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75 THIS IS THE TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT
79 by Fee \SpecialChar LyX
87 \begin_layout Standard
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89 LatexCommand tableofcontents
100 \begin_layout Standard
101 The basic philosophy of \SpecialChar LyX
102 is that you should worry about the content of what
103 you're writing and not the form.
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111 \begin_layout Standard
113 uses \SpecialChar LaTeX
114 , a document preparation system designed by Leslie Lamport in 1985.
115 It, in turn, was built up from a typesetting language called \SpecialChar TeX
117 by Donald Knuth in 1984.
119 is designed around a philosophy similar to that of \SpecialChar LyX
121 Leslie Lamport once said (see reference
122 \begin_inset CommandInset citation
132 The function of typographic design is to help the reader understand the
134 For a document to be easy to read, its visual structure must reflect its
136 Quotations and computer programs, being logically distinct structural elements,
137 should be distinguished visually from one another....
138 Since \SpecialChar LaTeX
139 can't understand your prose, you must explicitly indicate the logical
140 structure by typing special commands....
141 As you are writing your document, you should be concerned with its logical
142 structure, not its visual appearance.
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150 \begin_layout Standard
151 \begin_inset CommandInset label
158 can be useful to more people than \SpecialChar LaTeX
160 It's considerably easier to learn, because you don't need to learn \SpecialChar LaTeX
162 is practically a programming language).
164 is basically like other
165 \begin_inset Quotes eld
168 What you see is what you get
169 \begin_inset Quotes erd
172 word processors, except that \SpecialChar LyX
174 \begin_inset Quotes eld
177 What you see is what you mean
178 \begin_inset Quotes erd
182 In this way, it combines the ease of use of word processors with the power
183 of \SpecialChar LaTeX
185 This is a Good Thing.
186 Also, the file format is platform independent.
187 Best of all, it's FREE!
190 \begin_layout Section
191 Features of \SpecialChar LyX
195 \begin_layout Standard
197 has many features which make writing documents easier.
201 \begin_layout Plain Layout
202 After all, why else would you want to use it?
212 Here's a list of just a few.
215 \begin_layout Itemize
217 worries about margins, and footnote numbering for you
220 \begin_layout Itemize
222 makes it simple to write and edit mathematical formulae
225 \begin_layout Standard
226 For a more philosophical discussion of why \SpecialChar LyX
227 is better than lots of other
228 word processors, see Section
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231 reference "sec:lyxbetter"
235 , which can be found on page
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238 reference "sec:lyxbetter"
245 \begin_layout Section
246 Lame attempts to use other \SpecialChar LyX
250 \begin_layout Standard
251 I wrote a program the other day.
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256 5 REMARK MY AWESOME PROGRAM
259 \begin_layout LyX-Code
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271 \begin_layout LyX-Code
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276 After all that scientific thinking, I started feeling more artistic, so
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286 Typesetting word processor
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290 It saves so much time
293 \begin_layout Section
297 \begin_layout Standard
298 My favorite equation is the solution to a quadratic equation.
300 \begin_inset Formula $ax^{2}+bx+c=0$
304 \begin_inset Formula $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$
311 \begin_layout Standard
312 Another favorite equation is the basis of calculus:
313 \begin_inset Formula $f'(x)\equiv\lim_{\Delta x\rightarrow0}\frac{f(x+\Delta x)-f(x)}{\Delta x}$
320 \begin_layout Section
324 \begin_layout Standard
325 A couple notes about \SpecialChar LyX
329 \begin_layout Itemize
330 I was able to remove the lines made with dashes.
331 They were there purely to separate the title and references from the rest
335 ) knows enough to separate these parts of the document with space.
338 \begin_layout Itemize
339 I didn't bother putting the math equations in display mode.
340 Also, I didn't use \SpecialChar LyX
341 ' automatic equation numbering, because it's not described
349 \begin_layout Itemize
350 I didn't have to type the word
351 \begin_inset Quotes eld
355 \begin_inset Quotes erd
360 automatically writes it (or the word
361 \begin_inset Quotes eld
365 \begin_inset Quotes erd
368 depending on the textclass) when you select
375 \begin_layout Bibliography
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386 : A Document Preparation System.
389 Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, second edition, 1994.