Richard Heck schrieb: > Steve Litt wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This is a general question for all those asking about converting LyX to MS >> Word... >> >> Why not use MS Word from the beginning? [snip] But hard as I rack my brains, >> I can't think of a reason to start a project in LyX, and THEN convert it to >> MS Word. >> > I don't always know where the paper will end up, anyway---a journal, a > collection of papers, or whatever---let alone in what format they'll > want it. Even if I did, I find it much more comfortable to write in LyX,
I agree with Richard on both points. Another point for scientists is that until your manuscript is accepted somewhere, it is floating around the web or on conference CDs and nobody except yourself is responsible for the layout. (Or where your footnotes are placed, if you know what I mean...) -sven
