The incredible tale of the author who didn't want to do the publisher's job

Authors

Didier Verna

Where

TUGboat

Type

inproceedings

Projects

Typesetting"Typesetting" is not in the list (Vaucanson, Spot, URBI, Olena, APMC, Tiger, Climb, Speaker ID, Transformers, Bison, ...) of allowed values for the "Related project" property.

Date

2013-01-01

Abstract

In this article, I relate on a recent experience of mine: writing a book chapter for a publisher who doesn't have a clue about typesetting. I confess my futile attempt at using TeX for writing the chapter in question. I describe the hell that descended upon me for daring to do that. I however admit that the hell in question would have been even greater, hadn't I done so. This article is both a nervous breakdown and a laughter, and I am seeking for the reader's comfort.

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Bibtex (lrde.bib)

@InProceedings{	  verna.13.tug-1,
  author	= {Didier Verna},
  title		= {The incredible tale of the author who didn't want to do
		  the publisher's job},
  booktitle	= {TUGboat},
  issn		= 0896320,
  year		= 2013,
  month		= jan,
  nodoi		= {},
  editor	= {Barbara Beeton and Karl Berry},
  volume	= 34,
  number	= 3,
  abstract	= {In this article, I relate on a recent experience of mine:
		  writing a book chapter for a publisher who doesn't have a
		  clue about typesetting. I confess my futile attempt at
		  using \TeX{} for writing the chapter in question. I
		  describe the hell that descended upon me for daring to do
		  that. I however admit that the hell in question would have
		  been even greater, hadn't I done so. This article is both a
		  nervous breakdown and a laughter, and I am seeking for the
		  reader's comfort.}
}