{"product_id":"the-latex-companion-tools-and-techniques-for-computing-typesetting-9780134658940","title":"The Latex Companion: Tools and Techniques for Computing Typesetting","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frank Mittelbach\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Addison-Wesley Professional\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Design, Graphics \u0026amp; Media - Graphics Tools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition consists of two parts. This is Part I and you can find Part II by going to ISBN 9780201363005. A bundle of both books is available at a special, discounted price; please see the listing for ISBN 9780138166489.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor nearly three decades \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LaTeX Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e has been the essential resource for anyone using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. Just like the earlier editions, this completely updated third edition is designed to serve as the stable core resource for users: covering all aspects of document production, from detailed micro-typography questions and macro-typography (heading design, lists, mathematics, tables, graphics, fonts, page-layout, etc.) to bibliography and index production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll chapters have been thoroughly revised and in many cases largely extended to describe new important functionality and features. More than 5,000 add-on packages have been analyzed in detail, out of which roughly 10% have been chosen for inclusion in \u003cem\u003eThe LaTeX Companion\u003c\/em\u003e. All important aspects of these packages are described to provide the user once again with a satisfying one-stop-shop experience for the decade to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing the concept of the earlier versions, the new edition is full of novel tips and tricks for using LaTeX in both traditional and modern typesetting, and also shows you how to customize layout features to your own needs--from phrases and paragraphs to headings, lists, and pages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew to this edition: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInclusion of, or more details on, important new or changed large-scale packages, e.g., biblatex, fontspec, hyperref, mathtools, siunitx, tcolorbox, tikz, and unicode-math, to name just a few.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of newer engine developments, e.g., the use of Unicode engines with LaTeX.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of all vital changes to LaTeX itself, which is is undergoing a transformation to keep it relevant in the years to come. 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