Re: typesetting LaTeX equations in pages

2013-12-04 Thread Venkatesh Potluri
ng to compose >> documents. >> However, for this document, I will have to convert LaTeX equations. >> Thanks once again. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 04-Dec-2013, at 11:23 am, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>&g

Re: typesetting LaTeX equations in pages

2013-12-04 Thread Chris Blouch
at my speedy 460K/s download it was going to take 90 minutes. CB On 12/4/13 4:59 AM, venky...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. Thanks for the very useful tip. This will definitely be a very useful thing when I'm trying to compose documents. However, for this document, I will have to convert LaTeX

Re: typesetting LaTeX equations in pages

2013-12-04 Thread venky . 92
Hi. Thanks for the very useful tip. This will definitely be a very useful thing when I'm trying to compose documents. However, for this document, I will have to convert LaTeX equations. Thanks once again. Sent from my iPhone > On 04-Dec-2013, at 11:23 am, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >

Re: typesetting LaTeX equations in pages

2013-12-03 Thread Tim Kilburn
ematic > equations in it. I am trying to do this by writing the LaTeX source in > the document, selecting it, and trying to typeset it using the options > in the services menu but nothing seems to happen. I Have the full > TeXLive installed on my mac. Is there any other way to accomplish

typesetting LaTeX equations in pages

2013-12-03 Thread Venkatesh Potluri
Hi list. I am writing a document and I have to insert a few mathematic equations in it. I am trying to do this by writing the LaTeX source in the document, selecting it, and trying to typeset it using the options in the services menu but nothing seems to happen. I Have the full TeXLive installed

Re: Question: how to convert from Mac Word processor into LaTex?

2009-12-23 Thread Chris Blouch
Might try this for Windows: http://www.grindeq.com/word2latex.htm If they are using MathType it appears to output Latex http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype_mac/default.htm There is some hackery here to do the Word to LaTeX conversion: http://www.uoregon.edu/~noeckel/WordToLaTeX.html

Re: Question: how to convert from Mac Word processor into LaTex?

2009-12-06 Thread James & Nash
Hi Dan, LaTeX is crossplatform, so once you learn how it works on one operating system, you'll be fine on any other. The only way I've found to turn a word processed document into a LaTeX one is to copy the file to a text editor i.e. TextEdit and then add the LaTex syntax etc str

Question: how to convert from Mac Word processor into LaTex?

2009-12-06 Thread Daniel K. Gartmann
Hi, Since there seem to be some LaTex experts on this list, I thought I would ask this question here: How do you convert a word processor document with math equations into laTex? I need to come up with a solution to this problem both on the Mac and on the PC, so any input would be greatly

RE: LaTEX

2009-12-06 Thread Simon Fogarty
: Saturday, 5 December 2009 6:45 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: LaTEX I don't understand. Why can't you just type something like 4x=20 into a word document? That is, unless this isn't what you mean by an equation. On Dec 4, 2009, at 7:31 AM, Donal Fitzpatrick wrot

RE: LaTEX

2009-12-05 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
Hi Esther, An excellent summary (as always). One thing I'd add though is that the way LaTeX handles things like figures and tables can be an issue for those who are both new to this marvellous typesetting system, and also those of us who have been using it for eons. LaTeX uses a sophisti

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
ster provided was a great explanation of what LaTEX is. LaTEX also provides something referred to as "UsePackage", which are small packages containing the signs you need. They work like an ad-on, to an extent, which makes them extremely flexible. As long as you remember to write the code fo

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread James & Nash
Hi Esther and Ryan, I just wanted to chime in here with some of my own experiences regarding LaTeX - hope that's okay. When I first began using Mac OS X, there was no accessible way for me to insert footnotes and other information into my assignments. After doing some research on the

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Esther
at 1:09 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>> >>>>Yep I find TeXshop fine. I use it to prepare academic papers >>>> and lectures. Another useful utility by the way is the BibDesc >>>> one. It's a very very useful tool for organising bibliographie

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Ryan Mann
demic papers and >>> lectures. Another useful utility by the way is the BibDesc one. It's a >>> very very useful tool for organising bibliographies. >>> >>> As you're learning LaTeX, feel free to contact me off list if any questions >>> ar

RE: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Kevin Gibbs
What exactly is it? -Original Message- From: Nicolai Svendsen [mailto:chojiro1...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:37 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: LaTEX Hi, I have, and it's a pain. I do find LaTEX a much easier solution. The code you writ

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread James & Nash
for organising bibliographies. > > As you're learning LaTeX, feel free to contact me off list if any questions > arise. > > Cheers > > Donal > On 4 Dec 2009, at 12:02, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Hmm. Yeah, I heard of TeXShop. I

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread James & Nash
You could try the MacTex package which can be found at: http://ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/mac/cmactex/ The TexShop application which comes as part of the package is an all-in-one package for creating and compling Latex. HTH TC James On 4 Dec 2009, at 11:54, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, I have, and it's a pain. I do find LaTEX a much easier solution. The code you write can practically determine the appearance, which makes it amazing. But I'm going to experiment with this as a newbie. Again, thanks a lot for your help. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messe

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
. Another useful utility by the way is the BibDesc one. It's a >> very very useful tool for organising bibliographies. >> >> As you're learning LaTeX, feel free to contact me off list if any questions >> arise. >> >> Cheers >> >> Donal &g

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
rganising bibliographies. > > As you're learning LaTeX, feel free to contact me off list if any questions > arise. > > Cheers > > Donal > On 4 Dec 2009, at 12:02, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Hmm. Yeah, I heard of TeXShop. I've

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
Yep I find TeXshop fine. I use it to prepare academic papers and lectures. Another useful utility by the way is the BibDesc one. It's a very very useful tool for organising bibliographies. As you're learning LaTeX, feel free to contact me off list if any questions arise. Cheers

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Hmm. Yeah, I heard of TeXShop. I've always spelt it LaTEX, with L capitalized, including TEX but not the a. It didn't seem to matter much how I w typed it, though. But thanks for the recommendation. I assume TeXShop is accessible, then. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messe

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread JC Helary
On 4 déc. 2009, at 20:54, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > I'm currently learning LaTEX, and I've been looking for a Macintosh > interpreter. Can anyone help with this? Google interestingly leads me to > Latex rubber and fetish sites. It's kind of creepy. I figured I'd

Re: LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Donal Fitzpatrick
Hi Nick, I use TeXShop. By the way, know what you mean about the dangers of googling this... To improve your hits, spell it "L Aa T e X" (that is, the L, T and X capitalised). Cheers, Donal On 4 Dec 2009, at 11:54, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm curre

LaTEX

2009-12-04 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi guys, I'm currently learning LaTEX, and I've been looking for a Macintosh interpreter. Can anyone help with this? Google interestingly leads me to Latex rubber and fetish sites. It's kind of creepy. I figured I'd just stop Googling. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Mess

writing accents in LaTeX

2009-09-18 Thread Justin Harford
Hi all Just felt like posting this. it is possible to easily write LaTeX documents in Spanish and other languages where accents, tildes and other things are used. I know for Spanish that to do this, you type in the preamble \usepackage[spanish]{babel} \uselanguage{spanish} \usepackage