Re: [libreoffice-users] Book-writing with Writer

Hi :)
The Docs Team use Writer for all their guides.  They do also have brief notes / summaries outside 
of whichever guide they are writing and do use their mailing list to help get consensus about 
side-issues.  Getting involved there might help you learn tricks or at least see the process.  
Regards from 
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: Mirosław Zalewski <miniopl@poczta.onet.pl>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Monday, 8 July 2013, 22:51
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Book-writing with Writer
>
>
> On 08/07/2013 at 22:58, "Virgil Arrington" <cuyfalls@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > but to 
> > me trying to write a book with LO Writer is like trying to force a square 
> > peg into a round hole. Yes, it can be done, but the labor involved may not 
> > be worth it.
>
> I think you merge two totally different ideas: writing a book and publishing a 
> book.
>
> As for writing, Writer and LaTeX are pretty much comparable - they both sucks. 
> They do not provide basic tools needed for writers, such as character 
> descriptions (were her eyes blue or green?) or detailed outline of story (this 
> is different than outline of chapters). Of course you can overcome it with nice 
> note-taking app, custom wiki or organized papers, but in some other programs 
> you do not have to.
>
> As for publishing (making it look beautiful), LaTeX classes and forced 
> separation of structure and look usually provides better defaults than Writer. 
> Agreed.
>
> But then, we talk about defaults. It's not like you can't change them. 
> If you learn your tools and think in advance, create decent-looking long 
> document in Writer can be done with little hassle.
>
> I have created and edited some long (100+ pages) documents in Writer and never 
> seen anything in LaTeX that would be a dealbreaker for me. If anywhere, I 
> would go to full-fledged DTP suite such as Adobe InDesign.
> -- 
> Best regards
> Mirosław Zalewski
>
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