rjf@canon.co.uk (Robin Faichney) (03/23/91)
I'm familiar with using vi+troff under UNIX for reports and so forth, but I'm about to embark on writing a book on a PC, and I know nothing about either PCs or wordprocessing other than vi+troff. I've heard that many of the well known WPs are not really suitable for books -- they are not designed to cope with the size, for one thing. Also, I don't really want to pay for facilities like graphics-handling which I'll never use. Can anyone recommend a suitable WP for me? I've heard that LaTex is available for PCs, and I'm sure it's good for books. Can anyone tell me more? Email and I'll post a summary if there's interest. Thanks alot. -- Robin Faichney (this is not a signature)
louis@cs.athabascau.ca (Louis Schmittroth) (03/26/91)
In article <1991Mar23.145145.23613@canon.co.uk>, rjf@canon.co.uk (Robin Faichney) writes: > I'm familiar with using vi+troff under UNIX for reports and so forth, > but I'm about to embark on writing a book on a PC, and I know nothing > about either PCs or wordprocessing other than vi+troff. I suggest you look at getting the MKS version of vi for MS/DOS, and getting the EROFF desktop typesetting package from Elan Software. Call Elan at 415-322-2450, or write: Elan Computer Group, 410 CAmbridge Ave Suite A, Palo Alto, CA 94306. EROFF runs on UNIXes and MS/DOS. It is an excellent implementation of troff with support for both Postscript and HP LaserJets. I use this all the time on Xenix. MKS: 35 King Street North, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2J 2W9. To order call 1-800-265-2797 or 1-519-884-2251