Tex In Practice: Volume 1: Basics (monographs In Visual Communication)
by Stephan v. Bechtolsheim /
1993 / English / DjVu
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TEX has always been regarded as the most elegant and powerful
system for computer typesetting. However, its widespread use,
beyond academia, was hampered by its complexity. Recently, fairly
good TEX implementations have come out for PCs putting TEX on the
desks of many people: writers, designers, desktop publishers,
engineers, and consequently, the interest in TEX has surged. What
is needed at this point is a book that teaches step-by-step how to
use TEX, illustrating each step by meaningful examples. This is
exactly what S.v. Bechtolsheim's book does. It is a tutorial and
guide for the first-time users of TEX, as well as a reference for
the most experienced "TEXpert." TEX in Practice will appear as a
four volume set, starting with volume 1 Basics, followed by volume
2 Paragraphs, Math and Fonts, volume 3 Tokens, Macros and volume 4
Output Routines, Tables. TEX in Practice will be an indispensable
reference for the TEX community and a guide through the first steps
for the TEX novice.
TEX has always been regarded as the most elegant and powerful
system for computer typesetting. However, its widespread use,
beyond academia, was hampered by its complexity. Recently, fairly
good TEX implementations have come out for PCs putting TEX on the
desks of many people: writers, designers, desktop publishers,
engineers, and consequently, the interest in TEX has surged. What
is needed at this point is a book that teaches step-by-step how to
use TEX, illustrating each step by meaningful examples. This is
exactly what S.v. Bechtolsheim's book does. It is a tutorial and
guide for the first-time users of TEX, as well as a reference for
the most experienced "TEXpert." TEX in Practice will appear as a
four volume set, starting with volume 1 Basics, followed by volume
2 Paragraphs, Math and Fonts, volume 3 Tokens, Macros and volume 4
Output Routines, Tables. TEX in Practice will be an indispensable
reference for the TEX community and a guide through the first steps
for the TEX novice.