On 10/9/07 7:20 AM, "Bruce Pourciau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Oct 7, 2007, at 9:47 PM, Ingrid Giffin wrote:
>
>>
>> I tried looking at MacTex (I think it was), but I really don¹t need the
>> heavy typesetting capabilities. I ran screaming to Mellel. I use BibDesk for
>> my master publications database because the interface is so nice, although,
>> as I said in another post, I have to use Bookends in between BibDesk and
>> Mellel.
>>
>
> Those who do need the typesetting and cross-referencing abilities of LaTeX,
> but who have run screaming from its complication and coding requirements,
> might want to look at LyX (http://www.lyx.org/), which is a word processor
> front end to LaTeX. You work in LyX as you would in any word processor, but
> when you wish to view the finished product, LyX calls up TeX and has it
> typeset your document.
>
> I use LyX with Bibdesk.
>
> Bruce
>
The idea sounds good, but the LyX page lists several other required
packages. Of the first two, Qt and Xforms, Qt costs several hundred dollars
and the Xforms web site is dead. This doesn't look promising.
--Ingrid
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