"Word Type of Art"
- Comparative comparison with LaTex
I have more than two years of experience in using it, using it experimental report, graduation papers and books (half); Word's use time is longer, but truly use it is just a matter of approach. I have been very familiar with these two software. I think I can talk about the feelings of "Word Type of Art", while making Word and Latex two types of typography software. (Considering this text may spread in plain text, I have to write Latex to this L, in addition, the text called Latex refers to the Latex CJK Chinese Hongkou)
Word and Latex are typographic software, but in my opinion, it is not professional typography software - although they can discharge very professional effects. My point is that the so-called professional typography refers to it is specifically for others. (The driver who drives others is called the driver, it is not counted. For example, the magazine's art use PageMaker or QuarkXpress Tympoo magazine or poster, or the cable worker of the circuit board factory uses PowerPCB or Allegro to arrange the printed circuit board for customers, or the semiconductor factory's cable workers serve the internal connection of the integrated circuit. line. This professional work is often only cares about the form (typography effect), does not care about content (the semiconductor factory's cable work often does not know what is used by the chip's chip. Word and Latex are designed to use the author, the author (especially the technical author) must care about the content of the content, and also care about the layout arrangement, in order to best express your own ideas, facilitate readers to understand. (Note: Although some people use Word or LaTex for others to typeset, this is not the original intention of the design of these two software.) Mr. Houjie mentioned that "the author should typeset" in different occasions, I Strongly Agree. Many famous technical writers such as Knuth, Tanenbaum, Stevens, etc. are themselves.
In view of Word and Latex, you can discharge professional prints (books, papers), I am used to call them "half professional" typography software.
Latex is a set of macro packages based on TEX, while Tex is a typographic system developed by Professor Knuth. In the preface of the "The Tex Book" book, Knuth summarizes TEX's functionality: "(Tex IS) a new type setting system intended for the creation of beautiful books - and especially for books That Contain A Lot of Mathematics. "Latex has greatly improved ease of use based on TEX, that is, Latex can be placed, only TEX can also be arranged, but Latex is much easier.
Or give a class ratio, TEX typographic instructions (Primitives, primitives) have approximately 300, these instructions are better than assembly language, and they are directly written directly with assembly language. Knuth took advantage of scalability when design, he wrote a set of extended macro package for Tex, called Plain Tex, released with TEX. The Plain TEX macro provides approximately 600 commands that are macro definitions (Macros). PLAIN TEX Macro's 600 commands plus TEX's 300 originals, with a total of about 900 control statements, which compares to "macro assembly" J. We said that Knuth's book is typed in TEX, which actually refers to the use of Plain TEX Hongkou. Plain Tex is certainly easy to use nude TEX, but it is still very cumbersome. Latex provides a higher level package for TEX instructions, which is easy to use, compared to C language J. (In fact, Latex is not based on a Plain TEX macro package but is bare-based TEX.) In the detailed (font size, line spacing, broken words, break, formula), TEX and LATEX have no difference, and from global perspective (chapter ,, Cross-reference, index, reference, directory), Latex is much more automation. Latex provides document templates (Article, Book, Report), which is based on these templates, which is easy to make a template that meets its own typography, and then discharges a series of books. There are about 120 cases of the common control statement of Latex, not difficult, very good.
Word is an office / text processing software, it is very easy to use. But "good use" does not mean "use it", how many people are arranged by this uncomplete layout? If you use a Word Version 10, you don't have to watch any Word book, any problem can violently solve J. However, if you want to give full play to the role of Word, make a convenient writing process for the article (book), "Word Type Art" is very good (only?).
Compare typography software, one is to see what it can do, the other is to see if the use is convenient.
From the basic typeteen function, Word and Latex are not different: page settings, paper size, version of heart size, word style, row distance, paragraph indent, central alignment, page foot, page number, footnotes End, multi-level project number, auto number, directory automatic generation, cross-reference, generated index, etc. These functions are similar. Latex is strong in management of references, and the other Latex can be easily "margin note". Both LaTex and Word can make a graphic mix, because Word is what you get, it is convenient to adjust the position of the graphic and the size of the size. These features are enough for the author.
With the Latex typography, you will use the text editor to write the HTML file (or write the GUI program using the text editor). On the other hand, you can accurately control each detail and overall structure, on the other hand more in the row pattern. It is worse than the visualization tool when the document is convenient. And using Word feelings, you can't see the underlying representation of the data (can be used by VBA, "Word Type Art" book introduces this aspect), can only control documentation through the upper mouse keyboard operation. In Word set a paragraph into blue, set it into red, finally changed black, then I observed that more words word will not smart to remove these mutual offset properties, and leave a similar HTML text such redundant tags. Latex and Word are not suitable for dealing with over-complex layouts, such as newspapers, posters, complex columns, etc., after all, is the survival space of professional typography software. Personally feel Word and Latex suitable for the author to type technology books and articles, while the layout of the Latex is more simple, but it is better to handle.
Add the font to Word, you don't cost it, just copy the font file to Windows / Fonts; install new fonts for Latex, you can get it, not a few steps.
