Ask HN: What do you think about a simpler syntax that compiles into LaTeX?

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16 years ago

I'm thinking of starting a project that is aimed at creating a simpler syntax for LaTeX, for cleaner and speedier document creation.

Check out the project notes, ideas, and examples at http://github.com/chetan51/eX.

There already exists a syntax called Multimarkdown, but it doesn't support a lot of basic stuff (AFAIK) like multi-line equations, theorems, etc. Basically, it's not as simple or specifically tailored for LaTeX as I would hope.

My vision is to make simple LaTeX document creation easier and faster using this shorthand notation, and to make LaTeX more accessible to the non-technical masses.

What do you think? Is this a project worth spending time and effort on? Would you use it?

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