From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/20911 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=F6rg_Hagmann?= Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: I need some advices/guidelines before start writing my PhD thesis Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:22:37 +0200 Message-ID: References: <000c01c57321$d95ad1d0$bb1c8453@CasaAlex> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1075884276==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1119007213 4737 80.91.229.2 (17 Jun 2005 11:20:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:20:13 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Fri Jun 17 13:20:03 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DjEsk-000403-V8 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:19:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E97EC12824; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:24:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 28928-04; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:24:56 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id F31F31282E; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:22:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D0E61282E for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:22:41 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 28676-04-5 for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:22:40 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balu1.urz.unibas.ch (balu1.urz.unibas.ch [131.152.1.51]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E73812824 for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:22:40 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from [131.152.79.98] ([131.152.79.98]) by balu1.urz.unibas.ch (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5HBMcn0007760 for ; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:22:38 +0200 In-Reply-To: <000c01c57321$d95ad1d0$bb1c8453@CasaAlex> Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) X-SMTP-Vilter-Version: 1.1.8 X-SMTP-Vilter-Virus-Backend: savse X-SMTP-Vilter-Status: clean X-SMTP-Vilter-savse-Virus-Status: clean X-SMTP-Vilter-Unwanted-Backend: attachment X-SMTP-Vilter-attachment-Unwanted-Status: clean X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on smtp.ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:20911 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:20911 --===============1075884276== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--1033762704 --Apple-Mail-2--1033762704 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Hi Alex, I am in a similar situation, just a few months ahead of you. I am=20 writing a textbook and decided to do that in Context, without having=20 had any experience with TeX or LaTeX. So far, I am pleased with my decision (my experience covers figures,=20 math, tables, footnotes, text and figures in margin - a lot of it=20 default stuff - but not yet bibliography, index, fonts (except greek)=20 and table of contents). The discussion group helped me when necessary and politely ignored some=20= premature idiotic questions. However, the level of the discussions is=20 way above my head, and I at times get the feeling of being an obnoxious=20= intruder. The most important thing: it is fun and often a welcome change from=20 writing. It reminds me of old-style photography, where you exposed the=20= film and then had to wait, wondering whether the picture would come out=20= as hoped or not. But if one doesn't like that, the effort is probably=20 too much for a PhD thesis. Cheers, J=F6rg. Prof. Dr.med. J=F6rg Hagmann-Zanolari Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics DKBW, University of Basel Mattenstrasse 28 CH-4058 Basel Switzerland Phone +41 (0)61 6953049 On Jun 17, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Alexandra Ribeiro wrote: > Hi, > =A0 > I need some advices/guidelines before start writing my PhD thesis. > =A0 > I=92m completely new to TeX and of course to Context but I=92m = convinced=20 > that Microsoft Word is far away from being the right tool for writing=20= > a long document. Well, in the past I had some big big headaches=85 > =A0 > At this moment I=92ve to make a choice: continue using Word or start=20= > learning a new tool, which will probably consume much of my time. So,=20= > I=92m in a dilemma. That=92s why I=92m asking for help. > =A0 > Is it really worth learning Context? I mean, does this package deal=20 > efficiently with some important things like TOC, cross-references,=20 > bibliography, figures, math, =85? Is it too hard to learn (for a mere=20= > mortal, of course)? What about support for different languages, in=20 > particular for Portuguese? > =A0 > If I choose Context, can some somebody give me some = guidelines/advices? > =A0 > I=92ve already downloaded mswincontext.zip and I=92ll start=20 > studying/testing Context. > =A0 > Thank you. > =A0 > Alex > alex.r@netcabo.pt_______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context --Apple-Mail-2--1033762704 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Hi Alex, I am in a similar situation, just a few months ahead of you. I am writing a textbook and decided to do that in Context, without having had any experience with TeX or LaTeX. So far, I am pleased with my decision (my experience covers figures, math, tables, footnotes, text and figures in margin - a lot of it default stuff - but not yet bibliography, index, fonts (except greek) and table of contents). The discussion group helped me when necessary and politely ignored some premature idiotic questions. However, the level of the discussions is way above my head, and I at times get the feeling of being an obnoxious intruder. The most important thing: it is fun and often a welcome change from writing. It reminds me of old-style photography, where you exposed the film and then had to wait, wondering whether the picture would come out as hoped or not. But if one doesn't like that, the effort is probably too much for a PhD thesis. Cheers, J=F6rg. Prof. Dr.med. J=F6rg Hagmann-Zanolari Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics DKBW, University of Basel Mattenstrasse 28 CH-4058 Basel Switzerland Phone +41 (0)61 6953049 On Jun 17, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Alexandra Ribeiro wrote: = ArialHi, =A0 ArialI need some advices/guidelines before start writing my PhD = thesis. Arial=A0 ArialI=92m completely new to TeX and of course to Context but I=92m convinced that Microsoft Word is far away from being the right tool for writing a long document. Well, in the past I had some big big headaches=85 Arial=A0 ArialAt this moment I=92ve to make a choice: continue using Word or start learning a new tool, which will probably consume much of my time. So, I=92m in a dilemma. That=92s why = I=92m asking for help. Arial=A0 ArialIs it really worth learning Context? I mean, does this package deal efficiently with some important things like TOC, cross-references, bibliography, figures, math, =85? Is it too hard to learn (for a mere mortal, of course)? What about support for different languages, in particular for = Portuguese? Arial=A0 ArialIf I choose Context, can some somebody give me some guidelines/advices? Arial=A0 ArialI=92ve already downloaded mswincontext.zip and I=92ll start studying/testing = Context. Arial=A0 ArialThank = you. Arial=A0 ArialAlex = Arialalex.r@netcabo.pt_______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context = --Apple-Mail-2--1033762704-- --===============1075884276== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context --===============1075884276==--