Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-08 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 18:51:50 +0200 Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > On 2018-11-05 23:45 , Steve Litt wrote: > > Retina display and iOS and all this Apple compatibility is nice, but > > I'll repeat, it's not 2008 and PDF is no longer the only game in > > town, and I think priority should be placed on

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-07 Thread Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)
On 11/7/18 9:10 AM, Christopher Menzel wrote: Well aware — I started writing in (a much earlier version of) LaTeX in Emacs at Stanford in the mid-1980s, while Knuth was still actively developing the TeX code. :-) The usual process back then was .tex → .dvi → .ps via the latex and dvips

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-07 Thread Christopher Menzel
> BTW, LaTeX predates .PDFs. Well aware — I started writing in (a much earlier version of) LaTeX in Emacs at Stanford in the mid-1980s, while Knuth was still actively developing the TeX code. :-) The usual process back then was .tex → .dvi → .ps via the latex and dvips binaries. And when PDF

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-07 Thread Pavel Sanda
On Fri, Nov 02, 2018 at 06:10:54AM -0700, Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > >That is a disappointment. Given Android's start as an offshoot of > >linux, you would think it would be more straightforward. > > Yup. But the GUI API is distinct. It's Java, but it's >

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-06 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 18:55:34 -0600 Christopher Menzel wrote: > I might well just be naive but I'm not getting this line of criticism > at all. LyX has always been a frontend to LaTeX, right? That's it's > raison d'etre. It's still the only game in town to that end, and it's > fabulous at it.

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-06 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 11:05:39 +1100 Alan Tyree wrote: > Hi Steve, > Could you elaborate a bit on your pandoc/markdown comments? What kind > of formatting is it that you find difficult/deficient. My impression > is that it creates pretty clean HTML so that the formatting is via > CSS. Hi Alan,

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-06 Thread David L. Johnson
On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 15:49:19 + (UTC) Anders Host-Madsen wrote: > Still have not found the proper way to post to thread, so I just hope > it will show up the right place. First, for the topic of the thread: > I have now tried 1) rollapp.com and 2) remote access to my Mac from > iPad (Screens

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-06 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Steve, On 2018-11-05 23:45 , Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 00:36:13 +0200 Dr Eberhard Lisse > wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> I fundamentally disagree about the relevance. >> >> LyX is a front end for LaTeX, not a document format. And it is a >> FANTASTIC front end, which can be twsited to

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-06 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Following your last observation Anders, Adobe had a flowing PDF project, but I do not know what happened to it. Do you know? Murat Yildizoglu Le 6 nov. 2018 à 16:50 +0100, Anders Host-Madsen , a écrit : > Still have not found the proper way to post to thread, so I just hope it will > show up

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-06 Thread Anders Host-Madsen
Still have not found the proper way to post to thread, so I just hope it will show up the right place. First, for the topic of the thread: I have now tried 1) rollapp.com and 2) remote access to my Mac from iPad (Screens and TeamWiever). rollapp.com is too limited (e.g., shortcuts and arrow

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-05 Thread Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)
On 11/5/18 4:55 PM, Christopher Menzel wrote: I might well just be naive but I'm not getting this line of criticism at all. LyX has always been a frontend to LaTeX, right? That's it's /raison d'etre./ It's still the only game in town to that end, and it's fabulous at it. LaTeX creates PDFs.

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-05 Thread Christopher Menzel
I might well just be naive but I'm not getting this line of criticism at all. LyX has always been a frontend to LaTeX, right? That's it's raison d'etre. It's still the only game in town to that end, and it's fabulous at it. LaTeX creates PDFs. So you use LyX to create PDFs. Seems to me if

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-05 Thread Alan Tyree
Hi Steve, Could you elaborate a bit on your pandoc/markdown comments? What kind of formatting is it that you find difficult/deficient. My impression is that it creates pretty clean HTML so that the formatting is via CSS. I have been helping a friend produce travel diaries for his family and

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-05 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 00:36:13 +0200 Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > Steve, > > I fundamentally disagree about the relevance. > > LyX is a front end for LaTeX, not a document format. And it is a > FANTASTIC front end, which can be twsited to do a lot of things :-)-O Sure, but LaTeX isn't the only

