On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:33:05 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ Linonut on Wednesday 02 January 2008 15:25 : \____
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>> * Thufir fired off this tart reply:
>>
>>> On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:33:39 -0500, Linonut wrote:
>>>
>>>> And books? Sure, there are books written using Word. But with LaTex,
>>>> the author can also /typeset/ the book.
>>>
>>> LaTex has a steep learning curve, a word process doesn't.
>>
>> Use LyX, then.
>
> +1
>
>>> It could be
>>> argued that the impetus for a word processor is to make it easier.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, what do you mean by typeset? In OO, at least, there's "export to
>>> pdf", is this along the lines of what's meant by typeset?
>>
>> Typeset = get ready for output to a typesetting device.
>
> WYSIWYG where one massages text to fit an A4 sheet or whatever is for people
> (or kids) who think that writing a letter is like drawing. Too much time gets
> spent manually doing what a smart engine can do /for/ you, including the
> handling for different types of medium. Some Web page authoring tools adopt
> the same broken approach--and it shows.
What, you mean like those boneheads (and boneheaded apps) that insist upon
using absolute widths for layouts? "1024 pixels across, make the
navigation bar 200 pixels wide..."
No, seriously, there's a problem with this? Doesn't *everyone* use the
same fonts, sizes, styles, resolutions, etc, etc, etc?
Gah. I think I'm gonna go puke.
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