Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

2013-09-08 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2013-09-08, Matthias Jobst wrote: [-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: quoted-printable --] Hello! I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx. I want to create a German document, that is searchable. Unfortunenatly it is not possible to search for words like Bücher oder

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

2013-09-08 Thread Marcus Glöder
Am 08.09.2013 18:08, schrieb Matthias Jobst: Hello! I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx. Hello Matthias, I have download your document. If you go to Dokument – Einstellungen – Sprache – Kodierung (in English: Document – Preferences – Language – Encoding) and click at

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

2013-09-08 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2013-09-08, Matthias Jobst wrote: > [-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: quoted-printable --] > Hello! > I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx. > I want to create a German document, that is searchable. Unfortunenatly > it is not possible to search for words like "Bücher" oder

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

2013-09-08 Thread Marcus Glöder
Am 08.09.2013 18:08, schrieb Matthias Jobst: Hello! I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx. Hello Matthias, I have download your document. If you go to Dokument –> Einstellungen –> Sprache –> Kodierung (in English: Document –> Preferences –> Language –> Encoding) and

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-03 Thread Wolfgang Keller
LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or truly minimal) knowledge of LaTeX. And this feature is pretty foolproof. As proven by this fool. ;- In practice, however, rudimentary LaTeX knowledge is always required when working with LyX, You can learn all that from

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-03 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 14:46:20 +0200 Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or truly minimal) knowledge of LaTeX. And this feature is pretty foolproof. As proven by this fool. ;- In practice, however, rudimentary LaTeX

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-03 Thread Wolfgang Keller
LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or truly minimal) knowledge of LaTeX. And this feature is pretty foolproof. As proven by this fool. ;- In practice, however, rudimentary LaTeX knowledge is always required when working with LyX, You can learn all that from

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-03 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 14:46:20 +0200 Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net wrote: LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or truly minimal) knowledge of LaTeX. And this feature is pretty foolproof. As proven by this fool. ;- In practice, however, rudimentary LaTeX

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-03 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or > truly minimal) knowledge of LaTeX. And this feature is pretty foolproof. As proven by this fool. >;-> > In practice, however, rudimentary LaTeX knowledge is always required > when working with LyX, You can learn all that

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-03 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 14:46:20 +0200 Wolfgang Keller wrote: > > LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or > > truly minimal) knowledge of LaTeX. > > And this feature is pretty foolproof. > > As proven by this fool. >;-> > > > In practice, however,

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-02 Thread Richard Heck
On 09/02/2013 01:02 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-)

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-02 Thread Richard Heck
On 09/02/2013 01:02 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-)

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-02 Thread Richard Heck
On 09/02/2013 01:02 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic wrote: It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-)

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: If I'm going to try out LyX in the end, would it be of any value to me to do a little experimenting with LaTeX and Tex first, or just jump in the pool? LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or truly

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: If I'm going to try out LyX in the end, would it be of any value to me to do a little experimenting with LaTeX and Tex first, or just jump in

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread John Kane
I'd say a little LaTeX knowledge is useful--don't overdo it.  I put together a 14 page report in LateX that taught me enough about some of the underlying mechanics of LyX to be helpful. I don't think I'm ever going to be an exclusive LaTeX user.. From: Ken

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Ken Springer
On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-) I've got some simple help documents I want to create, and I want

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Alan L Tyree
Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-) I've got some simple help documents I

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Josh Hieronymus
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:02 AM, Alan L Tyree alanty...@gmail.com wrote: Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Gordon Cooper
On 02/09/13 17:02, Alan L Tyree wrote: You can become productive with LyX*very* quickly without knowing anything about LaTeX. Agreed! I wish that Lyx had been available back in the 1960's when we had to produce a heap of technical training manuals - very quickly. Gordon Tauranga N.Z.

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: If I'm going to try out LyX in the end, would it be of any value to me to do a little experimenting with LaTeX and Tex first, or just jump in the pool? LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or truly

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: If I'm going to try out LyX in the end, would it be of any value to me to do a little experimenting with LaTeX and Tex first, or just jump in

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread John Kane
I'd say a little LaTeX knowledge is useful--don't overdo it.  I put together a 14 page report in LateX that taught me enough about some of the underlying mechanics of LyX to be helpful. I don't think I'm ever going to be an exclusive LaTeX user.. From: Ken

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Ken Springer
On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-) I've got some simple help documents I want to create, and I want

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Alan L Tyree
Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-) I've got some simple help documents I

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Josh Hieronymus
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:02 AM, Alan L Tyree alanty...@gmail.com wrote: Ken Springer writes: On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: snip It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Gordon Cooper
On 02/09/13 17:02, Alan L Tyree wrote: You can become productive with LyX*very* quickly without knowing anything about LaTeX. Agreed! I wish that Lyx had been available back in the 1960's when we had to produce a heap of technical training manuals - very quickly. Gordon Tauranga N.Z.

