Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 18. okt. 2011 13:04, Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. If these programs produce some differences, then the

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 18. okt. 2011 13:04, Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. If these programs produce some differences, then the

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 18. okt. 2011 13:04, Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. If these programs produce some differences, then the

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Before answering your questions I should state that I come from a long background of using latex. As stated by one of the other replies, if you use a standard style and modify it using some of the menu options available then Lyx is very easy to use. However, if you wish to customise the styles

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011/10/17 Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com: To the ones that can and will help, I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such topics, if you could please point me in the right direction? My

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 17. okt. 2011 18:49, Johnston81 wrote: [...] My current situation is this: I am working on my Master Thesis and currently doing my research and such. As it is now, I am uncertain how large my final project will be - I imagine that the final document will probably exceed 100 pages, but where I

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

I have written my 300 pages thesis completely in LyX, with many tables, equations and figures. It is not really a problem if you can work on one of the standard classes, like Memoir. If you have to adapt to a particular format/layout it can be a hell at the beginning, but afterwards it will become

RE: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. For example vertical space before image might change little and lines length differ. Then there is the

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 18:41:35 Virgil Arrington wrote: If it's helpful, attached is a booklet I wrote about LyX. I prepared it as an exercise in order to learn how to use LyX. After performing this exercise, I would definitely try using LyX or a plain LaTeX editor for a thesis. But,

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de wrote: On Tuesday 18 October 2011 18:41:35 Virgil Arrington wrote: If it's helpful, attached is a booklet I wrote about LyX. I prepared it as an exercise in order to learn how to use LyX. After performing this

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Here's the LyX file. I've never used the Wiki, but I'll try to figure it out and post it there as well. Virgil Hi, Virgil, I enjoyed your booklet about LyX. Would you also share the lyx file with the community? That would be the best way of learning for a beginner. Lyx-Booklet.lyx

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 20:49:55 Virgil Arrington wrote: Here's the LyX file. Thanks a lot, that helps quite a bit (eg the content of the preamble) Wolfgang I've never used the Wiki, but I'll try to figure it out and post it there as well. Virgil Hi, Virgil, I enjoyed your

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 07:04:41 AM Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. For example vertical space before

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Hi Virgil, Congratulations and thank you for providing first-class LyX documentation. I hope you post on your website both that PDF and the .lyx and .layout files that produced it, and then place a link to them on the LyX wiki. I agree with almost everything you say in your document, and will

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

with any specific audience in mind. I did it to learn the program. I'm happy to share it with anyone who might find it helpful. Virgil -Original Message- From: Steve Litt Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:51 PM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Engineering student

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

I may be reiterating points here, but: I wrote my Master's Thesis (75 pages) in LaTeX, in preference over Xywrite (think of it as a DOS-based, pre-Word Word) at the insistence of my thesis advisor -- thank you Dr. Enge! Then I spent the next fifteen years wishing I could be using LaTeX instead

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Before answering your questions I should state that I come from a long background of using latex. As stated by one of the other replies, if you use a standard style and modify it using some of the menu options available then Lyx is very easy to use. However, if you wish to customise the styles

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011/10/17 Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com: To the ones that can and will help, I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such topics, if you could please point me in the right direction? My

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 17. okt. 2011 18:49, Johnston81 wrote: [...] My current situation is this: I am working on my Master Thesis and currently doing my research and such. As it is now, I am uncertain how large my final project will be - I imagine that the final document will probably exceed 100 pages, but where I

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

I have written my 300 pages thesis completely in LyX, with many tables, equations and figures. It is not really a problem if you can work on one of the standard classes, like Memoir. If you have to adapt to a particular format/layout it can be a hell at the beginning, but afterwards it will become

RE: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. For example vertical space before image might change little and lines length differ. Then there is the

