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From: tas@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Tasman Derk Van Ommen)
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Subject: Re: Why does Mac output not look as good as LaTex?
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scavo@cie.uoregon.edu (Tom Scavo) writes:


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>Few people will argue that TeX output is anything short
>of fantastic, but I for one can not write in TeX.  I don't
>mean transcribe from paper, but compose in TeX at the key-
>board.  Maybe it's just me, but I wonder how many are able
>to do this?  For that matter, I wonder what proportion of
>TeX-produced articles, papers, and books are actually
>typeset by their respective authors?  Half maybe?


I, for one, find TeX (LaTeX actually) very liberating and write stuff
straight down.  No need to remember keystrokes, or pull down menus, and
I can use any machine with a text editor that is handy.  OK, I do have
to remember (La)TeX commands, but most processing can be done with a
surprisingly small and easily remembered subset (IMHO).

Getting away from a WYSIWYG environment FREES the writer to concentrate
much more on content and leave the form to the typesetter.  I can't deny
that TeX writing is an iterative process, (but I am saying that is one
of its advantages - forget about the layout at the creative stage)
although I should say that I am often amazed to see a tricky little table
or piece of mathematics pop out right, first time!

Tas van Ommen.                          email: tas@physvax.phys.utas.edu.au