Vincent Le Chevalier wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Invisible wrote:
>>
>>> I just downloaded "tex.web" and started reading it... Hmm, LOL!
>>
>> Oh wow... This stuff is really special.
> 
> Well yes, the day I'll try to make the world better with a new word 
> processor, I think I'll start from scratch...
> 
> Not that this day has come yet ;-)
> 
> TeX is admirable because of its lifespan, its stability, its low count 
> of bugs, but I think starting from its source would lead to a 
> derivative, but nothing radically new...

All I really want is the excellent formatting engine. (You know, the one 
that decides where to put all the linebreaks and stuff.) The rest of the 
thing - that whole macro expansion lot, the character "catcodes", the 
buggy image support, the buggy colour support, etc. - you can keep it! :-P

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