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Re: Latex

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Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes:

> maus <maus@mail.com> wrote:
>
>> Lamport's book on latex is all you will ever need.

Tnx for the pointer, saved for reference, but see below.

> [snip]
> latexmk makes compiling documents much nicer....
> [snip]
> Another thing that will piss off somebody from the UNIX world is how
> poor the manpage documentation is.  There is an info manual.
> It does document the language quite well, but does not say much about
> the CLI tools.  In emacs you should see it with
> 
> M-: (info "(latex2e) Top")

Gak!

> I began using both LaTeX and UNIX almost at the same time, so I was
> not really questioning the design of TeX when I was learning, but the
> OP...

That would be me.

> ...who has been using UNIX for decades, will be shocked by the design
> of the TeX tools.
> 
> For the OP, I would think twice before diving into LaTeX.  It has many
> pitfalls, error reporting is not always clear and takes long time to learn.
> If the OP has a simpler way of writing letters, I would put LaTeX aside.

This is probably the course I'll follow.  "Never say never..." but I
have way too many other things to do, most of them more useful and
more interesting, to undertake beating up Latex without a compelling
motive. 

Tnx,
-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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            Latex Re: Tnx Re: Ping Henrik Re: Networking problem... Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2023-03-11 03:24 -0400
              Re: Latex Re: Tnx Re: Ping Henrik Re: Networking problem... Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2023-03-11 09:25 +0000
              Re: Latex Re: Tnx Re: Ping Henrik Re: Networking problem... Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2023-03-11 10:13 +0000
                Re: Latex Re: Tnx Re: Ping Henrik Re: Networking problem... maus <maus@mail.com> - 2023-03-11 11:30 +0000
                Re: Latex Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-12 03:52 +0000
                Re: Latex maus <maus@mail.com> - 2023-03-12 08:59 +0000
                Re: Latex Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2023-03-12 11:04 +0000
                Re: Latex Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-12 17:10 +0000
                Re: Latex Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-12 17:48 +0000
                Re: Latex Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2023-03-12 20:42 +0000
                Re: Latex Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-12 21:17 +0000
                Re: Latex Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2023-03-13 20:08 +0000
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