On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 04:45:44PM +0200, Jean-Pierre.Chretien wrote:
>
> >>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:08:24 +1000
> >>From: Kathryn Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Subject: Why Lyx?
> >>
> >>On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 02:30:14AM +0200, Giovanni Tummarello wrote:
> >>> This opens up a question: if you leave alone the fact that lyx is
> >>> free.. and that the underlying latex is supposely bug free. why
> >>> features does lyx offer that word doesnt? (the contrary isnt really to
> >>> be asked :) ) . I mean.. all the manual is boasting about has
> >>> (internal references, footnotes etc etc.. ) are all things that have
> >>> existed for at least 5 years in Word, and the equation editor its the
> >>> same (if not plain better) than the one offered in Lyx.
> >>
> >>"existing" isn't the same as "works well" or "plays well with others".
> >>
> >>(Warning: Tale of Woe follows)
> >>
> >>I wish I could use Lyx at work. Unfortunately the manual for the
> >>software I work on is required (by the client) to be in Word-readable
> >>format.
>
> My colleagues come across this kind of request often, frankly I find
> it hard to understand.
>
> Does the client want to edit the manuals ?
> If the answer is yes, OK, but if it is no, PDF or HTML are
> much better from the point of view of navigation or indexation
> on the electronic support, anf PDF is equivalent for the paper support.
>
> Do I miss someting there ?
"The customer is always right."
They want the manual in electronic format so that they can print it out
themselves. They've always had it in Word, word is everywhere in their
workplace, they aren't going to install Acrobat Reader just for us.
End of story.
Persuading people to change is hard. Persuading clients to change is
impossible.
Kathryn Andersen
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