On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:27:39 +1000 Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? > > To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based > (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable > in vim), for doing stuff you'd usually do in Open Office Word Processor > - bullet points, bold/italic, tables, etc. I'd like output in pdf, so > it's easily printable cross-platform. > > I've briefly thought about things like LaTeX, postscript and Docbook, > but they all seem overkill for what I want to do, and will take too much > time to learn. > Lyx may be useful to you. http://www.lyx.org/ "LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM), and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG)." -- Regards Mick Pollard ( lunix ) ------------------------------------------------ BOFH Excuse of the day: Dynamic Software Corruption
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