Re: which document class?
On 04/12/2018 06:48 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: You NEVER use the simple article class. You ALWAYS use the KOMA Script Article. It does everything the simple class does, and better, and more :-)-O And more complicated. For details, RTFM :-)-O I agree. Shouldn't take more than a week or two. ;-) As someone once said, better is the enemy of good enough. Paul
Re: which document class?
You NEVER use the simple article class. You ALWAYS use the KOMA Script Article. It does everything the simple class does, and better, and more :-)-O For details, RTFM :-)-O el On 11/04/2018 16:28, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > On 04/10/2018 07:41 AM, Aaron Brülisauer wrote: >> Hello >> >> Right now I'm still reading the Tutorial and I reached the section >> "Document Classes". I have tried multiple ones with my >> "first_document.lyx". >> I'll have to write a documentation for system engeneer degree. I have to >> documentate a installation and configuration of a document sync solution >> (Nextcloud). I'm new to LyX and don't know much about LateX. What class >> would you choose? It should just do the work and nothing more. Simple, >> easy to use. The right thing for a beginner. >> I have found some Classes which look like something I could use: Report, >> Paper, Article. >> What are "KOMA-script-"? >> >> Salutations >> Aaron >> > The simplest class to use is Article. I always start with that. If you > need to have chapters, though, Article won't work. In that case, you can > try Report or Book. > > Paul > >
Re: which document class?
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:41:52 +0200 Aaron Brülisauerwrote: > Hello > > Right now I'm still reading the Tutorial and I reached the section > "Document Classes". I have tried multiple ones with my > "first_document.lyx". I'll have to write a documentation for system > engeneer degree. I have to documentate a installation and > configuration of a document sync solution (Nextcloud). I'm new to LyX > and don't know much about LateX. What class would you choose? It > should just do the work and nothing more. Simple, easy to use. The > right thing for a beginner. I have found some Classes which look like > something I could use: Report, Paper, Article. > What are "KOMA-script-"? > > Salutations > Aaron > If you're writing a book-like thing, I'd highly recommend the Book document class over stuff like Memoir and Koma. My experience is that Memoir and Koma are nice at first, but start conflicting with stuff when you go to further customize your Document Class. If you learn the Book class thoroughly, you'll get to the point where you can make layout files to modify and add what you need for your particular book. I used Memoir as the basis for my 2007 "Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting", and had so much trouble that from then on I made it a policy to base all my books off the Book document class, and modify it from there. If you're writing an article, use Article. If you're writing a letter, use Letter (or better yet imho use LibreOffice). If your documentation is more than 50K words, I'd recommend the Book class, with your own customizations as specified by those your handing your documentation to. SteveT Steve Litt April 2018 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
Re: which document class?
On 04/10/2018 07:41 AM, Aaron Brülisauer wrote: Hello Right now I'm still reading the Tutorial and I reached the section "Document Classes". I have tried multiple ones with my "first_document.lyx". I'll have to write a documentation for system engeneer degree. I have to documentate a installation and configuration of a document sync solution (Nextcloud). I'm new to LyX and don't know much about LateX. What class would you choose? It should just do the work and nothing more. Simple, easy to use. The right thing for a beginner. I have found some Classes which look like something I could use: Report, Paper, Article. What are "KOMA-script-"? Salutations Aaron The simplest class to use is Article. I always start with that. If you need to have chapters, though, Article won't work. In that case, you can try Report or Book. Paul
Re: which document class?
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018, Aaron Brülisauer wrote: I'll have to write a documentation for system engeneer degree. I have to documentate a installation and configuration of a document sync solution (Nextcloud). ... What class would you choose? ... at are "KOMA-script-"? Aaron, To answer your last question first, the KOMA-script classes provide much greater flexibility for customization than do base classes. For a beginning user I suggest picking Report (standard class); you can always change the class later if you want to. There are three class categories that are most commonly used: Articles, Books, and Reports. The article class is what you'd use if you were publishing your documentation in a scientific journal or general audience magazine. When you write a long book, with parts, chapters, and other subdivisions you'd use the book class. In between those two extremes is the report class, which is most appropriate for your documentation. You might have chapters such as Introduction, Configuration, and Backup each with its own set of sections. Start your document as a report and define all the parts: chapters, sections, subsections, etc. This is your structural outline of what you want to have included. When you're happy with this, start filling in the content from the top down. As you need additional input (figures, tables, references, etc.) look at the manuals to learn about them and ask here for clarification. Best way to learn is with your own document because that puts everything in a context to which you can easily relate. Good luck, Rich
which document class?
Hello Right now I'm still reading the Tutorial and I reached the section "Document Classes". I have tried multiple ones with my "first_document.lyx". I'll have to write a documentation for system engeneer degree. I have to documentate a installation and configuration of a document sync solution (Nextcloud). I'm new to LyX and don't know much about LateX. What class would you choose? It should just do the work and nothing more. Simple, easy to use. The right thing for a beginner. I have found some Classes which look like something I could use: Report, Paper, Article. What are "KOMA-script-"? Salutations Aaron signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: using text boxes in the article. Which document class?
