[lug] Typesetting Programs

[Steve Sullivan]

At one time during the early "XML will cure all" days,
XML FOP was pushed as a replacement for Latex and other
formatting programs.

In theory, it might have been.
In reality, it was partially and poorly implemented,
and then the team started over.  For the last year
or so the project seems to have stalled.
Definately not ready for real use!

I've found Latex powerful and flexible enough for nearly
all situations.  There are a large number of good
books on it, and a variety of tools to convert between
various formats.

Steve Sullivan


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