On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 10:39:50AM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
Mike == Mike Ressler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Mike What's that thing? Well, it's a highly technical, sensitive
Mike instrument we use in computer repair. Being a layman, you
Mike probably can't grasp exactly what it
On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 10:39:50AM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "Mike" == Mike Ressler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Mike> "What's that thing?" "Well, it's a highly technical, sensitive
> Mike> instrument we use in computer repair. Being a layman, you
> Mike> probably can't grasp
On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 10:50:30AM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote:
given a piece of wood that in cross-section is 2 inches by 4 inches.
Applying a long length of wood of said cross section might cause considerable
damage if you held one end and swung the other. This is generally called a
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, John Weiss wrote:
Well, the conventions *used* *to* be enforced, so that the manuals all
had a consistent look to them. If more recent contributors have been
ignoring DocStyle, then the Editor-In-Chief needs to fix that.
Removing the section on the documentation
On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 10:50:30AM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote:
> given a piece of wood that in cross-section is 2 inches by 4 inches.
>
> Applying a long length of wood of said cross section might cause considerable
> damage if you held one end and swung the other. This is generally called a
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, John Weiss wrote:
> Well, the conventions *used* *to* be enforced, so that the manuals all
> had a consistent look to them. If more recent contributors have been
> ignoring DocStyle, then the Editor-In-Chief needs to fix that.
> Removing the section on the documentation
On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 07:17:54PM -0400, Larry Kollar wrote:
- Add a how to print these manuals section. The manuals *do* work
well in print at least some will prefer it.
True. Also, it should be as simple as file-print, no?
As far as the Danger Danger thing goes, I'm OK either
On 1 Aug 2001, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
Use cvs. Anything can be reversed later, anyway.
Okay, since it actually looks like there is some interest in this, I have
committed what I have to CVS - Intro has been converted to book form with
Chapter 1 being a real Introduction; Tutorial and UG
On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 07:17:54PM -0400, Larry Kollar wrote:
>
> - Add a "how to print these manuals" section. The manuals *do* work
> well in print & at least some will prefer it.
True. Also, it should be as simple as "file->print", no?
>
> As far as the "Danger Danger" thing goes,
On 1 Aug 2001, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Use cvs. Anything can be reversed later, anyway.
Okay, since it actually looks like there is some interest in this, I have
committed what I have to CVS - Intro has been converted to book form with
Chapter 1 being a real Introduction; Tutorial and UG
Mike Ressler more-or-less encouraged me to join up, and told me what
the current hot-button issue is right now
(IMO)
The intro should either introduce one to LyX, or to the LyX manuals.
Since the Tutorial is pretty good, if it were up to me I'd put the
intro in the Tutorial let the intro
Mike Ressler more-or-less encouraged me to join up, and told me what
the current hot-button issue is right now
(IMO)
The intro should either introduce one to LyX, or to the LyX manuals.
Since the Tutorial is pretty good, if it were up to me I'd put the
intro in the Tutorial & let the "intro"
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 09:28:02PM -0400, John Weiss wrote:
how about mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the lyx.org website ?
more accessible
If you're going to move stuff out of Intro.lyx and into DocStyle.lyx,
then DocStyle.lyx needs to live in a more prominent location. How
about
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 09:22:10PM -0400, John Weiss wrote:
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
Also ditch the DANGER DANGER thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the
grumble
Humorless lot
/grumble
Ducking behind sofa...
bah, I'm not against humour,
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, John Weiss wrote:
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
Also ditch the DANGER DANGER thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the
grumble
Humorless lot
/grumble
Ducking behind sofa...
Picks up appropriate vegetable, attaches parachute for
Hi John (and everyone),
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, John Weiss wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, John Levon wrote:
how about mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the lyx.org website ?
more accessible
If you're going to move stuff out of Intro.lyx and into DocStyle.lyx,
then DocStyle.lyx needs to live in a
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 09:28:02PM -0400, John Weiss wrote:
> > > how about "mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the lyx.org website" ?
> > > more accessible
>
> If you're going to move stuff out of Intro.lyx and into DocStyle.lyx,
> then "DocStyle.lyx" needs to live in a more prominent location.
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 09:22:10PM -0400, John Weiss wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
> >
> > > Also ditch the "DANGER DANGER" thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the
>
>
> Humorless lot
>
>
> Ducking behind sofa...
>
bah, I'm not against humour,
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, John Weiss wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
> >
> > > Also ditch the "DANGER DANGER" thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the
>
>
> Humorless lot
>
>
> Ducking behind sofa...
Picks up appropriate vegetable, attaches parachute for
Hi John (and everyone),
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, John Weiss wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, John Levon wrote:
>> > how about "mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the lyx.org website" ?
>> > more accessible
>
>If you're going to move stuff out of Intro.lyx and into DocStyle.lyx,
>then "DocStyle.lyx" needs
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
Also ditch the DANGER DANGER thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the
grumble
Humorless lot
/grumble
Ducking behind sofa...
--
John Weiss
Not through coercion. Not by force. But by compassion. By
affection. And, a
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:11:06PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
4) Remove Reference from the Help menu.
Remove Reference completely. It was stillborn, really.
Philosophy: the Intro should be an intro: it is assumed to be chapter 1
for all other docs.
I would suggest that the very first
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
>
> > Also ditch the "DANGER DANGER" thing. It is NOT a good thing to have as the
Humorless lot
Ducking behind sofa...
--
John Weiss
"Not through coercion. Not by force. But by compassion. By
affection. And, a small fish."
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:11:06PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
>
> 4) Remove Reference from the Help menu.
Remove Reference completely. It was stillborn, really.
> Philosophy: the Intro should be an intro: it is assumed to be chapter 1
> for all other docs.
I would suggest that the very first
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
Excellent suggestion - I had forgotten about DocStyle :-) However,
DocStyle is not typically installed, so I'd like to keep one line about it
somewhere in the normal docs. (If you would like to contribute, please
see DocStyle.lyx
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, John Levon wrote:
how about mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the lyx.org website ?
more accessible
That's fine - I just want to keep something somewhere ...
Horrendously out of date, and for a _typical_ user, not terribly helpful.
Do non-developers really care that
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 10:36:36AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
a) not in the gui support
b) useful for the user
c) internal only
or whatever
This still sounds like a developers-only doc, not something for the
general user. Getting rid of it is probably too harsh - moving
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 09:28:34AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
> Excellent suggestion - I had forgotten about DocStyle :-) However,
> DocStyle is not typically installed, so I'd like to keep one line about it
> somewhere in the normal docs. ("If you would like to contribute, please
> see
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, John Levon wrote:
> how about "mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or see the lyx.org website" ?
> more accessible
That's fine - I just want to keep something somewhere ...
> > Horrendously out of date, and for a _typical_ user, not terribly helpful.
> > Do non-developers really care
On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 10:36:36AM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
> >
> > a) not in the gui support
> > b) useful for the user
> > c) internal only
> >
> > or whatever
>
> This still sounds like a developers-only doc, not something for the
> general user. "Getting rid of it" is probably too harsh -
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:11:06PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
Philosophy: the Intro should be an intro: it is assumed to be chapter 1
for all other docs. Place less emphasis on doc team by changing that
section to an appendix.
I would rather move all the stuff about contributing (other than
On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 03:11:06PM -0700, Mike Ressler wrote:
> Philosophy: the Intro should be an intro: it is assumed to be chapter 1
> for all other docs. Place less emphasis on doc team by changing that
> section to an appendix.
I would rather move all the stuff about contributing (other
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