Sounds like a plan.
However, can we "agree to disagree" (
) and keep the (gasp!) non-LaTeX file until the "tedious conversion" is complete?
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I enjoy writing. I like writing a LOT.
What I don't like is having to arm-wrestle my writing tools to make them do what I want. I really don't like Word, (or the various Word clones), because they produce bloated code and are damn-near impossible to make work the way I want it to.
I started with Word-Star, (and all the in-line "k" codes), graduating to Word Perfect. Since it uses in-line formatting instead of block-level formatting like Word does, it is possible to achieve a granularity of formatting styles that Word cannot touch.
Since it is very granular, I can concentrate on writing, applying the formatting as I go, and since it is a WYSIWYG editor, I don't go writing for three hours before I discover a formatting mistake that's almost impossible to untangle down the line.
Like my trying to abandon Quicken for GnuCash when Quicken pegged the "anal" meter, GnuCash was way too chewey for my needs, and the data conversion effort would have been monumental.
I ended up with another non-free application, (Money Dance), that was a more seemless transition and wouldn't require me to manually re-enter years and years of data.
In my specific case, I tried LaTeX years ago and found it way too chewey for my taste.
Yes, it's a great tool, but I am at a time in my life where I really don't want to have to re-learn all my fundamental tools all over again. I'd rather spend time with my GoPiGo robot, playing with the granddaughters and their giggle-bots, or messing with flight simulators.
If I could find a tool that would allow me to either write in Word Perfect and convert, or a decent WYSIWYG LaTeX front end that wou work in Windows, I'd love to try it.
But that's me.
</My two kopeks>