[yandytex] Re: Switch from Y&Y to ...?

[David Marcus]

>protext is a bundled copy of miktex (designed for ease of installation
>by the tex "virgin").  there's no reason not to use it if you've got
>the cd (as a tug member): it saves on net bandwidth ... you'll have to
>update it, but not download the whole thing.

I am a tug member, so I have the cd.

>so back to david's original question.  can i ask a counter-question:
>do you feel your y&y is inadequate?

No.

>   if so, what is it that you need?
>
>if it's just current packages or other macros, you can "just update".

That's what I've been doing.

>if it's pdftex you're after, you *have* to change: even if someone,
>somewhere, picks up y&y tex, it's going to be a long time before
>they've plugged the pdftex extensions into it.

I've been using Adobe Acrobat combined with Y&Y.


David