what's the name of the word-processing software

[bigalt]

it's like latec or something, it's sort of like html except for documents.

i'm trying to figure out how to import references from that into endnote, but i can't remember the name of the original software making searches difficult.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

what's the name of the word-processing software

word..?

 

[AgentEL]

LaTeX

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: AgentEL
LaTeX

right on, thanks!

i'm surprised that when i type that into google i'm not overwhelmed by other hits, how fortunate.

 

[T3C]

Originally posted by: AgentEL
LaTeX

i have never heared of that program befor

 

[AgentEL]

Originally posted by: cybpnk

Originally posted by: AgentEL
LaTeX

i have never heared of that program befor

it's a program used a lot of times for techincal theses because of the ability to format mathematical equations correctly (ie integrals).

 

[BeauJangles]

Can't you just install MS word's equation editor?

 

[AgentEL]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Can't you just install MS word's equation editor?

LaTeX is:
- free
-platform, version independent

 

[edmicman]

Originally posted by: AgentEL

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Can't you just install MS word's equation editor?

LaTeX is:
- free
-platform, version independent

you forgot PITA 😛

actually, it seems pretty powerful once you get into it, but for writing a basic design doc and program manual for our CSE class, it was just a pain. why bother coding a document from scratch with embedded images, links, etc., when you can use Word or any other WYSIWYG word processor and do it in five minutes?

 

[manly]

Never used it, but TeX is for document publishing, not "word processing".