David Carlisle wrote: > > Marcel > > > The question is only: > > > > What packages are necessary for author-author and author-publisher > > document exchange > > I think this is a very good point. > > > and UNLESS IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED, which, as > > far as the practical problems go, is problem number one > > Documented, and agreed. If you (for example:-) were to volunteer to > draw up a list of `must have' packages, and wrap them all in some > consistent installation and documentation format, and document how this > is the minimum required latex installation for document interchange. > > Then this will be a lot of work (thanks for volunteering!) but it will > only help the user who is trying to submit his article if you also > pursuade the publisher to accept such documents. For example last I > heard <well known publisher who shall remain nameless> were still > recommending their authors use latex 2.09, so getting (some) publishers > to move may take as much effort as producing the list in the first place. > > Of course this is a chicken and egg situation. You can't really expect > that publishers accept such a list until it exists. (Although as I just > pointed out, essentially the tex live CDs provide such a list already). > > David -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcel Oliver http://www.math.uci.edu/~moliver Mathematisches Institut [log in to unmask] Universitaet Tuebingen [log in to unmask] Auf der Morgenstelle 10 Fax: +49-7071-294322 72076 Tuebingen, Germany Phone: +49-7071-2972932 ---------------------------------------------------------------------