Re: Would LyX be a lot more popular if it were marketed as a note taking app?

2019-01-10 Thread Anders Ekberg
> 10 jan. 2019 kl. 22:50 skrev Amir Michail : > > I find it really nice to use for that purpose. And there’s no need to install > TeX and/or export to LaTeX if all you are using it for is to take notes. > > Anyone else think LyX is great for taking notes and should be marketed as > such? >

Re: Would LyX be a lot more popular if it were marketed as a note taking app?

2019-01-10 Thread Charlie
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:50:13 -0500 Amir Michail wrote: > I find it really nice to use for that purpose. And there’s no need to > install TeX and/or export to LaTeX if all you are using it for is to > take notes. > > Anyone else think LyX is great for taking notes and should be > marketed as

Note-taking applications

2019-01-10 Thread Rich Shepard
I lost my response to the thread on using lyx to take notes so I'm sending this instead. +1 on LyX being promoted as a GUI front end to LaTeX. There's no need to be concerned about getting a wider audience. Those who want typeset documents will be aware of LyX. Those who don't couldn't care

Re: Would LyX be a lot more popular if it were marketed as a note taking app?

2019-01-10 Thread Hal Kierstead
> On Jan 10, 2019, at 3:01 PM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > On 1/10/19 4:50 PM, Amir Michail wrote: >> I find it really nice to use for that purpose. And there’s no need to >> install TeX and/or export to LaTeX if all you are using it for is to take >> notes. >> >> Anyone else think LyX is

Re: Would LyX be a lot more popular if it were marketed as a note taking app?

2019-01-10 Thread Daniel Gómez Martínez
I also like to use LyX for taking notes, especially when those notes will involve mathematical formulas and notation but also because of all the keyboard shortcuts for sections and the like. It is also good for making references in a straightforward manner. However, I don't really think LyX

Re: Would LyX be a lot more popular if it were marketed as a note taking app?

2019-01-10 Thread Paul A. Rubin
On 1/10/19 4:50 PM, Amir Michail wrote: I find it really nice to use for that purpose. And there’s no need to install TeX and/or export to LaTeX if all you are using it for is to take notes. Anyone else think LyX is great for taking notes and should be marketed as such? I do use it for

Would LyX be a lot more popular if it were marketed as a note taking app?

2019-01-10 Thread Amir Michail
I find it really nice to use for that purpose. And there’s no need to install TeX and/or export to LaTeX if all you are using it for is to take notes. Anyone else think LyX is great for taking notes and should be marketed as such?