ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"> <head> <title>Edgar R. Chavez .. TeX and LaTeX </title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../erc01.css" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="top"> <img class="quill" src="../Images/myquill5.png" alt="myQuill"></img> <h2> Edgar R. Ch&aacute;vez</h2> <h3> TeX and LaTeX </h3> </div> <div class="NavigationLinks"> <hr class="myLine" /> <ul> <li><a href="../home.html"> Home </a></li> <li><a href="./computers.html"> Computers </a></li> </ul> <hr class="myLine" /> <ul> <li><a href="./pgmglangs.html"> Programming Languages </a></li> <li><a href="./texandlatex.html"> TeX and LaTeX </a></li> </ul> <ul class="NavMargin1"> <li><a href="#documentation"> Documentation </a></li> <li><a href="#extensions"> Extensions </a></li> <li><a href="#graphics"> Graphics </a></li> <li><a href="#latexeditors"> Latex editors </a></li> <li><a href="#misc"> Miscellaneous </a></li> </ul> <ul class="NavMargin2"> <li><a href="#asciimathml"> ASCIIMathML </a></li> </ul> <ul class="NavMargin1"> <li><a href="#onlinebooks"> Online books </a></li> <li><a href="#organizations"> Organizations </a></li> <li><a href="#tex"> TeX </a></li> <li><a href="#tutorials"> Tutorials </a></li> </ul> <hr class="myLine" /> </div> <div class="InfoArea"> <div id="documentation"><span class="Subhead2"> Documentation </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=lcsubc&amp;key=TeX%20%28Computer%20file%29"> Documentation at the Online Books Page </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/documentation/beginlatex/html/intro.html"> Formatting Information: A beginner's introduction to typesetting with LaTeX </a> &nbsp; By Peter Flynn. A book originally intended for a 2-day course on using LaTeX. Extensively revised and updated, it can now be used for self-study or in the classroom. <a href="http://www.business-software-books.us/word_processing_0001.php"> Complete text </a> can be downloaded. </p> </div></div> <div id="extensions"><span class="Subhead2"> Extensions </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://www.ams.org/tex/amslatex.html"> AMS-LaTeX </a> &nbsp; The software distributed under the name "AMS-LaTeX" consists of various extensions for LaTeX. AMS-LaTeX is part of the standard LaTeX distribution. </p> <p><a href="http://hyperlatex.sourceforge.net/"> HyperLatex </a> &nbsp; Hyperlatex is a way to create documents that will look good both as printed text and on the web. It is not a general-purpose converter to take LaTeX into HTML. Rather it is a set of macro definitions that allow a user to write one document for two media and to have the output look good in both. Hyperlatex is a set of Emacs macros, which can be used from within Emacs, or compiled and used independently. </p> <p><a href="http://ooolatex.sourceforge.net/"> OOoLatex </a> &nbsp; A set of macros designed to bring the power of LaTeX into OpenOffice. It contains two main modules: Equation allows inserting LaTeX equations into Writer and Impress documents, and Expand expands LaTeX code into symbol characters and inserts them as regular text. </p> </div></div> <div id="graphics"><span class="Subhead2"> Graphics </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/"> Asymptote </a> &nbsp; A descriptive vector graphics language. It typesets labels and equations with LaTeX, producing high-quality PostScript, PDF, SVG, or 3D PRC output. </p> <ul class="noLineBreak"> <li><a href="http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/doc/"> Documentation </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/Asymptote_%28Vector_Graphics_Language%29"> Asymptote (Vector Graphics Language)</a> &nbsp; Good material to learn the language. </li></ul> <p><a href="http://www.tug.org/PSTricks/main.cgi/"> PSTricks </a> &nbsp; A set of macros that allow the inclusion of PostScript drawings directly inside TeX or LaTeX code. See also the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSTricks"> Wikepedia article </a> for additional information and links. </p> <p><a href="http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/tb26-1/hoeppner.pdf"> Strategies for including graphics in LATEX documents </a></p> </div></div> <div id="latexeditors"><span class="Subhead2"> LaTeX editors </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://www.winedit.com"> WinEdit ProPack </a> &nbsp; Industrial-strength text editor. Complete Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for any language or compiler, with full support for embedded systems programming environments. 