[TUHS] TeX and groff (was: roff(7))

[Blake McBride]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 6:07 PM Jon Steinhart <jon at fourwinds.com> wrote:

> Blake McBride writes:
> > I suppose #4 was my whole point about both TeX and troff.  They're both
> > great tools.  Perhaps people used them in the past because there weren't
> > many other solutions.  You had to learn them.  These days people prefer
> the
> > simpler tools such as Word, OpenOffice, etc.  Although they can't produce
> > the same quality, they can produce sufficient quality with a smaller
> > learning curve.  Don't get me wrong, I despise Word.  I just don't find
> my
> > feelings echoed very much.  Some things TeX and troff are going to need
> in
> > order to continue:
>
> I disagree with your characterization that things like Word are simpler
> tools.
> They're way more complex than troff or TeX, both in code and usability.
>

We'll have to agree to disagree.

--blake
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