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\begin_body
\begin_layout Title
-Introduction to LyX
+Introduction to \SpecialChar LyX
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Author
-by the LyX Team
+by the \SpecialChar LyX
+ Team
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
-\begin_layout Standard
-Principal maintainer of this file is
-\noun on
-John Weiss
-\noun default
-.
- If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX
- Documentation mailing list, <lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org>.
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\noindent
+If you have comments on or corrections to this documentation, please send
+ them to the \SpecialChar LyX
+ Documentation mailing list:
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
+type "mailto:"
+literal "false"
\end_inset
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Chapter
-The Philosophy of LyX
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Quote
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-Uncle Cosmo, why do they call this a word processor?
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Quote
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset CommandInset toc
+LatexCommand tableofcontents
-It's simple, Skyler.
- You've seen what food processors do to food, right?
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Quote
-
-\hfill
---- Jeff MacNelly in
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-Shoe
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\begin_layout Section
+The Philosophy of \SpecialChar LyX
-
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Section
-What is LyX?
+\begin_layout Subsection
+What is \SpecialChar LyX
+?
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-LyX is a document preparation system.
+\SpecialChar LyX
+ is a document preparation system.
It excels at letting you create complex technical and scientific articles
- with mathematics, cross-references, bibliographies, indices, etc.
- It is very good at documents of any length in which the usual processing
- abilities are required: automatic sectioning and pagination, spellchecking,
- and so forth.
+ with mathematics, cross-references, bibliographies, indexes, etc.
+ It is very good for working with documents of any length in which the usual
+ processing abilities are required: automatic sectioning and pagination,
+ spell checking and so forth.
It can also be used to write a letter to your mom, though granted, there
are probably simpler programs available for that.
It is definitely not the best tool for creating banners, flyers, or advertiseme
nts (we'll explain why later), though with some effort all these can be
done, too.
- Some examples of what it is used for: memos, letters, dissertations and
- theses, lecture notes, seminar notebooks, conference proceedings, software
- documentation, books (on PostgreSQL, remote sensing, cryptology, fictional
- novels, poetry, and even a children's book or two), articles in refereed
- scientific journals, scripts for plays and movies, business proposals \SpecialChar \ldots{}
+ Here are some examples of what it is used for: memos, letters, dissertations
+ and theses, lecture notes, seminar notebooks, conference proceedings, software
+ documentation, books, articles in refereed scientific journals, scripts
+ for plays and movies, business proposals, presentations \SpecialChar ldots
- you get the idea.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-LyX is a program that provides a modern approach to writing documents with
+\SpecialChar LyX
+ is a program that provides a modern approach to writing documents with
a computer by using a markup language paradigm, an approach that breaks
with the obsolete tradition of the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-typewriter concept.
+typewriter concept
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
+.
It is designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
- minimum of effort without becoming specialists in typesetting.
+ minimum of effort and without becoming specialists in typesetting.
The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, not the author;
- with LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of her writing.
+ with \SpecialChar LyX
+, the author can concentrate on the contents of his writing.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Part of the initial challenge of using LyX comes from the change in thinking
+Part of the initial challenge of using \SpecialChar LyX
+ comes from the change in thinking
that you, the user, must make.
At one time, all we had for creating documents were typewriters, so we
all learned certain tricks to get around their limitations.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-This is where LyX differs from an ordinary word processor.
+This is where \SpecialChar LyX
+ differs from an ordinary word processor.
You don't concern yourself with what character goes where.
- You tell LyX
+ You tell \SpecialChar LyX
+
\emph on
what you're doing
\emph default
- and LyX takes care of the rest, following a set of rules called a
+ and \SpecialChar LyX
+ takes care of the rest, following a set of rules called a
\emph on
-style.
+style
\emph default
-
+.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
-\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
To be fair, most recent versions of the most popular office suites now have
some sort of style sheets which follow a similar markup method.
However, our experience is that they are still rarely used in practice.
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-Introduction\SpecialChar \@.
