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Re:The Art of LaTeX: Advice for Typesetting Beautiful, Delig... by catiopatio on Sunday January 08, 2023 @01:16PM (#34301525)
None of those are a complete replacement, except maybe Lyx, and it’s based on LaTeX.

> HTML and CSS have practically replaced most non-maths uses of Latex.

Huh? You must be totally ignorant of the uses of LaTeX.

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Re:The Art of LaTeX: Advice for Typesetting Beautiful, Delig... by ogogmad on Sunday January 08, 2023 @02:36PM (#34302297)
You're who's ignorant. What is Latex used for except writing academic papers and books?

> None of those are a complete replacement, except maybe Lyx

Stop talking BS.

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Re:The Art of LaTeX: Advice for Typesetting Beautiful, Delig... by ogogmad on Sunday January 08, 2023 @03:27PM (#34302727)
This comment makes me see red.

First of all, this:

> None of those are a complete replacement, except maybe Lyx, and it’s based on LaTeX.

Source: Your [censored].

> Huh? You must be totally ignorant of the uses of LaTeX.

Outside of academic papers and books, what?

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