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diff --git a/info/digests/ttn/ttnpubs.tex b/info/digests/ttn/ttnpubs.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dbeefcd505 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/ttn/ttnpubs.tex @@ -0,0 +1,1340 @@ +%% 12 MAY 93: compiled all ``New Publications'' columns from TTN +%% issues, to make one large list. Added margin notes on +%% reviews which have appeared in TUGboat. Also added list +%% of books reviewed in TUGboat, which predate TTN. +%% 6 JUN 93: added books from TUGboat 14, #1 (Ch.)an +%% 21 OCT 93: updated list to include entries from TTN 2,4 (Ch.) +%% 14 APR 94: added entries from TTN 3,1 and 3,2 (Ch.) +%% 31 MAY 94: added books from TUGboat 15, #1 (Ch.) +%% 6 OCT 94: added entries from TTN 3,3 (Ch.) +%% 6 FEB 95: added entries from TTN 3,4 (including Russian books on +%% TeX); also added books from TUGboat 15, #2 (Ch.) +%% + + +\documentstyle{report} + + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% macros taken from TTN's .sty files: + +\setlength{\textwidth}{29pc} +\setlength{\textheight}{45pc} +\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{4pc} +\setlength{\topmargin}{0pc} + +\overfullrule=0pt \hfuzz=5pt + +\font\Sectionfont=cmbxsl10 scaled \magstep2 %% \Large = 14.40pt + +\newcommand{\Section}[1]{\section*{\centering% + \hrule\hrule \vskip.5pc + {\Sectionfont #1} + \vskip.5pc \hrule\hrule + \vskip1pc + } + } + +\def\AmSLaTeX{{\the\textfont2 A}\kern-.1667em\lower.5ex\hbox + {\the\textfont2 M}\kern-.125em{\the\textfont2 S}-\LaTeX} +\def\AmSTeX{{\the\textfont2 A}\kern-.1667em\lower.5ex\hbox + {\the\textfont2 M}\kern-.125em{\the\textfont2 S}-\TeX} +\font\manual=manfnt %% logo10 +\def\MF{{\manual META}\-{\manual FONT}} +\newcommand{\nfss}{{\small NFSS}} %% added 30 SEP 92 (Ch.) +\newcommand{\PS}{{\sc Post\-Script}} +\newcommand{\PiC}{P\kern-.12em\lower.5ex\hbox{I}\kern-.075em C} +\newcommand{\PiCTeX}{\PiC\kern-.11em\TeX} + +\def\TeXline{{\TeX\kern-0.1em line}} +\newcommand{\ttn}{{\small TTN}} %% added 30 SEP 92 (Ch.) +\def\TUB{{\sl TUGboat\/}} + +\def\isbn{{\small ISBN}} +\def\issn{{\small ISSN}} +\def\tug{{\small TUG}} +\def\uk{{\small UK}} + +\let\ts=\thinspace +\let\nl=\newline + +%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% + + + +\begin{document} + + +\Section{About this document} + +The following pages are duplications of the section ``New +Publications'', found in each issue of {\sl \TeX\ and TUG NEWS\/}, the +quarterly newsletter of the \TeX\ Users Group. + +The listings are augmented by margin notes indicating reviews which +have subsequently appeared in {\sl TUGboat\/}, TUG's quarterly +journal. + +At the end are two pages listing books which had been reviewed in {\sl +TUGboat\/} before {\small TTN} began, as well as a listing of books on +\TeX\ in Russian (which originally appeared in {\small TTN} 3,4:5. + +Updates of this file (\verb|ttnpubs|) are posted to {\small CTAN} on a +regular basis: + +\begin{verbatim} + \verb|tex-archive/digests/ttn}| +\end{verbatim} + +\vspace{2pc} + +\begin{flushright} + Christina Thiele \\ + Editor, TTN +\end{flushright} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 1,1)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Claudio Beccari.] + {\sl{\it \LaTeX} --- Guida a un sistema di editoria + elettronica\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 2.} Milano: Editore + Ulrico Hoepli Milano, 1991. Pp.\ ix + 399. \isbn\ + 88-203-1931-4.\nl + $\bullet$ + The book is the first and only one in Italian at this + moment. Although it contains an introductory chapter for the + beginner, its main purpose is to give the reader advanced + information on \LaTeX\ (and partially on \TeX) in order to + prepare sophisticated macros, style files, and to make + clever use of fonts. + + \item [Arvind Borde.] + {\sl \TeX\ by Example\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 4.} New York: + Academic Press, 1991. Pp.\ 169 (paper), US\$19.95. + \isbn\ 0-12-117650-9.\nl + $\bullet$ + This book teaches entirely by example. Input and output are + shown side-by-side, allowing users to spot quickly how to + get symbols, how to obtain italics, how to use bold type, + how to start new paragraphs, and so on. The alphabetic + appendix is both an index and a glossary, which + systematically lists all commonly used features of \TeX. + + \item [Victor Eijkhout.] + {\sl \TeX\ by Topic: A \TeX nician's + Reference\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 2.} Wokingham, \uk: + Addison-Wes\-ley, 1992. Pp.\ viii + 307 (paper), + US\$30.00. \isbn\ 0-201-56882-9.\nl + $\bullet$ + {\sl \TeX\ by Topic\/} is a systematic reference manual + designed as a companion to tutorial guides about \TeX. + + Not for the novice, it is meant for users with a basic + understanding of \TeX\ who have specific questions, or who + are keen to explore the full potential of this unique + computer typesetting system. + + \item [Jane Hahn.] + {\sl{\it \LaTeX} for Everyone\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 2.} + Mill Valley: Personal \TeX\ Inc., 1991. Pp.\ xi + 346 + (paper), US\$19.95. \isbn\ 0-9631044-0-3.\nl + $\bullet$ + {\sl{\it \LaTeX} for Everyone\/} is a tutorial as well as a + reference guide. Written with the beginning user in mind, it + is designed to be easy to read and understand, and contains + examples of all the basic commands. The experienced \LaTeX\ + user, however, will also find this book to be a valuable + reference tool. + + \item [Raymond Seroul and Silvio Levy.] + {\sl A Beginner's Book of \TeX\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 1.} + New York: Springer Verlag, 1991. Pp.\ 283 (paper), + US\$29.95, DM58,--\ts. \isbn\ 0-387-97562-4.