Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!spool.mu.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!fcom.cc.utah.edu!news From: burchard@math.utah.edu (Paul Burchard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: TeX = as seen by a reviewer of the NeXT cube Message-ID: <1991Jun16.011012.25956@fcom.cc.utah.edu> Date: 16 Jun 91 01:10:12 GMT References: Sender: news@fcom.cc.utah.edu Organization: University of Utah Computer Center Lines: 15 In article jpl1@ra.MsState.Edu (Jean P. Legrand) writes: > Oh, and one more thing, I have worked with TeX and LaTeX for 10 years > and I don't think LaTeX is easier. Not in the long run. Yes it is. Even though you end up hacking just as much, your hacks are easier to use and re-use, in your own code and by beginners. Comp.sys.next-ers can appreciate the reason: LaTeX has a better User Interface. (Uh oh, don't mean to start the UI flame wars again :-). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Burchard ``I'm still learning how to count backwards from infinity...'' --------------------------------------------------------------------