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From: raymond@math.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen)
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Subject: Re: What *is* Pictex?
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Date: 2 Dec 90 19:04:16 GMT
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In-Reply-To: crimmins@csli.Stanford.EDU (Mark Crimmins)

I won't answer the underlying question of "What *is* Pictex", since
other people will probably do a better job.  I just wanted to respond to

>Perhaps this sort of information could be included in Raymond Chen's ...
>"Supplementary TeX Information".

Actually, the reason why it is titled "Supplementary TeX information"
is that it is meant to supplement Bobby Bodenheimer's "Frequently
Asked Questions".  You read the FAQ to figure out what you want, then
you refer to the Supplement to see where you can get it.

So I guess the answer to the suggestion is to say that "Giving
detailed information about every package listed in the Supplement is
beyond the scope of this document".

Of course, if anybody volunteers to add detailed information about
every package listed in the Supplement, I won't stop them.
Heck, if anybody wants to *take over* maintenance of the Supplement,
I'll gladly hand it over.