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A Plain T[EX Primer

By: Clark

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Paperback | 31 December 1992

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492 Pages

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23.3 x 15.4 x 2.8

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This outstanding introductory primer demystifies and explains T[EX, an advanced and widely popular typesetting and page make-up system that is especially designed to facilitate scientific and technical publishing. The TEX system is highly versatile, designed for use on over 50 different types of personal, mini-, and mainframe computers. The book immediately provides the reader with sufficient information to begin the majority of tasks which he or she most likely wishes to tackle. Accessibly written at an introductory level, the book explains how high-quality results can be obtained by someone with only a little T[EX background. In a straightforward manner, it details why T[EX approaches its subject in the way it does, and provides the "context" into which it fits. Special emphasis is placed on document structure and practical work. In fact, not only is this book a "primer," but it is a "plain" T[EX primer. Wherever T[EX is running, it comes with at least one basic style definition,
called "plain". Plain T[EX is the common starting point for T[EX users and can be extended or modified to suit individual needs. Thus, with the aid of this book, scientists and researchers preparing their own books and papers, or technical typists used to the conventions and jargon of their field, will find little difficulty in adopting T[EX's approach. Students and professionals involved in document preparation or desk-top publishing will also find this an extremely useful volume.

Industry Reviews

'This is an eminently readable volume. It is all there: the reader who completes this book will know the whole of TeX. The exposition is always clear and authoritative, reflecting the author's experience of using TeX over the past 10 years or so.' David Barron, University of Southampton 'Now we have Malcolm Clark's comprehensive account of "plain" TeX. This is an eminently readable volume... It is all there: the reader who completes this book will know the whole of TeX. The exposition is always clear and authoritative... anyone who wants or needs to acquire an expertise in TeX will be well served.' David Barron, University of Southampton `This is an eminently readable volume ... `It is all there: the reader who completes this book will know the whole of TeX. The exposition is always clear and authoritative reflecting the author's experience of using TeX over the past 10 years or so.'THES 'The person first starting TEX wants a book with clear explanations. This book has that. The selected parts I read were clear, and graduate students who noticed I had the book told me what a fine book they thought it was.' P.W. Purdom, Computing Reviews, April 1994

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