Am Dienstag, 1. M�rz 2005 22:09 schrieb Martin A. Hansen: At my Lyx-presentation last night people were especially impressed by the ease a template can be used for a start (I used g-brief-de because of its shortness-; there is also a g-brief-en). Its just two klicks: Load the template, export is as dvi and a nice looking letter appears
Wolfgang > 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 -- --------------------------------- Wolfgang Engelmann Schlossgartenstrasse 22 D-72070 T�bingen
