Guide TEX it: Uneasy beginnings of typesetters from the perspective of non-typesetters

Abstract

The article describes the process of typesetting a proceedings in TEX from the perspective of prospective typesetters along with challenges and obstacles encountered and solved during the work. Focused on the problems of generating a desired Table of Contents and captions of graphic objects, it further lists minor annoyances and tricks used to solve them. Also described is a field-proven electronic content management and synchronization system for different file versions utilized while working on the project in a decentralized fashion.