TeX Reference Manual / Edition 1

by David Bausum

Overview

The TeX Reference Manual is the first comprehensive reference manual written by a programmer for programmers. It contains reference pages for each of TeX's 325 primitive control sequences. Over 80% of its reference pages contain examples that range from simple to challenging. Each example is typeset verbatim in a style which is easy to read and experiment with. TeX Reference Manual also just typesets the example, so you can see what it makes, and explains how the example works. The description on each primitive's reference page is an annotated discussion of The TeXbook's treatment of the primitive. That means a TeX user will find it natural to move back and forth between the two books. One of TeX Reference Manual's innovative features is families. They simplify the search for the primitive which performs a particular task.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792376736
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	03/31/2002
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1. Families and Primitive Control Sequences.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 The Box Family.- 1.3 The Character Family.- 1.4 The Debugging Family.- 1.5 The File I/O Family.- 1.6 The Fonts Family.- 1.7 The Glue Family.- 1.8 The Hyphenation Family.- 1.9 The Inserts Family.- 1.10 The Job Family.- 1.11 The Kern Family.- 1.12 The Logic Family.- 1.13 The Macro Family.- 1.14 The Marks Family.- 1.15 The Math Family.- 1.16 The Page Family.- 1.17 The Paragraph Family.- 1.18 The Penalties Family.- 1.19 The Registers Family.- 1.20 The Tables Family.- 2. Reference Pages for the Primitives.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The References Pages.- Appendix A. Typesetting Verbatim Material.- A.l Introduction.- A.2 In-line Verbatim.- A.3 Multi-line Verbatim.- A.4 Limitations to Typesetting Verbatim Material.- A. 5 Automatic Line Numbering and Verbatim.- Appendix B. Working with PostScript Fonts.- B.l Introduction.- B.2 Back-end Font Macros.- B.3 Font File Names and Encoding Vectors.- B.4 Preparing Font Tables.- Appendix C. Typesetting Material in Two Columns.- G.l Introduction.- G.2 Two-Column Macros.- G.3 Index Preparation.

Editorial Reviews

TeX is a software program for computerized typesetting of professional publications, such as reports and directories. This reference alphabetically lists 325 primitive control sequences, accompanied by descriptions, examples, and modes. The descriptions are annotated discussions gleaned from Knuth's . The opening chapter organizes the primitives into families and types that perform specific tasks. Closing chapters discuss macros for typesetting verbatim and two-column material, and for working with PostScript fonts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"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)

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