From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 11937 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2022 16:34:09 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 13 Jan 2022 16:34:09 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id CE4CA9CFFA; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 02:34:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2111F9CFCA; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 02:34:06 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="PcEwNb6y"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1CD139CFCA; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 02:34:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f172.google.com (mail-oi1-f172.google.com [209.85.167.172]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8447D9C78F for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2022 02:34:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f172.google.com with SMTP id x193so8447007oix.0 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:34:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=3OhM1F93fhWwRZpCHTOkzvEXneuSY75jbjEMFAJmRE8=; b=PcEwNb6yNoBlYfz1aQwf0acWkexROsj5qK6AWXKnwQFF+UBue4nyTKDU3Gg3PJexOl f0l5Fs1PpKfj2iyrdO4HpVBP5TP9GDZz980VOqsKlvjJQulxHvguruN/ID9g6ruHlGso BNim1i1qXtkmLKOh9GDlX+uR738u+BOBJqSfKufqvlzq3A4AMzYmbkDoCr8c75K0Xiia LefI/ik/v4PrkEya8hoQlAAUBcF2uIxFUkri68Utz0nM6L9yhdoAvwn6HKmGxSfVuWb4 ef3gCAtTONSoApxI9k66wvLI5j22MmQ5sJSg4A0EsHmpU35h7XHhgKWqwJ06KP4ukDPz OcxA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=3OhM1F93fhWwRZpCHTOkzvEXneuSY75jbjEMFAJmRE8=; b=TRO9Uk1kcGt8P4k8qku68rOFKfTiepDXUWGSeo11l5i97nm0pnBK0QlQeb8ybfgwC9 TVqpqbhoQ6QGF1ws5QtCiQjexEZErViKliqsCCpcw4uqCzwxM3RB7i/QJ0B34jSrogVD sxAHHgqifGp2VI9wEmQOmYW2dNzZ5qze2aKwsrCDBQKFrqNiiWlQxfZj9w9d+V65pkfZ 4wYmWttLXCLC2Uygwgi1q9HiYxbCdTLvmM+QqDJzi/q/lz3ioi1eGzBr8ce9lC5cZkQM 5vPIhAailXOnHGqumiycumPXoTMFR+gxNLHh0tczr7aOETa8JDP0MeNxytz8p+zPplUJ y39A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533fIpUifZNJJ5w8dqr+h3q5gEbaMQk3zVJ9mvvUc3ySo88OR9cf oC8JiN30lmitB2q6P7iarJdu+/4LKAz5HqGeI40= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwE/bI9NKAaNUpd8I0j2LzqODfExiiSwZYARuOK0E6Xr0pP6uxxPfd4T7+QwDMBmBN4RPPiN/l4QpaGzGhkleA= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:1296:: with SMTP id a22mr3974665oiw.174.1642091643823; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:34:03 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Dan Cross Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:33:27 -0500 Message-ID: To: "Theodore Ts'o" Subject: Re: [COFF] Scribe (Typesetting System) and Unix X-BeenThere: coff@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: Computer Old Farts Forum List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Computer Old Farts Followers Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4522121953642329933==" Errors-To: coff-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "COFF" --===============4522121953642329933== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001e693a05d579413d" --0000000000001e693a05d579413d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:32 PM Theodore Ts'o wrote: > Speaking of typesetting equations, how would people compare eqn versus > LaTeX? I used nroff for man pages, but I never did learn how to use > eqn for nroff. > I hate to be the one who says this, but when it comes to typesetting non-trivial mathematics, there is no competition: LaTeX beats eqn hands down. eqn is fine up to a point (and the neqn thing is kinda nifty for simple things on the terminal; you can kinda sorta get a rendered sigma for a summation, for example) but it breaks down pretty quickly. - Dan C. --0000000000001e693a05d579413d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:32 PM Theodore= Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> wrote:=
Speaking of typesetting equations, how would people compare eqn versus
LaTeX?=C2=A0 I used nroff for man pages, but I never did learn how to use eqn for nroff.

I hate to be the one who= says this, but when it comes to typesetting non-trivial mathematics, there= is no competition: LaTeX beats eqn hands down. eqn is fine up to a point (= and the neqn thing is kinda nifty for simple things on the terminal; you ca= n kinda sorta get a rendered sigma for a summation, for example) but it bre= aks down pretty quickly.

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 - Dan C.

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