@admin@lm.boing.icu to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoSoftware for writingmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up146file-text
arrow-up146message-squareSoftware for writing@admin@lm.boing.icu to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
For those who do write novels, books etc. What software do you use? What format? FOSS or proprietary?
minus-squareKevinlinkfedilinkEnglish12•edit-22 years agoI don’t write books but I’ve helped written a couple textbooks which used LaTeX. I personally use TeXstudio, but there’s many clients out there. If you appreciate beautiful typesetting, you’ll likely enjoy TeX despite its learning curve.
minus-square@nl_the_shadow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-22 years ago+1 for LaTeX. Did my PhD dissertation in it, wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I prefer Visual Studio Code with a couple of plugins as an editor.
I don’t write books but I’ve helped written a couple textbooks which used LaTeX. I personally use TeXstudio, but there’s many clients out there. If you appreciate beautiful typesetting, you’ll likely enjoy TeX despite its learning curve.
+1 for LaTeX. Did my PhD dissertation in it, wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I prefer Visual Studio Code with a couple of plugins as an editor.