Re: [XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-19 Thread Philip TAYLOR
bhutex wrote: I don't really understand why this discussion. Have not you read the article in TUG Boat. Don is planning to bring out a new TeX called iTeX*. Actually the * is a sound of bell - ding!! But it may not be free. But it can handle all types of output formats, all languages etc.

Re: [XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-18 Thread bhutex
I don't really understand why this discussion. Have not you read the article in TUG Boat. Don is planning to bring out a new TeX called iTeX*. Actually the * is a sound of bell - ding!! But it may not be free. But it can handle all types of output formats, all languages etc. etc. Don presented th

Re: [XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-18 Thread Adam Twardoch (List)
> Yet, it remains one of the most > powerful and cheapest typesetting systems to date. "Cheap" in terms of initial investment -- surely, as it's open-source and free. "Cheap" in terms of implementing -- not quite so, because you need to format your sources in a very specific, "isolated" syntax.

Re: [XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-18 Thread Herbert Schulz
On Nov 18, 2011, at 7:57 AM, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:16:31AM +0100, Keith J. Schultz wrote in > reply to Ross Moore: >> You are probably a little young to know this, but TeX's original output >> format was a dvi file. > > I think I'll have this one framed and

Re: [XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-18 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:16:31AM +0100, Keith J. Schultz wrote in reply to Ross Moore: > You are probably a little young to know this, but TeX's original output > format was a dvi file. I think I'll have this one framed and sent to Ross for his next birthday. Arthur -

Re: [XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-18 Thread Zdenek Wagner
2011/11/18 Keith J. Schultz : > Hi All, > Sorry, I go OT here, but in order to debate it is necessary. > Please forgive. Hi all, I agree with Keith, I have just a few comments. > I have to side more with Philip. > What most are forgetting is what (Xe)TeX is intended for. > It is for most a typese

[XeTeX] TeX in the modern World. (goes OT) Was: Re: Whitespace in input

2011-11-18 Thread Keith J. Schultz
Hi All, Sorry, I go OT here, but in order to debate it is necessary. Please forgive. I have to side more with Philip. What most are forgetting is what (Xe)TeX is intended for. It is for most a typesetting program(you do mention this below). It was not designed to handle different languages or ac