On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Schwab,Wilhelm K <bschwab@anest.ufl.edu> wrote:
Stef,

I looked at the PBE page again and noticed a link to the LaTeX sources for the book, which lead me to wonder what editor you use? �I recently found TeX Maker, and generally like it. My one complaint is that (so far at least) I have found no analog to texify, which (part of MikTeX) would do everything required to update a document. �While that might be painful for "quick" edits to a book, it's great for shorter documents or to ensure that the toc, references, etc. are up to date.

Simple stuff: LyX. I don't know how well it imports LaTeX, but if LyX has the features you need then it can save a lot of time.

Complex stuff: Emacs with lots of patience, fustration, wasted time and WTFs.

I also use a DVI viewer: xdvi, or a newer one. Make a Makefile which compiles your LaTeX document to a DVI file quickly (via an editor keybinding if you're savvy), and then hit whatever key refreshes the view in the DVI viewer. This saves a lot of time. I've seen other people create a PDF file each time and re-open it in a PDF viewer, which is an incredibly slow process.

Gulik.

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