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Four TeX processors......Page 15
  Two-level input processing......Page 16
  Special cases: `expandafter, `noexpand, and `the......Page 17
 The execution processor......Page 18
  Skipped spaces......Page 19
  Internal quantities and their representations......Page 20
 Initial processing......Page 21
 Category codes......Page 22
  State M: middle of line......Page 24
  0: escape character......Page 25
  14: comment......Page 26
 Letters and other characters......Page 27
  Skipped spaces......Page 28
  Ignored and obeyed spaces......Page 29
  \"426830A space token\"526930B......Page 30
  Obeylines......Page 31
  Changing the `endlinechar......Page 32
  The input processor as a separate process......Page 33
 The @ convention......Page 34
 Character codes......Page 35
 Denoting characters to be typeset: `char......Page 36
  Implicit character tokens: `let......Page 37
 Accents......Page 38
 Uppercase and lowercase codes......Page 39
  Creative use of `uppercase and `lowercase......Page 40
  Output of control sequences......Page 41
  Category codes of a `string......Page 42
 Fonts......Page 43
  Querying the current font and font names......Page 44
 Font dimensions......Page 45
  Ligatures......Page 46
  Boundary ligatures......Page 47
 Boxes......Page 48
  Allocation: `newbox......Page 49
 The `lastbox......Page 50
  Dimensions of created vertical boxes......Page 51
  Examples......Page 52
  Predetermined dimensions......Page 53
  Box dimensions and box placement......Page 54
  Boxes and negative glue......Page 55
 Opening and closing boxes......Page 56
 Unboxing......Page 57
  Forgetting the `box......Page 58
  More subtleties with vertical boxes......Page 59
 Dissecting paragraphs with `lastbox......Page 60
  Horizontal mode......Page 62
 Horizontal and vertical commands......Page 63
  Internal vertical mode......Page 64
 Modes and glue......Page 65
 Testing modes......Page 66
 Integers......Page 68
  Denotations: characters......Page 69
  Internal integers......Page 70
 Numbers......Page 71
 Arithmetic......Page 72
 Number testing......Page 73
  Expanding too far / how far......Page 74
 Definition of \"426830A glue\"526930B  and \"426830A dimen\"526930B......Page 76
  Definition of dimensions......Page 77
  Conversion of \"426830A glue\"526930B  to \"426830A dimen\"526930B......Page 78
  Arithmetic: addition......Page 79
  Units of measurement......Page 80
  Stretch and shrink......Page 81
  Glue and breaking......Page 83
  The last glue item in a list: backspacing......Page 84
  Glue in trace output......Page 85
 Rules......Page 87
 Leaders......Page 88
  Rule leaders......Page 89
  Evenly spaced leaders......Page 90
  Leaders and box registers......Page 91
  Leaders and shifted margins......Page 92
 The grouping mechanism......Page 93
 Group delimiters......Page 94
  The brace as a token......Page 95
 Open and closing brace control symbols......Page 96
 Introduction......Page 97
 Prefixes......Page 98
  Undelimited parameters......Page 99
  Examples with delimited arguments......Page 100
  The macro parameter character......Page 102
 Construction of control sequences......Page 103
 `futurelet......Page 104
  Tail recursion......Page 105
  Unknown number of arguments......Page 106
  Examining the argument......Page 107
  Two-step macros......Page 109
  A comment environment......Page 110
 Ordinary expansion......Page 112
  One step expansion: `expandafter......Page 113
 `afterassignment......Page 114
 `aftergroup......Page 115
 `noexpand and active characters......Page 116
 `relax and `csname......Page 117
 TeX inserts a `relax......Page 118
  Expanding after......Page 119
  Defining inside an `edef......Page 120
 Expansion and `write......Page 121
  More examples with `relax......Page 122
 Example: category code saving and restoring......Page 123
  More expansion......Page 124
 The shape of conditionals......Page 125
  `ifx......Page 126
 Numerical tests......Page 127
  Case statement......Page 128
 The `newif macro......Page 129
 Evaluation of conditionals......Page 130
  The test wants to gobble up the `else or `fi......Page 131
 Macros and conditionals; the use of `expandafter......Page 132
  Conditionals and grouping......Page 133
  More examples of expansion in conditionals......Page 134
 Use of token lists......Page 137
 Token list registers......Page 138
  Operations on token lists: stack macros......Page 139
  Executing token lists......Page 140
 Interline glue......Page 142
 Terminology......Page 144
