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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: LyX is an almost WYSIWYG-frontend for LaTeX (?)
From:       Steve Litt <slitt () troubleshooters ! com>
Date:       2009-01-30 15:25:15
Message-ID: 200901301025.15307.slitt () troubleshooters ! com
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On Friday 30 January 2009 03:18:09 am Guenter Milde wrote:
> On 2009-01-29, Steve Litt wrote:
> > On Thursday 29 January 2009 03:00:45 am Abdelrazak Younes wrote:
> >> Guenter Milde wrote:
> >> > My proposal would be:
> >> >
> >> >    LyX is a graphical frontend for LaTeX. ...
> >>
> >> Well, it is not _just_ that IMHO. My proposal:
> >> "LyX is a graphical word processor mainly used with a LateX backend. LyX
> >
> > While this is essentially true, the word "word processor" has certain
> > connotations including easy fingerpainting and amateurish type layout.
>
> This are also the connotations of "WYSIWYG" (for most LyX users, with one
> notable exception)

Gee, I wonder who that exception might be :-)

As Curly would have said, "Hey, I resemble that remark!"

SteveT

Steve Litt
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