I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX

Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by kalenx on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @08:33AM (#31491139)

For most usages, you don't need to write the code. Sometimes buff out rough edges for your specific application, but in my 12 years in academia, I think I've only really _written_ Latex twice.

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Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by red_trumpet on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @08:45AM (#31491257)

How do you typeset your research then?

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Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by diffeomorphism on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @08:55AM (#31491385)

By just using the existing "code"/markup. Similarly, I would not count writing markdown as programming. Now if you need some new stuff, e.g. complicated tree diagrams, it starts to turn into programming.

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Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by vjerancrnjak on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @08:50AM (#31491324)

You could do it through Pandoc. Pandoc can process multiple data sources (citations, chapters, yamls etc.) and output a pdf.

You can turn on citation linking (in the text), you can apply a custom latex template.

Once it is all setup, you just write text in Pandoc Markdown.

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Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by ProfXponent on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @08:40AM (#31491194)

Ok that makes a bit more sense, thanks for taking the time to educate me :)

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