hello again
thank you very much for the input. apparently noone have any slideshow presentations introducing lyx to the ignorant word user. i hereby suggest we make one - and perhaps even include it in the documentation on lyx.org? but first i will summon up the pro/con input from the mailing list: pros: ===== * easy to use and stable * free * well written and intelligent docs * focus on content instead of layout * the printed output is truely typeset giving nicer output * table of contents, lists, etc are automatic (with no errors like word) * superb bibliographies using bibtex * cross references are awesome * cross references (and citition dito) are automatically numbered and maintained * departmental/group standard documents gets lean * math equations are handled professionally * journals may provide latex classes of thier own * it is possible to make pdf files with pdflatex * uses a text file format allowing for easy and full back compatibility * encourages structured thinking with putting in the section and subsection when one starts writing * tables and graphics within tables is possible * minitoc is a nice feature * great at placement of figures etc. no orphans. * figure placement are superior and true to typesetting cons: ===== * lyx/word exchange is horrible * the word position in the printed doc is not the same as on the screen * a longer learning curve once you need to move beyond the basics * you will hit very quickly the ceiling of lyx and have your documents full of ERT * latex is hard to debug. error messages are usually quite meaningless * lyx on windows is still a bit of a challenge * not very many people uses lyx. you need to bring your own laptop with lyx always. did i miss anything important in the above? is it not a strong argument that the entire body of litterature within the sciences is typeset with latex? (is this true?) now for the layout of the slideshow (first the thinking/brainstorming part - your help is ugently needed!). i will suggest something around 20 slides and if possible examplify all of the above pros. and of couse, one should also mention the cons ... 1 cover slide 1 slide with introduction 1 slide with tex/latex/lyx history and use some slides giving a graphical tour just like on lyx.org a couple of slides showing how to insert citation references (this really seem to win peoples hearts) a couple of slides on how to install lyx 1 final slide with pros and cons suggestions to the composition of this slideshow is welcome - and if anyone have ideas to any particular slide, dont hesitate. best regards martin
