On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 6, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>>
>>> I compose in Scrivener, then compile to LatTeX and import into LyX. Within >>> the constraints of the APA and Chicago styles I know what I want documents >>> to look like. It's pretty barebones: title bold in a font only a little >>> larger than text, sometimes centered, sometimes at the left margin; >>> headings bold at the left margin in a font the same size as text; ability >>> to switch between footnotes and footnotes at the end/endnotes. >> >> Do check that a LaTeX class following these guidelines exists. With a >> bit of luck, even a LyX layout file would be available. > > You've whetted my appetite, Liviu. This would be the best solution of all. Do > you know of one or are you simply suggesting it's very likely that one exists? > This is more of a suggestion, but I would be surprised if there is nothing out there conforming to APA and Chicago formatting guidelines. If you are writing for a specific journal, chances are that they provide LaTeX class file. Then you would only need to come up with a LyX layout, which may or may not be straightforward. > While I'm at it, is there a document that provides a general overview of the > major document classes, one that would help me identify one that provides > what I'm looking for? In my first go-around with LyX/LaTeX/TeX I was > attracted by the KOMA-script class, but I don't remember why. > Probably because it is very flexible. (At least many say so, and I never tried it.) I think that our docs provide some info on this (look into the Help menu), and Rob's forthcoming book should discuss it to some length. Otherwise, you can always try the samples and examples shipped with LyX, look for available layouts/modules/examples on the wiki and scan CTAN for something that would fit. Regards Liviu > Thanks, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA > [email protected] > > "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, > men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." > > - Chief Seattle > > > > > > -- 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
