From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Micha Feigin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Book writing mode? Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 19:37:54 +0300 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20040529163754.GH8662@luna.mooo.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1085848808 7132 80.91.224.253 (29 May 2004 16:40:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 16:40:08 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat May 29 18:39:56 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BU6sF-000665-00 for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 18:39:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BU6sL-00089k-E0 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 29 May 2004 12:40:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BU6sD-00089d-MG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2004 12:39:53 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BU6sB-00088S-O7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2004 12:39:52 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BU6sB-00088O-Jq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2004 12:39:51 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.115.104.5] (helo=nils.bezeqint.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BU6s3-0006eU-Ao for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2004 12:39:44 -0400 Original-Received: from litshi.luna.local (bzq-80-5-165.red.bezeqint.net [82.80.5.165]) by nils.bezeqint.net (Bezeq International SMTP out Mail Server) with ESMTP id DA84110611B for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 19:36:41 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from micha by litshi.luna.local with local (Exim 4.34) id 1BU6qI-00070N-Fp for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2004 19:37:54 +0300 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:18857 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:18857 On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 03:55:04PM -0400, gebser@speakeasy.net wrote: > > Again, I'll repeat, it depends upon what the particular editor or agent > will accept. I've been writing and publishing on and off since the '70s > and both in the US and in Germany and have *never* encountered an editor > who requested I submit my work in latex. It would be a disservice to > the questioner to recommend he learn and use latex unless the editor to > whom he is submitting his work will accept submissions in latex. > >>From what I saw up to now, most publishers won't accept raw latex but do accept ps or pdf, and if there are enough writers interested in using latex they would supply a sty file to format the output the way they want. > Would you agree that it's best to submit in a form which the editor or > agent wants? Or should you simply always submit all work in latex > regardless of what the editor or agent wants? > > > At 23:33 (UTC+0200) on 26 May 2004 LEE Sau Dan said: > > = >>>>> "gebser" == gebser writes: > = > = gebser> I'm sure that latex is very nice, but if you want to get > = gebser> published, you should submit manuscripts in a format which > = gebser> the agent or editor desires. > = > = Many academic publishers, esp. those specializing in computer science, > = math, do accept LaTeX manuscripts. > = > = > = gebser> For electronic submissions this is generally Word (.doc) > = gebser> format or plain text (ASCII). > = > = Postscript has been the industry standard for decades, and more and > = more electronic submissions accept also PDF files. Both of these can > = be easiliy generated from LaTeX. > = > = > = gebser> If you're submitting only hardcopy, then this matters much > = gebser> less. If you don't care about being published, then you > = gebser> can use whatever you want. :) > = > = I've published a few journal articles and conference papers. I only > = use LaTeX. > = > = Nowadays, I use Emacs with AUCTeX and preview-latex. Also 'pclcvs' so > = that I can use CVS to keep track of the revisions and branches. > = > = > = > > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnu-emacs mailing list > Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. >