Re: KLyX for Debian JR
I'm finally getting to updating these submissions from John into the
packaged list. Sorry for the delay.
On Wed, Dec 27, 2000 at 10:18:24PM +0000, John Gay wrote:
> KLyX is a very good WYSIWYM ( What You See Is What You Mean) Text editor. It
> should be good for any age for writing anything from letters, to short stories
> and for later years writing essays and such. KLyX is a KDE app, but it is based
> on LyX, which is a more generic X-based version. The differences are minimal.
> Just the GUI uses different libs.
Sure, but KLyX isn't in Debian yet. Is someone interested in packaging
it? What is the license?
I have revised the above comments to apply just to LyX.
> LyX comes with an excellent tutorial and help structure. The documentation is
> the best I've seen for ANY software on any O/S!
>
> For the younger audience, they can just start typing away and see the result
> with a ps or dvi preview. The sections can be selected from a pull-down menu for
> easy formatting and there are a lot of tool-bar buttons for most functions.
> There are a few different document types available and as the child uses it
> more, they can learn how to create more document types to suit their needs.
> Being LaTeX based, it gives a good introduction to the TeX based world of text
> editing in a very easy to use manner. Together with the tutorial and help
> documents, the child can advance at their own pace until they are ready to move
> to TeX or LaTeX for a truly professional DeskTop publishing tool.
The rest of the review I have left as is. Be looking for this addition
in the next www.debian.org update.
Ben
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