[XeTeX] TeX Live 2003 or 2008?

[Tony Hellmann]

Oh, I'm sorry, I should have mentioned my platform: I'm running Windows
Vista (I know, I know, but I'm not a hard-core coder, and with 4gb of
memory, it runs well enough for me).

Yes, it is The LaTeX Companion Second Edition, so I guess I'll be okay.
Thanks for the advice, and I'm sure I'll be in touch as questions crop up
while I work my way through everything.

--Tony

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>wrote:

>
> On Jan 7, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Tony Hellmann wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've been lurking for a month now, learning all I can. I bought a
> > copy of
> > the 4 book boxed set that contains Guide to LaTeX, The LaTeX
> > Companion, The
> > LaTeX Graphics Companion, and The LaTeX Web Companion.
> >
> > This leads me to my question. The set came with a copy of the TeX
> > Live 2003
> > CD. I also have an .iso of TeX Live 2008 on my hard drive. I'm
> > interested in
> > using XeTeX for Korean fonts.
> >
> > I'm concerned that if I install TeX 2008, it won't match up exactly
> > with the
> > books I've purchased. However, if I install TeX 2003, I'll be
> > missing some
> > functionality, including XeTeX, which comes with the 2008 CD, right?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Tony
>
>
> Howdy,
>
> Definitely go with TeX Live 2008! There have been many bug fixes,
> updates and new packages since 2003 and you should check out the
> documentation (texdoc <packagename> works most of the time) anyway. If
> you have the 2nd edition of The LaTeX Companion you're not far off.
> YOu can always ask on the many lists and news groups if there is a
> problem you can't solve or find an answer for on line.
>
> You don't say what platform you're using. MacTeX is a one click way of
> installing TeX Live and some GUI applications, etc., on a Mac and
> there are easy installers (sorry, I'm not familiar with Windows) for
> Windows.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
>
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