12pt
) that can be used within
a ``tweaked LATEX''. The most visible part of this tweak is the
new font selection scheme of Mittelbach and Schöpf,
discussed more fully in the next chapter. Almost every
LATEX command and environment survived the transition to , the
exceptions being those that were considered redundant or under-used (space
is at a premium with such a big package).
The tweaked LATEX package is therefore able to deal with practically
every existing LATEX document, giving just a few (often pleasant)
surprises.
With the amstex
style option, one can just start a LATEX document with
0.1
\documentstyle[amstex]{article} % or report, book, etcto gain access to the TEXnical excellence of the AMS technical staff. It is not necessary to have read The Joy of TEX (the AMS-TEX reference guide) to be able to use the
amstex
option, for comes with its own reference guide. Even so,
The Joy of TeX is still highly recommended reading.
The syntax of AMS-TEX has been changed to that of LATEX,
but one can perform that transformation as you read ``Joy''
and still learn much of the art of technical typesetting. Nowhere
else will you find so comprehensive a coverage of the conventions
and pitfalls of mathematical typesetting. In addition, Joy
lists all the extra symbols that are available through the
amstex
option (if you thought LATEX had a fair selection
of esoteric symbols, just wait 'til you see those!) and provides
in-depth accounts where the documentation is brief.
Just as AMS-TEX comes with the AMS preprint style
(amsppt
), comes with a specialist style file for
preparation of articles with for submission to journals:
amsart
. The User's Guide is quite short and very
terse in its explanations (assuming you to be competent in LATEX),
but is supplemented by a large body of examples and a comprehensive
sample article that is a showcase of the abilities of the amsart
style. You must read both these documents to really
learn . The AMS also distributes a guide to authors
who wish to submit using , and this is a must-read once
you are familiar with some of .