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Ken Springer wrote: > If I'm going to try out LyX in the end, would it be of any value to me to do > a little experimenting with LaTeX and Tex first, or just jump in the pool? > LyX strives to offer an authoring environment that requires no (or

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM, Ken Springer wrote: > > If I'm going to try out LyX in the end, would it be of any value to > > me to do a little experimenting with LaTeX and Tex first, or just >

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread John Kane
I'd say a little LaTeX knowledge is useful--don't overdo it.  I put together a 14 page report in LateX that taught me enough about some of the underlying mechanics of LyX to be helpful. I don't think I'm ever going to be an exclusive LaTeX user.. From: Ken

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Ken Springer
On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 Liviu Andronic wrote: It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. But it intrigues me. :-) I've got some simple help documents I want to create, and I want

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Alan L Tyree
Ken Springer writes: > On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: >> On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 >> Liviu Andronic wrote: > > > > It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher learning curve than I was hoping for. > > But it intrigues me. :-) I've got some simple help

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Josh Hieronymus
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:02 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > Ken Springer writes: > > > On 9/1/13 11:06 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > >> On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:29:23 +0200 > >> Liviu Andronic wrote: > > > > > > > > It sounds as if Lyx/LaTeX has a higher

Re: Question #3: LyX and LaTeX and TeX

2013-09-01 Thread Gordon Cooper
On 02/09/13 17:02, Alan L Tyree wrote: You can become productive with LyX*very* quickly without knowing anything about LaTeX. Agreed! I wish that Lyx had been available back in the 1960's when we had to produce a heap of technical training manuals - very quickly. Gordon Tauranga N.Z.

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-31 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/30/2013 11:16 PM, Ken Springer wrote: AFAIK, PostScript is a printer language, where a PDF is supposed to be a cross platform, software independent document format. And the web has nothing to do with it. PostScript is an interpreted programming language, largely intended, of course,

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-31 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/30/2013 11:16 PM, Ken Springer wrote: AFAIK, PostScript is a printer language, where a PDF is supposed to be a cross platform, software independent document format. And the web has nothing to do with it. PostScript is an interpreted programming language, largely intended, of course,

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-31 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/30/2013 11:16 PM, Ken Springer wrote: AFAIK, PostScript is a printer language, where a PDF is supposed to be a cross platform, software independent document format. And the web has nothing to do with it. PostScript is an interpreted programming language, largely intended, of course,

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Stephen George
On 30/08/2013 1:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: When doing stochastic screening, the ideal is to screen at the same dpi as the final printing device. Next best is an even multiple. I.E. screen at 300 dpi for printing on a 600 dpi printer. You also have to

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 08:38 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 08:41 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springersnowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Marcus Glöder
Hello Ken, A LyX document is not printed. From a LyX document you generated first a LaTeX document and then from the LaTeX document a PDF document. The PDF document is printed. Of course, the quality of the printout depends on the output device. There is a tiny difference between a DeskJet

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 12:23 AM, Stephen George wrote: On 30/08/2013 1:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: When doing stochastic screening, the ideal is to screen at the same dpi as the final printing device. Next best is an even multiple. I.E. screen at 300 dpi for printing

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 8:25 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 08:41 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springersnowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 8:22 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 08:38 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Stephen George
On 30/08/2013 1:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: When doing stochastic screening, the ideal is to screen at the same dpi as the final printing device. Next best is an even multiple. I.E. screen at 300 dpi for printing on a 600 dpi printer. You also have to

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 08:38 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 08:41 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springersnowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Marcus Glöder
Hello Ken, A LyX document is not printed. From a LyX document you generated first a LaTeX document and then from the LaTeX document a PDF document. The PDF document is printed. Of course, the quality of the printout depends on the output device. There is a tiny difference between a DeskJet

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 12:23 AM, Stephen George wrote: On 30/08/2013 1:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: When doing stochastic screening, the ideal is to screen at the same dpi as the final printing device. Next best is an even multiple. I.E. screen at 300 dpi for printing

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 8:25 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 08:41 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springersnowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 8:22 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 08:38 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Stephen George
On 30/08/2013 1:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: When doing stochastic screening, the ideal is to screen at the same dpi as the final printing device. Next best is an even multiple. I.E. screen at 300 dpi for printing on a 600 dpi printer. You also have to

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 08:38 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 08:41 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Marcus Glöder
Hello Ken, A LyX document is not printed. From a LyX document you generated first a LaTeX document and then from the LaTeX document a PDF document. The PDF document is printed. Of course, the quality of the printout depends on the output device. There is a tiny difference between a DeskJet

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 12:23 AM, Stephen George wrote: On 30/08/2013 1:49 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: When doing stochastic screening, the ideal is to screen at the same dpi as the final printing device. Next best is an even multiple. I.E. screen at 300 dpi for printing

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 8:25 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 08:41 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-30 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/30/13 8:22 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 08:38 PM, Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right or wrong? If wrong, why? Well, kind of. Of

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right or

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springersnowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:51:24 -0600 Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:51:24 -0600 Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right or wrong? If wrong, why? Well, kind of. Of

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right or

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springersnowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:51:24 -0600 Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:51:24 -0600 Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: > Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality > of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the > printer being used. > > Right or wrong? If wrong, why? > Well, kind

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used.

