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[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2016-01-25 at 11:25 -0200, Bernardo Sulzbach wrote:
> Let's also remind the average Word user that setting up a working
> copy
> of LaTeX and learning even the basics of the syntax - and what you
> shouldn't do - takes a few extra hours when compared to learning a
> What You See Is What You Get like Word.

To quote Brian Kernighan on WYSIWYG systems, they're actually "What You
See Is All You Get" :-)

> In defense of Word and Writer (LibreOffice), most publishers of books
> that consist mostly of text do use text processors as they are decent
> nowadays.

For some values of "decent". Unfortunately they leave too many design
decisions to the author rather than the publisher, and only work
properly if the author resists the temptation to fiddle with style
sheets.

> Just a last mention, you can see that everyone on this mailing list
> that has used TeX advocates for it. This has to mean something.

All very true.

poc