I try using Org-mode/Latex with pandoc, but end up using only Office for docx and PowerPoint.

  • @[email protected]
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    151 year ago

    I typically use libreoffice, but if I ever have the time to learn latex I’ll switch, I’ve heard nothing but good things aside from the learning curve

    • @Lorgres
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      61 year ago

      The learning curve is actually pretty manageable. Took me an afternoon to be good enough to create lab reports for Uni. Creating your first template takes a bit but isn’t super hard. Afterwards you can reuse that and only need to tweak.

      This is the Tutorial I used. For an editor I’d suggest VSCode with LaTeX Workshop. (There’s also LTeX which is a great grammar and spelling checker)

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        I second this, haven’t used the tutorial, I just learned by doing in the beginning and than took a course at Uni, which was really good and got me all the way to quickly being able to set up my own templates and quickly get a document done.

        LaTeX workshop with vscode is also great, however if you’re a (neo)vim user already, give https://www.github.com/lervag/vimtex a try, it’s an awesome plugin and works flawlessly, especially when combined with zathura as pdf reader.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      org-mode’s initial goal was to make writing latex easy. It can do a lot more today, I use it for pretty much everything text related.

      If you’re interested in trying out Emacs, check out Doom Emacs or Spacemacs.

    • @TheCakeWasNoLie
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      31 year ago

      I just wrote a book in Latex and it’s really easy. You just learn as you go. The only problem was when a publisher required a docx-document. It was possible using pandex, but my end notes were all screwed up.

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      11 year ago

      It’s very difficult to learn, you just need to adapt to the Latex style of writing and Latex takes care of (almost) all the formatting.

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    I use Markdown (very rarely LaTeX too) in Neovim, and LibreOffice for anything I can’t do in Markdown.

    Sometimes I’ll start up the MarkdownPreview plugin I have, but typically I don’t.

    If I need to share it, I’ll typically convert to PDF with pandoc or a random tool online if I can’t get pandoc to work the way I want it.

  • bbbhltz
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    I’d say 95% Markdown + Pandoc for when I make documents. The other 5% is LibreOffice.

    When it comes time to make graphs and charts I really like wasting my time so I always try out something new (or old) to get the job done. Last time I used Pygal.

    When it comes to dealing with docs from colleagues, it is all LibreOffice and Zathura.

    • chimay
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      11 year ago

      similar here, vim + org mode plugin & emacs/pandoc to export

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    LibreOffice, as I’ve been using it from soon after it was forked from OpenOffice and I’m used to it, and I don’t think it’s worth it to learn how to use another office suite when the one I use works fine for everything I need to do. I had tried OnlyOffice on another computer and I was positively impressed, but not quite enough to feel I should switch; in the end I only even use a small subset of the features LO has.

    • @Chocrates
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      31 year ago

      Me too. It is obnoxious as hell but it just works when you have to read and edit a doc your colleagues have sent you.

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        11 year ago

        In what ways do you find it obnoxious? I find that many of my issues can be solved by heavily customizing the UI, but there are certainly some QOL features I miss from excel (not least of which are lambdas & tables).

        • @Chocrates
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          11 year ago

          That I think. I make most of my docs in markdown now days so if I get a word doc I haven’t spent time to learn the UI. It’s a me problem.

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    Markdown for myself, Google Docs when I’m collaborating with others, and OnlyOffice after puking a little in my mouth for having received a docx or pptx by email.

  • tuxiy
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    51 year ago

    I mostly use Libre Office, and sometimes Gnome Office

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    LibreOffice, I came for Linux support and PDF export… and stayed for the only Office that I know how to use 😄

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      This is pretty much me also!

      IDK if I’d describe myself as a libreoffice “power user” but trying to figure out how things work in other suites is a pain.

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  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    I’m quite happy with libreoffice.

    It can be a piece of crap sometimes but less so than MS Office.

    With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.

    • megane-kun
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      21 year ago

      Same sentiments, especially with Libre Office Calc.

      I love that it’s got a lot of useful features, to the point that almost everything I used to do with MS Excel and Google Sheets can be done in LO Calc, but stray a bit further out and even looking for documentation can be a huge pain.

      It’s a combination of limited (if at all available) documentation for less-than-mainstream features, and the help forum user knee-jerk replies of “if you don’t like it, go back to MS/Google,” “if you want it so badly go program it yourself”, or even various replies that can be summed up as “don’t even bother asking.”

      I never would ever entertain asking a question on the various LO help fora because of this.

      However, I still use Libre Office since it’s useful, and for my purposes, almost as good as the alternatives. It’s the vocal userbase’s anti-normie stance that usually fuels my hate for it.

    • @eyolf
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      21 year ago

      With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.

      I hear you! And both the love and the hate grow stronger over the years

  • @Zackyist
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    41 year ago

    OnlyOffice coupled with a Nextcloud instance. I can’t stand the dated UI of LibreOffice/OpenOffice.

    • nicman24
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      31 year ago

      there are different libreoffice UIs in the View menu fyi

  • @Knoll0114
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    41 year ago

    Libreoffice usually, but I was a dedicated Google docs user for years and I do miss the auto-syncing since it meant I could never really lose my work but I’ve been trying to reduce my Google usage. I’m travelling at the moment (months long trip) so haven’t been able to set up some sort of alternative system without access to all my devices.

  • @[email protected]
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    41 year ago

    Depends on the use case. For my own stuff I usually use LibreOffice, for docx compability I use OnlyOffice and for presentations I use Latex with TexStudio.