Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-07-07 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-07-07 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-07-07 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-22 Thread Helge Hafting
Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-22 Thread Helge Hafting
Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-22 Thread Helge Hafting
Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what

Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Peter Bowyer
Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what was on-screen looked

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread John Coppens
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:00:22 +0100 Peter Bowyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I know that people have been writing documents this way for much longer than word processors have been around, (think of raw TeX) which suggests it's a problem with my approach. Do you have any tips or

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread A. Scottedward Hodel
This ties in closely with the ongoing discussion of the goals of LyX. The LyX editor itself is to put in the content/hierarchical organization of a document. When I need to preview the actual document, I use that option in LyX (cmd-T on a macintosh, View- update-pdf on the menu) which lets

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Monday 19 June 2006 04:00 pm, Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Peter Bowyer wrote: Do you have any tips or suggestions for making the editing process smoother? Peter, I can offer what I developed as a workable solution for me over several decades. I wear two hats, but not at the same time. I wear my writing hat and put out a

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Peter Bowyer
At 21:11 19/06/2006, John Coppens wrote: Shouldn't be too difficult - if you want to read the same-as-printed document, why don't you use the View options? View|PDF or View|postscript or whatever equivalent to the command you use to print... Because these don't' help me find the text I need to

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, A. Scottedward Hodel wrote: I've come to LyX from the opposite end of many of the people writing: I started with LaTeX, ideal for writing mathematical papers/bibliographies, and now find LyX a wonderful way to simiplify document formatting and preparation. I only use

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Richard Heck
When I'm doing close editing, I View DVI and switch back and forth between the DVI viewer and LyX. LyX now has a feature that allows you the DVI viewer effectively to inform LyX what you want to edit, and LyX will then go there automatically. I've not used that yet, however, as I can always just

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Kenward Vaughan
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 09:00:22PM +0100, Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find

Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Peter Bowyer
Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what was on-screen looked

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread John Coppens
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:00:22 +0100 Peter Bowyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I know that people have been writing documents this way for much longer than word processors have been around, (think of raw TeX) which suggests it's a problem with my approach. Do you have any tips or

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread A. Scottedward Hodel
This ties in closely with the ongoing discussion of the goals of LyX. The LyX editor itself is to put in the content/hierarchical organization of a document. When I need to preview the actual document, I use that option in LyX (cmd-T on a macintosh, View- update-pdf on the menu) which lets

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Monday 19 June 2006 04:00 pm, Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Peter Bowyer wrote: Do you have any tips or suggestions for making the editing process smoother? Peter, I can offer what I developed as a workable solution for me over several decades. I wear two hats, but not at the same time. I wear my writing hat and put out a

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Peter Bowyer
At 21:11 19/06/2006, John Coppens wrote: Shouldn't be too difficult - if you want to read the same-as-printed document, why don't you use the View options? View|PDF or View|postscript or whatever equivalent to the command you use to print... Because these don't' help me find the text I need to

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, A. Scottedward Hodel wrote: I've come to LyX from the opposite end of many of the people writing: I started with LaTeX, ideal for writing mathematical papers/bibliographies, and now find LyX a wonderful way to simiplify document formatting and preparation. I only use

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Richard Heck
When I'm doing close editing, I View DVI and switch back and forth between the DVI viewer and LyX. LyX now has a feature that allows you the DVI viewer effectively to inform LyX what you want to edit, and LyX will then go there automatically. I've not used that yet, however, as I can always just

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Kenward Vaughan
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 09:00:22PM +0100, Peter Bowyer wrote: Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find

Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Peter Bowyer
Hi, I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. I didn't find this a problem when using Word because what was on-screen looked

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread John Coppens
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:00:22 +0100 Peter Bowyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now I know that people have been writing documents this way for much > longer than word processors have been around, (think of raw TeX) > which suggests it's a problem with my approach. Do you have any tips > or

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread A. Scottedward Hodel
This ties in closely with the ongoing discussion of the goals of LyX. The LyX editor itself is to put in the content/hierarchical organization of a document. When I need to preview the actual document, I use that option in LyX (cmd-T on a macintosh, View- >update->pdf on the menu) which

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Monday 19 June 2006 04:00 pm, Peter Bowyer wrote: > Hi, > > I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on > screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a > pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. > > I didn't find this a

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Peter Bowyer wrote: Do you have any tips or suggestions for making the editing process smoother? Peter, I can offer what I developed as a workable solution for me over several decades. I wear two hats, but not at the same time. I wear my writing hat and put out a

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Peter Bowyer
At 21:11 19/06/2006, John Coppens wrote: Shouldn't be too difficult - if you want to read the same-as-printed document, why don't you use the View options? View|PDF or View|postscript or whatever equivalent to the command you use to print... Because these don't' help me find the text I need to

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, A. Scottedward Hodel wrote: I've come to LyX from the opposite end of many of the people writing: I started with LaTeX, ideal for writing mathematical papers/bibliographies, and now find LyX a wonderful way to simiplify document formatting and preparation. I only use

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Richard Heck
When I'm doing close editing, I "View DVI" and switch back and forth between the DVI viewer and LyX. LyX now has a feature that allows you the DVI viewer effectively to inform LyX what you want to edit, and LyX will then go there automatically. I've not used that yet, however, as I can always

Re: Easing the editing/correction of LyX documents

2006-06-19 Thread Kenward Vaughan
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 09:00:22PM +0100, Peter Bowyer wrote: > Hi, > > I am one of the people who cannot finds editing documents hard on > screen - I end up printing a copy and then working through it with a > pen, making changes and restructuring, and then typing the changes up. > > I