Re: ACM Ada Letters

[Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>]

Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org> writes:

> On 2003-11-06, Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov> wrote:
> >
> > LaTeX can be complex to install. There is a nice Windows installer,
> > but if an author uses a package that Pat doesn't happen to have
> > installed, it's a problem.
> 
> Well the same problem arises if one use a font in word that Pat doesn't
> have. 

yes, that's true. And again, using PDF is the solution.

> > If you want to use LaTeX, just create the PDF yourself.
> 
> Wasn't that what I said?

Hmm. Pat (the editor of  ACM SigAda newsletter) said _he_ couldn't
handle LaTeX, meaning he cannot accept submissions in LaTeX format.

I'm suggesting that if authors want to use LaTeX, that's no problem;
they just generate PDF from it, and send the PDF to Pat.

I thought you were asking Pat why _he_ couldn't handle LaTeX. I think
it is unreasonable to ask an editor to accept LaTeX.

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-- Stephe