On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Rob Oakes <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Users, > > Sorry that I've been incommunicado for the past few months. I've been > extraordinarily busy getting married, trying to wrap up a never-ending book > project, and digging myself out of enormous holes at work. However, I wanted > to raise something I saw on the list last week (I think that it was last > week.) > > Are there any good beginner video tutorials that cover LyX? I followed most > of the discussion, but wasn't sure if a consensus emerged. Nor was it really > clear if this was a resource that we should invest time in creating. > > I know that there are several very good guides. Liviu created one which I > skimmed, and we have the official documentation (which is excellent); and > these are fantastic for users who have already decided to use the program. > > However, I'm wondering if it might be worthwhile to also create a series of > short videos that might also be used for promotion, training, etc. This > series could certainly be aimed at helping current users, but I'm also > thinking that beginner videos which show how LyX works might be good for > brand new users who need a reason to try it out. Something perhaps along the > lines of what Apple has done with their iWork Suite [1] > > For the realm of software, while text is great, video is much better. It may > even be best for demonstrating software how-to. Because I've needed extra > money to pay for the trappings that accompany weddings, I've started teaching > a few technology courses. (Playing with tech is something I enjoy and I found > people who will indulge me.) Over the past six months or so, I've found that > video tutorials are a great way to demonstrate tech and discuss tech ideas. > > (Mostly because they require you to script each step of a demonstration and > if something refuses to work, you can expand the video to show why in a > structured manner. This is much less aggravating than having things break > real time.) > > Might it be worthwhile to produce video tutorials for the current versions of > LyX? If so, what topics might we want to cover? I've got several tutorials > that I'm working on for the never-ending book project. They will cover: > As you mentioned in the follow-up post, there is the LyX Visual tour (albeit slightly outdated). There is also a wiki page on how to create screencasts [1].
[1] http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem > 1.) Installation and Setup > 2.) The UI and Productively (LyX-Codes, Shortcuts, Styles) > 3.) Bibliographies and Automatically Generated Lists > 4.) Using Sweave and Other Advanced Features > 5.) Going from Outline to Draft (Outline Tools) > Perhaps on presentations (beamer and powerdot)? Many would be interested in graphics, such as TikZ. Regards Liviu > Are there any other topic that might be good to include? Are there any > special features which would merit their own videos? Is there any budding > videographer who might be willing to help produce such videos (see legal note > below)? I'm thinking about producing something similar to these [2]. Having > help would be marvelous. > > Any interest? > > Cheers, > > Rob > _________________________ > > Legal Note (Since I know someone will ask): > > I plan on releasing nearly all of the templates, videos and other materials > from the book under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Hopefully some of > it might even be able to be included in LyX. Perhaps that might include the > scripts of the videos, animations, illustrations, etc. so they could then be > easily updated for future versions? > > Notes > > [1] iWork, Apple.com. https://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ > [2] Networking Video Tutorials. > http://blog.oak-tree.us/index.php/science-and-technology/networking -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
