{Neptune\Dash a proofing framework for \LaTeX\ authors}
{Aravind Rajendran, Rishikesan\regularorprogramstring{~}{ }Nair\regularorprogramstring{~}{ }T\regularorprogramstring{~(presenter)}{*}, Rajagopal~C.V.}
{In academic publishing, \LaTeX\ authors may be considered problem
mongers since they insist on better typography, adherence to
conventions (particularly in math equations), usage of their finely
crafted \LaTeX\ sources for final output and other myriad benefits
offered by \LaTeX. In recent times, galley proofs are provided to
authors as editable sources rendered as a web page in \XML\ or \HTML\
format. Authors who have submitted their articles in \LaTeX\ format are
seldom comfortable viewing and editing the output as a web page
since math equations do not provide the original \LaTeX\ sources to
edit, \TikZ\ graphics, \Xy-pic and commutative diagrams,
\texttt{prooftree} math, and the like have been replaced with their
respective graphics, thus precluding the opportunity to edit in case a mistake is
found; source listing with packages like \texttt{listings} suffer a
similar fate, the woes are many and much more.

Hence, \LaTeX\ authors are not without cause when they complain of
publishers' lack of academic and semantic sensibilities. Our program
Neptune is an answer for all these problems, wherein a \LaTeX\ author
can be provided with copy-edited \LaTeX\ sources and corresponding \PDF\
output in the final print format side by side with enough facilities to
navigate between source and \PDF, a navigable list of track changes
showing copy edits that can be accepted/\allowbreak rejected, a
navigable list of author edits during the proofing session, comparison
of pre- and post-proof \LaTeX\ sources side by side with ability to
discard any edit, comparison of pre- and post-\PDF\ versions, navigable
query lists, multiple sessions for proofing, standard editor features,
etc. This presentation will show all these features with the help
of a live demonstration.}