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LaTeX is nice for some use-cases. It works quite well for academic papers. Especially if the journal has a standard template to use. But probably not so nice in
by cpach 7y ago
LaTeX is nice for some use-cases. It works quite well for academic papers. Especially if the journal has a standard template to use. But probably not so nice in other cases. I’m not sure it would be so convenient to layout a brochure or a book in LaTeX. (And I mean LaTeX, not TeX or ConTeXt.)
- capnrefsmmat 7y agoWith books, you want lots of control over page size and headers and the styling of section breaks and so on. Often that leads you down the path of importing sixteen different packages to try to get the control you want. The memoir document class, on the other hand, combines everything you’d need for a book into one place with a consistent interface and excellent documentation. Want to do a book in LaTeX, I think it’s memoir that would make it easy.
- fiddlerwoaroof 7y agoYeah, I’ve done a bunch of program-style booklets in Latex (including some with side by side translations) and it’s really a nice environment for that sort of thing. It’s a bit tricky figuring out all the moving parts but, once you have, it’s straightforward to just drop the text in, edit it a bit, and print out something that looks professional.