\nl + $\bullet$ + Seroul and Levy's book is an excellent beginner's text. It + is meant for careful reading, in which case it gives a + surprising amount of detail. The book also has a reference + section. This is an expanded translation of Seroul's book, + {\sl Le petit Livre de \TeX\/} (Paris: InterEditions, 1989). +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 1,2)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Andr\'e Heck, ed.] + {\sl Desktop Publishing in Astronomy and Space + Sciences\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 4.} Sing\-apore: World + Scientific Publishing Co.\ Pte.\ Ltd., 1992. Pp.\ xi + 240 + \isbn\ 981-02-0915-0. + + $\bullet$ + The volume gathers together the communcations presented at + the colloquium on {\sl Desktop Publishing in Astronomy and + Space Sciences\/}, held in Strasbourg, France, 1--3 October + 1991, at the Louis Pasteur University. + + \item [Wynter Snow.] + {\sl \TeX\ for the Beginner\/}. \marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 4.} + Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wes\-ley, 1992. Pp.\ xii + 377 + 23 + (index) (paper), US\$29.25. \isbn\ 0-201-54799-6. + + $\bullet$ + This book is a carefully paced, tutorial introduction for + people first learning the [\TeX] system. Special emphasis is + given to what can go wrong, and how to fix it when it + does. \LaTeX{} notes are provided for use with a set of + macros. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Les Cahiers GUTenberg\/}:] + no.\ 12, d\'ecembre 1991, 85pp. \issn\ 1140-9304. Official + publication of GUTenberg, Groupe francophone des + Utilisateurs de \TeX. + + \item [{\sl MAPS\/}:] + Issue 92.1, May 1992, 162pp. Official publication of {\small + NTG}, Nederlandstalige \TeX\ Gebruikersgroep (MAPS = + ``Minutes and APendiceS''). Two issues per year. Contact: + {\tt ntg@hearn.bitnet}. + + \item [{\sl \TeX bulletin\/}:] + no.\ 1, 1992, 48pp. Official newsletter (in Czech and + Slovak) of CsTUG. Previous 4 issues in 1991 appeared without + numbering. Four issues per year. Contacts: Karel Horak {\tt + horakk@csearn.bitnet}, Ji\v r\'\i\ Vesel\'y {\tt + jvesely@cspguk11.bitnet}, or Ji\v r\'\i\ Zlatuska {\tt + zlatuska@cspuni12.bitnet}. + + \item [{\sl \TeXline\/}:] + issue 14, February 1992, 28pp. Contact Malcolm Clark for + details {\tt malcolmc@sun.pcl.ac.uk}. + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + vol.\ 4, no.\ 1, mai 1992, 68pp. Official newsletter of + {\small DANTE}, Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ + e.V. Four issues per year. Contact: {\tt + dante@dhdurz1.bitnet} or {\tt dante@vm.urz.uni-\nl + heidelberg.de}. +\end{description} + +\noindent {\bf Note:} For more information on the various user + groups, consult pp.\ 119--125 in TUG's {\sl 1991 + Resource Directory\/}. + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 1,3)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Ji\v r\'\i\ Zlatu\v ska, ed.] + {\sl Euro\TeX\ 92, Proceedings of the 7th European \TeX\ + Conference\/}. Brno: Masaryk University and Prague: + Czechoslovak \TeX\ Users Group (Cs\tug), 1992. \isbn\ + 80-210-0480-0. + + $\bullet$ + Copies can be ordered directly from Cs\tug\ for the price of + DM 30.-- plus postage (or the equivalent in some other + currency) at the following address: \v Ceskoslovensk\'e + sdru\v zen\'\i\ uZivatel\accent'27u \TeX u (Cs\tug), + Matematick\'y \'ustav UK, Sokolovsk\'a 83, CS-186 00 Praha + 8, Czechoslovakia. They may also be available through your + local \TeX\ users group.\footnote[1]{The Table of Contents + of the {\sl Proceedings\/} appears on p.\ 28 of this issue, + and a short report on the conference by Alan Hoenig appears + on pp.\ 22--23.} + + \item [Stephan von Bechtolsheim.] + {\sl \TeX\ in Practice}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 15, 1;\nl 15, 2.} New + York: Springer Verlag, Oct.\ 1992. 4-volume set (hardcover), + US\$169.00. \isbn\ 0-387-97296-X. Volumes also available + individually, US\$49.00 each:\\ + \mbox{\hskip1pc} Vol.\ 1: {\sl Basics\/}. Pp.\ 359, 9 illus. + \isbn\ 0-387-97595-0.\\ + \mbox{\hskip1pc} Vol.\ 2: {\sl Paragraphs, Math, and + Fonts\/}. Pp.\ 384. \isbn\ 0-387-97596-9.\\ + \mbox{\hskip1pc} Vol.\ 3: {\sl Tokens, Macros\/}. Pp.\ 544, 22 + illus. \isbn\ 0-387-97597-7.\\ + \mbox{\hskip1pc} Vol.\ 4: {\sl Output Routines, Tables\/}. + Pp.\ 300. \isbn\ 0-387-97598-5. + + $\bullet$ + ``A recent surge of good \TeX\ implementations for PCs has + put \TeX\ on the disks of many people including writers, + designers, desktop publishers, and engineers. With such + increased interest in \TeX, there is a need for good \TeX\ + books. {\sl \TeX\ in Practice\/} is the ideal reference and + guide for the \TeX\ community. The four-volume set is + written by an acknowledged expert in the field and + addresses the needs of the \TeX\ novice to the more + experienced `\TeX pert.' The book provides step-by-step + introduction to the various functions of \TeX\ with many + relevant examples.'' + + \item [Stefan Schwartz and Rudolf Potu\v cek.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ --- Satzkunst statt {\small DTP}}.\nl + [``\LaTeX\ --- The Art of Typography rather than {\small + DTP}'']. (Special issue in the series {\sl + CHIP-Anwender-Praxis}.) 1992. DM 34,--\ts. \isbn\ + 3-8023-1178-7. + + $\bullet$ + Can be obtained from: Vogel Verlag, Postfach 67 40, D-8700 + W\"urzburg, Germany. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Les Cahiers GUTenberg\/}:] + no.\ 13 juin 1992, 90pp. \issn\ 1140-9304. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 1,4)} + +\begin{description} \itemsep=-2pt + \item [Rames Abdelhamid.] + {\sl Das Vieweg \LaTeX-Buch: Eine praxisorientierte + Ein\-f\"uhrung\/}. Braunschweig: Vieweg-Verlag, 1992. + About 200pp.\ \isbn\ 3-528-05145-0. + + $\bullet$ + This book provides a well-structured and readable + introduction to \LaTeX\ in combination with the {\tt + german.sty} option. + + \item [George Gratzer.] + {\sl Math into \TeX}. New York: Springer + Verlag.\marginpar{\TUB\ 15, 1.} Pp.\ 187 (paper).\ + Approx.\ \$34.00 US.\ \isbn\ 0-8176-3637-4. [Avail.\ Dec.