These are the packages in this category.
| Identifier | Caption |
|---|---|
| amslatex-primer | Getting up and running with AMS-LaTeX. |
| anleitung | Using LaTeX with MikTeX, including TrueType fonts. |
| apprends-latex | Apprends LaTeX! |
| asymptote-by-example-zh-cn | Asymptote by example. |
| asymptote-manual-zh-cn | A Chinese translation of the asymptote manual. |
| beamer-tut-pt | An introduction to the Beamer class, in Portuguese. |
| beginlatex | A beginner's guide to LaTeX. |
| components | Components of TeX. |
| context-notes-zh-cn | Notes on using ConTeXt MkIV. |
| context-top-ten | The "top ten" ConTeXt commands. |
| cursolatex | A LaTeX tutorial. |
| dtxgallery | A small collection of minimal DTX examples. |
| dtxtut | Tutorial on writing .dtx and .ins files |
| epslatex | Guide to using Encapsulated PostScript in LaTeX. |
| fepslatex | French version of "graphics in LaTeX". |
| fifinddo-info | German HTML beamer presentation on nicetext and morehype. |
| first-latex-doc | A document for absolute LaTeX beginners. |
| fonteinf | An introduction to font usage in LaTeX (German). |
| fontinstallationguide | Font installation guide. |
| gentle | A Gentle Introduction to TeX. |
| gentl-gr | Modern Greek translation of the Gentle Introduction to TeX. |
| gleitobjekte | Tutorial from a DANTE meeting in November 1997. |
| grafik | EPS graphics under Windows. |
| guia-bibtex | Guia casi completa de BibTeX. |
| guit-corso | Introduzione al mondo di LaTeX. |
| intro-scientific | Introducing scientific/mathematical documents using LaTeX. |
| l2tabu | Obsolete packages and commands. |
| l2tabu-english | English translation of "Obsolete packages and commands". |
| l2tabu-french | French translation of l2tabu. |
| l2tabu-italian | Italian Translation of Obsolete packages and commands |
| l2tabu-spanish | Spanish translation of "Obsolete packages and commands". |
| latex4wp | A LaTeX guide specifically designed for word processor users. |
| latex4wp-it | LaTeX guide for word processor users, in Italian. |
| latex-course | A LaTeX course as a projected presentation. |
| latex-doc-ptr | A direction-finder for LaTeX documentation. |
| latex-essential | Essential information for writing LaTeX documents. |
| latex-notes-zh-cn | Chinese Introduction to TeX and LaTeX. |
| latex-pro-pragmatiky | LaTeX for pragmatists. |
| lkort | A short introduction to LaTeX, in Dutch. |
| lshort | A short introduction to LaTeX 2e. |
| lshort-bulgarian | Bulgarian translation of the "Short Introduction to LaTeX2e". |
| lshort-czech | Czech translation of the "Short Introduction to LaTeX2e". |
| lshort-dutch | Introduction to LaTeX in Dutch. |
| lshort-english | A (Not So) Short Introduction to LaTeX2e. |
| lshort-finnish | Finnish introduction to LaTeX. |
| lshort-french | Short introduction to LaTeX, French translation. |
| lshort-german | German version of A Short Introduction to LaTeX2e: LaTeX2e-Kurzbeschreibung. |
| lshort-italian | Introduction to LaTeX in Italian. |
| lshort-japanese | Japanese version of A Short Introduction to LaTeX2e |
| lshort-korean | Korean introduction to LaTeX. |
| lshort-mongol | Short introduction to LaTeX, in Mongolian. |
| lshort-mongolian | Short introduction to LaTeX 2.09, Mongolian translation. |
| lshort-persian | Persian (Farsi) introduction to LaTeX. |
| lshort-polish | Introduction to LaTeX in Polish. |
| lshort-portuguese | Introduction to LaTeX in Portuguese. |
| lshort-portuguese-br | Introduction to LaTeX in Portuguese (Brazil). |
| lshort-russian | Russian introduction to LaTeX. |
| lshort-slovak | Slovak introduction to LaTeX. |
| lshort-slovenian | Slovenian translation of lshort. |
| lshort-spanish | Short introduction to LaTeX, Spanish translation. |
| lshort-thai | Introduction to LaTeX in Thai. |
| lshort-turkish | Turkish introduction to LaTeX. |
| lshort-ukr | Ukrainian version of the LaTeX introduction. |
| lshort-vietnamese | Vietnamese version of the LaTeX introduction. |
| lshort-zh-cn | Introduction to LaTeX, in Chinese. |
| lualatex-doc | A guide to use of LaTeX with LuaTeX. |
| maad | Mathematical Approximations and Documentation. |
| metafont-beginners | An introductory tutorial for Metafont. |
| metafp | Some Experiences in Running Metafont and Metapost. |
| mfwl | Making friends with LaTeX. |
| neufont | New font installation. |
| patgen2-tutorial | A tutorial on the use of Patgen 2. |
| pdf-forms-tutorial | Tutorial on creating PDF forms using pdfLaTeX. |
| presfull | Inside LaTeX2e kernel. |
| pstricks-calcnotes | Applications of PStricks to lecture notes. |
| simplified-latex | A Simplified Introduction to LaTeX. |
| svg-inkscape | How to include an SVG image in LaTeX using Inkscape. |
| tabsatz | How to use tables in LaTeX. |
| tamethebeast | A manual about bibliographies and especially BibTeX. |
| texmalli | A quick Finnish introduction to using LaTeX. |
| tex-overview | An overview of the development of TeX. |
| turkishintro | An introduction to LaTeX, in Turkish. |
| typografie | A tutorial on typography. |
| vf-howto | Tutorial on creating virtual fonts |
| voss-mathcol | Typesetting mathematics in colour, in (La)TeX. |
| xypic-tut-pt | A tutorial for XY-pic, in Portuguese. |
You can see the packages in another place in this categorization. Alternatively, you can choose another categorization below.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Document types | Everything from books and articles to memos and letters. Also here are documents for specific publishers. |