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer > > wrote: > >> Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the > >> actual quality of the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 1:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the quality of the printer being used. Right or

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 8:19 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the actual quality of the printed output from a LyX document will depend on the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken Springer wrote: Much like the speakers in a sound system, it occurs to me the

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:51:24 -0600 Ken Springer wrote: > On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > > On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 > > Richard Heck wrote: > > > >> On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Ken

Re: Question #2: Printed results from LyX

2013-08-29 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/29/13 8:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:51:24 -0600 Ken Springer wrote: On 8/29/13 4:47 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:19:34 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: On 08/29/2013 03:59 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-28 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/17/13 7:30 AM, Ken Springer wrote: I'm always looking for software that fits me better, giving me the output I'm looking for. I'm interested in knowing what users of LyX think of the idea of using it as a general word processor, instead of MS Word, Libre Office, Apple's Pages, etc.

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-28 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/17/13 7:30 AM, Ken Springer wrote: I'm always looking for software that fits me better, giving me the output I'm looking for. I'm interested in knowing what users of LyX think of the idea of using it as a general word processor, instead of MS Word, Libre Office, Apple's Pages, etc.

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-28 Thread Ken Springer
On 8/17/13 7:30 AM, Ken Springer wrote: I'm always looking for software that fits me better, giving me the output I'm looking for. I'm interested in knowing what users of LyX think of the idea of using it as a general word processor, instead of MS Word, Libre Office, Apple's Pages, etc.

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-26 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Even better, at the Technical University in Aachen they came with wonderful orange boxes to hold approximately a 10 cm stack of the cards so you kept them on your desk to write notes on the cards. I think I still have one with a few cards left at my mother's house :-)-O el On 2013-08-25 15:04

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-26 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Even better, at the Technical University in Aachen they came with wonderful orange boxes to hold approximately a 10 cm stack of the cards so you kept them on your desk to write notes on the cards. I think I still have one with a few cards left at my mother's house :-)-O el On 2013-08-25 15:04

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-26 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Even better, at the Technical University in Aachen they came with wonderful orange boxes to hold approximately a 10 cm stack of the cards so you kept them on your desk to write notes on the cards. I think I still have one with a few cards left at my mother's house :-)-O el On 2013-08-25 15:04

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
The new (4.0 IIRC) version of LibreOffice had problems on the Mac I'm at 4.1. But I don't have a clue of its math support, since I wouldn't use it for writing documents anyway. Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Version 1.0.0 of the software was released in 1999. by the way, in Tübingen, my home town braggard And it's hosted at one of my almae matres. At least the FTP server. /braggard ;- Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
And I say this as a LyX-only writer for the past 15 years or so. The first public LyX version was when? Can't have been much longer than 10 years ago. That was a typo and should have been 15, as the original message said. I know Lyrix was implemented first using XForms some time late

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread John Kane
Kids.! Remember SGML on the IBM mainframe? And did you know that you could use IBM punch cards as postcards? From: Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net To: LyX Users List lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:01:08 AM Subject: Re: Question

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread David L. Johnson
On 08/25/2013 09:01 AM, Wolfgang Keller wrote: That was a typo and should have been 15, as the original message said. I know Lyrix was implemented first using XForms some time late in the 90s, but it must have been after 1995. Not exactly. It began either in 95 or earlier, and the original

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
The new (4.0 IIRC) version of LibreOffice had problems on the Mac I'm at 4.1. But I don't have a clue of its math support, since I wouldn't use it for writing documents anyway. Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
Version 1.0.0 of the software was released in 1999. by the way, in Tübingen, my home town braggard And it's hosted at one of my almae matres. At least the FTP server. /braggard ;- Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
And I say this as a LyX-only writer for the past 15 years or so. The first public LyX version was when? Can't have been much longer than 10 years ago. That was a typo and should have been 15, as the original message said. I know Lyrix was implemented first using XForms some time late

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread John Kane
Kids.! Remember SGML on the IBM mainframe? And did you know that you could use IBM punch cards as postcards? From: Wolfgang Keller felip...@gmx.net To: LyX Users List lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:01:08 AM Subject: Re: Question

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread David L. Johnson
On 08/25/2013 09:01 AM, Wolfgang Keller wrote: That was a typo and should have been 15, as the original message said. I know Lyrix was implemented first using XForms some time late in the 90s, but it must have been after 1995. Not exactly. It began either in 95 or earlier, and the original

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> The new (4.0 IIRC) version of LibreOffice had problems on the Mac I'm at 4.1. But I don't have a clue of its math support, since I wouldn't use it for writing documents anyway. Sincerely, Wolfgang

Re: Question: Using LyX as your daily word processor

2013-08-25 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> Version 1.0.0 of the software was released in 1999. > by the way, in Tübingen, my home town And it's hosted at one of my almae matres. At least the FTP server. >;-> Sincerely, Wolfgang

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