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plainTeX is the name used to refer to the default set of ''macros'' which are always present on all TeX systems |
plainTeX is the name used to refer to the default set of ''macros'' which are always present on all [[TeX]] systems |
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(and it is the default preloaded format for <tt>tex</tt> executable). They were written by Knuth himself, and provide the basic to start using TeX (since "raw" TeX is not ready-to-use for documents creation). Often when one says simply "TeX document", s/he means s/he is using the plainTeX macros, even though nowadays the success of the complex feature-full LaTeX macros package creates a little bit of confusion and a lot of people, ignoring that LaTeX is just one of possible macro packages for TeX, think that LaTeX is TeX and viceversa. |
(and it is the default preloaded format for <tt>tex</tt> executable). They were written by Knuth himself, and provide the basic to start using [[TeX]] (since "raw" [[TeX]] is not ready-to-use for documents creation). Often when one says simply "TeX document", s/he means s/he is using the plainTeX macros, even though nowadays the success of the complex feature-full [[LaTeX]] macros package creates a little bit of confusion and a lot of people, ignoring that LaTeX is just one of possible macro packages for TeX, think that LaTeX is TeX and viceversa. |
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Extension to the plainTeX exists, like eplain(TeX). |
Extension to the plainTeX exists, like eplain(TeX). |
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Even though LaTeX is nowadays almost a typesetting "standard" when using a TeX system, plainTeX is still usable and used. |
Even though [[LaTeX]] is nowadays almost a typesetting "standard" when using a [[TeX]] system, plainTeX is still usable and used. |