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Re:Ask HN: What would be a better name for TeXmacs? by Ice_cream_suit on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:44PM (#29951190)
Is it a emacs clone or a TeX ide?

There are already excellent TeX modes available for Emacs without using a standalone application.

Despite being a Emacs and TeX user, I must admit that I have no clear idea of what this strangely named thing is.

And since it sounds like it implements parts of both, probably poorly if the bizarre naming is any indication of other development decisions, I have no inclination to explore it.

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Re:Ask HN: What would be a better name for TeXmacs? by amichail on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:54PM (#29951272)
I'm not a TeXmacs developer but I am a fan. The software is amazing as you can see from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46ON2FB30U
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Re:Ask HN: What would be a better name for TeXmacs? by amichail on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:45PM (#29951199)
It's neither. It's more like Microsoft Word but with high quality output for scientific/math documents.
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