*Larry S Marso writes:
| The variables are straightforward. I don't understand why
| Edit->Paper doesn't permit you to set them all. And I'm scratching
| my head to figure out what Edit->Paper actually *does* when you set
| "Left/Right/Top/Bottom", which is a very ANTI-LATEX way of looking
|
On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 10:06:28AM -0500, Larry S. Marso wrote:
>
> For all my custom documents, I've designated values for the following:
>
> % Derived
> \setlength{\textheight}{\paperheight-\voffset-\topmargin-\headheight-\head
> sep-\footskip}
> \setlength{\textwidth}{\paperwidth-\hoffset-\m
On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 02:26:06PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>
> Larry> This would address a source of enormous confusion the first
> Larry> time around. The standard "newfile" for a virgin installation
> Larry> confines text to approximately 55% of the printed page. Leave
> Larry> the
On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 02:26:06PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "Larry" == Larry S Marso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Larry> By the way, how does our Edit->Page work.
> Larry> Why are variables omitted?
>
> However, all the docs I have read about changing margins point out
> th
> "Larry" == Larry S Marso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Larry> This suggestion has nothing to do with "Americans". M$ Word
Larry> and WordPerfect, versions shipped all over the world, have a
Larry> blank document template, with minimum margins and other plain
Larry> vanilla characteristics.
This suggestion has nothing to do with "Americans".
M$ Word and WordPerfect, versions shipped all over the world, have a
blank document template, with minimum margins and other plain vanilla
characteristics. About the only difference is the choice of Letter vs. A3
etc.
Presenting first-time use
> "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Lars> | I suppose I could suggest that we wire the "tab" key to turn
Lars> on | paragraph indentation, and add a default 1in length for
Lars> each time | you hit "tab". This would be highly functional and
Lars> consistent with | ou
> "Larry" == Larry S Marso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Larry> Report, article and book all set defaults that reserve space
Larry> for headers, margin pars and footers, and pagestyle default
Larry> creating headers based on sectioning.
And don't forget "that make sure that the length of lines
On Sun, Jan 24, 1999 at 01:10:35AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
> *Larry S Marso writes:
> | 1in/1in/1in/1in -- top/bottom/left/right.
> |
> | I remember first using LyX (before Edit->Paper even existed) and
> | needing a *manual* to set these margins. Ouch.
>
> Why is a template like t
On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Larry S. Marso wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 24, 1999 at 01:10:35AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
> > *Larry S Marso writes:
> > | Two practical suggestions for 1.0, with new users in mind.
> > |
> > | (i) We ought to at least offer new users a "template" for a
> > | stand
On Sun, Jan 24, 1999 at 01:10:35AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
> *Larry S Marso writes:
> | Two practical suggestions for 1.0, with new users in mind.
> |
> | (i) We ought to at least offer new users a "template" for a
> | standard blank page which takes the liberty of setting margins
*Larry S Marso writes:
| Two practical suggestions for 1.0, with new users in mind.
|
| (i) We ought to at least offer new users a "template" for a
| standard blank page which takes the liberty of setting margins of:
|
| 1in/1in/1in/1in -- top/bottom/left/right.
|
| I remember first us
On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 01:33:18PM -0500, Amir Karger wrote:
> I agree that the somewhat limited textclass selection (at least compared to
> what can be done) and example/template selection will make LyX 1.0
> frustrating to use for some users. (But any college student who wants to
> write lette
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