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-04 Thread Steve Litt
On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 21:48:56 -0700 "Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)" wrote: > On 11/2/18 9:57 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > > > > Perhaps this is why LyX becomes less relevant every year. > > I don't think that peer-reviewed academic publication is going to > vanish anytime

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-04 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
000 (UTC) > Anders Host-Madsen wrote: > >> Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX >> for iPad. > > Perhaps this is why LyX becomes less relevant every year. Here, in > 2018, LyX *still* cannot produce an semantically reasonable ePub

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-03 Thread Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)
On 11/3/18 4:16 PM, Steve Litt wrote: Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: On 11/2/18 9:57 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > > Perhaps this is why LyX becomes less relevant every year. I don't think that peer-reviewed academic publication is going to vanish anytime soon;

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-02 Thread Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)
On 11/2/18 9:57 AM, Steve Litt wrote: Perhaps this is why LyX becomes less relevant every year. I don't think that peer-reviewed academic publication is going to vanish anytime soon; and, over about the last decade, I've observed journals continuing to transition from accepting manuscripts

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-02 Thread Anders Host-Madsen
if one wants to run LyX on iPad occasionally, but then kind of expensive to subscribe; on the other hand, if one wants to use it often, the interface becomes too cumbersome and slow. So, not a real solution. With respect to what I want to do: I would like to be able to edit a LyX document when I’m

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-02 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
en wrote: > > > Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX > > for iPad. > > Perhaps this is why LyX becomes less relevant every year. Here, in > 2018, LyX *still* cannot produce an semantically reasonable ePub, and > even the semantically unreasonable ePubs

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-02 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 19:41:00 + (UTC) Anders Host-Madsen wrote: > Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX > for iPad. Perhaps this is why LyX becomes less relevant every year. Here, in 2018, LyX *still* cannot produce an semantically reasonable ePub, an

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-02 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
se, but I really wish there would be a > > LyX for iPad. > > I doubt it's what you're looking for, but note that you can use > LyX on the cloud. e.g., > > https://www.rollapp.com/app/lyx > > > I've tried rollapp, but it says "We're working on bringing rollApp to > Android." > > > > Scott >

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-02 Thread Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)
On 11/1/18 7:29 PM, David L. Johnson wrote: >> At one point, I wanted to create a couple of apps for Android. >> I've taught Java programming for a university; but, when I saw how >> much I would have to invest in learning the peculiarities of the >> Android interface, I lost nearly all of my

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread David L. Johnson
On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 19:41:54 -0600 Joel Kulesza wrote: > >> At one point, I wanted to create a couple of apps for Android. > >> I've taught Java programming for a university; but, when I saw how > >> much I would have to invest in learning the peculiarities of the > >> Android interface, I lost

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread Erik Apostol (Che-hsiu Cheng)
On Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 09:40 Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 07:41:00PM +, Anders Host-Madsen wrote: > > Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX for > iPad. > > I doubt it's what you're looking for, but note that you can use LyX o

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread Joel Kulesza
On Nov 1, 2018, at 6:44 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > > On 11/1/18 6:42 PM, Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the > bunch) wrote: >> On 11/1/18 12:41 PM, Anders Host-Madsen wrote: >>> >>> Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 07:41:00PM +, Anders Host-Madsen wrote: > Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX for iPad. I doubt it's what you're looking for, but note that you can use LyX on the cloud. e.g., https://www.rollapp.com/app/lyx Scott signature.

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
On 11/1/18 6:42 PM, Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 11/1/18 12:41 PM, Anders Host-Madsen wrote: >> >> Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX >> for iPad. > > I don't think that anyone is opposed t

Re: LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch)
On 11/1/18 12:41 PM, Anders Host-Madsen wrote: Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX for iPad. I don't think that anyone is opposed to the idea, but it requires developers willing and _able_ to port to the iPad. I think that your hope would be in finding

LyX on iPad

2018-11-01 Thread Anders Host-Madsen
Perhaps beating a dead horse, but I really wish there would be a LyX for iPad. Apple more and more positions the iPad as a computer replacement. And recent developments has made that come closer for me. Latex is there, Keynote now can do latex, and Pythonista can do (basic) Python. The only

LyX for iPad?

2015-01-31 Thread Anders Host-Madsen
Will there ever be a LyX for iPad? There is LaTeX for iPad (works quite well), MS Word for iPad (quite impressive), and lot's of other document editors. While the iPad is not good for extended writing, it's very convenient to do a little editing on the go. Even a very basic LyX editor would

Re: LyX for iPad?

