I got quite a few nominations from the two forums where I posted this question, and it's early days to say I've settled on one, but currently I'm looking hard at LaTeX. I found a tutorial on it at javatpoint.com, but that was written by a non-native-English writer (maybe he a Slav?, guessing by his odd use of definite articles) and there are some phrases in there I can't parse with confidence. I imagine whatever documentation comes with the download will be clearer.
But it seems there are multiple pieces I need to fetch. I get the impression that TEX is the actual markup language, and LaTeX is ... what? A series of extensions to TEX to allow it to do more? And I need a program that will convert my text and markup codes to a printer-ready document, and/or to a PDF file. And most people use a text editor specifically dedicated to working with LaTeX; various options for that last are mentioned. Do you have any specific recommendations? Because I think I'm about ready to download and experiment. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. -G C Lichtenberg */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 08:39 My preference, alas, is dead: BookMagager BUILD/MVS (or VM), which is built on BookMaster and DCF. Lacking that, I make do with LaTeX, which I find powerful but clumsier that the tools built on Script. I make extensive use of nested bulleted and numbered lists, and when I attempt to copy an entry to a different list, word garbles the markup horribly. Is there an equivalent to the reveal mode in word pervert that would allow me to correct that bug? The best that I've been able to come up with is to copy the entry to notepad and then copy from notepad. I would recommend a LaTeX environment, e.g., MiKTeX, TeXworks. Check out resources at CTAN. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
