[pracjourn-forum] Another newby question: Finding documentation

[Peter Flom]

The previous thread was generated when I tried to run a .tex file that
someone else had sent me in response to a request on texhax.   That
reply used pstricks.  Now, I'd like to understand that package, so I can
modify his code to do exactly what I want.

I went to CTAN, typed 'pstricks' and searched.

Pages and pages of directory files.......Which one is what I want?  I
don't know.  I tried opening a few that SEEMED promising, but didn't get
what I want, which is the documentation file for pstricks.    

I've had similar problems with other packages....So what I am doing
wrong?  Is there some standard way that the basic doc file for a package
is llisted?  (e.g. should I have searched for pstricks.doc?)  


Thanks

Peter

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