[Tex/LaTex] What are other good resources on-line for information about TeX, LaTeX and friends

Question

Are there newsgroups, forums, FAQs, and other sites that provide quality information on TeX, LaTeX and friends? Are all of these in English, or is there one in "my language of choice"?

Answer 1

Newsgroups:

• comp.text.tex: Usenet discussion group for TeX and LaTeX
• de.comp.text.tex: German Usenet discussion group for TeX and LaTeX
• fr.comp.text.tex: French Usenet group
• es.comp.lenguajes.tex: Spanish Usenet group

Web forums:

• TeX, LaTeX and friends on Stack Exchange
• TeXWelt: in German, with format and organization very similar to TeX.SE
• LaTeX-Community.org: LaTeX-dedicated web forum
• goLaTeX Deutsch: German LaTeX forum, with Wiki
• mrunix.de: very frequented German LaTeX subforum of a programmers site
• qa.parsilatex.com: in Persian
• LaTeX.net.br: Brazilian/Portuguese LaTeX web forum and wiki

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

• UK TeX FAQ: FAQ of the UK TeX Users Group, formerly maintained by Robin Fairbairns
• The Visual LaTeX FAQ: formatting samples available through a hyperlink interface
• MacTeX FAQ: Mac OS X specific questions and answers
• AMS FAQ: FAQ for AMS-LaTeX, primarily for AMS authors, but also dealing with amsmath and with LaTeX in general
• de-tex-faq: FAQ of the German TeX user group DANTE e.V.
• Picture FAQ: How to Include Pictures, in German

Software and Package Archives and Catalogues:

• CTAN - The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network: the authoritative collection of materials related to TeX and LaTeX
• The TeX Catalogue Online: TeX/LaTeX package catalogue with topical, hierarchical, brief and alphabetical index
• TeX Resources on the Web: Collection by the TeX User Group
• The LaTeX Font Catalogue: displays nearly all free fonts available for use with LaTeX

Wikis:

• The LaTeX Wiki book on wikibooks.org
• goLaTeX wiki: German wiki with language reference and package information
• LaTeX-Wiki: German wiki

Mailing lists:

• texhax: the original TeX mailing list, going back to the 1980's
• mailing lists of the TeX Users Group: around 50 lists on tug.org for general subjects and certain packages
• mailing lists on gmane.org: among many lists there are several TeX related mailing lists
• ctan-ann - CTAN Announcements: announcements of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network: updates, new packages etc.
• pgf-users: mailing list for pgf/TikZ
• Typo-L: discussion of type and typographic design
• tex-d-l: German mailing list for TeX and LaTeX

User group sites:

• TUG - TeX Users Group
• UK-TUG: TeX in the United Kingdom
• DANTE e.V.: German users group
• The LaTeX Project
• more groups listed by the TUG
• ParsiLaTeX: Iranian users group

Blogs:

• TeXblog: News and information by Stefan Kottwitz
• Some TeX Developments: blog by LaTeX developer Joseph Wright
• LaTeX Alive: blog by Will Robertson
• LaTeX for Humans: Tips, resources and tutorials
• texblog | because LaTeX matters
• more to be found on texample.net/community

Distributions - where to get a complete TeX system:

• TeX Live: TeX system for Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and Windows
• MiKTeX: user-friendly TeX system for Windows
• proTeXt: easy-to-install distribution for Windows, based on MiKTeX
• MacTeX: TeX Live customized for Mac OS X with useful additions

Editors:

• Cross-platform: Texmaker, TeXstudio, TeXworks, Emacs
• Windows: TeXnicCenter, WinEdt (community), LEd, LaTeX-Editor, WinShell
• Linux: Kile, gedit and plugin
• Mac OS X: TeXShop
• Also see LaTeX Editors/IDEs

Viewers:

• see Output viewers topic for all platforms and formats

Friends: - Software related to TeX and LaTeX

• The ConTeXt Garden
• LyX homepage and wiki
• LuaTeX
• GNU TeXmacs