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Synopsis of Let’s Learn LaTeX S. Parthasarathy [email protected]

You have a very basic knowledge of linked to the main text ), so that A LTEX, or have heard about it vaguely, can hack them and experiment with or seen it at work earlier. You are in a them. The “lessons” should give you A A hurry to try your hand at LTEX. You enough confidence to work on LTEX are overwhelmed by the complexity yourself. None of the lessons will need A of LTEX. traditional any basic TEX programming. and tutorial material to understand A LTEX seems to be too long, or too Now, you too can start discovering cumbersome for you. You believe in how to create beautiful documents A D-I-Y, even for learning. Let’s Learn with LTEX. True to the spirit of A LTEX is an [6], created for FOSS, this ebook is distributed un- people like you 1. der a liberal license – Creative Com- mons Attribution - Share Alike 4.0 This ebook was created by a con- Unported license [5] . The ebook can firmed teacher and a mature user be freely downloaded from [6]. A of LTEX [7], based on the various courses he has taught. This ebook does not pretend to teach A you LTEX ab initio. Neither does This ebook recommends (and encour- it claim to answer all your questions A ages) hacking as an effective method about LTEX. This is a D-I-Y ap- A A of learning LTEX. In fact, this ebook proach to learning LTEX. It aims to A starts with two articles devoted to jump-start your LTEX learning expe- hacking as a means of learning. This rience. The ebook is divided into 30+ ebook [6] gives you a total of 200+ “lessons” Each lesson demonstrates A of 30+ documents (called certain aspects of LTEX. You can lessons), each highlighting some as- read the lessons in any sequence. You A pect of LTEX usage. The specific as- can see the rendered version (pdf) as A pect which is being demonstrated in well as the source version (LTEX ) of each of the lessons, is also mentioned each lesson, by clicking on the hyper- A in the list of “lessons”. The LTEX links (shown in winered colour) . This source of all the “lessons” is also ebook is therefore best read on the given in easily locatable files (hyper- screen.

1This is a hyperlinked document. Underlined texts are click-sensitive .

1 A Printed version : A printed version ficient quickly in the use of LTEX. of this ebook is also available. The You may refer to any of the three printed version of this ebook will have books [1, 2, 3], or you can use any of all these texts printed and inserted at the many resources accessible on the the appropriate places. Those using w-w-web [4]. Keep these resources A the printed version will still need this handy, as you discover LTEX using ebook in a softcopy form, to access this ebook. A the LTEX sources. Download the ebook : The latest This ebook, written entirely using version of the LLLebook (pdf form as A A LTEX, was prepared and tested un- well as LTEX source form) is available der a Linux system. It will work for download under a CC-BY-SA li- best with Linux systems only. You cense [6] will have to ensure that your pdf reader, your text editor, and your web browser are propely installed, con- 1. Visit the above site, after you figured, and are working satisfacto- have downloaded and read the rily. You will need a live connection LLL synopsis (this current - to the web, if you want to browse ument) fully. the external web links given in this 2. After you have read the syn- ebook. You will need to have all the posis, fill up all the details re- files which contain the lessons given quested in the form given at the in this ebook, arranged according to above site [6]. a proper directory structure. 3. After you submit the above To ensure availability of all the A form, send a confirmation mail lessons (LTEX version as well as the to [email protected], to get pdf version), download the original download instructions. No con- version of this as a zip bundle firmation mail, no download in- (approx 4 MB), unzip, and follow the structions. This is a security instructions given in the aboutme.txt precaution, to protect you and file. me. Finally, this ebook is not expected to replace any of the traditional and After you have read this ebook, A A popular books on LTEX. It is a LTEX remember to fill up and submit A practitioner’s attempt to make LTEX the feedback form mentioned in the accessible to all who want to get pro- ebook.

2 References

[1] L. Lamport, LaTeX : A document preparation system, Pub.: Addison Wesley, 1986.

A [2] M Goossens, F Mittelbach, A Samarin, The LTEX Companion, Pub.: Addison Wesley, 1994.

A [3] H Kopka, P,W. Daly, A guide to LTEX 2e, Pub.: Addison Wesley, 1995. [4] S. Parthasarathy, Partha’s laTeX starter, https://drpartha.org.in/profpartha/startlatex.htm

[5] Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 4.0 Unported license , https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode

[6] S. Parthasarathy, Let’s learn LaTeX, http://drpartha.org.in/profpartha/teachlatex.htm

[7] S. Parthasarathy, About Parthasarathy, https://drpartha.org.in/profpartha/profpartha.htm

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