LaTeX project: LaTeX – A document preparation system. LaTeX. This is a guide to the LaTeX markup language.
It is intended to form a useful resource for everybody from new users who wish to learn, to old hands who need a quick reference. TeX and LaTeX TeX is a computer program for typesetting documents, created by Donald Knuth. It takes a suitably prepared computer file and converts it to a form which may be printed on many kinds of printers, including dot-matrix printers, laser printers and high-resolution typesetting machines. LaTeX is a set of macros for TeX that aims at reducing the user's task to the sole role of writing the content, LaTeX taking care of all the formatting process. The book is organized in different parts.
Getting Started will provide you with the very first steps to print your first document: general concepts (very important!) Contents[edit] If you have questions related to LaTeX, ask at the Q&A. Edit the TOC or the stages Other wikibooks[edit] Learn latex « Terminally Incoherent. LaTex Reference « Terminally Incoherent. This is my LaTex Reference page.
You can use it as a starting point for learning the markup language, or exploring the content I have written about it. My Learn LaTex Series: A series of posts teaching you basics of LaTex. The series is aimed at technologically clueful individuals who have dabbled in things like HTML, and web design but never worked with LaTex Entire Series Useful Articles Here are some useful articles I have written about LaTex in the past. You can browse all my latex articles here: All LaTex Articles LaTex Templates: Article Template – I use this one for most of my work. Polish Letters: Ł is done with \L{} and \l{} Ą and Ę and any other letters with a “tail” (ogonek) are done with the \k{} command (k stands for ogonek). Symbols – Mathematical and Other: Here are some commonly used symbols and their LaTex codes. Need a very specific symbol? Detexify2 – LaTeX symbol classifier It is not perfect, but works well enough.
Online LaTeX Editor. Detexify LaTeX handwritten symbol recognition. Want a Mac app?
Lucky you. The Mac app is finally stable enough. See how it works on Vimeo. Download the latest version here. Restriction: In addition to the LaTeX command the unlicensed version will copy a reminder to purchase a license to the clipboard when you select a symbol. You can purchase a license here: Buy Detexify for Mac If you need help contact mail@danielkirs.ch. What is this? Anyone who works with LaTeX knows how time-consuming it can be to find a symbol in symbols-a4.pdf that you just can't memorize. How do I use it? Just draw the symbol you are looking for into the square area above and look what happens! My symbol isn't found! The symbol may not be trained enough or it is not yet in the list of supported symbols. I like this. You could spare some time training Detexify. The backend server is running on Digital Ocean (referral link) so you can also reduce my hosting costs by using that referral link.
Why should I donate? Hosting of detexify costs some money. No.