#LyX 2.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ \lyxformat 504 \begin_document \begin_header \save_transient_properties true \origin /systemlyxdir/examples/ \textclass article \use_default_options false \maintain_unincluded_children false \language english \language_package default \inputencoding auto \fontencoding global \font_roman "default" "default" \font_sans "default" "default" \font_typewriter "default" "default" \font_math "auto" "auto" \font_default_family default \use_non_tex_fonts false \font_sc false \font_osf false \font_sf_scale 100 100 \font_tt_scale 100 100 \graphics default \default_output_format default \output_sync 0 \bibtex_command default \index_command default \paperfontsize 12 \spacing single \use_hyperref false \papersize default \use_geometry false \use_package amsmath 0 \use_package amssymb 0 \use_package cancel 0 \use_package esint 0 \use_package mathdots 1 \use_package mathtools 0 \use_package mhchem 1 \use_package stackrel 0 \use_package stmaryrd 0 \use_package undertilde 0 \cite_engine basic \cite_engine_type default \biblio_style plain \use_bibtopic false \use_indices false \paperorientation portrait \suppress_date false \justification true \use_refstyle 0 \index Index \shortcut idx \color #008000 \end_index \secnumdepth 3 \tocdepth 3 \paragraph_separation indent \paragraph_indentation default \quotes_language english \papercolumns 1 \papersides 1 \paperpagestyle plain \tracking_changes false \output_changes false \html_math_output 0 \html_css_as_file 0 \html_be_strict false \end_header \begin_body \begin_layout Title THIS IS THE TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT \end_layout \begin_layout Author by Fee \SpecialChar LyX \end_layout \begin_layout Date June 12, 1972 \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset CommandInset toc LatexCommand tableofcontents \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Section Basic Philosophy \end_layout \begin_layout Standard The basic philosophy of \SpecialChar LyX is that you should worry about the content of what you're writing and not the form. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection How \SpecialChar LyX does it \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \SpecialChar LyX uses \SpecialChar LaTeX , a document preparation system designed by Leslie Lamport in 1985. It, in turn, was built up from a typesetting language called \SpecialChar TeX , created by Donald Knuth in 1984. \SpecialChar LaTeX is designed around a philosophy similar to that of \SpecialChar LyX . Leslie Lamport once said (see reference \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand cite key "lamport" \end_inset ): \end_layout \begin_layout Quote The function of typographic design is to help the reader understand the author's ideas. For a document to be easy to read, its visual structure must reflect its logical structure. Quotations and computer programs, being logically distinct structural elements, should be distinguished visually from one another.... Since \SpecialChar LaTeX can't understand your prose, you must explicitly indicate the logical structure by typing special commands.... As you are writing your document, you should be concerned with its logical structure, not its visual appearance. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Why \SpecialChar LyX is better \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sec:lyxbetter" \end_inset \SpecialChar LyX can be useful to more people than \SpecialChar LaTeX . It's considerably easier to learn, because you don't need to learn \SpecialChar LaTeX (which is practically a programming language). \SpecialChar LyX is basically like other \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset What you see is what you get \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset word processors, except that \SpecialChar LyX is \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset What you see is what you mean \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . In this way, it combines the ease of use of word processors with the power of \SpecialChar LaTeX . This is a Good Thing. Also, the file format is platform independent. Best of all, it's FREE! \end_layout \begin_layout Section Features of \SpecialChar LyX \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \SpecialChar LyX has many features which make writing documents easier. \begin_inset Foot status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout After all, why else would you want to use it? \end_layout \end_inset I'm \shape italic very excited \shape default to talk about them. Here's a list of just a few. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar LyX worries about margins, and footnote numbering for you \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize \SpecialChar LyX makes it simple to write and edit mathematical formulae \end_layout \begin_layout Standard For a more philosophical discussion of why \SpecialChar LyX is better than lots of other word processors, see Section \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand ref reference "sec:lyxbetter" \end_inset , which can be found on page \begin_inset CommandInset ref LatexCommand pageref reference "sec:lyxbetter" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Section Lame attempts to use other \SpecialChar LyX stuff \end_layout \begin_layout Standard I wrote a program the other day. It looked like this. \end_layout \begin_layout LyX-Code 5 REMARK MY AWESOME PROGRAM \end_layout \begin_layout LyX-Code 10 PRINT \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset I'M AWESOME! \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout LyX-Code 20 GOTO 10 \end_layout \begin_layout Standard After all that scientific thinking, I started feeling more artistic, so I wrote this haiku \end_layout \begin_layout Verse \SpecialChar LyX is really great \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset Typesetting word processor \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset It saves so much time \end_layout \begin_layout Section Math Stuff \end_layout \begin_layout Standard My favorite equation is the solution to a quadratic equation. If \begin_inset Formula $ax^{2}+bx+c=0$ \end_inset (eq.1), then \begin_inset Formula $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$ \end_inset (eq. 2). \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Another favorite equation is the basis of calculus: \begin_inset Formula $f'(x)\equiv\lim_{\Delta x\rightarrow0}\frac{f(x+\Delta x)-f(x)}{\Delta x}$ \end_inset (eq. 3). \end_layout \begin_layout Section Notes \end_layout \begin_layout Standard A couple notes about \SpecialChar LyX ifiying this file: \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize I was able to remove the lines made with dashes. They were there purely to separate the title and references from the rest of the document. \SpecialChar LyX (\SpecialChar LaTeX ) knows enough to separate these parts of the document with space. \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize I didn't bother putting the math equations in display mode. Also, I didn't use \SpecialChar LyX ' automatic equation numbering, because it's not described in the \emph on Tutorial \emph default . \end_layout \begin_layout Itemize I didn't have to type the word \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset References \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset below. \SpecialChar LyX automatically writes it (or the word \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Bibliography, \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset depending on the textclass) when you select \family sans Bibliography \family default style. \end_layout \begin_layout Bibliography \begin_inset CommandInset bibitem LatexCommand bibitem key "lamport" \end_inset Lamport, Leslie. \emph on \SpecialChar LaTeX : A Document Preparation System. \emph default Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, second edition, 1994. \end_layout \end_body \end_document