Is there LyX repo available? Can I have link to the same? When I try fixing bugs, will need to edit code and run LyX right?
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 11:47 PM, Jicksy John <jicksy.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stefano, > > I am familiar with LaTeX, been using it for submitting Reports and for > making Resume. > > LyX is now installed- will go through the documentation to get further > hold of the things in there. > > You summed up things in a easy manner. Thanks would try to reach till bug > fix soon enough and get back if I encounter any doubts on the path. > > Thank you > Jicksy > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 11:20 PM, stefano franchi < > stefano.fran...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jicksy, >> >> >> welcome to LyX! >> >> It's great to hear you are interested in the round trip conversion >> project. There is currently an intense and ongoing discussion about >> the project on the >> lyx-developers list. See [1]. That is a good starting point on the >> current state of the project and the various design decisions the >> developers are considering. >> >> As for getting familiar with LyX i ngeneral and with its code base in >> particular, I would recommend installing LyX (and TeX distribution >> such as TeXLive or MikTex, depending on your platform) and getting >> used to the program as a user. If you're not familiar with LyX I would >> suggest going though the Tutorial (available from the Help Menu) and >> taking a look at the User's guide (from the same menu). As for LaTex, >> this project requires at least a basic undestanding of what LaTex is, >> how it interacts with LyX on the one hand and with the Tex engine(s) >> on the other hand. If you've never used LaTeX before, I would >> recommend looking at "The not so Short Guide to LaTeX" which is >> available in every Tex distribution (search for lshort.pdf on your >> hard drive after you have installed TeX, or type "texdoc lshort" in a >> terminal if you are on linux). >> >> Once you have a general understanding of how LyX works and interacts >> with LaTeX, I would recommend looking at the bug tracker [2] as a way >> to get familiar with the code base. In particular, search for bugs >> marked "easyfix" and see if you can contribute a patch. >> >> And do not hesitate to ask questions on the Lyx-devel list! >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Stefano >> >> >> >> >> [1] https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/msg182374.html >> >> [2] http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome >> >> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Jicksy John <jicksy.j...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Hi :) >> > >> > I got interested in the Round Trip Conversion project (between LyX and >> > .docx) formats. >> > >> > Would like to know as to how I am supposed to make my earlier >> contribution. >> > >> > Thank you :) >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jicksy John >> > Student >> > College of Engineering,Chengannur >> >> >> >> -- >> __________________________________________________ >> Stefano Franchi >> Associate Research Professor >> Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 >> Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 >> College Station, Texas, USA >> >> stef...@tamu.edu >> http://stefano.cleinias.org >> > > > > -- > Jicksy John > Student > College of Engineering,Chengannur > -- Jicksy John Student College of Engineering,Chengannur
