Steve Litt wrote:
If I had to give LyX advice to a prospective author, I'd say that the minute you've committed to using LyX, learn LaTeX.
I've seen people doing full PhD theses in LyX without the slightest clue of latex. Depends all on the field you are in and your requirements.
But as you say, knowing latex is certainly needed for very advanced stuff and tricky customizations.
In my opionion, the VERY FIRST STEP in learning LaTeX is to learn TeX
Disagreed - I'd say I know my way around in Latex pretty ok, without having ever looked at plain TeX. In fact, it is officially discouraged to use low-level TeX constructs and macros in LaTeX.
If I'd have to give an advice to a book author who wants to customize things: look (in this order) at the LyX manuals, the koma-script or memoir manual, and, when needed, the tex-faq.
Just my 2 cents, Konrad
