Originally for LaTeX 2.09 but updated for LaTeX2e. Mostly superseded by native LaTeX2e support for a4 paper but defines the extra option of widemargins. The geometry package is usually what you are looking for though. Latest recorded version is v1.2e. See also geometry, and a4wide. (13 May 1997)

Increases the width of the printed area of the a4 page. The geometry package, though, is more general and easy to tune. Latest recorded version is 1.2d, 1995/08/11. See also geometry, and a4. (18 May 1996)

Macros to expand abbreviations to text and insert the proper following space depending on context. These macros can also expand to one thing the first time they are used and another thing on subsequent invocations (to automatically spell-out abbreviations or acronyms at their first use). A generic facility is also provided for suffixes like 1900\BC and 6:00\PM, which correctly handles following periods.

A package designed to notate tunes stored in an ascii format (henceforth abc notation). One of the most important aims of abc notation, and perhaps one that distinguishes it from most, if not all, computer-readable musical languages is that it can be easily read by humans. The package produces files that can be processed with MusicTeX. Latest recorded version is 1.6. (27 Nov 1996)

A LaTeX2e class file for making ``books of abstracts'', commonly used on conferences. It is based on report class, however \chapter has been redefined and shouldn't be used. (5 Mar 1997)

A package for multiple accents with nice features concerning creation of accents and placement of scripts. (12 May 1997)

LaTeX and BibTeX style for American Chemical Society (26 Mar 1997)

This package ensures that all acronyms used in the text are spelled out in full at least once. It also provides an environment to build a list of acronyms. See also glosstex. (17 Nov 1997)

Acrobat (acroread) is a tool from Adobe for reading Adobe PDF files. It is available for a variety of architectures, and can be used as a plugin for Netscape. Adobe's distill (you have to buy that one) can be used to produce PDF files from PostScript. This provides a very useful way of accessing PostScript documents on the Web since PDF compresses the document internally. Best to use PostScript fonts in your LaTeX documents to make the most of it though. (20 May 1997)

A class that satisfies the requirements of the Australian Defence Force Academy (a college of the University of New South Wales). (27 Nov 1997)

Font metrics, and macro support in LaTeX2e, for a large set of Adobe fonts (16 May 1996)

Using address lists in LaTeX. (16 May 1996)

Provides macros which can add a specified number of days to the current date (as specified in \today) and print it. Intended for use, for example, in invoices payable within 14 days from today etc. Has only been tested with Czech dates. A version supporting English dates is expected soon. (5 Mar 1997)

Implements a command that causes the commands specified in its argument to be expanded after the curent page is output. Useful to flush floats, for example.

LaTeX thesis/dissertation class for US Air Force Institute Of Technology (15 Dec 1996)

Styles for American Geophysical Union. Latest recorded version is 15e. (27 Nov 1997)

A bundle of LaTeX/BibTeX files and sample documents to aid those producing papers and journal articles according to the guidelines of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Latest recorded version is 1.0. (13 May 1997)

An advanced letter document class which extends LaTeX's usual letter class. Provides support for building your own letterhead; can mark fold points for window envelopes; and more. Documentation in German, but sample file is sufficient for a basic understanding. See also brief, dinbrief, envlab, and formlett. (26 Mar 1997)

An extended LaTeX with better modularity (16 May 1996)

LaTeX environments for typesetting algorithms (16 May 1996)

Provides an environment for describing algorithms. Within an algorithmic a number of commands for typesetting popular algorithmic constructs are available.

Defines a floating algorithm environment designed to work with the algorithmic package. (13 May 1997)

Defines the alltt environment which is like the verbatim environment except that \ and braces have their usual meanings. Thus, other commands and environments can appear within an alltt environment. See also moreverb, verbatim, and vrb. (28 May 1996)

A generalised replacement for some parts of psnfss and mfnfss. Similar to psfont with the PostScript specific code removed. (13 May 1997)

An Amiga port of the complete UNIX-TeX system. Latest recorded version is 2.0. See also web2c. (14 Feb 1997)

Part of the AMS-LaTeX distribution, this package provides a command for producing bold math symbols when appropriate fonts exist, and a `poor man's bold' command that can be applied when no appropriate bold font is available. In paticular, the macro \boldsymbol is defined. See also amslatex. (18 Jun 1997)

