Re: Suggestions for the Additional Features manual

Meant to send this to the whole list, not just Richard. -- Forwarded message -- From: Mike Ressler mike.ress...@alum.mit.edu Date: Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Suggestions for the Additional Features manual To: rgh...@comcast.net Hi, On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 5:25

Re: Suggestions for the Additional Features manual

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@princeton.edu wrote: ok, I don't have a strong opinion on this. Shifting a chapter around should only be done if it would unambiguously provide a significant benefit, which it seems is not the case here. So I'll leave it alone.

Re: Suggestions for the Additional Features manual

Meant to send this to the whole list, not just Richard. -- Forwarded message -- From: Mike Ressler <mike.ress...@alum.mit.edu> Date: Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Suggestions for the Additional Features manual To: rgh...@comcast.net Hi, On Mon, May 14, 2012 a

Re: Suggestions for the Additional Features manual

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > ok, I don't have a strong opinion on this. Shifting a chapter around should > only be done if it would unambiguously provide a significant benefit, which > it seems is not the case here. So I'll leave it alone.

Re: Hartmut has created updated screenshots for the LyX Graphical Tour

Hi all, On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Pavel Sanda sa...@lyx.org wrote: Christian Ridderström wrote: the graphical tour, so for now I've place the new images in the subdirectory        images/LGT/En If anyone (perhaps the original authors) original authors are not here anymore i guess

Re: Hartmut has created updated screenshots for the LyX Graphical Tour

Hi all, On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Pavel Sanda wrote: > Christian Ridderström wrote: >> the graphical tour, so for now I've place the new images in the >> subdirectory >>        images/LGT/En >> >> If anyone (perhaps the original authors) > > original authors are not here

Re: 2nd Update to: [announce] new extended LyX manual available

On 11/12/06, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote: I'm proud to announce the new extended LyX manual about Floats, Notes, Tables, Graphics, and Boxes. The manual can be downloaded from http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocumentationDevelopment#Extended-Insets What are your plans for all

Re: 2nd Update to: [announce] new extended LyX manual available

On 11/12/06, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wrote: > I'm proud to announce the new extended LyX manual about Floats, Notes, > Tables, Graphics, and Boxes. > > The manual can be downloaded from > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocumentationDevelopment#Extended-Insets What are your plans

Re: LyX Userguide issues - update 2 (paper format solution)

On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 08:58, Uwe Stöhr wrote: Lior Silberman schrieb: In the US at least, 'letter' is the standard paper size. I think England uses A4. IIRC 'legal' pages have the same width as 'letter', but are much longer. legal is 8.5 x 14 inches, IIRC. Seems that the ISO sizes are

Re: LyX Userguide issues - update 2 (paper format solution)

On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 08:58, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Lior Silberman schrieb: > > In the US at least, 'letter' is the standard paper size. I think England > > uses A4. IIRC 'legal' pages have the same width as 'letter', but are much > > longer. "legal" is 8.5 x 14 inches, IIRC. > Seems that the ISO

Re: Minor error in Intro.lyx (literal chapter 1 instead of a cross reference)

(and it was a long time ago), this is semi-intentional. Since we expect most people will read the electronic Intro rather than a printed version, we wanted to have the 1 in this case written out, not just show a gray box. It's your call as to whether that is good or bad ... Mike -- Mike Ressler

Re: Minor error in Intro.lyx (literal "chapter 1" instead of a cross reference)

nly one cross reference? If I recall correctly (and it was a long time ago), this is semi-intentional. Since we expect most people will read the electronic Intro rather than a printed version, we wanted to have the "1" in this case written out, not just show a gray box. It's your call as to

Re: Suggestions for the tutorial

myself, so I've added my comments on top of his). Most (if not all) of these comments are valid. If John or somebody else doesn't beat me to it, I'll fix them and apply it in the next few days. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Suggestions for the tutorial

wiseguy like myself, so I've added my comments on top of his). Most (if not all) of these comments are valid. If John or somebody else doesn't beat me to it, I'll fix them and apply it in the next few days. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Current Status?

that it itself doesn't become a big timesink. We are going to have to solve this problem eventually (hopefully!). Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Current Status?

long as it is easily upgradeable so that it itself doesn't become a big timesink. We are going to have to solve this problem eventually (hopefully!). Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Current Status?

think that would be a good place for it since we are talking about the elements / properties of dialogs in that section. 1.2.2.2 is good. Perhaps in the Tutorial if there is a particularly relevant place for it, but I doubt it. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have

Re: Current Status?

