Re: Writing a dissertation on Linux

From: Angus Marshall (angus_at_n0sp4m.n-gate.n0sp4m.net.n0sp4m)
Date: 09/12/04

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    Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 23:15:59 +0100

    Thomas Keller wrote:

    >
    > Hey there!
    >
    > I'm about start the work on my degree dissertation in a few months and I'd
    > like to do that on Linux, since I can remember loads of quirks I had with
    > M$ Word on bigger documents containing images and stuff. I have now some
    > free time to get into some program before I start working again. So the
    > big question is: What program would you suggest to accomplish this task? I
    > heard alot about TeX/LaTeX, but never tried any of them. Or should I go
    > the OpenOffice / KOffice way? What do you guys use to create professional
    > documents?
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    > Tommy.
    >

    LaTeX - it's not WYSIWSYG but, in my experience, is a liberating experience
    since it makes the writer concentrate on content and structure instead of
    appeareance. 

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