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On Wednesday 19 April 2006 12:01 pm, Bryan W. Lepore wrote: > > On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, > > write papers > > latex Addendum: latex + LyX. LyX is a GUI front end that allows a total latex novice to jump right in and type into something that looks vaguely like you'd recognize as a word processor interface. It will also manage your stylesheets, journal-specific templates (the IUCr has a nice one), and so on. > > > or develop posters > > latex > > cv? latex. > grants? pdflatex->Acrobat (may need to pay) > presentations? pdflatex->Adobe reader. > movies? pdflatex->Adobe reader->link-out->Firefox. > boss wants that other format? latex2rtf > > sure, you might have to mess around with it - is it any different with the > other > stuff? is the time you spend messing around with other stuff paying you back? > > latex is installed by default on most (all?) *nix. > > latex is not a trick to make one buy the Lamport or Knuth books, which are > readily available in many .edu libraries. they are good anyways. > > detailed, free, customizable latex stuff is readily located with google. > > -bryan > -- Ethan A Merritt Biomolecular Structure Center University of Washington, Seattle WA
