[olug] Abiword footnotes/Latex plug

[einer]

LaTeX isn't a word processor,  it's a set of macros for Tex (which is 
also not a word processor ;).  Tex is a text processing language that 
has a strong academic audience.  I'm not very familier with word 
processing in Linux, but I think AbiWord is the closest thing to a 
Microsoft Word out there right now.  If you need to edit text files 
jEdit works well and is similar to Notepad.  gvim or vim are also good 
at this.  I feel obligated to mention emacs also, though I wouldn't 
recommend it for simple text file editing, it can be a bit complicated.  

Andrew

Tanya Loughead wrote:

>Here's a question to everyone on the list: Given that one may only need text
>capabilities, which Linux-based word processor do you find to be the best?
>It seems that everyone is casting votes for LaTeX thus far.... is that the
>general consensus?
>Thanks for the input,
>Tanya
>  
>



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