[Gretl-users] This is off-topic but...

...I know everybody in this mailing list use "free software" in general and gretl in particular. So here is my question: I have been using openoffice for a while now because it is open source (well, almost), it has a very nice equation editor and it has built-in pdf export function. However, I came to realize that maybe I must be learning how to create documents in latex because it looks like it is increasingly becoming prefered or even required way for journal submissions. I searched the web and found a latex editor called LYX. It looks very neat but do you think it is worth learning how to use this program? Are there better alternatives? Which programs do you fellow economists use for writing articles? I appreciate any feedback. Sincerely, A T Yalta -- Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. - Mark Twain --