[Tugindia] difference between Ms word and latex

[Mayuresh]

On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 10:54:24PM +0530, Jaspreet Sarao wrote:
> What do u think that which one is better?

Certainly latex.

It's not about latex and Word. It's about the paradigm, separation of
concern between presentation and contents.

Besides I personally find lot of things difficult with WYSWYG for any non
trivial document. Numberings, formatings often go haywire and you never
feel like being in control.

This is something probably hard to explain. You can feel that only if you
have given non WYSWYG document making such as latex at least for a while.

Some say WYSWYG is "intuitive" or "user friendly". When people say so,
they are most certainly confusing usability with learning curve. Once you
go past the learning curve, you find the thing you mastered much easier
than it sounded when you were just testing the waters.

For latex, I can say it is very rewarding to go past the learning curve..
Don't think too much and start learning today ... Make your choice only
after having tried both paradigms yourself ... My 2 cents advice.

Mayuresh.