[NTG-context] Is conTeXt good for book writing?

[Idris Samawi Hamid]

Hi Leon,

In general, I think there can be no doubt that ConTeXt is much more
flexible than LaTeX for book writing, although the latter is far more
well-known. LaTeX has a package, memoir, that makes LaTeX much better for
book writing, but I still prefer ConTeXt because of its much more
integrated and consistent user interface overall.

As for documentation, start here:

http://www.pragma-ade.com/show-man-1.htm

BTW: I mainly typeset books and journals, came from LaTeX, and will never
go back if I can help it...

Best
Idris

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:47:24 -0700, leon <sdl.web at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm completely new to conTeXt though I've heard enough good thing about
> it. Now I have a chance to write a book. I'm wondering is it more
> effective to write in conTeXt than LaTeX given I'm new to both. Can you
> point out some help document that can start me off?

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