Re: [NTG-context] Re: Is conTeXt good for book writing?

leon a écrit :

"Idris Samawi Hamid" writes:

| Hi Leon, | | In general, I think there can be no doubt that ConTeXt is much more | flexible than LaTeX for book writing, although the latter is far more | well-known. LaTeX has a package, memoir, that makes LaTeX much better for | book writing, but I still prefer ConTeXt because of its much more | integrated and consistent user interface overall. | | As for documentation, start here: | | http://www.pragma-ade.com/show-man-1.htm | | BTW: I mainly typeset books and journals, came from LaTeX, and will never | go back if I can help it... | | Best | Idris

Hi Idris,

Many thanks for this information. I'm considering using ConTeXt. Can I just follow here a quick question for you:

What editor do you use for editing conTeXt file? I've been using auctex with emacs for editting latex files?

Thanks again.

Hi Leon, If you're addicted to GNU Emacs, there is a context-mode in auctex. Search for the thread "[NTG-context] GNU Emacs/ AucTeX configuration for ConTeXt". Just try M-x context-mode within emacs and if you have a context menubar, your AucTeX is ready. Syntax highlightning and indenting are sparse but if you have some lisp knowledge, maybe you can extend auctex... If you're not addicted to GNU Emacs, try Scite...