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[-] jcorvera@quokk.au 11 points 9 hours ago

You know, if we were taught to use something like LaTeX, this wouldn't be an issue because of BEAMER

[-] tristynalxander@mander.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago

LaTeX is not worth learning. Learn enough to insert the math, then use any other program.

[-] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 hours ago

That wouldn't fix the issue though. The problem seems to be that most people only put out a PDF file when sharing slides, and never end up sharing the source file (the .pptx or .tex file).

[-] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 hours ago

This is likely because PDF became the "file that everyone can open", just in their web browser. It's the next best thing to a web page for non-techie consumption. Yes, there's no reason people can't open pptx in most cases, but I bet various endpoint protection and just not understanding how to even pick the right program to open the file steps in.

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I'll take typst any day over latex lol

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