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Re: [stellation-res] (Paper stuff)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark C. Chu-Carroll" <mcc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Stellation-res" <stellation-res@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: [stellation-res] (Paper stuff)
> On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 16:09, Jonathan Gossage wrote:
> > >
> > > We'll be writing the document in latex.
> > >
> > Does this mean that all markup has to done by hand and that I need to
learn
> > the Latex system. I am used to preparing initial documents in MS-Word
and
> > then converting to Acrobat for distribution to cross-platform
environments.
>
> Yes, it means that all markup is done using latex commands in text
> files. And yes, it means learning some basics of latex. Believe me,
> latex is not that difficult for normal documents. I'll happily put
> together a two or three page primer that teaches you the basics, which
> is all that you'll need. Any layout problems, I'll take care of.
I presume that there are books available that cover Latex and Tex?
I guess I am just used to having the computer do the grunt work :-)
>
> I would rather strangle myself than try to write a technical
> paper in word; not to mention the fact that I don't even own a
> copy of it!
That's a little extreme :-)
>
> -Mark
>
Regards
Jonathan
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