PLIN028 Computer typesetting

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Vít Baisa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Vít Baisa, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Vít Baisa, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 G13
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
After passing the seminar students should be able to prepare a complete electronic document (a thesis, a scientific paper, slides for presentation, ...) of high quality which meets all basic typographic principles and rules using typographical system TeX (LaTeX). They should be aware of typographical terms, able to prepare and correct general textual electronic document for printing. Moreover they should be able to prepare a simple website using HTML and CSS, e.g. a simple personal university page with a brief CV.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, students will: - have a notion of basic terms from typography, - be able to prepare a complex document (e.g. a bachelor's thesis) in TeX/LaTeX, - be able to create a simple web page in HTML with visual styles in CSS, - be able to prepare slides in a system other than MS PowerPoint, e.g. using reveal.js library or Beamer document class in LaTeX.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic typographic terms. a. Typesetting elements. b. Typeface. c. Typeface classification. 2. Typographical rules. 3. Typographical system TeX. a. Motivation, origins, development, main principles. b. Installation, getting to work. c. LaTeX's basics. d. Simple typesetting. e. Mixed typesetting. f. Paragraph typesetting. g. Document structures. h. Tables. i. Graphics. j. Automatically generated parts of documents (tables of contents, citations, indices, atd.). k. Complete document (an article, a thesis). l. Digital presentation. 4. HTML - a survey of syntax, basic tags, possibilities, trends. 5. CSS - a survey of syntax, rule matching, possibilities, trends.
Literature
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. The METAFONTbook. Illustrated by Duane Robert Bibby. Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1986. xi, 361 l.
  • RYBIČKA, Jiří. LATEX pro začátečníky. 3. vyd. Brno: Konvoj, 2003. 238 s.
  • Typografický manuál (Variant.) : Aktualizovaný typografický manuál.
  • LAMPORT, Leslie. LATEX :a document preparation system : user's guide and reference manual. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley, 1994. xvi, 272 s.
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. TEX :the program. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1986. 594 s.
  • OLŠÁK, Petr. Typografický systém TEX. 2. vyd., v Konvoji 1. Brno: Konvoj, 2000. 300 s.
  • KNUTH, Donald E. The texbook : computers and typesetting. Reading: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1996. ix, 483 s.
Teaching methods
Practically and theoretically oriented presentations combined with exercises in a computer class. In case of bigger interest, the teaching will be organised into several seminar classes.
Assessment methods
Written theoretical exam (test) in course of semester. Final typesetting work (e.g. typesetting of a thesis), creating of a web page.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://nlp.fi.muni.cz/~xbaisa/plin028/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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