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 18:41:35 Virgil Arrington wrote: If it's helpful, attached is a booklet I wrote about LyX. I prepared it as an exercise in order to learn how to use LyX. After performing this exercise, I would definitely try using LyX or a plain LaTeX editor for a thesis. But,

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de wrote: On Tuesday 18 October 2011 18:41:35 Virgil Arrington wrote: If it's helpful, attached is a booklet I wrote about LyX. I prepared it as an exercise in order to learn how to use LyX. After performing this

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Here's the LyX file. I've never used the Wiki, but I'll try to figure it out and post it there as well. Virgil Hi, Virgil, I enjoyed your booklet about LyX. Would you also share the lyx file with the community? That would be the best way of learning for a beginner. Lyx-Booklet.lyx

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 20:49:55 Virgil Arrington wrote: Here's the LyX file. Thanks a lot, that helps quite a bit (eg the content of the preamble) Wolfgang I've never used the Wiki, but I'll try to figure it out and post it there as well. Virgil Hi, Virgil, I enjoyed your

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 07:04:41 AM Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. For example vertical space before

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Hi Virgil, Congratulations and thank you for providing first-class LyX documentation. I hope you post on your website both that PDF and the .lyx and .layout files that produced it, and then place a link to them on the LyX wiki. I agree with almost everything you say in your document, and will

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

with any specific audience in mind. I did it to learn the program. I'm happy to share it with anyone who might find it helpful. Virgil -Original Message- From: Steve Litt Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:51 PM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Engineering student

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

I may be reiterating points here, but: I wrote my Master's Thesis (75 pages) in LaTeX, in preference over Xywrite (think of it as a DOS-based, pre-Word Word) at the insistence of my thesis advisor -- thank you Dr. Enge! Then I spent the next fifteen years wishing I could be using LaTeX instead

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Before answering your questions I should state that I come from a long background of using latex. As stated by one of the other replies, if you use a standard style and modify it using some of the menu options available then Lyx is very easy to use. However, if you wish to customise the styles

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011/10/17 Johnston81 : > To the ones that can and will help, > > I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have > searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such > topics, if you could please point me in the right direction? >

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 17. okt. 2011 18:49, Johnston81 wrote: [...] My current situation is this: I am working on my Master Thesis and currently doing my research and such. As it is now, I am uncertain how large my final project will be - I imagine that the final document will probably exceed 100 pages, but where I

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

I have written my 300 pages thesis completely in LyX, with many tables, equations and figures. It is not really a problem if you can work on one of the standard classes, like Memoir. If you have to adapt to a particular format/layout it can be a hell at the beginning, but afterwards it will become

RE: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Hi! I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. For example vertical space before image might change little and lines length differ. Then there is the

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 18:41:35 Virgil Arrington wrote: > If it's helpful, attached is a booklet I wrote about LyX. I prepared it > as an exercise in order to learn how to use LyX. > > After performing this exercise, I would definitely try using LyX or a > plain LaTeX editor for a thesis. >

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > On Tuesday 18 October 2011 18:41:35 Virgil Arrington wrote: >> If it's helpful, attached is a booklet I wrote about LyX. I prepared it >> as an exercise in order to learn how to use LyX. >> >> After

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Here's the LyX file. I've never used the Wiki, but I'll try to figure it out and post it there as well. Virgil Hi, Virgil, I enjoyed your booklet about LyX. Would you also share the lyx file with the community? That would be the best way of learning for a beginner. Lyx-Booklet.lyx

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday 18 October 2011 20:49:55 Virgil Arrington wrote: > Here's the LyX file. Thanks a lot, that helps quite a bit (eg the content of the preamble) Wolfgang > > I've never used the Wiki, but I'll try to figure it out and post it > there as well. > > Virgil > > > Hi, Virgil, > > I

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 07:04:41 AM Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: > Hi! > > I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc > template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office > with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. > > For example vertical space

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Hi Virgil, Congratulations and thank you for providing first-class LyX documentation. I hope you post on your website both that PDF and the .lyx and .layout files that produced it, and then place a link to them on the LyX wiki. I agree with almost everything you say in your document, and will

