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Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:10:44 -0500
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From: Michael Kerpan <mjkerpan@kerpan.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] troff book
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Plain TeX (which is what KerTeX offers by default) doesn't seem that
complex, but it does have the disadvantage of not offering much of a
separation between format and content. Both LaTeX and some of the more
sophisticated troff macro packages do a better job of allowing
"structured" editing.

Also, what level of font support is available in KerTeX and Plan 9
troff? I'm assuming that neither offers the level of "plug and play"
support for modern Opentype fonts that can be found in XeTeX and
Heirloom troff, but how are they otherwise?

Mike