Latex is a presentational markup language and document preparation
system. There are various different programs for authoring in Latex, and
you can also author it in an ordinary text editor. So it wouldn't be
accurate to categorise it as a single program or even a bundle of programs.
Nisus Writer is a traditional WYSIWYG word processor, as is Bean:
http://www.nisus.com/
http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html
Another interesting Mac word processor is Mellel:
http://www.redlers.com/mellel.html
I don't know how accessible it is with VoiceOver however.
--
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
VaShaun Jones wrote:
Since I have never heard of these programs and the answers run in
circles I don't know if the programs are a bundle or separate. Thanks I
will check them out.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan"
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Well we've given you links to various applications such as Nisus
Writer, I'm not sure what the prices are at the moment but I do
recall another list member telling us about a special that was being
run on the Pro version right now.
On 20/09/2007, at 2:23 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
What program are you suggesting. I will try it all out. I would like
the name and link as well as the price. Thanks
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the product but to be fair it
seems rahter inappropriate for someone who just wants to sit down
and type a document of high quality and that's it. Fair enough, if
you want to dabble in the world of type setting and so forth then
by all means, proceed further.
On 20/09/2007, at 7:55 AM, James Austin wrote:
Hi Dane,
I agree with you, i too like nisus Writer, but I have found that for
the moment at least, taht Latex gives me much more control over my
who document. But i do recommend Nisus Writer Express/Pro
James
On 19 Sep 2007, at 22:47, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Well this was a point I was going to write about actually, do you
really have to learn a word processing package to use it? I think
not and that's where Nisus Writer and such come into their own,
just open a document and start typing, worry about learning the
rest of it as you go along, no special commands needed and not
much to learn, if I can use Nisus etc then I'm damn sure that
anyone else can.
On 20/09/2007, at 7:29 AM, James Austin wrote:
Im sure you will, and if i can help let me know
On 19 Sep 2007, at 22:10, VaShaun Jones wrote:
I listened to about 30 minutes of the podcast and for the most
part I understood the way the program operates. It will get the
document formatted and correct on all levels, but he through me
off when he started doing math problems. I am OK in math but when
you bundle that with this program it made for a difficult listen.
I will try it out an see how it goes, but that will prove
interesting to learn. I already have to learn the Mac and this
thing is something new to master in the world of word processing.
I just hope that I can make it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: MS Word alternative
Hi James, VaShaun, and others,
Justin Harford did a demo of LaTex using VoiceOver and TeXShop
on Blind Cool Tech if you are interested in getting an impression
of how TeX documents and the TeXShop program for the Mac work.
The mp3 file is at:
http://mediacloud.libsyn.com/bct/bct1078IntroductionToLaTeX.mp3
or, you can go to the Blind Cool Tech Podcast page at
http://www.blindcooltech.com/
and look for "Introduction to LaTeX" 6/26/07
Cheers,
Esther
On Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 07:19AM, "Greg Kearney" wrote:
That's right the learning curve is steep with TeX, the rewards are
well worth it however.
Greg
On Sep 19, 2007, at 11:05 AM, James Austin wrote:
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?
----- Original Message ----- From: "James Austin"
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.
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