Re: Writing technical text

[Donald Perkovich <donp@mindspring.com>]

You might have a look at LyX.  It uses LaTeX as its underlying format.
I've used it for writing short CompSci test and not for anything as
large as a book, but I felt it did the job nicely.

http://www.lyx.org

Don


Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 01:16:21AM +0200, Juraj Fedel wrote:
>
> > I need to write textbook for programming course. What tools can
> > you recommend (latex, docbook, ...)? Since I have not been involved
> > in writing manuals I will need some tutorials too.
> > Juraj
>
> LaTeX is by far the best if you are writing a textbook.  However, there
> is quite a steep learning curve.  If you have no LaTeX experience at
> all, a good book to get is "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System" by
> Leslie Lamport (the original developer of LaTeX).  After that, or if you
> already have some LaTeX experience, a good reference is either "The
> LaTeX Companion" or "Guide to LaTeX."  Personally, I prefer the latter,
> however it is really a matter of personal preference.
>
> -Roberto