Re: LuaTeX

On Thu, 21 May 2009, Timothy Murphy wrote:

[...]
I took physics and computer science as examples
because these are the countries nearest to mathematics,
and therefore ripest for colonisation.
The failure of LaTeX to spread there is the most obvious symptom
of the general failure I was lamenting.

My impression is that computer scientists & physicists (& engineers) _do_ use LaTeX (not all, of course, but many). It is at least the case at my university and I think at most universities here in Belgium. (To back up my claims: I'm a physics engineer with a PhD in applied math currently working in a math/computer science department; I've studied/worked at two different Belgian Universities and know numerous people in others.)

I've shown my sister (Germanic languages & philosophy) how to use LaTeX and now she impresses her colleagues with the quality of her typesetting. She has to deal with Word requirements for conferences and such, though.

I don't think you need to lament. Instead, pick somebody you think could get something out of (La)TeX, introduce it, and follow up. It takes about half a year, then they can mostly manage by googling. Repeat. ;-)

Good luck,

Erik
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