2015-01-31 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 20:02:34 + (UTC) Anders Host-Madsen ahostmad...@yahoo.com wrote: Will there ever be a LyX for iPad? There is LaTeX for iPad (works quite well), MS Word for iPad (quite impressive), and lot's of other document editors. This is a great idea. For any here who

LyX for iPad?

2015-01-31 Thread Anders Host-Madsen
Will there ever be a LyX for iPad? There is LaTeX for iPad (works quite well), MS Word for iPad (quite impressive), and lot's of other document editors. While the iPad is not good for extended writing, it's very convenient to do a little editing on the go. Even a very basic LyX editor would

Re: LyX for iPad?

2015-01-31 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 20:02:34 + (UTC) Anders Host-Madsen ahostmad...@yahoo.com wrote: Will there ever be a LyX for iPad? There is LaTeX for iPad (works quite well), MS Word for iPad (quite impressive), and lot's of other document editors. This is a great idea. For any here who

LyX for iPad?

2015-01-31 Thread Anders Host-Madsen
Will there ever be a LyX for iPad? There is LaTeX for iPad (works quite well), MS Word for iPad (quite impressive), and lot's of other document editors. While the iPad is not good for extended writing, it's very convenient to do a little editing on the go. Even a very basic LyX editor would

Re: LyX for iPad?

2015-01-31 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 20:02:34 + (UTC) Anders Host-Madsen <ahostmad...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Will there ever be a LyX for iPad? There is LaTeX for iPad > (works quite well), MS Word for iPad (quite impressive), and > lot's of other document editors. This is a great idea. F

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-25 Thread Peter Kelly
On 12/04/2012, at 2:13 PM, am...@bath.ac.uk wrote: Dear LyX, Is it possible to run LyX software on an Apple iPad or other Tablet devices such as Android etc.? (I assume it can run on Windows 7 tablet devices?) Although LyX itself doesn't run on the iPad, I'm currently working a similar

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-25 Thread Peter Kelly
On 12/04/2012, at 2:13 PM, am...@bath.ac.uk wrote: Dear LyX, Is it possible to run LyX software on an Apple iPad or other Tablet devices such as Android etc.? (I assume it can run on Windows 7 tablet devices?) Although LyX itself doesn't run on the iPad, I'm currently working a similar

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-25 Thread Peter Kelly
On 12/04/2012, at 2:13 PM, am...@bath.ac.uk wrote: > Dear LyX, > > Is it possible to run LyX software on an Apple iPad or other Tablet > devices such as Android etc.? (I assume it can run on Windows 7 tablet > devices?) Although LyX itself doesn't run on the iPad, I'm currently working a

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is Hmm, perhaps a bit closer than we suspect. based on QT and I have a lot of doubts that Qt based softs will be available on this platform some

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread stefano franchi
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is Hmm, perhaps a bit closer than we suspect. QT5

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2012-04-13, Murat Yildizoglu wrote: Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is based on QT and I have a lot of doubts that Qt based softs will be available on this platform some day. :-( Lyx is a complete ecosystem of tools. Even a minimal editing

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is Hmm, perhaps a bit closer than we suspect. based on QT and I have a lot of doubts that Qt based softs will be available on this platform some

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread stefano franchi
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote: Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is Hmm, perhaps a bit closer than we suspect. QT5

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2012-04-13, Murat Yildizoglu wrote: Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is based on QT and I have a lot of doubts that Qt based softs will be available on this platform some day. :-( Lyx is a complete ecosystem of tools. Even a minimal editing

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Murat Yildizoglu <myi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx is > Hmm, perhaps a bit closer than we suspect. > based on QT and I have a lot of doubts that Qt based softs wi

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread stefano franchi
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Murat Yildizoglu <myi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since > Lyx is > > > Hmm,

Re: LyX on iPad (or other Tablet devices)

2012-04-13 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2012-04-13, Murat Yildizoglu wrote: > Lyx on the iPad would be a dream... and risk to remain a dream, since Lyx > is based on QT and I have a lot of doubts that Qt based softs will be > available on this platform some day. :-( Lyx is a complete ecosystem of > tools. Even a min