Arun Palaniappan, the kind of output that you get out of Latex is
irresistible and too good, but as Arun Venkataswamy said for more
practical reasons we will end up using doc format.
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Arun Venkataswamy wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 6:27 PM
2012/8/20 Arun Venkataswamy
> Strike a balance. In the real world (work, corporate) you will have to
> exchange collaborative documents in doc format only :)
>
>
Got your Point :)
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 6:27 PM, ARUN PALANIAPPAN <
arunpalaniappan@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2012/8/20 Guru Prasath
>
> >
> > Arun,
> >
> > Since you are hearing Latex for the first time, you might feel
> > addictive to this tool in the coming days.
> >
> >
> Sir,
> Now I am just learning and maki
2012/8/20 Guru Prasath
>
> Arun,
>
> Since you are hearing Latex for the first time, you might feel
> addictive to this tool in the coming days.
>
>
Sir,
Now I am just learning and making few trials...
yes.. I think it may prove to be addictive!!
But, whether getting that addict is healthy?
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 5:14 PM, ARUN PALANIAPPAN
wrote:
> 2012/8/20 Rajagopal Swaminathan
>
>> It is refreshing here to see responses from OP.
>>
>
> Thank you Sir.
>
>
>> Yes. Most of the tools mentioned can do that.
>>
>> BTW did you see the document for which I posted the link?
>>
>> Does tha
2012/8/20 Rajagopal Swaminathan
> It is refreshing here to see responses from OP.
>
Thank you Sir.
> Yes. Most of the tools mentioned can do that.
>
> BTW did you see the document for which I posted the link?
>
> Does that fit the bill?
>
Sir, I never said or claimed that Open Office or Libre
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
raju.rajs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mohan Sundaram
> wrote:
> >> One main advantage of LaTeX is the visual output.
> >> http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2007/05/latex-vs-word-vs-writer/
>
> Huh?
>
Greetings,
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM, ARUN PALANIAPPAN
wrote:
> Thank you.
> I am much concerned about the alignment of words and paragraphs in a
> document , which may end within a page or run to 150 pages.
> Can LaTex Help me in this regard?
>
It is refreshing here to see responses from
Greetings,
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mohan Sundaram wrote:
>> One main advantage of LaTeX is the visual output.
>> http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2007/05/latex-vs-word-vs-writer/
Huh?
>>
>> Apps like OO, Word etc are good for documents. I've found DocBook and
> Latex useful when one does
2012/8/20 Shrinivasan T
> > I am much concerned about the alignment of words and paragraphs in a
> > document , which may end within a page or run to 150 pages.
> > Can LaTex Help me in this regard?
>
> latex is used for ubuntu-manual.org
>
> download the book and see its powers.
OMG!! Thats Am
2012/8/20 Shrinivasan T
> > I am much concerned about the alignment of words and paragraphs in a
> > document , which may end within a page or run to 150 pages.
> > Can LaTex Help me in this regard?
>
> latex is used for ubuntu-manual.org
>
> download the book and see its powers.
>
Thank you Sir
2012/8/20 Mohan Sundaram
>
> One good example is a manual or a book with multiple chapters. This is what
> I call a compilation, especially when different chapters have different
> authors. The whole compilation needs an uniform look and feel. One example
> is the format of a note or a symbol giv
> I am much concerned about the alignment of words and paragraphs in a
> document , which may end within a page or run to 150 pages.
> Can LaTex Help me in this regard?
latex is used for ubuntu-manual.org
download the book and see its powers.
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:56 AM, ARUN PALANIAPPAN <
arunpalaniappan@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2012/8/20 Mohan Sundaram
>
> >
> > > Apps like OO, Word etc are good for documents. I've found DocBook and
> > Latex useful when one does compilations where we have chapters, section
> > headers, subsectio
Sir
Greetings
2012/8/19 Rajagopal Swaminathan
> Greetings,
>
> Lyx provides a sorta WYSIWYG.
>
> LaTex is very mature and has tons of addons, extensions etc. as it has
> been around for a very long time. It is a derivative of TeX
> (pronounced as tek -- the last letter is supposed to be the gre
2012/8/19 apvr
> 2012/8/18 ARUN PALANIAPPAN :
> > What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
> > What are the advantages of using LaTex or what difference does it make?
>
> One main advantage of LaTeX is the visual output.
