1.TeXmacs versus LaTeX

• I already know LaTeX, and I do not want to change.

  Great! Do not read any further, you probably clicked this link in error.

• I like LaTeX, why should I bother learning another system?

  LaTeX is an excellent typesetting system, but can you:

  • include computations in your document?

    Mathematica

    In[2]:=

    Integrate[Sin[x] Exp[-x^2],x]

    ${\displaystyle -\frac{\sqrt{\pi }(\text{erfi}(\frac{1}{2}-ix)+\text{erfi}(\frac{1}{2}+ix))}{4\sqrt[4]{e}}}$

    include plots in your document?

    GNUplot]

    plot sin(cos(x))+cos(sin(x))

    

    GNUplot]

    readily interpret the following?

    a_n=\frac{1}{\pi}\int\limits_{-\pi}^{\pi}f(x)\cos nx\,\mathrm{d}x=\\=
    \frac{1}{\pi}\int\limits_{-\pi}^{\pi}x^2\cos nx\,\mathrm{d}x

    or would you have preferred to see:

    $a_n=\frac{1}{\pi }{\int }_{-\pi }^{\pi }f\left(x\right)\cos nx\text{d}x=\frac{1}{\pi }{\int }_{-\pi }^{\pi }{x}^2\cos nx\text{d}x$ ?

    attach to a displayed figure the code that generates the image?

    Figure 1. Euclidean geometry problem rendered in Eukleides

• I already have documents in LaTeX.

  Import them into TeXmacs through the Latex input filter.

• Fell more comfortable typing equations in LaTeX.

  Paste LaTeX directly intro TeXmacs equations, see Paste->From.

• The journal I'm submitting to requires LaTeX.

  Export your TeXmacs file into LaTeX.

2.I have limited time. Why learn a new system?

• TeXmacs empowers reproducible research. Scripts in Python, Scheme can be combined with mathematical software and operating system utilities to reliably reproduce the results submitted for publication.

• TeXmacs easily generates slides for lessons, conference talks similar to the Beamer LaTeX package, but without having to worry about frame, etc.