I use Markdown, with a preprocessor I wrote - for both slides and text. I'm thinking of open sourcing the preprocessor - mdpre - and the pptx generator - md2pptx. (Right now they're on IBM's internal GitHub site but I don't anticipate much difficulty in open sourcing them.) Both are written in Python 3.
Cheers, Martin Martin Packer zChampion, Systems Investigator & Performance Troubleshooter, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://mainframeperformancetopics.com Podcast Series (With Marna Walle): https://developer.ibm.com/tv/mpt/ or https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mainframe-performance-topics/id1127943573?mt=2 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_65HaYgksbF6Q8SQ4oOvA From: Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 15/06/2020 18:27 Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: WP vs MS [was:: Quote style (was: ... Passive FTP ... )] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> I started using LyX and decided that it was easier to just write my own LaTeX markup. I know longer recall what the issues are, but I use, e.g.,embedded images ( https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3_humor_RFC1149.html&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=xUzro7nZU172LTyxA6JJ6lM8OxI03jrs_4kIgJ54dmE&e= ), some less common packages ( https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3_humor_DOX.pdf&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=q2_K7yJW068bx7Og9edLWf3LyhRImSjPIblS-o4c3Qg&e= ) and packages specifically for Mathematics, e.g., drawing commutative diagrams.. Latex is awkward, and I'd much rather have BookMaster and BookManager BUILD (MVS) for things like letters and documentation, but LaTeX is still in the "cold dead hands" category for either Mathematics or tee-shirt design. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=5u2yaCCw26LaUXIHjXKbf836AwjGlCCos6nah9ukowc&e= ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of John McKown [john.archie.mck...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 7:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: WP vs MS [was:: Quote style (was: ... Passive FTP ... )] On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Farley, Peter x23353 < peter.far...@broadridge.com> wrote: > And WP still exists and is still thriving, AFAICT. I run WP X8 on my home > machines, and version X9 is out since last year. I just haven't upgraded > yet. > > Use WP reveal codes on any reasonably complex MS document to see just what > kind of cr*p is generated. It takes a long time to clean up the mess. > > My wife won't use anything but WP on her machine, and I don't blame her. > > AFAIK, MS still can't do lawyerly "Tables of Authority" at all. WP has > done it forever, and as a result pretty much dominates the professional > lawyer niche. Plus they have a huge medical office professional following > for other features unique to that environment. > > And don't even try to do printed labels with MS. WP has done it right and > easy forever. > > Peter > Being a weirdo, I prefer a "document processor" to a "word processor" for anything that is more complicated than a simple letter or memo, such as documentation. In particular, I like LaTeX. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1dDa33vqPqkN21SeodHXen8YvN10H5oTA5a-2D-2DDD0EFVbzxjiZfvCpPP99eYEyj5nwebhZtpQpdlMa7JpQZZPQ-2DiDCXz-5FGh5SOz7BwFwARlHzBogTERU0kSw6GUdK2ERX5DwiE1tI3EX8ECkMIN3m5mQzaoMQgZ0TaVxRYX2ZrsNSpgMRr3xqPyL0-2Dx40FDXwu48-2DgMrcZ3xSC9beV-2Df6N6m8py0q1ELPqQ2kTgFBAdWWimulfpImagAb-2DTopunclgKPmnhh-2Di3qvhiu6cXferKT18gBsgg9B0m-5Fzj3A6DqqbZKQICUkakG5IRthZi2TjtlbBH-5FZcTT-2DIIiXYjf1CjIZsyn8pxrHysk-5FmKnCTpegtpR-5FUYSXn-5F8-2DUxg6rCi7htMtG37Dm-2DSIPNuNDNDaBECe7eZT5D0QwvSGxvq4C9mYfUhqM2iIVGl4JYiUpzOMBr_https-253A-252F-252Fen.wikipedia.org-252Fwiki-252FLaTeX&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=yTqXMbHQnfYeHYylY7qLCzxAbPYKTNgHz1t9x1ILKyQ&e= Actually, TeX is a typesetting system. And it is a markup language (like HTML & CSS). https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1e9l6DUBYXeolRVKZUFkzzM73CB-5F6yiZ3McNsmtJCcTSJrLYv6QDjDxBH8GMu79vFGWMlrO-2DP8fOKmSogsSUK0FZB6RXey0jk-2D-5F7jHBD6q13pkCgB1-2Dajfj7-2DtxOEIoiX5LpKcFWr0HPq06avFveqNYnPStvkXz1GnEu1xn0iBE3DJP6IazX6e-5FdY-5FD38lpdBG2AKkY532eVsQgSwHM-2DEX2oX6z-5FbDzOeS4wvCxCXkRVTOcYrEkUH4X-2DVB481WMC-2DRCIaTZxL-2D5dz2jbwp0U1LJK5YpNOF5kXBD3iy4XAoWNUV5F7U-2DTbwuwSs4-5FtK3Q-2DxchUcHXJ4V2zo5rZS4IZhNlQdc-5FGPWd-5F0mmoItmDTJeonnf2E-5Fhs8oEfXvl8cSgC8Et4DzoWaMJsPMcaf59mz00ELujcy4fteFZqG9ENA5D5kh9nb9If2oAod-2DZ2g26o_https-253A-252F-252Fen.wikipedia.org-252Fwiki-252FTeX&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=bpln2T7G5ULJvYGZ1-I_4eXtie1JTdbw084rBY6E5ds&e= . I also like LyX which generates LaTeX as its output. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1fjEbeAFoNONUBy8kh8IgqyD0wIIPhy5PKMaz9d3AjYtlXMQp-2DV0w-2D4lRph4Jrk8VGEbjzJrcu-5FAUWRjRYhfDmC1YMN6F7KeSDvFczk8dYaEmA6OKcePkJcgxAjUkdTy86TwPPIwyCzsbkbFK8nWhFkGDpRdp3YGI-2DL5DpAadxOmKFDgeXnQY04qMyKEKJSHUCaVLGitZHq3N2s-5F5zRdMUJOOYvNfNi-2DEVYmA8pCSjcOeYZi9-2DtQVLqsbj5yQn1Gb-5Fw48GmUcQX1v8UX-5FQRmpNkd79-5FyK6t384MSdwyKMUQMv4ZB5hi0ygZRWS83DRjGOIUmgJcsOob26sEQVd0X0AhsZTtNfSdEhHfUkl8Kkoa0lg30eTrFwfnq2RFxoNkHK7Y2HQtBPelromY9rlIVPQiQj7YRg8wbgmmNYW3OOQfe0ovGW8CeXtNEu11H6CGaH_https-253A-252F-252Fwww.lyx.org-252F&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=63uBZ4XYTEjlTm05xiS2x7UkBoXnK6oemL3S-2X6f08&e= -- People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. 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