> http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2007/05/latex-vs-
2012/8/20 Mohan Sundaram
>
> > Apps like OO, Word etc are good for documents. I've found DocBook and
> Latex useful when one does compilations where we have chapters, section
> headers, subsections etc... These are automatically done based on indents
> in OO/Word but the user has only a few contr
2012/8/19 Guru Prasath
> One good site to visit is http://www.texample.net/ There are many
> sites like this.
>
> Also http://www.latextemplates.com/
>
> Thank you Sir..
I will check them!!
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Hi Sir,
2012/8/19 Vignesh Nandha Kumar
> Unlike Office suites, LaTex is not a WYSIWYG way of creating the document.
> Rather you write markups and styles, (think of HTML and CSS) and then you
> export it to PDF or other formats to view it.
*Thank you for the clarification.*
What are the advant
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 9:18 PM, apvr wrote:
> 2012/8/18 ARUN PALANIAPPAN :
> > What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
> > What are the advantages of using LaTex or what difference does it make?
>
> One main advantage of LaTeX is the visual output.
> http://oestrem.com
2012/8/18 ARUN PALANIAPPAN :
> What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
> What are the advantages of using LaTex or what difference does it make?
One main advantage of LaTeX is the visual output.
http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2007/05/latex-vs-word-vs-writer/
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
raju.rajs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
> wrote:
> >
> > But I'm not an expert with either of them to be so sure.
>
> Neither am I. I have just done things.
>
> > Well, probabl
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Arun Venkataswamy wrote:
>
> LibreOffice supports importing of MathML.
> You could create the most complex formulas with MathML too.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML
>
That's nice. Thanks for clarifying.
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Greetings,
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Arun Venkataswamy wrote:
>
> LibreOffice supports importing of MathML.
> You could create the most complex formulas with MathML too.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML
>
>
An instance of ODF dicument such as .odt, .ods etc _is_ an XML document.
Jus
Greetings,
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
wrote:
>
> But I'm not an expert with either of them to be so sure.
Neither am I. I have just done things.
> Well, probably the equation is pretty simple. I believe there are complex
> equations that cannot be represented in Lib
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar <
viky.nan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
> raju.rajs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
> > wrote:
> > > Equation 2 in http://en.wikipedia.org/w
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
raju.rajs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
> wrote:
> > Equation 2 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LaTeX_Output.svg ?
>
> m = {{m_0} over sqrt{1-{v^2 over c^2}}}
>
Well, probably the equa
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
wrote:
> Equation 2 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LaTeX_Output.svg ?
m = {{m_0} over sqrt{1-{v^2 over c^2}}}
As a bad/lazy/ToughLove teacher, I leave the howto within libreoffice
to the interested people. ;)
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On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
raju.rajs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
> wrote:
> >
> > Really? Things like multiple levels of superscripts, absolute positioning
> > of individual characters (like in the way
One good site to visit is http://www.texample.net/ There are many
sites like this.
Also http://www.latextemplates.com/
Regards
Guru Prasath
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan
wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
> wrote:
>>
>> Real
Greetings,
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
wrote:
>
> Really? Things like multiple levels of superscripts, absolute positioning
> of individual characters (like in the way how LaTeX is usually written) are
> possible in Libre Office?
>
If you can show me a visual example,
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <
raju.rajs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > With LaTeX, you can do much complex things, like complex mathematical
> > equations, etc.
>
> Open/Libre office Math can do that too.
Really? Things like multiple levels of superscripts, absolute positio
Greetings,
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:17 AM, Vignesh Nandha Kumar
wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
>>
>
> Unlike Office suites, LaTex is not a WYSIWYG way of creating the document.
> Rather you write markups and styles, (think of HTML and CSS) a
Hi,
On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 10:55 PM, ARUN PALANIAPPAN <
arunpalaniappan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am new to the word "LaTex"..
> What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
>
Unlike Office suites, LaTex is not a WYSIWYG way of creating the document.
Rather you w
Up to my knowledge latex is more often used in vast documentation areas and
book publishers.
On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 10:55 PM, ARUN PALANIAPPAN <
arunpalaniappan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am new to the word "LaTex"..
> What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
>
Hi all,
I am new to the word "LaTex"..
What is the difference between LaTex and a normal Office Document?
What are the advantages of using LaTex or what difference does it make?
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