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3 <id type="desktop">lyx.desktop</id>
4 <licence>GPL-2.0+</licence>
6 <summary>The Document Processor</summary>
8 <p>LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to
9 writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and
10 not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG).</p>
11 <p>LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the
12 ease of use of a graphical interface. This results in
13 world-class support for creation of mathematical content (via a
14 fully integrated equation editor) and structured documents like
15 academic articles, theses, and books. In addition, staples of
16 scientific authoring such as reference list and index creation
17 come standard. But you can also use LyX to create a letter or a
18 novel or a theatre play or film script. A broad array of ready,
19 well-designed document layouts are built in.</p>
20 <p>LyX is for people who want their writing to look great,
21 right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting
22 details, “finger painting” font attributes or futzing around
23 with page boundaries. You just write. On screen, LyX looks like
24 any word processor; its printed output — or richly
25 cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced — looks like
29 <screenshot type="default" width="1000" height="814">http://www.lyx.org/images/about/main_window.png</screenshot>
30 <screenshot width="623" height="431">http://www.lyx.org/images/about/preview_dvi.png</screenshot>
31 <screenshot width="962" height="720">http://www.lyx.org/images/about/edit_menu.png</screenshot>
33 <url type="homepage">http://www.lyx.org</url>
34 <updatecontact>lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org</updatecontact>