On Tue 09 Jan 2018 at 20:47:44 (+0000), Curt wrote: > On 2018-01-09, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Oh. pdftex is now being fed a latex file, not a plain text file. > > Previously: > > > > > pdftex will actually create a pdf out of a *text file*.... > > That's right. No contradiction. I just added a data point.
Perhaps before this protracted, tangential and niggling subthread becomes acrimonious or invidious, it might be easier to just state than TeX/LaTeX is a useless way to turn a *text* file into a PDF. And that's without discussing whether having to install a TeX system is any better than installing LibreOffice. Cheers, David.
