Thanks Rich - Makes perfect sense - can I take the question one step further - does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a great way to author content.
Thanks Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Rich Shepard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 20 February 2005 1:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote: > In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at > (often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow > through them. > > I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible? > Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this? > Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent? > Another possible solution? > At this point I'm not asking for a detailed solution (unless you've just > got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the > wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a > possible starting poing ;-) )? Glenn, The short answer is, "no". LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and compare the page layouts side-by-side. From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames, graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX. The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of the writer is on content, not appearance. Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
