I mean, are there reasons to use plain one? And if so, where, and what are benifits? Or should we forget plain-tex and use latex instead?
I see plain-Tex docs are much smaller, so the question is "if I can perform daily paper work with it".
I mean, are there reasons to use plain one? And if so, where, and what are benifits? Or should we forget plain-tex and use latex instead?
I see plain-Tex docs are much smaller, so the question is "if I can perform daily paper work with it".
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Seriously though, many use LaTeX to get more control over their document than, for example, Word allows. TeX provides even more control over the primitives. Also, one needs TeX to underlay every LaTeX compiler. In addition, it is a unique setup in that one can use most TeX primitive constructs inside a LaTeX document. – Steven B. Segletes Feb 24 '17 at 0:40plain
is a format on top of TeX. Admittedly a more basic one than LaTeX, but still 'just' another format. – cfr Feb 24 '17 at 1:05