From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: upro Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Book writing mode? Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 00:44:16 +0200 Organization: Slackers Home Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87u0y2bygv.fsf@lux99.localhost> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1085614876 8882 80.91.224.253 (26 May 2004 23:41:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 23:41:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 27 01:41:10 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BT81G-0004Cn-00 for ; Thu, 27 May 2004 01:41:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BT7CO-0002a5-NI for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 May 2004 18:48:36 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 80 Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de Nzg6yYVK4NpFZb/RisisewiOmZA/hTkx2iKIULHmonTWyStVmd Os: Slackware 9.0.0/2.4.21 User-Agent: Gnus/5.1001 (Gnus v5.10.1) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:4xkg5HovcCOsFxSnd90vRB5zG/A= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:123503 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 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:18800 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:18800 "Peter Milliken" writes: > Last time I looked publishers accepted Latex format - it was around before > Word and it was created to be used by publishers and the publishing of > books - something that is still not that wonderful an experience to do in > Word - the number of times I have lost work because of a Word crash...... > Emacs doesn't crash and Latex does what you tell it without complaining like > Microsoft Word. My publisher wouldn't accept any LaTeX format, only doc or odf, as long as the pdf is formatted exactly as he whishes - which is not _so_ easy with LaTeX... I use emacs for writing the contents, then, if I have to, convert it into pdf using LaTeX or submit it as txt -- but normally I use many different font enxodings so pdflatex is a choice once you're proficient in LaTeX... > > Writing with Word is like a continual battle (technical documents at least - > if you want to write a novel then I am sure it would be OK) between you and > the bugs that seem to be perpetuated from one version of Word to the next - > I guess they (the programmers) are striving for backward compatibility i.e. > the same tried and true bugs are in each version :-). > > Peter > > > > wrote in message > news:mailman.7535.1085590987.1061.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org... >> >> I'm sure that latex is very nice, but if you want to get published, you >> should submit manuscripts in a format which the agent or editor desires. >> For electronic submissions this is generally Word (.doc) format or plain >> text (ASCII). If you're submitting only hardcopy, then this matters >> much less. If you don't care about being published, then you can use >> whatever you want. :) >> >> >> At 15:36 (UTC-0000) on Wed, 26 May 2004 Michael Slass said: >> >> = juman@jumans.net writes: >> = >> = >Is there any more then me out there who write articles, books or longer >> = >storys and uses Emacs? If so what mode do you use for easy editing and >> = >do write your text using HTML, DocBook etc or so for easy publishing? >> = > >> = >/juman >> = > >> = > >> = >> = If you're going to make a habit/career of writing documents for >> = publication, and you like emacs for your text editing, I would >> = recommend that you learn to use LaTeX, a document preparation system. >> = >> = LaTeX uses embedded commmands somewhat analogous to HTML tags that >> = tell the program about the content of your document so it can >> = determine appropriate formatting. >> = >> = There is a wealth of information on the web about LaTeX, but I would >> = go buy a copy of the canonical work on the subject: >> = Lamport, Leslie, _LaTeX: A Document Preparation System, 2/E_. >> = ISBN: 0-201-52983-1 >> = >> = Also, there is an excellent mode for working with LaTeX documents from >> = within emacs, called auctex, available here: >> = http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex >> = >> >> >> > > -- Michael r-znvy: zvpunry.wryqra jro.qr (chg gur "@" jurer vg svgf...) ab fcnz cyrnfr