Re: [Gretl-users] This is off-topic but...
Talha Yalta schrieb:
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?
Lyx is great! I used to write papers directly in Latex with editors like
Kile or WinEdt or Texniccenter (like the others recommended, and those
are good editors indeed), but with Lyx I am (and you will be) a lot more
productive, especially with formulas. For basic usage, there is very
little you have to learn to use Lyx. For troubleshooting and workarounds
at some point you will need to enter some Latex constructs in your Lyx
document, but that's exactly the point: You have the real Latex thing in
Lyx and you can use it! For example, in the formula editor you *can* but
*don't have to* point-and-click; you can enter \alpha and you will see
the greek letter appearing! You can also use other low-level Latex
features, but most of the time you're operating on a more intuitive
level. Did I already say it's great?
(This marketing is the least I can do to pay back the Lyx developers who
provide such a great tool. I also advertise gretl btw.)
"Choose wisely",
Sven