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LyleWilson

Any interest in using LaTex

I'm a software developer and I'm writing a book of fiction, and I wrote a program that translates a txt book into LaTex, (the high-quality typesetting language).

I have no idea if you all know about LaTex, but I think the Bible in LaTex would make producing the different formats much easier. I think a study Bible would be even more compelling, (although likely more difficult to create).

Israel Rhoden

Re: Any interest in using LaTex

I don't understand how a markup language designed especially for bible publishing (usfm) could ever be considered inferior to a generalised markup language designed for general publishing? The tools and processes built up around the process of bible publishing using usfm are large and varied.

I would be interested to hear what makes you feel latex would be better than usfm?

Israel Rhoden

Re: Any interest in using LaTex

The full list of standardised markup facilities offered by usfm (and used by most bible translation projects), is available here:

http://paratext.org/about/usfm#usfmDocumentation

russellallen

Re: Any interest in using LaTex

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Hi Lyle,

LaTeX is pretty cool. In fact we already use it (specifically a near cousin - ConTeXt) when generating our PDF from our USFM. It’s just that it is automated so you only see the end result!

Cheers, Russell

On 3 Sep 2016, at 1:48 PM, LyleWilson [via Open English Bible] <[hidden email]> wrote:

I'm a software developer and I'm writing a book of fiction, and I wrote a program that translates a txt book into LaTex, (the high-quality typesetting language).

I have no idea if you all know about LaTex, but I think the Bible in LaTex would make producing the different formats much easier. I think a study Bible would be even more compelling, (although likely more difficult to create).

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