LaTeX: Line by Line: Tips and Techniques for Document Processing, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Diller, Antoni

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9780471979180: LaTeX: Line by Line: Tips and Techniques for Document Processing, 2nd Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 047197918X ISBN 13: 9780471979180
Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

This is an easy-to-follow tutorial on the most popular text processing system used in the academic community. It explains formatting fundamentals and the more complex techniques for typesetting mathematical formulas. It is useful as a resource for those with access to the previous version (LATEX 2.09) who want to update themselves on the latest version - LATEX 2.

The book is aimed at anyone interested in text processing and in particular those wanting to use LATEX to produce high quality documents. LATEX 2e is suitable for people with no previous LATEX experience.

Written from the users point of view, this edition features many entirely new commands, replacing obsolete material as well as an appendix describing the main differences between old version LATEX 2.09 and the new version. There is also a glossary of all basic LATEX 2 commands.

Many of the typesetting examples from the book are coded as templates and are available on the accompanying Website.

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About the Author

Antoni Diller is the author of LaTeX: Line by Line: Tips and Techniques for Document Processing, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

LATEX Line by Line Second Edition Tips and Techniques for Document Processing How many hours have you spent trying to get LATEX to do what You want? If the answer is 'too many', then you need LATEX Line by Line. Written for LATEX novices, this book starts from the very basics providing clear explanations and realistic examples. The book is designed to help you find solutions to specific tasks, such as indexing, setting complicated mathematics and producing simple line diagrams. It also aims to guide you through the process of creating documents as simple as letters and articles or as complex as books-all to a professional presentational quality. The glossary provides guidance on every standard command-and a few non-standard ones too. Although the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest version of LATEX, namely LATEX 2_, an appendix clearly explains the differences between LATEX 2_ and the original version of LATEX. In this way, the book can profitably be used by people who still have the older version. Many of the examples of typesetting that are given in the book are coded as templates and are available on the accompanying Website. They can be used as recipes or skeletons which can be customized by making minor adjustments to the commands. Full explanations of how these documents have been constructed are given for those wanting to better understand the inner workings of this flexible and powerful package. Visit the accompanying Website at: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~ard

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LATEX Line by Line Second Edition Tips and Techniques for Document Processing How many hours have you spent trying to get LATEX to do what You want? If the answer is 'too many', then you need LATEX Line by Line. Written for LATEX novices, this book starts from the very basics providing clear explanations and realistic examples. The book is designed to help you find solutions to specific tasks, such as indexing, setting complicated mathematics and producing simple line diagrams. It also aims to guide you through the process of creating documents as simple as letters and articles or as complex as books-all to a professional presentational quality. The glossary provides guidance on every standard command-and a few non-standard ones too. Although the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest version of LATEX, namely LATEX 2_, an appendix clearly explains the differences between LATEX 2_ and the original version of LATEX. In this way, the book can profitably be used by people who still have the older version. Many of the examples of typesetting that are given in the book are coded as templates and are available on the accompanying Website. They can be used as recipes or skeletons which can be customized by making minor adjustments to the commands. Full explanations of how these documents have been constructed are given for those wanting to better understand the inner workings of this flexible and powerful package. Visit the accompanying Website at: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~ard

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Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
047197918X
ISBN 13 
9780471979180
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
311
Rating
  • 3.67 out of 5 stars
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