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\begin_body
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.
+ 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
+ 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{}
.
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 LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of his writing.
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and LyX takes care of the rest, following a set of rules called a
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+style
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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.
-
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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
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4.
- However, you forget that you were using 18pt bold instead of 16pt, so you
- type in the heading for Section
+ 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
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-4 in a different font that what you used for Section
+4 in a different font from the one you used for Section
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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 LyX isn't so good for creating posters and flyers.
+ In this case, you
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do
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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.
+ It simply means that it isn't the right tool for the job — you don't use
+ a screwdriver to drive in nails.
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Differences between LyX and Other Word Processors
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+Extra whitespace (e.
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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 over 20 years, and
+ LaTeX has been around since 1985, and
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-TeX isn't only a typesetting engine, it also allows you to define macros.
+TeX isn't only a typesetting engine; it also allows you to define macros.
Most people who use TeX are actually using a macro package which Knuth
created to hide a lot of the typesetting details.
This is where Leslie Lamport enters our story.
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 an uniform, consistent fashion.
+ tables or math formulas in a uniform, consistent fashion.
This is how LaTeX was born.
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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
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style
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This section attempts to account for the difference between LyX and other
word processors.
Simply put, LaTeX is the difference.
- By using LaTeX as its backend, LyX helps you think more about
+ By using LaTeX as its backend, LyX helps you think more about
\emph on
- what
+ what
\emph default
(as in the
\emph on
To make it easier to answer your questions and describe all of the features
of LyX, the documentation has been split up into several different files.
Each one has its own purpose, as described below.
- Before you go plowing into any of those files, however, you should read
- this chapter thoroughly first, since it contains a lot of useful information
+ Before you go ploughing into any of those files, however, you should read
+ this chapter thoroughly, since it contains a lot of useful information
and commentary that can save you some time.
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-Also, please do us a favor -- if anything in these manuals confuses you,
+Also, please do us a favor – if anything in these manuals confuses you,
is unclear, or wrong, don't hesitate to let us know! You can reach the
current document maintainers by mailing to
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.
- If you have questions which are not obviously answered in the documentation,
+ If you have questions that are not obviously answered in the documentation,
and need help fast, there is an active users' mailing list which you can
reach at
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Some may have printed out the manuals.
- Others may be reading it within LyX.
+ Others may be reading them within LyX.
There are some differences between the LyX-file and the printed version.
- First, the title is simply at the top of the document, not formatted on
+ In LyX, the title is simply at the top of the document, not formatted on
a separate page as in some of the printed versions.
Nor are any of the footnotes or the Table of Contents fully visible.
To open a footnote, which looks like this:
.
If you click on that box with the left mouse button, a dialog box will
appear containing a list of all the cross-references in the document.
- This introduction has only two, the first one is named
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You can go to the referred section by right-clicking on the box or by clicking
the button
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Going back to where you came from is just as easy.
Clicking on
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+Go
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to go back to your earlier location.
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-For menu accelerator keys and keybindings, you'll probably get referred
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-
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- (the file
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- When we do need to reference keys, we'll use the following prefixing convention
-:
+When we do need to reference keys, we'll use the following prefixing convention:
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+ (
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-You'll also see something like
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-)
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- from time to time.
- We've listed the possible default keybindings for a function in its entry
- in the
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-
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-,
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- so check there, too.
- Note that there are two different keybinding maps in common use in the
- LyX community: the
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-CUA
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- on Unix systems and use the Emacs editor.
- Unless specifically noted, the keybindings in the documentation are from
- the default CUA map.
- If you like Emacs, you should be smart enough to read the documentation
- and figure out the bindings on your own.
+The list with the currently set shortcuts can be found in the
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-The following list describes the contents of each of the files in the documentat
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User's Guide
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.
- Documents in detail how to use tables, graphics, floats, notes, and boxes.
+ Documents in detail how to use tables, graphics, floats, notes, program
+ listings, and boxes.
It also includes many tricks of the LaTeX masters.
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-Extended
+Math Extension of the
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+User's Guide
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+ Documents in detail how to typeset any kind of formulas.
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+
+\begin_layout Description
+Additional
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the overall behavior of LyX\SpecialChar \@.
This includes such things as keybindings, internati
onalization, and configuration files.
+ It also includes information about layout files, which are needed to get
+ LyX to support LaTeX classes or packages.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Shortcuts Tables with the currently defined LyX shortcuts.
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-configuration LyX investigates your system upon installation.
+Configuration LyX investigates your system upon installation.
This file contains info on what LyX learned about your installation.
Check it to see if you're missing something you might like to have.
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Otherwise, you could needlessly frustrate yourself.
- LyX does all that you need a word processor to do, but using a different
- approach.
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-http://bugzilla.lyx.org/
+http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome
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config.log
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, and mention which compiler you are using.
-
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-http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyx-devel/trunk/lib/doc
+http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyxgit/lib/doc?rev=master
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-Inside that directory is a file called
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- Read it; it's the style sheet for the documentation.
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User's Guide
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- 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.
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-to discuss your intended changes, and get some feedback on them.
+to discuss your intended changes and to get some feedback on them.
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