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Article #754Re: What DTP/WP do tables (other than Frame)?
From: Tom Marchioro
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 00:17
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 00:17
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While there are many possibilities, you might also want to consider TeX, which is *free* (in the sense that it's bundled) and is capable of making virtually any kind of table, including fancy rules, equations, mixed entries, a wide range of fonts, etc. etc. The basic rule of TeX is that making the *first* table is hard, but after that they're all pretty easy as you just recopy the same format. There are also several public domain macros specifically designed for making TeX easier (I've not used any of them, just know they exist). I have a couple of basic "templates" which I always use, and would be glad to offer them to anyone interested, but with a little thought you could probably write a far better one. Hope this is Helpful tom
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!maccs!nextasy!tlm From: tlm@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca (Tom Marchioro) Subject: Re: What DTP/WP do tables (other than Frame)? Message-ID: <1992Aug17.001700.18447@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Sender: news@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (News account) Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. References: <1992Aug16.224216.11151@unmvax.cs.unm.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 00:17:00 GMT Lines: 18