Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you think
about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
elegant.
What do you people use?

Yours,
Morten

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0200
Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'm writing mine as we speak. I have chosen memoir and never turned
 back. Basic stuff is basic, works perfectly with LyX and its layout is
 very nice. A big library on chapter title styles is a plus. I have
 tried Koma before, but never liked it completely. R is a must for nice
 plots, as well as Inkscape for fingerpainting. Biblatex is another
 nice addition. Please, feel free to ask any question you have. Best
 regards.
 -
 Julio Rojas
 jcredbe...@gmail.com
 
 
 
 On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us
 wrote:
   I also, couldn't agree more.  I tend to hide my modifications as
  new document classes ... but front-matter should be finger painted.
   After that, though, I don't want to see or think about ERT.
 
  On 08/11/2010 12:40 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
 
  On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:19:43 -0400
  Steve Littsl...@troubleshooters.com  wrote:
 
  This is a minority opinion and a lot don't subscribe to it, but
  in my opinion you save time by fingerpainting your front matter.
  In other words, use embedded LaTeX, historically called ERT in
  the LyX community, to insert your logo and employer and line them
  up exactly how you want them and page break where you want and
  make fonts exactly how you want them to look.
 
  I'm not sure that this is minority.. At least I subscribe to it:
  if in need for anything fancy, first page should be pure LaTeX.
  All below should (mostly) be LyX.
  Liviu
 
 



Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Julio Rojas
I have chosen Mathpazo. You can check some sample at
http://www.mengensatz.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/mathpazo.png
CTAN's page: 
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/mathpazo.html
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
mj...@syntaktisk.dk wrote:
 Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you think
 about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
 elegant.
 What do you people use?

 Yours,
 Morten

 On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0200
 Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'm writing mine as we speak. I have chosen memoir and never turned
 back. Basic stuff is basic, works perfectly with LyX and its layout is
 very nice. A big library on chapter title styles is a plus. I have
 tried Koma before, but never liked it completely. R is a must for nice
 plots, as well as Inkscape for fingerpainting. Biblatex is another
 nice addition. Please, feel free to ask any question you have. Best
 regards.
 -
 Julio Rojas
 jcredbe...@gmail.com



 On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us
 wrote:
   I also, couldn't agree more.  I tend to hide my modifications as
  new document classes ... but front-matter should be finger painted.
   After that, though, I don't want to see or think about ERT.
 
  On 08/11/2010 12:40 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
 
  On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:19:43 -0400
  Steve Littsl...@troubleshooters.com  wrote:
 
  This is a minority opinion and a lot don't subscribe to it, but
  in my opinion you save time by fingerpainting your front matter.
  In other words, use embedded LaTeX, historically called ERT in
  the LyX community, to insert your logo and employer and line them
  up exactly how you want them and page break where you want and
  make fonts exactly how you want them to look.
 
  I'm not sure that this is minority.. At least I subscribe to it:
  if in need for anything fancy, first page should be pure LaTeX.
  All below should (mostly) be LyX.
  Liviu
 
 




Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:30:00 -0400
Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér mj...@syntaktisk.dk wrote:
 Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you
 think about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
 elegant.
 What do you people use?
 
Personally I've settled with Palatino  Optima (or TeX Gyre Pagella
and URW Classico in free speech), with LM Typewriter or Courier where
needed for code. I've once ranted on this on the mailing list. Search
the archives. 
Liviu


Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you think
about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
elegant.
What do you people use?

Yours,
Morten

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0200
Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'm writing mine as we speak. I have chosen memoir and never turned
 back. Basic stuff is basic, works perfectly with LyX and its layout is
 very nice. A big library on chapter title styles is a plus. I have
 tried Koma before, but never liked it completely. R is a must for nice
 plots, as well as Inkscape for fingerpainting. Biblatex is another
 nice addition. Please, feel free to ask any question you have. Best
 regards.
 -
 Julio Rojas
 jcredbe...@gmail.com
 
 
 
 On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us
 wrote:
   I also, couldn't agree more.  I tend to hide my modifications as
  new document classes ... but front-matter should be finger painted.
   After that, though, I don't want to see or think about ERT.
 
  On 08/11/2010 12:40 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
 
  On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:19:43 -0400
  Steve Littsl...@troubleshooters.com  wrote:
 
  This is a minority opinion and a lot don't subscribe to it, but
  in my opinion you save time by fingerpainting your front matter.
  In other words, use embedded LaTeX, historically called ERT in
  the LyX community, to insert your logo and employer and line them
  up exactly how you want them and page break where you want and
  make fonts exactly how you want them to look.
 
  I'm not sure that this is minority.. At least I subscribe to it:
  if in need for anything fancy, first page should be pure LaTeX.
  All below should (mostly) be LyX.
  Liviu
 
 



Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Julio Rojas
I have chosen Mathpazo. You can check some sample at
http://www.mengensatz.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/mathpazo.png
CTAN's page: 
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/mathpazo.html
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
mj...@syntaktisk.dk wrote:
 Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you think
 about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
 elegant.
 What do you people use?

