On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:21:41 -0500, cecil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 used it to write up my 3rd year project, and I think it probably ended up being as useful as writing it in microsoft word (not taking into account of course the unavailability of word for linux). Much of the power that latex has exists now in word: e.g. automatic contents building. I used bibtex for references which was a blessing and a curse. The appearance was significantly more attractive than anything I could concoct in word; and the typesettings is second to none. However some of the limitations/annoyances really built up and got on my nerves. I adopted a vim script called `vim-latexsuite' mid way through and found it very helpful; especially `auto-folding' which collapses each section up until you ask it to be expanded. Find and print out a good reference sheet and try out vim-latexsuite, an emacs equivalent if thats your poison or an environment such as kile or lyx. -- Jon Dowland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
