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Comment Re:I want my EPS! (Score 1) 630

And you don't have to use unreadable EPS, LaTeX, or send people your Mathematica notebook.

LaTeX is very readable. I don't think you've actually used it, have you? The equation being quoted (x^2 + 4x + 4 = 0) is valid in LaTeX as-is. Here's something slightly more complicated, try writing that with XML, and convincing yourself (or in fact, anyone else) that it's readable!

\overline f (\omega) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x) e^{-i \omega t} dt

Anyone who's used LaTeX at all will be able to visualise that immediately. I don't think you can say the same about MathML. As far as I'm concerned, it's in the same league as PostScript -- I can read it, but for goodness sake, why would I possibly want to? Don't expect me to write any projects in it any time soon.

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