Am Friday 14 January 2011 15:04:11 schrieb Jose Quesada: Hi, I'd love to start using text boxes in the article. Which document class should I use? I've attached an example of how the output would look like. I'd also like to use side notes, as in the thesis class, but that could be ignored. Thanks! insert Box (Minipage, shaded background) the background is red in my case. Don't know how to change that Wolfgang
Re: using text boxes in the article. Which document class?
Am Friday 14 January 2011 15:04:11 schrieb Jose Quesada: Hi, I'd love to start using text boxes in the article. Which document class should I use? I've attached an example of how the output would look like. I'd also like to use side notes, as in the thesis class, but that could be ignored. Thanks! just found http://www.bingel-online.de/lyx/tipps.html#rand unfortunately in German Texthintergrund farbig Farbige Hintergründe - egal ob für einzelne Worte oder Absätze, sind in LyX gegenwärtig nicht direkt anwählbar. Farbig hinterlegte Wörter und kurze(!) Passagen können mit \colorbox in einem TeX-Feld erzeugt werden. Mit \fcolorbox können diese Farbboxen dann einen beliebigen farbigen Rand erhalten: \fcolorbox{Farbname}{Text} Anleitungen dazu finden sich unter - Hilfe - Eingebettete Objekte - Kapitel help embedded objects chapter 5.7 5.7 . Unbedingt lesen! Achtung: Farbige Absätze können nur (siehe Kapitel 5.7.2) durch eine Minipage erstellt werden, da der Text innerhalb von \colorbox nicht umgebrochen werden kann. Diese Lösung sollte man also prinzipiell vorziehen! Mit dem Boxenmenü von Minipage gelingt auch das Verändern der Umrandung ohne weitere TeX-Befehle. Wolfgang
Re: using text boxes in the article. Which document class?
Am Friday 14 January 2011 15:04:11 schrieb Jose Quesada: Hi, I'd love to start using text boxes in the article. Which document class should I use? I've attached an example of how the output would look like. I'd also like to use side notes, as in the thesis class, but that could be ignored. Thanks! insert Box (Minipage, shaded background) the background is red in my case. Don't know how to change that Wolfgang
Re: using text boxes in the article. Which document class?
Am Friday 14 January 2011 15:04:11 schrieb Jose Quesada: Hi, I'd love to start using text boxes in the article. Which document class should I use? I've attached an example of how the output would look like. I'd also like to use side notes, as in the thesis class, but that could be ignored. Thanks! just found http://www.bingel-online.de/lyx/tipps.html#rand unfortunately in German Texthintergrund farbig Farbige Hintergründe - egal ob für einzelne Worte oder Absätze, sind in LyX gegenwärtig nicht direkt anwählbar. Farbig hinterlegte Wörter und kurze(!) Passagen können mit \colorbox in einem TeX-Feld erzeugt werden. Mit \fcolorbox können diese Farbboxen dann einen beliebigen farbigen Rand erhalten: \fcolorbox{Farbname}{Text} Anleitungen dazu finden sich unter - Hilfe - Eingebettete Objekte - Kapitel help embedded objects chapter 5.7 5.7 . Unbedingt lesen! Achtung: Farbige Absätze können nur (siehe Kapitel 5.7.2) durch eine Minipage erstellt werden, da der Text innerhalb von \colorbox nicht umgebrochen werden kann. Diese Lösung sollte man also prinzipiell vorziehen! Mit dem Boxenmenü von Minipage gelingt auch das Verändern der Umrandung ohne weitere TeX-Befehle. Wolfgang
Re: using text boxes in the article. Which document class?
Am Friday 14 January 2011 15:04:11 schrieb Jose Quesada: > Hi, > > I'd love to start using text boxes in the article. Which document class > should I use? > I've attached an example of how the output would look like. > I'd also like to use side notes, as in the thesis class, but that could be > ignored. > > Thanks! insert Box (Minipage, shaded background) the background is red in my case. Don't know how to change that Wolfgang
Re: using text boxes in the article. Which document class?
Am Friday 14 January 2011 15:04:11 schrieb Jose Quesada: > Hi, > > I'd love to start using text boxes in the article. Which document class > should I use? > I've attached an example of how the output would look like. > I'd also like to use side notes, as in the thesis class, but that could be > ignored. > > Thanks! just found http://www.bingel-online.de/lyx/tipps.html#rand unfortunately in German Texthintergrund farbig Farbige Hintergründe - egal ob für einzelne Worte oder Absätze, sind in LyX gegenwärtig nicht direkt anwählbar. Farbig hinterlegte Wörter und kurze(!) Passagen können mit \colorbox in einem TeX-Feld erzeugt werden. Mit \fcolorbox können diese Farbboxen dann einen beliebigen farbigen Rand erhalten: \fcolorbox{Farbname}{Text} Anleitungen dazu finden sich unter -> Hilfe -> Eingebettete Objekte -> Kapitel help > embedded objects > chapter 5.7 5.7 . Unbedingt lesen! Achtung: Farbige Absätze können nur (siehe Kapitel 5.7.2) durch eine Minipage erstellt werden, da der Text innerhalb von \colorbox nicht umgebrochen werden kann. Diese Lösung sollte man also prinzipiell vorziehen! Mit dem Boxenmenü von Minipage gelingt auch das Verändern der Umrandung ohne weitere TeX-Befehle. Wolfgang