Neal Becker said on Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:12:19 -0400
>Anyone played with tectonic? Think this might be helpful to use with
>LyX?
>
>https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/en-US/index.html
>
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>*Those who don't understand recursion are doomed to repeat it*
Until hell freezes over :-)
OK, back on topic, I know nothing about tectonic except what your URL
told me. Normally, I'm a LuaTeX/LuaLaTeX type guy, and the only
disadvantage is a longer document compile time. Looking at the
advantages the URL discusses:
* automatically downloads support files so you don't need a full LaTeX
installation.
- I already have a full LaTeX installation. Today's hard disks
are big enough that you can just tell CTAN to give you
everything. I'm a huge fan of using CTAN rather than your
distribution's LaTeX package.
* Automatically loops TeX and BibTeX
- Nothing I can't do with shellscripts. I do this with
shellscripts every day.
* Tectonic command-line program is quiet and never stops to ask for
input.
- I'd rather get all output and have it ask. Easier for
troubleshooting.
* Tectonic can use modern OpenType fonts and is fully Unicode-enabled.
- I already have these benefits with LuaTeX.
* Tectonic engine has been extracted into a completely self-contained
library so that it can be embedded in other applications.
- This is pretty cool, and if I ever need it, I'll grab
Tectonic.
* Developed in the open on GitHub using modern tools like the Rust
language.
- Yawn.
* Tectonic can be used from Github Actions to typeset your documents
whenever a change to them is made.
- Oh Hell No! I don't want my document production work flow
depending on something on somebody else's server, especially
the less-than-free Github. I have a 14TB hard disk and am not
a Cloud/Software As a Service type guy. Luckily, it appears I
don't have to use this feature.
In summary, I won't take the time to check this out until other people
have reported very positive experiences with it.
SteveT
Steve Litt
http://444domains.com
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