>>>>> "Bo" == Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bo> 3. latex conversion: critical to the usability of lyx. I was Bo> frustrated when I can not import a lyx-exported latex file that Bo> has been slightly modified by my advisor. I am glad that it will Bo> get better in 1.4. Currently, with tex2lyx we are able to do an almost perfect LyX>tex>LyX roundtrip. Doing tex>LyX>tex would be even better, but not possible in all generality. Bo> 5. feature request: A short cut editing tool like what in KDE Bo> configuration? The ability to define shortcuts is the most useful Bo> feature of lyx to me, but not all users know \bindkey. Yes, this would be very useful and not too difficult. Bo> 6. auto-configure (windows). I never used lyx-win but my friend Bo> installed lyx on windows and got frustrated since he could not do Bo> anything. I checked his installation and found that he needed to Bo> set pathes to all tools. (acrobad reader, xdvi, gv etc) I think this is going to improve with the official lyx/win support. We are going to have more developers with access to windows, I think. Bo> 7. latex syntax error: I know it is very difficult to achieve but Bo> I still hope: for whatever user can input through GUI, there Bo> should be no latex error. (I am referring to ams math stuff being Bo> used in non-ams article.) What ams stuff do you have in mind? I am going to commit a patch for \underrightarrow and friends, BTW. Bo> 8. file format: I also sometimes modify lyx file directly using Bo> perl but lyx format is not very easy to handle. I would prefer a Bo> XML like format. This is in the works, but not for 1.4.0. Bo> 10. I recently encounter a small problem: if I modify file Bo> structure, I will sometimes have to remove table of content and Bo> reinsert it to make lyx compile. (I can submit a bug if this is Bo> not known). An example would be nice. We know there are problems with this code, but they are difficult to identify. Bo> 11. auto-completion, auto-correction: not-so-useful features but Bo> some people may like them. (I hate word when it change my i to I). I tend to hate it too... Bo> 12. I do not know if this is possible. When I edit slides with Bo> lyx, I have to update pdf file a million times to see the output Bo> layout. Is it possible to preview a single page or at least tell Bo> me if my texts/figure exceed one page? In 1.4.0, it will be possible to go back and forth between an xdvi window and the corresponding LyX editing region. Knowing whether there is an overflow should be possible, but needs some work, as I explained elsewhere. Bo> Finally, I would like to thank Lyx developers for their wonderful Bo> work. I was once tempted to help but my thesis is taking all my Bo> time. Currently, converting word people to lyx is all I can do for Bo> lyx. You are welcome. Converting people is already nice. JMarc
