From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <20111202182924.GB5252@polynum.com> <20111202210244.GB397@polynum.com> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 23:42:10 +0100 Message-ID: From: hugo rivera To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] troff book Topicbox-Message-UUID: 4cbac6de-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I think I'll reconsider using troff for my thesis, because some math is sure to come across. But learning more about troff is indeed useful. 2011/12/2 simon softnet : > By the way, I am currently forced to use LaTeX. > It's because formulas look nicer, and also because my current > supervisor asks me to. > > I was thinking of writing a program that accepts a file formated with > -ms or -me macros and translates it to LaTeX equivalent macros. This > way, I would hopefully have the best of both worlds: the elegance of > troff syntax and the neatness of TeX output. > Is anyone interested in helping me out? > > Simon. > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:24 PM, simon softnet wro= te: >> I have written my bachelor's thesis (80 pages with graphs, tables, >> diagrams, equations, etc..) in pure troff -me. >> It went as smooth as I could ever hope for. >> LaTeX is much more difficult to use, IMO. >> >> Simon. >> >> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:02 PM, =C2=A0 wrote: >>> On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 10:45:24AM -0800, John Floren wrote: >>>> >>>> > There was even a bunch of connections last week because somebody was >>>> > looking for TeX on phones... (I don't know why, but the community ma= rvel >>>> > named TeXlive didn't seem to be the first choice in this case...) >>>> > >>>> >>>> Ah, I think that was due to me... I read >>>> http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3D3264341 and suggested that they >>>> take a look at kerTeX :) >>> >>> Yes, you were one of the two (the other one has identified himself >>> now... ;)). [I suspected this from the initials of the author of the >>> mail.] >>> >>> And for others, BTW, if LaTeX sure works, it's because John was >>> brave enough to try and not to give up after initial errors. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> -- >>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Thierry Laronde >>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0http://www.kergis.com/ >>> Key fingerprint =3D 0FF7 E906 FBAF FE95 FD89 =C2=A0250D 52B1 AE95 6006 = F40C >>> > --=20 Hugo