UG: Import and review changes from Phil Netro.

Chapter 1.
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\begin_layout Standard \begin_layout Standard
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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Document Notes and Questions
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The menu selection Navigate
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Bookmarks does not appear to work as described
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Would love to see some kind of diagram showing how classes, modules, layouts,
or whatever else all relate.
It is not clear how all of these things work together.
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\SpecialChar LyX \SpecialChar LyX
is a document preparation system. is a document preparation system.
It is a tool for producing beautiful manu\SpecialChar softhyphen It is a tool for producing beautiful manu\SpecialChar softhyphen
scripts, publishable books, business scripts, publishable books, business
letters and proposals, and even poetry. letters and proposals,
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and
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even poetry.
It is unlike most other It is unlike most other
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manual describes several things in addition to \SpecialChar LyX manual describes several things in addition to \SpecialChar LyX
's philosophy: most importantly, 's philosophy: most importantly,
the format of all of the manuals. the format of all of the manuals.
If you don't read it, you will have a bear of a time navigating this manual. If you don't read it, you will have a difficult time navigating the manuals.
You might also be better served looking in one of the other manuals instead Additionally it provides a high level content description of the other
of this one. manuals giving the user an idea of where to look for specific information.
The
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Introduction
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manual describes that, too.
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\begin_layout Section \begin_layout Section
@ -325,21 +364,24 @@ Like most applications, \SpecialChar LyX
has the familiar menu bar across the top of its has the familiar menu bar across the top of its
window. window.
Below it is a toolbar with a pulldown box and various buttons. Below it is a toolbar with a pulldown box and various buttons.
There is, of course, a vertical scrollbar and a main work area for editing There is of course a work area for editing documents complete with a vertical
documents. scrollbar.
\end_layout \end_layout
\begin_layout Standard \begin_layout Standard
Note that there is no horizontal scrollbar. Note that there is no horizontal scrollbar.
This is not a bug or an oversight, but intentional. This is not a bug or an oversight, it is intentional.
When you read a book, you expect the end of a line to wrap around to the When you read a book, you expect the end of a line to wrap around to the
next line. next line.
Text overflows onto new pages in a vertical fashion, hence the need for Text overflows onto new pages in a vertical fashion, hence the need for
only a vertical scrollbar. only a vertical scrollbar.
There are three cases where you might want a horizontal scrollbar. \end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
There are three cases where you might want a horizontal scrollbar.
The first case is large images. The first case is large images.
To avoid them being displayed larger than your screen, left click on the To avoid images being displayed larger than your screen, left click on
image and use the option the image and use the option
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Scale on Screen Scale on Screen
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The second and third cases are tables and equations which are wider than The second and third cases are tables and equations which are wider than
the \SpecialChar LyX the \SpecialChar LyX
window. window.
You can use the arrow keys to scroll horizontally through the table, but You can use the arrow keys to scroll horizontally through both.
this doesn't work for equations yet.
\end_layout \end_layout
\begin_layout Standard \begin_layout Standard
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\SpecialChar LyX \SpecialChar LyX
is able to inspect your system to see what programs, \SpecialChar LaTeX is able to inspect your system to see what programs, \SpecialChar LaTeX
document classes document classes,
and \SpecialChar LaTeX and \SpecialChar LaTeX
packages are available. packages are available.
It uses this knowledge to give reasonable defaults for the preferences It uses this knowledge to give reasonable defaults for the preferences
settings. settings.
Although this configuration has already been done when \SpecialChar LyX Although this configuration was performed when \SpecialChar LyX
was installed on was installed on your system,
your system, you might have some items that you installed locally, e. you might have some items that you installed locally, e.
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new \SpecialChar LaTeX new \SpecialChar LaTeX
classes, and which are not seen by \SpecialChar LyX classes, which are not seen by \SpecialChar LyX
. .
To force \SpecialChar LyX To force \SpecialChar LyX
to re-inspect your system, you should use to re-inspect your system use
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Tools\SpecialChar menuseparator Tools\SpecialChar menuseparator
Reconfigure Reconfigure
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You should then restart \SpecialChar LyX Then restart \SpecialChar LyX
to ensure that the changes are taken into account. to ensure that the changes are taken into account.
\end_layout \end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard \begin_layout Standard
You can edit documents in \SpecialChar LyX You can edit documents in \SpecialChar LyX
without having \SpecialChar LaTeX without having \SpecialChar LaTeX
installed, but you will not be installed but you will not be
able to create PDFs or print your documents unless you do have it installed. able to create PDFs
However, some \SpecialChar LyX \change_deleted 5863208 1598122369
documents use DocBook as the “backend” that can produce or print your documents
PDFs and the like, and every \SpecialChar LyX \change_unchanged
document can always be output as plain text .
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Some \SpecialChar LyX
documents use DocBook instead of \SpecialChar LaTeX
as the
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backend
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which can produce PDFs and the like.
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Even without \SpecialChar LaTeX
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or Docbook
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every \SpecialChar LyX
document can still be output as plain text
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, as Docbook
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or as XHTML. or as XHTML.
\end_layout \end_layout
\begin_layout Standard \begin_layout Standard
Some document classes may depend upon specific \SpecialChar LaTeX Some document classes may depend upon specific \SpecialChar LaTeX
or DocBook classes or packages.
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or DocBook
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classes or packages.
Such document classes can be used even if you do not have the required Such document classes can be used even if you do not have the required
files installed, but you will not be able to produce certain kinds of output. files installed, but you will not be able to produce certain kinds of output.
\end_layout \end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard \begin_layout Standard
The \SpecialChar LaTeX The \SpecialChar LaTeX
packages that \SpecialChar LyX packages that \SpecialChar LyX
has found on your system are listed in a file you can finds on your system are listed in a file you can view
view from the menu from the menu
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Help\SpecialChar menuseparator Help\SpecialChar menuseparator
LaTeX LaTeX
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Configuration Configuration
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. .
If you are missing packages you need, then you must install them and then If you are missing needed packages then you must install them and then
reconfigure \SpecialChar LyX reconfigure \SpecialChar LyX
(menu (menu
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Installing new \SpecialChar LaTeX Installing new \SpecialChar LaTeX
files files
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of the in the
\emph on \emph on
Customization Customization
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