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Re: [Q] Caldera WABI - works with RH4.0?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Wangsmo)
Fri Nov 29 14:36:29 1996
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 12:34:33 -0700 (MST)
From: Mike Wangsmo <wanger@fubar.cs.montana.edu>
To: "Dr.W.Tych" <w.tych@lancaster.ac.uk>
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com, Don Fisher <fisherd@aries.tucson.saic.com>
In-Reply-To: <329F196B.794BDF32@lancaster.ac.uk>
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
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On Fri, 29 Nov 1996, Dr.W.Tych wrote:
> Does this mean that I can't use any other X applications while
> WABI is running? I was going to use my numerical programs in
> Linux and document the results in Word. This would involve having
> say Matlab in Linux and WABI with Word open at the same time.
> How about copying/pasting?
No. It simply means that the wabi windows and icons "stick" to the
screen and when you use "pager" to change virtual desktop locations, the
wabi stuff follows along.
> This is a bit worrying, but it is not my main concern.
> All I really want is Word with Equation Editor. If you happen
> to know of any difficulties with the latter, please do let me know.
If documenting (writing a paper) results is the _only_ reason for wanting
to purchase wabi, then my humble suggestion is learn LaTeX as it does a 100
times better job at dealing with equations and technical writing. If you
had a reason to need the document written in MS word format then that
would be a different story.
I know using LaTeX can seem daunting at first however.... Writting in
LaTeX is a lot like programming. It is also incrediblly powerful
compared to a wordprocessor. It took me about two months to become
familiar with LaTeX and now I can't even use a wordprocessor. It just
takes a little determination to get it squared away (and a GOOD BOOK).
Regards,
Mike
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