I noticed that you said the other person needed something on their end to
view the document. Is this a problem for users of Word and other text
editors?
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Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: MS Word alternative
Okay sure, but maybe we should talk off list, for more details. I don't
know if this would be straying off of what this list was designed for?
But briefly, Latex is a mark-up language, similar to HTML, it is purely
text based, which makes it excellent to use with Voice Over. Latex allows
you to concentrate on what you are writing, as opposed to how the
document looks. You tell Latex via special commands how to format your
text. It is extremely flexible. The default output is PDF, which in the
majority of cases, including in the case of Latex, are accessible with
Voice Over. The beauty of PDF, is that retains all of your formatting.
Finally, The source of your text - what you are writing, is a plain text
document, so it can be viewed and Latexed on any platform, as long as the
computer you are using has the Latex typesetting programme installed.
Have i missed out anything Greg or Justin?
Hope this helps
James Austin
It is not really that scary, i am by no means an expert, but I am
currently rioting my Dissertation, and i used it for the majority of the
last academic year to write my essays.
Hope this helps
On 19 Sep 2007, at 20:07, VaShaun Jones wrote:
OK you are scaring me. Why wouldn't it just take the letters that I
type, is it haunted or something? Can you tell me a little about what to
expect?
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Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: MS Word alternative
It is free, but please get in touch if you've not used it before, it
is not simply a case of typing as with a word processor
On 19 Sep 2007, at 17:23, VaShaun Jones wrote:
I think I will be getting Latex . Is it totally accessible and how
much does it cost?
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Hi,
Okay, well there is IText Express, a small free word processing
application, similar to Text Edit, which provides the ability to add
footnotes. There is also Nisus Writer Express, or Nisus Writer Pro,
you can find these at
www.nisus.com
Neither Express or Pro are currently 100% usable with VO, but very
nearly. If you were thinking of purchasing Nisus Writer, I would
recommend the Pro version, as that seems more accessible.
There is also Latex (pronouned Laytech), which is a type-setin tool.
It is extremely powerful and versitle, but does require time to
learn. Although, the benefits are rewarding, especially for Blind
users in my personal opinion, as I use it exclusively for my
University assignments. I don't want to clutter the list with
discussions about Latex, so please feel free to E Mail me off list,
if you'd like to know more.
Hope this helps
James
On 19 Sep 2007, at 08:55, VaShaun Jones wrote:
Listers somewhere before I got familiar with my Mac their was a
discussion about a professional word processor. I wanted to know
what it was and how can I get it? Note: one of its liked features
is that you don't have to worry about formatting (a lister
reported).