+Introduction\SpecialChar endofsentence
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-1.\InsetSpace ~
-\InsetSpace ~
+1.
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
Introduction
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
.
Of course, if you later decide that this section belongs someplace else
- in the document, or if you insert a new section before it, you need to
- change the numbering for this and all following sections, as well as any
- entry in the table of contents.
-
+ in the document or if you insert a new section before it, you need to change
+ the numbering for this and all following sections, as well as any entry
+ in the table of contents.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-In LyX, you go to the pull-down on the far left of the button bar and select
+In \SpecialChar LyX
+, you go to the pull-down on the far left of the button bar and select
\family sans
Section
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-Introduction\SpecialChar \@.
-
+Introduction
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
-
+.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Yes, that's all.
- If you cut and paste the section, it will automatically be renumbered ---
+ If you cut and paste the section, it will automatically be renumbered —
everywhere.
And if you enter references to that section correctly (by inserting cross-refer
-ence tags), LyX will automatically update them all throughout the file so
- that you never, ever type a section number.
+ence tags), \SpecialChar LyX
+ will automatically update them all throughout the file so that
+ you never, ever type a section number.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Now let's look at the problem of consistency.
- Five days later, you reopen your report and start Section\InsetSpace ~
+ Five days later, you reopen your report and start Section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
4.
- However, you forget that you were using 18pt bold instead of 16pt, so you
- type in the heading for Section\InsetSpace ~
-4 in a different font that what you used
- for Section\InsetSpace ~
+ However, you forget that you were using 18
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+pt bold instead of 16
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+pt, so you type in the heading for Section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+4 in a different font from the one you used for Section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
1.
- That problem doesn't even exist in LyX.
+ That problem doesn't even exist in \SpecialChar LyX
+.
The computer takes care of all that silly bookkeeping about which thing
has what size font, not you.
After all, that's what a computer is good at.
You need to figure out where to put the label for each list item, what
that label should be, how many blank lines to put between each item, and
so on.
- Under LyX, you have only two concerns: what kind of list is this, and what
- do I want to put in it.
- That's it.
+ Under \SpecialChar LyX
+, you have only two concerns: what kind of list is this, and what
+ do I want to put in it? That is it.
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-So, the basic idea behind LyX is: specify
+So, the basic idea behind \SpecialChar LyX
+ is: specify
\emph on
what
\emph default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- the LyX model is
+ the \SpecialChar LyX
+ model is
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\end_inset
It's a powerful idea that greatly simplifies the mechanics of writing documents.
- This is also why LyX isn't so good for creating posters and flyers---in
- this case, you
+ This is also why \SpecialChar LyX
+ isn't so good for creating posters and flyers.
+ In this case, you
\emph on
do
\emph default
want to specify exactly where everything goes, because there are no functional
units like paragraphs, sections, etc.
- This doesn't mean LyX is missing some cool function.
- It simply means that it isn't the right tool for the job --- you don't
- use a screwdriver to drive in nails (unless your screwdriver comes with
- a lifetime warranty).
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Section
-Differences between LyX and Other Word
-\newline
-Processors
-\begin_inset OptArg
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-LyX and Other Word Processors
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-
-\begin_inset Foot
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-No, we're not trying to start (or win) a word processor holy war here.
- But we do think it's important to describe LyX's features.
- And one of LyX's main features, WYSIWYM, is a fundamentally different concept
- than the one that most of people have about word processing.
+ This doesn't mean \SpecialChar LyX
+ is missing some cool function.
+ It simply means that it isn't the right tool for the job — you don't use
+ a screwdriver to drive in nails.
\end_layout
-\end_inset
-
-
+\begin_layout Subsection
+Differences between \SpecialChar LyX
+ and Other Word Processors
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Here's a list of things you won't find in LyX:
+Here's a list of things you won't find in \SpecialChar LyX
+:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-Extra whitespace (i.e.
- hitting
+Extra whitespace (e.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+g.
+\begin_inset space \space{}
+\end_inset
+
+hitting
\family sans
Enter
\family default
\begin_layout Standard
Tab stops, along with a ruler showing you the position of things on the
- page, are useless in LyX.
