Geodesic
TeX in a Nutshell
Zpravodaj Československého sdružení uživatelů TeXu, Tome 31 (2021) no. 1-4, pp. 9-55.

Voir la notice de l'article provenant de la source Czech Digital Mathematics Library

Nowadays, many users discover TeX through high-level formats that hide the complexity of typesetting behind a facade of a friendly markup language. However, all except the simplest of typesetting tasks require that the user can understand what happens under the hood and knows how they can influence the algorithms of TeX when needed. In this article, the author introduces the foundations of most high-level TeX formats, which will help the readers with their day-to-day work with TeX as well as their more difficult typesetting tasks. The readers are first introduced to the program TeX and its extensions. Then, they learn about the different processors of TeX and their modes. Finally, the readers learn about the registers and primitive commands of TeX as well as the macros of the plain TeX format. The word of the day is brevity as the exposition spans less than forty pages: An excellent reading material for an otherwise uneventful train ride! The author has previously written three books about TeX, has developed the OpTeX format, maintains a dozen package on the CTAN archive, and has taught a university course about TeX for over twenty years.
DOI : 10.5300/2021-1-4/9
Keywords: TeX; eTeX; pdfTeX; XeTeX; LuaTeX; microtypography; plain TeX; TeX; eTeX; pdfTeX; XeTeX; LuaTeX; microtypografie; plain TeX 
@article{10_5300_2021_1_4_9,
     author = {Ol\v{s}\'ak, Petr},
     title = {TeX in a {Nutshell}},
     journal = {Zpravodaj \v{C}eskoslovensk\'eho sdru\v{z}en{\'\i} u\v{z}ivatel\r{u} TeXu},
     pages = {9--55},
     publisher = {mathdoc},
     volume = {31},
     number = {1-4},
     year = {2021},
     doi = {10.5300/2021-1-4/9},
     language = {en},
     url = {http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.5300/2021-1-4/9/}
}
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Olšák, Petr
TI  - TeX in a Nutshell
JO  - Zpravodaj Československého sdružení uživatelů TeXu
PY  - 2021
SP  - 9
EP  - 55
VL  - 31
IS  - 1-4
PB  - mathdoc
UR  - http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.5300/2021-1-4/9/
DO  - 10.5300/2021-1-4/9
LA  - en
ID  - 10_5300_2021_1_4_9
ER  - 
%0 Journal Article
%A Olšák, Petr
%T TeX in a Nutshell
%J Zpravodaj Československého sdružení uživatelů TeXu
%D 2021
%P 9-55
%V 31
%N 1-4
%I mathdoc
%U http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.5300/2021-1-4/9/
%R 10.5300/2021-1-4/9
%G en
%F 10_5300_2021_1_4_9
Olšák, Petr. TeX in a Nutshell. Zpravodaj Československého sdružení uživatelů TeXu, Tome 31 (2021) no. 1-4, pp. 9-55. doi : 10.5300/2021-1-4/9. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.5300/2021-1-4/9/

Cité par Sources :