Re: How hard would this be?(Learning LaTex)
On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 12:07:37PM +0100, Jon Dowland wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:21:41 -0500, cecil <xeys_00@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Someone told me today at lunch that what with my "wierd obsession", as
> > he called it, to perhaps go without a gui(X), I should try "that latex
> > thingie". My buddy is a real wordmaster. LOL. I did some reading up on
> > it; it's interesting. I never knew that you could do all that with no
> > window system. Does anyone here use it on a regular basis, and if so,
> > how hard is it to use, setup, print, etc?
>
> I used it to write up my 3rd year project, and I think it probably
> ended up being as useful as writing it in microsoft word (not taking
> into account of course the unavailability of word for linux).
>
> Much of the power that latex has exists now in word: e.g. automatic
> contents building. I used bibtex for references which was a blessing
> and a curse. The appearance was significantly more attractive than
> anything I could concoct in word; and the typesettings is second to
> none. However some of the limitations/annoyances really built up and
> got on my nerves.
>
> I adopted a vim script called `vim-latexsuite' mid way through and
> found it very helpful; especially `auto-folding' which collapses each
> section up until you ask it to be expanded.
That sounds neat! I will look into vim-latexsuite after all...
Thanks, David
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