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He correctly points out that LaTeX is a typesetting tool, and that Word and Writer are word processors, two very different approaches to text. So why compare L
by ned 17y ago
He correctly points out that LaTeX is a typesetting tool, and that Word and Writer are word processors, two very different approaches to text.
So why compare LaTeX to them, and not, for example, Adobe InDesign, or FrameMaker?
- wtallis 17y agoPeople often try to make Word do things that require a tool like LaTeX. Most of this is because very few people know about LaTeX, and fewer still know that the quality of LaTeX output makes it worth learning anytime you have a complex document or one that needs to look good. To recycle an analogy: Word is a hammer, and complex documents are screws. When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Ultimately, Word and TeX are just tools for producing formatted documents. It's silly to cling to Word because it's WYSIWYG when it can't actually do the job you need done.