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Why lout is cool and LaTeX not ..
01 Jan 05 - http://www.approximity.com/cgi-bin/blogtariAgile/index.rb/Visualisation/LaTeX/WhyLoutIsBetterThanLaTeX.rdoc
coz u can integrate lout completely in a pipe without needing to delete temporary files afterwards.
  #!/bin/bash
  lout -s <<END_OF_TEMPLATE | gv -
  @SysInclude{doc}
  @Document
  @InitialFont { Palatino Base 11p }
  //
  @Text @Begin
  @Verbatim @Begin
  @Include{"$1"}
  @End @Verbatim
  @End @Text
  END_OF_TEMPLATE