On 18.04.05, Alexander Bl�m wrote: > They say that you can solve any problem you're approaching with > WORD2000... > I'm running out of arguments.. They've not even tried LyX and knock it > already. Any good arguments why one should use LyX instead of word?
I think, the days of "only LaTeX can have proper logical layout (with \section instead of bold large text for section titles etc) are gone. Proper used word will do this too. (And in many cases, using a publisher provided style will be easier with word than with LyX.) Besides the prize, my main argument would be stability and math output. Even with large projects, LyX almost never crashes and if, it leaves an emergency save in most cases. This is easily understood remembering that the conversion to printed paper (or pdf) is done by a program independent of LyX. One thing I did not find in word is references out of a database. With LyX/LaTeX and bibtex, I can keep a database of references and just use the cite key to get the proper reference entry for my citations. (There are are said to exist extension programs for this, though.) G�nter -- G.Milde web.de
