One of the very minor, but useful, features of TeX is the way it lets you
type the nearest approximation to what you want using a 'typewriter
keyboard', and substitutes the typographically neat equivalent. In
particular, 'fancy' quotes (") and en and em dashes (---). I propose that
this UI element could be taken up a level into LyX, with a system that does
One of the very minor, but useful, features of TeX is the way it lets you
type the nearest approximation to what you want using a 'typewriter
keyboard', and substitutes the typographically neat equivalent. In
particular, 'fancy' quotes (") and en and em dashes (---). I propose that
this UI element could be taken up a level into LyX, with a system that does