Re: Please brainstorm: Word-processor compatible with version control
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:33:41 +0100
Emanoil Kotsev <deloptes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Jochen Schulz wrote:
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> > Hendrik Boom:
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> >> I'd like a word processor compatible with version control systems
> >> (hereafter abbreviated VCS) Having been duly impressed for decades now
> >> how useful VCSs are for programming, I'd like to use them for writing as
> >> well.
> >
> > I wonder why you didn't even mention LaTeX in your post. Don't you know
> > it or don't you consider it because you need MS Word documents?
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> Thats what I was going to suggest, but for pity only technicians and univ
> people use to use LaTeX. I've been using LyX, and it also has integrated rc
> system. I never used it, but as far as I know open office and word have the
> so called change tracking or something alike.
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lyx also has change tracking from version 1.6 (at least in unstable, I believe
that it's also in testing)
> main disadvantage of LaTeX is though the lack of buziness (Microsoft)
> integration and WYSWYG capability, the advantage is that it is the one and
> only true text processor that I've ever used. I would say if MS would have
> used LaTeX their product would be really fantastic and every pc user would
> know about it ... but anyway ... I can understand them as they sold first
> windows versions for dos ... and porting latex to dos would be ... well too
> much.
>
Again, lyx gives you what you see is almost what you get. There is an emacs
package whizzytex that gives you real time output in dvi in a second window and
preview which shows you the formated equations. There is a mac editor that can
actually link your pdf with your latex so you click in the pdf and you get sent
to the correct line in the latex code, don't recall which it was right now but
support seems to be coming in linux. If anyone is interested I can look it up.
> cheers
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