[tex-live] Some comments

[Jean Francis MICHON]

Dear TUG,

I bought TEXLIVE 7 and and got in some difficulties (I'm not an expert) . I solved these difficulties and I send you some comments. 

May be  they will be useful for other users.

I installed Winshell with TEXLive 7. My system is Windows XP Professional.

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1st difficulty (french keyboard): 

I'm a french user of Latex so I need to use a french keyboard and the babel package. 
Typing with a french keyboard in Winshell gives no problem but when compiling no accented character appears in the viewer.
French users must put two instructions like 
\usepackage[ansinew]{inputenc}

\usepackage[french]{babel}

at the beginnig of their latex files. The first instruction is to tell to the compiler to use 8-bit coding of french character. The second is standard for french style.
French users must go to the Bernard Gaulle web site to have complete explanations and other alternatives. 

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2nd difficulty (package installation): 

I needed "xy" package . I got the package on the web and installed it , respecting the installation procedure enclosed. But it did'nt work. The compiler did not find the "xy.sty" package.  This is because the user must rebuild the "ls-R" database before using the package .
To rebuild this database user must go to "TEXLive -> Maintenance ->Rebuild ls-R" program option proposed in the Windows program launcher.

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Excepts of these two little problems the product is excellent and easy.

Many thanks
Sincerely


Jean Francis MICHON
University of Rouen 
France.

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