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In article <1992Nov19.041146.23913@citec.oz.au> sgccseh@citec.oz.au (Steve Hocking) writes:
>	Where can I get the source to a guide to Latex? (Yes, I know about
>the book included in the Unix TeX distribution, but dont know enough LaTeX
>to pull the bits that stop it from formatting). If there is a postscript
>document about, I can take that too.
>
>
Does anyone know how to pull the bits that stop the Latex manual
from formatting.

Atiq.

In article <1992Nov19.070226.1922@latcs1.lat.oz.au>, atiq@latcs1.lat.oz.au (Mohammed Atiquzzaman) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov19.041146.23913@citec.oz.au> sgccseh@citec.oz.au (Steve Hocking) writes:
|> >	Where can I get the source to a guide to Latex? (Yes, I know about
|> >the book included in the Unix TeX distribution, but dont know enough LaTeX
|> >to pull the bits that stop it from formatting). If there is a postscript
|> >document about, I can take that too.
|> >
|> >
|> Does anyone know how to pull the bits that stop the Latex manual
|> from formatting.

If you guys are talking about the TeXbook, don't bother. Printing
a copy of this would be highly illegal and unethical. It is available
for you to compare with a store-bought copy of the TeXbook.

If you just want some information to get you started, use archie to
search for:
 essential	"Essential LaTeX"
 
There are some other free guides available. Look on shsu.edu or 
rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de.

-- 
James Darrell McCauley                Dept of Ag Engineering, Purdue Univ
internet: mccauley@ecn.purdue.edu     West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1146, USA
bitnet: mccauley%ecn@purccvm          UUCP: pur-ee!mccauley

> Does anyone know how to pull the bits that stop the Latex manual
> from formatting.

The source for the TeXbook was distributed out of the same kindness
that makes TeX freely available. The book is copyrighted
and it is illegal to print your own copy from the source code.
It is very uncool to ask how to pull the stop bits.

It even says that:

> ! This manual is copyrighted and should not be TeXed.
> \body ...l is copyrighted and should not be TeXed}

The book only costs $34, and is well worth buying.

Try asking the Tex Users Group people -- they have and sell *all*
things pertaining to TeX and its variants.

TeX Users Group
P.O. Box 9506
Providence, RI 02940 USA

401-751-7760
FAX: 401-751-1071

-Jon

p.s. sorry to be a "big meanie". I know that you probably meant well.

In article <1992Nov19.114825.5843@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> mccauley@ecn.purdue.edu (Darrell McCauley) writes:

   In article <1992Nov19.070226.1922@latcs1.lat.oz.au>, atiq@latcs1.lat.oz.au (Mohammed Atiquzzaman) writes:
   |> In article <1992Nov19.041146.23913@citec.oz.au> sgccseh@citec.oz.au (Steve Hocking) writes:
   |> >	Where can I get the source to a guide to Latex? (Yes, I know about
   |> >the book included in the Unix TeX distribution, but dont know enough LaTeX
   |> >to pull the bits that stop it from formatting). If there is a postscript
   |> >document about, I can take that too.

   If you just want some information to get you started, use archie to
   search for:
    essential	"Essential LaTeX"

   There are some other free guides available. Look on shsu.edu or 
   rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de.


Here are instructions for getting essential latex:

ftp to TeX.ac.uk [134.151.40.18]

login as anonymous

cd [.MACROS.LATEX.STYLES.CONTRIB]

get hndout.sty

get elm.tex

cd [TEX-ARCHIVE.DOC]

get essential.tex

quit



latex essential

latex elm

(and print them out or preview them)
--
Paul Palmer
Department of Mathematics     	E-mail: palmerp@math.orst.edu
Kidder Hall 368
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4605

Concerning Guides... Are there TexInfo-format files for TeX/LaTeX/etc.
available somewhere?
advTHANKSance, Christian Treczoks