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This is exactly why I prefer authoring documents in LaTeX vs WYSIWYG tools: I can concentrate on semantics and not worry about representation. Writing stuff in Word forces you to be distracted by its appearance on the page and can drive me crazy with micro-adjustments. With LaTeX, I just write the document and the computer does what computers are good at doing.



> I just write the document and the computer does what computers are good at doing.

Which is: Interpret your instructions very literally, so you still need to go over your document carefully to fix problems like urls running off the edge of the page?

Smart-arse joke aside, I agree with you that LaTeX is generally great, but it's not perfect, and sometimes it is difficult to make it do what you want.




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