From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: claird@lairds.com (Cameron Laird) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Program structure of Pstricks, what is its basic structure? Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:23:35 -0000 Organization: The Lairds Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <103mr3ngi9mhd96@corp.supernews.com> References: <42414174.0402221953.24c938a6@posting.google.com> Reply-To: claird@phaseit.net NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1077636727 28535 80.91.224.253 (24 Feb 2004 15:32:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:32:07 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 24 16:32:00 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AveXQ-0002ZN-00 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:32:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AveW2-0003PD-VM for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:30:34 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.lang.postscript,gnu.emacs.help X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Originator: claird@lairds.com (Cameron Laird) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 31 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu comp.text.tex:271507 comp.lang.postscript:76684 gnu.emacs.help:121189 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:17140 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:17140 In article <42414174.0402221953.24c938a6@posting.google.com>, Crashedandburnt wrote: . [much other vitupera- tion already addressed] . . >Knuth's book is scrap. It is convoluted by malice or twist of his >mind. It mixes advanced usage with basics. For contrast, compare, for >example, the Adobe cookbook or thinking in postscript. I pick >postscript because it is as extensive as TeX in its functions. CB has >a very nicely organized glossary. Knuth wrote his book to impress his >colleagues so that he can get an early retirement from Stanford by >dominating his colleagues. This is exactly what the abuse of software >to control the world is, and what Richard Stallman is crusading >against. Gnu is now active in the next phase of its mission which is >quality documentation. But since TeX is not FSF software, they are not >likely to focus on it. Someone active in this group is gonna have to >do that. . . . These certainly are dramatic, vivid claims. I have no evidence that any of them are justified. I recommend those readers personally unfamiliar with Dr. Knuth give no weight to these unsupported allegations. -- Cameron Laird Business: http://www.Phaseit.net