Part of the AMS-LaTeX distribution, this package adapts the commutative diagram macros of AMS-TeX for use in LaTeX. Latest recorded version is 1.2a. See also amslatex. (1 Nov 1996)

A set of miscellaneous TeX fonts from the American Mathematical Society that augment the standard set normally distributed with TeX. The set includes: Extra mathematical symbols; Blackboard bold letters (uppercase only); Fraktur letters; Subscript sizes of bold math italic and bold Greek letters; Subscript sizes of large symbols such as sum and product; Added sizes of the Computer Modern small caps font; Cyrillic fonts (from the University of Washington); Euler math fonts. Latest recorded version is 2.2. (9 Nov 1996)

A collection of loosely related files that are distributed together by the American Mathematical Society. These files are miscellaneous enhancements to LaTeX whose aim is superior information structure of mathematical documents and superior printed output. Latest recorded version is 1.2. See also amsmath, amscd, and amstext. (13 May 1997)

Version of AMS-LaTeX for version 2.09 of LaTeX. See also amslatex. (9 Nov 1996)

This package is the principal package in the AMS-LaTeX distribution. I adapts for use in LaTeX most of the mathematical features found in AMS-TeX. See also amslatex. (9 Nov 1996)

AMS-TeX article preprint document style. Latest recorded version is 2.1a. See also amsppt1. (24 Sep 1996)

AMS-TeX conversion file to provide compatibility between amsppt.sty version 1 and amsppt.sty version 2. Latest recorded version is 2.1b. See also amsppt. (25 Sep 1996)

Defines names for all the math symbols in the AMS symbol fonts (msam and msbm). If not used with AMS-TeX, amssym.tex must be used with amssym.def (q.v.). Latest recorded version is 2.1. See also amssym, msam, msbm, amsfonts, and amssymb. (25 Sep 1996)

Part of the AMSFonts distribution, this LaTeX option defines symbol names for all the math symbols in the fonts MSAM and MSBM, of the AMSFonts package. See also amsfonts. (11 Nov 1996)

American Mathematical Society plain TeX macros Latest recorded version is 2.1. (9 Nov 1996)

Part of the AMS-LaTeX distribution, this package defines a \text macro, which makes it easy to incorporate fragments of text inside a displayed equation or a sub or superscript. Font sizes are automatically scaled in sub/superscripts. See also amslatex. (11 Nov 1996)

Styles for setting questions (or exercises) and answers. See also exams. (29 May 1996)

LaTeX class and BibTeX style used to format text according to the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (4th ed.) specifications for manuscripts or, with an option to the package, in an APA journal style format or as a regular document. Latest recorded version is 1.1. See also apacite, and mslapa. (28 Nov 1997)

A BibTeX style which closely follows the APA style citation, claiming to provide the closest match. See also apa, and mslapa. (12 Jul 1996)

Fonts for typesetting APL programs. (12 Apr 1997)

Macros and fonts for typesetting Arabic Latest recorded version is 3.05. (13 May 1997)

A package which lets one to write in Armenian with TeX. It can be used with a standard Latin keyboard without any special encoding and/or support for Armenian letters. It can also be used with any keyboard which uses encodings having Armenian letters in the second half (characters 128-255) of the extended ASCII table. Latest recorded version is 1.0. (3 Jul 1997)

Support for the Bengali language. Latest recorded version is 2.1. (21 Oct 1996)

An extended implementation of the array and tabular environments which implements options to format columns. The ! option, for example, is introduced with this package.

Eplain macros for arrow theoretic diagrams. Latest recorded version is v1.0 dated 20 Jan 1992. (7 Nov 1996)

Miscellaneous macros by Donald Arseneau. (16 May 1996)

Support for IBM extended ASCII font. (16 May 1996)

Astronomical (planetary) symbols. (16 May 1996)

A package to remove a lot of tedious typing that ends up in LaTeX documents, by expanding the number of short command names available. The new command names begin with the `@' character, rather than the conventional `\', so you can tell them apart. Latest recorded version is 1.02. (12 Nov 1996)

Emacs Lisp support files for TeX (16 May 1996)

Header files for dvips to make colour separations (16 May 1996)

Generating tabular setups. (12 Apr 1997)