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. ---Kayvan -- Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids: Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89) http://sylvan.com/~kayvan | "crown of her husband" | Robin Gregory (2/28/92)
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