Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-07-05 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 03:25 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:38:23 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/11/2013 02:03 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-07-05 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 03:25 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:38:23 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/11/2013 02:03 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-07-05 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 03:25 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:38:23 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: On 06/11/2013 02:03 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-14 Thread Rainer M Krug
Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed,

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-14 Thread Rainer M Krug
Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed,

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-14 Thread Rainer M Krug
Ray Rashif writes: > On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug wrote: > >> stefano franchi writes: >> >> > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: >> > >> >> stefano franchi

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-13 Thread Ray Rashif
On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-13 Thread Ray Rashif
On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-13 Thread Ray Rashif
On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug wrote: > stefano franchi writes: > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > > > >> stefano franchi writes: > >> > >> > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.comwrote: On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Stephen George steve_...@optusnet.com.au wrote: On 12/06/2013 1:02 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like open source programs have great appeal for people who

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
It is flattering to say, hey John Doe the great novelist is using LyX, but much more important is another question. Is LyX the right tool for a publisher who wants to publish printed books and ebooks from the same source, which is what publishers want to do today. At least this is what I want to

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke juhase...@googlemail.com wrote: You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with vim/emacs. LyX could be a publishing environment producing high quality pdfs and ePubs ready for distribution. Our target group are not authors (have a look at

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Am 12.06.2013 10:59, schrieb Liviu Andronic: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke juhase...@googlemail.com wrote: You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with vim/emacs. LyX could be a publishing environment producing high quality pdfs and ePubs ready for distribution. Our

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? 2013/6/12 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke juhase...@googlemail.com wrote: You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? Yes, but it has never made its way to trunk. To my understanding the goal of the GSoC project is to polish the

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread stefano franchi
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 June 2013

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:59:00 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: This is the goal of one of our GSoC projects this year: http://wiki.lyx.org/GSoC/NonLinearWriting and Please tell the person doing the NonLinearWriting project that if he needs to talk with an author of Discovery

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread stefano franchi
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes:

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Alan L Tyree
Liviu Andronic writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? Yes, but it has never made its way to trunk. To my understanding the goal of the GSoC

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Wolfgang Keller
of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like /open source programs have great appeal for people who want to tinker with computers but almost none for those who actually want to do something./ He would not be able to use

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.comwrote: On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Stephen George steve_...@optusnet.com.au wrote: On 12/06/2013 1:02 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like open source programs have great appeal for people who

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
It is flattering to say, hey John Doe the great novelist is using LyX, but much more important is another question. Is LyX the right tool for a publisher who wants to publish printed books and ebooks from the same source, which is what publishers want to do today. At least this is what I want to

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke juhase...@googlemail.com wrote: You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with vim/emacs. LyX could be a publishing environment producing high quality pdfs and ePubs ready for distribution. Our target group are not authors (have a look at

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Am 12.06.2013 10:59, schrieb Liviu Andronic: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke juhase...@googlemail.com wrote: You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with vim/emacs. LyX could be a publishing environment producing high quality pdfs and ePubs ready for distribution. Our

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? 2013/6/12 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke juhase...@googlemail.com wrote: You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? Yes, but it has never made its way to trunk. To my understanding the goal of the GSoC project is to polish the

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread stefano franchi
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 June 2013

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:59:00 +0200 Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: This is the goal of one of our GSoC projects this year: http://wiki.lyx.org/GSoC/NonLinearWriting and Please tell the person doing the NonLinearWriting project that if he needs to talk with an author of Discovery

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread stefano franchi
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes: On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com writes:

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Alan L Tyree
Liviu Andronic writes: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? Yes, but it has never made its way to trunk. To my understanding the goal of the GSoC

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Wolfgang Keller
of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like /open source programs have great appeal for people who want to tinker with computers but almost none for those who actually want to do something./ He would not be able to use

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
Ray Rashif writes: > On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif wrote: >> >>> On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug wrote: >>> >>> I wanted to

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:55 AM, Stephen George wrote: > On 12/06/2013 1:02 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > > of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands > for :-)-O > > No he can't, with comments like > "open source programs have great appeal for

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
It is flattering to say, hey John Doe the great novelist is using LyX, but much more important is another question. Is LyX the right tool for a publisher who wants to publish printed books and ebooks from the same source, which is what publishers want to do today. At least this is what I want to

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with vim/emacs. LyX could be > a publishing environment producing high quality pdfs and ePubs ready for > distribution. Our target group are not authors (have a look

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Am 12.06.2013 10:59, schrieb Liviu Andronic: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke > wrote: >> You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with vim/emacs. LyX could be >> a publishing environment producing high quality pdfs and ePubs ready for >>

