Re: OT: Choice of OOo and LaTeX (Was: Tool for document management)
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On 09/26/07 12:21, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> You're saying that only stringent proponents get to define the usage
>> parameters of a system.
>
> No. But their usage parameters are the only one that change significantly
> from what I'm working with now. It's a matter of "drop the WYSIWYG and do the
> work in LaTeX" vs. "Save in a different format." Saving in a different format
> does not fundamentally change the tool. It would be like saying if Word
> were able to save in ODT it would be ok to use Word instead of OOo because of
> the file format it saves in.
>
> One has to change the tool so if one is advocating LaTeX because of the
> merits of LaTeX over WYSIWYG one cannot offer up WYSIWYG as a front end for
> LaTeX without invalidating the argument that it is superior.
And I just *totally* disagree with that line of thinking.
Since I don't think we will change each other's mind regarding this,
I think it should be dropped.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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