[OS X TeX] Short Course in LaTeX

[George Gratzer]

On Feb 12, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Victor Ivrii wrote:

> On 2/12/07, George Gratzer <gratzer at ms.umanitoba.ca> wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2007, at 8:34 AM, AJG Baeumel wrote:
>>
>> > "TeX on Mac OS X Mailing List" <MacOSX-TeX at email.esm.psu.edu> on
>> > Monday,
>> > February 12, 2007 at 05:15 +0000 wrote:
>> >> I have just finished my new LaTeX book. Part I is
>> >>
>> >> A Short Course.
>> >
>> > How short?
>>
>> About 50 pages.
>
> Unfortunately the majority of my esteemed colleagues, who mastered an
> art to create a real mess in LaTeX files combining a bunch of crazy
> macros with use of obsolete, buggy and incompatible packages consider
> reading of the Friendly Manual a really unnecessary burden :-( And
> even if the cannot explain why they need these packages they consider
> removing or replacing them as a violation of the basic Rights and
> Freedoms (you know, these packages came from my collaborator A and
> those from B and those are my own, so since we write a joint paper we
> must include everything in preambles :-)
>
> And those who are ready to read 50 pages are ready to read 500 :-)

I know, there is no question in their minds that they they know more  
than I do.

Clarifications:
1. The small price is not monetary but the Short Report.
2. I need the report like in at most three weeks.
3. An individual should be able to read the 50 or so pages in an  
afternoon.

GG


>
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I know you guys are all experts. But do you know some poor  
>> souls out
>> >> there who would want to get started? I would send you the Short
>> >> Course, including Appendix A on installation for a small price.
>> >
>> > I am one of the poor souls who is definitely interested.
>> > Name your price.
>>
>> You write the report.
>>
>> GG
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> A Short Report
>> >>
>> >> How long it took to do it, were there parts too difficult,  
>> parts over
>> >> explained?
>> >>
>> >> Any takers?
>> >
>> > Yes, please.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > ajgB
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> > AJG Baeumel   mailto:ajgB at st-maurices.n-lanark.sch.uk
>> >
>> >
>> >
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