On Mar 18, 2004, at 2:33 AM, Merlin wrote:
So, I have a question for all of you using the Windows operating
system who
must write a lot of equations in your publications, lectures, etc. What
editor would you recommend/what is your favorite editor? If you have
experience with more than one equation editor, what were the pluses and
minuses of each?
I don't use Windows, but the answer is platform-independent. Use LaTeX,
and whatever front end you wish to use with it (which will determine
how much of the LaTeX language you wish to learn). For Windows, the
combination of MikTeX + WinEDT (which is very low cost) is a good one,
I am told.
One great advantage is that the same LaTeX code that you would write,
e.g., in a journal article, you can run through LaTeX with document
type = slides, and you will get the equations auto-resized to
projectable format. And best of all, you don't need Power Point or the
like -- you can include graphics in LaTeX docs (e.g. Stata graphs) easy
enough. And you will never have a problem with 'version XPsuperduper of
Equation Editor in M$ Word does not like the files generated by the
prior version' which has bitten many of my Windows-using
acquaintances...
Kit
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