From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: RTF for emacs
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 21:15:09 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfvjxwdpm.fsf-monnier+gmane.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87ha4d64r2.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com
> future, if I have the time I'd like to learn LaTeX. I understand though
> that it's a large and complex system, until I read this discussion I
> didn't know there were so many different dialects withe different
> capabilities.
Word, LibreOffice, LaTeX, Emacs, Windows, Android, Firefox, ...
are all "large and complex systems".
> It would take me months to learn it properly.
No, it doesn't take months to use them properly. Usually it takes
between a few minutes to a few hours to be able to use them (tho
obviously, in limited ways). And then you learn more as your
needs grow. And yes, you may keep learning new things about it for
years, but that doesn't mean it takes years to be able to use
them properly.
"Writing a simple letter" is actually a very good first step in the use
of LaTeX. Look for a template on the web, and do it.
Stefan
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2014-05-24 0:53 ` RTF for emacs Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 19:24 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-25 20:38 ` James Freer
2014-05-26 1:15 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2014-05-26 1:49 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-26 3:41 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.2103.1401075744.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-26 12:39 ` Rusi
2014-05-26 14:15 ` Rusi
2014-05-26 23:29 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2101.1401068969.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-26 2:41 ` Rusi
2014-05-26 23:28 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2081.1401050318.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 0:55 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 1:38 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 1:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 7:23 ` editor and word processor history Glyn Millington
2014-05-29 9:39 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) James Freer
2014-05-29 13:14 ` Allan Streib
2014-05-29 21:40 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-30 3:31 ` Bob Proulx
[not found] ` <mailman.2501.1401420691.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-30 4:10 ` Rusi
2014-05-31 23:03 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2380.1401356412.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 12:32 ` editor and word processor history Haines Brown
2014-05-29 22:58 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Emanuel Berg
2014-05-30 5:52 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.2505.1401429187.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-30 10:37 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-30 19:12 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.2563.1401477129.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-31 12:44 ` From: Sharon Kimble, Subject: Re: editor and word processor history Emanuel Berg
2014-05-31 17:23 ` Barry Margolin
2014-05-31 19:26 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-31 23:17 ` Sharon Kimble
[not found] ` <mailman.2663.1401578257.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-31 23:54 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2390.1401369425.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 23:38 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2376.1401348837.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 23:51 ` editor and word processor history Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 5:17 ` RTF for emacs Rusi
2014-05-29 22:49 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 9:28 ` James Freer
[not found] <mailman.2185.1401153598.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-27 3:03 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-27 4:16 ` Rusi
2014-05-27 17:39 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 21:55 ` Charles Philip Chan
[not found] ` <mailman.2481.1401400611.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-30 4:22 ` Rusi
2014-05-30 4:24 ` Rusi
2014-05-27 20:52 ` Robert Thorpe
[not found] <mailman.2088.1401056163.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-26 23:22 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-27 1:14 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-27 15:35 ` regcl
[not found] <mailman.2070.1401045897.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-25 20:45 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 22:15 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-25 23:13 ` Allan Streib
2014-05-26 17:11 ` Sharon Kimble
[not found] ` <mailman.2140.1401124304.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-26 23:32 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-27 0:18 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-27 0:38 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-26 1:22 ` Charles Philip Chan
2014-05-26 1:40 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-26 1:47 ` Charles Philip Chan
[not found] <mailman.1727.1400661716.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-21 12:38 ` Hans BKK
2014-05-29 10:57 ` Hans BKK
2014-05-29 11:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-05-29 14:08 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2014-05-29 21:43 ` Charles Philip Chan
2014-05-29 15:37 ` James Freer
2014-05-29 15:46 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.2414.1401378376.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 18:59 ` Joost Kremers
2014-05-29 21:03 ` James Freer
2014-05-29 21:25 ` Charles Philip Chan
2014-05-29 22:55 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-06-01 21:55 ` Joost Kremers
2014-06-10 23:50 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-06-12 2:15 ` Joost Kremers
[not found] ` <mailman.2476.1401399043.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 23:00 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-06-06 8:17 ` Hans BKK
2014-06-06 13:53 ` Charles Philip Chan
2014-05-21 8:41 James Freer
2014-05-21 8:54 ` Rasmus
[not found] ` <mailman.1730.1400662362.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-23 23:49 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-24 0:21 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-24 0:58 ` Charles Philip Chan
[not found] ` <mailman.1969.1400893171.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-24 1:04 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-24 2:13 ` Charles Philip Chan
2014-05-24 5:33 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2014-05-24 7:56 ` Glyn Millington
[not found] ` <mailman.1983.1400918458.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-24 17:07 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.1980.1400909455.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-24 7:54 ` Rusi
2014-05-24 12:33 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2014-05-24 18:22 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 1:45 ` Grant Rettke
[not found] ` <mailman.2046.1400982346.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-25 2:22 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 3:17 ` Rusi
2014-05-25 6:51 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 5:27 ` Yuri Khan
2014-05-25 14:14 ` Grant Rettke
[not found] ` <mailman.2052.1400995678.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-25 6:40 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 7:30 ` Yuri Khan
[not found] ` <mailman.2055.1401003008.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-25 20:37 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-24 21:48 ` James Freer
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2014-05-24 22:25 ` Emanuel Berg
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