Not sure if TeXmacs has been mentioned, but its basically in the same
vein as Lyx, except better in some aspects. The main difference is
that TeXmacs isn't exactly just a GUI ontop of LaTeX -- it uses its
own format and commands (which are quite similar to LaTeX), however it
recognizes LaTeX commands. If you know LaTeX you can construct
documents very efficiently in TeXmacs, especially very efficient
typing of equations and such.. better than just using a place text
file (you'll have to try it out to really see why). The big issue
though, is that for a complicated document you will probably have to
export to LaTeX and tweak some thigs. But its exportation to LaTeX is
by no means perfect, so there are a few issues there. Nevertheless the
efficiency with which you can type mathematics in it is
unsurpassed. Has a lot of potential.
-Beren
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:29:20AM +1100, Alan L Tyree wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:11:57 +1100
Joseph Goncalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Russell Davie wrote:
snip
Kile is a more user-friendly KDE-based TeX/LaTeX editor:
http://kile.sourceforge.net/
KBibTeX specifically targets the bibliography features of LaTeX:
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=27421
More user friendly?
How so if Kile requires the user to learn LaTeX markup language
before they can produce a document? LyX enables a user to produce a
document without having to learn LaTeX. This is avoids the
significant and extra LaTeX learning curve.
LaTeX markup language is really easy to use, but when it comes to
changing the default layout, it gets complicated. LaTeX markup is far
superior when you have repetitive patterns that you need to use.
Personally I use latex-suite in vim than the GUI based Kile. And VIM
has a far steeper learning curve than LaTeX. But like learning to
Touch Type, the learning curve of Vim is well worth it.
This is true, but in my experience it is not always on the point. Some
people are simply put off by having the markup visible on screen. I
don't know why this is so, but I have seen it in experienced as well as
inexperienced users. There is something about having a footnote in the
middle of a paragraph that freaks them out.
Cheers,
Alan
If you have a aptitude for programming then definitely learn LaTeX.
Here is a link to a really good LaTeX FAQ that teaches you to do
stuff that will be hard to find otherwise...
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html
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