Re: [OT], archaicity, Re: Texinfo (was Re: Documentation File Formats)

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Derek Neighbors wrote:
> Which is why in the end OpenOffice formats will probably be the norm. 
> They let the writers write and not fuss with learning some 'formatting'
> techniques. :)

http://www.gnu.org/manual/texinfo-4.2/html_node/Indicating.html#Indicating

"Texinfo is an intentional formatting language rather than a typesetting 
formatting language." (unfortunately, some would abuse the typesetting 
commands already in there, but declared properly as macros, the 
intention is preserved.)

If OpenOffice formats were better at intentional formatting, they 
wouldn't include so many options to easily screw around with fonts, 
paragraph spacing, paginating, etc. All that would be separated from the 
text. All word processors have this problem (unless you're referring to 
some non-word-processing, doc-writing OpenOffice app...); Texinfo at 
least allows you to separate the concerns and still generate something 
useful.

--
Stephen Compall
DotGNU `Contributor' -- http://dotgnu.org

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disapproved of the conduct of the U.S. in Vietnam War, they had to
support the North Vietnamese. They couldn't imagine a more complicated
position, I guess.
        -- RMS