I use OpenOffice. I prefer it's equation editor to the one in MS Word, and documents can be converted to PDF for the convenience of others who do't use OpenOffice. I haven't yet tried searching the generated text. OpenOffice is downloadable for free from http://wwwopenoffice.org , and runs under Windows, Linux, and Mac. ----- Original Message ---- From: Steve Gray <stevebg@adelphia.net> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 5:52:19 PM Subject: Re: [math-fun] PDF searchable text When I need a PDF for math I write the paper in Word (and MS Equation) and use BullZip Printer to make a PDF file. I use Tex only as a very last resort because I can't remember how to use it for equations, graphs, etc. from one use to the next, and I dislike the fact that user-visible embedded codes should have disappeared 25 years ago. BullZip seems to work well for what I've used it for so far, and it's about $20. I am ready to be called an iconoclastic crank for this opinion. Steve Gray Fred lunnon wrote:
I compile TeX directly to PDF using free software called TeXShop --- I've found this system robust and reliable, if lacking fancy facilities such as inline WYSIWIG availalble on some other (PC) systems. It runs on pretty much any available harware/software, and the output produced is searchable by other PDF viewers (I tried).
WFL
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