Packages

pkgs

A list of packages to be loaded. The standard packages include:
• alltt
  Defines the alltt environment
• amstex
  Defines many commands for mathematical formulas.
• babel
  For the documents in one or more languages other than English
• color
  For producing colours, using special device driver support. A device driver is specified as an option: the Local Guide should list the default driver for your computer.
• graphics
  For geometrical transformation of text and including graphics prepared by other programs. It requires special device driver support. A device driver is specified as an option: the Local Guide should list thedefault driver for your computer.
• graphpap
  Defines the graphpaper command for use in the picture environment.
• ifthen
  Defines simple programming-language constructs.
• latexsym
  Defines some special mathematical symbols.
• makeidx
  Defines commands for use with MakeIndex.
• pict2e
  Defines enhanced versions of the picture environment commands that remove restrictions on line slope, circle radius, and line thickness.
• showidx
  Causes \index command arguments to be printed on the page where they occur.

A list of options, which are provided to all the specified packages. They must be legal options for all the packages.