TEX for the ImpatientTEX, a software system created by Donald E. Knuth, sets the standard for typesetting in mathematics, science, and engineering. "TEX for the Impatient" is a handbook that arose from the need to help technical writers learn TEX more quickly -- and once having learned it, to find fast answers to common questions. Clear, concise, and accessible, this book is organized for easy retrieval of information, thoroughly indexed, and carefully designed for learning by example. |
Common terms and phrases
accent AMS-TEX argument ASCII ASCII code assignment baseline baselineskip box register catcode category code causes TEX column command produces command tells TEX Computer Modern contains control sequence default define delimiter depth device driver dimen discretionary hyphen document dvi file enclose end of line entry error messages escape character Example extra space footer glue item hbox height hexadecimal hfil horizontal alignment horizontal glue horizontal list horizontal mode hsize hskip hyphenation indentation inherently horizontal input file interword space italic font kern leaders ligature line break macro definition main vertical list math formula math Greek letter math mode mathcode Metafont metrics file normally ordinary output routine overfull parameter specifies parindent penalty Plain TEX sets quad right brace right margin skip symbol tenrm TEX expands TEX inserts TEX's TEXbook token list typeset underfull vbox vertical glue vertical mode material vskip vtop whatsit width words zero