On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 11:49:36AM +0100, Steven van Dijk wrote:
> At 04:24 PM 2/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
> I introduced LyX to some colleagues of mine, and the top two question they
> all ask are:
>
> 1) Is it just as powerful as LaTeX? (Will I be able to use my favorite
> packages? Can I do everything in LyX that I can do in LaTeX?)
>
> You already covered this with one of your points, but I think this should
> be stressed. You don't use LyX if you want to hit the TeX-button at the
> start of you document and hit it again at the end. It is only there for
> emergencies.
This is one of the very first things covered in The "LyX for LaTeX users"
section of the Tutorial. People will just have to read *some* docs;
splash.lyx can't possibly answer all the questions people will have. The
truth is, the average new user uses a program either because a friend tells
them about it---in which case the friend can tell them about the neat
features---or because they saw it in email/web, in which case we just have
to make sure the Features page mentions all the cool things lyx can do.
Maybe we should have a "why should I use lyx" page, which mentions the best
features of LyX. E.g.:
---------
I use Word, and have never heard of LaTeX: why should I use LyX?
- worry less about details like font size, tabs
- tables, footnotes, references are easy to use and powerful
- Output looks really good!
I use LaTeX: why should I use LyX?
- Mathed
- Full LaTeX functionality
- builtin (gui) bibtex &c.
- WYSIWYM means you need to look at xdvi less often
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> 2) Do I have to do everything with the mouse and point+click?
>
> Answer: No. Keybindings bypass all needs to use the mouse and Mathed has
> automatic Latex->Lyx conversion. (Can I take this opportunity to say that
> that feature is great? It is great.)
Added to the tutorial (under "Miscellaneous"). The mathed thing is in "LyX
for LaTeX users" already.
-Amir
