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Be Aware of the Makefile Effect

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getnormality ◴[] No.42666968[source]
Another factor is frequency of use. I use LaTeX to do big write-ups on the order of once per year or less. LaTeX at the level I use it is not a hard tool, but I generally start a new document by copy-pasting a previous document because there is a lot of detail about how to use it that I'm never going to remember given that I only use it for a few weeks once a year.
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1. folmar ◴[] No.42668057[source]
I use it more often and also start with copy-paste header, that includes:

* all packages needed for my language (fontenc, babel, local typography package) * typical graphicx/fancyhdr/hyperref/geometry packages that are almost always needed * a set of useful symbol and name definitions for my field

If you are not writing math or pure text in English only LaTeX is batteries not included.