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Old 12-11-2011, 04:13 PM
Robert Arkiletian
 
Default Writing a book w/F16?

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan
<pocallaghan@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-12-11 at 10:17 +0000, Ian Malone wrote:
>> On 11 December 2011 08:31, Jussi Lehtola <jussilehtola@fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>> > On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:18:33 -0500
>> > Tom Horsley <horsley1953@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:39:57 -0430
>> >> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > The irony is that once you
>> >> > learn a few basics, LaTeX is also easier and quicker for writing
>> >> > those 1-page memos!
>> >>
>> >> Only if you write them frequently enough to remember the
>> >> LaTeX commands :-).
>> >
>> > .. or if you use LyX.
>>
>> Agree about LyX, writing LaTeX is another distraction from writing
>> content, with LyX you can write and then adjust things later more
>> easily. Cut and paste is better because LyX can worry about sections
>> for you.
>
> I'll just put in a good word for Kile (a KDE LaTeX tool), though I last
> used it a few years back.
>
> poc
>

I too prefer Kile over LyX. But I like Texmaker the best.

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Old 12-12-2011, 08:20 AM
Pavel Lisy
 
Default Writing a book w/F16?

NOSpaze pÃ*Å¡e v Pá 09. 12. 2011 v 21:22 +0100:
> Hi.
>
> I need to know what software f16 includes to aid in the task of writing
> a book (not just spelling and TOC). libreoffice I'm using, but is too
> slow and unappropriate when working with lots of text. Please dont'
> advise to change OS, I'm a sysadmin and need fedora on all my laptops.
>
> Mind mapping (freemind is ok, any alternatives?), editing separated
> chapters and ordering afterwards, possibility of looking a list of
> sections or chapters summaries, comparing visually two texts, create
> tables of contents, fast access by indexes, use the less scrolling as
> possible (I know the fast key combinations)... maybe i'm asking too
> much.

Try look to publican, it is system in which redhat/fedora docs is made.

Pavel

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