 Yours,
 Morten

 On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0200
 Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'm writing mine as we speak. I have chosen memoir and never turned
 back. Basic stuff is basic, works perfectly with LyX and its layout is
 very nice. A big library on chapter title styles is a plus. I have
 tried Koma before, but never liked it completely. R is a must for nice
 plots, as well as Inkscape for fingerpainting. Biblatex is another
 nice addition. Please, feel free to ask any question you have. Best
 regards.
 -
 Julio Rojas
 jcredbe...@gmail.com



 On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us
 wrote:
   I also, couldn't agree more.  I tend to hide my modifications as
  new document classes ... but front-matter should be finger painted.
   After that, though, I don't want to see or think about ERT.
 
  On 08/11/2010 12:40 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
 
  On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:19:43 -0400
  Steve Littsl...@troubleshooters.com  wrote:
 
  This is a minority opinion and a lot don't subscribe to it, but
  in my opinion you save time by fingerpainting your front matter.
  In other words, use embedded LaTeX, historically called ERT in
  the LyX community, to insert your logo and employer and line them
  up exactly how you want them and page break where you want and
  make fonts exactly how you want them to look.
 
  I'm not sure that this is minority.. At least I subscribe to it:
  if in need for anything fancy, first page should be pure LaTeX.
  All below should (mostly) be LyX.
  Liviu
 
 




Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:30:00 -0400
Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér mj...@syntaktisk.dk wrote:
 Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you
 think about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
 elegant.
 What do you people use?
 
Personally I've settled with Palatino  Optima (or TeX Gyre Pagella
and URW Classico in free speech), with LM Typewriter or Courier where
needed for code. I've once ranted on this on the mailing list. Search
the archives. 
Liviu


Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you think
about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
elegant.
What do you people use?

Yours,
Morten

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0200
Julio Rojas  wrote:

> I'm writing mine as we speak. I have chosen memoir and never turned
> back. Basic stuff is basic, works perfectly with LyX and its layout is
> very nice. A big library on chapter title styles is a plus. I have
> tried Koma before, but never liked it completely. R is a must for nice
> plots, as well as Inkscape for fingerpainting. Biblatex is another
> nice addition. Please, feel free to ask any question you have. Best
> regards.
> -
> Julio Rojas
> jcredbe...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Rob Oakes 
> wrote:
> >  I also, couldn't agree more.  I tend to hide my modifications as
> > new document classes ... but front-matter should be finger painted.
> >  After that, though, I don't want to see or think about ERT.
> >
> > On 08/11/2010 12:40 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:19:43 -0400
> >> Steve Litt  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> This is a minority opinion and a lot don't subscribe to it, but
> >>> in my opinion you save time by fingerpainting your front matter.
> >>> In other words, use embedded LaTeX, historically called ERT in
> >>> the LyX community, to insert your logo and employer and line them
> >>> up exactly how you want them and page break where you want and
> >>> make fonts exactly how you want them to look.
> >>>
> >> I'm not sure that this is minority.. At least I subscribe to it:
> >> if in need for anything fancy, first page should be pure LaTeX.
> >> All below should (mostly) be LyX.
> >> Liviu
> >
> >



Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Julio Rojas
I have chosen Mathpazo. You can check some sample at
http://www.mengensatz.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/mathpazo.png
CTAN's page: 
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/mathpazo.html
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com



On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér
 wrote:
> Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you think
> about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
> elegant.
> What do you people use?
>
> Yours,
> Morten
>
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0200
> Julio Rojas  wrote:
>
>> I'm writing mine as we speak. I have chosen memoir and never turned
>> back. Basic stuff is basic, works perfectly with LyX and its layout is
>> very nice. A big library on chapter title styles is a plus. I have
>> tried Koma before, but never liked it completely. R is a must for nice
>> plots, as well as Inkscape for fingerpainting. Biblatex is another
>> nice addition. Please, feel free to ask any question you have. Best
>> regards.
>> -
>> Julio Rojas
>> jcredbe...@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Rob Oakes 
>> wrote:
>> >  I also, couldn't agree more.  I tend to hide my modifications as
>> > new document classes ... but front-matter should be finger painted.
>> >  After that, though, I don't want to see or think about ERT.
>> >
>> > On 08/11/2010 12:40 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:19:43 -0400
>> >> Steve Litt  wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> This is a minority opinion and a lot don't subscribe to it, but
>> >>> in my opinion you save time by fingerpainting your front matter.
>> >>> In other words, use embedded LaTeX, historically called ERT in
>> >>> the LyX community, to insert your logo and employer and line them
>> >>> up exactly how you want them and page break where you want and
>> >>> make fonts exactly how you want them to look.
>> >>>
>> >> I'm not sure that this is minority.. At least I subscribe to it:
>> >> if in need for anything fancy, first page should be pure LaTeX.
>> >> All below should (mostly) be LyX.
>> >> Liviu
>> >
>> >
>
>


Re: writing my Thesis with lyx: Font derail

2010-08-11 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:30:00 -0400
Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér  wrote:
> Since this discussion is turning to matters of taste, what do you
> think about the font choices? The default font is obviously dated, if
> elegant.
> What do you people use?
> 
Personally I've settled with Palatino & Optima (or TeX Gyre Pagella
and URW Classico in free speech), with LM Typewriter or Courier where
needed for code. I've once ranted on this on the mailing list. Search
the archives. 
Liviu