HTML documentation files on TeX Live 5

This page provides access to hypertext versions of TeX-related documentation. Many of these documents have been converted from texinfo or LaTeX sources automagically, using texi2html, latex2html or tex4ht. Other versions of these documents (e.g. DVI and/or PostScript files suitable for previewing or printing) should be available elsewhere in the /afs/slac/package/tex/7.3-2000/texmf/doc tree.

SLAC Note: This documentation applies to the new version of TeX, which is not currently (6 Dec 2000) the default. The new versions of the programs can be invoked by saying tex-new, latex-new, phyzzx-new, or dvips-new.

Because the HTML document tree had to be moved from /afs/slac/package/tex/7.3-2000 to this location in the www directory tree, it is possible some links may be broken. Please report any problems to unix-admin.

General information

The Catalogue, a database of TeX packages and fonts maintained by Graham Williams

Guides

WP Conversion - Converters between LaTeX and PC Textprocessors
Webguide - Brief Guide to LaTeX Tools for Web Publishing
TrueType - How to use TrueType fonts in teTeX
TDS - A directory structure for TeX files
Fontname - Filenames for TeX fonts

Technical documentation for Web2c and Kpathsea setup

Web2C - The web2c TeX implementation
fpTeX - the Windows port of web2c
Kpathsea - Kpathsea path searching for TeX files
Manpages - Manual pages for TeX-related programs
Texinfo - The GNU documentation format

LaTeX 2e

LaTeX Help - Commands Reference Guide
User guide
Class guide
Font guide
Configuration guide
Modification guide
LaTeX 3
A Short Guide to LaTeX by Tobias Oetiker is available in various formats in English, Finnish, French, German, Mongolian, Polish. Russian, and Spanish,

Other Packages