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Latex : User's Guide and Reference Manual - A Document Preparation System

Latex : User's Guide and Reference Manual - A Document Preparation System Paperback - 1994

by Leslie Lamport

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This authoritative user's guide and reference manual for the LaTeX computer typesetting system has been revised to document features now available in the new standard software release LaTeX2e. Other parts of the book have been revised, as well, reflecting several years of user comments and suggestions.

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Addison Wesley Professional, 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Latex : User's Guide and Reference Manual - A Document Preparation System
  • Author Leslie Lamport
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition INTERNATIONAL ED
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Addison Wesley Professional, Boston
  • Date 1994
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0201529831I5N00
  • ISBN 9780201529838 / 0201529831
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 7.42 x 0.48 in (23.47 x 18.85 x 1.22 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Computerized typesetting
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93039691
  • Dewey Decimal Code 686.225

From the rear cover

This authoritative user's guide and reference manual for the LATEX computer typesetting system has been revised to document features now available in the new standard software release - LATEX2e. The new edition features additional styles and functions, improved font handling, and enhanced graphics capabilities. Other parts of the book have been revised to reflect user comments and suggestions. Selected sections have been rewritten to explain challenging concepts or functions, and the descriptions of both MakeIndex and BibTEX have been updated. New LATEX users will want to start with this book, and current users, particularly as they upgrade to the LATEX2e software, will be eager to obtain the most up-to-date version of its associated manual.

Features
  • Revised version of the authoritative user's guide and reference manual for the LATEX computer typesetting system.
  • Features the new standard software release - LATEX2e.
  • Sections rewritten to explain difficult concepts or functions.

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About the author

Leslie Lamport, a computer scientist, is well known for his contributions to concurrent computing and distributed systems. His "Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System" paper has been honored for its enduring influence on the field. Lamport is also known for creating the LaTeX typesetting system and the best-selling book, LaTeX, Second Edition, which documents it (Addison-Wesley, 1994). Now at Microsoft Research in Mountain View, California, he began his work on TLA+ at the Digital (later Compaq) Systems Research Center in Palo Alto. Lamport, who earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brandeis University, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.


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