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大家觉得有必要买latex companion这本书嘛?
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a*n
2
i feel it is convenient to have it at ur side. i dont have it tho.

【在 s***a 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢
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T*n
3
You don't have to have it, but I have it for two reasons:
1. Useful reference describing the core LaTeX and too many additional
packages. If you are serious about learning LaTeX, this is the book to
have on your desk.
2. It helps support the LaTeX development team's efforts. I've met some
of these developers and they are really nice people who have donated
years to making LaTeX what it is. If I am forced to pay for MS Word, a
piece of software I greatly detest but must own because I need to

【在 s***a 的大作中提到】
: 谢谢
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a*n
4
ic. i will buy a copy after reading ur post.

【在 T*******n 的大作中提到】
: You don't have to have it, but I have it for two reasons:
: 1. Useful reference describing the core LaTeX and too many additional
: packages. If you are serious about learning LaTeX, this is the book to
: have on your desk.
: 2. It helps support the LaTeX development team's efforts. I've met some
: of these developers and they are really nice people who have donated
: years to making LaTeX what it is. If I am forced to pay for MS Word, a
: piece of software I greatly detest but must own because I need to

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s*a
5
I have ordered one.

some

【在 a***n 的大作中提到】
: ic. i will buy a copy after reading ur post.
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a*n
6
any big difference between 2nd and 3rd edition?

【在 T*******n 的大作中提到】
: You don't have to have it, but I have it for two reasons:
: 1. Useful reference describing the core LaTeX and too many additional
: packages. If you are serious about learning LaTeX, this is the book to
: have on your desk.
: 2. It helps support the LaTeX development team's efforts. I've met some
: of these developers and they are really nice people who have donated
: years to making LaTeX what it is. If I am forced to pay for MS Word, a
: piece of software I greatly detest but must own because I need to

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T*n
7
You mean first and second editions? The first edition (which has the dog
on the cover) is more than 10 years out of date. You want the second
edition, which has a green-white cover with the picture of a compass.
I'm not aware that there is a third edition. The publisher is Addison
Wesley Longman, and the authors should be Mittelbach, Ratz, Rowley,
Goossens, etc. (I don't remember exactly who, but these are all on the
core LaTeX project team).

【在 a***n 的大作中提到】
: any big difference between 2nd and 3rd edition?
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a*n
8
yeah, as i checked last nite, there is a new 3rd edition coming out this
year.
the problem is 3rd edition is sold in a boxed set (4 books total) at amazon,
which costs 200 bucks.

【在 T*******n 的大作中提到】
: You mean first and second editions? The first edition (which has the dog
: on the cover) is more than 10 years out of date. You want the second
: edition, which has a green-white cover with the picture of a compass.
: I'm not aware that there is a third edition. The publisher is Addison
: Wesley Longman, and the authors should be Mittelbach, Ratz, Rowley,
: Goossens, etc. (I don't remember exactly who, but these are all on the
: core LaTeX project team).

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T*n
9
No, that's not the third edition. That's the third time they are
grouping several books together and selling them as a set.
If you read the Description section for this set on Amazon, you'll see
in boldface letters that it include the following:
Guide to LaTeX 4th edition (purple cover with old world map)
LaTeX Companion 2nd edition (green cover with compass)
LaTeX Graphics Companion 2nd edition (blue cover with oil paint palette)
LaTeX Web Companion 1st edition (purple cover with picture of ea

【在 a***n 的大作中提到】
: yeah, as i checked last nite, there is a new 3rd edition coming out this
: year.
: the problem is 3rd edition is sold in a boxed set (4 books total) at amazon,
: which costs 200 bucks.

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a*n
10
ic. thx a lot.

【在 T*******n 的大作中提到】
: No, that's not the third edition. That's the third time they are
: grouping several books together and selling them as a set.
: If you read the Description section for this set on Amazon, you'll see
: in boldface letters that it include the following:
: Guide to LaTeX 4th edition (purple cover with old world map)
: LaTeX Companion 2nd edition (green cover with compass)
: LaTeX Graphics Companion 2nd edition (blue cover with oil paint palette)
: LaTeX Web Companion 1st edition (purple cover with picture of ea

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T*n
11
You're welcome.

【在 a***n 的大作中提到】
: ic. thx a lot.
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