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* The definitive source of information on LuaTeX is the [http://www.luatex.org/svn/trunk/manual/luatexref-t.pdf LuaTeX Reference]; the link points to the latest version, documenting latest builds, but can be used for older versions too.
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* The definitive source of information on LuaTeX is the [http://www.luatex.org/svn/trunk/manual/luatex.pdf LuaTeX Reference]; the link points to the latest version, documenting latest builds, but can be used for older versions too.
  
* The previous document reduced to a cheatsheet is also available with the [http://www.luatex.org/svn/trunk/manual/functionref.pdf Short Reference].
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* The previous document reduced to a cheatsheet is also available with the [http://www.luatex.org/svn/trunk/manual/old/functionref.pdf Short Reference].
  
 
* Besides general information, the [http://www.luatex.org/ LuaTeX site] also hosts [http://www.luatex.org/documentation.html some presentations] by members of the team.
 
* Besides general information, the [http://www.luatex.org/ LuaTeX site] also hosts [http://www.luatex.org/documentation.html some presentations] by members of the team.
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* The [http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/luatex LuaTeX mailing list] is frequented by knowledgeable people and questions rarely remain unanswered.
 
* The [http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/luatex LuaTeX mailing list] is frequented by knowledgeable people and questions rarely remain unanswered.
  
* There is also a [http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/dev-luatex list for developpers] for very technical things.
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* There is also a [http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/dev-luatex list for developers] for very technical things.
  
 
* Questions about LuaTeX can also be asked in other TeX-related lists or sites: [http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax texhax], [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex comp.text.tex] (and similar groups for different languages), or [http://tex.stackexchange.com/ TeX StackExchange].
 
* Questions about LuaTeX can also be asked in other TeX-related lists or sites: [http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax texhax], [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex comp.text.tex] (and similar groups for different languages), or [http://tex.stackexchange.com/ TeX StackExchange].
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=On Lua=
 
=On Lua=
  
* The main source on the Lua language is the [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html Lua reference manual]; the link here documents version 5.1, currently used by LuaTeX, but version 5.2 is on its way and very probably used by LuaTeX when stable; see the [http://www.lua.org/work/doc/manual.html alpha version of the manual for Lua 5.2].
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* The main source on the Lua language is the [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html Lua reference manual]; the link here documents version 5.2, currently used by LuaTeX, but Lua 5.1 is what LuaTeX used up to v0.74; see the [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html Lua 5.1 reference manual] if necessary. See also the [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/readme.html#changes changes] and [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html#8 incompatibilities].
  
 
* [http://www.lua.org/pil/index.html Programming in Lua], by Lua's chief architect Roberto Ierusalimschy, is available online for version 5.0, quite usable for later versions.
 
* [http://www.lua.org/pil/index.html Programming in Lua], by Lua's chief architect Roberto Ierusalimschy, is available online for version 5.0, quite usable for later versions.

Latest revision as of 12:04, 6 November 2017

Documentation[edit]

  • The definitive source of information on LuaTeX is the LuaTeX Reference; the link points to the latest version, documenting latest builds, but can be used for older versions too.
  • The previous document reduced to a cheatsheet is also available with the Short Reference.
  • TUGboat (communications of the TeX User Group) has featured regular articles on LuaTeX for some years now.
  • More can be found in publications by local user groups and conferences.

Help[edit]

  • The LuaTeX mailing list is frequented by knowledgeable people and questions rarely remain unanswered.

On Lua[edit]

  • Programming in Lua, by Lua's chief architect Roberto Ierusalimschy, is available online for version 5.0, quite usable for later versions.