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+#LyX 1.6.2svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
+\lyxformat 345
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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,
+ 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 designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
minimum of effort 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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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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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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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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+Line spacing (e.
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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 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 back
+Go
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+
+Back
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to go back to your earlier location.
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-Addtional Features Manual
+Additional Features Manual
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so check there, too.
- Note that there are two different keybinding maps in common use in the
+ Note that there are two different key binding maps in common use in the
LyX community: the
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-
-Inside that directory is a file called
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-DocStyle.lyx
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-.
- Read it; it's the style sheet for the documentation.
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