I learned LaTeX back in 2006 by reading on the internet. I also took a semester class in 2007, but I mostly learned from the online tutorials. On 01-03-2012, at 16:12, Liz Hare wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > I'm not Jason, but I wrote my dissertation in LaTex 14 years ago. Back then, I had someone read me the print books that had been written on the subject. I'm not sure what resources are out there now, but I bet there is a lot of online documentation. It's also helpful to look at the .tex files for documents others have written that have similar features to those you want. > > It was great. I had way more control of the formatting and tables than I ever could have had with a word processor. I think if you are taking on a project like writing a thesis or a book, it's definitely worthwhile. > > The disappointing part was that once I finished the degree and made it out into the real world (working in the life sciences), I couldn't use it much. Journal articles had to be submitted in Word. I didn't have any coworkers who knew LaTeX and so many documents, like grant applications, had to be in word processing files. If I had the opportunity to work on a large writing project now, I'd have a lot to re-learn, and things have probably also changed a lot since then. But I still use the notation from LaTeX to communicate with sighted people about equations. > > Liz > > Liz Hare PhD > Dog Genetics LLC > doggene at earthlink.net > http://www.doggenetics.com > > On 3/1/2012 6:47 PM, Robert cole wrote: >> Jason, >> >> Sorry to divert this, but I have read about you writing your thesis >> using LaTeX on the Orca list in the past. I was always curious and >> wanted to ask you what resources you used to learn LaTeX. I've been >> working to learn both vi and Emacs, and I think I would rather use LaTeX >> than a GUI word processor for different projects. >> >> As far as the Raspberry Pi goes, I am definitely planning on getting one >> (or more, if possible) when they are offered with cases. It is so >> wonderful to see all of these nice flashy Linux systems coming out. >> >> Although the price is out of range for me right now, I'd like to get my >> hands on a KDE Plasma Active powered Spark tablet [1] one of these days. >> this looks like a very promising device, especially as KDE is seeming to >> become more accessible thanks to QT-AT-SPI, Orca, and all of the other >> projects which are being developed. This is definitely getting exciting! >> >> Take care, and my apologies for my diversion from the original topic. >> >> [1] http://makeplaylive.com/ >> >> On 03/01/2012 03:17 PM, Jason White wrote: >>> Littlefield, Tyler<speakup at braille.uwo.ca> wrote: >>>> emacs. I love it, especially with emacspeak. >>> And to be more specific, AucTeX mode for anything complicated and >>> Org-mode for >>> notes and other simple documents. >>> >>> I wrote my thesis in Emacs, with BRLTTY operating the braille display and >>> emacspeak for speech output, and, of course, Git for revision control >>> of the >>> files. TeX gives better typeset output, reputedly, than popular word >>> processors and you can use a good text editor such as Emacs for input. >>> I've >>> been using LaTeX instead of a word processor since 1998, so there was >>> no doubt >>> as to what tool to use when it came to writing my thesis. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
