[supergarfield]

I think the grandparent is talking about a better WYGIWYG language, like HTML generally is. You can (and most people, at least on HN, probably do) edit HTML in a buffer.

Edit: changed parent → grandparent

[tapia]

What do you mean? Writing a document in html is not much different than doing it in LaTeX.

[supergarfield]

Yes, that's exactly what I mean, I was replying to

> One of the great things about Latex (or raw tex) is that you can simply type it into a buffer.

and pointing out it also applies to HTML.

[gumby]

I clarified my comment.