Digital Typography Using LaTeX [Paperback]

Apostolos Syropoulos (Author), Antonis Tsolomitis (Author), Nick Sofroniou (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387952179 | ISBN-13: 978-0387952178 | Publication Date: October 1, 2002 | Edition: 2003

Using clear and concise language this book introduces new users to the use of the TeX system, in particular document preparation using LaTeX. It avoids the pitfalls of having to search through several advanced books on the subject, by collecting together the more frequently required tools and presenting these in a single accessible volume. It also describes the recent developments in multilingual typesetting using TeX that now make it straightforward for users to prepare documents in their own language and alphabet, giving the book a global readership. Topics include: multi-lingual uses of LaTeX; discussion of hardware implementations; use and misuse of particular LaTeX commands; and many others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2003 edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387952179
• ISBN-13: 978-0387952178
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,610,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Apostolos Syropoulos holds a B.Sc. in Physics, an M.Sc. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science. His research interests focus on computability theory, category theory, fuzzy set theory, and digital typography. He has authored or co-authored seven books and over 50 papers and articles.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing LaTeX Primer, April 19, 2003

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This review is from: Digital Typography Using LaTeX (Paperback)

This is a nice book for LaTeX beginners to get up to speed. Consider this an updated The LaTeX Companion, but with less coverage on different packages and written in a more tutorial-like style. Like all new books about technology, it has the advantage of being able to cover recent developments like Prosper (a package for preparing slides) and Omega (multilingual capable TeX).

My only real gripe about this book is its Chapter 10, where the authors discuss the multilingual typesetting. They include many exotic languages including Breton, Cherokee and even Esperanto! But there is zero coverage on Chinese when there are mature packages for TeXing in Chinese... (I also need to mention that there are some printing problem with this book. But those are mostly minor annoyances. Look at the errata list.)

As of this writing (April 2003), this is the book that I will recommend to new LaTeX users. And even if you already have some other books on LaTeX, this book can still be a refreshing read but I would not consider this a must-have.