The LaTeX Companion

Inside, you will find:

• Expert advice on using LaTeX's basic formatting tools to create all types of publications--from memos to encyclopedias

• In-depth coverage of important extension packages for tabular and technical typesetting, floats and captions, multicolumn layouts--including reference guides and discussion of the underlying typographic concepts

• Detailed techniques for generating and typesetting contents lists, indexes, etc.

New to this edition:

• Nearly 1,000 fully tested examples that illustrate the text and solve typographical and technical problems--all ready to run!

• An additional chapter on citations and bibliographies

• Expanded material on the set up and use of fonts to access a wide range of glyphs, plus other information for LaTeX programmers and systems support

• Major new packages for graphics, "verbatim" listings, and page layout

• Full coverage of the latest packages for all types of documents--mathematical, multilingual, and many more.

• Detailed help on all error messages, including those troublesome low-level TeX errors