On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 07:21:20AM +1000, Kathryn Andersen wrote:
> Hello everyone!
> I am investigating LyX as a possible replacement to my former desktop
> publishing software (die, Microsoft, die!) (ahem) It has many nifty
> features that I like, besides the principle of WYSIWYM is terribly
> appealing. I have never used LaTeX, but with LyX you don't have to
> know it, right?
>
> Unfortunately, my publication (an amateur fiction magazine) is not a
> technical journal or a thesis or a tretise, it's a bit more colourful
> and less formal than that -- which means for certain things, I have had
> to do battle with LyX instead of working with it.
OK, to be honest, I think that for writing in your own layout, you NEED
to learn LaTeX. I am sorry to say that. On the other hand, it is really
not so bad as it seems to be. Get a copy of LaTeX Companion and read it
-- I am not a computer scientist (actually, I am a lawyer) and it was
not so bad even for me (although, I usually use pretty boring mainstream
default stuff).
Happy LyXing and welcome on board!
Matej
