On Wednesday 27 December 2006 11:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I guess this could be done in several ways. The best and easiest in the
> long run would be to hire someone to craft a new LaTeX class, lyx
> layout and template. However, this would not be gratis and might be a
> bigger investment than you are willing to do at the moment.
Yeah, and it would have to be an investment out of my own pocket. I'm going
against the grain here suggesting migrating away from Word at all, and any
hint that the company might have to pay money in order to make this move will
shut it down instantly. I could argue that the time savings will more than
pay for it (people do spend an awful lot of time tweaking Word docs, and
dealing with the lack of decent revision management), but I already have to
use that argument to justify retraining time.
> Therefore
> starting with something that are already supported in LyX and live with
> some changes and warts until you are committed to LyX may be the
> easiest and best starting point.
Yes. And if I can find something reasonably close, that will be good enough.
The format isn't set in stone, I mostly just need to get all the data
elements in place and layed out similarly to the existing template.
> Have you tried koma-skript article ? It has a lot more options out of
> the box, but might not have the look you want ?
I'll look at it, thanks.
> Another tip is that the label do not matter that much, institute can
> become copyright statement or document owner if it looks right on
> paper. And in LyX you can change the name from institute to copyright
> statement by changing the layout file.
That seems like it should be very easy.
> You can also remove styles from the layoutfile that are not used to make
> it even more userfriendly.
That's a good idea. I do need to make this as much of a "no-brainer" as
possible. My colleagues are plenty smart, but I need to eliminate all
possible obstacles.
> Well, as I said, some pointers to get you started. Do not hesitate to
> ask questions if you have some questions.
Rest assured that I will!
> PS do not forget to read the help->Customization chapter 5.
Doing it now.
Thanks again,
Shawn.
