Re: (La)TeX vs ConTeX ?

[Neville Dean <nd1@artemis.anglia.ac.uk>]

> I'm new to the world of TeX and I've one question that I would like someone
> to answer me. Here it is.
> What is the main differences between LaTeX and ConTeX, and what was the goal
> in ConTeX creation?
> I want to write my master thesis which has lots of figures, tables and
> formulas with one of them, but I don't know which should I use. Could
> someone give me some hints?
> 

I have been using LaTeX for nearly ten years now, but am currently in the 
throes of switching to ConTeXt. Two days ago I produced my first "real" 
document using ConTeXt, and am very pleased with the result. In spite of 
my high opinion of ConTeXt, however, I am still advising Research 
Students to learn LaTeX as a "first language". The reason for this is 
simple: many publications insist upon (or at least prefer) LaTeX. If you 
use ConTeXt to write your thesis and subsequently decide to publish some 
of your work then you may have difficulty getting a publication to accept 
ConTeXt.

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Neville

PS As a novice ConTeXter I shall no doubt be drawing upon the expertise 
of this group in the near future!