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Originally Posted by DaleDe
Actually if you prefer something like Word you can use the free AbiWord and produce LaTeX output.
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I would have guessed that
LyX would be a more straightforward way of getting LaTeX output from something more Word-esque, since that's more or less all it does, though I shouldn't knock AbiWord until I've tried it. Actually I've been meaning to try it.
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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
If their text doesn't include proper ff ligatures or kerning, then it is almost certainly the fault of the typesetter, rather than that of the software, unless they were using some ripped-off converted fonts with screwed up "keming" tables.  That leads to suspicion involving most other flaws on their end as well. |
Agreed. I was sure ID could do the ligatures, etc., I just didn't know if it was the kind of thing you had to activate specially, as it is in Word.
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...though metrics kerning, ligatures, and contextual alternates work in Word 2010. After looking at ebook-reader-oriented novels in EPUB and LRF for a while, even a Word-produced PDF is a breath of fresh air.
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I'm glad to hear it. I actually probably have a worse view of Word than is really called for, mainly because it can generate nice output if used right; it's just that most Word users don't use it to the best of its capabilities. But the users aren't entirely to blame; it doesn't
encourage better practices the way LaTeX does, by focusing on semantic mark-up.