David Brodbeck wrote: > As long as you realize it probably won't look the same to the other > person, unless they have the same Word version, the same operating > system, and the same fonts.
It will look similar enough. > It's rare that someone sends me a complicated Word file and I'm able > to print it cleanly without adjustments. Good thing that what I'm writing is not at all complex. The two most complex things are italics and indent-first-line. > A little free advice: If you're planning on writing long documents, > such as books, What kind of books? You description goes on to describe what sounds to be a technical manual. Someone else mentioned mathematics. Another person talked about technical writing. Am I writing a book? Yes. Am I writing a technical book? No! I am writing fiction. I have no in-line graphics, complex font changes for examples, silly little icons to denote special sections, massive indention or the like. This is strictly line-after-line prose which could be done plain text except for the fact that I am making use of italics as a conscious style choice to reinforce when a character is /'thinking'/ something versus "saying" something. So, as I had repeated several times, I'm sure LaTeX is wonderful for what it is designed for. However it is not something I am interested in learning for the purposes I would put it to at this time. The constant hammering with examples which are far beyond the requirements of the style I writing I am engaging in is getting a tad tiresome. I want WYSIWYG because it helps me think about what is happening. I want simple and easy-to-convert to a common format because I don't know if and by whom this project would be picked up. I don't want a complex programming language because I am writing fiction, not programming an application! While they are both creative they are two different modes of thinking! While I appreciate that other people find it wonderful for their tasks I ask that those people also appreciate that not everyone finds the tools they use as equally suited to their tasks, especially creative tasks. Creative tasks are personal. Processes and tools which work for one person do not work for someone else. And that is OK! -- Steve Lamb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]