Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:04:24 -0500 From: "Andrew Gould" <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Equations (WAS: good replacement for open office) Message-ID: <d356c5630710051104m6b358036m93ec193badbc83ea@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20071004201208.GE51068@demeter.hydra> References: <1191604254.2944.12.camel@pinot.fmjassoc.com> <d356c5630710051034s1077565fn4c83e2ce037322bd@mail.gmail.com> <20071004201208.GE51068@demeter.hydra>
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On 10/4/07, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 12:34:00PM -0500, Andrew Gould wrote: > > On 10/5/07, Frank Jahnke <jahnke@sonatabio.com> 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. ;-)
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