CTAN update: latex2e-help-texinfo

Karl Berry submitted an update to the latex2e-help-texinfo package. Version: 2024-05-13 License: other-free Summary description: Unofficial reference manual covering LaTeX2e Announcement text:

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An update of the unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual is available. The easiest way to view the manual is by visiting: https://latexref.xyz It is also available in TeX distributions and on CTAN at: https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo Notable changes since the last release: Additions: * \DocumentMetadata for experimental tagging support. * \thepage for page number representation. * \nobreakspace and U+00A0 synonyms for ties. * The (simple) \slash command. * \overrightarrow and \overleftarrow. * List the standard ligatures in LaTeX (ff fi fl ffi ffl `` '' -- --- `! `?). * Describe LaTeX's special characters (\ @ @ % $ & _ ^ # ~}. * Briefly mention hilatex and the hitex engine (https://ctan.org/pkg/hitex). * Briefly describe input encodings and how to handle them. Changes: * Update the discussion of fragile commands at \protect; since October 2019, most commands have been robust. Mention the cprotect package. * The lengthy list of commands for class and package writers, from clsguide, now split into sections instead of being one long table. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% There is a separately maintained French translation of this manual: https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo-fr There is also a Spanish translation, which has not yet been updated for this release. We welcome any updates or new translations. Suggestions, bug reports, all discussion welcome. Mailing list details: https://lists.tug.org/latexrefman (in short, email latexrefman at tug.org; you need not subscribe to post) Contributions of any kind are very welcome. Some ideas: https://latexref.xyz/dev/writing.html If you'd like to host a mirror of the manual, whether to have a convenient local reference or to offer a service to the community: https://latexref.xyz/dev/mirroring.html Repository and development information: https://latexref.xyz/dev/

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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/info/latex2e-help-texinfo/

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Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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