\ + 1992] + + $\bullet$ + ``This book is for the mathematician, engineer, or scientist + who wants to write and typeset articles with mathematical + formulas but who does not want to spend a great deal of time + learning how to do it. It assumes little familiarity with + \TeX\ or \LaTeX.'' [From promotional material] + + \item [Piotr Wyrostek, trans.] + {\sl \LaTeX: System przygotowywania dokument\"ow. Przewodnik + \"urytkownika i prodr\"ecznik}. Polish translation of + Lamport's \LaTeX\ manual. Krakow: Ariel. Price: 91000 zl.\ + \isbn\ 83-900460-1-6. + + \item [Michaela Lich\'a and Old\v rich Ulrych.] + {\sl \AmSTeX\ verze 2.1\/}. Prague: Czecho\-slovak \TeX\ + Users Group, 1992.\ Pp.\ 80 [In Czech] + + $\bullet$ + ``This publication provides a short (but complete) tour + through \AmSTeX\ 2.1 together with {\tt amsppt.sty} + 2.1. Almost all features are demonstrated with a lot of + examples. The book is organized in such a way that it is + useful for novices (basic textbook), and for advanced users + (quick reference quide) as well. Contains a table of all + symbols.'' [Info.\ from authors] +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} \itemsep=-2pt + \item [{\sl Baskerville\/}:] + vol.\ 2, no.\ 1, March 1992, 12pp. + Official newsletter of the UK \TeX\ Users' Group. +% 2 issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt ??}. + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + vol.\ 4, no.\ 2, August 1992, 64pp. + Official newsletter of {\small DANTE}, + Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt dante@vm.urz.uni-\nl heidelberg.de}. + + \item [{\sl MAPS\/}:] + Issue 92.2, 1992, 176pp. + Official publication of {\small NTG}, Nederlandstalige \TeX\ + Gebruikersgroep ({\small MAPS} = ``Minutes and APendiceS''). +% Two issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt ntg@hearn.bitnet}. + + \item [{\sl \TeX bulletin\/}:] + no.\ 2, 1992, 48pp; no.\ 3, 1992, 64pp. + Official newsletter of CsTUG.\footnote[2]{Re: TTN 1,3 notice + on the Prague Proceedings: Ji\v r\'\i\ Zlatuska of CsTUG + asks that orders for the publication include a shipping + and handling charge: \$5 for surface mail, \$10 for + airmail in addition to the 30,-- DM cost. --Ed.} +% Four issues per year. +% Contacts: Karel Horak {\tt horakk@csearn.bitnet}, +% Ji\v r\'\i\ Vesel\'y {\tt jvesely@cspguk11.bitnet}, or +% Ji\v r\'\i\ Zlatuska {\tt zlatuska@cspuni12.bitnet}. + + \item [{\TUB}:] + 13, no.\ 3, 1992, 162pp. + Proceedings of \tug'92 meeting in Portland, Oregon. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: tugboat@tug.ams.org +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 2,1)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Donald E.\ Knuth.] + {\sl Literate Programming\/}. ({\small CSLI} Lecture Notes + 27.) Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and + Information, 1992.\ Pp.\ xiii + 368 \pounds 19.95 (\uk). + \isbn\ 0-937073-80-6 (paper), \isbn\ 0-937073-81-4 (cloth). + + $\bullet$ + `Literate Programming' (using the {\tt WEB} system) was + developed by Knuth and used to write \TeX\ and its + documentation. This book is a collection of previously + published articles and extracts from books, together with + additional references and some other new material. In + particular, it contains the papers ``The Errors of \TeX'' + and the ``Error Log for \TeX, 1978--91''. + + \item [Michael Vulis.] + {\sl Modern \TeX\ and Its Applications\/}. Boca + Raton:\marginpar{\TUB\ 14, 1.} {\small CRC} Publishers, + 1992. Pp.\ 275, includes diskette. US\$32.95 (\$39.95 + outside the US). \isbn\ 0-8493-4431-X (paper). + % address: 2000 Corporate Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA + + $\bullet$ + ``A guide to plain \TeX\ (and V\TeX), intended for + scientists, etc., and support staff who prepare technical + texts and documents. It covers all basic topics for + understanding the \TeX\ user environment, including fonts + and characters, formatting, math mode, macros, terminal and + file operations, tables, foreign language capabilities + (including Cyrillic), indices, references, tables of + contents, scalable typefaces, and graphics. A PC-compatible + disk containing examples, extra typefaces, and a + ready-to-run restricted [!] version of \TeX\ is included.'' + [adapted from promotional material] + + \item [Antoni Diller.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ Line by Line:\marginpar{\TUB\ 14, 2.} Tips and + Techniques for Document Processing\/}. (Software + Engineering.) Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 1992. Pp.\ + 200 (paper). US\$29.95. \isbn\ 0-471-93471-2. + + $\bullet$ + ``A handbook to the \LaTeX\ text processing system, this + easy-to-follow guide teaches all users how to produce a wide + variety of documents --- from business letters to technical + reports. The book offers ready-to-use templates for + producing articles, reports, letters and more; explains how + to quickly generate tables of contents, indices and + bibliographies; and includes many practical examples, an + appendix of mathematical symbols and a complete glossary of + typesetting terms.'' [adapted from promotional material] + + \item [G.\ Gr\"atzer.] + {\sl Math into \TeX: A Simplified Introduction Using + \AmSLaTeX\/}. Basel: Birkh\"auser, 1992. SFr~52.--, + DM~57.--.\ \isbn\ 3-7643-3637-4. + + {\bf Note}: {\it This item was already listed in the last + issue. This entry adds the bibliographic data of the + co-publisher.} +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + vol.\ 4, no.\ 3, November 1992, 56pp ({\small DANTE}). +% Official newsletter of {\small DANTE}, +% Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: {\tt dante@vm.urz.uni-\nl heidelberg.de}. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 2,2)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Malcolm Clark.] + {\sl A {\tt plain} \TeX\ Primer\/}. Oxford: Oxford + University Press, 1992. Pp.