| Document types > Books | Books. |
| Document types > Books > Publisher styles | Styles for books from specific publishers. |
| Document types > Books > Others | Other packages. |
| Document types > Articles | Articles; research papers. |
| Document types > Articles > Journal styles | Styles for specific journals. |
| Document types > Articles > Others | Others. |
| Document types > Proceedings | Proceedings; a collection of articles. |
| Document types > Proceedings > Proceedings styles | Styles for specific proceedings. |
| Document types > Proceedings > Others | Others. |
| Document types > Reference manuals | Reference manuals. |
| Document types > Presentations | Presentations. |
| Document types > Overhead slides | Overhead slides. |
| Document types > Theses | PhD theses. |
| Document types > Theses > Thesis styles | Styles for specific institutions. |
| Document types > Theses > Others | Others; general theses styles. |
| Document types > Curriculum Vita | Resumes and CV''s. |
| Document types > Letters | Letters and form letters. |
| Document types > Exams, exercise sets, and answers | For examinations and answer keys. |
| Document types > Other | Other. |
| Document types > Other > Calendars | Calendars. |
| Document types > Other > Syllabus | Course syllabus. |
| Document types > Other > Envelopes | Envelopes. |
| Document types > Other > Labels | Labels. |
| Document types > Other > ID Tags | ID Tags. |
| Document types > Other > Business cards | Business Cards. |
| Document types > Other > Minutes | Minutes of meetings. |
| Document types > Other > Memos | Memos. |
| Document types > Other > Newspapers and newsletters | Newspapers, newsletters, and magazines. |
| Document types > Other > Scripts | Stage plays, screenplays, etc. |
| Document types > Other > Chess | Chess games. |
| Document types > Other > Other games | Games besides chess. |
| Document types > Other > Music | Music. |
| Document types > Other > Posters | Posters. |
| Document types > Other > CD and DVD covers | CD and DVD covers. |
| Document types > Other > Recipes | Recipe cards. |
| Document types > Other > Misc | Misc. document types. |
| Document parts | The parts of a document such as the Table of Contents, the Appendix, or the Bibliography. |
| Document parts > Abstract | Adjust the format of your abstract. |
| Document parts > Table of contents | Manipulate the format of your table of contents, or have multiple tables of contents. |
| Document parts > Preface | Manipulate the format of your preface. |
| Document parts > Chapters and Sections | Manipulate the format of your chapters and sections. |
| Document parts > Appendix | Manipulate the format of the appendix, or have multiple appendices. |
| Document parts > Glossary | Manipulate the format of your glossary. |
| Document parts > Bibliography | Display bibliographic materials. |
| Document parts > Bibliography > Bibliographic styles | Styles for specific publishers or journals. |
| Document parts > Bibliography > Others | Others. |
| Document parts > Index | Manipulate the format of your Index. |
| Document parts > Other | Other document parts. |
| Page-focused | Macros aimed at the single page level, or smaller, such as changing margins, page headers, multiple columns, colored text, etc. |
| Page-focused > Page geometry | Margins, portrait vs landscape, etc. |
| Page-focused > Multiple columns | Two or more columns. |
| Page-focused > Page numbers | Pages numbered with roman numerals, etc. |
| Page-focused > Headers and footers | Material on every page. |
| Page-focused > Footnotes | Footnotes. |
| Page-focused > Floats | Material, such as figures, that may float to the top or bottom of a page, or to a following page. |
| Page-focused > Tables | Supplement TeX''s table mechanism. |
| Page-focused > Captions | Captions for figures, tables, or floats. |
| Page-focused > Citations | Citations. |
| Page-focused > Lists | Itemized lists, etc. |
| Page-focused > Boxes and minipages | Material on a page that is boxed. |
| Page-focused > Verbatim | Material shown in the format in which it was typed. |
| Page-focused > Paragraphs | Specialized paragraphs, such as special shapes. |
| Page-focused > Background | Material behind the page''s text. |
| Page-focused > Color | Colored text. |
| Page-focused > Material in margins | Marginal notes, cross references, appearing in the margin. |
| Page-focused > Poetry | Poetry. |
| Page-focused > Other | Other. |
| Subject-specific typesetting | One of the things that sets TeX apart is its facility with typesetting in Mathematics. It is also widely used in other areas, such as Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and the Humanities. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics | Equations, symbols, etc., from mathematics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Commutative diagrams | Commutative diagrams. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Equations | Equations, sub-equations, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Matrices, vectors | Matrices and vectors. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Mathematical symbols | Mathematical symbols, including accents. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Theorems | Theorem-like environments. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Other | Other mathematics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Computer science | For example, typesetting program listings. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Physics | Physics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other natural sciences | Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Social sciences | Economics, Psycology, etc.. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Linguistics | Linguistics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other subjects in the humanitites | Classics, Philosophy, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Music | Typeset music. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other | Subjects not listed elsewhere. |
