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LuaTex project (http://www.luatex.org/ http://www.luatex.org/) is working on fixing the language part. Hans Hagen, of Pragma Ade company, is on the team. I know
by zvrba 11y ago
LuaTex project (http://www.luatex.org/ http://www.luatex.org/) is working on fixing the language part. Hans Hagen, of Pragma Ade company, is on the team. I know about him and his work because I've used the ConTeXt macro package for TeX for my bachelor's thesis. This was like 15 years ago and already then I wished that Context were standard instead of Latex.
Whereas in Latex you have a bunch of (sometimes conflicting) packages to solve various problems, Context is a coherent unit. I didn't need external package for anything, not even for complex stuff like wrapping text around figures.
The downside is, and the reason why I couldn't keep using it, is that the markup commands are incompatible with Latex. Submissions to journals accept Latex only :(
- unfamiliar 11y agoUnfortunately the LuaTex website is completely opaque and I can't see any examples of the language or even a top level description of how to use it or how the workflow differs from that of LaTeX.
- jimhefferon 11y agoLuaTeX is still under development (note, though, that this is not abandonware or anything like it, it is just a deliberate and careful project that has done amazing work over an extended time). A person who wants a document that will still work in five years should likely go elsewhere. That said, however, if you are interested, a good place to start is by reading the user support list http://www.luatex.org/support.html http://www.luatex.org/support.html .
- unfamiliar 11y agoWhat's the point of a project that never ships?
- jimhefferon 11y agoIt comes with TeX Live. You can get it today, or five years ago, for that matter. But the final version, for which there is a plan, has not shipped or been written. Writing it is a very ambitious task and takes time, and a little money (through support from, e.g., the TeX Users Group). Things take time.
- pmoriarty 11y agoPlease see the links in the "Further Reading" and "External link" sections of this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuaTeX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuaTeX