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I've written any paper I've worked on in the last 7 years in LaTeX as soon as it gets over 5 pages or has any math of any kind in it. I'm currently writing a b

by Qworg 15y ago

I've written any paper I've worked on in the last 7 years in LaTeX as soon as it gets over 5 pages or has any math of any kind in it. I'm currently writing a book with a publish house that uses Word templates (dear god!) and it really sucks. =) Here are a few pain points you need to solve (esp. for academics): - All the formats: If you can offer all journal/conference formats (especially those that don't have LaTeX formats), you would be a godsend. - WYSIWYG -> LaTeX editing: Sometimes you don't want to handle all the boiler plate. - Integration with reference software. Pain point for book houses: - Converting their carefully designed styles into LaTeX templates and back again. Can someone design up a doc template in Word or whatnot, then bring it to your site and make a LaTeX template from it? A few questions: - How does your collaborative editing work? Can multiple people work the same file at the same time? Also, it is pretty rare that this happens in my experience - most papers are written by one person with some help from others. - In the end, without formatting or the other things mentioned above, you've got a place to store/share LaTeX docs. Given that, your pricing is a bit odd. However, with the features listed, I think it'd be a great product (at an awesome price).

jpallen 15y ago
Thanks for the feedback, it's really useful. I think you're right that a big problem is the lack of compatibility between word and latex, particularly since few people know both well. We've been concentrating on just the latex side since it's what we know, but taking a wider view might help. We're currently adding in templates and formats, as well as looking at how we can better integrate with other referencing tools. Collaborative editing is not real time but warns and merges if you are editing a document at the same. I think the ease of use for collaborating is our main selling point at the moment, but I agree our pricing needs refinement. First we need to fix our focus and main features. Thank for your time in replying.

by Qworg 15y ago

jpallen 15y ago

Thanks for the feedback, it's really useful. I think you're right that a big problem is the lack of compatibility between word and latex, particularly since few people know both well. We've been concentrating on just the latex side since it's what we know, but taking a wider view might help. We're currently adding in templates and formats, as well as looking at how we can better integrate with other referencing tools. Collaborative editing is not real time but warns and merges if you are editing a document at the same. I think the ease of use for collaborating is our main selling point at the moment, but I agree our pricing needs refinement. First we need to fix our focus and main features. Thank for your time in replying.