Latex Documentation


Some tips to deal with TeX files

	To create a tex file: just append .tex to the filename, "filename.tex"
	To typeset with latex a file: %latex filename.tex
	To visualize dvi file resulting from that: %xdvi filename.dvi
	Before printing convert to ps file: %dvips filename.dvi -o filename.ps
        Or you can do everything described above and visualize the resulting
	.ps file through ghostview using my bash script HERE.

Some useful Latex related links

	Detexify - LaTeX symbol classifier
	Getting to grips with Latex
	The Indian TEX Users Group (Highly recommended!)
	A LaTeX Tutorial (by Martin L. Karel)
	Some useful tips and tricks in LaTeX.
	Rice University IT Manuals
	Latex: A document preparation system
	Quick page set-up hints ; and lots of other tricks
	Latex - Processador de texto (in portuguese)
	LaTeX tips: Displayed Math
	 TeX Frequently Asked Questions on the Web


Gimp tips

	Some time you are in a rush and need to add a picture to your 
presentation and realize that would be nice to borrow from someone else paper
(citing the source of course!), after all you are running out of time and to 
prepare a picture descently takes a lot of time. There is a way to use gimp to 
get the picture you want:

	% gimp &

	Open, for example, a .ps file from where you are going to steal the 
pic :)
	In the gimp menu click: file -> aquire -> Screen Shot...
        In the poped up box you can select to grab single window without 
decoration. Click OK and then click on the gv window (for example). 
	Select the picture you want and click on the right button of the mouse.
	Ctrl-c or ctrl-x the selected pic and then, in the same box, select
Paste as new.
	Right click on the picture and select Save as.
	Type the name of the file---e.g. test.jpg
	A new window pops up asking if you want to export. Do it! and then 
adjust the settings featuring the quality of the picture. You are done!
	Also you can save as .eps and include in your .tex file by simply typing
the name of the file and the extension .eps. Export it. Adjust the way you 
want the picture and that's it! Have fun! (but remember to cite the source!)

Supermongo links

	The official princeton site
	Supermongo help
	Some supermongo macros
	More help about sm

Makefile

The makefile bible:

	GNU Make Manual

I have a template of a makefile for compiling my phd thesis and copying 
it to the same directory where the .html documents are (and its respective
links to phd.ps and phd.pdf files). Change it to adequate your own needs. 
It is available HERE. 

Another source:

	Automating Program Compilation - Writing Makefiles


CVS

An interesting online book to be considered. One chapter is dedicated to CVS:

	Open Source Development with CVS

Of course, the CVS bible:

	Version Management with CVS by Per Cederqvist

Some useful links:

	A Quick and Dirty Guide to CVS
	CVS Guide

Bash

	Bash Reference Manual

Programming languages

	C programming language
	C programming languageby Steve Holmes
	C tutorial
	Using C and C++ with Fortran

Linux

	Beginners: Learn Linux
	COLORS-Lscolors
	lowfatlinux.com
	Unix for Advanced Users - by Unix Workstation Support Group Indiana University

General

	Beej's Guides
	How to be a Programmer by Robert L Read
	Installing and removing software in Mandriva Linux
	Linkers and Loaders
	Mark Burgess' lectures
	Stack Overflow Problems
	Vim Filetype and indentation control 
	Vim indentation problem or use my .exrc
	Xfig user manual 

Softwares, RPMs, binaries...

	bbhutil libraries
	djvulibre rpm build for : Mandriva  2007
	Intel® C++ Compiler 10.1 Professional and Standard Editions, for Linux*
	 Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Linux*
	Intel® Fortran Compiler 10.1 for Linux* Installation Guide

Viver não dói (trecho)

A cada dia que vivo, mais me convenço de que o
desperdício da vida está no amor que não damos, nas
forças que não usamos, na prudência egoísta que nada
arrisca, e que, esquivando-se do sofrimento, perdemos
também a felicidade.

A dor é inevitável.
O sofrimento é opcional.

Carlos Drummond de Andrade