> Of course there are plenty of alternatives to LaTeX. Microsoft Word is just one. Only to the extent modelling clay is an alternative to CAD/CAM software and

> Of course there are plenty of alternatives to LaTeX. Microsoft Word is just one. Only to the extent modelling clay is an alternative to CAD/CAM software and CNC tools. There might be a GUI replacement to LaTeX, but it would have to be a graphical way to manipulate structure, not a WYSIWYG system. And anyway, WYSIWYG is hardly ever WYSIWIG [1], or WYSIWTG [2]. (More like WYGIWYD [3], or YAFIYGI [4].) [1] What You See Is What I Get [2] What You See Is What They Get [3] What You Get Is What You Deserve [4] You Asked For It, You Got It