Anyway, about "lout": What I don't like on
its FAQ is 1. it has the mandatory entry "Why use Lout instead of LaTeX [or troff]?" at the very end, not at the beginning where I expected it :-), and 2. It lists totally outdated information about LaTeX ("in LaTeX by including Postscript files generated by utility programs such as xfig, you have to specify the size of each included figure, losing a lot of Lout's flexibility.")