Don et al.,
The answer is simple: get WinEdt!!! It is an inexpensive shareware designed
to work with MikTex.
The MikTex/WinEdt combination is probably the best possibility if you're
stuck working with Windows. To quote http://www.winedt.com/ : "WinEdt
(shareware) is a powerful, extremely flexible and versatile native editor
and shell for MS Windows with a strong predisposition towards the creation
of [La]TeX documents (and much more!)..."
Sorry for the plug, but if some of you are out there working with TeX or
LaTeX under Windows without this program, you ought to find out about it. It
doesn't even make entries in the registry unless you put them there by
defining it as a default editor or creating shorcuts to it. As I am stuck
working on a PC under Win2000 I use it for most text applications and even
as an html editor.
I would simply not be able to use LaTeX as efficiently without it. It has
very smart management for use with (La)TeX files, including a project
manager that organizes everything neatly. The only difficult thing to
understand is line wrapping... Just make sure you read the documentation.
It's even available on CTAN:
/tex-archive/systems/win32/winedt/
It is worth the price. The shareware version is not watered down, but
eventually you start getting "reminders" to purchase it every two minutes
after the trial expiration date.
Go for it!
Mike Chapman
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von Don
> Simons
> Gesendet: Samstag, 27. Januar 2001 19:21
> An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Betreff: MikTeX????
>
>
> I just got a new laptop and tried installing MikTeX, which I recall
> hearing was supposed to be pretty good. So far, to say the least,
> I'm highly unimpressed. I expected a windows interface for
> configuring and running the program. Not only can't I find any such
> thing, but it seems this is really a set of DOS programs, except that
> the "setup wizard" did nothing about setting any environment
> variables or modifying my path. Is this any better than emtex??? As
> far as ease of installation and use, seems like quite a step backward
> so far. Am I missing something?
>
> --Don Simons
>
