Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Paul Lussier
Hi all, I've been using LyX for quite some time now (since pre-1.0 days) and I absolutely love it. However, in using it, I've gotten the distinct feeling that I'd appreciate it even more if I knew LaTeX itself. I guess it has to do with my insatiable curiosity about how things work :) So,

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: So, I want to learn LaTeX. I don't plan on becoming an expert, or abandoning If you're using some unix and some reasonable LaTeX distribution, the distribution should come with reasonable set of documentation. For example, in this RedHat system with

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Jan Goebel
Hello, On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: So, I want to learn LaTeX. I don't plan on becoming an expert, or abandoning LyX, though. So, I ask you fellow LyX'ers who have been LaTeX'ing since the pre-LyX era, where do I begin? Of course, my editor of choice is Emacs, so I'm also

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Lussier wrote: Hi all, I've been using LyX for quite some time now (since pre-1.0 days) and I absolutely love it. However, in using it, I've gotten the distinct feeling that I'd appreciate it even more if I knew LaTeX itself. I guess it has to do with my insatiable curiosity about

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Phil Scordis
my way was to write from the beginning with lyx :-), too. and than i solved all the special latex problems only with the book of kopka (maybe that there is an english translation) and the rest with the newsgroups: de.comp.text.tex (the german one) comp.text.tex (the english one)

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Paul Lussier
Thank you all for you input. For now I will read the essential.dvi document, and try looking at some of my LyX documents with (X)Emacs and AucTeX. Soon, I will get copies of both Lamport and Kopka. Thank you all again, I appreciate your help! -- Seeya, Paul I'm in shape,

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Laurent DUVAL
Since lyx performs most of the basic tasks, you'll probably need more latex-tips than actual latex by itself. A nice FAQ in French http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/FAQ-LaTeX/ Some help in English http://www.giss.nasa.gov/latex/ Don't forget H. Voss' Tips, which heavily rely on LaTeX

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Andre Poenitz
So, I ask you fellow LyX'ers who have been LaTeX'ing since the pre-LyX era, where do I begin? Get yourself a good book like the "LaTeX Companion" or Kopka's "Einfuehrung" (don't know whether this is available in English). Have a look at www.ctan.whatever. Andre' PS: Of course, my editor

Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Paul Lussier
Hi all, I've been using LyX for quite some time now (since pre-1.0 days) and I absolutely love it. However, in using it, I've gotten the distinct feeling that I'd appreciate it even more if I knew LaTeX itself. I guess it has to do with my insatiable curiosity about how things work :) So,

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: So, I want to learn LaTeX. I don't plan on becoming an expert, or abandoning If you're using some unix and some reasonable LaTeX distribution, the distribution should come with reasonable set of documentation. For example, in this RedHat system with

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Jan Goebel
Hello, On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: So, I want to learn LaTeX. I don't plan on becoming an expert, or abandoning LyX, though. So, I ask you fellow LyX'ers who have been LaTeX'ing since the pre-LyX era, where do I begin? Of course, my editor of choice is Emacs, so I'm also

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Lussier wrote: Hi all, I've been using LyX for quite some time now (since pre-1.0 days) and I absolutely love it. However, in using it, I've gotten the distinct feeling that I'd appreciate it even more if I knew LaTeX itself. I guess it has to do with my insatiable curiosity about

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Phil Scordis
my way was to write from the beginning with lyx :-), too. and than i solved all the special latex problems only with the book of kopka (maybe that there is an english translation) and the rest with the newsgroups: de.comp.text.tex (the german one) comp.text.tex (the english one)

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Paul Lussier
Thank you all for you input. For now I will read the essential.dvi document, and try looking at some of my LyX documents with (X)Emacs and AucTeX. Soon, I will get copies of both Lamport and Kopka. Thank you all again, I appreciate your help! -- Seeya, Paul I'm in shape,

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Laurent DUVAL
Since lyx performs most of the basic tasks, you'll probably need more latex-tips than actual latex by itself. A nice FAQ in French http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/FAQ-LaTeX/ Some help in English http://www.giss.nasa.gov/latex/ Don't forget H. Voss' Tips, which heavily rely on LaTeX

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Andre Poenitz
So, I ask you fellow LyX'ers who have been LaTeX'ing since the pre-LyX era, where do I begin? Get yourself a good book like the "LaTeX Companion" or Kopka's "Einfuehrung" (don't know whether this is available in English). Have a look at www.ctan.whatever. Andre' PS: Of course, my editor

Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Paul Lussier
Hi all, I've been using LyX for quite some time now (since pre-1.0 days) and I absolutely love it. However, in using it, I've gotten the distinct feeling that I'd appreciate it even more if I knew LaTeX itself. I guess it has to do with my insatiable curiosity about how things work :) So,

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: > So, I want to learn LaTeX. I don't plan on becoming an expert, or abandoning If you're using some unix and some reasonable LaTeX distribution, the distribution should come with reasonable set of documentation. For example, in this RedHat system with

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Jan Goebel
Hello, On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier wrote: > So, I want to learn LaTeX. I don't plan on becoming an expert, or abandoning > LyX, though. So, I ask you fellow LyX'ers who have been LaTeX'ing since the > pre-LyX era, where do I begin? > > Of course, my editor of choice is Emacs, so I'm

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Herbert Voss
Paul Lussier wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've been using LyX for quite some time now (since pre-1.0 days) and I > absolutely love it. However, in using it, I've gotten the distinct feeling > that I'd appreciate it even more if I knew LaTeX itself. I guess it has to do > with my insatiable

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Phil Scordis
> my way was to write from the beginning with lyx :-), too. and > than i solved all the special latex problems only with the book > of kopka (maybe that there is an english translation) and the rest > with the newsgroups: > de.comp.text.tex (the german one) > comp.text.tex (the english one)

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Paul Lussier
Thank you all for you input. For now I will read the essential.dvi document, and try looking at some of my LyX documents with (X)Emacs and AucTeX. Soon, I will get copies of both Lamport and Kopka. Thank you all again, I appreciate your help! -- Seeya, Paul I'm in shape,

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Laurent DUVAL
Since lyx performs most of the basic tasks, you'll probably need more latex-tips than actual latex by itself. A nice FAQ in French http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/FAQ-LaTeX/ Some help in English http://www.giss.nasa.gov/latex/ Don't forget H. Voss' Tips, which heavily rely on LaTeX

Re: Learning LaTeX, where do I begin?

2000-11-15 Thread Andre Poenitz
> So, I ask you fellow LyX'ers who have been LaTeX'ing since the > pre-LyX era, where do I begin? Get yourself a good book like the "LaTeX Companion" or Kopka's "Einfuehrung" (don't know whether this is available in English). Have a look at www.ctan.whatever. Andre' PS: > Of course, my