On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 07:04:41 AM Hannu Vuolasaho wrote: > Hi! > > I'm also writing my thesis with Lyx. My biggest problem is .doc > template. If I open it on Libreoffice, OpenOffice or MS Office > with different versions I get subtle changes in printout. > > For example vertical space before image might change little and > lines length differ. Then there is the typesetting in Lyx. Lyx' > fonts are generally more readable than Office programs due proper > kerning. > > Now the problem comes. What is the right layout and how I reproduce > it with Lyx. If there is trick please tell to list also.
Hi Hannu, The right layout is whatever your professor says it is. As far as how to reproduce that layout, my best advice is, for the frontmatter, use either ERT (Embedded LaTeX) or simple customized environments to reproduce the desired layout. DO NOT rely on your document class's default title, date, author etc -- that's walking the trail of tears. For the interior of the book, use only styles, try hard not to use ERT. Having been on this list for ten years I've seen a lot of questions from thesis writers. I'd say 90% of the difficulties have been satisfying requirements for the frontmatter, headers/footers, or bibliography/cites/references. Only 10% were for the interior of the mainmatter. The frontmatter is best (and fairly easily) done with ERT, headers and footers are well known as how to accomplish them (fancyfooters), and it seems the bibliography/cites/references problems have been soluble. HTH SteveT Steve Litt Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/key_excellence.htm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