\ 481. \isbn\ 0-19-853784-0 + (cloth), \isbn\ 0-19-853724-7 (paper). + + $\bullet$ + ``This primer introduces plain \TeX, and aims to help the + reader get started. It explains why \TeX\ approaches its + subject in the way it does, and provides the context into + which it fits. Another thread is the emphasis placed on + document structure. Stress is also laid on practical + work. The book is aimed at scientists and researchers + preparing their own books and papers, or technical typists + used to the conventions and jargon of their field.'' + [adapted from the publisher's description] + + \item [Stanley A. Sawyer \& Steven Krantz.] + {\sl A \TeX\ Primer for Scientists\/}. Boca Raton: CRC + Publishers, 1993. Pp.\ 175. US\$29.95 (\$36.00 outside + USA). \isbn\ 0-8493-7159-7. + % address: 2000 Corporate Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA + % To appear March 1993. + + $\bullet$ + ``This concise, straightforward text covers all basic topics + of equation typesetting, and some advanced topics: how to + automatically generate a table of contents, and indices; how + to make text flow around a graphic; how to add more fonts; + how to change fonts in math mode (for titles, etc.). In an + appendix differences between \TeX, \LaTeX\ and \AmSTeX\ are + discussed.'' [adapted from promotional material] + + \item [Hans Ibrus.] + {\sl V\"aike Eesti {\TeX}iraamat\/}. [\ts The Small Estonia + \TeX book\ts]. Tartumaa, Estonia: a/S ``KompuT'' kirjastus, + 1992. Pp.\ 144. + + $\bullet$ + Preface by Enn Saar. [Further description on p.\ 18.] + Appendix A is a translation into Estonian of {\sl First + Grade \TeX\/}, by Arthur Samuel. + + \item [Gordon M\"ullejans.] + {\sl METAFONT. Eine Referenz\/}. Bonn: Addison-Wes\-ley, + 1992. Pp.\ 176. DM~39,90. \isbn\ 3-89319-363-4. + + $\bullet$ + This is neither a tutorial nor a textbook on \MF\@. It is a + reference tool, and consists mainly of listings with short + descriptions, in particular of the basic \MF\ commands, the + macros of cmbase, and the parameters used to define the CM + fonts. +\end{description} + +\vspace{-.5pc} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + vol.\ 4, no.\ 4, Dezember 1992, 56pp. + +% This issue completes volume 4. +% Official newsletter of "DANTE e.V.". +% Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: |dante@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de|. + + \item [{\sl La Lettre GUTenberg\/}:] + num\'ero 0, f\'evrier 1993, 16pp. + +% This is the new official GUTenberg newsletter, to appear every two +% months. Contact: |gut@irisa.fr|. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 2,3)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Helmut Kopka and Patrick W.\ Daly.] + {\sl A Guide to \LaTeX:\marginpar{\TUB\ 14, 2.} Document + Preparation for Beginners and Advanced Users\/}. + Addison-Wes\-ley (UK) Ltd., 1993. Pp.\ 448. US\$34.50. \isbn\ + 0-201-56889-6. + + $\bullet$ + This book is based on two well-known German books by Helmut + Kopka: {\sl \LaTeX\ --- Eine Einf\"uhrung\/}, and {\sl + \LaTeX\ --- Erweiterungsm\"og\-lich\-keiten\/}. + + \item [Francesc Rossell\'o Llompart.] + {\sl L'ABC del \TeX\/}. Palma de Mallorca: {\small + UIB-DMI}. Departament de Ci\`encies Matem\`atiques i + Inform\`atica, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 1991. + + \item [Reinhard Wonneberger.] + {\sl \LaTeX. 3., durchgesehene und erweiterte Auflage\/}. + (Addison-Wes\-ley Kompaktf\"uhrer). Bonn, etc.: + Addison-Wes\-ley, 1993. Pp.\ xvi + 166. DM~29,80. \isbn\ + 3-89319-589-0. + + $\bullet$ + This is the third (expanded) edition of a concise German + \LaTeX\ reference (previous editions 1987 and 1988). The + main addition is a section on {\tt german.sty}, which is + widely used in German-speaking countries. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Electronic Publications} + +\begin{description} + \item [Hubert Partl,\ts Elis.\ Schlegl\ts and Irene Hyna.] + {\sl Una Descripci\'on de \LaTeX\/}. + + $\bullet$ + Spanish translation by Tomas Bautista of well-known German + introduction to \LaTeX, {\sl + \LaTeX-Kurz\-be\-schrei\-bung\/}. Includes material on the + {\tt spanish} style option. Available in Spain from {\tt + ftp.eunet.es} (also known as {\tt goya.} {\tt uu.es}) in the + directory \verb+info/unix/text/TeX\spanish/tutorial/+, as + well as from the main \TeX\ archives. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Latest issues of other \TeX\ newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Les Cahiers GUTenberg\/}:] + No.\ 14: {\sl Euro\TeX'92: Proceedings of the 7th European + \TeX\ Conference\/}. Prague, Sept.\ 14--18, 1992. Pp.\ vi + + 330.\nl + No.\ 15, avril 1993, 61pp. \issn\ 1140-9304. + + \item [{\sl GUST\/}:] + Zyszyt 1 (1993). [March issue 35 + 7; A4 format.] + + $\bullet$ + First issue of the newsletter {\small GUST} from the Polish + user group Grupa U\.zytkownik\'ow Systemu \TeX. Editors are: + W\l odek Bzyl and Tomasz Przechlewski. Address is: Instytut + Matematyki UG, Wita Stwosza 56, 80-952 Gda\'nsk. E-mail: + {\tt matwb@halina.univ.gda.pl}. + + \item [{\sl MAPs\/}:] + Issue 93.1, 1993, 233pp. [Dutch-speaking user group, {\small + NTG} publication]. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 2,4)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Arvind Borde and Tomas Rokicki:] + {\sl A User's Guide for \TeX Help; The On-Line \TeX\ + Handbook\/}. Academic Press, 1993. Pp.\ v + 28. \isbn\ + 0-12-1176040-1. + + $\bullet$ + This small booklet documents the \TeX Help program for + {\small IBM PC} and compatible microcomputers. + + \item [Arvind Borde:] + {\sl Mathematical \TeX\ by Example\/}. Academic Press, + 1993. Pp.\ 356. US\$19.95. \isbn\ 0-12-117645-2. + + $\bullet$ + As the title suggests, this book is an introduction to \TeX\ + by means of examples. They almost entirely consist of pairs + of pages: one contains some piece of \TeX\ code (with + explanations and comments added via footnotes), while the + other shows the output produced by this code. + + \item [Nicholas J.\ Higham:] + {\sl Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences\/}. + {\small SIAM} --- Society for Industrial and Applied + Mathematics, Philadelphia, 1992. Pp.