Re: LaTeX / Metafont was Re: Arabic transliteration

En réponse à "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>:

>
> <rant>
> Who cares if it's not an editor. Editors are not typesetters and vice
> versa. This is IMNSHO a fundamental design flaw with WYSIAYG word
> processors. It's mixing up logical structure with physical
> presentation.
> The recent momentum towards XML and content-based web design is proof
> of
> this. Eye candy is never the right answer. This has been known since
> the
> early days of computing, but has been lost and only recently
> re-discovered. (Or more like, people are only now rudely awakened to
> the
> fact of it.)
> </rant>
>
I agree with everything you say. But then, there's also the fact that you don't
cut meat with an industrial saw :)) . Translated, it means that for a one-page
project, using monsters like LaTeX, for how nice it is (and I love it!) is a
bit exaggerated and wastes time rather than winning it (although I like writing
my letters in LaTeX. But I made a template in order not to lose too much
time :)) ). For five-liners, a WYSIWYG editor is quite enough :)) .

>
> <joke> Misguided sheep, all of you. Pico forever!! ;-) </joke>
>
Think about Windows-harassed people please :((( . I use Winshell personally
(but on Linux, I'm strongly a X-Emacs person. Sorry, but I still prefer a GUI
to a command line :)) ).

>
> I'm dying to get a hold of a dead-tree version of the Metafont book.
Me too. Only problem: I don't have a fortune to spend :(( .

>
> Oh, this would be an AWESOME idea. TeX and Metafont aren't simple
> beasts
> to tame; it would be *extremely* helpful to have a group of people to
> discuss problems/solutions/ideas with. Esp. like-minded conlangers.
> :-)
>
> I can't wait to unleash an Ebisedian metafont on a shocked world. :-P
> (It
> would motivate me to actually finalize this miserable _sanoki'_
> writing
> system, at least!)
>
Wait for the real beast: a Maggel font! :)))) As for this group, how many
people would be interested to get in? If enough people (5's the minimum? :)) )
are interested, I'll go create one :) . What name should I give it?

Christophe.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.

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