On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 03:07:03PM -0700, Mario Parra wrote:
> Herbert Voss wrote:
> 
> > Mario Parra wrote:
> >
> > > I guess nobody knows about this problem cause it's been a few days
> > > and got no replies. It is a pitty, I really liked lyx but this is a show
> > > stopper.
> > > My boss uses latex so I need to go back and forth and if I can't then
> > > that's
> > > it, I'll have to write my Ph.D. thesis in latex.
> >
> > if you can write it in latex, you can write it in LyX,
> >
> > that makes no difference. If you have some problem with relyx,
> > than copy the latex-part and insert it as real tex (in red)
> >
> > HErbert
> >
> > --
> > http://www.lyx.org/help/
> 
> Hi Herbert,
> 
> Here is the problem. My advisor doesn't want to use Lyx. He is used
> to latex and will not switch. I love Lyx, Been using it for a couple of
> years and I think it is the best. So I so all my work using Lyx and then
> I export it to latex, send it over to my advisor. He then makes changes,
> deletes stuff, ...  and sends the latex back to me. Then I have to reimport
> the latex back into lyx so I can keep working. This happens very often,
> so having some long procedure for reimporting latex into lyx is just not
> an option. The thesis has lots of pictures that get screwed up when
> reimporting, so I would have to spend half an hour going through the
> lyx document fixing them. Cut and pasting would require the same
> amount of effort.
> Thanks for the reply,
> 
> -Mario

How about this solution?

Keep a copy of your LaTeX file that you send to your advisor, then
when you get his changed copy, use "diff -c" to look at the changes
he actually made and manually (with the help of cut and paste) edit
your LyX file to reflect those changes.

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