Georg Baum wrote:
The last time I installed LyX on winxp with a student the total installation time was about 20 minutes. This included the prerequisites like minsys, python etc. as well as tweaking the configuration to include our local thesis class, toolbar etc. I don't think this time is too long. It was not difficult either, thanks to the people who created the new installer.
I doubt that by "all the prerequisites" you meant to include miktex. I have installed miktex a few times on Windows XP machines, doing a full installation, and it took about an hour every time. Granted, I could have done a "medium" or "small" install, but would it really save me a lot of time?
I am not knocking Lyx or LaTeX, I am an enthusiastic user on Windows and on Linux. However, newbies need a lot of handholding with LyX, and installation is part of that's scary for them.
Dimitrios Diamantaras
