I have always used Word documents , better now since you can create PDFs with Word, Excel and Visio. I used to do a lot of Visio and then imbed the diagrams. But what works for you is cool.
Scott On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 2:44 PM Martin Packer <[email protected]> wrote: > I use Markdown, with a preprocessor I wrote - for both slides and text. > > I'm thinking of open sourcing the preprocessor - mdpre - and the pptx > generator - md2pptx. (Right now they're on IBM's internal GitHub site but > I don't anticipate much difficulty in open sourcing them.) Both are > written in Python 3. > > Cheers, Martin > > Martin Packer > > zChampion, Systems Investigator & Performance Troubleshooter, IBM > > +44-7802-245-584 > > email: [email protected] > > Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker > > Blog: https://mainframeperformancetopics.com > > Podcast Series (With Marna Walle): https://developer.ibm.com/tv/mpt/ > or > > > https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mainframe-performance-topics/id1127943573?mt=2 > > > Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_65HaYgksbF6Q8SQ4oOvA > > > > From: Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 15/06/2020 18:27 > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: WP vs MS [was:: Quote style (was: ... > Passive FTP ... )] > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > > I started using LyX and decided that it was easier to just write my own > LaTeX markup. I know longer recall what the issues are, but I use, > e.g.,embedded images ( > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3_humor_RFC1149.html&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=xUzro7nZU172LTyxA6JJ6lM8OxI03jrs_4kIgJ54dmE&e= > ), some less common packages ( > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3_humor_DOX.pdf&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=q2_K7yJW068bx7Og9edLWf3LyhRImSjPIblS-o4c3Qg&e= > ) and packages specifically for Mathematics, e.g., drawing commutative > diagrams.. > > Latex is awkward, and I'd much rather have BookMaster and BookManager > BUILD (MVS) for things like letters and documentation, but LaTeX is still > in the "cold dead hands" category for either Mathematics or tee-shirt > design. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=5u2yaCCw26LaUXIHjXKbf836AwjGlCCos6nah9ukowc&e= > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf > of John McKown [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 7:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: WP vs MS [was:: Quote style (was: ... Passive FTP ... )] > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Farley, Peter x23353 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > And WP still exists and is still thriving, AFAICT. I run WP X8 on my > home > > machines, and version X9 is out since last year. I just haven't > upgraded > > yet. > > > > Use WP reveal codes on any reasonably complex MS document to see just > what > > kind of cr*p is generated. It takes a long time to clean up the mess. > > > > My wife won't use anything but WP on her machine, and I don't blame her. > > > > AFAIK, MS still can't do lawyerly "Tables of Authority" at all. WP has > > done it forever, and as a result pretty much dominates the professional > > lawyer niche. Plus they have a huge medical office professional > following > > for other features unique to that environment. > > > > And don't even try to do printed labels with MS. WP has done it right > and > > easy forever. > > > > Peter > > > > Being a weirdo, I prefer a "document processor" to a "word processor" for > anything that is more complicated than a simple letter or memo, such as > documentation. In particular, I like LaTeX. > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1dDa33vqPqkN21SeodHXen8YvN10H5oTA5a-2D-2DDD0EFVbzxjiZfvCpPP99eYEyj5nwebhZtpQpdlMa7JpQZZPQ-2DiDCXz-5FGh5SOz7BwFwARlHzBogTERU0kSw6GUdK2ERX5DwiE1tI3EX8ECkMIN3m5mQzaoMQgZ0TaVxRYX2ZrsNSpgMRr3xqPyL0-2Dx40FDXwu48-2DgMrcZ3xSC9beV-2Df6N6m8py0q1ELPqQ2kTgFBAdWWimulfpImagAb-2DTopunclgKPmnhh-2Di3qvhiu6cXferKT18gBsgg9B0m-5Fzj3A6DqqbZKQICUkakG5IRthZi2TjtlbBH-5FZcTT-2DIIiXYjf1CjIZsyn8pxrHysk-5FmKnCTpegtpR-5FUYSXn-5F8-2DUxg6rCi7htMtG37Dm-2DSIPNuNDNDaBECe7eZT5D0QwvSGxvq4C9mYfUhqM2iIVGl4JYiUpzOMBr_https-253A-252F-252Fen.wikipedia.org-252Fwiki-252FLaTeX&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=yTqXMbHQnfYeHYylY7qLCzxAbPYKTNgHz1t9x1ILKyQ&e= > Actually, TeX is a typesetting system. > And it is a markup language (like HTML & CSS). > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1e9l6DUBYXeolRVKZUFkzzM73CB-5F6yiZ3McNsmtJCcTSJrLYv6QDjDxBH8GMu79vFGWMlrO-2DP8fOKmSogsSUK0FZB6RXey0jk-2D-5F7jHBD6q13pkCgB1-2Dajfj7-2DtxOEIoiX5LpKcFWr0HPq06avFveqNYnPStvkXz1GnEu1xn0iBE3DJP6IazX6e-5FdY-5FD38lpdBG2AKkY532eVsQgSwHM-2DEX2oX6z-5FbDzOeS4wvCxCXkRVTOcYrEkUH4X-2DVB481WMC-2DRCIaTZxL-2D5dz2jbwp0U1LJK5YpNOF5kXBD3iy4XAoWNUV5F7U-2DTbwuwSs4-5FtK3Q-2DxchUcHXJ4V2zo5rZS4IZhNlQdc-5FGPWd-5F0mmoItmDTJeonnf2E-5Fhs8oEfXvl8cSgC8Et4DzoWaMJsPMcaf59mz00ELujcy4fteFZqG9ENA5D5kh9nb9If2oAod-2DZ2g26o_https-253A-252F-252Fen.wikipedia.org-252Fwiki-252FTeX&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=bpln2T7G5ULJvYGZ1-I_4eXtie1JTdbw084rBY6E5ds&e= > . I also like LyX which generates LaTeX > as its output. > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure-2Dweb.cisco.com_1fjEbeAFoNONUBy8kh8IgqyD0wIIPhy5PKMaz9d3AjYtlXMQp-2DV0w-2D4lRph4Jrk8VGEbjzJrcu-5FAUWRjRYhfDmC1YMN6F7KeSDvFczk8dYaEmA6OKcePkJcgxAjUkdTy86TwPPIwyCzsbkbFK8nWhFkGDpRdp3YGI-2DL5DpAadxOmKFDgeXnQY04qMyKEKJSHUCaVLGitZHq3N2s-5F5zRdMUJOOYvNfNi-2DEVYmA8pCSjcOeYZi9-2DtQVLqsbj5yQn1Gb-5Fw48GmUcQX1v8UX-5FQRmpNkd79-5FyK6t384MSdwyKMUQMv4ZB5hi0ygZRWS83DRjGOIUmgJcsOob26sEQVd0X0AhsZTtNfSdEhHfUkl8Kkoa0lg30eTrFwfnq2RFxoNkHK7Y2HQtBPelromY9rlIVPQiQj7YRg8wbgmmNYW3OOQfe0ovGW8CeXtNEu11H6CGaH_https-253A-252F-252Fwww.lyx.org-252F&d=DwIFAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=K8Is7dW492k9RcCQgD7G_virhOHcBXlMmDYD25EAXa8&s=63uBZ4XYTEjlTm05xiS2x7UkBoXnK6oemL3S-2X6f08&e= > > > > -- > People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > Unless stated otherwise above: > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number > 741598. > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
