Hi,
source document in latex
and then use latex2html, latex2pdf, latex2dvi (and then to postscript
to print)
There is a latex2rtf
The docbook project uses (I think) .xml which will transform into all
the required outputs.
Along came things like pandoc (which is latex (or similar) underneath)
that claims to do generic conversion.
there are some markup languages which require formatting like
*some_text_in_italics* which will italicise on the one enclosing *
or with two stars gives you **bold text here**
These formatting systems work fine for real simple documents. They have
column and table markup options also.
All of these techniques claim to be 'easy'. There are a ton of linux gui
clients that claim to make it easy to do text in them.
I am not convinced on the many claims. I would argue that a beginner
with latex (and google and some examples) will be fine
for simple documents..
Worth pointing out is that latex is often used by physics students to do
their masters/phd thesis
(does subscripts on subscripts nicely, handles chapters, references,
lots of figures, is text based) nicely. and backs up well.
True, word has improved a lot.
Many emails have been sent debating the merits of latex vs word. Or,
markup language vs other markup language. I would argue
that when you have a small number of figures, latex will do well for you.
Cheers,
Derek.
On 24/07/16 17:00, Ross Drummond wrote:
I have an acquaintance who who maintains some reference document in
various forms. He produces identical documents in HTML PDF and DOC
formats.
He asked me, "You're an Linux user right? Can I generate the different
formats from a single source using Linux?"
I went, "Yeah probably."
What is a more informative answer? The document is not too complicated,
an index text and tables. A rich text file is an acceptable
substitute for a DOC file.
Cheers Ross Drummond
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