[OS X TeX] Opinions about ConTeXt

[Herb Schulz]

On 2/3/05 9:56 AM, "cormullion" <cormullion at mac.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience or opinion about ConTeXt (Pragma ADE)
> (uncertain about capitalization)? I¹ve had trouble finding out about it from
> their elegantly obscure web site. Does it sit on top of, alongside, or replace
> my existing i-Installed TeX installation?
> 
> thanks
> 

Howdy,

ConTeXt is, like LaTeX, a set of macros that sits alongside AND COMES WITH
the i-installer version of TeX. It may come with the Fink version but I
don't know. So... If you've got the Gerben Wierda's i-installer gwtex you've
already got ConTeXt. To get an introduction to ConTeXt go to

<http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html>.

The look (and feel) of ConTeXt is quite different than LaTeX but it is very
powerful and has very advanced typographic features. All said by a complete
novice!

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)

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