Yes, I know lyx is not WYSIWYG and that it is advertised as the ridiculous WYSIWYM (what you see is what you mean). In point of fact, it is the result of being stuck working with Latex via a GUI. It does a lot to remove the need of learning an entire programing language (LaTex) just to produce documents. That said, I merely lament the fact that I am forced to use Lyx, with all its difficulty, because there is nothing else like it in the linux world. There is NOTHING like Word/Wordperfect + EndNote in linux - Lyx contains it all in one package but you give up WYSIWYG and the ease that comes with that.
I wrote my dissertation and other publications using Lyx. It works well but it is a royal pain in the ass to get it to do what you want. It truly is a weakness to not have any real idea about what your document will look like until you either actually print it, or repeatedly generate previews with each alteration/tweak. I am pleased that OpenOffice is working on this but it is still some time off. Until it is actually in the code, one is stuck with Lyx/Latex. Ugh. I am not proficient in Latex. I don't have the time nor the interest in learning a "programming" lanquage just to publish scientific results. I spend all day collecting data. I simply cannot (nor can my colleagues) spend the time needed to learn the intricacies of Latex. This is unrealistic. Word/Wordperfect/OpenOffice + EndNote removes the need for this on Windoze and the Mac. One day the equivalent functionality will be there for linux and future linux users. On Sunday 09 November 2003 02:42 pm, Kwan Lowe wrote: > > I would LOVE to be able to do this in OpenOffice. I would LOVE for the > > document on the screen to appear as it does when I print it out (Lyx > > gives no indication of what the output will actually look like). > > LyX and LaTeX not WYSIWYG editors and actually make it a point in their > documentation. Except for an occasional business letter using a template, > I prefer to not have to worry about how the final page will look. > > [...] > > > In this area, linux just lacks and cannot work as a dropin replacement > > for most users. Most users are not going to want to learn Lyx. > > Have you tried kile? It's still not a replacement for most people, but if > you're reasonably proficient with LaTeX it can make editing easier. I've > been playing around with it recently and it's similar in idea to something > like quanta++. -- Faith is the very antithesis of reason, injudiciousness a critical component of spiritual devotion. --Krakauer
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