[tex-live] I must be missing something with TeX...
Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk
Mon Jan 31 18:34:19 CET 2011
Tim Legg wrote:
> I decided to try using TeX again. I installed texlive-full in Ubuntu.
>
> I also used texworks as a frontend. I cannot find a single tutorial or
> hello world type of document that will work using it. I have probably
> seen the better portion of the set of possible errors, no matter which of
> the document choices I used.
For TeX, PdfTeX, eTeX, XeTeX, and probably LuaTeX :
Hello, World
\end
For LaTeX, PdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and probably LuaLaTeX :
\documentclass {minimal}
\begin {document}
Hallo, World
\end {document}
> There are so many splinter groups, each with their own standard and there
> doesn't seem to be any cross compatibility between the document standards
> (between tex, Latex, xetex, xelatex and so on)
Yes, there are differences. If you prefer stability, then use TeX :
Don Knuth has decreed that there will be no further changes, only
essential bug fixes, and (on his demise) TeX will be frozen for ever.
> How bad does it have to get before somebody decides that things need to be
> re-organized and a common standard is developed? Because, as it is, this
> is just ridiculous.
If there were a common standard, there would not be TeX, eTeX, XeTeX,
LuaTeX, ConTeXt, or any of the variants with the letters "La" interpolated.
As it is, you have a choice : select which ever dialect you prefer,
then stick with it.
Philip Taylor
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