Is there a "stable" 1.5.x? Does 1.5.x use the same native format as 1.4.2? Is 1.5.x as reliable and stable as 1.4.2 (meaning it never screws up)?
I'm using Mandriva 2007. Anyone know how difficult it would be for me to install 1.5.x in /usr/local/bin without trashing /usr/bin/lyx, which is 1.4.2? Many thanks SteveT On Wednesday 13 June 2007 09:16, Helge Hafting wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > >> By the way, you keep talking about the VimOutliner, may I ask if you > >> tried the new outline feature of 1.5? (Part of it is also in 1.4.4). > > > > No. I'm still on 1.4.2. I usually upgrade my LyX when I upgrade Mandriva > > versions. In the 5 years I've used LyX, the only added feature so > > wonderful that it compelled me to go through the pain compiling a new LyX > > was character styles (and thanks for that!). > > > > Where can I learn more about LyX's new outline feature? If it's anything > > like MS Word's outline mode, it will be a SPECTACULAR addition to already > > great software. > > See the screenshot that show the outline feature at > http://www.aitel.hist.no/~helgehaf/lyx-outline.png > > (Unusually small LyX window in order to get a smaller image file) > > Outliner subwindow, from top to bottom: > > Pulldown box set to show the TOC (other options > are lists of figures or tables). > > The outline itself, showing all the headings in my test document. > "1.1.1 subsection" is selected. > > A slider that lets you set the detail level. > Example: If you don't care about seeing > subsections (and lower) in a large document, then you use this slider. > > Five buttons: > * refresh - unnecessary if the outline is updated automatically. > Otherwise it will update the outline view. > * decrease depth - will turn the selected subsection into a section > * increase depth - the subsection will become a subsubsection > * Move down - subsection (with contents) moves below "other section" > * Move up - sebsection (with contents) will move above > "1.1 section" > > Helge Hafting -- Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/ (Legal Disclaimer) Follow these suggestions at your own risk.
