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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear TUG,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I bought TEXLIVE 7 and and got in some difficulties
(I'm not an expert) . I solved these difficulties and I send you some
comments. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>May be they will be useful for other
users.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I installed Winshell with TEXLive 7. My system is
Windows XP Professional.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>===========================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1st difficulty (french keyboard): </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm a french user of Latex so I need to use a
french keyboard and the babel package. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Typing with a french keyboard in Winshell gives no
problem but when compiling no accented character appears in the
viewer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>French users must put two instructions like
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>
<P>\usepackage</FONT><FONT color=#00ff00 size=2>[</FONT><FONT
size=2>ansinew</FONT><FONT color=#00ff00 size=2>]</FONT><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>{</FONT><FONT size=2>inputenc</FONT><FONT color=#ff0000
size=2>}</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>\usepackage</FONT><FONT color=#00ff00
size=2>[</FONT><FONT size=2>french</FONT><FONT color=#00ff00
size=2>]</FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>{</FONT><FONT size=2>babel</FONT><FONT
color=#ff0000 size=2>}</P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>at the beginnig of their latex files. The first
instruction is to tell to the compiler to use 8-bit coding of french character.
The second is standard for french style.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>French users must go to the Bernard Gaulle web site
to have complete explanations and other alternatives. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>===========================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2nd difficulty (package installation):
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I needed "xy" package . I got the package on the
web and installed it , respecting the installation procedure enclosed. But it
did'nt work. The compiler did not find the "xy.sty" package. This is
because the user must rebuild the "ls-R" database before using the
package .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To rebuild this database user must go
to "TEXLive -> Maintenance ->Rebuild ls-R" program option proposed in
the Windows program launcher.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>===========================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Excepts of these two little problems the product is
excellent and easy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean Francis MICHON</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>University of Rouen </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>France.</FONT></DIV>
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