On 17-11-2010 10:23, Peter Davis wrote:
1. by format (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, others?)
there are others but they're sort of obsolete
2. by implementation (web2c, pdfTeX/pdfLaTeX, LuaTeX, others?)
see remarks by Mojca: engines (etex, pdftex, xetex, luatex), implementation (web2c, etc), pdflatex is just a format
3. by distribution (MikTeX, TeXLive, MacTeX, others?)
2. True or False: plain TeX and LaTeX(2e) are warhorses ... been around for decades, quirks well known, lots of documentation, etc.
the latex kernel yes, styles and extensions is another matter
3. True or False: ConTeXt is newer, with a lot of built-in features, but still changing quite a bit from build to build.
depends on what you use ... you're not a demanding power user in terms of typeserting and the basic mechanism are ok (mkii does not change at all, while mkiv is developed in sync with luatex) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------