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LaTeX on Mac OS X
For my work I use L a T e X on a Mac. My toolbox contains the following software, designed for Mac OS: XeTeX - A typesetting system based on a merger of Donald Knuth's T e X system with Unicode and Mac OS X font technologies. Runs on Mac OS, Linux and most Unix-like systems.4 July 2011 Code and examples uploaded to GitHub . There are several reasons why one should prefer L a T e X to a WYSIWYG word processor like Microsoft Word: portability, lightness, security are just a few of them (not to mention that L a T e X is free ). There is still a further reason that definitely convinced me to abandon MS Word when I wrote my dissertation: you will never be able to produce professionally typeset and well-structured documents using most WYSIWYG word processors. L a T e X is a free typesetting system that allows you to focus on content without bothering about the layout: the software takes care of the actual typesetting, structuring and page formatting, producing documents of astonishing elegance. The software I use to write in L a T e X on a Mac compiles documents in PDF format (but exporting to other formats such as RTF or HTML is also possible).
The beauty of LaTeX
Getting Started With TeX
Please note that this document is being phased out. It is not being maintained anymore, and will be superceded by the T E X on Mac Wiki . This document can be downloaded in its entirety.
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TextMate
LyX
LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents ( WYSIWYM ) and not simply their appearance ( WYSIWYG ). LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX / LaTeX with the ease of use of a graphical interface. This results in world-class support for creation of mathematical content (via a fully integrated equation editor) and structured documents like academic articles, theses, and books.