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@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