\ xii + 241. + US\$21.50. \isbn\ 0-89871-314-5. + + $\bullet$ + This book is intended for all authors of technical papers + (and books) or talks, and covers virtually all relevant + issues. The author discusses questions of style as well as + practical matters. The use of computers in the publishing + process --- including \TeX, of course --- is discussed in + detail. An appendix contains a list of \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ + symbols. Among the various useful materials are hints for + Internet use and an extensive bibliography. + + \item [Christian Rolland:] + {\sl \LaTeX\ guide pratique\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 15,2} + Addison-Wes\-ley France, July 1993. Pp.\ 280. approx.\ + 190~FF. \isbn\ 2-87908-025-0. (Distributed by Bordas, + Bordas code 009808.) +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl GUST\/}:] + Zeszyt 2 (1993), 42pp. + Official newsletter of the Polish User Group, Grupa + U\.zytkownik\'ow Systemu \TeX. + + \item [{\sl La Lettre GUTenberg\/}:] + no.\ 1, juillet 1993, 16pp. +% Official newsletter of \GUTenberg. + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + 5.\ Jahrgang, Heft~1, Mai~1993, 72pp; + Heft~2, Sep.\ 1993. + + \item [\TUB:] %% The Communications of the \TeX\ Users Group: + vol.\ 14, no.\ 1, April 1993, 92pp; + vol.\ 14, no.\ 2, July 1993, 64pp. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 3,1)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Michael Doob.] + {\sl \TeX: Starting from\enspace \fbox{1}}\quad [``square + one'']. Springer Verlag, 1993. Pp.\ viii + 122 + (paper). US\$25.00 +\isbn\ 0-387-56441-1, \isbn\ 3-540-56441-1. + + $\bullet$ + ``A book designed for the complete newcomer to \TeX. [It] + begins with simple exercises on typesetting text and slowly + advances into more complex problems such as different types + of mathematical constructions and tables. The book presents + a comprehensive overview of \TeX\ with various tables + included for quick reference. Readers will learn how to + write standard papers of modest complexity with \TeX\ and + obtain the fundamental basis for learning more complex + typesetting functions.'' \quad [from promotion material] + + \item [Francisco Orteg\'on Gallego.] + {\sl \LaTeX, primeros pasos\/} [{\sl \LaTeX, First + Steps\/}].\break Barcelona: Manuales de Inform\'atica + Masson, Masson, S.A., 1992. Pp.\ xix + 168. 2,450 pesetas + (approx.\ US\$19). \isbn\ 84-311-0649-2. + + $\bullet$ + This book describes the main features of the \LaTeX\ + format. It is intended for beginners, but it can be + interesting for initiated users, too. The book is divided + into six chapters (here called lessons) and three + appendices. Lesson one introduces many topics by discussing a + complete example of a source file. [There exists an erratum + file at |ftp.math.utah.edu| in |pub/tex/errata| named + |p-ortegon-gallego.ltx|.]\quad [from a description by the + author] + + \item [Eitan M. Gurari.] + {\sl Writing with \TeX\/}. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. + Pp.\ xiv + 249. US\$29.95. \isbn\ 0-07-025207-6. + + \item [Eitan M. Gurari.] + {\sl \TeX\ and \LaTeX: Drawing and Literate Programming\/}. + New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. Pp.\ xiv + 310. US\$34.95. + \isbn\ 0-07-025208-4 (book), \isbn\ 0-07-911616-7 (book + + diskette). + + \item [Peter Scherber, ed.] + {\sl Offizin. Schriftenreihe zu \TeX, \LaTeX, und \MF, Band + 1\/}. Published by {\small DANTE} e.{\small V}. + Addison-Wes\-ley Deutschland, 1994. ca.~190pp (hardcover). + DM~49,90. \isbn\ 3-89319-396-0. + + $\bullet$ + This is intended as the first volume in a series of + yearbooks published by {\small DANTE} e.{\small V}, the + German-speaking \TeX\ users group. It has been announced for + a long time and is available now. + + \item [Lothar Schumann.] + {\sl Professioneller Buchsatz mit \TeX: Lehrbuch f\"ur + Anwender\/} [{\sl Professional Book Typesetting with \TeX: A + Textbook for Users\/}]. (Weiterbildung Informatik). + M\"unchen-Wien: R.\ Oldenbourg Verlag, 1989 and 1991. + ca.~DM~40. \isbn\ 3-486-21736-4 (1989: \isbn\ + 3-486-21173-0). + + $\bullet$ + As a special feature this book contains its own (verbatim) + source code as an appendix. + + \item [C.\ Vanoirbeek and G.\ Coray, eds.] + {\sl EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing, 1992\/}. + (The Cambridge Series on Electronic Publishing). Cambridge + University Press, 1992. Pp.\ x + 316 (hardcover). \pounds + 35. \isbn\ 0-521-43277-4. + + $\bullet$ + This is the proceedings volume on {\sl EP92. Electronic + Publishing '92. International Conference on Electronic + Publishing, Document Manipulation, and Typography\/} (Swiss + Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, + April 7--10, 1992). Five of the twenty-one papers deal with + topics closely connected with \TeX\ (see Articles section, + below). +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Articles} + +\begin{description} + \item [Angelika Binding.] + ``Einsatz von \TeX\ beim Springer-Verlag.'' {\it + Mitteilungen der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung\/} 4 + (1993), 19--22. + + $\bullet$ + This article (by a member of the German Springer branch) + describes the use of \TeX\ in the publishing process at + Springer. + + \item [George Gr\"atzer.] + ``AMS-\LaTeX.'' {\it Notices of the American Mathematical + Society\/} vol.\ 40, no.\ 2 (February 1993), 148--150. + + \item [George Gr\"atzer.] + Advances in \TeX\ Implementations. I.\ \PS\ Fonts.'' {\it + Notices of the American Mathematical Society\/}: vol.\ 40, + no.\ 7 (Sepember 1993), 834--838. + + \item [Suzanne M.\ Molnar.] + ``A Tour of Graphical Typesetting on the Macintosh.'' {\it + The UMAP Journal\/} vol.\ 14, no.\ 2 (Summer 1993), 97--112. + + $\bullet$ + The topics discussed in this article include \PiCTeX\ and + Oz\TeX. + + \item [Richard Morin.] + ``Tangled up in \TeX.'' {\it SunExpert Magazine\/} vol.