+ page, are useless in \SpecialChar LyX
+.
The program worries about where things go on the page, not you.
- Extra whitespace is similar; LyX adds them where necessary, depending on
- context.
+ Extra whitespace is similar; \SpecialChar LyX
+ adds it where necessary, depending on context.
Not being able to type two blank lines in a row will be annoying at first,
but it makes more sense once you're thinking in WYSIWYM terms.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Here are some things that exist in LyX, but aren't used as you might think:
+Here are some things that exist in \SpecialChar LyX
+, but aren't used as you might think:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-Line spacing (i.e.
- single spaced, double spaced, etc.)
+Line spacing (e.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+g.
+\begin_inset space \space{}
+\end_inset
+
+single spaced, double spaced, etc.)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Although they exist in LyX, you generally don't need them.
- LyX will take care of these things for you, depending on what you're doing.
+Although they exist in \SpecialChar LyX
+, you generally don't need them.
+ \SpecialChar LyX
+ will take care of these things for you, depending on what you're doing.
Different parts of the document are automatically set in a different typeface
and font size.
Paragraph indenting is context dependent; different types of paragraphs
get indented differently.
Page breaks get handled automatically, as well.
In general, the space between lines, between words, and between paragraphs
- is variable, set by LyX.
+ is variable, set by \SpecialChar LyX
+.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
-\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
There are ways to adjust all of these (only some of which require knowledge
- of LaTeX), either for a whole document or for a specific location in a
- document.
+ of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+), either for a whole document or for a specific location in a document.
See the
\emph on
User's Guide
\emph default
and/or the
\emph on
-Extended Features
+Additional Features
\emph default
manual for details.
\end_layout
\end_inset
-
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Lastly, there are a few areas where we believe LyX (and LaTeX) surpasses
- many word processors:
+Lastly, there are a few areas where we believe \SpecialChar LyX
+ (and \SpecialChar LaTeX
+) surpasses many word
+ processors:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
Granted, many modern word processors can handle mathematical symbols, tables,
and hyphenation, and many have moved towards style definitions and the
WYSIWYM concept.
- However, they've only recently been able to do so, whereas LyX is built
- upon the LaTeX document preparation system.
- LaTeX has been around for decades, and
+ However, they've only recently been able to do so, whereas \SpecialChar LyX
+ is built upon
+ the \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ document preparation system.
+ \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ has been around since 1985, and
\emph on
works
\emph default
.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Section
-What the heck
-\emph on
-is
-\emph default
- LaTeX (and why do I care)?
+\begin_layout Subsection
+What is \SpecialChar LaTeX
+?
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-LaTeX is a document preparation system designed by Leslie Lamport in 1985.
+\SpecialChar LaTeX
+ is a document preparation system designed by Leslie Lamport in 1985.
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
-\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
The source for the info in this section is
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-
\emph on
-A Guide to LaTeX2e
-\emph default
-,
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+A Guide to \SpecialChar LaTeX2e
- by Helmut Kopka and Patrick Daly, which has an entry in the bibliography
+\emph default
+, by Helmut Kopka and Patrick Daly, which has an entry in the bibliography
of the
\emph on
User's Guide
\emph default
-\SpecialChar \@.
+\SpecialChar endofsentence
\end_layout
\end_inset
- It, in turn, was built up from a typesetting language called TeX, created
- by Donald Knuth in 1984.
-
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-TeX
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- is pronounced like
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-blech!
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- which is how many people feel about it.
- However, most folks don't understand just what TeX is.
- TeX takes a sequence of typesetting commands, written in a script in an
- ASCII file, and executes them.
- It's a bit more complicated than a typewriter, but not nearly as involved
- as an actual printing press; however, many of the
+ It was built up from a typesetting language called \SpecialChar TeX
+, created by Donald
+ Knuth in 1984.
+ \SpecialChar TeX
+ takes a sequence of typesetting commands, written in a script in an ASCII
+ file, and executes them.
