1 #LyX 1.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
10 \papersize letterpaper
15 \use_numerical_citations 0
16 \paperorientation portrait
19 \paragraph_separation indent
21 \quotes_language english
29 THIS IS THE TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT
39 \begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
49 The basic philosophy of LyX is that you should worry about the content of
50 what you're writing and not the form.
56 LyX uses LaTeX, a document preparation system designed by Leslie Lamport
58 It, in turn, was built up from a typesetting language called TeX, created
59 by Donald Knuth in 1984.
60 LaTeX is designed around a philosophy similar to that of LyX.
61 Leslie Lamport once said (see reference
62 \begin_inset LatexCommand \cite{lamport}
69 The function of typographic design is to help the reader understand the
71 For a document to be easy to read, its visual structure must reflect its
73 Quotations and computer programs, being logically distinct structural elements,
74 should be distinguished visually from one another....
75 Since LaTeX can't understand your prose, you must explicitly indicate the
76 logical structure by typing special commands....
77 As you are writing your document, you should be concerned with its logical
78 structure, not its visual appearance.
85 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:lyxbetter}
89 LyX can be useful to more people than LaTeX.
90 It's considerably easier to learn, because you don't need to learn LaTeX
91 (which is practically a programming language).
92 LyX is basically like other
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96 What you see is what you get
97 \begin_inset Quotes erd
100 word processors, except that LyX is
101 \begin_inset Quotes eld
104 What you see is what you mean
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109 In this way, it combines the ease of use of word processors with the power
111 This is a Good Thing.
112 Also, the file format is platform independent.
113 Best of all, it's FREE!
119 LyX has many features which make writing documents easier.
125 After all, why else would you want to use it?
133 Here's a list of just a few.
136 LyX worries about margins, and footnote numbering for you
139 LyX makes it simple to write and edit mathematical formulae
142 For a more philosophical discussion of why LyX is better than lots of other
143 word processors, see Section
144 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:lyxbetter}
148 , which can be found on page
149 \begin_inset LatexCommand \pageref{sec:lyxbetter}
156 Lame attempts to use other LyX stuff
159 I wrote a program the other day.
163 5 REMARK MY AWESOME PROGRAM
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180 After all that scientific thinking, I started feeling more artistic, so
186 Typesetting word processor
188 It saves so much time
194 My favorite equation is the solution to a quadratic equation.
196 \begin_inset Formula $ax^{2}+bx+c=0$
200 \begin_inset Formula $x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$
207 Another favorite equation is the basis of calculus:
208 \begin_inset Formula $f'(x)\equiv \lim _{\Delta x\rightarrow 0}\frac{f(x+\Delta x)-f(x)}{\Delta x}$
218 A couple notes about LyXifiying this file:
221 I was able to remove the lines made with dashes.
222 They were there purely to separate the title and references from the rest
224 LyX (LaTeX) knows enough to separate these parts of the document with space.
227 I didn't bother putting the math equations in display mode.
228 Also, I didn't use LyX' automatic equation numbering, because it's not
236 I didn't have to type the word
237 \begin_inset Quotes eld
241 \begin_inset Quotes erd
245 LyX automatically writes it (or the word
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253 depending on the textclass) when you select
264 LaTeX: A Document Preparation System.
267 Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, second edition, 1994.