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LaTeX Companion, The, 2/E
ISBN-10: 0201362996
ISBN-13: 9780201362992
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 1120 pp
Published: 04/22/2004
Status: Instock
The most comprehensive and authoritative guide available to traditional document layout—specialized graphics extensions and Web applications are covered in separate Companions. Much has changed in the ten years since the first edition was published. This new edition covers in depth all the major new developments, and updates coverage in all other areas. The authors, who are all core members of the LaTeX3 Project, cover not just the core of LaTex, but also all the important extensions which have been developed. Contains more than 900 self-contained ready-to-run examples that can immediately be reused by readers. This book is a perfect companion to Guide to LaTeX.
Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the first revision of this seminal book on LaTeX in ten years!
° Completely revised and updated; almost double the material in the previous edition; roughly 90% of the material is new or updated
° Contains more than 900 self-contained ready-to-run examples that can immediately be reused by readers
° Written by the core LaTeX developers and maintainers, this is the essential reference for anyone using LaTeX
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. The Structure of a LATEX Document.
3. Basic Formatting Tools.
4. The Layout of the Page.
5. Tabular Material.
6. Mastering Floats.
7. Fonts and Encodings.
8. Higher Mathematics.
9. LATEX in a Multilingual Environment.
10. Graphics Generation and Manipulation.
11. Index Generation.
12. Managing Citations.
13. Bibliography Generation.
14. LATEX Package Documentation Tools.
A. A LATEX Overview for Preamble, Package, and Class Writers.
B. Tracing and Resolving Problems.
C. LATEX Software and User Group Information.
D. TLC2 TEX CD.
Bibliography.
Index of Commands and Concepts.
People.
Biographies.
Production Notes.
Frank Mittelbach is manager of the LaTeX3 Project, in which capacity he oversaw the release of LaTeX 2e. He is the editor of a series of publications on tools and techniques for computer typesetting.
Michel Goossens is past president of the TeX Users Group. A research physicist at CERN, where the Web paradigm was born, he is responsible for LaTeX, HTML, SGML, and, more recently, XML support for scientific documents.
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The LaTeX Companion has long been the essential resource for anyone using LaTeX to create high-quality printed documents. This completely updated edition brings you all the latest information about LaTeX and the vast range of add-on packages now available--over 200 are covered! Full of new tips and tricks for using LaTeX in both traditional and modern typesetting, this book will also show you how to customize layout features to your own needs--from phrases and paragraphs to headings, lists, and pages.
Inside, you will find:
- Expert advice on using LaTeX's basic formatting tools to create all types of publications--from memos to encyclopedias
- In-depth coverage of important extension packages for tabular and technical typesetting, floats and captions, multicolumn layouts--including reference guides and discussions of the underlying typographic and TeXnical concepts
- Detailed techniques for generating and typesetting contents lists, bibliographies, indexes, etc.
- Tips and tricks for LaTeX programmers and systems support
New to this edition:
- Nearly 1,000 fully tested examples that illustrate the text and solve typographical and technical problems--all ready to run!
- An additional chapter on citations and bibliographies
- Expanded material on the setup and use of fonts to access a huge collection of glyphs, and to typeset text from a wide range of languages and cultures
- Major new packages for graphics, "verbatim" listings, floats, and page layout
- Full coverage of the latest packages for all types ofdocuments--mathematical, multilingual, and many more
- Detailed help on all error messages, including those troublesome low-level TeX errors
Like its predecessor, The LaTeX Companion, Second Edition, is an indispensable reference for anyone wishing to use LaTeX productively.
The accompanying CD-ROM contains a complete plug-and-play LaTeX installation, including all the packages and examples featured in the book.
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