On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 11:29 +0000, Guenter Milde wrote: > On 2009-01-27, Nikos Alexandris wrote: > > With this phrase starts the description of LyX in Ubuntu's repositories. > > This seems to be taken from the package description in Debian: > > Document Processor > LyX is an almost WYSIWYG-frontend for LaTeX. It makes the power and > typesetting quality of LaTeX available for people who are used to word > processors. Since LyX supports LaTeX's concept of general mark-ups, it > is even easier and faster to create professional quality documents > with it than with usual word processors. It is also possible to use > LaTeX commands within LyX, so nothing of LaTeX's power is lost. > > > I think it should read: LyX is a WYSIWYM document processor. > > I don't think so: the WYSIWYM concept needs explanation itself, so you > cannot use it to explain what LyX is without first introducing this term. > > My proposal would be: > > LyX is a graphical frontend for LaTeX. ... > > > Anybody know's who should be contacted about that (if, of course, you > > _also_ disagree with the current description)? > > Once we agreed on a better way to describe LyX, > just file a bug report to Debian or Ubuntu. > > Günter >
Hi! I think you guys (advanced users + developers) are justified to give the "proper" definition. I am a new user, so my opinion is not of the same weight. I just expressed my thought about this issue. Kind regards, Nikos P.S. @Christian + @all: let's keep this in one thread (doesn't really matter which one (the current or Christian entitled "Who manages the Ubuntu repository for LyX?").
