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TeXmacs is one of those software projects that would see a lot more use if it had a better name. A lot of people just assume it’s an emacs package for editing L
by MontyCarloHall 4y ago
TeXmacs is one of those software projects that would see a lot more use if it had a better name. A lot of people just assume it’s an emacs package for editing LaTeX and overlook it, when in reality it has nothing to do with emacs or LaTeX.
- froggychairs 4y agoI legitimately assumed it was this exact combination…… Good to know it isn’t!
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago... thank you for mentioning; it had never occurred to me that it might be anything but an EMACS package for LaTeX. Now I'm more interested:)
- anthk 4y agoAUCTEX.
- IshKebab 4y agoYeah I assumed this too and have mentioned this problem before.
- anta40 4y agoLaTeX can virtually produce anything I need/want: - algorithm pseudocode - cooking recipe - flowchart - Karnaugh map - chess board notation - etc Beautiful output, but sometimes the process isn't easy. Does Texmacs over some advantages over LaTex? If yes, I'm willing to learn. I use various tools for typing LaTeX code: sometimes vim, sometimes Texmaker, sometimes Lyx. Once I'm tempted to replace LaTeX with AsciiDoctor, unfortunately it lacks the ability to write complex math equations into PDF file.
- codetrotter 4y ago> Does Texmacs over some advantages over LaTex? If yes, I'm willing to learn. Yes. Watch the video, it explains everything.
- codetrotter 4y agoI was finding myself wondering why they would name it TeXmacs when it has nothing to do with emacs. Turns out that historically it did; > It originated as GNU Emacs with TeX functionalities, though it shares no code with those programs, while using TeX fonts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_TeXmacs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_TeXmacs I agree, they ought to change the name. TeXmacs seems interesting indeed, and I almost didn't check it out because I don't use emacs.