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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-LaTeXandPlain.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-LaTeXandPlain.html index ab94f60b823..edd9d9414c7 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-LaTeXandPlain.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-LaTeXandPlain.html @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ <h3>How does LaTeX relate to Plain TeX?</h3> <p/>LaTeX is a program written in the programming language TeX. (In the same sense, any LaTeX document is also a program, which is -designed to run ‘alongside’, or ‘inside’ LaTeX, whichever metaphor +designed to run ‘alongside’, or ‘inside’ LaTeX, whichever metaphor you prefer.) <p/>Plain TeX is also a program written in the programming language TeX. -<p/>Both exist because writing your documents in ‘raw’ TeX would +<p/>Both exist because writing your documents in ‘raw’ TeX would involve much reinventing of wheels for every document. They both serve as convenient aids to make document writing more pleasant: LaTeX is a far more extensive aid. @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ minor modifications (though some will require substantial work). <p/>Interpretation of any (La)TeX program involves some data-driven elements, and LaTeX has a wider range of such elements than does Plain TeX. As a result, the mapping from LaTeX to Plain TeX -is far less clear than that in the other direction — see a later +is far less clear than that in the other direction — see a later answer about <a href="FAQ-LaTeXtoPlain.html">translating to Plain TeX</a>. <p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=LaTeXandPlain">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=LaTeXandPlain</a> </body> |