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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 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ab94f60b823 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-LaTeXandPlain.html @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +<head> +<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label LaTeXandPlain</title> +</head><body> +<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 +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 +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. +<p/>LaTeX is close to being a superset of Plain TeX. Many documents +designed for Plain TeX will work with LaTeX with no more than +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 +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> |