On 02/16/2012 05:05 PM, Colin Williams wrote:
I haven't been able to keep up with the subject. It seems there is
some division about how much latex knowledge is required to create a
book that scales many platforms. If latex is required, then it's my
opinion that lyx itself isn't quite ready for ebook publishing.
Knowledge of LaTeX is required only for customization of certain
elements of the appearance of e.g. section headings, and then only if
you are using a form of output that is based upon LaTeX. Rob Oakes has
been working on a method for generating ebooks that is based upon LyX's
XHTML output (potentially, HTML 5 output). In that case, the
customization is done through CSS or through LyX's layout files.
But everything depends upon how much customization you want to do. LyX,
like LaTeX, and like standards-based web applications, is designed
around the idea of separating content from presentation. On the content
side, no LaTeX knowledge is needed. It's on the presentation side where
that becomes important.
Richard
