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Setup

Install SCIgen

1. Get cvs - apt-get install cvs
2. pull down scigen using cvs
	-cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.pdos.csail.mit.edu:/cvs login
	-no pass
	-cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.pdos.csail.mit.edu:/cvs co -P scigen

3. get latex - apt-get install texlive

4. install gnuplot and graphviz using synaptic

Usage

  1. run ./make-latex, possibly with --title or --author.
  2. enter 'R' at the prompts until it actually opens the file (fixed by removing figures)
  3. Save as whatever.ps (or use --file to save directly)
  4. ps2ascii whatever.ps > whatever.txt
  5. tada! a text file with random paper in it.

Alternatively:

  1. run ./make-latex --savedir "tmpdir" --title "mytitle" --author "Ben"
  2. cd to tmpdir
  3. latex texfile
  4. latex2rtf texfile
  5. Convert rtf to docx on windows using OLE perl module

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