They are a pain though with word as it's very difficult to find where styles
are not applied or are modified and it can go crazy over small modifications.
The only sane way I found to work with styles in word is in outline mode,
which
is much closer to latex in approach.
Outline mode is
--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Manveru [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Manveru [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]
To: Micha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: LyX User lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Received: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 5:35 AM
They are a pain though with word as it's
Micha wrote:
Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template and
filled in the blanks.
The most
Micha wrote:
Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template and
filled in the blanks.
...except
Brett Dikeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
Micha wrote:
Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template
They are a pain though with word as it's very difficult to find where styles
are not applied or are modified and it can go crazy over small modifications.
The only sane way I found to work with styles in word is in outline mode,
which
is much closer to latex in approach.
Outline mode is
--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Manveru [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Manveru [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]
To: Micha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: LyX User lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Received: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 5:35 AM
They are a pain though with word as it's
Micha wrote:
Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template and
filled in the blanks.
The most
Micha wrote:
Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template and
filled in the blanks.
...except
Brett Dikeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
Micha wrote:
Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template
> They are a pain though with word as it's very difficult to find where styles
> are not applied or are modified and it can go crazy over small modifications.
> The only sane way I found to work with styles in word is in outline mode,
> which
> is much closer to latex in approach.
Outline mode
--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Manveru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Manveru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]
> To: "Micha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "LyX User" <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
> Received: Thu
Micha wrote:
>
> Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template and
filled in the blanks.
The most
> Micha wrote:
>>
>> Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
>
> Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
> very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
> created a new document using the Koma-script letter v2 template and
> filled in the blanks.
Brett Dikeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
>> Micha wrote:
>>> Writing a letter in lyx is a pain.
>> Eh? I think I've only ever once written a letter in LyX - because I
>> very rarely write letters on the computer - but it was trivial. I just
>> created a new document using the Koma-script
On Tuesday 04 November 2008 07:19:32 pm rgheck wrote:
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject: Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0500
From: RGH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
From: rgheck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]
To: lyx-users lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Received: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 7:19 PM
I know a lot of
people who use Word, etc, and I don't know a single
person who regularly uses styles.
I suspect that some do
Steve Litt wrote:
[...]
What I like about LyX over MS Word is:
1) LyX is rock stable.
2) LyX's native format is humanly readable and parsable.
3) LyX produces beautiful output with minimal tweaking.
4) LyX is free software. No license tracking.
5) LyX is pretty good about version conversion
Helge Hafting wrote:
I see a lot of word/oo documents, and some faults repeat all the time:
* The section heading as the last item on a page. Other word processors
don't seem to prevent this, it is up to the user instead.
This is in large part because people don't use Styles. Most of the
Hello LyXers,
Steve Litt schrieb:
What I like about LyX over MS Word is:
1) LyX is rock stable.
2) LyX's native format is humanly readable and parsable.
3) LyX produces beautiful output with minimal tweaking.
4) LyX is free software. No license tracking.
5) LyX is pretty good about version
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:39:00 -0500
Steve Litt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 04 November 2008 07:19:32 pm rgheck wrote:
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject:Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon,
On Tuesday 04 November 2008 07:19:32 pm rgheck wrote:
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject: Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0500
From: RGH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
From: rgheck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]
To: lyx-users lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Received: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 7:19 PM
I know a lot of
people who use Word, etc, and I don't know a single
person who regularly uses styles.
I suspect that some do
Steve Litt wrote:
[...]
What I like about LyX over MS Word is:
1) LyX is rock stable.
2) LyX's native format is humanly readable and parsable.
3) LyX produces beautiful output with minimal tweaking.
4) LyX is free software. No license tracking.
5) LyX is pretty good about version conversion
Helge Hafting wrote:
I see a lot of word/oo documents, and some faults repeat all the time:
* The section heading as the last item on a page. Other word processors
don't seem to prevent this, it is up to the user instead.
This is in large part because people don't use Styles. Most of the
Hello LyXers,
Steve Litt schrieb:
What I like about LyX over MS Word is:
1) LyX is rock stable.
2) LyX's native format is humanly readable and parsable.
3) LyX produces beautiful output with minimal tweaking.
4) LyX is free software. No license tracking.
5) LyX is pretty good about version
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:39:00 -0500
Steve Litt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tuesday 04 November 2008 07:19:32 pm rgheck wrote:
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject:Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon,
On Tuesday 04 November 2008 07:19:32 pm rgheck wrote:
> Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
>
> Original Message
> Subject: Re: Word processor bashing
> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0500
> From: RGH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> From: rgheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]
> To: "lyx-users" <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
> Received: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 7:19 PM
>I know a lot of
> people who use Word, etc, and I don't know a single
> pe
Steve Litt wrote:
[...]
What I like about LyX over MS Word is:
1) LyX is rock stable.
2) LyX's native format is humanly readable and parsable.
3) LyX produces beautiful output with minimal tweaking.
4) LyX is free software. No license tracking.
5) LyX is pretty good about version conversion
Helge Hafting wrote:
I see a lot of word/oo documents, and some faults repeat all the time:
* The section heading as the last item on a page. Other word processors
don't seem to prevent this, it is up to the user instead.
This is in large part because people don't use Styles. Most of the
Hello LyXers,
Steve Litt schrieb:
> What I like about LyX over MS Word is:
>
> 1) LyX is rock stable.
> 2) LyX's native format is humanly readable and parsable.
> 3) LyX produces beautiful output with minimal tweaking.
> 4) LyX is free software. No license tracking.
> 5) LyX is pretty good about
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:39:00 -0500
Steve Litt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 04 November 2008 07:19:32 pm rgheck wrote:
> > Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
> >
> > Original Message
> > Subject:Re: Word processor bashing
> > Date:
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject:Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0500
From: RGH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Patrick Camilleri [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rgheck wrote:
I know a lot of people who use Word, etc, and I don't know a
single person who regularly uses styles.
I do, but that's largely because I'm ornery, and will do things the
Right Way even when the tool discourages it. (I use Word for some work
documents, and Open Office for some
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject:Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0500
From: RGH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Patrick Camilleri [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rgheck wrote:
I know a lot of people who use Word, etc, and I don't know a
single person who regularly uses styles.
I do, but that's largely because I'm ornery, and will do things the
Right Way even when the tool discourages it. (I use Word for some work
documents, and Open Office for some
Since Uwe moved this to users, I'll forward my comments here as well.
Original Message
Subject:Re: Word processor bashing
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0500
From: RGH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Patrick Camilleri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rgheck wrote:
> I know a lot of people who use Word, etc, and I don't know a
> single person who regularly uses styles.
I do, but that's largely because I'm ornery, and will do things the
Right Way even when the tool discourages it. (I use Word for some work
documents, and Open Office for some
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