\ 4, + no.\ 10 (October 1993), 42--46. + + $\bullet$ + A brief review of \TeX\ support, including the Comprehensive + \TeX\ Archive Network ({\small CTAN}), the \TeX\ Users + Group, and several books on \TeX. + + \item [Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley.] + ``The Pursuit of Quality: How Can Automated Typesetting + Achieve the Highest Standards of Craft Typo\-graphy?'' {\it + EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}, + 261--273. + + \item [Makoto Murata and Koichi Hayashi.] + ``Formatter Hierarchy for Structured Documents.'' {\it + EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}, 77--94. + + \item [Gilbert B.\ Porter {\small\bf III} and Emil V.\ Rainero.] + ``Document Reconstruction:\nl A System for Recovering + Document Structure from Layout.'' {\it EP92. Proceedings of + Electronic Publishing 1992\/}, 127--141. + + \item [Luigi Semenzato and Edward Wang.]\ + ``Aleph: A Language for Typeset\-ting.'' {\it EP92. + Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}: 65--75. + + \item [Richard Southall.] + ``Presentation Rules and Rules of Composition in the + Formatting of Complex Text.'' {\it EP92. Proceedings of + Electronic Publishing 1992\/}, 275--290. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Baskerville\/}:] vol.\ 3, no.\ 2, December 1993, 24pp. + + $\bullet$ + The editor, Sebastian Rahtz, announces that {\sl + Baskerville} will appear six times a year. + + \item [{\sl MAPs\/}:] + Issue 93.2, 1993, 242pp. + + \item [{\sl TUGboat\/}:] + vol.\ 14, no.\ 3, October 1993, 212pp. + + $\bullet$ + This issue contains the proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual + Meeting, Aston University, Birmingham, England, July 26--30, + 1993. + + \item [{\sl TUGboat\/}:] + vol.\ 14, no.\ 4, December 1993, 84pp. +\end{description} + +\noindent [{\bf Note:} There was a misprint in the last digit of the + \isbn\ for Christian Rolland's book, listed in \ttn\ 2,4:3. The + correct number is {\small ISBN} 2-87908-025-{\bf 8}. --PS] + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 3,2)} + +\begin{description} + \item [P.W.\ Abrahams, K.\ Berry and K.\ Hargreaves.] + {\sl \TeX\ per l'impaziente\/}\nl [{\sl \TeX\ for the + Impatient\/}].\marginpar{\TUB\ 14,4} Milano: + Addison-Wes\-ley, 1991. Pp.\ 396. \isbn\ 88-7192-022-8. + + $\bullet$ + This is a translation (by Gaia and Guido Franchi) of the + well-known introduction, amplified by material relevant to + the Italian language. + + \item [Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach and Alexander + Samarin.]\mbox{} \nl + {\sl The \LaTeX\ Companion\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 15,2} + Addison-Wes\-ley, 1993. Pp.\ 480 (paper). US\$41.25. \isbn\ + 0-201-54199-8. + + $\bullet$ + This book is based on \LaTeX2e, the new version of \LaTeX\ + which is currently available in its betatest release. It + explains tools and techniques that enhance the use of + \LaTeX\ and help format documents more quickly and more + efficiently. Topics treated include customizing commands + and enviroments, changing page layout, preparing indices and + bibliographies, and the New Font Selection Scheme (\nfss), + as well as using PostScript fonts and PostScript images. + [adapted from promotional material] + + \item [Helmut Kopka.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ --- Einf\"uhrung\/} [{\sl \LaTeX\ --- + Introduction\/}]. Addison-Wes\-ley, 1994. + + $\bullet$ + The new edition of Kopka's well-know (German) books on + \LaTeX\ (also available in a partial English translation) + includes \LaTeX2e and will comprise three (instead of two) + volumes. The first volume is already available. + + \item [Norman Walsh.] + {\sl Making \TeX\ Work\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 15,2} O'Reilly + and Associates, April 1994. (approx.) 500pp. US\$29.95. + \isbn\ 1-56592-051-1. + + $\bullet$ + There are many books on \TeX\ and \LaTeX, but so far (it + seems) no book has been devoted to the \TeX\ system as a + whole, i.e., all the software, tools, and macros that are + available and can be used when working with \TeX. This book + tries to fill the gap and provides a comprehensive guide to + the world of \TeX. It discusses the various implementations + of \TeX\ on all common platforms and how to obtain them, + presents the major macro packages, discusses the + installation and the use of fonts (including PostScript and + TrueType fonts), and the inclusion of graphics as well as + the prepara-\break tion of indices and bibliographies. It + will certainly be a valuable source of information, in + particular, for all those \TeX\ users who lack net access. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Articles} + +\begin{description} + \item [George Gr\"atzer.] + ``Advances in \TeX\ Implementations. II.\ Integrated + Environments.'' {\it Notices of the American Mathematical + Society\/}, vol.\ 41, no.\ 2 (February 1994), 106--111 + + $\bullet$ + ``In this article I will review two integrated \TeX\ + implementations. Textures, the classical implementation on + the Macintosh (in its modern variant, Lightning Textures), + and the brand new PC\TeX\ for Windows for IBM compatible + computers. I shall also review Scientific Word, a \TeX\ + preprocessor.'' [from the introduction] + + \item [Allyn Jackson.] + ``{\it What's Happening\/}: New Publication Takes the AMS in + New Directions.'' {\it Notices of the AMS\/}, vol.\ 41, + no.\ 6 (July/August 1994), 626--627 + + $\bullet$ + This article presents the concepts of a new publication. + The following is an excerpt from the production remarks: + ``Though the design is certainly more complex than the + Society's other \TeX\ documents, \TeX\ was chosen over a + what-you-see-is-what-you-get desktop publishing program for + its superior typographic quality. (A few small sections of + the book were produced using a desktop publishing program + but the output was manipulated and massaged by hand to make + it look as good as the \TeX\ output.)'' + + \item [Tom Scavo, Yannis Haralambous, and Werenfried Spit.] + ``\TeX\ on the\nl Macintosh.'' {\it Notices of the + AMS\/}, vol.