On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > Reconfigure seems to have helped. I now have five koma classes. And many > other new ones. However -- and I don't if this matters -- in the huge list > revealed in tools > tex information > latex classes koma is still missing. > Some times Tools > Reconfigure and Tools > TeX info > Rescan are not in sync. Try hitting 'rescan', too; but if what you're trying to do works, then don't worry about the TeX info thingy.
> In addition to reading more carefully, as suggested by Liviu, I guess I need > to find a class that appears somewhat relevant to my needs and get started > seeing what I can do with it. I think I can do that now. > Rob has a book cooking, on Open Source Writing Tools, and to my knowledge it will include some extensive info on LyX and on (a subset of) the various LaTeX classes available, with their drawbacks, advantages and intended usage. Additionally, should it be of any help, you can also check the 'LyX Essentials' [1], which is a brief introduction to creating a first document in LyX. [1] https://sites.google.com/site/tsewiki/resources/latex Regards Liviu
