PLIN028 Computer typesetting

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Richard Holaj, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Mrkývka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vojtěch Kovář, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Vojtěch Mrkývka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
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: 0/20, 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
Course objectives
After passing the seminar, students should be able to prepare a complete electronic document (for example, a thesis, a scientific paper, slides for presentation) of high quality which meets all basic typographical principles and rules using the typographical system TeX (LaTeX). They should orient in typographical terms and be able to create and correct general textual electronic documents for printing.
Moreover, they should be able to create 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 be:
■ familiar with the basic terms from typography,
■ able to prepare a complex document (e.g. a bachelor's thesis) in TeX/LaTeX,
■ able to create a simple web page in HTML with visual styles in CSS,
■ able to prepare slides in a system other than MS PowerPoint, for example using Beamer document class in LaTeX.
Syllabus
  • Basic typographical terms (typesetting elements, typeface and its classification).
  • Typographical rules.
  • Typografical system TeX/LaTeX (origins, installation, basics, document structure and typesetting types, tables and figures, automatic generation of a table of contents and citations).
  • HTML a CSS (syntax overview, options, trends).
Literature
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. TEX :the program. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1986. 594 s.
  • RYBIČKA, Jiří. LATEX pro začátečníky. 3. vyd. Brno: Konvoj, 2003. 238 s.
  • KNUTH, Donald E. The texbook : computers and typesetting. Reading: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1996. ix, 483 s.
  • LAMPORT, Leslie. LATEX :a document preparation system : user's guide and reference manual. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley, 1994. xvi, 272 s.
  • OLŠÁK, Petr. Typografický systém TEX. 2. vyd., v Konvoji 1. Brno: Konvoj, 2000. 300 s.
  • Typografický manuál (Variant.) : Aktualizovaný typografický manuál.
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. The METAFONTbook. Illustrated by Duane Robert Bibby. Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1986. xi, 361 l.
Teaching methods
Practically and theoretically oriented presentations combined with exercises in a computer class.
Assessment methods
Written theoretical exam (test) in course of semester. Final practical assignment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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