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Converting .doc/.sxi to LaTeX		25 Jan 06
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Writer2LaTeX is a utility written in java. It converts OpenOffice.org/StarOffice 6/7 Writer documents . in particular documents containing formulas . into other formats. Highly recommended if you are sick of fighting with Word.

Why should egineers and scientists be worried about color?		06 Dec 05
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Highly recommended article for anybody who tries to visualise data. The misuse of excel and powerpoint leads to too many 3D pie diagrams :-(. Any student should read his Tufte.

[ANN] Rabbit 0.3.0

30 Nov 05

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Kouhei Suto posted the announcement to ruby-talk.

Rabbit is a presentation tool. Rabbit uses RD format as slide source. We can make a slide from the following text:

  = Rabbit

  : subtitle
    Presentation with RD

  : author
    Kouhei Sutou

 = First Slide

  * Rabbit uses Ruby/GTK+
  * ...

 = Second Slide

Some screenshots

Rabbit includes a theme for lightning talk a.k.a. ‘Takahashi method’: pub.cozmixng.org/~gallery/kou/screenshot/rabbit/lightning%2Dtalk/

Rabbit supports m17n: pub.cozmixng.org/~gallery/kou/screenshot/rabbit/m17n/

Rabbit supports PS/PDF output: pub.cozmixng.org/~kou/archives/rabbit/

vnc2swf		28 Oct 05
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vnc2swf is a recording tool for VNC that records sessions and generates a Macromedia Flash movie file (SWF). It can be used as an X11 recorder or a Windows desktop recorder.

Why lout is cool and LaTeX not ..		01 Jan 05
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coz u can integrate lout completely in a pipe without needing to delete temporary files afterwards. #!/bin/bash lout -s <<END_OF_TEMPLATE \| gv - @SysInclude{doc} @Document @InitialFont { Palatino Base 11p } // @Text @Begin @Verbatim @Begin @Include{"$1"} @End @Verbatim @End @Text END_OF_TEMPLATE

DE: LaTeX vs XSL-FO		24 Dec 04
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Wir haben eine kurze Zusammenfassung geschrieben.

DE: LaTeX vs XSL-FO		07 Dec 04
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Wir haben eine kurze Zusammenfassung geschrieben.

The Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics		25 Sep 04
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This Gallery of Data Visualization displays some examples of the Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics, with the view that the contrast may be useful, inform current practice, and provide some pointers to both historical and current work. We go from what is arguably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, to the current record-holder for the worst. link

POV-Ray - getting 10 years old

25 Sep 04

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"The Lovers" by Gilles Tran (2001). Find more in the Hall of Fame

I still remember my first ray traced spheres on old XTs 15 years ago :-).

There is a competition and the monthly irtc. See the May-June viewing page and relax.

Computers are a grate time-killer, especially once you get into 3D images and animations. Enjoy it!

[ANN] DataVision 0.8.2 released; upgrades to JRuby 0.7.0

25 Sep 04

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DataVision 0.8.2 is now available from SourceForge at sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=33343

DataVision is an Open Source reporting tool similar to Crystal Reports. Reports can be designed using a drag-and-drop GUI. They may be run, viewed, and printed from the application or exported as HTML, XML, PDF, LaTeX2e, DocBook, or tab- or comma-delimited text files. The output files produced by LaTeX2e and DocBook can in turn be used to produce PDF, text, HTML, PostScript, and more.

DataVision is written in Java and uses JRuby to add Ruby scripting.

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