From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 5 18:04:27 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 DF6D816A46E for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.188]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5503A13C4B5 for ; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b2so509266nfb for ; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:04:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=JYvTXlXtvE3pP0+QevBMOVY8Sbu7JWh0BYMwGpLAixE=; b=ePKLEz4Ud32LilPIAlualAcwVuOBmHHLpGefhZ7yebKXsZrCFKheLPtgrT+hueBL7j5wutcFpVHg1aQtTOyHeETP+trneuy1MSzff9o4IuH/jVr39Di6vgtkZVReLPsQvVBbyBKXG0+7e5rgXqER6ecC1d7wgFyZ6dEE+J+xUtw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Fwl10cE1aHXuzxAhi1yJH2RMLzEtoNrqw3Dv2pvGXnkaPM7JbPQN0pipkkLvr+TvYQjbGcL75bRTdKJ85P5a1FEhfE+CLb7B2Fn6v/xTdF8m1pDYUKWqc7N6M2GYSW+4e0pXC0v6VGMZyowL+KSKgv2CGxQIFHQtysR/SGmzZtU= Received: by 10.86.80.5 with SMTP id d5mr2662002fgb.1191607465697; Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:04:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.68.18 with HTTP; Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:04:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:04:24 -0500 From: "Andrew Gould" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20071004201208.GE51068@demeter.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1191604254.2944.12.camel@pinot.fmjassoc.com> <20071004201208.GE51068@demeter.hydra> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 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 18:04:28 -0000 On 10/4/07, Chad Perrin wrote: > > 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." > You are so right about that. I saw "equations" in the subject line and jumped a little to quickly. ;-)