The Latex Companion Paperback - 2004
by John Fuller (Editor); Frank Mittelbach; Michel Goossens
In this completely revised edition, the authors go beyond the core LaTeX installation to cover the contributed packages that extend users' ability to customize everything from phrases and paragraphs to headings, lists, and pages. An accompanying CD-ROM contains a complete LaTeX installation and all of the packages and examples featured in the book.
From the rear cover
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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- Title The Latex Companion
- Author John Fuller (Editor); Frank Mittelbach; Michel Goossens
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd
- Pages 1120
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Addison-Wesley Professional, Boston
- Date 2004-05
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780201362992 / 0201362996
- Weight 3.58 lbs (1.62 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 7.36 x 1.6 in (23.37 x 18.69 x 4.06 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Computerized typesetting
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003070810
- Dewey Decimal Code 686.225
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