Comment on Hey Latex users, I have an idea for youComments−tiger10guy12yEventually, academic papers should be interactive because taking advantage of electronic media can communicate so much more.See this talk on "Media for Thinking the Unthinkable" by Brett Victor: http://vimeo.com/67076984There still have to be a bunch of changes before we get there.−daureg12yWhat about the other way around: making LaTeX documents more interactive. One can fill forms in pdf or embed javascript, see for instance this motor animation made with tikz: http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/wankel-motor/−marcosdumay12yI agree with your general statement, but I completely disagree with anybody implying that the correct time is now or just a few years in the future.We do not know how to use interactive documents well.
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Eventually, academic papers should be interactive because taking advantage of electronic media can communicate so much more.
See this talk on "Media for Thinking the Unthinkable" by Brett Victor: http://vimeo.com/67076984
There still have to be a bunch of changes before we get there.
What about the other way around: making LaTeX documents more interactive. One can fill forms in pdf or embed javascript, see for instance this motor animation made with tikz: http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/wankel-motor/
I agree with your general statement, but I completely disagree with anybody implying that the correct time is now or just a few years in the future.
We do not know how to use interactive documents well.