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_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28709 invoked from network); 12 Jan 2022 02:13:02 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 12 Jan 2022 02:13:02 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DF7029D021; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:13:00 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 038DD9CFC9; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:12:51 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=iitbombay-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.i=@iitbombay-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.b="JZFWncGP"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id BE0679CFC9; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:12:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ot1-f44.google.com (mail-ot1-f44.google.com [209.85.210.44]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 503079C78F for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:12:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ot1-f44.google.com with SMTP id a23-20020a9d4717000000b0056c15d6d0caso911631otf.12 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:12:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=iitbombay-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=40YqO31h3QTyGBJj5FH08Pil4zwzBsoo+bz0mbyz+yg=; b=JZFWncGPNLYA+HGigzlDgPfSqepCVqEqW45X96cwztRPEKlVUwpTMnyv2xjc3bSxpT TpT6nHo9WTaoyn1XYnBZ/1mmOgUj2oncdNfx+aDn5fqhdX8eqdXSO/6U7TjscQSj4zBe V/kQROUPK4T/HzThYsQc/cv1kg5oKLodoLZZxbEYSgbDiHvJjNC3Ii6vXOSA8pmb16ca dyb/B2K1azaARCoHoZr5DoG6G82YZi9h0gpQLkHRJuI1bazBuNdQBJ4hRHCw5UMxA2c/ VKH1hO8KXY1F/dXGgebZQaen0I8ZedUYRpkjUr/kweeImgl91DdKOo2J8XyLF3K//lPG uqOA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=40YqO31h3QTyGBJj5FH08Pil4zwzBsoo+bz0mbyz+yg=; b=ekntERhqVrQgbACSGcOA0d32luok8JtbfEc9m77SxSMFnki1+uLYKH2T57xrgEdk8p ImqOPzDNbpP4JaskwF9V+YZpnNXj38GyXL7mztNU/KBINTN+JsMenRiHa7925OWd0GOo e3jP3ZBVCmDONuIjyLtMCUAPE3cWNZdhMFdQ2WEv4vFx47l/3Alqhj+ntSDLdr00Ovff Y/gBRj9NKBZZFnaII9uqns1Vh6XLYwqhIaj6eYZ7NGsjQfLVWA1fcHRPmq49/8Xx9dKc 38bVkh3ny0ccnVAIM/VXXcD18j+7wnEAzeZQu+wlXzwHKqF5VVlJAVDISXSv1dO5QLdl uY4g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531J1VnDMd6QCYWDpdv++EfNl75DdqjdAhcPtmSmFrmIjl7DKlbz fdxyAvxsOxfAcJCj0K4jBQG7h9kTJbHqDQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyzvfp0TgVAK0cWe2MdANfp7xtUz8JpgqM4aPporf4x6BXcHaT3q6TWcB3WRmyc4MwsEKjB8Q== X-Received: by 2002:a9d:68c5:: with SMTP id i5mr5252460oto.86.1641953567517; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:12:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpclient.apple (107-215-223-229.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net. [107.215.223.229]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x13sm2257375oof.19.2022.01.11.18.12.46 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:12:47 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 15.0 \(3693.40.0.1.81\)) From: Bakul Shah In-Reply-To: <20220111231800.GD3441@mcvoy.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:12:45 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <2E9F5F9E-FD83-4B9D-B2B9-E48FF293A7AC@iitbombay.org> References: <20211231234039.GU31637@mcvoy.com> <20220101005605.GL75481@eureka.lemis.com> <20220101031511.GB8135@mcvoy.com> <20220111231800.GD3441@mcvoy.com> To: Larry McVoy X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3693.40.0.1.81) Subject: Re: [TUHS] TeX and groff (was: roff(7)) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" > On Jan 11, 2022, at 3:18 PM, Larry McVoy wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 04:48:12PM -0600, Blake McBride wrote: >> Some things TeX and troff are going to need in >> order to continue: >> >> 1. Continue to be maintained >> >> 2. An effort to make knowledge of them wider will have to occur if they >> are to continue. >> >> 3. A case for their benefit will have to be made and dispersed. > > Well, someone could do what I tried (and failed) to do: make Word > produce high quality eqn/tbl/pic/troff source as their internal > format. > > There was such a thing for TeX, can't remember the name, but my > Dad (very computer not savvy) used it to write a book. It was > WYSIWYG but spit out TeX. May be Textures by Blue Sky Research?