Requesting help on tools and formats posted by Wes Shaddix @ Thu, 28 Oct 2010...
I’ve had an idea for a book for a long time but have always been hesitant to start it because I don’t know the best tools and format to use. I really like the django book online because it allows...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by David Copeland @ Thu, 28 Oct...
You could use Markdown; it doesn’t add a lot of noise to your text, and can be easily translated into HTML. From there, you could transform it to any reasonable format for publishing pretty easily…
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Stu George @ Thu, 28 Oct 2010...
I’d write in all plain text and texify it last. the idea is not to waste time on marking it up as you go and fiddling around prettying it up.write first.markup second.
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Shawn Boyette @ Fri, 29 Oct...
^ This.I’m not terribly good at the writing process, but one thing I have learned is to concentrate on the words first and the formatting last. Anytime I start fiddling with markup while writing, it...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by DR I M PIPER @ Sat, 30 Oct...
Can I put in a vote for structure? I wrote a book last year and found it really useful to start by thinking about the book structure overall. It doesn’t need to be a complete structure, but starting...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by M. Edward (Ed) Borasky @ Sat,...
I use Linux and have a complete LaTeX environment, plus LyX and TeXmacs. I’m planning to use LyX to do the writing – I pretty much have the workflow down and there are modules for “literate...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by André Roberge @ Sun, 31 Oct...
I’m using a simple text file with reStructuredText syntax and convert it to pdf using rst2pdf. It’s easy to include source code from files that are kept separate … and bug free. :-)
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Bob Cochran @ Mon, 01 Nov 2010...
I would just use OpenOffice Writer. The idea is to write. You can prettify later.
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by M. Edward (Ed) Borasky @ Mon,...
I absolutely positively will not use OpenOffice Writer. It’s a feeble attempt at compatibility with Microsoft Office that destroys the documents it touches. If I need to work with Microsoft Office...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Raymond Yee @ Mon, 01 Nov 2010...
I agree with Stu that the focus this month should be on writing text and not focusing too much on formatting. However, if you have a good set of tools to format the text without distracting yourself...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Diego Zamboni @ Mon, 01 Nov...
I have started to write some content for the book I have in mind, and which I am determined to put in better shape during PragProWriMo. I had started writing in LaTeX, but I find myself getting bogged...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Josh Carter @ Mon, 01 Nov 2010...
I used Markdown for PragProWriMo 2009 and posted on my web site as I went along. I can’t recommend Markdown enough for simply getting stuff down with minimal fuss. LaTeX, either with LyX or a plain...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Travis Swicegood @ Tue, 02 Nov...
If you know Markdown, use that. If you know ReST, use that. If you know LaTeX, use that. Use whatever you’re comfortable with. Trying to figure out a new markup just to write is going to add another...
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