Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

2018-04-26 14:20 GMT+02:00 Carrs : > a newbie question. I would like advice on which TeX-based software it would > be best to learn in detail for my typesetting plans. So far, I have learned > a little TeX and a little LaTeX, but not enough of either to tell me which >

Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

Allow me to contribute my two cents to the discussion. First, it is my experience, and I also always tell my students, the following: "if you have something you want to typeset with LaTeX, somebody else has wanted that a long time ago, and yet someone else will have written a package for it".

Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

Unless you have the mindset of a programmer and enjoy writing everything from scratch, I would go with XeLaTeX rather than plain XeTeX. William's advice about gradually locating packages that will help you is good.  I have used the memoir class to typeset a fairly complex book (side margins,

Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

As a person who really misses Textures, and has used a fair number of commercial TeX products, no, it's not all opensource, though that's pretty much all that's left these days, which is a powerful argument to the virtues of opensource. xelatex can do what you want, and I believe that if you

Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

Hi, everything from the TeX world is free and multiplatform. Of course, there are nonfree text editors that can help you with creation of the source text and running all task by pushing buttons on a task bar but they are not needed and free tools are available. Both plain XeTeX and XeLaTeX are

Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

Carrs wrote: Hi, a newbie question. I would like advice on which TeX-based software it would be best to learn in detail for my typesetting plans. So far, I have learned a little TeX and a little LaTeX, but not enough of either to

[XeTeX] which TeX-based software

Hi, a newbie question. I would like advice on which TeX-based software it would be best to learn in detail for my typesetting plans. So far, I have learned a little TeX and a little LaTeX, but not enough of either to tell me which will work best for me. The features I want to be able to