--- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: Kindly post a copy of your comments to [email protected] even if > you're not a subscribe, it will go thr > Subject: > Re: [ilug-goa] Re: "Latex was great > in the DOS and early Windows era" > --- samir_kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Rico: > > Latex was the only thing available for doing a technical > > thesis those days --- early 90s > > . If I recall right, Latex is built on > > top of Tex, and doing something in Tex was much more > > difficult. The other option was a product called > > Framemaker. (Dont know where it has disappered now). > > Very much alive and kicking! It's booming in the tech-writing field where > it's > used to (particularly) manage large volumes of documentation for a product, > in > the form of a 'book' which relates together various 'Chapter' document files. > Allows fine-grained control over the layout and other aspects. May be in use > in > other domains, but so far I have encountered in this special domain. DTP > professionals, OTOH, seem to favour PageMaker for their layout. > > I have toyed a little with Scribus, and found it a little low on features. > Anyone else know of a Linux equivalent of FrameMaker (aside from buying a > copy > which runs on Unix and puttin gthat on Linux) ?? > > Regs > Edgar. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
