> You can easily make a pdf with lyx, the pdf is view/printable under windows. > Not editable though. And a .lyx-file is a textfile, so textual content > _can_ be extracted in an emergency without the lyx binary. I agree that it > won't be fun though. > > Lyx preferences? Set things up so they're saved to the windows harddisk, > or burn a set of perfect preferences onto your knoppix cd. > > Your windows files will generally be accessible from knoppix, > unless they are on ntfs. Files on FAT or network servers are ok. > > Email? Access lost only if wmail is stored locally, which generally > is a bad idea. (It makes replacing the pc harder, and may necessitate > backups of the local disk . . .) If you use IMAP, then you can access > your email from multiple operating systems, or multiple machines. The > messages are stored on the server, not locally. The same goes for > webmail-solutions. >
These things are difficult, if not daunting, to me, so they are totally out of the question to windows users like my adviser. It is not possible for me to customize a CD with their preferences. Bo
