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WordTeX - A WYSIPCTWOTCG Typesetting Tool

Tom Wildenhain

WordTeX - A WYSIPCTWOTCG Typesetting Tool

Tom Wildenhain's SIGBOVIK 2018 presentation of WordTeX, a Microsoft Word template that mimics LaTeX typesetting output. It is a joke research project executed with serious effort.

HN people recommend it as an entertaining example of great effort on a trivial problem, and cite the template in LaTeX-versus-Word discussions.

5 Hacker News mentions · 2018–2025

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