On 26 Sep, Peter Robinson wrote: >> ... > > If you write in latex you can always convert to RTF via latex2rtf, > which in my experience works excellently. If needed, it is no big > deal to convert this to word format. It is definitely worth the > effort to learn latex. > cheers, peter > >
I disagree. I use latex for some articles which are submitted to scientific journals, but for the type of writing which Steve has described, Oo.org is fine, with no learning curve, and he can output it to .doc or.rtf as necessary. If he wants to have an index, or bibliograpy, footnotes, etc. in the book, it´s definitely worth learning to use latex or some variant. If revision history, etc, is necessary or really desirable, using lyx and subversion, as other posters suggested, might be a good way to go; I haven´t used lyx myself for several years, so I´m dont´t know how easy it would be for him to use. -Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Christopher Judd, Ph. D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.