.2 in the UG. I think that would be a > good place for it since we are talking about the elements / properties of > dialogs in that section. 1.2.2.2 is good. Perhaps in the Tutorial if there is a particularly relevant place for it, but I doubt it. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK,

Re: Current Status?

else, I can at least give you a source tarball. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Current Status?

dhat/Mandrake-looking thing, I can provide you a compiled tarball. If it is something else, I can at least give you a source tarball. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: [eeri@inf.tu-dresden.de] Feedback from www.lyx.org

of paragraph when trying to enter several paragraphs? I guess I should try it again and see what happens ... Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: [eeri@inf.tu-dresden.de] Feedback from www.lyx.org

lly, though at the time is was the problem. Maybe for "end of paragraph" when trying to enter several paragraphs? I guess I should try it again and see what happens ... Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: [eeri@inf.tu-dresden.de] Feedback from www.lyx.org

of an auto-lgt-generate thingy). I tinkered with this for the first version, but couldn't figure out how to send a carriage return. If someone can clarify how I might do this, I'll generate a new LGT when 1.2pre1 is released. -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: [eeri@inf.tu-dresden.de] Feedback from www.lyx.org

(sort of an auto-lgt-generate thingy). I tinkered with this for the first version, but couldn't figure out how to send a carriage return. If someone can clarify how I might do this, I'll generate a new LGT when 1.2pre1 is released. -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

starting in retirement in 2029, I might try to create it. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

in my vast quantities of free time, sometime starting in retirement in 2029, I might try to create it. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

, that manual has a huge treatise on page layout through history. Wilson ought to publish a book on all his TeX hacking - he is amazing. Direct link: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memman.pdf Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

r 8 (page 95). Is this sort of thing what you had in mind? BTW, that manual has a huge treatise on page layout through history. Wilson ought to publish a book on all his TeX hacking - he is amazing. Direct link: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/memman.pdf Mike

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

? As is the writing, the page formatting, the Word attack ??? Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

I must be half asleep ... On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Mike Ressler wrote: I haven't toned the Postscript (tm) :-) stuff down yet. I agree it gets a bit pendantic - maybe I'll poke around on the Web and find out what common ^ pedantic practice is. Things like The Gimp should have

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

t; > [2] Notwithstanding the very dated presentation, but that's LaTeX's > > fault. > > I would prefer the term "classic" ;) Which "very dated presentation"? As is the writing, the page formatting, the Word attack ??? Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: A couple of comments on the new docs

I must be half asleep ... On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Mike Ressler wrote: > I haven't toned the Postscript (tm) :-) stuff down yet. I agree it gets a > bit pendantic - maybe I'll poke around on the Web and find out what common ^ pedantic > practice is. Things like The Gi

Re: styles

-1.2.0CVS, you might try grabbing the lyxdoc repository to see how things are progressing ... Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: styles

have some work to go. If you are playing around with lyx-1.2.0CVS, you might try grabbing the lyxdoc repository to see how things are progressing ... Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Doc reorg finished

to prepare poisoned darts to aim in my direction :-) Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

conventions is no solution for sloppy writing in the docs! They still are enforced, except for a few small things I may have missed along the way. But the intent is still there. -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Doc reorg "finished"

have an entire week to prepare poisoned darts to aim in my direction :-) Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

ocumentation conventions is no solution > for sloppy writing in the docs! They still are enforced, except for a few small things I may have missed along the way. But the intent is still there. -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

have had their introductory sections greatly reduced. Let me know what you think. BTW, you will need a recent LyX-cvs to read these. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

UG have had their introductory sections greatly reduced. Let me know what you think. BTW, you will need a recent LyX-cvs to read these. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, John Weiss wrote: On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote: Also ditch the DANGER DANGER thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the grumble Humorless lot /grumble Ducking behind sofa... Picks up appropriate vegetable, attaches parachute

Re: Proposed reorg

if they are interested, since that seems to be the default for most open source projets. On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:11:06PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote: 4) Remove Reference from the Help menu. Remove Reference completely. It was stillborn, really. I'm glad you aren't opposed to this - since you had put

