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@include macros.texi
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@node Introduction, What use is it?, (dir), (dir)
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@top @previewlatex{} in a nutshell
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@paragraphindent none
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@end ifset
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@c -----------------------
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@cindex Readme
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Does your neck hurt from turning between previewer windows and the
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source too often? This @AUCTeX{} component will render your displayed
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@LaTeX{} equations right into the editing window where they belong.
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The purpose of @previewlatex{} is to embed @LaTeX{} environments such as
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display math or figures into the source buffers and switch conveniently
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between source and image representation.
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@menu
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* What use is it?::
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* Activating preview-latex::
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* Getting started::
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* Basic modes of operation::
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* More documentation::
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* Availability::
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* Contacts::
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@end menu
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@ifset rawfile
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@node What use is it?, Activating preview-latex, Introduction, Introduction
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@chapter What use is it?
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@raisesections
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@end ifset
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@ifclear rawfile
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@node What use is it?, Activating preview-latex, Introduction, Introduction
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@section What use is it?
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@end ifclear
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@cindex Philosophy of @previewlatex{}
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@acronym{WYSIWYG} (what you see is what you get) sometimes is considered
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all the rage, sometimes frowned upon. Do we really want it? Wrong
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question. The right question is @emph{what} we want from it. Except
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when finetuning the layout, we don't want to use printer fonts for
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on-screen text editing. The low resolution and contrast of a computer
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screen render all but the coarsest printer fonts (those for low-quality
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newsprint) unappealing, and the margins and pagination of the print are
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not wanted on the screen, either. On the other hand, more complex
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visual compositions like math formulas and tables can't easily be taken
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in when seen only in the source. @previewlatex{} strikes a balance: it
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only uses graphic renditions of the output for certain, configurable
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constructs, does this only when told, and then right in the source code.
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Switching back and forth between the source and preview is easy and
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natural and can be done for each image independently. Behind the scenes
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of @previewlatex{}, a sophisticated framework of other programs like
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@samp{dvipng}, Dvips and Ghostscript are employed together with a
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special @LaTeX{} style file for extracting the material of interest in
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the background and providing fast interactive response.
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@node Activating preview-latex, Getting started, What use is it?, Introduction
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@section Activating @previewlatex{}
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@cindex Activation
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After installation, the package may need to be activated (and remember
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to activate @AUCTeX{} too). If @previewlatex{} is installed via the
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Emacs package manager (@acronym{ELPA}), activation should be automatic
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upon installation.
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The usual activation (if it is not done automatically) would be
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@example
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(load "preview-latex.el" nil t t)
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@end example
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If you still don't get a ``Preview'' menu in @LaTeX{} mode in spite
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of @AUCTeX{} showing its ``Command'', your installation is broken. One
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possible cause are duplicate Lisp files that might be detectable with
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@kbd{@key{M-x} list-load-path-shadows @key{RET}}.
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@node Getting started, Basic modes of operation, Activating preview-latex, Introduction
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@section Getting started
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Once activated, @previewlatex{} and its documentation will be accessible
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via its menus (note that @previewlatex{} requires @AUCTeX{} to be
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loaded). When you have loaded a @LaTeX{} document (a
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sample document @file{circ.tex} is included in the distribution, but
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most documents including math and/or figures should do), you can use
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its menu or @kbd{C-c C-p C-d} (for @samp{Preview/Document}).
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Previews will now be generated for various objects in your document.
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You can use the time to take a short look at the other menu entries and
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key bindings in the @samp{Preview} menu. You'll see the previewed
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objects change into a roadworks sign when @previewlatex{} has determined
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just what it is going to preview. Note that you can freely navigate the
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buffer while this is going on. When the process is finished you will
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see the objects typeset in your buffer.
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It is a bad idea, however, to edit the buffer before the roadworks signs
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appear, since that is the moment when the correlation between the
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original text and the buffer locations gets established. If the buffer
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changes before that point of time, the previews will not be placed where
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they belong. If you do want to change some obvious error you just
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spotted, we recommend you stop the background process by pressing
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@kbd{C-c C-k}.
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To see/edit the @LaTeX{} code for a specific object, put the point (the
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cursor) on it and press @kbd{C-c C-p C-p} (for @samp{Preview/at point}).
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It will also do to click with the middle mouse button on the preview.
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Now you can edit the code, and generate a new preview by again pressing
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@kbd{C-c C-p C-p} (or by clicking with the middle mouse button on the
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icon before the edited text).
