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4 TeX: Typesetting
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TeX is a typesetting system: it was especially designed to handle
complex mathematics, as well as most ordinary text typesetting.
TeX is a batch language, like C or Pascal, and not an interactive
"word processor": you compile a TeX input file into a corresponding
device-independent (DVI) file (and then translate the DVI file to the
commands for a particular output device). This approach has both
considerable disadvantages and considerable advantages. For a complete
description of the TeX language, see 'The TeXbook' (Note: References).
Many other books on TeX, introductory and otherwise, are available.
- tex invocation
- Invoking TeX.
- Initial TeX
- Making format files.
- Formats
- Major TeX macro packages.
- Languages and hyphenation
- TeX supports many human languages.
- Shell escapes
- Running subprograms from TeX.
- IPC and TeX
- DVI output to a socket.
- TeX extensions
- Changes to the TeX language.
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