LyX 1.4.2 review
DownloadLyX is a fully fuctional WYSIWYM (what you mean) frontend for LaTeX wnich allows users with no programming knowledge to get the full benefits of LaTeX.
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LyX is a fully fuctional WYSIWYM (what you mean) frontend for LaTeX wnich allows users with no programming knowledge to get the full benefits of LaTeX.
It differs from products such as TeTeX as one needs to know no code and can simply write and mark any text as a footnote of chapter heading etc., and then hit the PDF button to get a perfectly formatted output.
Here are some key features of "LyX":
Graphical User Interface that gives access to all functions via menus and mouse, as well as configurable keybindings
Standard word processor operations, like cut/paste, multiple open documents, infinite undo/redo, spellchecking (uses ispell in the background)
Different textclasses allow you to type letters, articles, books, movie scripts, LinuxDoc, slides. Also included are some textclasses for scientific societies, such as AMS, APS, IEEE, or specific journals like Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Numbered section headings, table of contents (with hypertext functionality), nested lists (aka "outline mode")
Interactive WYSIWYG math editor
Support for writing documents in most European languages, as well as Right-to-Left languages like Hebrew and Arabic, including multi-lingual documents.
Postscript® figures, with rotation, scaling, and captions
Interactive WYSIWYG tables
Footnotes and margin notes
Labels/references and bibliography (including BibTeX support)
Access to all LaTeX functionality with plain-latex-style
Import LaTeX. Export LaTeX, Postscript®, DVI, ASCII, or send a fax
SGML-tools support (both LinuxDoc and DocBook DTDs)
Literate programming support, via the "noweb" tool.
Menus, error messages, and keybindings are available in many languages
Extensive documentation, including a beginner's tutorial. Some docs have been translated from English.
Quite fast and no memory hog at all.
What's New:
This is mostly a bug fix release, with some speed improvements on Mac.
Requirements:
teTeX installation.
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