Matt used TeX to create the PDF's we would've seen if the projector had been liked by his iBook... like he said, he's been happily using that instead of creating PowerPoint presentations for the various talks he travels for. I guess it depends on what end result you're attached to or hoping for. Is it the "look" that just doesn't do it for you, or the process?
benb PS - some data formats are a problem, but have you looked at scilab? or octave? both are quite powerful. On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 09:12, Larry Price wrote: > I'm looking for a good toolkit to do data analysis > and present the results as .pdf > > I'm looking for a toolset that will allow me to join diverse data sets > in different formats (everything from .xls to netCDF aceDB and .dwx > formats) > > So any suggestions you have are welcome, > this is for a long term project, > generally plan on mangling the data ( also known as statistical analysis) > on server side, but want to have as platform independent a means > of presenting conclusions as possible. > > More I learn about .pdf better I like it, > the TeX to .pdf stuff I've seen hasn't really set my > brain on fire, but if you know of any really good resources in that > direction I'd like to hear them. Too bad .dvi hasn't conquered the > universe, but the best can't be the enemy of the good (or something like > that).
