On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan < [email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings, > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mohan Sundaram <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> One main advantage of LaTeX is the visual output. > >> http://oestrem.com/thingstwice/2007/05/latex-vs-word-vs-writer/ > > Huh? > > >> > >> Apps like OO, Word etc are good for documents. I've found DocBook and > > Latex useful when one does compilations where we have chapters, section > > headers, subsections etc... These are automatically done based on indents > > in OO/Word but the user has only a few controls. DocBook/Latex gives fine > > grained controls for these, numbering/labelling figures etc and helps > > maintain uniformity across a large document without any overrides. > > > > I don't unerstand what you mean by documents -- short documents or > long documents? > I meant short documents. I did explain what I meant by a compilation later. I've also done these on WP, WS, MS Word and OO too. One is talking of relative ease and not whether it is feasible or not. It is easier for compiling large sets of documents. If the issue is better laid out then we can discuss and make a useful > Decision tree for choosing the right tool. > I do not have a complete list of features to tick off as easy or difficult to build this tree. Mileage may vary and I gave my experience. -- Mohan Sundaram _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
