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From: dhosek@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (D.A. Hosek)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: LaTeX > TeX translator ?
Summary: No such monster
Message-ID: <3700@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 6 Jan 90 23:47:04 GMT
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There is no LaTeX to TeX translator for two good reasons: (1) LaTeX is a 
macro package for TeX which has far more capability than TeX on its own.
(2) LaTeX, when used properly, describes what elements in a document are,
rather than what they look like. TeX, on the other hand is most often used
in cases where people want to control the appearance themselves (many 
people do use TeX in the object-oriented approach of LaTeX, but with the 
work involved in writing the macros and getting everything to work, I
personally believe it's easier to just use LaTeX).

My suggestion is that you have your secretaries learn LaTeX. It's really not
that different from TeX in the way things are set up and they will be far
more productive. Incidentally, the TeX Users Group offers in-house classes
on all levels of TeX and LaTeX. For more information, contact Charlotte 
Laurendeau at the TUG office:
  P.O. Box 9506
  Providence, RI 02940
  Phone: 401-751-7760
  Internet: cvl@math.ams.com


-dh
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