Michael Stutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Douglas Triggs wrote:
> > Anyway, I use emacs heavily (emacs is my favorite operatings system --
> > after linux, of course). However, it's pretty obvious that emacs
> > isn't exactly suited for wysiwyg tasks -- it's still a text editor,
> > after all, not a word processor. So, I'm looking for a word processor
> > for linux so I can move the process of finishing off a manuscript from
> > windoze to linux.
>
> Ever give TeX or LaTeX a try? I use it for formatting and printing
> manuscripts and it works well with emacs. Caveat: as it stands now, there is
> a learning curve. Fortunately, it's not that bad (I learned the basics in a
> day). The best guide I've found is on the net. It's called "A Gentle
> Introduction to TeX."
Yes, I've used LaTeX rather heavily. I don't know why it slipped my
mind when I sent my original message -- I thought of it well after I'd
sent it off. I've even used it to do resumes (something I'd rather to
do with a word processor). However, since I have little interest in
publishing anything at the moment, and while LaTeX (or TeX) is
exceptionally good at what it does, it isn't quite so useful for
quickly tweaking or fiddling with short documents and it's
occasionally difficult to get exactly the result you're looking for.
Mostly, I guess I want to stop using MS Word and move everything to
linux if I can, and even with TeX/LaTeX, there are still gaps to be
filled. I could still make use of a standard wysiwyg word processor.
doubt
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