TeX terminology

TeX terminology

[Mojca Miklavec]

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Hello,

Sorry for a questioin that is a bit off-topic.

I'm a bit confused about the TeX terminology. I know what is what, but
I don't know how all these programs/packages/macros are officially
called in English.

How would you explain those in an encyclopedy with no more than one sentence?

* plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt are ...
    ? TeX formats ? (but ConTeXt is not just that)
* TeX, eTeX, pdf(e)TeX, Aleph, Omega, XeTeX are ...
    ? TeX engines/extensions, an extended version of TeX ?
* pdflatex is ...
    ?
* texexec is ...
    ?
* texutil, texfont are ...
    ? scripts/utilities for [whateverthetask]
* MikTeX, TeX Live, teTeX are ...
    TeX distributions
* PPCHTeX, XymTeX, MusicTeX are ...
    ConTeXt module(s) / LaTeX package(s)
* PicTeX is
    ? TeX drawing environment
* BibTeX is ...
    ?
* TeXCeH is ...
    TeX user group


Thanks a lot,
    Mojca

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Re: TeX terminology

[Hans Hagen]

Mojca Miklavec wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Sorry for a questioin that is a bit off-topic.
>
>I'm a bit confused about the TeX terminology. I know what is what, but
>I don't know how all these programs/packages/macros are officially
>called in English.
>
>How would you explain those in an encyclopedy with no more than one sentence?
>
>* plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt are ...
>    ? TeX formats ? (but ConTeXt is not just that)
>* TeX, eTeX, pdf(e)TeX, Aleph, Omega, XeTeX are ...
>    ? TeX engines/extensions, an extended version of TeX ?
>  
>
also languages (tex is language and interpreter)

>* pdflatex is ...
>  
>
a shortcut for "run pdftex in pdf mode with latex preloaded"

>    ?
>* texexec is ...
>    ?
>  
>
a wrapper around tex (providing it a commandline of sorts)

>* texutil, texfont are ...
>    ? scripts/utilities for [whateverthetask]
>* MikTeX, TeX Live, teTeX are ...
>    TeX distributions
>* PPCHTeX, XymTeX, MusicTeX are ...
>    ConTeXt module(s) / LaTeX package(s)
>* PicTeX is
>    ? TeX drawing environment
>  
>
should be at the same level as ppchtex .....

>* BibTeX is ...
>    ?
>  
>
program/language for handling bibs, output to be supported by the macro 
package

>* TeXCeH is ...
>    TeX user group
>  
>

Hans

Re: TeX terminology

[Mojca Miklavec]

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Thank you both,
    Mojca

Hans Hagen wrote:
> Mojca Miklavec wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >Sorry for a questioin that is a bit off-topic.
> >
> >I'm a bit confused about the TeX terminology. I know what is what, but
> >I don't know how all these programs/packages/macros are officially
> >called in English.
> >
> >How would you explain those in an encyclopedy with no more than one sentence?
> >
> >* plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt are ...
> >    ? TeX formats ? (but ConTeXt is not just that)
> >* TeX, eTeX, pdf(e)TeX, Aleph, Omega, XeTeX are ...
> >    ? TeX engines/extensions, an extended version of TeX ?
> >
> >
> also languages (tex is language and interpreter)
>
> >* pdflatex is ...
> >
> >
> a shortcut for "run pdftex in pdf mode with latex preloaded"
>
> >    ?
> >* texexec is ...
> >    ?
> >
> >
> a wrapper around tex (providing it a commandline of sorts)
>
> >* texutil, texfont are ...
> >    ? scripts/utilities for [whateverthetask]
> >* MikTeX, TeX Live, teTeX are ...
> >    TeX distributions
> >* PPCHTeX, XymTeX, MusicTeX are ...
> >    ConTeXt module(s) / LaTeX package(s)
> >* PicTeX is
> >    ? TeX drawing environment
> >
> >
> should be at the same level as ppchtex .....
>
> >* BibTeX is ...
> >    ?
> >
> >
> program/language for handling bibs, output to be supported by the macro
> package
>
> >* TeXCeH is ...
> >    TeX user group
> >
> >
>
> Hans

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Re: TeX terminology

[Taco Hoekwater]

Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Sorry for a questioin that is a bit off-topic.
> 
> I'm a bit confused about the TeX terminology. I know what is what, but
> I don't know how all these programs/packages/macros are officially
> called in English.
> 
> How would you explain those in an encyclopedy with no more than one sentence?
> 
> * plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt are ...
>     ? TeX formats ? (but ConTeXt is not just that)

I would say plain and latex are 'TeX macro packages'. ConTeXt is
more like a 'typesetting system with TeX and MetaPost at it's core'

> * TeX, eTeX, pdf(e)TeX, Aleph, Omega, XeTeX are ...
>     ? TeX engines/extensions, an extended version of TeX ?

Variants?