![]() ![]() (You can, of course, get your very own copy I only mention a communal copy as I know some Malaysians - especially poor grad students - might be reluctant to fork out about RM120 for a book. This would be a very nice addition to libraries, or as a communal copy in a research lab, so that newly registered graduate students who’re not yet quite busy with their research can spend their first month learning up L aT eX with it. ![]() So do I recommend L aT eX Beginner’s Guide for people interested in learning L aT eX? I’d say Yes. But these are just petty nitpicks, really. ![]() My only nitpicks are that the L aT eX logo isn’t typeset ‘properly’ in the text and that the L aT eXed output images seem a tad blurry in the PDF eBook version. Overall, the book does cover everything a beginner should learn about L aT eX, IMHO anyway. And everyone who’s going to write a thesis or a business report will definitely want to read Chapter 10 on large documents. Another favorite chapter of mine is that on Troubleshooting, as this is definitely one of the most important skills if one is to use (and learn!) L aT eX. I also like the mention of getnonfreefonts in the chapter on fonts. (at least, indicated by the fact that the post on setting page sizes and margins being the 5th all-time most favorite post on this blog.) While some might consider the installation instructions of TeXLive and TeXworks in Chapter 1 as frivolous, I certainly welcome the instructions on how to install extra packages in Chapter 11.Ĭhapter 3 on designing pages is particularly useful, as this seems to be one of the most frequently asked beginner’s questions these days. ![]() Personally I think such tips, introduced at an early stage, would boost beginner’s confidence in using L aT eX. And the new-found freedom of defining one’s own commands for consistent typesetting of certain materials. Imagine a beginner’s joy at the even more beautiful typesetting afforded by microtype. For example, the microtype package is introduced in Chapter 2, as is how to define your own macros with \newcommand. While the early chapter headings are kind of expected of any beginner’s guides, they do still contain valuable nuggets.
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