TeX Hour Thur 2 Sept: Interactive online help: 6:30 to 7:30pm London time

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Hi

Summary: Most popular computer languages provide useful interactive online
help and documentation. LaTeX

Date and time: Thursday 2 September, 6.30 to 7.30pm UK time.
UK time now: https://time.is/UK.
Zoom URL:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=cHdJN0pTTXRlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09

OVERVIEW
I'd like our community to develop online tools to help LaTeX authors,
particularly beginners. Here's an example. It's easy to make a syntax error
when writing a LaTeX document. And then you get a TeX error, perhaps
unconnected with your error. I'd like to see an online LaTeX syntax
checker, that's linked to a help system.

Searching for https://www.google.com/search?q=json+syntax+checker
immediately gives about 20 online JSON checkers. However, a similar search
for LaTeX doesn't give similar results. I think there's a big gap here.

HTML has https://www.w3schools.com/, which allows you to start learning
immediately. For comparison look at https://www.learnlatex.org/en/.

That's my gripe. I'd like to hear yours, and discuss what we could do to
improve interactive online help and documentation for LaTeX users,
particularly beginners.

INVITE
You're invited to tomorrow's TeX Hour: Interactive online help.
Date and time: Thursday 2 September, 6.30 to 7.30pm UK time.
UK time now: https://time.is/UK.
Zoom URL:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=cHdJN0pTTXRlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09
Meeting ID: 785 5125 5396
Passcode: knuth

LAST WEEK'S VIDEOS
Last week's TeX Hour was onPortable TeX Documents.  It's now closer to
being a thing. I'm encouraged. The videos are available at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw1FZfIX1w7gcm6b4MzRKDIlW7xV4yFnd

Happy TeXing

Jonathan

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help and documentation. LaTeX<br>
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Date and time: Thursday 2 September, 6.30 to 7.30pm UK time.<br>
UK time now: <a href=3D"https://time.is/UK" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_b=
lank">https://time.is/UK</a>.<br>
Zoom URL: <a href=3D"https://us02web.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=3DcHdJN0pTTX=
RlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://us02we=
b.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=3DcHdJN0pTTXRlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09</a><br>
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an example.=C2=A0It&#39;s easy to make a syntax error when writing a LaTeX =
document. And then you get a TeX error, perhaps unconnected with your error=
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a help system.</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote">Searching for=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.google.com/search?q=3Djs=
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ss=3D"gmail_quote">HTML has=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.w3schools.com/" tar=
get=3D"_blank">https://www.w3schools.com/</a>, which allows you to start le=
arning immediately. For comparison look at=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.lear=
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">That&#39;s =
my gripe. I&#39;d like to hear yours, and discuss what we could do to impro=
ve interactive online help and documentation for LaTeX users, particularly =
beginners.<br>
<br>
INVITE<br>
You&#39;re invited to tomorrow&#39;s TeX Hour: Interactive online help.<br>
Date and time: Thursday 2 September, 6.30 to 7.30pm UK time.<br>
UK time now: <a href=3D"https://time.is/UK" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_b=
lank">https://time.is/UK</a>.<br>
Zoom URL: <a href=3D"https://us02web.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=3DcHdJN0pTTX=
RlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://us02we=
b.zoom.us/j/78551255396?pwd=3DcHdJN0pTTXRlRCtSd1lCTHpuWmNIUT09</a><br>
Meeting ID: 785 5125 5396<br>
Passcode: knuth<br><br>
LAST WEEK&#39;S VIDEOS<br>Last week&#39;s TeX Hour was onPortable TeX Docum=
ents.=C2=A0 It&#39;s now closer to being a thing. I&#39;m encouraged. The v=
ideos are available at</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><a href=3D"https://w=
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=3D"_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=3DPLw1FZfIX1w7gcm6b4MzRKD=
IlW7xV4yFnd</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=C2=A0 <br>Happy TeXing<br>
<br>
Jonathan<br>
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