21-day evaluation copy can be downloaded for free. </p> <p><a href="http://www.winshell.de"> Winshell for LaTeX </a> &nbsp; Free multilingual integrated development environment (IDE) for LaTeX and TeX. Donations appreciated. </p> </div></div> <div id="misc"><span class="Subhead2"> Miscellaneous </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="https://bitbucket.org/rivanvx/beamer/wiki/Home"> Beamer </a> &nbsp; A LaTeX class for creating presentations that are held using a projector, but it can also be used to create transparency slides. </p> <p><a href="http://arxiv.org/hypertex/"> HyperTeX FAQ </a> &nbsp; HyperTeX is a defacto standard for inclusion of hyperlink information in TeX (and LaTeX) documents. Customized previewers for DVI and Postscript files exist which enable the user to browse through hyperlinked TeX files just like one can browse normal HTML files on WWW. </p> <p><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/"> UK Tex Archive </a> &nbsp; </p> <p><a href="http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/help/tpl/textprocessing/"> Text Processing Using LaTeX </a> &nbsp; <img src="../Images/stars4.gif" alt="Rank4" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; University of Cambridge. Excellent set of links to different resources. Includes recommended books and an example to get started with. </p> <p><a href="http://www.winshell.de/modules/w2ltx_download/"> wsW2LTX </a> &nbsp; The wsW2LTX library is an application programming interface (API) designed to translate a MS Word document to LaTeX. </p> <span id="asciimathml" class="Subhead3"> ASCIIMathML </span> <p><a href="http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimath.html"> ASCIIMathML </a> &nbsp; Translate ASCII math notation to MathML and graphics. Produce good-looking math formulas on webpages using a simple calculator-style syntax and your own ASCII or HTML editor. LaTeX-style formulas also work. A <a href="http://www.wjagray.co.uk/maths/ASCIIMathTutorial.html">tutorial</a>, <a href="http://www.wjagray.co.uk/maths/SymbolList.html">symbol list</a>, and other useful information available <a href="http://www.wjagray.co.uk/maths/ASCIIMathMLinfo.html">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://math.etsu.edu/LaTeXMathML/"> A Brief Description of LaTeXMathML. </a> LaTeXMathML is an adaptation and extension of ASCIIMathML. It transforms LaTeX code it finds among the HTML code for a web page into MathML-typeset equations. This article is a brief introduction both to LaTeX and to how it can be used in conjunction with LaTeXMathML to include mathematics in MathML enabled browsers. </p> </div></div> <div id="onlinebooks"><span class="Subhead2"> Online books </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/"> LaTeX </a> &nbsp; <img src="../Images/stars4.gif" alt="Rank4" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; From Wikibooks. A guide intended as a useful resource for everyone from new users who wish to learn, to old hands who need a quick reference. The Introduction includes an excellent list of resources. </p> <p><a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Mathematics"> LaTeX/Mathematics </a> &nbsp; Wikibooks </p> <p><a href="http://www.freebookcentre.net/SoftwareEng/Free-Tex-Latex-Books-Download.html"> Free TeX and LaTeX ebooks </a></p> <p><a href="http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf"> The Not So Short Introduction to LATEX2e </a> &nbsp; LaTex2e in 157 minutes </p> <p><a href="http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/"> A (not) so Short Introduction to LaTex2e </a> &nbsp; by Tobias Oetiker. LaTex2e in 157 minutes. If you want to learn how to write your documents with