15 Apr
2017
15 Apr
'17
8:23 p.m.
Comparing documents produced by Heirloom troff and modern versions of
LaTeX, I just can't see a huge difference. The main thing TeX has going for
it is LyX, which makes composing documents a whole lot more comfortable for
folks raised on WYSIWYG. If a tool like that was available for troff...
Mike
On Apr 14, 2017 6:24 PM, "Toby Thain" <toby(a)telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
On 2017-04-14 9:56 AM, Michael Kerpan wrote:
Of course, these days, there's a version of troff
that borrows TeX's
layout rules, while also adding vastly improved font handling, support
for the most useful/widely used groff extensions, and more. Why Heirloom
troff isn't more widely used is a puzzle for the ages.
No matter how far you tart up the former, Troff and TeX just aren't playing
the same ballgame.
--T
Mike