On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Jim wrote:
I am a Lyx user. Lyx is a perfect word processor.
Jim, As I don't use that shortcut key I cannot answer your question. However, I want to point out that LyX (and LaTeX) are not word processors. That term applies to text editors that can do formatting on a word-by-word and line-by-line basis. LyX is a GUI front end to LaTeX, a higher level wrapper for the underlying TeX typesetting system. It is not a WYSIWYG application because the formatting/styling commands are kept in files separate from the text itself, then applied to the text when the file is compiled. Formatting is paragraph-by-paragraph and page-by-page. The differences in the underlying approaches are quite visible in the outputs. I believe it's important for users to really grok the differences between LyX and a word processor. If what one really wants is the latter, then use one of those and do not expect LyX to be another offering in the same category. By the same token, neither LyX/LaTeX nor word processors perform the same function as a page layout program. The latter, and Scribus is an excellent example, focus on design of a page that includes graphics as well as text. Trying to write text in such an application is a major PITA. Use a plain text editor to write and edit, then import the results into a text frame on the layout. Each is a different tool for a different purpose. We all need to understand that there are different tools available, and we should choose the most appropriate one for a given task. Asking one such tool to acquire the functions of another is not reasonable. That's why you can go to the hardware store and buy hammers for tacks, driving nails, framing, forming metal, and so on. No single hammer does it all. Similarly, LyX is neither a word processor nor a graphics-intensive page layout tool. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity Credibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
