From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marvin Doyley Subject: Re: Re: General question on dealing with Latex to word conversion Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:41:21 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87wrp45n2a.fsf@berkeley.edu> <878w1j65va.fsf@berkeley.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2042627050==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57377 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PBAw8-0007AV-LM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:41:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBAw7-0006jG-5Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:41:24 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com ([209.85.161.41]:62192) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PBAw6-0006j9-Sg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:41:23 -0400 Received: by fxm2 with SMTP id 2so1062940fxm.0 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:41:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jeff Horn Cc: Richard Lawrence , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============2042627050== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf304344465c61ca04939d9291 --20cf304344465c61ca04939d9291 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This is indeed a unique way of looking at the problem. I am not sure converting from word to Org is the way to go, because vast majority of my research notes are already in Org. But having said that a good work around could be to create a crude version in word (ditch the equations, but export as plain text), get everyone comments, and incorporate the changes in Org before exporting to latex This will try this in the initial stage of my next grant proposal. cheers M On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Jeff Horn wrote: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Richard Lawrence > wrote: > > Jeff Horn writes: > > > >>> I'm not trying to be antagonistic, or insensitive to your particular > >>> situation. But since no one else has said it, I just wanted to point > >>> out that it might be easier or more efficient, in terms of overall > >>> person-hours, to convert from Word to Org, rather than the other way > >>> around. > >> > >> If they're stuck in word and the OP is using org, he may be the only > >> person on his team capable of changing his workflow. In that case, > >> person hours are saved if he switches and doesn't have to educate > >> everyone else (or they educate themselves), though *his* man hours are > >> not economized. > > > > Well, doesn't that depend on how long it would take to educate everyone > > else, vs. how many hours he will eventually spend doing manual > > conversion to Word? > > Of course it does. My implied belief is that the former takes longer > than the latter. I would be surprised if this is not true, unless his > team only consists of two or three people. > > The decision is clearly dependent not just on each person's effort, > but on how many people are in the equation. > > -- > Jeffrey Horn > Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics > George Mason University > > (704) 271-4797 > jhorn@gmu.edu > jrhorn424@gmail.com > > http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > --20cf304344465c61ca04939d9291 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is indeed a unique way of looking at the problem. I am not sure conver= ting from word to Org is the way to go, because vast majority of my researc= h notes are already in Org. But having said that a good work around could b= e to create a crude version in word (ditch the equations, but export as pla= in text), get everyone comments, and incorporate the changes in Org before = exporting to latex This will try this in the initial stage of my next grant= proposal.

cheers
M



On Wed, Oct 27, = 2010 at 11:02 AM, Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Richard Lawrence
<richard.lawrence@berke= ley.edu> wrote:
> Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.c= om> writes:
>
>>> I'm not trying to be antagonistic, or insensitive to your = particular
>>> situation. =A0But since no one else has said it, I just wanted= to point
>>> out that it might be easier or more efficient, in terms of ove= rall
>>> person-hours, to convert from Word to Org, rather than the oth= er way
>>> around.
>>
>> If they're stuck in word and the OP is using org, he may be th= e only
>> person on his team capable of changing his workflow. In that case,=
>> person hours are saved if he switches and doesn't have to educ= ate
>> everyone else (or they educate themselves), though *his* man hours= are
>> not economized.
>
> Well, doesn't that depend on how long it would take to educate eve= ryone
> else, vs. how many hours he will eventually spend doing manual
> conversion to Word?

Of course it does. My implied belief is that the former takes longer<= br> than the latter. I would be surprised if this is not true, unless his
team only consists of two or three people.

The decision is clearly dependent not just on each person's effort,
but on how many people are in the equation.

--
Jeffrey Horn
Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics
George Mason University

(704) 271-4797
jhorn@gmu.edu
jrhorn424@gmail.com

http://= www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/

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