LaTeX Companion, The (2nd Edition) (Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting)
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This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright (c) 2004). 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0201362996
ISBN13:9780201362992
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Addison-Wesley Professional
Length:1120 Pages
Weight:3.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 7.4" x 9.2"
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Full of detail, but not always easy to find it
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
For anyone coming to LaTeX from a background in mathematics many sources of help are available, but it is more difficult for someone coming to it from a feeling of dissatisfaction with the results obtainable with typical WYSIWYG word processors. When you are surrounded by people who think that Word is wonderful and that its equation editor can handle any equations you need, getting to the point with LaTeX where you can use it to advantage may seem more trouble than it is worth. You will probably start with Leslie Lamport's "LaTeX: a document preparation system", but although that is a good and authoritative start it is not really enough, as there is a great deal more to know than can be found in a short book, and in particular you need to know about all that is now available in the form of packages. Fortunately there are some excellent sources of more detailed information, and two of these stand out: Mittelbach and Goossens's "LaTeX Companion" and Kopka and Daly's "Guide to LaTeX" . I acquired both of these about six months ago, but decided to defer posting reviews until I had discovered by experience which of them I actually used more, and although the winner is Kopka and Daly, mainly because it is much the easier to find one's way around, Mittelbach and Goossens is also a must-have book because of the wealth of authoritative information that it contains. Unlike Kopka and Daly it does not start at such a basic level that you could use it as the only source of information about LaTeX, but if you already have Lamport you can carry on from there.
Good, but NOT for beginners
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
If you are a beginner in LaTeX, better look for another book. If you have experience on the subject and want something to help you writing your thesis (as my case) or higher level things (or want to know deeply LaTeX), this book is for you.
Essential for doing advanced typesetting...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Lamport's LaTeX book is good, but it really is only a minimal survival guide for using LaTeX. For doing complicated custom headers, TOCs, long tables and so on to make ones thesis, reports or publications more effective and look professional, you must come to this Companion book. Otherwise, you are more or less completely lost.
You probably need this if you work with LaTeX
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book should not be your first on LaTex. You should get Leslie Lamport's guide to LaTex first. This book extends your abilities with general layout, fonts, tables, pictures, charts, bibliography (bibtex) and so much more.
A must-have for serious LaTeX Users!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
One probably doesn't need to say much about this book. Together with Lamport's book, it is the book that definitely mustn't be absent from your bookshelf! Full of useful information for the intermediate and advanced LaTeX user; it will definitely help you improve your documents!
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