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- postscript(oh)	: usage, macros, tips and examples.
- latex(oh)		: usage, tips and resources.

OPTIONS
     -	 mandoc is able to export to PDF, however, the formatting options are
	 minimal.
     -	 groff has more formatting options through momPDF and the syntax is
	 more similar to roff/mdoc but images can only be PDF images.
     -	 More formatting options are available using PostScript or (La)TeX.
	       The choice depends on the needs of the document, knowledge of
	       the user and time considerations.

   Considerations
     Available information:   there is more documentation available on the web
			      for (La)Tex. While more information allows the
			      user to find the necessary information, less
			      information available does not imply a lack of
			      information, simply may not be needed and the
			      quality of the information can be better.
     Formatting:	      While both can change formatting options
			      (margins, fonts, etc.) and (La)TeX has more
			      information available, examples in a web search
			      show most documents having the same style as
			      defined by the selected document type,
			      therefore, finding information about formatting
			      can sometimes be more difficult.
     Images:		      there's information about PostScript images
			      using jpg, however, all parameters need to be
			      set and the image may need converting, (La)TeX
			      has more image options available.
     macros:		      PostScript allows creating macros as needed,
			      (La)TeX has prebuilt macros as packages, which
			      requires installing packages to use most
			      formatting options. A (La)TeX installation
			      (macro packages) can vary beween 1GB and 6GB
			      while PostScript has no extra requirements other
			      than a text editor and core utilities to export
			      to PDF.
     Platform:		      There are Windows programs available for
			      (La)TeX, such as MiKTeX and TeXworks, while
			      PostScript needs a command line processor like
			      ghostscript.
     Properties:	      PostScript can be set to display the document
			      properties when using a PDF viewer, I have not
			      yet found a way to do that with (La)TeX.

   Conclusion
     -	 (La)TeX may be a better choice for the non-tech user, on Windows or
	 if time available is to be considered.
     -	 PostScript may be a better option when the content, simplicity and
	 presentation are the primary focus or available disk space is not
	 enough for the potential (La)TeX usage.

   My choice
     I prefer PostScript, however, when writing a document for end users, for
     the time being, I use (La)Tex because, unfortunately, the company for
     which I work does not focus on content and has marketing requirements for
     the PDF header to have the company logo and I have not yet written a
     PostScript macro for that.

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		    Created:2026-03-30|Updated:2026-03-30|	       PDF(oh)