2011/11/15 Richard Heck <[email protected]> > > On 11/15/2011 07:37 AM, Janek Warchoł wrote: > > i opened some LyX templates (File -> New from > > Template). To my great disappointment, i don't have any idea what the > > names of most of them mean (what is ijmpc, for example?). > > Am i missing something big? Is there any simple article template? > > Would it be good to suggest changing templates' names to something > > more intuitive? > > > The templates correspond, mostly, to certain document classes. So > elsarticle.lyx is a template for documents based upon the elsarticle.cls > class, which is used by some Elsevier journals.
ok... However, does it make sense to include so many templates that are missing some external files? Majority of templates that i had tried to open said "The selected document class requires external files that are not available". > The idea of having more > descriptive names isn't bad, but then they'd presumably be in English, > which isn't good for everyone. Whether we like it or not, we have to accept that English is the common international language. I don't have a problem with that as long as national languages' features work (like diacritics, for example). > There isn't an article template, though perhaps there should be, as it > would give basic guidance to newcomers. Should i send a suggestion to the developers mailing list? > That said, the Tutorial is > supposed to serve this kind of purpose, and most people have found, I > think, that it does so pretty well. So I'd suggest starting there. Yes, i'm reading that too. Thanks for your answer, Janek
