Re: @ref{} adds ( ) in HTML

[Akim Demaille]

>>> "Karl" == Karl Berry <address@hidden> writes:

 > Hi Akim,
 > Not trying to change your ways, but just a few comments and clarifications.

 >     - less Makefile machinery

 > I find Makefiles are simpler for pdftex.  One command vs. three.

I was considering the case where you provided both DVI and PDF,
indeed.  There are some features that are still available (to my
knowledge) only in DVI.  For instance slide shows using advi are
superior to PDF.  And I don't know a PDF viewer that allows to put up
the editor when clicking on a portion of the result.

So I need both.  It is in that context that it is less machinery :)

 >       Don't forget the case of pictures that need to be provided in two
 >       formats

 > http://ctan.org/tex-archive/support/purifyeps

Can't reach it currently, but I'll have a look.  I don't know it.

 > However, I haven't actually used it, because I find I very rarely care
 > about DVI for anything except Texinfo, these days.  Not being a
 > self-contained format is a real drag for putting on the web.

Very much agreed.


 >     - less temp files

 > I don't understand.  There are zero temp files in the case of pdftex,
 > and many in the pipeline case.

I was still considering the case you want both.


 >     - the same output in both cases (it appears that pdflatex and latex
 >       don't use the same algorithms

 > No.  tex and pdftex definitely do use exactly the same algorithms, by
 > default. [...]

Good to know, thanks!