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Subject: Re: Convert Word/html/pdf/TeX to Postscript
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From: Roger Leigh <rleigh AT whinlatter DOT ukfsn DOT org>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:44:40 +0100
In-Reply-To: <cj9dmh$bdl$1@sea.gmane.org> (Alex Vinokur's message of "Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:04:11 +0200")
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"Alex Vinokur" <alexvn AT connect DOT to> writes:

> "Igor Pechtchanski" wrote in message news:Pine DOT GSO DOT 4 DOT 61 DOT 0409270932320 DOT 17371 AT slinky DOT cs DOT nyu DOT edu...
> [snip]
>> TeX->PS: need you ask?  LaTeX! :-)
> [snip]
>
> Perhaps, off-topic:

Most probably, but it is included with Cygwin.

> * What TeX/LaTeX is?

It's a macro language and associated tools used for professional
high-quality typesetting.  It's very nice.

> * Why do we need it an additinon to PostScript and PDF,

It's used to /generate/ PS and PDF (as well as other formats).

> * Who uses TeX/LaTeX ? For what?

Me.  For letters, scientific and technical writing, documentation,
tutorials; basically any writing more complex than plain text.
(Sometimes I use groff -ms instead though--that's another typesetting
system also available with Cygwin.)

> * TeX  vs. LaTeX ?

TeX is the basic program and language primitives.  LaTeX is a set of
macros "on top" of TeX which make it simpler, easier and more
convenient to use (i.e. more high level).  It's a similar markup (in
concept, not appearance) to DocBook, though it allows far more freedom
and flexibility in terms of fine-tuning and customising the layout.
It's also much more extensible.

Here's one example:
  http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/gtk/ogcalc/ogcalc-1.0.4.tar.gz
If you unpack it, check ogcalc.tex (the source) and ogcalc.pdf (the
final document).  It makes a use of a good range of features, and adds
some custom stuff as the top.


Regards,
Roger

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