LaTeX Software




LaTeX

LaTeX is a free software package created in 1985 by the American computer scientist Leslie Lamport as an addition to the TeX Typesetting system.

What is Typesetting.

The typeset process results in text and images carefully being arranged in preparation for printing. This requires editors, typesetters or graphic designers select the most appropriate size and style of every text chain and design element. Although the typeset process may appear simple, it is actually a very technical and time consuming activity. Failure to properly manage and edit the typeset will result in visually unappealing flaws within the text.

In some cases, flaws (Glaring-kerning,orphans and widows, drop caps, word stacks and book blocks, different typefaces in text) in typesetting make a work more difficult to read. In other instances, the visual aesthetic of the document’s interior looks off due to bad typesetting decisions.

Once upon a time, typesetting didn’t existed, instead, ancient bookmakers copied the text and the pictures in book down by hand.

It wasn’t until Johannes Gutenberg brought moveable type press  in 1440 that a true printing revolution took place.

Gutenberg’s press required the print operator to position moveable metal type into position in a frame. The letters were inked, and then blank pieces of paper were placed on the frames. The first book that Johannes Gutenberg printed was the Latin Bible.

Popular Typesetting Software are Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, MS-Word(layout software).

What is TeX

 TeX is a computer language designed for use in typesetting; in particular, for typesetting math and other technical material.

Which was designed and written by Donald Knuth and first released in 1978.

LaTeX was created to make it easier to produce general-purpose books and articles within TeX. Because LaTeX is an extension to the TeX typesetting system, it has TeX’s ability to typeset technical documents that contain complex mathematical equations. This feature made LaTeX popular with scientists and engineers. (Because the name TeX actually consists of the Greek letters tau, epsilon, and chi, it is pronounced /tekh/.)

Producing a LaTeX document begins with a text file containing content that is tagged with special LaTeX codes used to indicate how the text will be styled. When the file is run through a LaTeX processor, typeset pages are produced. Because LaTeX typesetting requires wrapping text in complicated computer codes, it has a fairly steep learning curve. Although there are now software programs that help automate the creation of LaTeX documents, a working knowledge of LaTeX is still desirable for this kind of typesetting

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) even has its own set of extensions, called AMS-LaTeX, that contributors use for its journal.


How to create a article in LaTeX(Online software Overleaf).

https://youtu.be/-VevSx2XC0s


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