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=TeX (generally)=
 
=TeX (generally)=
We are currently using the 2007 TeX Live distribution of TeX and
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We use the TeX Live distribution of TeX and related files.  The particulars of which version and where it is located depend on the machine in use.
related files.  Soon we will transition to the 2010 version of TeX live—see the section below.
 
  
You can browse local documentation on TeX Live and its packages by going to
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'''On login.math and beyonce.math:'''
http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta/tex-doc . Files of particular interest
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The version currently in use is the 2013 version, with some later changes (hence it
to beginners include:
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identifies itself as "2014-dev").  This was implemented in the first week of March, 2014.
* [http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta/tex-doc/english/lshort-english/lshort.pdf The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e]—an introduction to the LaTeX language
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You can browse local documentation on TeX Live and its packages by going to '''/local/depot/texlive-2013'''.
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'''On keira.math and office machines running local copies of Ubuntu Linux:'''
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These machines run the 2009 version. You can browse local documentation by going to the directory '''/usr/local/texmf-texlive'''.
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Files of particular interest to beginners include:
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* [http://mirrors.ctan.org/info/lshort/english/lshort-letter.pdf The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2e]—an introduction to the LaTeX language
 
* [http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~hildebr/tex/ LaTeX tips]
 
* [http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~hildebr/tex/ LaTeX tips]
* [http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta/tex-doc/english/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf Table of Mathematical Symbols]
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* [http://mirrors.ctan.org/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-letter.pdf Table of Mathematical Symbols]
 
 
You can also see
 
[/computing/help/TeX our old TeX help]
 
instead, but be warned that many of these documents refer to LaTeX 2.09
 
instead of LaTeX 2e, which is installed here and which has been the
 
"modern" version of LaTeX since 1993.
 
  
More good starting points for TeX and LaTeX information:
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More good starting points for TeX and LaTeX information are:
* [http://www.tug.org/ TeX Users Group Home Page] The best online information about TeX.  It indexes useful information if you don't know what TeX is, if you want to learn TeX and/or LaTeX, or if you've been using them for years.  They also run one of the main sites of the [http://ctan.tug.org/ Comprehensive TeX Archive Network].
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* [http://www.tug.org/ TeX Users Group Home Page] The best online information about TeX.  It indexes useful information if you don't know what TeX is, if you want to learn TeX and/or LaTeX, or if you've been using them for years.  In particular, see their web page on [http://www.tug.org/interest.html#doc help and documentation]. They also run one of the main sites of the [http://ctan.tug.org/ Comprehensive TeX Archive Network].
 
* [http://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live Home Page].
 
* [http://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live Home Page].
 
* [http://www.latex-project.org/ LaTeX home page].
 
* [http://www.latex-project.org/ LaTeX home page].
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* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX TeX]
 
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX TeX]
 
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX_for_the_Impatient TeX for the Impatient]
 
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX_for_the_Impatient TeX for the Impatient]
 
==Transition to TeX Live 2010==
 
We will soon switch to using the 2010 version of TeX Live.  This version incorporates:
 
* fuller support for Unicode characters,
 
* preliminary support for the STIX font set developed by the AMS in collaboration with other major publishers,
 
* a newer version of LuaTeX (which combines a scripting language with TeX),
 
* numerous other updates to the standard programs.
 
The switchover may take place any day now.  To check which version of TeX is currently in use, type the command
 
kpsewhich null.tex
 
and look for the strings "2007" or "2010".
 
 
You can try out the new TeX right now, by typing the following line, once per terminal window:
 
set path = (/local/depot/4/texlive-2010/bin $path)
 
If you are using a thin client (or using the thin client server), then this should be changed to:
 
set path = (/local/depot/texlive-2010/bin $path)
 
(The above lines assume that you have not changed which shell program you use when logging in.)
 
 
Solaris machines will not be able to run TeX Live 2010, because support for Solaris is being phased out.
 
 
Please send any questions or concerns to [mailto:vojta@math.berkeley.edu Paul Vojta].
 
 
If the switchover to 2010 has taken place already and you are having problems with it, you can go back to the old version of TeX by typing the command
 
set path = (/local/depot/4/texlive-2007/bin $path)
 
If you are using a thin client (or using the thin client server), then type the following instead:
 
set path = (/local/depot/texlive-2007/bin $path)
 
If this is the case, though be sure to report the problem, since problems cannot be fixed if we don't know about them.
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* Writing your thesis in TeX:  the '''ucbthesis''' document class
 
* Writing your thesis in TeX:  the '''ucbthesis''' document class
** [[ucbthesis readme file]] (documentation)
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** [[ucbthesis readme file]] (links to documentation)
 
** a [/~vojta/thesis/ sample thesis]
 
** a [/~vojta/thesis/ sample thesis]
 
** [[Preparing your Ph.D. dissertation using LaTeX]]
 
** [[Preparing your Ph.D. dissertation using LaTeX]]
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{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
 
{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
 
  |colspan=2|
 
  |colspan=2|
  | [/computing/help/TeX/samples/thesis/ latex]
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  | [/~vojta/thesis/ latex]
 
  | Writing a thesis in LaTeX (same as the above link)
 
  | Writing a thesis in LaTeX (same as the above link)
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|-
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|colspan=2|
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| [[latex sample ucbletter|latex]]
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| Writing a letter or memo in LaTeX
 
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  |colspan=2| [[tex sample metapost|tex and amstex]]
 
  |colspan=2| [[tex sample metapost|tex and amstex]]
 
  | [[latex sample metapost|latex]]
 
  | [[latex sample metapost|latex]]
 
  | A sample MetaPost document, with a label
 
  | A sample MetaPost document, with a label
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|-
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|colspan=2| [[tex sample embedded metapost|tex and amstex]]
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| [[latex sample embedded metapost|latex]]
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| A sample embedded MetaPost figure
 
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  | [[tex sample rsfs|tex]]
 
  | [[tex sample rsfs|tex]]

Latest revision as of 11:18, 10 March 2014

TeX (generally)

We use the TeX Live distribution of TeX and related files. The particulars of which version and where it is located depend on the machine in use.

On login.math and beyonce.math: The version currently in use is the 2013 version, with some later changes (hence it identifies itself as "2014-dev"). This was implemented in the first week of March, 2014. You can browse local documentation on TeX Live and its packages by going to /local/depot/texlive-2013.

On keira.math and office machines running local copies of Ubuntu Linux: These machines run the 2009 version. You can browse local documentation by going to the directory /usr/local/texmf-texlive.

Files of particular interest to beginners include:

More good starting points for TeX and LaTeX information are:

Some WikiBooks are also available for TeX:

Links

Links to special topics on TeX include:

Some Samples

Some TeX samples are available:

latex Writing a thesis in LaTeX (same as the above link)
latex Writing a letter or memo in LaTeX
tex and amstex latex A sample MetaPost document, with a label
tex and amstex latex A sample embedded MetaPost figure
tex amstex latex Using Ralph Smith's Formal Script (rsfs) fonts for nicer script characters
amstex latex Using Cyrillic text
amstex latex Using Cyrillic symbols
latex Using Romanian characters
amstex latex Bold Greek letters