Re: Recommended third-party tools
I'd like to thank everyone who offered suggestions for this guide. I've implemented almost all of them, and anyone who wants to take this thing and make something more official out of it is welcome to. I remain of the opinion that a simple, one-page guide which takes the user step-by-step not only through installing LyX, but also through installing at least one good example of each of the main types of supporting tools, would be a boon for beginners. Although one of the strengths of open source software is the amount of choice you get, I also believe it's helpful to be able to say to a beginner, You are welcome and encouraged to try everything and see what best suits you, but for purpose X, right now package Y (or perhaps package Z) would be an excellent place to start. Not only does this make LyX more attractive through showing the power of the entire software ecosystem, but it raises the odds that the user actually *will* end up using some sort of software for purpose X instead of nothing (a great example of this is reference management software like jabref or pybliographer which seems to me to be woefully underutilized). Anyway, thank you again for all the suggestions. I've always loved LyX and hope in some small way this contribution was worthwhile. Russell http://russellb.livejournal.com/1335718.html I believe a simplified guide such as this could be very helpful for students about to enter college to study one of the sciences
lyx 2.0.0 in natty (ubuntu)
I'm wondering whether others have had this error in natty (ubuntu) Due to some error in it, the layout file: AGU-article could not be loaded. A default textclass with default layouts will be used. LyX will not be able to produce correct output. Also, when I try to open a REVTeX4 template, I get The selected document class true requires external files that are not available. The document class can still be used, but the document cannot be compiled until the following prerequisites are installed: revtex See section 3.1.2.2 (Class Availability) of the User's Guide for more information. Thanks, Art
Re: Recommended third-party tools
I'd like to thank everyone who offered suggestions for this guide. I've implemented almost all of them, and anyone who wants to take this thing and make something more official out of it is welcome to. I remain of the opinion that a simple, one-page guide which takes the user step-by-step not only through installing LyX, but also through installing at least one good example of each of the main types of supporting tools, would be a boon for beginners. Although one of the strengths of open source software is the amount of choice you get, I also believe it's helpful to be able to say to a beginner, You are welcome and encouraged to try everything and see what best suits you, but for purpose X, right now package Y (or perhaps package Z) would be an excellent place to start. Not only does this make LyX more attractive through showing the power of the entire software ecosystem, but it raises the odds that the user actually *will* end up using some sort of software for purpose X instead of nothing (a great example of this is reference management software like jabref or pybliographer which seems to me to be woefully underutilized). Anyway, thank you again for all the suggestions. I've always loved LyX and hope in some small way this contribution was worthwhile. Russell http://russellb.livejournal.com/1335718.html I believe a simplified guide such as this could be very helpful for students about to enter college to study one of the sciences
lyx 2.0.0 in natty (ubuntu)
I'm wondering whether others have had this error in natty (ubuntu) Due to some error in it, the layout file: AGU-article could not be loaded. A default textclass with default layouts will be used. LyX will not be able to produce correct output. Also, when I try to open a REVTeX4 template, I get The selected document class true requires external files that are not available. The document class can still be used, but the document cannot be compiled until the following prerequisites are installed: revtex See section 3.1.2.2 (Class Availability) of the User's Guide for more information. Thanks, Art
Re: Recommended third-party tools
I'd like to thank everyone who offered suggestions for this guide. I've implemented almost all of them, and anyone who wants to take this thing and make something more official out of it is welcome to. I remain of the opinion that a simple, one-page guide which takes the user step-by-step not only through installing LyX, but also through installing at least one good example of each of the main types of supporting tools, would be a boon for beginners. Although one of the strengths of open source software is the amount of choice you get, I also believe it's helpful to be able to say to a beginner, "You are welcome and encouraged to try everything and see what best suits you, but for purpose X, right now package Y (or perhaps package Z) would be an excellent place to start." Not only does this make LyX more attractive through showing the power of the entire software ecosystem, but it raises the odds that the user actually *will* end up using some sort of software for purpose X instead of nothing (a great example of this is reference management software like jabref or pybliographer which seems to me to be woefully underutilized). Anyway, thank you again for all the suggestions. I've always loved LyX and hope in some small way this contribution was worthwhile. Russell > http://russellb.livejournal.com/1335718.html > > I believe a simplified guide such as this could be very helpful for students > about to enter college to study one of the sciences
lyx 2.0.0 in natty (ubuntu)
I'm wondering whether others have had this error in natty (ubuntu) Due to some error in it, the layout file: AGU-article could not be loaded. A default textclass with default layouts will be used. LyX will not be able to produce correct output. Also, when I try to open a REVTeX4 template, I get The selected document class true requires external files that are not available. The document class can still be used, but the document cannot be compiled until the following prerequisites are installed: revtex See section 3.1.2.2 (Class Availability) of the User's Guide for more information. Thanks, Art
