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- From: mek@guinan.psu.edu (Mark E. Kotanchek)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: Re: Word processor that does math formulas
- Message-ID: <r6#1Hoz5ya@atlantis.psu.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 16:21:00 GMT
- Article-I.D.: atlantis.r6#1Hoz5ya
- References: <simon-161192100443@archmac-162.arch.su.edu.au>
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- In article <simon-161192100443@archmac-162.arch.su.edu.au>
- simon@archsci.arch.su.edu.au (Simon Hayman) writes:
- > >If you are talking of actual mathematics,
- > > and want to communicate your work to others,
- > > you will be very unwise to use anything other than TeX/LaTeX ,
- > > as 99% of mathematicians use these.
- >
- > But why?
- > Unless you want to transfer the data as a file any WP program with maths
- > capability (inherent or attached via something like expressionist) is
- fine
- > if paper output is all that is needed. And a damn sight easier to use!!
-
- I love the quality of TEX/LATEX documents; however, FrameMaker has beaten
- out LaTEX and MS Word/MathType for me because of the ease of equation
- entry and the posibilities for symbolic manipulation/equation rearranging.
- For longish technical treatises, IMHO this is the best way to go.
-
- Mark.
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- Mark Kotanchek
- Guidance & Control Dept - 363 ASB
- Applied Research Lab/Penn State
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- State College, PA 16804
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