Word is stronger in multiplayer collaboration, for example, can track revisions. In addition, Word Square is more convenient than LaTex.
From the typesetting effect, Word and Latex are as well as they have. (La) Tex Row Mathematical Formula's ability in the world, Word is naturally no problem. When dealing with English (Western) literature, Latex knows that the layout is disconnected between the syllables, and the layout of the discharge is better than the Word. In terms of processing Chinese version, Word is considerate than Latex (especially Chinese punctuation and pinyin), after all, CJK Chinese Hongkou is written by German. Mr. Zhang Linbo, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, seems to be better than CJK, but I have not used CCT and cannot be compared.
Good typography software can't stop people from discharging, Latex is not a fool software, don't expect it to use it to discharge a good look, I have seen some mathematics classmates using the graduation thesis of Latex Row, called a rotten : The layout is broken, the paragraph is uneven, and the text is full.
The choice of typography software is a problem of seeing the helves. I am not a latex expert, nor a Word expert, can't tell you, which software is not available, which one is going on, it is inconvenient to change another. Tools are used, and people do not take tired tools. For general technical documents (magazine manuscripts, etc.) I generally use the Word row, long document (graduation thesis) or documents with mathematical formulas (some experiment reports) with Latex rows. Please keep an open mind and don't make the software of the software.
There are not many books in the market, and the books I read, I have a little bit seeing the trees and I don't see the feeling of the forest. These books are mostly introduced the features of LaTex, explaining the use of the LATEX command, and some will mention the layout of the layout, but there is less to focus on the big life, introduce how to systematically discharge the good layout, and reach the level of "official publication" . I have to explore some experiences, followed.
Most Word books on the market are the same. For example, almost every Word book will tell you how to set the font font size, the row distance (this is the most basic operation), but often will not tell you the body of ordinary books How much words should be used, how much is the distance, and how much is the paragraph. (Perhaps these Word books are not the author's own row, they are not very clear?) Hou this "Word Type Art" tells you that according to his multi-year experience, the text can use 9.5 lbs (smaller than the word ), The font is Huang Kang Jian Song (Simplified Edition, "Traditional Edition with Hua Kangming), the line spacing 16 pounds (or 18 pounds), the first 4 pounds, 8 pounds after segment. The body that is discharged is very beautiful. There is no common kind of feeling that it is directly filled. Looking at this book, the purpose is to learn from expert experience and quickly mention your own typesetting skills. Reading "Word Type Art" is a shortcut to a Word master.
P.S. I'm "officially publication" refers to the kind of thing to take to many people, such as graduation papers, magazines, books, and more. In exchange, it is a "official publication" with a printer copier printing more than 10,000 copies. It is not enough to print a hand to the teacher.
"WORD Type of Art" is eye-catching in the "typography", first introduces the foundation knowledge, and then introduces Word's "Regular Army Operation Mode" and Hou Mr. Herd "." This is the content of the first two chapters (this part is unique), you can read it from www.jjhou.com. This can be seen as the first part of this book.
Chapter 3-8 is the second part of this book, and specifically explain the formal way of Word Type of Massive Documents. Chapter 3, 4 introduces the layout setting (paper, topography, page feet, page number), one sentence: Typography also follows "Distance to bring a beautiful" principle, set various distances (page margin, header distance, paragraph The distance, the line spacing, the title distance is the first step in the discovery layout.
Chapter 5 is a key point, introducing text arranging within version of the center, where is the most important of "style / style". I think it is good to use Word to use Word, it is mainly seen that he will not use "style." Global style local fine-tuning is a non-fancy door that discharges a good look. This chapter also introduces the various automatic number of functionality of Word, such as the automatic number of the footnote, the auto number of the inscription, the automatic number of the list of items, the auto number, etc. of the chapter. With these functions, you will not be able to leak for various entry numbers, so that the handmade number has become history.
Chapter 7 Turning Catalog (Ordinary Catalog, Chapter Catalog, Icon Directory) Automatic Arrangement, these all need to be based on "style" on Chapter 5. Chapter 8 Talks of the Automatic Generation of Index, this is a book typographic version. Chapter 6? Chapter 6 illustrates the mix of graphic, this is the "Way I have obtained" "" "" "" Latex's graphic mixing is not as convenient, and it is more troublesome.
Chapter 9, 10 is the "improvement" section of this book, which describes how to implement the automation function provided directly from Word. Personally, this two chapters are suitable for people who have a programming experience. No. 11 did not speak typography, but introduced the usage of Word electronic documents and multi-person collaborative revisions. Chapter 12 introduces the use of Acrobat to generate a PDF file. These four parts "into the rotation" come down, I believe that the reader will have a comprehensive understanding of how to use Word version of the large file.
The whole book is exquisite, the production is exquisite, rich in content, both of the teaching materials, but also as a book check, is a rare masterpiece.
Since the knowledge of the typography is in communication, I believe that LaTex users can also take advantage of nutrients from "Word Typography Art" (especially the top 5 chapters can be used directly), discharge a beautiful layout (I officially officially officially). If there is time in the future, I summarize my experience with the Latex row, let the reader read the "Word Type of Art" to apply knowledge to the Latex version.