\ 40, no.\ 10 (December 1993), 1353--1360 + + $\bullet$ + ``There are currently four implementations of \TeX\ + available for the Macintosh family of computers: CMac\TeX, + Direct\TeX, Oz\TeX, and Textures. The latter is a + well-known commercial product which won't be reviewed here; + the others are either freeware or shareware and are the + focus of this report.'' [from the introduction] +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [Baskerville:] + vol.\ 4, no.\ 1, Feb.\ 1994, 24pp; + vol.\ 4, no.\ 2, Apr.\ 1994, 24pp. + + \item [{\sl GUST\/}:] + Zeszyt 3 (1994), 50pp. + Official newsletter of the Polish \TeX\ User Group. +% Grupa U\.zytkownik\'ow Systemu \TeX. + + \item [{\sl La Lettre GUTenberg\/}:] + no.\ 2, f\'evrier 1994, 24pp [using Lucida-Bright] +% Official newsletter of \GUTenberg. + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + 5.\ Jahrgang, Heft~3, Dezember~1993, 68pp. +% vol. 5, no. 3, Dec. 1993, 68pp. +% Official newsletter of DANTE e.V. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 3,3)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Abass Alamnehe.] + {\sl e\LaTeX: Document Preparation Guide\/} [in Amharic]. + EthiO Systems, 1993. Pp.\ xvi + 230. + + $\bullet$ + This is a manual to e\LaTeX, an Ethiopian-based version of + \LaTeX. + + \item [Jonathan Grosvenor, Kay Morrison \& Alexander Pim.] + {\sl The PostScript Font Handbook: A Directory of Type 1 + Fonts\/}. Revised edition. Wokingham: Addison-Wes\-ley, 1992. + Pp.\ ix + 425. US\$41.50. \isbn\ 0-201-56893-4 (paper). + + $\bullet$ + For all those interested (or forced) to use PostScript fonts + this directory provides a comprehensive collection of font + samples from the font libraries of Adobe, Monotype, + Linotype, and Agfa. Each font is represented by a full-page + profile including the character set, a brief history, and + hints for recommended usage. It includes an introduction on + PostScript fonts. + + \item [Leslie Lamport.] + {\sl \LaTeX: A Document Preparation System\/}. 2nd edition. + Addi\-son-Wes\-ley, 1994. Pp.\ 180. US\$41.50. \isbn\ + 0-201-52983-1 (paper). + + $\bullet$ + This new edition of the official \LaTeX\ manual describes + \LaTeX2e. It is announced to be available soon. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Articles} + +\begin{description} + \item [Marvin S.\ Margolis.] + ``MG Mathematical Graphics System.'' {\it Notices of the + American Mathematical Society\/}, vol.\ 41, no.\ 3 (March + 1994), 200--201. + + $\bullet$ + ``The MG Mathematical Graphics System creates and displays + two- and three-dimensional mathematical graphics on an + {\small MS-DOS}-based personal computer and produces + high-quality PostScript output. The developers, R.B.~Israel + and R.A.~Adams, [\dots] primarily designed the relatively + small program to assist authors to create graphs to include + in \TeX-typeset documents. It is available from MG + Software, 4223 West Ninth Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada + V6R 2C6.'' [from the introduction of this review] + + \item [Heinz Werntges.] + ``Grafik-Import in \LaTeX'' [Importing graphics under + \LaTeX]. {\it c't\/} 12/92, 252--258. + + $\bullet$ + This survey article (in the German computer magazine, {\it + c't\/}) discusses the various possibilities for including + graphics into \LaTeX\ documents. It has since been reprinted + (slightly updated) in {\sl Die \TeX nische Kom\"odie\/}, + vol.~5, no.~2 (1993), 38--53. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Baskerville\/}:] + Vol.\ 4, no.\ 3, June 1994, 24pp. +% Official newsletter of the UK \TeX\ Users' Group. +% Contact: uktug-enquiries@ftp.tex.ac.uk + + \item [{\sl Les Cahiers GUTenberg\/}:] + No.\ 16, f\'evrier 1994, 82pp. \issn\ 1140-9304. [Thematic + issue: {\sl PSTricks et Seminar\/}.] + + No.\ 17, mai 1994, 66pp. +% Occasional publication of the French-speaking user group, +% GUTenberg. Contact: gut@irisa.fr + + \item [{\sl La Lettre GUTenberg\/}:] + No.\ 3, juin 1994, 24pp. [using Palatino]. +% Official newsletter of \GUTenberg. Contact: gut@irisa.fr + + \item [{\sl MAPs\/}:] + Issue 94.1, 1994, 178pp. [Dutch-speaking user group, NTG + publication.] +% Official publication of the NTG. Contact: ntg@nic.surfnet.nl + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + 5.\ Jahrgang, Heft~4/1993, April~1994, 60pp. +% = vol. 5 (1993), no. 4, Apr. 1994, 60pp. + Official newsletter of DANTE e.{\small V}. +% Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V. +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: |dante@dante.de|. +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{New Publications (TTN 3,4)} + +\begin{description} + \item [Luzia Dietsche and Joachim Lammarsch.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ zum Loslegen --- Ein Soforthelfer f\"ur den + Alltag\/} [{\sl \LaTeX, ready to start --- Instant help for + every day\/}]. + + Springer Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg 1994. + DM~39.00. \isbn 3-540-56545-0. + + $\bullet$ + This is an introduction to \LaTeX\ (2.09) based on + courses which are held regularly by the authors. + + \item [Friedhelm Sowa.] + {\sl \TeX, \LaTeX\ und Graphik --- ein \"Uberblick \"uber die + Verfahren\/} [{\sl \TeX, \LaTeX\ and graphics --- a survey of + the methods\/}]. + + Springer Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg 1994. + DM~39.00. \isbn 3-540-56468-3. + + $\bullet$ + This book (by the author of {\tt BM2FONT}) is probably + the first book (in any language) devoted to the inclusion + of graphics into \TeX\ documents. It treats macro + packages producing pictures, the inclusion of bitmap + graphics ({\tt BM2FONT}) and vector graphics ({\tt + hp2xx}), and the inclusion of graphics by dvi drivers (in + particular, PostScript by {\tt dvips}). +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Articles} + +\begin{description} + \item [George Gr\"atzer.] + ``Advances in \TeX\ Implementations. III.