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There is a large learning curve associated with using LaTeX. So those new to LaTeX would benefit from either giving themselves extra time to prepare their first LaTeX document or having a friend who knows LaTeX and who doesn't mind answering a lot of questions. | There is a large learning curve associated with using LaTeX. So those new to LaTeX would benefit from either giving themselves extra time to prepare their first LaTeX document or having a friend who knows LaTeX and who doesn't mind answering a lot of questions. | ||
==LaTeX on OpenWetWare== | |||
A formal disadvantage was that collaboration and editing tools among multiple users was lacking. But now there are tools on OWW to connect wiki technology with LaTeX. Both WikiTex and LatexDoc are installed on OWW. WikiTex allows embedding parts of TeX formatting like diagrams and things into wiki pages. LatexDoc allows collaborating on entire LaTeX documents on the wiki. | |||
''more documentation needed here'' | |||
Some LaTeX related files: | |||
* [[Bibtex]]: collection of bibtex style files | |||
=Why not use LaTeX= | =Why not use LaTeX= | ||
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#*I've never used it but [http://www.lyx.org Lyx] claims to be a WYSIWYG editor for LaTeX --[[User:Jgritton|Jgritton]] 13:13, 11 Aug 2005 (EDT) | #*I've never used it but [http://www.lyx.org Lyx] claims to be a WYSIWYG editor for LaTeX --[[User:Jgritton|Jgritton]] 13:13, 11 Aug 2005 (EDT) | ||
#*[http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net/ preview-latex] and [http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/ AUCTeX] for Emacs is excellent for looking at your figures inside Emacs (pretty much WYSIWYG). | #*[http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net/ preview-latex] and [http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/ AUCTeX] for Emacs is excellent for looking at your figures inside Emacs (pretty much WYSIWYG). | ||
#Often in writing scientific literature, whether an internal report or thesis proposal to publishing a paper, you will be working with people that don't use LaTex. This is the primary disadvantage. | #Often in writing scientific literature, whether an internal report or thesis proposal to publishing a paper, you will be working with people that don't use LaTex. This is the primary disadvantage. | ||
