23-07-2012, 03:25 PM
Introduction to Latex
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Introduction
TeX is essentially a Markup Language (like HTML, XML and RTF)
TeX written by Donald Knuth in 70´s
A revolution in typesetting
Latex is an extension of TeX
Macro packages to make TeX easier to use
Latex vs. Word Processors
High typeset quality
Easy to include math formulas
Source file format is not bounded to a particular OS or platform
Latex implementations exists for all platforms (DOS, Windows, Unices,..)
Latex is free
De facto standard for scientific publishing
Very few bugs
Good for large documents
Can run even on 386 PC
Not very easy to learn
Conclusions
Latex is optimal for master and phd thesis?
Mathematical formulae are easy.
Use bibtex search engines
Consider converting Postscript files to PDF (more widespread in Windows world) and to conserve space.