[texhax] Change Tracking in LaTeX

[Tom Schneider]

Tia:

> I'm new to this group (and to LaTeX) and I'm looking for a way to mark 
> changes in the files created by
> LaTex.  In other words, when I provide updated pdf files for my users, I 
> want to be able to track changes there.

I've been collecting a list of tools like that at:

http://www.ccrnp.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/latex.html

Search for 'differences' and you will see that latexdiff will probably
do what you want.  It worked nicely for me recently.

   Given 2 latex source files, it produces a 3rd latex file with
   additions/deletions highlighted in color.

Tom

  Dr. Thomas D. Schneider
  National Institutes of Health
  National Cancer Institute
  Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program
  Molecular Information Theory Group
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