I do PDF bookmarks, hyper-refs, etc. using normal LaTeX + dvips as
well as pdftex.
It works.
The components you have listed should be enough:
> [...]
> "pdfTeX (Web2C 7.3.1) 3.14159-0.13d" which is part of RedHat's tetex
> 1.0.7-15 RPM. I take it that is dated?
No, that's good enough.
The following code in your LaTeX preamble does most of what I want (with
LaTeX -> dvips ->ps2pdf). You can read the hyperref docs for more info.
%
% This is for good PDF production (with hyperlinks)
%
\usepackage[ps2pdf,pdftitle={Document Title Here},%
urlcolor=blue,linktocpage,letterpaper,colorlinks=true]{hyperref}
> Ack, maybe it's time I left my "LyX crutch" and move to full-up TeX
> editing (via GViM or other syntax highlighting editor).
No, I don't think so. ;-) I have the full power of LaTeX *plus* the
convenience of WYSIWYM editing in LyX.
> I always
> figured I could in-line TeX tags with LyX,
Yes, you can. Just mark it as TeX (or use the LaTeX paragraph format).
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