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If you are using the @code{desktop} package, previews will remain from
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one session to the next as long as you don't kill your buffer.
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@node Basic modes of operation, More documentation, Getting started, Introduction
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@section Basic modes of operation
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@previewlatex{} has a number of methods for generating its graphics.
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Its default operation is equivalent to using the `@LaTeX{}' command from
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@AUCTeX{}. If this happens to be a call of PDF@LaTeX{} generating
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@acronym{PDF} output (you need at least @w{@AUCTeX{} 11.51} for this),
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then Ghostscript will be called directly on the resulting @acronym{PDF}
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file. If a @acronym{DVI} file gets produced, first Dvips and then
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Ghostscript get called by default.
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The image type to be generated by Ghostscript can be configured with
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@example
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@kbd{M-x} customize-variable @kbd{RET} preview-image-type @kbd{RET}
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@end example
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@vindex preview-image-type
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@noindent
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The default is @samp{png} (the most efficient image type). A special
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setting is @samp{dvipng} in case you have the @samp{dvipng}
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@cindex Using dvipng
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@pindex dvipng
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program installed. In this case, @samp{dvipng} will be used for
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converting @acronym{DVI} files and Ghostscript (with a @samp{PNG}
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device) for converting @acronym{PDF} files. @samp{dvipng} is much
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faster than the combination of Dvips and Ghostscript. You can get
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downloads, access to its @acronym{CVS} archive and further information
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from its @uref{http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/dvipng, project
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site}.
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@node More documentation, Availability, Basic modes of operation, Introduction
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@section More documentation
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After the installation, documentation in the form of
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@ifinfo
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@ifclear rawfile
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this
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@end ifclear
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@ifset rawfile
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an
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@end ifset
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@end ifinfo
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@ifnotinfo
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an
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@end ifnotinfo
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info manual will be available. You can access it with the standalone
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info reader with
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@example
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info preview-latex
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@end example
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@noindent
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or by pressing @kbd{C-h i d m preview-latex @key{RET}} in Emacs. Once
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@previewlatex{} is activated, you can instead use @kbd{C-c C-p
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@key{TAB}} (or the menu entry @samp{Preview/Read documentation}).
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Depending on your installation,
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@ifnottex
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a printable
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@end ifnottex
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@iftex
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this printed
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@end iftex
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manual may also be available in the form of @file{preview-latex.dvi} or
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@file{preview-latex.ps}.
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Detailed documentation for the @LaTeX{} style used for extracting the
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preview images is placed in @file{preview.dvi} in a suitable directory
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during installation; on typical teTeX-based systems,
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@example
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texdoc preview
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@end example
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@noindent
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will display it.
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@node Availability, Contacts, More documentation, Introduction
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@section Availability
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@cindex Download
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@cindex @sc{git} access
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The @previewlatex{} project is now part of @AUCTeX{} and accessible as
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part of the @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/auctex,@AUCTeX{}
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project page}. You can get its files from the
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@uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex,@AUCTeX{} download area}. As of
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@w{@AUCTeX{} 11.81}, @previewlatex{} should already be integrated into
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@AUCTeX{}, so no separate download will be necessary.
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You will also find @file{.rpm} files there for Fedora and possibly
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SuSE. Anonymous @acronym{Git} is available as well.
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@node Contacts, , Availability, Introduction
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@section Contacts
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@cindex Contacts
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@cindex Mailing list
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Bug reports should be sent by using @kbd{M-x preview-report-bug
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@key{RET}}, as this will fill in a lot of information interesting to
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us. If the installation fails (but this should be a rare event), report
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bugs to @email{bug-auctex@@gnu.org}.
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There is a general discussion list for @AUCTeX{} which also
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covers @previewlatex{}, look at
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@uref{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/auctex}. For more
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information on the mailing list, send a message with just the word
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``help'' as subject or body to @email{auctex-request@@gnu.org}. For the
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developers, there is the @email{auctex-devel@@gnu.org} list; it would
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probably make sense to direct feature requests and questions about
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internal details there. There is a low-volume read-only announcement
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list available to which you can subscribe by sending a mail with
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``subscribe'' in the subject to @email{info-auctex-request@@gnu.org}.
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Offers to support further development will be appreciated. If you want
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to show your appreciation with a donation to the main developer, you can
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do so via PayPal to @email{dak@@gnu.org}, and of course you can arrange
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for service contracts or for added functionality. Take a look at the
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@file{TODO} list for suggestions in that area.
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