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Re: TeX and Scribus

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On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 05:17:40 +0000, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:

> On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:11:49 +0000, JohnF wrote:
>> I think I've occasionally seen documentation distributed as (La)TeX
>> source, and then you do need (La)TeX to format it more readably. But
>> that's about it, I believe.
> 
> Yes, but IMHO even that would be reason enough to include a good enough
> latex in Slackware. Even if Slackware did not include any standard
> packages which depends upon latex, a Slackware without latex would be
> less useful for people downloading, compiling and installing software
> themselves.
> 
> Just like Slackware includes compilers for common languages like C and
> less common languages like pascal those compilers are not only used by
> people using Slackware as their software development platform. Those
> compilers are also used by people downloading and installing software
> they want installed on their system.
> 
> Some languages like C++ are moving targets and every now and then gets
> updated to newer versions with new releases of Slackware. This might be
> necessary to install some new software. One day the same might become
> true for latex and that day maybe Slackware will have to ship one extra
> DVD just for latex, but I don't think that day have come yet.
> 
> regards Henrik

Is it such a monster!
I'm having big problems the *.html that has maths-formuars, apparently
in latex.

How do other users solve this problem?

== FG

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  Re: TeX and Scribus Martha Adams <mhada@verizon.net> - 2016-04-05 01:42 -0400
    Re: TeX and Scribus Joost Kremers <joost.m.kremers@gmail.com> - 2016-04-05 07:25 +0000
      Re: TeX and Scribus W. Greenhouse <wgreenhouse@riseup.net> - 2016-04-05 14:15 +0000
        Re: TeX and Scribus Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-04-05 21:13 +0000
          Re: TeX and Scribus W. Greenhouse <wgreenhouse@riseup.net> - 2016-04-05 21:20 +0000
        Re: TeX and Scribus JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2016-04-06 07:14 +0000
          Re: TeX and Scribus Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-04-06 18:26 +0000
            Re: TeX and Scribus W. Greenhouse <wgreenhouse@riseup.net> - 2016-04-06 20:47 +0000
            Re: TeX and Scribus JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2016-04-07 00:11 +0000
              Re: TeX and Scribus Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-04-07 05:17 +0000
                Re: TeX and Scribus Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 05:13 +0000
    Re: TeX and Scribus "john@wexfordpress.com" <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2016-04-05 07:00 -0700
    Re: TeX and Scribus Jim Diamond <Jim.Diamond@deletethis.AcadiaU.ca> - 2016-04-05 21:35 -0300
      Re: TeX and Scribus Martha Adams <mhada@verizon.net> - 2016-04-06 21:17 -0400
        Re: TeX and Scribus JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2016-04-07 04:54 +0000
        Re: TeX and Scribus Joost Kremers <joost.m.kremers@gmail.com> - 2016-04-07 07:46 +0000
        Re: TeX and Scribus W. Greenhouse <wgreenhouse@riseup.net> - 2016-04-07 14:10 +0000

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