tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post6985030966028698677..comments2024-01-20T06:49:41.144-05:00Comments on Jen of Nunavut: A Busy Beejenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870234938205295011noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-78065705495748991372008-02-04T11:30:00.000-05:002008-02-04T11:30:00.000-05:00"LyX is designed for authors who want professional..."LyX is designed for authors who want professional output with a minimum of effort and without becoming specialists in typesetting."<BR/><BR/>Well, I haven't actually used Lyx, but on the other hand I'm already a specialist in LaTeX.<BR/><BR/>Don't cry for me, I'm already gone.... :-DAlekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526692848354571618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-28438493072956001222008-02-04T10:42:00.000-05:002008-02-04T10:42:00.000-05:00Your right, there are editors out there for LaTex....Your right, there are editors out there for LaTex. Unfortunately from my experience they all suck, I don't think there is any reason why a quality editor/Word plug in could not be created. But then it wouldn't be LaTex at all...:)...<BR/><BR/>It's like creating a website, while you CAN edit a website using the base code .... you would be crazy to do that anymore. The base code is still there, we just don't look at it.<BR/><BR/>I think if I knew how to use a sextant I would still use a GPS.... for those cloudy days...:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760763150223514842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-13114666711658054012008-02-04T07:03:00.000-05:002008-02-04T07:03:00.000-05:00There are WYSIWYG editors for LaTeX, Lynx for inst...There are WYSIWYG editors for LaTeX, Lynx for instance. I don't know if you have tried any of those?<BR/><BR/>Personally, I prefer hand crafting LaTeX - but then again, I've probably always been hopelessly out of fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-49270154954339757652008-02-03T22:49:00.000-05:002008-02-03T22:49:00.000-05:00If you had to learn how to navigate a sailboat tom...If you had to learn how to navigate a sailboat tomorrow, you'd probably go by a GPS.<BR/><BR/>But what if you already knew how to rock a sextant? Why spend the bucks?Alekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526692848354571618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-18955125504040537732008-02-03T22:44:00.000-05:002008-02-03T22:44:00.000-05:00If you truly believe that there isn't a better pro...If you truly believe that there isn't a better program out there then what you should do is do one of the three following things:<BR/><BR/>a) Write a program that allows you to edit/write academic papers in an easy graphical fashion. Then distribute it across the globe<BR/><BR/>b) Find out how to program an addon for Open office that allows you to gain all the abilities that makes LaTex useful. Then distribute it across the globe<BR/><BR/>c) Do the same as B except do it for Word and sell it to MS. Then they could distribute it across the globe and make millions.<BR/><BR/>I think those are all reasonable answers to toppling the tyrannical dictatorship that is LaTex.<BR/><BR/>So says Nay Nay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760763150223514842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-63083437609407189472008-02-03T21:04:00.000-05:002008-02-03T21:04:00.000-05:00Now I understand why so many students pay someone ...Now I understand why so many students pay someone else to complete the revisions to their thesis.Shelaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616461442515525155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-73143271139313033442008-02-03T20:55:00.000-05:002008-02-03T20:55:00.000-05:00Nathan commented! :-OTyping in markup tags by hand...Nathan commented! :-O<BR/><BR/>Typing in markup tags by hand *IS* out of date, and yet no better academic typesetting program exists.<BR/><BR/>There's no Dreamweaver for LaTeXAlekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526692848354571618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-25349061756328701302008-02-03T20:12:00.000-05:002008-02-03T20:12:00.000-05:00As you probably know already Aleks, I hate LaTex. ...As you probably know already Aleks, I hate LaTex. It's such an out of date and useless practice that it blows my mind that the academic world still insists on it.<BR/><BR/>I mean.... it was great and all back in the 80s! Now its just obtuse and needlessly difficult and confusing.<BR/><BR/>That's my two cents!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760763150223514842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-57185298745438076992008-02-03T18:07:00.000-05:002008-02-03T18:07:00.000-05:00Yer so right Julie!!More sookie pictures for us du...Yer so right Julie!!<BR/>More sookie pictures for us dummies...:)jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870234938205295011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-52705542390666471642008-02-03T17:37:00.000-05:002008-02-03T17:37:00.000-05:00I'm sure that is some sort of genius math equation...I'm sure that is some sort of genius math equation. But to me it looks like what happened when my old imac blew its logicboard! lol<BR/><BR/>I guess my brain can only process intelligent stuff like silly cat and dog photos! lol I'm hoping Sookie will make her debut on here soon!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on those 120 pages by the way! I bet it feels good!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547664193387695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37383956.post-52520660180455871422008-02-03T16:37:00.000-05:002008-02-03T16:37:00.000-05:00So ... Aleks .... I'm guessing that that is math o...So ... Aleks .... I'm guessing that that is math or something similar up there ....Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.com