Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 11:32:41AM +0200, David Kastrup wrote:
> > > For "ordinary characters" like 'a', \mathbb{R}, \sum etc, either the X
> > > symbol font or suitable LaTeX fonts can be used. So saying "math fonts are
> > > ... basically being sloppily rendered line drawings" is a bit
> > > strong.
> >
> > LaTeX fonts? How?
>
> Automatically if your X server is set up to use them.
>
> Don't know what one uses with an installed version of LyX. I always
> run it from the build dir and put /path/to/lyxbuild/lib/xfonts in
> the font path.
Then perhaps the RPM for RedHat should take care to do something like
that.
> > > So why don't you use them in LyX?
> >
> > Because the menu basically just offers entering an X font name? It is
> > always a bear to dig through with xfontsel and try to find something
> > to match properly for every single font in use. That should be left
> > as a final configuration option for the experts.
>
> Come on. You are complaining that you can't use Emacs 20xsomething screen
> font but are unable to locate it with xfontsel?
No, I am complaining that getting a consistent font scheme with fonts
designed for screen use (with a matching size set, and appropriate
fonts for italic, slanted, bold and the like) would be the work of a
day at least. Certainly doable if I were interested in using LyX on
a permanent base, but certainly quite above the head of the user base
LyX tries to appeal to.
> > Note that even the programmer's editor and overall hacker tool
> > Emacs offers font selection schemes, where selecting a scheme will
> > get you a matching set of fonts. And if I naively just select the
> > default font in my X defaults, Emacs will select a fitting set of
> > italics, bold, large and so on from an appropriate scheme to match
> > it.
>
> LyX is not intended as a replacement for your favourite OS. You
> will have to use external tools from time to time I am afraid.
So what external tool would you recommend for selecting an
appropriate font set for screen use with LyX? Where have you
documented its use for that purpose?
> Fine. Now that you've learned it, it should not too hard for you to
> fix the documentation and submit it for inclusion in LyX.
Always nice to hear suggestions like that from somebody who has
explicitly stated that he would certainly never be willing to
contribute even to those components of preview-latex that will be used
within LyX.
Just as a reminder: I am reviewing LyX, not using it. I don't see why
I should be prohibited from reviewing it unless I am going to fix all
its perceived faults myself.
If you don't want to hear criticism, that's ok with me. I thought
that it would be courteous to give you feedback about my findings,
but apparently I have been mistaken.
Sorry for that,
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
