On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 06:04:03PM -0700, TW wrote: > I'm going to be writing a political book soon and I'm not > sure what software to use to write it. > > I want to use something like Vim to write it, but, I want > to be able to convert it to OpenOffice/MicrosoftWord, etc. format(s). > The reason that I want to use something like Vim is because I'd be > able to make a more censored version of the book on the fly for > certain people to download (underagers, for instance). I thought > that latex would be what I needed, but I'm not sure. I thought > DocBook, but isn't that for documentation? I need something that > goes the whole nine yards, The Little Brown Handbook style (footnotes, > etc.). Thanks for the help.
There seems to be a module that converts LaTex into just about anything, so I'd go with LaTex. I've never used or had need of outputting to Microsoft Word. If you need to distribute read-only to people, just make them pdf's from the LaTex. Or HTML. (either will do hypertext links from the TOC and note markers). Being a plain-text format, you should be able to make different versions (sensored you say) for people. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
