Lyx (was: [ale] Cross-Platform Document Publishing)

[Douglas Knudsen]

...there is dvips to change dvi's to ps.  Note, LyX is a LaTeX front end and
LaTeX gets 'compiled' to a dvi file.  LaTeX just rocks, I might have a
manual or two in dvi or ps format.  Note also the command pdflatex.  This
will 'compile' a LaTeX file to a pdf file.  pdflatex does not make the best
pdf files though.  I seem to recall some commands ps2pdf, dvi2ps, etc...but
I think these were on a Solaris box I used to have access to.

As for LyX, there is an avid user of it named Bryan Smith over on the UFL
Linux list, info at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/linux-l.html  He is a bit
caustic and verbose, but could probably help you on the LyX subject.

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-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
-> Hubbs
-> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:32 AM
-> To: Darin Lang; ale at ale.org
-> Subject: Lyx (was: [ale] Cross-Platform Document Publishing)
->
->
->
-> > PDF will work the best at preserving graphics, appearance and
-> > print aspects and it works on most all platforms/distros
->
-> I don't disagree, but where is Adobe Acrobat for Linux?  Reading the
-> documents cross-platform is as important to me as being able to
-> create and
-> edit them cross-platform.
->
-> In the course of following up on the suggestion re Docbook, I came across
-> Lyx and I'm finding it fascinating.  Does anyone here know Lyx
-> very well?  I
-> could use some help creating a template.
->
-> - Jeff
->
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