GNU TeXmacs

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name = GNU TeXmacs



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developer = GNU project
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genre = word processor
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website = http://www.texmacs.org

GNU TeXmacs is a free scientific word processor component of the GNU project, which was "inspired" by both TeX and GNU Emacs, but shares no code with either of the two programs it is named after. [ [http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/help/faq.en.html Frequently asked questions (FSF GNU project) ] ] It is written and maintained by Joris van der Hoeven. The program produces structured documents with a WYSIWYW user interface. New document styles can be created by the user. The editor provides high-quality typesetting algorithms and TeX fonts for publishing professional looking documents.

Features

TeXmacs can handle math formulas, and is used as a front-end to a number of computer algebra systems such as Maxima or Yacas. TeXmacs also supports a Scheme extension language called Guile for customizing the program and writing extensions.

Like many WYSIWYG editors, for example Microsoft Word, authors manipulate a document on screen which should print to a similar looking paper copy. The goal of TeXmacs is to provide a WYSIWYG editor that still makes it possible to write correctly structured documents with aesthetically pleasing typesetting results. TeXmacs is not a front-end to LaTeX, but TeXmacs documents can be converted to either TeX or LaTeX. Support for HTML, MathML and XML is under development.

TeXmacs currently runs on most Unix-based architectures, including Linux, Cygwin, and Mac OS X. As well as the Cygwin version, a native beta port is available for Microsoft Windows.

TeXmacs also features a presentation mode and is planning to evolve towards a complete scientific office suite, with spreadsheet capacities and a technical drawing editor.

Supported back ends

TeXmacs has back-ends to support for many technologies.

Programming languages:
CLisp, CMucl, Python, Qcl, R,Shell

Computer algebra systems:
Axiom, Giac, Macaulay 2, Mathematica, Maxima, Mupad, PARI/GP, Reduce, Yacas

Numeric matrix systems:
Matlab, GNU Octave, Scilab

Plotting packages:
gnuplot, Graphviz, XYpic, Mathemagix

Other:
DraTeX, Eukleides, GTybalt, Lush

See also

* TeX
* LaTeX
* Emacs
* LyX
* List of word processors
* Comparison of word processors

References

External links

* [http://www.texmacs.org/ Project home page]