On Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 09:13:42AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > - There were a few places where you put the lyx shot & the dvi shot on
> > separate lines. IMO, every time except the very first, they ought to go on
>
> Hmm, they are always supposed to be next to each other. Can you point out
> where they aren't. Also, what browser are you using. I laid this out with
> Netscape 3.01 (I know, ancient stuff ...)
Looking at it again, I can't see any time when you did it. In any case, using
tables will stop that from happening.
Oh. One more suggestion. If you *are* cutting down the number of pictures, you
could add in just a couple more features. For example, you could have a
picture next to one of your figure pictures in which you had closed the float
inset ("minimized the figure").
> I would actually not include it with the distribution, but just make it
> part of the Web pages. My original idea (I think) was to have something to
> point skeptics (and other curious parties) to when they wanted to know
> what LyX is really like without having to download and install it first.
> Something like:
>
> \begin{enumerate}
> 1) Gee, I wonder what LyX is really like?
> 2) See Web page.
> 3) Yeah, but how does it really work?
> 4) See graphical tutorial.
> 5) Okay, looks good. I want it.
> 6) Download and install LyX.
> 7) Gee, this isn't so obvious afterall.
> 8) Read real tutorial.
> \end{enumerate}
>
> I could be made part of the documentation, I suppose, but I am hesitant
> tacking another 1.5 MB of stuff onto the distribution. After all,
> lyx-1.0.0pre4.tar still fits on a single floppy if compressed with
> bzip2 -9 :-)
>
OK. Between your objection & JMarc's, I guess I agree. I would still make it
available for download, in case a sysadmin wants to put it on their local web
pages (intranet) for convenience.
However, I *still* think that particularly clueless people (e.g., my mom)
might enjoy doing the graphical tutorial before the much heavier Tutorial.
Perhaps a pointer in Introduction.lyx (and/or in Tutorial.lyx and/or the
README)? Basically, I'm arguing that if LyX has already been downlaoded onto
their system, or if they didn't read the graphical tutorial before downloading
lyx, then your enumerate above doesn't work & people might still enjoy the
lgt.
Oh yeah. The other "larger issue" I wanted to mention is that because the lgt
is more of a tutorial, I think that the Screenshots page is not obsoleted by
it. The screenshots page will still be useful if we want to "wow" people who
want to see lots of features. And since Mike did such a wonderful job on the
lgt, I nominate him to update the screenshots page! (Thanks, Amir.)
-Amir
