Computers & Typesetting, Volume A: The TeXbook (Computers & Typesetting Series)

Here is the definitive guide to the use of TeX, written by the system's creator, Donald E. Knuth. TeX represents the state of the art in computer typesetting. It is particularly valuable where the document, article, or book to be produced contains a lot of mathematics, and where the user is concerned about typographic quality. TeX software offers both writers and publishers the opportunity to produce technical text of all kinds, in an attractive form, with the speed and efficiency of a computer system. Novice and expert users alike will gain from The TeXbook the level of information they seek. Knuth warns newcomers away from the more difficult areas, while he entices experienced users with new challenges. The novice need not learn much about TeX to prepare a simple manuscript with it. But for the preparation of more complex documents, The TeXbook contains all the detail required. Knuth's familiar wit, and illustrations specially drawn by Duane Bibby, add a light touch to an unusually readable software manual. The TeXbook is the first in a five-volume series on Computers and Typesetting, all authored by Knuth. This is the definitive and complete user manual to the TeX computerized typesetting system. TeX software offers both writers and publishers the opportunity to produce technical text, with the speed and efficiency of a computer system. A Complete User's Guide to Computer Typesetting with TeX Now, 35 years after the first edition, the leading worldwide experts on these systems have spent several months inspecting every page thoroughly. We believe that every'i'has been properly dotted, every't'has been properly crossed, and every bug has been properly exterminated. Here is the definitive guide to the use of TeX, written by the system's creator, Donald E. Knuth. TeX represents the state-of-the-art in computer typesetting. It is particularly valuable where the document, article, or book to be produced contains a lot of mathematics, and where the user is concerned about typographic quality. TeX software offers both writers and publishers the opportunity to produce technical text of all kinds, in an attractive form, with the speed and efficiency of a computer system. Novice and expert users alike will gain from The TeXbook the level of information they seek. Knuth warns newcomers away from more difficult areas, while he entices experienced users with new challenges. The novice need not learn much about TeX to prepare a simple manuscript with it. But for the preparation of more complex documents, The TeXbook contains all the detail required. Knuth's familiar wit, and illustrations specially drawn by Duane Bibby, add a light touch to an unusually readable software manual. The TeXbook is the first in a five-volume series on Computers and Typesetting, all authored by Knuth. The TeXbook is also available in softcover.

Here is the definitive guide to the use of TeX, written by the system's creator, Donald E. Knuth.

TeX represents the state of the art in computer typesetting. It is particularly valuable where the document, article, or book to be produced contains a lot of mathematics, and where the user is concerned about typographic quality. TeX software offers both writers and publishers the opportunity to produce technical text of all kinds, in an attractive form, with the speed and efficiency of a computer system.

Novice and expert users alike will gain from The TeXbook the level of information they seek. Knuth warns newcomers away from the more difficult areas, while he entices experienced users with new challenges. The novice need not learn much about TeX to prepare a simple manuscript with it. But for the preparation of more complex documents, The TeXbook contains all the detail required.

Knuth's familiar wit, and illustrations specially drawn by Duane Bibby, add a light touch to an unusually readable software manual.

The TeXbook is the first in a five-volume series on Computers and Typesetting, all authored by Knuth.

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Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Preface 8 Contents 11 1 The Name of the Game 13 2 Book Printing versus Ordinary Typing 15 3 Controlling TEX 19 4 Fonts of Type 25 5 Grouping 31 6 Running TEX 35 7 How TEX Reads What You Type 49 8 The Characters You Type 55 9 TEX’s Roman Fonts 63 10 Dimensions 69 11 Boxes 75 12 Glue 81 13 Modes 97 14 How TEX Breaks Paragraphs into Lines 103 15 How TEX Makes Lines into Pages 121 16 Typing Math Formulas 139 17 More about Math 151 18 Fine Points of Mathematics Typing 173 19 Displayed Equations 197 20 Definitions (also called Macros) 211 21 Making Boxes 233 22 Alignment 243 23 Output Routines 263 24 Summary of Vertical Mode 279 25 Summary of Horizontal Mode 297 26 Summary of Math Mode 301 27 Recovery from Errors 307 Appendices 317 A Answers to All the Exercises 317 B Basic Control Sequences 351 C Character Codes 379 D Dirty Tricks 385 E Example Formats 415 F Font Tables 439 G Generating Boxes from Formulas 453 H Hyphenation 461 I Index 469 J Joining the TEX Community 495 The Name of the Game Book Printing versus Ordinary Typing Controlling TeX Fonts of Type Grouping Running TeX How TeX Reads What You Type The Characters You Type TeX's Roman Fonts Dimensions Boxes Glue Modes How TeX Breaks Paragraphs into Lines How TeX Makes Lines into Pages Typing Math Formulas More about Math Fine Points of Mathematics Typing Displayed Equations Definitions (also called Macros) Making Boxes Alignments Output Routines Summary of Vertical Mode Summary of Horizontal Mode Summary of Math Mode Recovery from Errors Appendices Answers to All the Exercises Basic Control Sequences Character Codes Dirty Tricks Example Formats Font Tables Generating Boxed Formulas Hyphenation Index Join the TeX Community TeX software offers both writers and publishers the opportunity to produce technical text of all kinds, in an attractive form, with the speed and efficiency of a computer system. Useful for novice and expert users alike, this is a guide to the use of TeX. Gentle Reader: This is a handbook about TeX, a new typesetting system intended for the creation of beautiful books--and especially for books that contain a lot of mathematics.