 Additional remarks......Page 145
 When does a paragraph start......Page 146
  Starting a paragraph with a group......Page 147
 An indentation scheme......Page 148
 A paragraph skip scheme......Page 149
 The way paragraphs end......Page 151
  Ending a paragraph and a group at the same time......Page 152
  Finite `parfillskip......Page 153
  A precaution for paragraphs that do not indent......Page 154
  Hanging indentation......Page 155
  General paragraph shapes: `parshape......Page 156
  Indenting into the margin......Page 157
  Another approach to hanging indentation......Page 158
  More examples......Page 159
 Line Breaking......Page 160
  Penalties and other break locations......Page 161
  Demerits......Page 162
 The process of breaking......Page 163
  Hyphens and discretionaries......Page 164
 Hyphenation......Page 165
  End of a word......Page 166
 Switching hyphenation patterns......Page 167
 Automatic interword space......Page 169
 User interword space......Page 170
 Control space and tie......Page 171
  Punctuation......Page 172
  Other influences on the space factor......Page 173
 Mathematical characters......Page 174
 Delimiters......Page 175
 Finding a delimiter; successors......Page 176
 Radicals......Page 177
 Math accents......Page 178
 Initial family settings......Page 179
  Change the font of ordinary characters and uppercase Greek......Page 180
  New fonts in formulas......Page 181
  Evaluating the families......Page 182
 Mathematics Typesetting......Page 183
 Styles in math mode......Page 184
  Choice of styles......Page 185
 Large operators and their limits......Page 186
 Mathematical spacing: mu glue......Page 187
  Muskip registers......Page 188
 Generalized fractions......Page 189
  Symbol font attributes......Page 190
  Extension font attributes......Page 191
  Example: subscript lowering......Page 192
 Displays......Page 193
 Vertical material around displays......Page 194
 Equation numbers......Page 195
 Non-centred displays......Page 196
 Horizontal and vertical alignment......Page 198
  Material between the lines: `noalign......Page 199
  Infinite preambles......Page 200
  `tabskip......Page 201
  Alternate specifications: `omit......Page 202
  Rules in alignments......Page 203
 Example: math alignments......Page 204
 `topskip......Page 206
 Page height and depth......Page 207
 The current page and the recent contributions......Page 208
 Page length bookkeeping......Page 209
  Breakpoint penalties......Page 210
  Breakpoint computation......Page 211
 `vsplit......Page 212
  Determining the breakpoint......Page 213
 The page builder after a paragraph......Page 214
 The `output token list......Page 215
 Marks......Page 216
  Example: no widow lines......Page 218
  Example: no indentation top of page......Page 219
  More examples of output routines......Page 220
 Insertion items......Page 221
 Moving insertion items from the contributions list......Page 222
 Insertions in the output routine......Page 223
 Plain TeX insertions......Page 224
 File I/O......Page 225
  Input with `read......Page 226
  Inspecting input......Page 227
  Write inside a vertical box......Page 228
  Expansion and spaces in `write and `message......Page 229
 Allocation commands......Page 230
 Ground rules for macro writers......Page 231
  Start of the job......Page 233
 Run modes......Page 234
  Formats: loading......Page 236
  The knowledge of IniTeX......Page 237
  Preloaded fonts......Page 238
  Other formats......Page 239
  Magnification......Page 240
 Fonts......Page 241
  Font files......Page 242
 TeX and web......Page 243
 The TeX Users Group......Page 244
 Tracing......Page 245
 Show boxes: `showbox, `tracingoutput......Page 246
 Global statistics......Page 248
 Error messages......Page 249
  Exception dictionary (307)......Page 250
  Main memory size (30000)......Page 251
  Text input levels (6)......Page 252
 Notations......Page 253
  \"426830A filler\"526930B , \"426830A general text\"526930B......Page 254
 Differences between TeX versions 2 and 3......Page 255
 Glossary of TeX Primitives......Page 257
 Character tables......Page 270
  Computer modern fonts......Page 272
  Mathcharacter codes......Page 277
  Delimiter codes......Page 278
  \"426830A mathchardef tokens\"526930B : ordinary symbols......Page 279
  \"426830A mathchardef tokens\"526930B : large operators......Page 280
  \"426830A mathchardef tokens\"526930B : binary operations......Page 281
  \"426830A mathchardef tokens\"526930B : relations......Page 282
 `delimiter macros......Page 283
 Changes to this document......Page 289