+ Many of the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\end_inset
of the printing trade were modeled by Knuth as computer algorithms and
- incorporated into TeX, thus its excellent printed appearance.
- In any case, what comes directly out of TeX is the so-called
+ incorporated into \SpecialChar TeX
+, hence its excellent printed appearance.
+ What comes directly out of \SpecialChar TeX
+ is the portable document format
+\emph on
+pdf
+\emph default
+ or the so-called
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\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- format file, or
-\family typewriter
-dvi
-\family default
- for short.
- You can then feed the
-\family typewriter
-dvi
-\family default
- file to anything that understands
-\family typewriter
-dvi
-\family default
-, or converts
-\family typewriter
+ format file
+\emph on
dvi
-\family default
- to other formats like PostScript®, PDF, etc.
+\emph default
+.
+ The dvi format is often used for previews and can later be converted to
+ other formats like PostScript.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-If it weren't for one other feature, all TeX would be is a typesetting engine.
- However, TeX also allows you to define macros.
- This is where the action begins.
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Most people who use TeX are actually using a macro package which Knuth created
+\SpecialChar TeX
+ isn't only a typesetting engine; it also allows you to define macros.
+ Most people who use \SpecialChar TeX
+ are actually using a macro package which Knuth created
to hide a lot of the typesetting details.
- This is what most people think of when they think of TeX\SpecialChar \@.
- Ordinary users
- don't work with raw TeX, which are the bare-bones typesetting commands.
- People creating new macro-packages do that.
This is where Leslie Lamport enters our story.
- He wanted a macro package that was more user-oriented and less typesetter-orien
-ted, a set of commands that consistently typeset things like sections or
- tables or math formulae in a uniform, consistent fashion with as little
- fuss as possible.
- This is how LaTeX was born.
+ He wanted a macro package that was more user- and less typesetter-oriented,
+ with a set of commands that consistently typeset things like sections,
+ tables or math formulas in a uniform, consistent fashion.
+ This is how \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ was born.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Now, in parallel with the development and growth of LaTeX, other folks were
- creating their own custom macro packages for TeX, ones to make slides or
- articles for math journals and so on.
- Some used the raw TeX facilities to do this, others began modifying LaTeX.
- To try and unify this mess, a team of LaTeX-nicians (including Lamport,
- of course) began to work on LaTeX2e, the current version of LaTeX, during
- the late 1980's.
- This new version of LaTeX has commands which provide an easier-to-use interface
- to TeX's macro-creating commands (remember TeX?), aid in the use of new
- fonts, and so on.
- In fact, LaTeX is quite an extensive language in its own right! Users around
- the world have been creating their own add-ons for LaTeX beyond the standard
+Now, in parallel with the development and growth of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+, other folks were creating
+ their own custom macro packages for \SpecialChar TeX
+, ones to make slides or articles for
+ math journals and so on.
+ Some used the raw \SpecialChar TeX
+ facilities to do this, others began modifying \SpecialChar LaTeX
+.
+ To try and unify this mess, a team of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+-nicians began to work on \SpecialChar LaTeX2e
+, the current
+ version of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+, during the late 1980's.
+ This new version of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ has commands which provide an easier-to-use interface
+ to \SpecialChar TeX
+'s macro-creating commands, aid in the use of new fonts, and so on.
+ In fact, \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ is quite an extensive language in its own right! Users around
+ the world have been creating their own add-ons for \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ beyond the standard
ones.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-There are two ways to extend LaTeX: classes and styles.
+There are two ways to extend \SpecialChar LaTeX
+: classes and styles.
A
\emph on
class
\emph default
- is a set of LaTeX (and TeX) macros describing a new type of document, like
- a book, or an article.
- There are classes for slides, for physics and math journals\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+ is a set of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ macros describing a new type of document, like a book, or
+ an article.
+ There are classes for slides, for physics and math journals\SpecialChar ldots
many universities
- even have a class for their thesis format! A
+ even have a class for their thesis format.
+ A
\emph on
style
\emph default
behavior
\emph default
that any document can use.
