Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread Johann Spies
Kent, I have been using LaTeX for a few years now to produce newsletters and I like it. As somebody suggested Lyx might be an easier way to go if you are not familier with LaTeX. Previously I also have used Wordperfect 5.1 (which I still see as one of the best in the Dos/Windows-world), but now I

Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread John Foster
Kent West wrote: > > Learning curve aside, what's going to be the best Linux app for > producing a 1- or 2-page newsletter? > > I've used WordPerfect for years (from back in the DOS days of 5.x to the > Windows version to the Linux version now), but I suspect there's > something better for this s

Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread Jesse Jacobsen
On 09/05/99 at 18:36:53, Kent West wrote concerning "How to produce a newsletter": > Learning curve aside, what's going to be the best Linux app for > producing a 1- or 2-page newsletter? > I've been using LaTeX for about a year now. It takes some getting used to, but in some ways it makes life

Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread Mark Wagnon
On Sun 09/05/99 06:52PM, Beverley Eyre wrote: > The best typesetting program ever IMHO is TeX. > If you're going to do anysort of publishing, learning it is well worth it. I went crazy last year and bought something like 4 LaTeX books. Most (90%) of the stuff in them is way over my head, but from

Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread Beverley Eyre
I use LaTeX for publishing scientific papers, but it may not be versatile enough for a news letter. I think using TeX to create a specifically designed news letter program, doing for news letters what LaTeX does for research papers, would be better. Bev > Kent, LaTeX has some beautiful output,

Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread Beverley Eyre
The best typesetting program ever IMHO is TeX. If you're going to do anysort of publishing, learning it is well worth it. Bev > Learning curve aside, what's going to be the best Linux app for > producing a 1- or 2-page newsletter? > > I've used WordPerfect for years (from back in the DOS days o

Re: How to produce a newsletter

1999-09-06 Thread Seth R Arnold
Kent, LaTeX has some beautiful output, though it might not be quite what you are looking for... You may wish to give staroffice a shot. :) On Sun, Sep 05, 1999 at 06:36:53PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Learning curve aside, what's going to be the best Linux app for > producing a 1- or 2-page newsl