Are you saying that TeXLive is sort of a flavor of LaTex, not an editor like TeXstudio? Is it compatible with TeXstudio? Do you use an authoring tool with TeXLive other that a simple text editor?
Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 29-Oct-13 8:15 PM, Alan Litchfield wrote: > Hiya, > > TeXLive is a distribution of the TeX, LaTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX, etc. > typesetting systems. It is multiplatform (that is, it can be used on > vertualy all computer platforms). The main installation schemes are > for Windows and Mac but many others also exist for various linux > flavours. > > It is free and can be installed from the net, by downloading the iso > and making a dvd or mounting and installing from there, or by joining > TUG and getting a free DVD with your membership. > > Regular/constant updates are obtained from a range of ctan mirror > sites around the globe. > > The LaTeX, etc. typesetting systems are really a composition of macros > (packages) and various supporting binaries built upon the TeX > typesetting system. The packages are binaries are all supported by and > army of volunteers and there is a mechanism for additional packages to > be contributed. That means if you area having issues with a package > you can often email the maintainer direct or you can open it in a text > editor and fix it yourself if you are skilled. > > Traditionally, TeX has used the ASCII character set but more modern > systems now use all available font systems, for example LuaTeX and > XeTeX are designed to use OpenType fonts. > > Other packages allow for output to multimedia players too. > > Alan > > > On 29/10/13 9:54 PM, Shmuel Wolfson wrote: >> What exactly is TeXLiv? They don't explain it very well on the site. >> >> Regards, >> Shmuel Wolfson >> 052-763-7133 >> >> On 28-Oct-13 8:48 PM, Alan Litchfield wrote: >>> Interestingly, Syed's comments mirror my own trajectory but I have >>> been using LaTeX et al for as long as I have been using FrameMaker. >>> >>> I doubt I will be moving past version 10 unless my clients continue >>> to request I upgrade (to match compatibility with their software). I >>> doubt I will be taking any short term licensing options because >>> files are not created for short term use. >>> >>> Importantly for me, TeXLive is free and has a strong and vibrant >>> user base. >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> >>> >>> On 29/10/13 7:22 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, Joseph. >>>> >>>> You are not the only one who is abandoning FrameMaker ? if you look >>>> at my posts in the past months, I have done the same although I >>>> have been using it since 1988 off and on. I am still on the list >>>> for old times sake, though. J >>>> >>>> Please do send me your detailed reasons in an off-list e-mail ? >>>> would like to know /your/ decision trigger! For me, it was the (a) >>>> recent over-pricing for some version upgrades that should have been >>>> done as free bug fixes, (b) the Adobe trend (albeit not yet >>>> announced for FrameMaker) to SAAS as the only licensing mechanism, >>>> and (c) their abandonment of small users (i.e., number of licenses) >>>> from their multi-year update licensing system. >>>> >>>> Today, *all* my new documents are no longer in FrameMaker. I am >>>> /only/ using it for maintaining and changing old documents, and if >>>> the change is large enough, I move it off FrameMaker. That takes a >>>> couple of days ? even for the large documents ? and then I am fine >>>> for the future! In time, all my old documents will be moved from >>>> FrameMaker. >>>> >>>> However, I have not chosen Flare as my platform, although it looks >>>> quite capable. Switching to it is expensive (of course, if they >>>> made me a $199 one-time offer to switch from FrameMaker to Flare, I >>>> would do it! J) >>>> >>>> For now, /for my needs (which may not apply to everybody)/, a >>>> combination of Word 2013 for short documents (less than 10 to 20 >>>> pages), and LaTex (for large multi-hundred page specifications) is >>>> proving quite workable. Not perfect, and not as flexible as >>>> FrameMaker, but the costly ?upgrades? of FrameMaker is not >>>> acceptable, and the trend to equally costly SAAS is a deal-breaker. >>>> >>>> BTW, LaTeX in particular allows me to achieve **complete** >>>> look-and-feel consistency in my specifications ? formatting is >>>> separate from text entry ? and I value that highly. It was my >>>> reason for selecting FrameMaker over Word about 12 years ago for my >>>> current company. >>>> >>>> Regards, and good luck! >>>> >>>> Z >>>> >>>> *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com >>>> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Joseph >>>> Lorenzini >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:13 AM >>>> *To:* FrameMaker Forum; TCS-Users at googlegroups.com >>>> *Subject:* So Long and Thanks for the Fish -- Migrating from >>>> FrameMaker to Flare >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have used FrameMaker for over 5 years. I have used it to produce >>>> thousands of pages of documentation. And I honestly thought that FM >>>> was a great tool...for a time. Plus, the community was super helpful. >>>> >>>> So its with some regret that I am telling you that I am leaving >>>> this community and the TCS suite. I am adopting Flare as a >>>> replacement. Please note I am no evangelist of Flare nor do I think >>>> that there's One Right Tool. FrameMaker can be a great solution for >>>> some and if works for you then great. The reasons why I made this >>>> choice were driven by a specific business and use case >>>> >>>> There are many reasons for this but that would cause this post to >>>> grow quite large and I didn't want to flood this community with a >>>> gigantic post about why I am not using its tool anymore. >>>> >>>> That said, my experience of why and how i migrated may be of >>>> interest to others in this forum. If you'd like a detailed >>>> explanation and are curious to learn more, I would be happy to >>>> share those details with you offline. Feel free to email me. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Joseph Lorenzini >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> You are currently subscribed to framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. >>>> >>>> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >>>> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >>>> or visit >>>> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz >>>> >>>> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >>>> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >>> >
