diff --git a/Introduction.tex b/Introduction.tex index 05c2764f7e721b1927663ea7bc863f8972e00ee0..3fc37616d940cedbb191c7952c3a76a5f318aa05 100644 --- a/Introduction.tex +++ b/Introduction.tex @@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ It is recommended to take a little time out to learn how to use \LaTeX{} by crea \url{http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com}\\ Making the effort now means you're not stuck learning the system when what you \emph{really} need to be doing is writing your thesis. +For best practice information and how to write a large \LaTeX{} document (a~thesis perhaps..?) then an excellent source is \url{https://web.science.mq.edu.au/~rdale/resources/writingnotes/}. +This is a plain to read guide that will cover things you perhaps haven't thought of but probably should. +It will help you to achieve consistency in your \LaTeX{} markup and make sure your documents are well formatted and easy to maintain. + \subsection{A Short Math Guide for \LaTeX{}} -If you are writing a technical or mathematical thesis, then you may want to read the document by the AMS (American Mathematical Society) called, ``enquote{A Short Math Guide for \LaTeX{}''. It can be found online here: +If you are writing a technical or mathematical thesis, then you may want to read the document by the AMS (American Mathematical Society) called, ``{A Short Math Guide for \LaTeX{}''. It can be found online here: \url{http://www.ams.org/tex/amslatex.html} under the ``Additional Documentation'' section towards the bottom of the page. @@ -48,22 +52,25 @@ You can use this page as a reference or crib sheet, the symbols are rendered as \section{Prerequisistes}\label{prereq} You should have installed a TeX distribution (MiKTeX or TexLive). How to do so can be found by searching the internet. A medium install of \href{https://tug.org/texlive/acquire-netinstall.html}{Tex Live} is recommended, see Section~\ref{texlive}. A Full installation is \emph{large} (\textgreater 4.5GB), a medium is about 2GB. +The configuration of a MiKTeX installation is not documented as it was not tested with this. -\subsection{\LaTeX on Windows} -When runnning the installer select ``Custom Install''. You may need to run the installer as an Administrator (right click\textgreater Run as Administrator). \subsection{\LaTeX{} on a Mac} - The \LaTeX{} distribution is available for many systems including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The package for OS X is called MacTeX and it contains all the applications you need -- bundled together and pre-customized. MacTeX includes a custom dedicated \LaTeX{} editor called TeXShop for writing your \verb|.tex| files and BibDesk: a program to manage your references and create your bibliography section just as easily as managing songs and creating playlists in iTunes. -\subsection{TeXlive GUI Installer}\label{texlive} + +\subsection{TeXlive GUI Installer (Windows and Unix)}\label{texlive} The following process can be followed to select the collections required the result of which is shown in Figure~\ref{Figure:texlive_coll}. \begin{itemize} - \item Choose the scheme when in the installer. - \item Select Scheme-medium. Then choose Installation Collections. - \item Remove any languages you do not need. - \item Remove ``ConTex'', ``MetaPost'', ``XeTeX'' - \item Add ``LaTex Additional Packages'', ``Graphics, Pictures, Diagrams'' + \item You may need to run the installer as an Administrator (right click\textgreater Run as Administrator). + \item When runnning the installer select ``Custom Install''. + \item Working top to bottom, Choose the scheme (scheme-medium).\\ + \item Then choose Installation Collections.% +\begin{itemize} + \item[-] Remove any languages you do not need. + \item[-] Remove ``ConTex'', ``MetaPost'', ``XeTeX'' + \item[-] Add ``LaTex Additional Packages'', ``Graphics, Pictures, Diagrams'' + \end{itemize} \item The installation of ``TeXworks editor'' is optional \end{itemize} \begin{figure}[!htb] @@ -72,12 +79,10 @@ The following process can be followed to select the collections required the res \caption{Required installation collections in Tex Live Windows/Unix Installer} \label{Figure:texlive_coll} \end{figure} -Additionally for the copyright statement the ``Droid'' package is needed. It is recommended to install this using the ``Tex Live Manager'' after the main install, The TeX Live Manager is shown in Figure~\ref{Figure:texlive-mgr}. +The ``Droid'' package is needed for the copyright statement. Install this using the ``Tex Live Manager'' after the main install, as shown in Figure~\ref{Figure:texlive-mgr}. \begin{figure}[!htb] \centering - \includegraphics[width=8cm]{texlive_manager} + \includegraphics[width=7cm]{texlive_manager} \caption{Required installation collections in Tex Live Windows/Unix Installer} \label{Figure:texlive-mgr} \end{figure} - -The particular configuration of a MiKTeX installation is not documented as it was not tested with this. diff --git a/README.pdf b/README.pdf index 847505b82491794c610a9df323b846237c30c132..d9bc74bb8885ef0a746058dbe825b91370f0bd5e 100644 Binary files a/README.pdf and b/README.pdf differ