> My point is (and I do have one): is LaTeX the thing to do this? Can I keep > my reference notes in simple text format and do something like: > > latex notes.txt | print
Without any doubt it'll work, and it lends itself to tweaking it however you like. Printing notes.txt in font x at size y with or without any further formatting within a specified area is trivial. > Is this a better way than setting up a page style in KWord or OO? That would all depend on your formatting requirements. LaTeX would allow you to enter formatting (or markup) with your text notes. It's also a command line tool. With a word processor, you can not enter or edit your notes outside of said processor, and you can not enter any markup unless you're working inside your word processor. > What does everyone else do? Hardcover notebook? Softcover pocketsize scribble book? Seriously, good question. Computerised notes have the advantage of being grep'able (if plain text, personally I wouldn't consider anything else; latex is plain text), but, and it's a big but, no computer, no access. Good backup though. Hardcover notebook can't be automatically searched, but it's anywhere you go and ready to use at an instant. No power required. No security against accidental loss though. Combining the two methods is theoretically possible, but the synchronisation between computer and paper (transcribing changes, printing again) adds a lot of dead overhead. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
