Welcome to my LaTeX blog


LaTeX (pronounced either "Lah-tech" or "Lay-tech") is a very powerful word processing software built in on top of TeX. LaTeX is actually a set of macros that uses TeX to typeset. This is a macro based typesetting program. You have to write your document using LaTeX macros. When you will compile the document it will give you the desired output. 
In this kind of approach you are not able to see the appearance of the final document while typing it. This is called WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean). It is not same as using some popular word processing software like Microsof Word or LibreOffice Writer. As they use the approach called WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). It has several advantages and disadvantages. 

Advantages:
  • Document source can be read with any text editor and can be understood.
  • Since there are several formatting packages available, you can concentrate on content only not on layout. This will be taken care by LaTeX. 
  • You don't need to manually change the fonts, text sizes to match with the whole document if you have changed it some where. Latex automatically do it.
  • The document structure is visible in the final output. We can create several popular format of document from one source.
  • Layout of table, formula and so on are consistent throughout the document.
  • Typesetting mathematical formula is very easy.
  • Cross referencing and citing is very easy with latex. 
Disadvantages:
  • You don't see the final version of the document.
  • You need to know the commands to create document.
  • It some time become difficult to make a customized look which is not standard. 
Using latex is very convenient if you have document with large no of equation, graphics etc. Most of the people from the scientific community of Physics and Mathematics uses latex to typeset there document.

Here in this blog I will discuss some of the solution of some problem which I have faced during writing my document and how did I solved them. And some time tips.

Here I am assuming that people who will read this blog are familiar with basics of latex. Hope you will enjoy reading this blog and writing with latex.

Your comment and suggestion are always welcome.

Cheers
APaul

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