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I am really desperate for an alternative.

by cfhhgtyg 4y ago

g8oz 4y ago
PrinceXML.com - free for non-commercial use. PDFs from HTML/CSS with Katex support. Produces beautiful output.
rhabarba 4y ago
troff exists.
- AlanYx 4y ago
  For those who expect troff to be an ancient relic, Neatroff and Heirloom troff include modern features like microtypography. troff is still great for a lot of applications.
- massysett 4y ago
  My needs are pretty simple - a program that makes grocery lists that I print. groff with the ms macros works very well. I used to use LaTeX but never figured out how to use it without installing gigabytes of stuff. This is my fault - surely I could have learned plain TeX, or learned how to work the TeX distribution to only install the stuff I needed. But ultimately it was just easier to get going with groff.
- NeutralForest 4y ago
  It doesn't have syntax highlighting IIRC
  - neutrono 4y ago
    You can hack it with the \m[<color>] escape in groff: \m[blue]int\m[] x Of course, you would use some kind of pre-processor to make this less of a PITA, but it's not inconceivable.
RGamma 4y ago
I've used texmacs (unrelated to TeX despite the name) with good success. Never went particularly deep into it though.
- natemcintosh 4y ago
  I've been using texmacs for a little over year now, and have loved it. For me, the nicest part is much simpler creation and editing of tables and aligned math. I also appreciate the image insertion; in LaTeX my images often end up not quite where I want them (I know, you can specify "here" for your images, but I'd prefer if they were just "there" to start with). Of course, depending on your use case, your mileage may vary.
mapierce2 4y ago
HTML/CSS, with KaTeX loaded to render mathematics using the same notation as (La)TeX. https://katex.org https://katex.org
claudionaoto 4y ago
https://github.com/gfngfn/SATySFi https://github.com/gfngfn/SATySFi SATySFi (pronounced in the same way as the verb “satisfy” in English) is a new typesetting system equipped with a statically-typed, functional programming language. It consists mainly of two “layers” ― the text layer and the program layer. The former is for writing documents in LaTeX-like syntax. The latter, which has OCaml-like syntax, is for defining functions and commands. SATySFi enables you to write documents markuped with flexible commands of your own making. In addition, its informative type error reporting will be a good help to your writing. The main problem is that a lot of the documentation is in japanese.

I am really desperate for an alternative.

g8oz 4y ago

PrinceXML.com - free for non-commercial use. PDFs from HTML/CSS with Katex support. Produces beautiful output.

rhabarba 4y ago

troff exists.

AlanYx 4y ago
For those who expect troff to be an ancient relic, Neatroff and Heirloom troff include modern features like microtypography. troff is still great for a lot of applications.
massysett 4y ago
My needs are pretty simple - a program that makes grocery lists that I print. groff with the ms macros works very well. I used to use LaTeX but never figured out how to use it without installing gigabytes of stuff. This is my fault - surely I could have learned plain TeX, or learned how to work the TeX distribution to only install the stuff I needed. But ultimately it was just easier to get going with groff.
NeutralForest 4y ago
It doesn't have syntax highlighting IIRC
- neutrono 4y ago
  You can hack it with the \m[<color>] escape in groff: \m[blue]int\m[] x Of course, you would use some kind of pre-processor to make this less of a PITA, but it's not inconceivable.

RGamma 4y ago

I've used texmacs (unrelated to TeX despite the name) with good success. Never went particularly deep into it though.

natemcintosh 4y ago
I've been using texmacs for a little over year now, and have loved it. For me, the nicest part is much simpler creation and editing of tables and aligned math. I also appreciate the image insertion; in LaTeX my images often end up not quite where I want them (I know, you can specify "here" for your images, but I'd prefer if they were just "there" to start with). Of course, depending on your use case, your mileage may vary.

mapierce2 4y ago

HTML/CSS, with KaTeX loaded to render mathematics using the same notation as (La)TeX. https://katex.org https://katex.org

claudionaoto 4y ago

https://github.com/gfngfn/SATySFi https://github.com/gfngfn/SATySFi SATySFi (pronounced in the same way as the verb “satisfy” in English) is a new typesetting system equipped with a statically-typed, functional programming language. It consists mainly of two “layers” ― the text layer and the program layer. The former is for writing documents in LaTeX-like syntax. The latter, which has OCaml-like syntax, is for defining functions and commands. SATySFi enables you to write documents markuped with flexible commands of your own making. In addition, its informative type error reporting will be a good help to your writing. The main problem is that a lot of the documentation is in japanese.