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TeX Reference Manual
David Bausum
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Description for TeX Reference Manual
Hardcover. A comprehensive reference manual that contains reference pages for each of TeX's 325 primitive control sequences. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Introduction or Why I wrote this book N the fallof 1997 a dedicated troff user e-rnalled me the macros he used to typeset his books. 1took one look inside his fileand thought, I can do I this;It'sjustcode. Asan experiment1spent aweekand wrote a Cprogram and troff macros which formatted and typeset a membership directory for a scholarly society with approximately 2,000 members. When 1 was done, I could enter two commands, and my program and troff would convert raw membershipdata into 200 pages ofPostScriptin 35 seconds. Previously, it had taken me several days to prepare camera-readycopy for the ... Read more
Introduction or Why I wrote this book N the fallof 1997 a dedicated troff user e-rnalled me the macros he used to typeset his books. 1took one look inside his fileand thought, I can do I this;It'sjustcode. Asan experiment1spent aweekand wrote a Cprogram and troff macros which formatted and typeset a membership directory for a scholarly society with approximately 2,000 members. When 1 was done, I could enter two commands, and my program and troff would convert raw membershipdata into 200 pages ofPostScriptin 35 seconds. Previously, it had taken me several days to prepare camera-readycopy for the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
760 g
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792376736
SKU
V9780792376736
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Reviews for TeX Reference Manual
This is a good reference for people who have a bit of plain TeX under their belts, as the examples mix primitives and plain rather freelyIt is worth having in your reference library, particularly if you use plainTeX, or have to delve into TeX's innards for any reason. (Stephen Moye, American Mathematical Society)