-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/26/07 12:21, Steve Lamb wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> You're saying that only stringent proponents get to define the usage >> parameters of a system. > > No. But their usage parameters are the only one that change significantly > from what I'm working with now. It's a matter of "drop the WYSIWYG and do the > work in LaTeX" vs. "Save in a different format." Saving in a different format > does not fundamentally change the tool. It would be like saying if Word > were able to save in ODT it would be ok to use Word instead of OOo because of > the file format it saves in. > > One has to change the tool so if one is advocating LaTeX because of the > merits of LaTeX over WYSIWYG one cannot offer up WYSIWYG as a front end for > LaTeX without invalidating the argument that it is superior.
And I just *totally* disagree with that line of thinking. Since I don't think we will change each other's mind regarding this, I think it should be dropped. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG+pgrS9HxQb37XmcRAuzkAKCLRPx176XSLl6sEZ8nq6UlCNXJwACeJ/eS UI77gThx0AW3XCM2pAS8N7g= =+c/y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
