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Date:      Thu, 9 May 1996 22:25:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@uswest.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Noname and latex vs latex
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960509222317.20222I-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199605091250.HAA14127@astro.acs.uswest.com>

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On Thu, 9 May 1996, Paul T. Root wrote:

> I know this must be because I have installed latex209 instead of latex2e.
> Which I installed so I could create the Handbook (though now I seem to
> remember I failed to get that to come out right.

LaTeX2e is an extension of the original LaTex, which is an extension of 
TeX.  Install LaTeX2e, NOT 209.  I made this mistake myself.  

A better way would be to try the "tetex" distribution that is in ports.  
It sounds like a better tex distribution.  I haven't tried it myself, 
mainly because of diskspace concerns.

> Sorry to vent frustration, I've never had a good experience with TeX.

It's complicated, and unnecessarily so.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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