All docs converted to 1.2.0

Woo hoo! With today's CVS, I was able to finish converting all the (English) docs to 1.2.0. Let the reorg begin!!! (As soon as I can find some free time.) Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, John Weiss wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote: > > > > > Also ditch the "DANGER DANGER" thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the > > > Humorless lot > > > Ducking behind sofa... Pick

Re: Proposed reorg

pursue this as I think it's more likely that people will look on the website if they are interested, since that seems to be the default for most open source projets. > On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:11:06PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote: > > 4) Remove Reference from the Help menu. > Remove Ref

All docs converted to 1.2.0

Woo hoo! With today's CVS, I was able to finish converting all the (English) docs to 1.2.0. Let the reorg begin!!! (As soon as I can find some free time.) Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Proposed reorg

in the Tutorial, followed by the User Guide, I'll begin the Intro rewrite. I'd still like to wait a day or two before beginning to allow a few more comments on the reorg to filter in - particularly from John W., if he is lurking about. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't

Re: Proposed reorg

gate parts ... Okay, I think I'll put forth a loud message decreeing 1.1.6 documentation dead, then if you would be willing to start the popup->dialog translation in the Tutorial, followed by the User Guide, I'll begin the Intro rewrite. I'd still like to wait a day or two before beginning to a

Re: Unreviewed dvi docs patch

in blue or underlined or something until the change is mutually agreed on or some such. Any recommendations for dealing with this? Mike P.S. I rather like my LyX diff mode idea --- would this be codable, or is it just too messy to contemplate? -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I

Re: Final 1.1.6 docs committed

Thanks for the comments. I'll fix them. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Unreviewed dvi docs patch

ng "silly" like put all edits in blue or underlined or something until the change is mutually agreed on or some such. Any recommendations for dealing with this? Mike P.S. I rather like my LyX diff mode idea --- would this be codable, or is it just too messy to contemplate? -- Mike Ressl

Re: "Final" 1.1.6 docs committed

Customization, §2.2, "The UserDir directory that contains" => "directory > contains" Thanks for the comments. I'll fix them. Mike -- Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I'm lame: I don't have my own website ...

Re: Documentation work this week

On 18 Jul 2001, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Mike == Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike After I finish proofing the Mike current docs, I plan to declare them set in stone for any Mike possible 1.1.6fix3. When is that scheduled to happen? If I can get them off my laptop, I have

Re: Documentation work this week

On 18 Jul 2001, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Ressler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Mike> After I finish proofing the > Mike> current docs, I plan to declare them set in stone for any > Mike> possible 1.1.6fix3. > > W

Re: Documentation work this week

On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, John Levon wrote: On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 04:46:48PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote: declare them set in stone for any possible 1.1.6fix3. The rearranging will then occur in the 1.2 docs, even though I will be using 1.1.6 to rearrange/edit them at first. How much work do

Re: Documentation work this week

On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, John Levon wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 04:46:48PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote: > > declare them set in stone for any possible 1.1.6fix3. The rearranging will > > then occur in the 1.2 docs, even though I will be using 1.1.6 to > > rearrange/edit them a

Re: de_FAQ

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Peter Suetterlin wrote: here's the german translation of FAQ.lyx. Warning - I hope to do a serious update to the FAQ this week. I'm sitting on top of a 14,000 ft volcano (Mauna Kea) right now, supporting other people using my infrared camera, so it's time to work on LyX docs

Re: de_FAQ

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Peter Suetterlin wrote: > here's the german translation of FAQ.lyx. Warning - I hope to do a serious update to the FAQ this week. I'm sitting on top of a 14,000 ft volcano (Mauna Kea) right now, supporting other people using my infrared camera, so it's time to work on LyX

Re: decimal alignment in table

On 23 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: "Edwin" == Edwin Leuven [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Edwin perhaps you would like to add the attached to the extended user Edwin manual... I reformatted you file a bit conforming to the DocStyle, and send it to the doc team. Mike, could you have

Re: decimal alignment in table

On 23 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > "Edwin" == Edwin Leuven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Edwin> perhaps you would like to add the attached to the extended user > Edwin> manual... > > I reformatted you file a bit conforming to the DocStyle, and send it > to the doc team. Mike,