\ A New Version of + \LaTeX, Finally.'' {\it Notices of the American + Mathematical Society\/}, vol.\ 41, no.\ 6 (July/August + 1994), 611--615. + + $\bullet$ + This is a short introduction to, and a first review of, + \LaTeX2e. +\end{description} + + +\subsection*{Newsletters} + +\begin{description} + \item [{\sl Baskerville\/}:] + Vol.\ 4, no.\ 4, Sept.\ 1994, 24pp. +% Official newsletter of the UK \TeX\ Users' Group. +% Six issues per year. +% Contact: uktug-enquiries@ftp.tex.ac.uk + + \item [{\sl MAPs\/}:] + Issue 94.2, 1994, 232pp. [Dutch-speaking user group, NTG + publication.] +% Official publication of the NTG. Contact: ntg@nic.surfnet.nl + + \item [{\sl Die \TeX{}nische Kom\"odie\/}:] + 6.\ Jahrgang: Heft~1/1994 (Juli~1994), 68pp; and + Heft~2/ 1994 (Sept.\ 1994), 60pp. +% = vol. 6 (1994), no. 1 (July), 68pp; no. 2 (Sept.), 60pp. +% Official newsletter of DANTE e.{\small V} (Deutschsprachige +% Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V). +% Four issues per year. +% Contact: |dante@dante.de|. + + \item [{\sl Zpravodaj\/} {\rm[}``Bulletin''{\rm]}:] + vol.\ 1, 1994. [Official publication of the Czech/Slovak + {\small CSTUG}.] +% Four issues per year. +\end{description} + + +\newpage + +\Section{Other books} + +\begin{description} + \item [Paul Abrahams.] + {\sl \TeX\ for the Impatient\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 11, 4.} + Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wes\-ley, 1990. 357 pp + (paper). + + $\bullet$ + ``{\sl \TeX\ for the Impatient\/} addresses the practical + demands of busy people who have discovered the unmatched + benefits of \TeX, but whose time and interest in mastering + all its intricacies may be limited \dots\ anyone \dots\ who + needs a quick reference guide to \TeX.'' + + {\bf Update:} An Italian edition, {\sl \TeX\ per + l'impaziente\/}, was published in 1991.\marginpar{\TUB\ 14, + 4.} + + \item [Wolfgang Appelt.] + {\sl \TeX\ f\"ur Fortgeschrittene\/}. [{\sl \TeX\ for the + Advanced\/}].\marginpar{\TUB\ 11, 2.} Bonn: + Addison-Wes\-ley, 1988. \isbn\ 3-89319-115-1. + + \item [Arvind Borde.] + {\sl Mathematical \TeX\ by Example\/}. Academic Press, + 1993.\marginpar{\TUB\ 14, 1.} \isbn\ 0-12-117645-2. Pp.\ + 356. + + \item [David J.\ Buerger.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ for Engineers and + Scientists\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 12, 2.} McGraw-Hill, 1990. + \isbn\ 0-07-008845-4. Pp.\ 198 (paper). + + \item [Gianni Gilardi.] + {\sl Il TeX --- Introduzione al linguaggio e complementi + avanzati\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 15, 1.} Zanichelli/Decibel, + Bologna, 1993. \isbn\ 88-08-10860-0. Pp.\ 226 (cloth). + + \item [Helmut Kopka.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ --- Eine Einf\"uhrung\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, + 1.} 3rd rev.\ ed. Bonn: Addison-Wes\-ley, 1991. 375pp + (hardcover). + + \item [Helmut Kopka.] + {\sl \LaTeX\ --- Erweiterungsm\"oglichkeiten mit einter + Ein\-f\"uhr\-ung in \MF\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 13, 1.} 2nd + rev.\ ed.\ Bonn: Addison-Wes\-ley, 1991. 552pp. + (hardcover). + + \item [Norbert Schwartz.] + {\sl Einf\"uhrung in \TeX\/}. Bonn, Addison-Wes\-ley, + 1988. \isbn\ 3-925118-97-7. + + \item [Norbert Schwartz.] + {\sl Inleiding \TeX\/}. Addison-Wes\-ley Europe, Amsterdam, + 1990. \isbn\ 90-6789-151-7. + + \item [Norbert Schwartz.] + {\sl Introduction to \TeX\/}.\marginpar{\TUB\ 11, 2.} + Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wes\-ley, 1990. 278 pp + (paper). [Based on 2nd ed.\ of German original {\sl + Einf\"uhrung in \TeX\/}.] + + \item [Michael Urban.] + {\sl Premiers pas en \LaTeX\/}. Adaptation fran\c caise de + \'Eric Cornelis. GUTenberg, 1991. 87pp (paper). +\end{description} + +\newpage + + +\Section{Russian books about \TeX\footnote{NOTE: These books were + listed in TTN 3,3:5.}} + +\begin{enumerate} \itemsep=0pt + \item Michael Spivak, {\sl Voskhititel'nii \TeX}. Moscow: Mir + Publishers, 1993, 285pp. [Russian translation of {\sl The + Joy of \TeX\/} by M.~Spivak.] + + The translator is Irina Makhovaya, the editor of the Russian + version is Andrei Khodulev. This is the first book about + \TeX\ in Russian (7,000 copies). + + \item Donald Knuth, {\sl Vsio pro \TeX}. Protvino: AO Rd\TeX, 1993, + 575pp. [Russian translation of {\sl The \TeX book\/} by + Donald E.~Knuth.] + + The translator is Marina Lisina; the editors of the Russian + version are Stanislav Klimenko and Sergei Sokolov. This book + was published almost simultaneously with the Spivak book. + The translation was very hard work and successful (10,000 + copies). + + \item Marat Evgrafov, Leonid Evgrafov, {\sl \TeX: Rukovodstvo po + naboru i redaktirovaniiu mathematicheskikh tekstov}. Moscow: + Phismathlit, 1993, 80pp. + + The first Russian book about \TeX\ that was written by + Russians (7,000 copies). + + \item Boris Shirokov, {\sl PC\TeX. Prostoi sposob iziaschnogo + oformleniia mathematicheskikh tekstov: uchebnoe posobie}. + Petrozavodsk: Petrozavodsk State University, 1994, 80pp. + + This small manual talks about working with \TeX\ on IBM PC + compatible computers (not about PC\TeX!) (300 copies). + + \item Renat Zagretdinov et al., {\sl Izdatel'skaiia systema \LaTeX. + Kratkoe rukovodstvo}. Kazan: Kazan State University, 1994, + 94pp. + + This manual is a short introduction to \LaTeX\ 2.09, with + some material added about the Russian version {\it + CyrTUG}-em\TeX; it also contains a glossary of \LaTeX\ + control sequences, etc. (1,000 copies). + + \item Sergei L'vovskii, {\sl Nabor i verstka v pakete \LaTeX}. + Moscow: Kosmosinform, 1994, 328pp. + + The first complete description of \LaTeX\ 2.09 in Russian + (5,000 copies). +\end{enumerate} + +\end{document} + +%% END OF FILE + |