| Documentation | Documentation. |
| Documentation > Tutorial | An introduction. |
| Documentation > Help files | A collection of documents. |
| Documentation > Other | Information on some specific part of TeX. |
| Fonts | Access to fonts, free and commercial. |
| Fonts > Text body fonts | Fonts that can be used as the text of a document, perhaps including symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts. |
| Fonts > Symbol fonts | Fonts containing only special symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts. |
| Fonts > Support files | Materials allowing the use in TeX of fonts obtained from various vendors. The fonts are not here, just the materials to use them with TeX |
| Fonts > Font tools | Font tools, including utilities. |
| Fonts > Other | Other fonts. |
| Graphics | Using and making graphics in a variety of formats. |
| Graphics > MetaFont or Metapost | Packages to make fonts or graphics derived from Knuth''s MetaFont. |
| Graphics > Postscript or PDF graphics | Make or manipulate graphics using the Postscript or Portable Document Format languages. |
| Graphics > Tools | Programs to manipulate graphics, often to massage graphics created outside TeX. |
| Graphics > Inside TeX | Graphics created inside a TeX document. |
| Graphics > Other | Graphics packages that fit outside the categories above. |
| Non-English languages | Using non-English languages, including automatically adapting the typesetting conventions in those languages. |
| Non-English languages > French | Français. |
| Non-English languages > German | Deutsch. |
| Non-English languages > Spanish | Español. |
| Non-English languages > Italian | Italiano. |
| Non-English languages > Greek | Both ancient and modern Greek. |
| Non-English languages > Polish | Polszczyzna. |
| Non-English languages > Russian | Russian. |
| Non-English languages > Indian languages | Various languages of the subcontinent. |
| Non-English languages > Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in TeX. |
| Non-English languages > Other | Other non-English languages. |
| Output | Output for paper, for the web, or for almost any format. |
| Output > DVI | Use Knuth''s device independent format. |
| Output > PDF, PostScript | Use the Portable Document Format, or PostScript. |
| Output > HTML | Output to the web page language HTML. |
| Output > Other | Output to other targets. |
| Programming in TeX | Programming structures and development infrastructure, in TeX. |
| Programming in TeX > Box manipulation | Manipulating TeX''s boxes. |
| Programming in TeX > Cross references | Tricks with references. |
| Programming in TeX > Date and time | Work with dates and times in a variety of formats. |
| Programming in TeX > Programming structures | Constructs for programming, such as control structures. |
| Programming in TeX > Package management | Managing TeX packages. |
| Programming in TeX > Other | Other packages for programming in TeX. |
| Tools | Document creation, management, and manipulation utilities. |
| Tools > Editors and shells | TeX-aware editors and TeX graphical environments. |
| Tools > Bibliography managers | Programs that namage a bibliographic database. |
| Tools > Bibliographic manipulation | Utilities to manipulate bibliographic materials. |
| Tools > DVI manipulation | Manipulate files in Knuth''s device independent output format. |
| Tools > PDF tools | Manipulate material in the PDF format. |
| Tools > Spell-checkers | Check spelling in a variety of languages. |
| Tools > Document management | Create, develop, compile, and manage TeX documents. |
| Tools > Word counting | Count the words in a document. |
| Tools > Convert formats | Convert to and from word-processor formats. |
| Tools > Other | Other tools. |
| Distributions | People have gathered the needed components, so you don''t have to. |
| Infrastructure | Source code to build TeX systems. |
| Infrastructure > Current systems | Source of TeX systems now in wide use. |
| Infrastructure > Extensions | Extensions beyond TeX. |
| Infrastructure > Hyphenation | Hyphenation patterns. |
| Literate programming | Material in the spirit of Knuth''s WEB system. |
| Other | Things that do not fit in other categories. |
These are the dimensions by which we characterize packages. Click on the name of the one that you want.
| Dimension name | Description |
|---|---|
| Primary | The primary function that this package performs |
| Secondary | Any secondary functions that this package performs |
| By-function | Jurgen Fenn's Catalogue topics categorization |
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