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> I generally find myself writing outlines on paper or in textpad and then > finishing in MSWord, since that's how everyone wants the final product. I refuse to provide documentation in Word as its prone to editing by others. For me, Lyx -> Latex -> PDF. PGP sign and deliver.
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On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Robin Szemeti wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, you wrote: > > > > Much as I love Computer Modern for technical work, using it for fiction > > > would just be WRONG WRONG WRONG. > > If you are interested, I have some technical documents that could also be > called fiction .. is it alright to use computer modern then?? > I certainly have some technical specifications that are largely fictional - though the would probably be better rendered in something like Comic Sans MS. /J\ -- Jonathan Stowe | http://www.gellyfish.com | I'm with Grep on this one http://www.tackleway.co.uk |
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On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, you wrote: > > Much as I love Computer Modern for technical work, using it for fiction > > would just be WRONG WRONG WRONG. If you are interested, I have some technical documents that could also be called fiction .. is it alright to use computer modern then?? -- Robin Szemeti The box said "requires windows 95 or better" So I installed Linux!
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On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 05:11:25PM +, Michael Stevens wrote: > > Much as I love Computer Modern for technical work, using it for fiction > would just be WRONG WRONG WRONG. In a good way :-) .robin.
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On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 05:03:14PM +, Robin Houston wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 04:35:17PM -, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > > I wonder if anyone has written a novel in Latex? > That sounds like a challenge to me :-) > You have to set it in Computer Modern as well though. Much as I love Computer Modern for technical work, using it for fiction would just be WRONG WRONG WRONG. Michael
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On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 04:35:17PM -, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > > I wonder if anyone has written a novel in Latex? That sounds like a challenge to me :-) You have to set it in Computer Modern as well though. .robin.
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On or about Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 04:35:17PM -, Jonathan Peterson typed: >We are assuming technical type book here then? I wonder if anyone has >written a novel in Latex? Closest I've seen is role-playing materials written in LyX - but they're pretty technical in organisation. Roger