- For example, LyX controls page margins and line spacing using two different
- LaTeX style-files designed for these purposes.
+ For example, \SpecialChar LyX
+ controls page margins and line spacing using two different
+ \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ style-files designed for these purposes.
There are style-files for a whole slew of things: printing labels or envelopes,
changing indentation behavior, adding new fonts, manipulating graphics,
designing fancy page headings, customizing bibliographies, altering the
location and appearance of footnotes, tables, and figures, customizing
- lists, et cetera.
+ lists, etc.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Here's a summary:
+Here is a summary:
\end_layout
-\begin_layout List
-\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-TeX: Typesetting language with macro capability.
+\begin_layout Description
+\SpecialChar TeX
+: Typesetting language with macro capability.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout List
-\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-LaTeX: Macro package built upon TeX\SpecialChar \@.
+\begin_layout Description
+\SpecialChar LaTeX
+: Macro package built upon \SpecialChar TeX
+\SpecialChar endofsentence
\end_layout
-\begin_layout List
-\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-classes: Descriptions of a type of document, using LaTeX\SpecialChar \@.
+\begin_layout Description
+classes: Descriptions of types of document used with \SpecialChar LaTeX
+\SpecialChar endofsentence
\end_layout
-\begin_layout List
-\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-styles: Alters the default behavior of LaTeX in some way.
+\begin_layout Description
+styles: Descriptions of the default behavior of particular elements of \SpecialChar LaTeX
+.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout List
-\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-LyX: Visual, WYSIWYM word-processor that uses LaTeX in all its glory to
- do its printing.
+\begin_layout Description
+\SpecialChar LyX
+: Visual, WYSIWYM document processor that uses \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ to do its typesetting.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-The idea of this section was to try and explain
+This section attempts to explain the difference between \SpecialChar LyX
+ and a word processor.
+ Simply put, \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ is the difference.
+ By using \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ as its backend, \SpecialChar LyX
+ helps you to think more about
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.
-
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+Some of you may have printed out the manuals.
+ Others may be reading them within \SpecialChar LyX
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+ There are some differences between the \SpecialChar LyX
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+ In \SpecialChar LyX
+, the title is simply at the top of the document, not formatted on a
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+to
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+ Click on
+\family sans
+Go
+\begin_inset space ~
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+\begin_layout Standard
+Now that we've cleared up some of the differences between the printed and
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-\end_layout
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\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
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-\end_inset
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\end_inset
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-\emph default
-,
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-\end_inset
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- Note that there are two different keybinding maps in common use in the
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-\emph on
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-\emph default
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-\emph on
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+\begin_layout Subsection
+The Manuals
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+The following list describes the contents of the basic documentation files
+ that you find in the
+\family sans
+Help
+\family default
+ menu:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Introduction This file.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Tutorial If you are new to \SpecialChar LyX
+, and have never used \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ before, you should start
+ here.
+ If you have used \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ before, you should still read the
+\emph on
+Tutorial
+\emph default
+, starting with the section on
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+\SpecialChar LyX
+ for \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ users.
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ (Skimming through the rest of the document wouldn't hurt, either.)
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+User's
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Guide The primary documentation.
+ We'll cover
+\emph on
+most
+\emph default
+ of the basic operation and available features of \SpecialChar LyX
+ here.
+ The main manual assumes that you have read the
+\emph on
+Tutorial
+\emph default
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Embedded
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Objects Extension of the
+\emph on
+User's Guide
+\emph default
+.
+ Documents in detail how to use tables, graphics, floats, notes, program
+ listings and boxes.
+ It also includes many tricks of the \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ masters.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Math Extension of the
+\emph on
+User's Guide
+\emph default
+.
+ Documents in detail how to typeset any kind of formula.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Additional
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Features Extension of the
+\emph on
+User's Guide
+\emph default
+.
+ Documents how to use raw \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ commands, additional layouts and special-purpose
+ editing features.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Customization A description of advanced \SpecialChar LyX
+ features, including how to customize
+ the overall behavior of \SpecialChar LyX
+\SpecialChar endofsentence
+ This includes such things as keybindings, internationa
+lization and configuration files.
