Finding the Wiki (was: Re: [OS X TeX] Tex to rtf converter)

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On Fri 6th Aug, 2010 at 08:48, Alain Schremmer seems to have written:

> (2) I noticed two absences in the wiki: (Note the absence of any joke here.)
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> 	(a)	sage on the mathematics helpers page.
Please do go ahead and add this. It certainly should be there. (You
might search for it first just in case it is on a different page for
some reason because then you can just move it or link to it, as
appropriate.)

> 	(b)	a page for pieces of code that do a specific thing. Below are 
> examples of what I mean and which I would post on the wiki should it be 
> appropriate.
I don't think I should decide this one. Let's see what the Editor says.
My main concern with this sort of addition would be that it could
easily turn into an unmanageable mess. On the other hand, it does seem
potentially very useful if this sort of information isn't available
elsewhere. So perhaps we should think a little about whether we could
put a structure in place which would help ensure code snippets were
easy to find, manage and update as a first step. Then you (and others)
could fit snippets into the structure, expanding it as necessary.

For example, they'd need to be sorted at least in terms of where they
belong (package file? preamble? main document? bibtex file?); the 
engine(s) and/or format(s) they need; and purpose. Maybe also by
package used, at least for major packages. More?

Best,
cfr

> Best regards
> ---schremmer
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