[pracjourn-forum] Another newby question: Finding documentation

Christina Thiele cthiele at ccs.carleton.ca
Mon May 9 16:06:56 CEST 2005


Peter Flynn writes:
> 
> ...
> 
> You're not doing anything wrong. The searches are rather indiscriminate:
> they return all entries which mention pstricks, even in passing. 
> 
> The search page at http://www.ctan.org/search/?action=/index.html  has 
> three boxes and I tend to use the bottom one (the catalog) when I want 
> a specific package, because it lists only packages. The top one lists 
> individual files, which isn't really clear. 
> 
> However, you just prompted me to do what I've been meaning to do for
> years, and start categorising search results, so have a shot at
> http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/ctan
> 
> ///Peter
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Could I persuade you to write up a little `userguide' with the above
info -- and the new feature -- as a news item for the next issue? ;-)

Ch.




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