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been able to test it), by Rob? 2013/6/12 Liviu Andronic > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jan Ulrich Hasecke > wrote: > > You can write a bestseller with a pencil or with

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Murat Yildizoglu wrote: > Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been > able to test it), by Rob? > Yes, but it has never made its way to trunk. To my understanding the goal of the GSoC project is to polish the

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread stefano franchi
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > Ray Rashif writes: > > > On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:59:00 +0200 Liviu Andronic wrote: > This is the goal of one of our GSoC projects this year: > http://wiki.lyx.org/GSoC/NonLinearWriting and Please tell the person doing the NonLinearWriting project that if he needs to talk with an author of

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread stefano franchi
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > stefano franchi writes: > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > > > >> Ray Rashif writes: > >> > >> > On 12 June 2013 03:57,

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi writes: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > >> Ray Rashif writes: >> >> > On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue,

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi writes: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > >> stefano franchi writes: >> >> > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: >> > >> >> Ray Rashif

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Alan L Tyree
Liviu Andronic writes: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Murat Yildizoglu wrote: >> Isn't there already a working corkboard tool for Lyx (but I have never been >> able to test it), by Rob? >> > Yes, but it has never made its way to trunk. To my understanding the > goal of

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-12 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> > of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands > > for :-)-O > No he can't, with comments like > /"open source programs have great appeal for people who want to > tinker with computers but almost none for those who actually want to > do something."/ > > He would not be

the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org wrote: On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is simple: more or

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file could be used to output LaTeX, MSWord doc, XHTML, HTML, simple HTML, or who knows what else. To more easily

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Steve, of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O I run a Obstetrician and Gynaecologist's practice for all documents, letters, reports, some recreated forms, prescriptions, presentations (beamer and recently discovered beamerposter), statistics (SWEAVE) and

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: This can already be done, more or less. That is, I can't imagine anything you'd want to do, as far as XHTML export goes, that isn't provided for in the layout files. Indeed, I am

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
But I can tell you this guy is going to come back and say he's a great and mighty best selling author, ask how many books have I sold. While books provide a part of my income, I have no best sellers, either now or in the past. So, when he comes back and asks that, it would be *wonderful* to

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file could be used to output LaTeX, MSWord doc,

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 01:18 PM, stefano franchi wrote: Here are the problems I found. My guess is that part of these are LyX/XHMTL issues and part are due to AbiWord. 1. Bibliography did not come over and was just ignored. I had to copy and paste from the pdf output. Biblatex issue? Probably. If

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 02:03 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Ray Rashif
On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: These are just ideas from my side, but to try to incorporate pandoc into LyX in the same way as LaTeX is Incorporated, would make LyX even more powerful then it is already now. I agree. In fact, I think this affects me more as an

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions on this, perhaps to get an idea as to the demand for some research into this area. The

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Ray Rashif
On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.comwrote: On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions on this, perhaps

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Stephen George
On 12/06/2013 1:02 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like /open source programs have great appeal for people who want to tinker with computers but almost none for those who actually want to do

the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org wrote: On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is simple: more or

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file could be used to output LaTeX, MSWord doc, XHTML, HTML, simple HTML, or who knows what else. To more easily

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Steve, of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O I run a Obstetrician and Gynaecologist's practice for all documents, letters, reports, some recreated forms, prescriptions, presentations (beamer and recently discovered beamerposter), statistics (SWEAVE) and

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: This can already be done, more or less. That is, I can't imagine anything you'd want to do, as far as XHTML export goes, that isn't provided for in the layout files. Indeed, I am

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
But I can tell you this guy is going to come back and say he's a great and mighty best selling author, ask how many books have I sold. While books provide a part of my income, I have no best sellers, either now or in the past. So, when he comes back and asks that, it would be *wonderful* to

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file could be used to output LaTeX, MSWord doc,

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 01:18 PM, stefano franchi wrote: Here are the problems I found. My guess is that part of these are LyX/XHMTL issues and part are due to AbiWord. 1. Bibliography did not come over and was just ignored. I had to copy and paste from the pdf output. Biblatex issue? Probably. If

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 02:03 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck rgh...@lyx.org wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Ray Rashif
On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: These are just ideas from my side, but to try to incorporate pandoc into LyX in the same way as LaTeX is Incorporated, would make LyX even more powerful then it is already now. I agree. In fact, I think this affects me more as an

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions on this, perhaps to get an idea as to the demand for some research into this area. The

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Ray Rashif
On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif schivmeis...@gmail.comwrote: On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions on this, perhaps

