I last used LyX about 16 years ago.
I have used LaTeX extensively for about 18 years, have contributed class
files, know how to work around most problems there. Its unseemly to call
oneself an expert in something you are not trained in, but I know my way
around it.
I love LaTeX beamer (I have
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014, Madhusudan Singh wrote:
Put simply, I find LyX confusing. Its not seamless. The preamble goes to a
box inside document settings (I mean, really?).
Without doubt, someone will find issues regardless of how the menus are
organized. Once you're used to them (and I replaced
I think you'll never be satisfied with LyX if you try to shoehorn LyX into
something it is not, a LaTeX-editor.
You are right that most what is written about LyX is not written for people
coming from LaTeX, this might be a shortcoming from the LyX community. But I
guess the most important is
I do not think that drag-and-drop is a good reason to switch to LyX.
You will suffer if you're the type that loves writing all the LaTeX
yourself. I'm sorry that you're using it out of necessity. I've had
to use software out of necessity before and it is a horrible feeling.
You clearly want to
Hi Madhusudan,
Just to tell you that I am originally a pure latexian, I have done my PhD
and some papers in pure LaTeX, until I have discovered Scientfic Workplace
and immediately switched because I have found that I could better focus on
what I am trying to say, rather on its expression in
I last used LyX about 16 years ago.
I have used LaTeX extensively for about 18 years, have contributed class
files, know how to work around most problems there. Its unseemly to call
oneself an expert in something you are not trained in, but I know my way
around it.
I love LaTeX beamer (I have
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014, Madhusudan Singh wrote:
Put simply, I find LyX confusing. Its not seamless. The preamble goes to a
box inside document settings (I mean, really?).
Without doubt, someone will find issues regardless of how the menus are
organized. Once you're used to them (and I replaced
I think you'll never be satisfied with LyX if you try to shoehorn LyX into
something it is not, a LaTeX-editor.
You are right that most what is written about LyX is not written for people
coming from LaTeX, this might be a shortcoming from the LyX community. But I
guess the most important is
I do not think that drag-and-drop is a good reason to switch to LyX.
You will suffer if you're the type that loves writing all the LaTeX
yourself. I'm sorry that you're using it out of necessity. I've had
to use software out of necessity before and it is a horrible feeling.
You clearly want to
Hi Madhusudan,
Just to tell you that I am originally a pure latexian, I have done my PhD
and some papers in pure LaTeX, until I have discovered Scientfic Workplace
and immediately switched because I have found that I could better focus on
what I am trying to say, rather on its expression in
I last "used" LyX about 16 years ago.
I have used LaTeX extensively for about 18 years, have contributed class
files, know how to work around most problems there. Its unseemly to call
oneself an expert in something you are not trained in, but I know my way
around it.
I love LaTeX beamer (I have
On Sat, 4 Jan 2014, Madhusudan Singh wrote:
Put simply, I find LyX confusing. Its not seamless. The preamble goes to a
box inside document settings (I mean, really?).
Without doubt, someone will find issues regardless of how the menus are
organized. Once you're used to them (and I replaced
I think you'll never be satisfied with LyX if you try to shoehorn LyX into
something it is not, a LaTeX-editor.
You are right that most what is written about LyX is not written for people
coming from LaTeX, this might be a shortcoming from the LyX community. But I
guess the most important is
I do not think that drag-and-drop is a good reason to switch to LyX.
You will suffer if you're the type that loves writing all the LaTeX
yourself. I'm sorry that you're using it "out of necessity". I've had
to use software out of necessity before and it is a horrible feeling.
You clearly want to
Hi Madhusudan,
Just to tell you that I am originally a pure latexian, I have done my PhD
and some papers in pure LaTeX, until I have discovered Scientfic Workplace
and immediately switched because I have found that I could better focus on
what I am trying to say, rather on its expression in
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