At 21:25 +0100 2001/02/11, Frank Mittelbach wrote: >if you look at it from the point of available successors: > > - etex is stable but the features are far too internal to make a convincing > argument for people to switch to a version ... > - pdftex has a (potential) maintenance problem (and also lacks the features ... > - omega is or was up to now too unstable in its features, ie far too much > evolving to base LaTeX on it and also lacks above features... Meta reasoning from the impression of TeX I get, developed as a series smart, but quick features lacking true generality and depth, I surmise that any attempt in developing a TeX successor by enhancing it will fail. Hans Aberg