> The problem of one package being popular or not has been the discussion > in the background of the list for some time. I remember the speech > about psfrag, natbib, etc. But a little question: Are we the users? > We are usually the programmers. Even a math-oriented person like Robin > Fairbains is now a CTAN maintainer! Speaking as a user, and knowing what is needed in my world (author-prepared manuscripts for conference proceedings, journals, making posters, overheads etc), what is needed which is not in the `core' is psfrag, natbib, custom-bib. Also, authors often need to `\usepackage{times}'. Whether or not that has the desired effect depends on how the fonts are set up etc. So perhaps some set of core font installation would be needed as well. -- Phillip Helbig Email ......... [log in to unmask] Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Tel. .... +44 1477 571 321 (ext. 297) Jodrell Bank Fax ................ +44 1477 571 618 Macclesfield Telex ................ 36149 JODREL G UK-Cheshire SK11 9DL Web ... http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pjh/ My opinions are not necessarily those of NRAL or the University of Manchester.