From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 5 17:52:32 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D52B016A46B for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:52:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-52.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-52.bluehost.com [69.89.20.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 66ADC13C469 for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:52:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 27373 invoked by uid 0); 5 Oct 2007 17:52:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy3.bluehost.com with SMTP; 5 Oct 2007 17:52:31 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IdrLj-0003hJ-8j for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:52:31 -0600 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l94KC9nJ051547 for ; Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:12:09 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l94KC86a051546 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:12:08 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:12:08 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071004201208.GE51068@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1191604254.2944.12.camel@pinot.fmjassoc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box183.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [737 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apotheon.com Subject: Re: Equations (WAS: good replacement for open office) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:52:32 -0000 On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 12:34:00PM -0500, Andrew Gould wrote: > On 10/5/07, Frank Jahnke wrote: > > > > I've given up on trying to find a BSD or Linux program that is good > > enough for this purpose -- none really are. So I just use Word in a VM > > and am done with it. > > Have you tried LyX? I think "this purpose", in this case, means "collaborating with people using MS Word". That being the case, LyX is sort of the opposite of what he needs, even if it handles equation work excellently for print -- because, of course, it *doesn't* handle MS Word DOC format at all. At least, it didn't the last time I checked. I imagine the LyX maintainers haven't suddenly jumped on the "interoperate with MS Office" bandwagon lately. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Brian K. Reid: "In computer science, we stand on each other's feet."