On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:57 PM Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Did you time how long loading these packagestakes? Things like fonts > always need to be loaded (and a 8 bit font is way smaller than a 32 bit > wide font with features). You could try to use latex/luatex with 8 bit > fonts. > Without a precompiled format, pdflatex takes 1.2s for my four page example. That lualatex takes 2.5s is not that big a difference. What my question is about is precompiled formats: If I put everything in the preample and precompile it, pdflatex takes only 0.56s. /Here/ is the big difference. When I'm typing a typical technical note, I have over the years developed a workflow where I use latex + editor as a wysiwyg-setup. With two windows: one for the pdf and one for the source, recompile almost once for every sentence or equation. /It is here/ where the difference adds up. Judging by the other posts sparked by my question, I'm not the only one that feels the difference. I readily admit that luatex is a wonderful piece of software and I really appreciate the work you have done. Could we make it even better? From a technical point of view, how hard would it be to have something akin to a precompiled format in luatex?
