This is the digial version of the printed book (Copyright (c) 2004). The La Te X Companion has long been the essential resource for anyone using La Te X to create high-quality printed documents. This completely updated edition brings you all the latest information about La Te X and the vast range of add-on packages now available–over 200 are covered! Full of new tips and tricks for using La Te X in both traditional and modern typesetting, this book will also show you how to custom...
This is the digial version of the printed book (Copyright (c) 2004). The La Te X Companion has long been the essential resource for anyone using La Te X to create high-quality printed documents. This completely updated edition brings you all the latest information about La Te X and the vast range of add-on packages now available–over 200 are covered! Full of new tips and tricks for using La Te X 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 La Te X’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 Te Xnical concepts Detailed techniques for generating and typesetting contents lists, bibliographies, indexes, etc. Tips and tricks for La Te X 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 Te X errors Like its predecessor, The La Te X Companion, Second Edition, is an indispensable reference for anyone wishing to productivelyuse La Te X. Appendix D talks about the TLC2 Te X CD at the end of the book, something you will have a hard time finding in the e Book. The most important content of the CD included with the print book is the full text of the examples. You can find the examples easily on the Internet, for example at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/examples/tlc2 as well as in many La Te X installations.
