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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?
From:       typhoon () aanet ! com ! au
Date:       2009-02-08 2:13:54
Message-ID: 38591.202.63.32.163.1234059234.squirrel () mail ! aanet ! com ! au
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> On Sat, 7 Feb 2009, Pavel Sanda wrote:
>
>> Christian Ridderström wrote:
>>>> perhaps a live CD with a whatever-Lyx would be helpful to demonstrate
>>>> its
>>>> merrit to those who care
>>>
>>> Actually, a complete installation of LyX, LaTeX and various software on
>>> a
>>> CD could be a good idea, assuming it can be run without installing it.
>>> I'm not sure it's feasible though.
>>
>> iirc this is already done on some knoppix live CD/DVD.
>
> I wasn't clear enough... I was actually thinking of Windows users, and
> that they'd be able to run LyX from the CD, but still inside Windows and
> not by booting into eg Knoppix.
>
> Using a virtual machine might be an idea, but then you have the problem of
> how the user will access the .lyx-file from inside the VM.

And the whole thing has to be dead simple. We are mainly talking about
Word users, and nothing can be assumed about their computer skills. It
would be even nicer to have the whole thing on a USB stick.

Alan

>
> /Christian
>
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