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Since alternatives are being discussed, Latex needs to be mentioned, it is made for "page layouts" (contrary to HTML+CSS which is made for viewPort layouts (tha
by cies 6y ago
Since alternatives are being discussed, Latex needs to be mentioned, it is made for "page layouts" (contrary to HTML+CSS which is made for viewPort layouts (that scroll and need to respond to changing widths)). With Latex one writes the document in Latex, instead of some old version of HTML+CSS with limitations, some additional page break controllers, and some ways to set page numbers etc.
Many docker containers exist for making Latex (the whole texlive[1] distro) into a service.
[1]: https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.pdf https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.pdf
- SebastianKra 6y agoMuch of the appeal of these conversion tools is that they might finally allow us to drop Latex. Although HTML/CSS/JS aren't fully viable for print just yet, they're not missing much.
- cies 6y agoI've rarely seen someone choose between some HTML2PDF tool and Latex. Most people I've seen working with the H2P tools were not even aware of Latex's existence. I think HTML/CSS is viable for print (JS has no business in print as print is not interactive), as it is used a lot. The point I'm trying to make is that Latex is simply better equipped due to it being specifically designed for page layouts. How long do we have these H2P tools? And how far have they come in terms of supporting page layouts?