A Guide to Latex: Document Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Helmut Kopka

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Synopsis

Kopka and Daly provide a highly accessible tutorial for users new to LaTeX. Fully revised to cover the latest version of LaTeX, this second edition presents a thorough explanation of the internals of the system. LaTeX commands not available within the earlier version of LaTeX are highlighted, making the book useful for users still working with the earlier release.

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About the Author

Helmut Kopka was involved in writing one of the first TEX drivers for HP LaserJet and subsequently introduced TEX and LATEX into his home institute, where it has become the standard text processing system.

Patrick W. Daly has written formatting styles for several scientific journals, and has invented a widely-used system for customizing bibliographic styles for use with LATEX.

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The authors provide a highly accessible tutorial for users new to LaTeX. Fully revised this edition covers the latest version of LaTeX, while it continues to include a thorough explanation of theinternals of the system including extensive examples and power tips for achieving the best results. Features
* Coverage of LaTeX 2.09
* More accessible design uses margin icons to flag power tips within the text.
* Coverage of the New Font Selection Scheme (NFSS)
* Reorganized appendices cover writing LaTeX packages, classses and their documentation, multilingual aspects of the system. 020142777XB04062001

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