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authorCésar Suárez <suarez.ortega.cesar@gmail.com>2015-10-15 00:05:18 +0200
committerCésar Suárez <suarez.ortega.cesar@gmail.com>2015-10-15 00:05:18 +0200
commitb5bd5d7ba2dd6cc857f1bdf574eb1e7b3b7206aa (patch)
tree12d1a7e4595b35a27396fdb3d0a1080705ae3efd /latex.html.markdown
parent96bb81488990e3de9fbfd20cf3093a4064ec1433 (diff)
Fix some typos in LaTeX article
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diff --git a/latex.html.markdown b/latex.html.markdown
index 146e8d45..fe2ddf43 100644
--- a/latex.html.markdown
+++ b/latex.html.markdown
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ filename: learn-latex.tex
% LaTeX is NOT a "What You See Is What You Get" word processing software like
% MS Word, or OpenOffice Writer
-% Every Latex command starts with a backslash (\)
+% Every LaTeX command starts with a backslash (\)
% LaTeX documents start with a defining the type of document it's compiling
% Other document types include book, report, presentations, etc.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ filename: learn-latex.tex
% but before the main sections of the body.
% This command is available in the document classes article and report.
\begin{abstract}
- LaTex documentation written as LaTex! How novel and totally not my idea!
+ LaTeX documentation written as LaTeX! How novel and totally not my idea!
\end{abstract}
% Section commands are intuitive.
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ I think we need another one
Much better now.
\label{subsec:pythagoras}
-% By using the asterisk we can suppress Latex's inbuilt numbering.
-% This works for other Latex commands as well.
+% By using the asterisk we can suppress LaTeX's inbuilt numbering.
+% This works for other LaTeX commands as well.
\section*{This is an unnumbered section}
However not all sections have to be numbered!
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ a line \\ needs \\ to \\ break \\ you add \textbackslash\textbackslash to
the source code. \\
\section{Lists}
-Lists are one of the easiest things to create in Latex! I need to go shopping
+Lists are one of the easiest things to create in LaTeX! I need to go shopping
tomorrow, so let's make a grocery list.
\begin{enumerate} % This creates an "enumerate" environment.
% \item tells the enumerate to increment
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Here's how you state all y that belong to X, $\forall$ x $\in$ X. \\
% The opposite also holds true. Variable can also be rendered in math-mode.
My favorite Greek letter is $\xi$. I also like $\beta$, $\gamma$ and $\sigma$.
-I haven't found a Greek letter that yet that Latex doesn't know about!
+I haven't found a Greek letter that yet that LaTeX doesn't know about!
Operators are essential parts of a mathematical document:
trigonometric functions ($\sin$, $\cos$, $\tan$),
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ $^{10}/_{7}$
% \frac{numerator}{denominator}
$\frac{n!}{k!(n - k)!}$ \\
-We can also insert equations in an "equation environment."
+We can also insert equations in an "equation environment".
% Display math with the equation 'environment'
\begin{equation} % enters math-mode
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ figures, equations, sections, etc.
Summations and Integrals are written with sum and int commands:
-% Some latex compilers will complain if there are blank lines
+% Some LaTeX compilers will complain if there are blank lines
% In an equation environment.
\begin{equation}
\sum_{i=0}^{5} f_{i}
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ We can also insert Tables in the same way as figures.
% \section{Hyperlinks} % Coming soon
-\section{Getting Latex to not compile something (i,e, Source Code)}
-Let's say we want to include some code into our Latex document,
-we would then need Latex to not try and interpret that text and
+\section{Getting LaTeX to not compile something (i.e. Source Code)}
+Let's say we want to include some code into our LaTeX document,
+we would then need LaTeX to not try and interpret that text and
instead just print it to the document. We do this we a verbatim
environment.
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ environment.
\section{Compiling}
By now you're probably wondering how to compile this fabulous document
-and look at the glorious glory that is a Latex pdf.
+and look at the glorious glory that is a LaTeX pdf.
(yes, this document actually does compiles). \\
Getting to the final document using LaTeX consists of the following steps:
\begin{enumerate}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Getting to the final document using LaTeX consists of the following steps:
\item Compile source code to produce a pdf.
The compilation step looks something like this (in Linux): \\
\begin{verbatim}
- $pdflatex learn-latex.tex learn-latex.pdf
+ $pdfLaTeX learn-LaTeX.tex learn-LaTeX.pdf
\end{verbatim}
\end{enumerate}
@@ -228,4 +228,4 @@ That's all for now!
## More on LaTeX
* The amazing LaTeX wikibook: [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX)
-* An actual tutorial: [http://www.latex-tutorial.com/](http://www.latex-tutorial.com/)
+* An actual tutorial: [http://www.LaTeX-tutorial.com/](http://www.LaTeX-tutorial.com/)