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Stephen George
On 12/06/2013 1:02 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like /open source programs have great appeal for people who want to tinker with computers but almost none for those who actually want to do

the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Rainer M Krug
stefano franchi writes: > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham wrote: > >> On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 >> stefano franchi wrote: >> >> > I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is >> >

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file could be used to output LaTeX, MSWord doc, XHTML, HTML, simple HTML, or who knows what else. To more easily

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Steve, of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O I run a Obstetrician and Gynaecologist's practice for all documents, letters, reports, some recreated forms, prescriptions, presentations (beamer and recently discovered beamerposter), statistics (SWEAVE) and

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > > This can already be done, more or less. That is, I can't imagine anything > you'd want to do, as far as XHTML export goes, that isn't provided for in > the layout files. > >

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
> But I can tell you this guy is going to come back and say he's a great > and mighty best selling author, ask how many books have I sold. While > books provide a part of my income, I have no best sellers, either now > or in the past. > > So, when he comes back and asks that, it would be

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: > On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > > These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the > > proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX > > file could be used to output LaTeX,

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 01:18 PM, stefano franchi wrote: Here are the problems I found. My guess is that part of these are LyX/XHMTL issues and part are due to AbiWord. 1. Bibliography did not come over and was just ignored. I had to copy and paste from the pdf output. Biblatex issue? Probably. If

Re: Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/11/2013 02:03 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: On 06/10/2013 06:05 PM, Steve Litt wrote: These days, it could be used as a front end to anything with the proper styles defined, and the proper converter. So the same LyX file

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Ray Rashif
On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug wrote: > These are just ideas from my side, but to try to incorporate pandoc > into LyX in the same way as LaTeX is Incorporated, would make LyX even > more powerful then it is already now. > I agree. In fact, I think this affects me more as

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug wrote: > > I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions on this, > perhaps to get an idea as to the demand for some research into this area. >

Re: the dreaded docx export - WAS: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Ray Rashif
On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif wrote: > >> On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug wrote: >> >> I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions on

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-11 Thread Stephen George
On 12/06/2013 1:02 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: of course he's right, but then he can google what DILLIGAF stands for :-)-O No he can't, with comments like /"open source programs have great appeal for people who want to tinker with computers but almost none for those who actually want to do

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread John Kane
of a best-seller written in LyX Hi all, On one of my writers' mailing list, after I said I used LyX, a guy who really does have what once was a best-seller wrote this: === As for Lyx, you need to know that, with very few exceptions  none of which immediately

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread Les Denham
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is simple: more or less by definition a best-seller is book produced by a major commercial publishing house supported by a consistent marketing

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread stefano franchi
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org wrote: On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is simple: more or less by definition a best-seller is book produced by a

Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:02:15 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org wrote: I use LyX rather than Word (or its clones) because it allows me to produce a presentable document in about half the time it takes with

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread John Kane
of a best-seller written in LyX Hi all, On one of my writers' mailing list, after I said I used LyX, a guy who really does have what once was a best-seller wrote this: === As for Lyx, you need to know that, with very few exceptions  none of which immediately

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread Les Denham
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is simple: more or less by definition a best-seller is book produced by a major commercial publishing house supported by a consistent marketing

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread stefano franchi
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org wrote: On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is simple: more or less by definition a best-seller is book produced by a

Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:02:15 -0500 stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham lden...@hal-pc.org wrote: I use LyX rather than Word (or its clones) because it allows me to produce a presentable document in about half the time it takes with

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread John Kane
:15 AM Subject: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX Hi all, On one of my writers' mailing list, after I said I used LyX, a guy who really does have what once was a best-seller wrote this: === "As for Lyx, you need to know that, with very fe

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread Les Denham
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 stefano franchi wrote: > I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is > simple: more or less by definition a best-seller is book produced by > a major commercial publishing house supported by a consistent >

Re: Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread stefano franchi
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:32:20 -0500 > stefano franchi wrote: > > > I'm willing to bet you won't find such an example. The reason is > > simple: more or less by definition a best-seller is book

Lyx2doc: was Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-10 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:02:15 -0500 stefano franchi wrote: > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Les Denham > wrote: > > I use LyX rather than Word (or its clones) because it allows me to > > produce a presentable document in about half the time it

Anyone know of a best-seller written in LyX

2013-06-09 Thread Steve Litt
Hi all, On one of my writers' mailing list, after I said I used LyX, a guy who really does have what once was a best-seller wrote this: === As for Lyx, you need to know that, with very few exceptions — none of which immediately come to mind — open source

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