LaTeX: A Document Preparation System (2nd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0201529831 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Not the whole Document Preparation System" according to B. Kalafut. One would expect a lot more for the price of this book. Instead of being a comprehensive guide or even complete introduction to LaTeX, this book is a nearly cursory introduction.Commands and options are not described in detail, leaving a lot of guesswork in doing simple tasks like laying out equations, including an abstract, or including graphics. How to program your own environments is left for the Latex Companion. The reference section in the back is poorly laid out and missing quite . "An indispensable reference, but" according to Joseph C. Varilly. Leslie Lamport's second edition of the Latex manual is helpful, concise, and puts ideas first; it's a great book for the TeX beginner. All essentially topics are covered quickly, in an engaging style.However, it has two drawbacks. First, the reference section is cryptic and confusing; I recommend keeping the Latex Companion handy for detailed explanations and examples.Second, too many useful things are left unsaid. For instance, nowhere in this book is it stated that \to is a built-in a. "Useful, but not enough" according to Jaime Silvela. LaTeX is a powerful typesetting program, and you need a book to use it (unlike Word). Lamport's book is not a bad choice, but it's not great either. It's well written and has a very good index, but it deals only with the 'defaults', that is, documents written in English following certain (sometimes stupid) formatting conventions.For instance, if you want to write in, say, Spanish or French, Lamport tells you to type \'{e} to get an accented 'e'. I later discovered through a friend that
With the release of LaTex 2subscript epsilon, the new standard version, LaTex has become even more powerful. A separate chapter explains how to deal with errors. They also use LaTex input to communicate information electronically to their colleagues around the world. Users new to LaTex will find here a book that has earned worldwide praise as a model for clear, concise, and practical documentation. Because it is especially good for technical documents and is available for almost any computer system, LaTex has become a lingua franca of the scientific world. Among its new features are an improved method for handling different styles of type, and commands for including graphics and producing colors. Researchers, educators, and students in universities, as well as scientists in industry, use LaTex to produce professionally formatted papers, proposals, and books. The book begins with instructions for formatting simpler
in mathematics from Brandeis University, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. 0201529831AB06262002 . Now at Microsoft Research in Mountain View, California, he began his work on TLA+ at the Digital (later Compaq) Systems Research Center in Palo Alto. His "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" paper has been honored for its enduring influence on the field. Leslie Lamport, a
Selected sections have been rewritten to explain challenging concepts or functions, and the descriptions of both MakeIndex and BibTEX have been updated. New LATEX users will want to start with this book, and current users, particularly as they upgrade to the LATEX2e software, will be eager to obtain the most up-to-date version of its associated manual.FeaturesRevised version of the authoritative user's guide and reference manual for the LATEX computer typesetting system.Features the new standard software release - LATEX2e.Sections rewritten to explain difficult concepts or functions. The new edition features additional styles and functions, improved font handling, and enhanced graphics capabilities. 0201529831B04062001 . From the Back CoverThis authoritative user's guide and reference manual for the LA