LaTeX commands instead of KB shortcuts

[Ravi Rao]

Hello,

This may have been asked before, but I can't think of the right  
keywords to search for it.  I'm an experienced LaTeX user, and I  
would like to use LyX because it gives me an instant preview of what  
I "meant".  However, I find it's MS Word-like GUI interface with  
toolbars, menus, etc. tiresome.  As I already know LaTeX, can't I  
simply type the LaTeX code, and have Lyx interpret it on the fly?   
This functionality is already partially present in the Math editing.   
When I type \alpha, it immediately becomes the symbol alpha.  I would  
think it should be even easier to do things like convert \title{ into  
a title style. Is there some way to do this right now in LyX?  Are  
there others who think this would be a desirable feature?

Ravi