[nfbcs] LaTeX [was "Re: Computer science mentors?"]

[Greg Kearney]

For MacOS users TeXshop is a free and accessible front end to LaTeX as well as all other forms of TeX. It is worth looking into. You will still need to install the TeX system but there are instructions for doing this at the TeXShop website http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/

Greg


> On Mar 29, 2018, at 9:12 AM, John Heim via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I do exactly the same things. I've been using latex since long before the world wide web existed but now a days, I google it. The wikibook on latex is an excellent place to start. After creating the doc in latex, I convert it to a pdf with pdflatex and that's the document I sent out. This is all linux, of course. That's another issue.
> 
> 
> On 03/29/2018 06:33 AM, Christopher Chaltain via nfbcs wrote:
>> While you're waiting for Tyler, I'll just say that I used on line tutorials and examples when learning LaTeX. For example, if I want to use LaTeX to write a personal letter, I'll Google for LaTeX and letters and find a ton of samples to choose from and use as a starting point. I use pdflatex to turn my LaTeX markup into a PDF document.
>> On 03/28/2018 08:37 PM, Sarah Jevnikar via nfbcs wrote:
>>> Tyler, I'm sure I've asked you this before (so apologies for any spam) but how did you learn LaTeX? What do you use to compile it?
>>> Thank you,
>>> Sarah
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Littlefield, Tyler via nfbcs
>>> Sent: March 26, 2018 1:52 PM
>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>>> Cc: Littlefield, Tyler
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer science mentors?
>>> 
>>> Kendra:
>>> I've never done anything with climatology, but I'm happy to help answer questions, give you pointers, whatever I can do. I used LaTex for all of my math courses. Please feel free to get in touch.
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> On 3/26/2018 1:25 PM, Kendra Schaber via nfbcs wrote:
>>>> Hi all!
>>>>   I’m looking for a mentor in the computer science field. I need to learn computer science and know very little of this field. I have to learn Latex and take a few computer science courses as part of my climatology degree. Does anyone know where to find the right mentor?
>>>> 
>>>> Blessed be!!!
>>>> Kendra Schaber,
>>>> Citizen Phenologist,
>>>> Aspiring climatology Student;
>>>> Preparing to attend Chemeketa Community College for a transfer degree
>>>> with a climatology degree at Oregon State University, National
>>>> Federation of the Blind, Capitol Chapter, Salem, Oregon.
>>>> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown.
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> nfbcs mailing list
>>>> nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbcs_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbcs:
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbcs_nfbnet.org/tyler%40tysdomain.c
>>>> om
>>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nfbcs mailing list
> nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbcs_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbcs:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbcs_nfbnet.org/gkearney%40gmail.com