Charles de Miramon wrote:
My experience is that you give a word file that is crudely imported in a DTP
program by a secretary with little knowledge. Anything complex (tables,
figures, index) will be hopelessly botched. Somme publishers like
L'Harmattan in France or Peter Lang in Germany don't ev
2009/3/25 Les Denham
> [...] The Press ceased operations because Morris ran out of
> money. It never made a profit, never broke even, in spite of the high
> prices
> charged for its books.
>
What I can say in that case... Economy against traditions. Traditions
against economy. There is nothing
On Wednesday 25 March 2009 03:32:56 am Manveru wrote:
> All that and previous discussion leads me to the conclusion, that every
> publisher preparing books for the market (in does not matter wheter it is a
> book for bookstore or some publication for professors), who does not invest
> in profession
On Wednesday 25 March 2009 04:32:56 am Manveru wrote:
> I would like to drop a cent to the whole discussion.
>
> I am terrified reading about way how some publishers treats publication.
> Leaving layout to the author is the worst scenario from readers point of
> view. Author is responsible for cont
I would like to drop a cent to the whole discussion.
I am terrified reading about way how some publishers treats publication.
Leaving layout to the author is the worst scenario from readers point of
view. Author is responsible for content - the knowledge or scenario - and
only small group of them
This has been an interesting discussion. I agree with Stefano that it
seems to have divided the "publishers" from the "authors" - and I am
aware that this is not an entirely fair description of the two
approaches.
I was Professor of Law at the University of Sydney before my
retirement. Not exact
On Tuesday 24 March 2009 12:18:38 Steve Litt wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 March 2009 09:52:32 am Charles de Miramon wrote:
> > stefano franchi wrote:
> > > On the other hand:
> > >
> > > * LyX produces glorious output--through LaTex---but that's not that
> > > important to me, because no one in my field
On Tuesday 24 March 2009 01:44:26 pm Piero Faustini wrote:
> Steve Litt writes:
> > With the advent of the eBook, it doesn't have to be that way. "Printing"
> > an eBook, complete with personalization at the bottom of every page so
> > the reader thinks twice about posting his copy for the world t
Steve Litt writes:
> With the advent of the eBook, it doesn't have to be that way. "Printing" an
> eBook, complete with personalization at the bottom of every page so the
> reader thinks twice about posting his copy for the world to see, it the
> running of a one minute computer program. I hav
On Tuesday 24 March 2009 12:06:22 pm Piero Faustini wrote:
> Purist LaTeXians don't like LyX. I don't like LaTeX code. LaTeX code is a
> way for the computer to represent content. Computer, though, like it. I
> don't. I like LyX representation which is DESIGNED for me. Thorugh Latex,
> computer ca
On Tuesday 24 March 2009 09:52:32 am Charles de Miramon wrote:
> stefano franchi wrote:
> > On the other hand:
> >
> > * LyX produces glorious output--through LaTex---but that's not that
> > important to me, because no one in my field would accept a LaTex file. In
> > fact I doubt they would even k
On Tuesday 24 March 2009 05:48:53 am Manveru wrote:
> 2009/3/24 Abdelrazak Younes
>
> > Steve, Stefano,
> >
> > Not everyone read this list (only a minority even).
> > You guys should create a LyX planet and start blogging about LyX. We need
> > that kind of informed advertising :-)
> >
> > Abdel.
I can't thank you all enough for your time and interest. Just a bunch of
answers to single answers, and a thought, but I think it can interest all of
you:
@Steve: wise LyX usage and great propaganda, I can use some of your arguments,
thanks... but I think I'll keep the WYSIWYM in the title!
@S
On Tuesday 24 March 2009 08:52:32 Charles de Miramon wrote:
> stefano franchi wrote:
> > On the other hand:
> >
> > * LyX produces glorious output--through LaTex---but that's not that
> > important to me, because no one in my field would accept a LaTex file. In
> > fact I doubt they would even know
stefano franchi wrote:
> On the other hand:
>
> * LyX produces glorious output--through LaTex---but that's not that
> important to me, because no one in my field would accept a LaTex file. In
> fact I doubt they would even know what it is. And they would not accept a
> camera-ready file either. Al
2009/3/24 Abdelrazak Younes
> Steve, Stefano,
>
> Not everyone read this list (only a minority even).
> You guys should create a LyX planet and start blogging about LyX. We need
> that kind of informed advertising :-)
>
> Abdel.
>
>
>
LyX Planet could be created on Wiki - just new section.
--
M
Steve, Stefano,
Not everyone read this list (only a minority even).
You guys should create a LyX planet and start blogging about LyX. We
need that kind of informed advertising :-)
Abdel.
2009/3/23 Steve Litt
> On Monday 23 March 2009 12:07:00 pm Piero Faustini wrote:
> > Hello,
> > in a couple of months I have to speak at a conference about computers &
> > music/critical editions. I will introduce to a M$Word-enslaved audience
> the
> > great advantages of WYSIWYM (by the way, I
On Monday 23 March 2009 12:07:00 pm Piero Faustini wrote:
> Hello,
> in a couple of months I have to speak at a conference about computers &
> music/critical editions. I will introduce to a M$Word-enslaved audience the
> great advantages of WYSIWYM (by the way, I'm going to talk about music
> nota
On Monday 23 March 2009, Piero Faustini wrote:
> Any help would be apreciated and - if possible - referenced.
Piero,
Here are some on-line resources:
http://www.lyx.org/PressAboutLyX
http://www.linux.com/feature/56471
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9085
--
Les
~~~
Hello,
in a couple of months I have to speak at a conference about computers &
music/critical editions. I will introduce to a M$Word-enslaved audience the
great advantages of WYSIWYM (by the way, I'm going to talk about music notation
software LilyPond too, and the audience will be also Finale-
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