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

with any specific audience in mind. I did it to learn the program. I'm happy to share it with anyone who might find it helpful. Virgil -Original Message- From: Steve Litt Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:51 PM To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Engineering student

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

I may be reiterating points here, but: I wrote my Master's Thesis (75 pages) in LaTeX, in preference over Xywrite (think of it as a DOS-based, pre-Word Word) at the insistence of my thesis advisor -- thank you Dr. Enge! Then I spent the next fifteen years wishing I could be using LaTeX instead

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com wrote: To the ones that can and will help, I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such topics, if you could please point me in

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

. From: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com To: Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Monday 17 October 2011 11:49:53 Johnston81 wrote: 1. Considering LyX over Word, how much time would I approximately need to learn LyX to the extent that I can actually produce text, including graphics and formulas(!), from a template? Assuming you are reasonably fast at learning new things

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Well, there is no doubt that math typesetting and float tracking is considerably more robust in TeX, no need to argue about that. The main problem I am constantly encountering when I try to convert people in TeX is the fact that people get easily discouraged by the steep learning curve. And it

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 10/17/2011 12:49 PM, Johnston81 wrote: 1. Considering LyX over Word, how much time would I approximately need to learn LyX to the extent that I can actually produce text, including graphics and formulas(!), from a template? Should be quick. I presume you have some basic programming skills.

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Monday, October 17, 2011 12:49:53 PM Johnston81 wrote: To the ones that can and will help, I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such topics, if you could please point me in the right

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com wrote: To the ones that can and will help, I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such topics, if you could please point me in

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

. From: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com To: Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Johnston81 johnsto...@gmail.com

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Monday 17 October 2011 11:49:53 Johnston81 wrote: 1. Considering LyX over Word, how much time would I approximately need to learn LyX to the extent that I can actually produce text, including graphics and formulas(!), from a template? Assuming you are reasonably fast at learning new things

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Well, there is no doubt that math typesetting and float tracking is considerably more robust in TeX, no need to argue about that. The main problem I am constantly encountering when I try to convert people in TeX is the fact that people get easily discouraged by the steep learning curve. And it

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 10/17/2011 12:49 PM, Johnston81 wrote: 1. Considering LyX over Word, how much time would I approximately need to learn LyX to the extent that I can actually produce text, including graphics and formulas(!), from a template? Should be quick. I presume you have some basic programming skills.

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Monday, October 17, 2011 12:49:53 PM Johnston81 wrote: To the ones that can and will help, I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such topics, if you could please point me in the right

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Johnston81 wrote: > To the ones that can and will help, > > I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I have > searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you know of such > topics, if you could please point

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

. > >From: Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> >To: Johnston81 <johnsto...@gmail.com> >Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:53 PM >Subject: Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis > >On Mon, Oct 17,

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Monday 17 October 2011 11:49:53 Johnston81 wrote: > 1. Considering LyX over Word, how much time would I approximately need to > learn LyX to the extent that I can actually produce text, including > graphics and formulas(!), from a template? Assuming you are reasonably fast at learning new

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

Well, there is no doubt that math typesetting and float tracking is considerably more robust in TeX, no need to argue about that. The main problem I am constantly encountering when I try to convert people in TeX is the fact that people get easily discouraged by the steep learning curve. And it

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On 10/17/2011 12:49 PM, Johnston81 wrote: 1. Considering LyX over Word, how much time would I approximately need to learn LyX to the extent that I can actually produce text, including graphics and formulas(!), from a template? Should be quick. I presume you have some basic programming skills.

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

On Monday, October 17, 2011 12:49:53 PM Johnston81 wrote: > To the ones that can and will help, > > I apologize if this has already been covered in another topic; I > have searched but been unable to find any such. If, however, you > know of such topics, if you could please point me in the right