The LaTeX Companion: Parts I & II, 3rd Edition

The LaTeX Companion is a comprehensive guide to using LaTeX for document production, covering all aspects from micro-typography to bibliography and index production. The third edition has been thoroughly revised and extended to include new functionality and features, with over 5,000 add-on packages analyzed and 10% chosen for inclusion. It offers expert advice on using LaTeX's formatting tools, in-depth coverage of extension packages, and detailed techniques for generating and typesetting contents lists, bibliographies, and indexes. The book also includes new chapters on high-quality fonts, multi-lingual support, and bibliography generation.

Format: Mixed media product
Publication date: 31 August 2023
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)

For nearly three decades, The LaTeX Companion has been the go-to resource for anyone utilizing LaTeX to create high-quality documents. Just like its predecessors, this thoroughly updated third edition serves as a stable core resource, covering all aspects of document production, from detailed micro-typography questions and macro-typography (heading design, lists, mathematics, tables, graphics, fonts, page layout, etc.) to bibliography and index production.

All chapters have undergone extensive revisions, and in many cases, they have been significantly expanded to describe new, important functionality and features. Over 5,000 add-on packages have been analyzed in detail, out of which approximately 10% have been selected for inclusion in The LaTeX Companion.

The new edition follows the concept of its predecessors and is packed with innovative tips and tricks for using LaTeX in both traditional and modern typesetting. It also demonstrates how to customize layout features to suit your own needs, ranging from phrases and paragraphs to headings, lists, and pages.

Inside, you will find:

Expert advice on utilizing LaTeX's formatting tools to create publications of all types and sizes, from memos to articles, books, or even encyclopedias.

In-depth coverage of all essential extension packages, such as tabular and technical typesetting, floats and captions, multicolumn layouts, graphics, or font selection, including discussions of the underlying typographic and TeXnical concepts.

Detailed techniques for generating and typesetting contents lists, bibliographies, indexes, etc.

Full coverage of the latest packages for all types of documents, including mathematical, multilingual, and scientific.

Whether you are a novice or an experienced LaTeX user, The LaTeX Companion is an invaluable resource that will help you take your document production to the next level.

Weight: 3484g
Dimension: 211 x 246 x 103 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780138166489