Standard packages

 

The following packages are distributed with LaTeX:

alltt

This package provides the alltt environment, which is like the verbatim environment except that \, {, and } have their usual meanings. It is described in alltt.dtx and LaTeX: A Document Preparation System.

doc

This is the basic package for typesetting the documentation of LaTeX programs. It is described in doc.dtx and in The LaTeX Companion.

exscale

This provides scaled versions of the math extension font. It is described in exscale.dtx and The LaTeX Companion.

fontenc

This is used to specify which font encoding LaTeX should use. It is described in ltoutenc.dtx.

graphpap

This package defines the \graphpaper command; this can be used in a picture environment.

ifthen

Provides commands of the form `if...then do... otherwise do...'. It is described in ifthen.dtx and The LaTeX Companion.

inputenc

This is used to specify which input encoding LaTeX should use. It is described in inputenc.dtx.

latexsym

LaTeX2e no longer loads the LaTeX symbol font by default. To access it, you should use the latexsym package. It is described in latexsym.dtx and in The LaTeX Companion; see also Section 6.

makeidx

This provides commands for producing indexes. It is described in LaTeX: A Document Preparation System and in The LaTeX Companion.

newlfont

This is used to emulate the font commands of LaTeX 2.09 with the New Font Selection Scheme. It is described in The LaTeX Companion.

oldlfont

This is used to emulate the font commands of LaTeX 2.09. It is described in The LaTeX Companion.

showidx

This causes the argument of each \index command to be printed on the page where it occurs. It is described in LaTeX: A Document Preparation System.

syntonly

This is used to process a document without typesetting it. It is described in syntonly.dtx and in The LaTeX Companion.

tracefnt

This allows you to control how much information about LaTeX's font loading is displayed. It is described in The LaTeX Companion.