LaTeX Help

[Christina Thiele]

Frank Ganz writes:
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Robin Fairbairns [mailto:Robin.Fairbairns at cl.cam.ac.uk]
> >Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:24 AM
> >To: Techsupport at yandy.com
> >Subject: Re: LaTeX Help
> >
> >
> >> I am Saravanan,M. from India, one of the TeX user. I
> >> used "Y&Y" for the past 9 years.
> >>
> >> I want to change the path for ".cls" file. Usually
> >> we'll give "\documentclass{book}" and then Y&Y will
> >> take the .cls file in our hard disk. Instead of this I
> >> want to give the path "\documentclass{c:/mydir/book}"
> >> for to protect my ".cls" file.
> >>
> >> Is this possible? please advice.
> >
> >this is the third time, at least, that i've seen this question.  don't
> >you believe in the advice you get on comp.text.tex and texhax?
> >
> >have you actually *tried* to do what you mention?
> >
> >did you get any other error than "class name clash"?  (i wouldn't
> >expect you to.)
> >
> >were you aware that changing a file in the latex distribution without
> >also changing its name contravenes the licence under which latex is
> >distributed? -- in which case why are you not just using the copy in
> >the distribution you already have?
> >
>
> I assume Saravanan hasn't subscribed to the list and doesn't receive our messages. I will forward him the messages I've received about it. --Frank
>

Frank, you're very kind to do this. Thank you so much.

Ch.