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The LaTeX Companion, 3rd Edition: Part II, 3rd Edition
- By Frank Mittelbach, Ulrike Fischer
- Published Apr 22, 2023 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Tools and Techniques for Computer Typesetting series.
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- Copyright 2023
- Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
- Pages: 1008
- Edition: 3rd
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- ISBN-10: 0-201-36300-3
- ISBN-13: 978-0-201-36300-5
This edition consists of two parts. This is Part II and you can find Part I by going to ISBN 9780134658940. A bundle of both books is available at a special, discounted price; please see the listing for ISBN 9780138166489.
For nearly three decades The LaTeX Companion has been the essential resource for anyone using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. Just like the earlier editions, this completely updated third edition is designed to serve as the stable core resource for users: 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 been thoroughly revised and in many cases largely extended to describe new important functionality and features. More than 5,000 add-on packages have been analyzed in detail, out of which roughly 10% have been chosen for inclusion in The LaTeX Companion. All important aspects of these packages are described to provide the user once again with a satisfying one-stop-shop experience for the decade to come.
Following the concept of the earlier versions, the new edition is full of novel tips and tricks for using LaTeX in both traditional and modern typesetting, and also shows you how to customize layout features to your own needs--from phrases and paragraphs to headings, lists, and pages.
New to this edition:
- Inclusion of, or more details on, important new or changed large-scale packages, e.g., biblatex, fontspec, hyperref, mathtools, siunitx, tcolorbox, tikz, and unicode-math, to name just a few.
- Coverage of newer engine developments, e.g., the use of Unicode engines with LaTeX.
- Discussion of all vital changes to LaTeX itself, which is is undergoing a transformation to keep it relevant in the years to come. Examples are the new hook management system for LaTeX, the extended document command syntax, and the inclusion of the LaTeX3 programming layer into the LaTeX format.
- Inclusion of many new, useful (smaller) packages in all chapters--each offering additional functionality.
- Two new chapters devoted to the use of high-quality fonts for text and math (OpenType, TrueType, and Type 1), now available for use with LaTeX. They offer a comprehensive set of samples to choose from (more than 120 text font families and 40 math font layouts), compiled with the help of an expert font designer.
- Revised discussions of multi-lingual support by the authors of the babel system to typeset text from a wide range of languages and cultures.
- The chapter on bibliography generation now also covers the styles made available with biblatex and biber.
- More than 1,500 fully tested examples (an increase of 30%) that illustrate the text and solve typographical and technical problems--all ready to run!
Part I contains chapters on: Introduction to LaTeX and its history LaTeX's document structure Basic formatting tools (paragraph level) Basic formatting tools (larger structures) Page layout Tabular material Float handling Graphics generation and manipulation Font selection and encodings
This volume (Part II) of the edition covers:
- Text and symbol fonts
- Higher mathematics
- Fonts in formulas
- Localizing documents
- Index generation
- Bibliography generation
- Managing citations
- Package documentation tools
- LaTeX programming and troubleshooting problems
In short, the two parts of The LaTeX Companion, Third Edition, cover all you need to know about LaTeX use in the twenty-first century, while also offering expertly curated discussions of the best add-on packages now available.
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Sample Content
Table of Contents
List of Figures xxii
List of Tables xxiv
Foreword, Part II xxix
Preface, Part II xxxi
Chapter 10: Text and Symbol Fonts 1
10.1 Overview 2
10.2 Samples of larger font families 11
10.3 Humanist (Oldstyle) serif fonts 36
10.4 Garalde (Oldstyle) serif fonts 38
10.5 Transitional/Neoclassical serif fonts 46
10.6 Didone (Modern) serif fonts 60
10.7 Slab serif (Egyptian) fonts 64
10.8 Sans serif fonts 67
10.9 Monospaced (typewriter) fonts 88
10.10 Historical and other fonts 97
10.11 Fonts supporting Latin and polytonic Greek 106
10.12 Fonts supporting Latin and Cyrillic 110
10.13 The LaTeX world of symbols 113
Chapter 11: Higher Mathematics 127
11.1 Introduction to amsmath and mathtools 128
11.2 Display and alignment structures for equations 131
11.3 Matrix-like environments 153
11.4 Compound structures and decorations 163
11.5 Variable symbol commands180
11.6 Words in mathematics 191
11.7 Fine-tuning the mathematical layout 194
11.8 Symbols in formulas 208
Chapter 12: Fonts in formulas 225
12.1 The world of (Latin) math alphabets 226
12.2 Making it bold 235
12.3 Traditional math font setup through packages 238
12.4 unicode-math -- Using Unicode math fonts 253
12.5 A visual comparison of different math setups 261
Chapter 13: Localizing documents 297
13.1 TeX and nonEnglish languages 297
13.2 The babel user interface 301
13.3 User commands provided by language options 308
13.4 Support for Cyrillic and Greek 324
13.5 Complex scripts 330
13.6 Tailoring babel 332
13.7 Other approaches 341
Chapter 14: Index Generation 343
14.1 Syntax of the index entries 345
14.2 MakeIndex -- A program to sort and format indexes 350
14.3 upmendex -- A Unicode-aware indexing program 364
14.4 xindy, xindex -- Two other indexing programs 370
14.5 Enhancing the index with LATEX features 371
Chapter 15: Bibliography Generation 375
15.1 The standard LaTeX bibliography environment 376
15.2 The biber and BibTeX programs378
15.3 The BibTeX database format 380
15.4 Using BibTeX or biber to produce the bibliography 409
15.5 On-line bibliographies 413
15.6 Bibliography database management tools 414
15.7 Formatting the bibliography with styles 418
Chapter 16: Managing Citations 469
16.1 Introduction 469
16.2 The number-only system 473
16.3 The author-date system 487
16.4 The author-number system 502
16.5 The author-title system 507
16.6 The verbose system 537
16.7 biblatex -- One ring to rule them all 541
16.8 Multiple bibliographies in one document 569
Chapter 17: LaTeX Package Documentation Tools 583
17.1 doc -- Documenting LaTeX and other code 584
17.2 docstrip.tex -- Producing ready-to-run code 599
17.3 l3build -- A versatile development environment 606
17.4 Making use of version control tools 615
Appendix A: LaTeX Overview for Preamble, Package, and Class Writers 621
A.1 Linking markup and formatting 622
A.2 Counters and length expressions 646
A.3 Page markup -- Boxes and rules 660
A.4 LaTeX's hook management 671
A.5 Control structure extensions 685
A.6 Package and class file structure 693
Appendix B: Tracing and Resolving Problems 711
B.1 Error messages 712
B.2 Dying with memory exceeded 744
B.3 Warnings and informational messages 749
B.4 TeX and LaTeX commands for tracing 765
Appendix C: Going beyond 783
C.1 Learn LaTeX -- A LaTeX online course for beginners 784
C.2 Finding information available on your computer 785
C.3 Accessing online information and getting help 787
C.4 Getting all those TeX files 789
C.5 Giving back to the community 792
Bibliography 795
Index of Commands and Concepts 805
People 955
Biographies 961
Production Notes 965