Re: How to write reports and books in Mathematica
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- Subject: [mg109761] Re: How to write reports and books in Mathematica
- From: "Kevin J. McCann" <kjm at KevinMcCann.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 05:56:30 -0400 (EDT)
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Indeed, I have substituted one problem for another, but once the Stylesheet is the way I want it, I am done with that, and from that point on it is WYSIWYG (almost). Kevin Bill Rowe wrote: > On 5/14/10 at 5:33 AM, Kevin.McCann at umbc.edu (Kevin J. McCann) wrote: > >> Here we have a difference of opinion. LaTeX and all the other Tex's >> require that "code" be written, which is subsequently processed to >> generate the final output. > > Yes, LaTeX is a markup language and does require some learning > before you can use it effectively. And since it can do a variety > of things, like Mathematica, there are a great many things to > learn. But also like Mathematica, you do not need to learn > everything in order to get things done. > >> That said, I rely on the Stylesheet to determine the look and feel >> of the document, and, as I said in an earlier post, this is not at >> all intuitive. So, here is where I have to spend my time, but once >> the template (Stylesheet) is done, > > You have effectively substituted one problem for another with > roughly the same degree of difficulty. That is instead of using > a LaTeX class, you are using a Stylesheet which performs > essentially the same purpose. And I would point out, there is > many more books/references available for LaTeX and how to use it > than there are for Mathematica Stylesheets. > >