----- Original Message ----- From: "richard lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:01 AM Subject: Re: How hard would this be?(Learning LaTex)
> On Sunday 27 June 2004 05:21, cecil wrote: > > Someone told me today at lunch that what with my "wierd obsession", > > as he called it, to perhaps go without a gui(X), I should try "that > > latex thingie". My buddy is a real wordmaster. LOL. I did some > > reading up on it; it's interesting. I never knew that you could do > > all that with no window system. Does anyone here use it on a regular > > basis, and if so, how hard is it to use, setup, print, etc? I'm > > having thoughts of perhaps writing papers this semester in emacs and > > if this thing... Well, let's just say I'm trying to have an open mind > > about things. I'm trying not to summarily dismiss thing just because > > I don't know what they are, or, are not familiar with them. I used LaTeX way back in 1991 and found it pretty easy to learn and use. The results blew the pants off anything else at the time, and I suspect would still blow the pants off anything windoes could muster today. OK, it's not WYSIWYG but the results are very professional. Rich. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
