[Gllug] docbook vs latex

[Matthew King]

lesleyb at herlug.org.uk writes:

> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:58:53PM +0100, Tethys wrote:
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>> lesleyb at herlug.org.uk writes:
>> 
>> >LaTeX or TeX is significant in some publishing areas e.g. mathematics
>> >and physics, and rather good for typesetting a book
>> 
>> No. It's not. Or rather, yes it is, but only if your book happens to
>> have limited requirements. Yes, I speak from experience. I should
>> probably do a GLLUG/UKUUG talk at some point on my failed attempts
>> to typeset a book with LaTeX.
>> 
> It might be interesting to hear your exploration in this area.  

I'll second that. Should I ever wish to typeset a book, I'd like to know
why not to use LaTeX.

Matthew

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