TeX Live Road Map

Posting this, for anyone interested in the 2021 TeXLive Roadmap to release.

TeX Live is intended to be a straightforward way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, macOS, and also Windows. It includes all the major TeX-related programs, macro packages, and fonts that are free software, including support for many languages around the world. Many operating systems provide it via their own distributions. 

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Plan for TeX Live 2021:
15feb: candidate/final sources committed, test builds begin.
28feb: tlnet (and TL'20) frozen, tlpretest starts, CTAN updates continue there.
15mar: code freeze for final build, major bug fixes only.
27mar: final updates from CTAN, final doc tweaks.
29mar: deliver TL image for TeX Collection packaging/testing.
5apr: deliver TeX Collection DVD image for manufacturing.
10apr: public release (also of MacTeX).
June?: delivery of DVDs to members. 

#texlive,#latex,#roadmap,release2021,#ctan,#typesetting, #packages,#install,#mactex,#windows,#linux,#document, #creation

LaTeX and Overleaf – Changing the compiler

A question came up on IRC earlier about Overleaf, LaTeX and compiling to use the \usepackage{arabluatex} package.

I suggested that it is possible to change the compiler to use LuaTeX and made the following video to help others with this

• @[email protected]

#Overleaf,#LaTeX,#compiler,#pdfLaTeX,XeLaTeX,LuaLaTeX, #typesetting,#troubleshooting,#tech,#science,#document, #report,#writing,#author,#authoring #thesis,#creative,#creating

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Emacs Jan 2021 Calender

This is a quick video showing how to make a Calender for January 2021

Typo in the filename, which is not important as it just here for illustration.

And one for the whole of 2021

#gnu,#emacs,#calender,#generation,#latex,#tex,#pdf,#pdflatex

Adding tables to Overleaf LaTeX document.

I am sharing this, in the hope that it helps to demonstrate my IT skills.

This shows:

• Creation of a table using tables generator
• Copying into a LaTeX document in Overleaf
• Making a few modifications
• Adding \listoftables to so that it is listed near the end of the document

#skills,#computing,#science,#LaTeX,#Overleaf,#tables

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LaTeX project update

The fall 2020 LaTeX release is available

This release introduces a number of important enhancements.

• More information

#LaTeX,#project,#update,#fall2020,#release

Debian Academy update

As posted about on the 14th September I am involved in the DebianAcademy.

In addition making various related presentations in LaTeX / Beamer. I am currently working on a Moodle course how to do this.

So the LaTeX template, is being used as part of the course, and it can also be used as a basis for other presentations.

So far this is work in progress.

In other news I have submitted an article to the Torbay Weekly to promote the DebianAcademy and reach out to a few more potential contributors.

#debian,#teams,#academy,#education,torbayweekly,#moodle, #latex,#beamer,#course,#lessons,#article

Upcoming Overleaf Webinars Aug / Sept 2020

Details of upcoming Overleaf Webinars. This are all well worth attending.

AUGUST

Intro To Overleaf Part I: Beginner Features Tuesday 18 August – 1:00pm ET/5:00pm UTC/10:00am PT

Effective Collaboration with Overleaf Tuesday 25 August – 1:00pm ET/5:00pm UTC/10:00am PT

SEPTEMBER

Intro To Overleaf Part II: Intermediate Features Tuesday 1 September – 1:00pm ET/5:00pm UTC/10:00am PT

Teaching with Overleaf Wednesday 2 September – 3:00pm ET/7:00pm UTC/12:00pm PT

Intro to Overleaf Part III – Advanced Features Wednesday 16 September – 1:00pm ET/5:00pm UTC/10:00am PT

• Overleaf
• LaTeX Project
• Learn LaTeX

#webinar,#learning,#LaTeX,#Overleaf

Overleaf Webinars August / September 2020

Overleaf are presenting their introductory Webinars in August and September.

• Webinar Schedule

If you are new to Overleaf then these are really useful to learn about the features from Beginner to Advanced.

• Overleaf
• LaTeX Project
• CTAN
• Detexify
• LaTeX Forum

#LaTeX,#Overleaf,#typesetting,#cloud,#Webinar,#Introduction,#Intermediate,#Advanced,#writing,#professional,#science, #academia.

Physics news 4th August 2020

I asked about this on Twitter earlier. More to ask if I was right in thinking a dimuon was two muons together.

The full article can be found below.

• CERN experiments announce first indications of a rare Higgs boson process.
  

Lots of interesting things happening at FermiLab then.

“US CMS is very proud to acknowledge the significant impact made by its members in deploying innovative analysis techniques, including cutting-edge AI methods, which were critical in establishing the evidence for Higgs boson decays into a muon and antimuon pair,” 

It may be an idea to have an understanding, or a copy of the standard model of particle physics to hand.

This is also being discussed on the qoto discourse instance. Where there is also an updated standard model graphic.

You may also find Science Forums a good place to discuss.

This has also prompted me to try and figure out how to typeset the basic equation in LaTeX.

\$$H\longrightarrow \mu^{–} + \overline{\mu^{+}} $

So to quote the $\textit{news.fnal.gov}$ website

• Please ignore the $'s at either side of the equation, these will be removed at some point.

Related Articles

• Why Do Matter Particles Come in Threes? A Physics Titan Weighs In
• Tristan du Pree @Tristan_duPree

#physics,#fermilab,#muon,#antimuon,#pair,#particles, #antimatter,#higgs,#boson,#decay,#science,#latex,#mu

In an update to my previous post the learn LaTeX resource has now developed really nicely in to an excellent resource.

You can have a go at the exercises using Overleaf or the built in editor.

This resource is now progressing really nicely. Joseph Write did a presentation on this at Tug2020

Resources

• Learn LaTeX
• LaTeX Forum
• Oveleaf
• Overleaf Webinars
• Learn LaTeX Twitter

You can ask questions on LaTeX forums here

If you do need some help then I can mostly be found on Qoto STEM focused Mastodon instance within the fediverse. I do login to the LaTeX forums from time to time. I seem to be on ScienceForums quite a lot these days discussing either Chemistry, Astronomy or Astrophysics.

Note: I am just trying to promote the above websites, I am hoping that my basic chemistry tutorial can complement.

#LaTeX, #learning, #lessons #typesetting, #document, #preparation, #academic, #writing, #journal

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