[lug] Typesetting Programs

[David Morris]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 01:30:21PM -0700, Dhruva B. Reddy wrote:
> Assuming you want to create/edit the document in Vim...
> 
> LaTeX works great for this, although there is definitely a learning curve.
> I have found that I can create professional-looking documents with a
> minimum of effort (much better looking with far less effort than with a
> word processor).  There are several tools that can generate PDF from LaTeX
> (pdflatex, dvipdfm, etc.).  There is also at least one tool (whose name
> eludes me) that will generate HTML--the result looks like most HOWTOs.
> 
> One could always use LyX(sp?) until they are comfortable hacking(?)
> a LaTeX document.
> 
> The only thing that has frustrated me about LaTeX is the inability to go
> from it to an M$ Word-compatible format, but you don't appear to be
> concerned about that.

Hah!  I am trying *VERY* hard to keep M$ Word out of the
equation...which is one reason I am looking to the group for
ideas on what others are using for a similar purpose.  Most
documentation woes I have seen stem from the fact that
information that *should* be automatically updated is not
simply because that isn't something you *can* do in M$ word
without a lot of difficulties.

--David