Document Layout Engine

A Document Layout Engine is a software program or library designed to specify exactly how a document should look on a fixed-size page.

They are crucial for rendering documents across various mediums, including:

• Page Layout: Books, magazines, newspapers.
• Web Layout: Web pages and online documents.
• Presentation Layout: Slideshows and visual aids.
• E-book Layout: Electronic books (adaptable to device size).

Related Concepts

• [[Application Layout Engine]] - For interactive UI layouts
• [[Layout Engine]] - General rendering concept

Resources

• PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook
• The TeXBook
• Beamer User Guide (LaTeX)
• Practical UNIX Manuals: mdoc