I like Koma-Script for most everything which is very easy to tweak. But, the LaTeX requirement is a strength, rather than a weakness, in my view, "forcing" a certain structure for most cases.
el On 2013-08-17 23:38 , Charlie wrote: [...] > Pluses, minuses? Don't know what they mean? I think it's a two > way street for me. I do what I want in LyX and bend it to my > will, but it bends me to it's will to a certain extent as well. > Because I don't use fancy fonts as much as I once did. > > I take a bit of time to create a template for just about > everything and tweak it when required. > > The letter template is there for each organisation with > appropriate letterhead, but tweak each one for a short letter or > for people who I think have macular degeneration etc.. > > Some articles need a wider text area, so tweak the geometry on the > fly etc.. > > HTH Charlie [...]