -\item The description of the |ctt-digest| and |info-tex| lists, and - their relation to the newsgroup |comp.text.tex| is confusing. - |info-tex| does \emph{not} receive postings to |comp.text.tex|, - and therefore the content of |ctt-digest| will typically contain - much material that isn't present in |info-tex|. However, - messages mailed to |info-tex| appear in |comp.text.tex|, and - therefore (ultimately) appear in |ctt-digest|. -\end{itemize} - -Thanks to Allan Reese and Barbara Beeton for pointing me towards these -problems. |