+ It also includes information about layout files, which are needed to get
+ \SpecialChar LyX
+ to support \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ classes or packages.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Shortcuts Tables of the currently defined \SpecialChar LyX
+ shortcuts.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+\SpecialChar LaTeX
+
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Configuration A report produced by \SpecialChar LyX
+ about your system.
+ This file contains information on what \SpecialChar LyX
+ learned about your installation.
+ Check it to see if you're missing something you might like to have.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
These files will reference one another as necessary.
For example, the
\emph on
\begin_layout Standard
\align center
-If you are new to LyX, read the
+If you are new to \SpecialChar LyX
+, read the
\emph on
Tutorial
\emph default
.
- Now\SpecialChar \@.
+ Now\SpecialChar endofsentence
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Otherwise, you could needlessly frustrate yourself.
- LyX does all that you need a word processor to do, but using a different
- approach.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Chapter
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:Contrib}
+\begin_layout Section
+Contributing to the \SpecialChar LyX
+ Project
+\begin_inset CommandInset label
+LatexCommand label
+name "sec:Contrib"
\end_inset
-Contributing to the LyX Project
+
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Section
-Contributing to LyX
+\begin_layout Subsection
+Contributing to \SpecialChar LyX
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-LyX is mostly written in C++.
+\SpecialChar LyX
+ is mostly written in C++ (the \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ importer is written in Python).
It is a large project, and as a result it is not free from bugs, or the
need for improvements in the source code.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Subsection
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
Reporting a bug
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-While using LyX, you may find behaviour which you consider a bug.
+While using \SpecialChar LyX
+, you may find behavior which you consider a bug.
Crashes, though rare, can happen.
- User interface problems are considered major bugs by the LyX team: especially
- helpful are indications of parts of the LyX interface you find confusing,
+ User interface problems are considered major bugs by the \SpecialChar LyX
+ team: especially
+ helpful are indications of parts of the \SpecialChar LyX
+ interface you find confusing,
or unclear.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-LyX has a bug tracking system, which you can find at
-\family typewriter
+\SpecialChar LyX
+ has a bug tracking system, which you can find at
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \htmlurl[LyX bug tracker]{http://bugzilla.lyx.org/}
-\end_inset
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome"
+\end_inset
-\family default
.
You should check the bug tracker before reporting any bugs, in case it
has already been reported.
If you have a comment on an existing bug, or wish to report a new bug,
you may either use the bug tracker, or send an e-mail to the development
mailing list,
-\family typewriter
-lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org
-\family default
-.
- Archives of this list are linked from the main LyX website,
-\family typewriter
-
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \htmlurl[LyX website]{http://www.lyx.org/}
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org"
+type "mailto:"
+literal "false"
\end_inset
+.
+ Archives of this list are linked from the main \SpecialChar LyX
+ website,
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "http://www.lyx.org"
+
+\end_inset
-\family default
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-A good (useful) bug report will at a minimum include the version of LyX
- you are having the problem with.
- Accurate, detailed descriptions are preferred - the more time developers
+A useful bug report will at a minimum include the version of \SpecialChar LyX
+ you are having
+ the problem with.
+ Accurate, detailed descriptions are preferred — the more time developers
have to spend to pinpoint the source of a bug, the less time they have
for other improvements.
- Mention the system and system version you are running LyX with.
+ Mention the system and system version on which you are running \SpecialChar LyX
+.
Give the versions of the libraries you have installed on your system, and,
- if relevant, the versions of external programs that LyX uses.
+ if relevant, the versions of external programs that \SpecialChar LyX
+ uses.
If it's a compilation or configuration problem, include the file
\family typewriter
config.log
\family default
, and mention which compiler you are using.
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-If you can make LyX crash, please take the time to produce a backtrace with
- a non-stripped lyx executable.
- The one built in the source directory is per default not stripped, while
- the installed binary is stripped.
