Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-17 Thread Yorvyk
On 16/06/13 05:54, Kevin Godby wrote: As others have already mentioned, I don't think anyone has looked at Gummi too closely yet. The main issue with Gummi is that it doesn't have buttons for, say, our GUI macros (e.g., \textbox, \button, \checkbox). In addition, the Ubuntu Manual markup changes

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-15 Thread Kevin Godby
As others have already mentioned, I don't think anyone has looked at Gummi too closely yet. The main issue with Gummi is that it doesn't have buttons for, say, our GUI macros (e.g., \textbox, \button, \checkbox). In addition, the Ubuntu Manual markup changes slightly from cycle to cycle: new macro

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-15 Thread Jim Connett
I'll +1 Patrick's perspective. Since 11.04, I've used various LaTeX applications in authoring sections of the Ubuntu manual. In fact, if memory serves, 13.04 and 13.10 will be the first back-to-back releases where I've used TeXStudio. I've also used Gummi on one manual, and TexMaker on another. Pe

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-15 Thread Thomas Corwin
I am willing to convert a rich text format (.doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf, etc.) into the desired .tex file, if it is needed. :) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2013, at 8:01 PM, "Patrick Dickey" wrote: > > In the past, the team gave authors a choice between working with > the .tex files, or submit

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-15 Thread Patrick Dickey
In the past, the team gave authors a choice between working with the .tex files, or submitting their text in Google Docs format. That was either for the Precise or both the Precise and Quantal editions, but they didn't do it in the Raring edition. It was too much work for the editors to go through

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-15 Thread Yorvyk
On 15/06/13 19:35, Jonathan Marsden wrote: On 06/15/2013 11:27 AM, Yorvyk wrote: I notice that in the dim and distant past there was a blueprint item [1] to see if gummi could be made to work with UMP. I take it this went no where. If this is the case, are there any programmers who'd like to pr

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi

2013-06-15 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On 06/15/2013 11:27 AM, Yorvyk wrote: > I notice that in the dim and distant past there was a blueprint item > [1] to see if gummi could be made to work with UMP. I take it this > went no where. If this is the case, are there any programmers who'd > like to prod it to see if it could be made to wo

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Gummi and LaTeX

2012-07-02 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello, Paddy. On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Paddy Landau wrote: > As you know, I am trying to be a champion for Gummi, because it gives > near-instant results on the screen, allowing an editor to instantly see what > has worked and what has not. But also, as you know, I have struggled to find >