> It would also be nice if we could include a visual gallery of > what a sample document might look like? One of the big > problems for new users is they don't have any idea as a > default document looks like. As far as they're concerned, > book (Tufte) is the same as book (Memoir).=
Well... That's me! :D To resume in the start page we want: + A list of recently opened documents + A list of template documents with a quick graphical preview (as a clickable image or maybe a tooltip?) + A list of examples + Links to documentation (from Help menu) x No RSS ? Notification of new version available (Win & Mac) ? Tip of the day: we have a LOT of "hidden" feature, a uninvasive tip-of-the-day would be a good way to spread the knowledge of adavanced LyX features Other ideas? > Maybe as a prerequisite to this we should add some sane > categorization for layouts, something I have in mind > for a long time. Instead of (mis)using the naming (as > in "presentation (beamer)"), we should add a tag to > the layout files, e.g. > > ClassType presentation Jurgen: do you think you can make the categorization of layouts in a reasonable time or should we start using things as they're right now? In the following days I'll make a draft widget and I'll post some image. venom00