- So, run LyX from gdb by typing, for example,
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-\size small
-gdb /users/steve/lyx-1.0.x/src/lyx
-\family default
-\size default
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- and then
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-\size small
-run
-\family default
-\size default
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
-.
- Make LyX crash and you'll return to gdb.
- Use
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-\size small
-bt
-\family default
-\size default
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- to produce a backtrace and include the output in the bug report
-\begin_inset Foot
-status collapsed
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-if you want to be thorough, use the
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-info locals
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- and
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
-
-\family typewriter
-up
-\family default
-
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- commands to print out the values of local variables at a few stack levels.
-\end_layout
-
-\end_inset
-
-.
- If possible, then a description of a way to reproduce the bug is more important
- than a backtrace, because then we have the possibility to roll our own
- backtrace.
- If the bug is not easily reproducible, a backtrace is essential, because
- then that might be all we've got.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Subsection
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
Contributing fixes and new features
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-If you have made changes to LyX's source that you think should become part
- of LyX, send your changes as a diff file (in unified format) to the development
+If you have made changes to \SpecialChar LyX
+'s source that you think should become part
+ of \SpecialChar LyX
+, send your changes as a diff file (in unified format) to the development
list referenced above, along with a change log, and a description of what
your patch does.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Section
+\begin_layout Subsection
Contributing to the Documentation
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-LyX's documentation is extensive; however LyX is under constant development,
- and each new release adds new features.
+\SpecialChar LyX
+'s documentation is extensive; however \SpecialChar LyX
+ is under constant development, and
+ each new release adds new features.
You may find some documentation needs improvement.
This section describes what to do if you find an error, or have some suggestion
s for improving the documentation.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Subsection
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
Reporting Errors in the Manuals
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
If you find a problem with the documentation, send a message to the mailing
list
-\family typewriter
-lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org
-\family default
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
+type "mailto:"
+literal "false"
+
+\end_inset
+
.
The documentation team will make any necessary fixes.
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Subsection
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
Joining the Documentation Team.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-The LyX Documentation Project, like anything else in the LyX project, can
- always use assistance! If you're interested in contributing to the Documentatio
-n Project, you need to do the following assignment
-\emph on
-first
-\emph default
-:
+The \SpecialChar LyX
+ Documentation Project, like anything else in the \SpecialChar LyX
+ project, can always
+ use assistance! If you're interested in contributing to the Documentation
+ Project, you need to do the following:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Get the latest LyX source code.
- Untar it.
-\begin_inset Foot
-status collapsed
+Get the latest \SpecialChar LyX
+ source code from
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
-\begin_layout Standard
-The more adventurous can grab the latest documentation anonymously from
- the LyX CVS repository - it is contained in the
-\family typewriter
-lyxdoc
-\family default
- module.
-\end_layout
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "https://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyxgit/lib/doc?rev=master "
\end_inset
- You will find a directory inside the main tree called
-\family typewriter
-lib/doc/
-\family default
-.
- Inside that directory is a file called
-\family typewriter
-DocStyle.lyx
-\family default
-.
- Read it; it's the style sheet for the documentation.
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
\emph on
Tutorial
\emph default
-.
-
-\end_layout
-\begin_deeper
-\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
The point of this exercise is to give you ideas.
The
\emph on
\emph on
User's Guide
\emph default
- is likely to be the most up-to-date of all of the documentation.
+ are likely to be the most up-to-date of all of the documentation.
You should be able to glean some insights into how we want the manuals
to read and to look.
\end_layout
-\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Contact the team at:
-\end_layout
+Contact the team at:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
-\begin_deeper
-\begin_layout Standard
-\family typewriter
-lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org
-\end_layout
+\begin_inset CommandInset href
+LatexCommand href
+target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
+type "mailto:"
+literal "false"
-\begin_layout Standard
-to discuss your intended changes, and get some feedback on them.
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+to discuss your intended changes and to get some feedback on them.
\end_layout
-\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
The changes you wish to make may range from improving clarity of the text,
to doing major re-structuring of the documentation.
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