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Newbie TeX wisdom

I'm new to TeX, and I've found that the documentation is copious but scattered and disconnected. As I learn, this page will be my scratchpad for notes and links. Unlike many TeX users, I have no interest in writing mathematical formulas.

1. Terse notes on various technologies
2. Examples I've written
3. My blog entries mentioning TeX
4. Good links

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Terse notes on various technologies

• pTex is a modified version of Tex to make it work (specifically) with Japanese.
• polyglossia is for XeLaTeX, in the way babel is a for LaTeX/pdfLaTeX (but I don't know what either does) (source)
• I don't know what the babel package does and I've never used or needed it.

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Examples I've written

• One line of Japanese, using LaTeX+CJK: TeX file and generated PDF
• Same one line Jap file, using XeTeX: TeX file and generated PDF
• A 1-page Japanese file, using XeTeX: TeX file and generated PDF

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My blog entries mentioning TeX

Most recent first.

• Japanese PDFs part 2: XeTeX
• Using LaTeX to make PDF documents with Japanese characters

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Good links

• Japanese printing and text: LaTeX usage
• How to create Japanese language documents under GNU/Linux using LaTeX
• Inputting Japanese text in [GNU/]Linux and some BSDs
• Jim Breen's Japanese Page

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