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Mermaid is more of a WYSIWYM tool where Knotend is more WYSIWYG. WYSIWYM tools are quite valuable in the right contexts, but there's a reason why LaTeX never re
by solatic 4y ago
Mermaid is more of a WYSIWYM tool where Knotend is more WYSIWYG. WYSIWYM tools are quite valuable in the right contexts, but there's a reason why LaTeX never really threatened Microsoft Word.
- nicce 4y agoI just spent 5 hours yesterday to make a flowchart with tikz on LaTeX. Well the quality is excellent, but I made the same graph in 10mins on Mermaid... And all this because SVG export was bugged (not valid syntax) on Mermaid to get similar quality.
- memling 4y ago> ... there's a reason why LaTeX never really threatened Microsoft Word. Apropos of nothing, LyX[1] is a pretty good stand in depending on one's needs and tolerance. There are some challenges if you need something that has more complex styles (e.g., customizing the Memoir book styles). These are well within the range of programmers and not super hard if you're reasonably competent and/or willing to search / read. The payoff is that you're forced into using styles instead of kludges, and you don't have to worry about layout (much) anymore. [1] https://www.lyx.org https://www.lyx.org