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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: Lyx for business
From:       Graham Smith <graham.smith () myotis ! co ! uk>
Date:       2008-06-22 15:26:26
Message-ID: F184D7FA-AC82-4A29-921E-C013D918E1C0 () myotis ! co ! uk
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Rich,

>   All my technical documents, articles, white papers and so on --  
> including
> my book -- have been written using LyX. Earlier this year I decided  
> to make
> the transition complete by using LyX for letters and proposals.

Thanks for this, it gives encouragement to persevere with Lyx, I'm  
afraid that attempts before to wean any one off MSOffice has always  
resulted in angry responses because the "new" program isn't exactly  
the same as Word or Excel.


> There's a
> long thread in this mail list's archives on adding the letterhead  
> (a .pdf
> file), signature (a .jpg file), and so on. I sent the .lyx file of  
> a working
> template to Christian for inclusion in the wiki, so that's a  
> resource, too.

I can't actually find this on the Wiki, maybe I need to look harder :-(

>
>   Among the many advantages of writing with LyX is the inherent  
> LaTeX/TeX
> focus on content rather than appearance.

That is one of the arguments I am using for the switch Lyx

>   What you refer to as "smart" covers I would call eye-candy  
> decoration.
> Sometimes, they have a valid rationale, but most times I suspect  
> they don't.
> It may be that there's an expectation for decorations because  
> that's what
> people learned to do with word processors and desktop publication
> applications.

I think this is a marketing thing, I have been to too many meetings  
where, the people making the decisions, are impressed by how a report  
looks more than what the report says.

> Were I do really need such a cover, I would create it using
> Scribus (the FOSS page layout application), export it as a .pdf  
> file, then
> pre-pend it to the rest of the report or book using pdftk (the pdf  
> tool
> kit). However, I've never had a client or regulatory agency express an
> interest in such a cover.

I suspect that Lyx will do what I need but, I agree this is a good  
option, and I am using Scribus for a newsletter
>
>   The typeset output is superior to anything any word processor can  
> produce
> because the units of adjustment are the paragraph and page; word  
> processors'
> unit of adjustment is the line.

This is one of the other arguments I am using for the switch to Lyx,  
and thanks for the other comments - some useful ideas here.

Graham

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