-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/26/07 12:06, Peter Robinson wrote: [snip] > > I write all my texts in latex, use JabRef/bibtex to manage references, > subversion to keep track of things and to collaborate with coauthors, > and -- if I need to submit to a journal misguided enough only to accept > word, latex2rtf. > Gone are the days of hundreds of different versions of a manuscript as > separate word files. Gone are the days when EndNote kept "loosing" my > references or word kept screwing up almost anything. > Things have become simply EASIER and I have more time to do real work, > as opposed to secretarial/editorial chores. > The time I invested to learn all this has been repaid at least 50 times. > Even if Steve or others have different needs, I submit that they too > will benefit from latex/SVN etc for document management, the cost of > rethinking a few work steps is truly minor..
AbiWord. Saves in a plaintext XML format somewhat similar to latex & lyx that is perfectly suited for use with a vcs. If he ever *needs* the extra features of latex/lyx, there's nothing to stop him from using latex or lyx at that time. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG+plQS9HxQb37XmcRArUjAJ4trIcNMsYO013TM/qjCfUsdFZLDACgiQGI vIxGLIpPSo4CeOCehkMJhdo= =YHLH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