LaTeX, this introduction is for you. While it is not as comprehensive as Lamport's book, it should be sufficient in most cases. </p> <p><a href="http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/CTAN/info/mil/mil.pdf"> Math into LaTex </a> &nbsp; An Introduction to LATEX and AMS-LATEX. By George Gr&auml;zer. Originally published by Birkhauser in 1996. </p> <p><a href="ftp://ftp.ams.org/ams/doc/amsmath/short-math-guide.pdf"> Short Math Guide for LATEX </a> &nbsp; Michael Downes, American Mathematical Society. LATEX with two extension packages published by the American Mathematical Society: amssymb and amsmath. </p> </div></div> <div id="organizations"><span class="Subhead2"> Organizations </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://www.latex-project.org/"> LaTeX project </a> &nbsp; The LaTeX3 project is a long-term research project to develop the next version of the LaTeX typesetting system. Until LaTeX3 is delivered, the project team is committed to the active maintenance of The New Standard LaTeX (LaTeX2e). </p> <p><a href="http://www.tug.org/"> TeX Users Group </a> &nbsp; (TUG) founded in 1980 for educational and scientific purposes, to provide an organization for those who have an interest in typography and font design, and are users of the TeX typesetting system invented by Donald Knuth. </p> </div></div> <div id="tex"><span class="Subhead2"> TeX </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="http://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/info/gentle/"> A Gentle Introduction to TeX </a> &nbsp; by Michael Doob. Download the book, which is now out of print. </p> <p><a href="http://tug.ctan.org/"> CTAN </a> &nbsp; The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network is the authoritative place to find TeX-related material for download. Excellent guide to get started. </p> <p><a href="http://www.eijkhout.net/tbt/"> TeX by Topic </a> &nbsp; A TeXnician's Reference, by Victor Eijkhout. You can download a copy of the book published by Addision-Wesley in 1992. </p> <p><a href="http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~hildebr/tex/"> Tex Resources </a> &nbsp; By A.J. Hildebrand, University of Illinois. </p> <p><a href="http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dorai/tex2page/tex2page-doc.html"> TeX2page </a> &nbsp; <img src="../Images/stars4.gif" alt="Rank4" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; by <a href="http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dorai/">Dorai Sitaram</a>. TeX2page makes Web pages from TeX manuscripts. It reads an input document marked up in plain TeX or LaTeX and produces an output document with the functionally equivalent HTML markup. </p> <p><a href="http://www.math.uiuc.edu/%7Ehildebr/tex/"> TeX Resources </a></p> </div></div> <div id="tutorials"><span class="Subhead2"> Tutorials </span> <div class="Tab5"> <p><a href="ftp://tug.ctan.org/pub/tex-archive/info/beginlatex/html/beginlatex.html"> A beginner's introduction to typesetting with LaTeX. </a> &nbsp; Includes links to other tutorials. </p> <p><a href="http://www.andy-roberts.net/misc/latex/"> Getting to grips with LaTeX </a> &nbsp; Instructions for setting up LaTeX and 13 tutorials. </p> <p><a href="http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/"> Getting started with LaTeX </a> &nbsp; By D.R. Wilkins, School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin. </p> <p><a href="http://www.math.harvard.edu/texman/texman.html"> An Introduction to Using tex in the Harvard Mathematics Department </a></p> <p><a href="http://for.mat.bham.ac.uk/R.W.Kaye/latex/menu.html"> Learning LaTeX </a> &nbsp; By Richard Kaye, University of Birmingham </p> <p><a href="http://www.tug.org.in/tutorials.html"> Online tutorials on LaTeX </a> &nbsp; Indian TeX Users Group. Part 1, Text, and Part 2, Graphics can be viewed online or downloaded. All 17 chapters of Part 1 can be downloaded as a single PDF file. </p> </div></div> </div> <div class="MyCopyright"> <hr class="myLine" /> Copyright &copy; 2003-2012 by Edgar R. Ch&aacute;vez. All rights reserved. <hr class="myLine" /> </div> </body> </html>