4/1/2023 0 Comments Lyx underline![]() ![]() The output and debugging pane has been improved, making it a bit easier to track down a hiccup that prevents a document from compiling cleanly. The creation of a document such as a PDF file now no longer blocks the editor as the build process is launched as a separate process, a welcome addition for people who create long, complex documents. ![]() There have been a few improvements in the area of document output. Perhaps this is an enhancement that we can expect to see in the future? The output looks impressive (PDF file), but unless I'm missing something, it's not possible to see a preview of the resulting table within the LyX editor itself. While on the subject of table handling, it's worth noting that it is now possible to include a spreadsheet file in a LyX document. Having said that, it's perfectly usable, once you get used to it. For example, although it's a slightly different class of document creation system, the table GUI of say LibreOffice has a more polished look. Some of the new features such the ability to create multi-row cells and to align decimal points and welcome, but frankly, I still consider the GUI to be a bit clunky in this area. Table handling has received some improvements. Personally, I wonder if they should remove the old-style find and replace as it now seems superfluous. It's even possible to specify a search criteria such as bold text. In this YouTube video, a member of the LyX team demonstrates some searches that use regular expression searches on equations. For basic use, it's still extremely easy to use but the advanced features are there for people who need them. The advanced search and replace is an example of one of the new features that works as a sidebar. ![]() LyX has an advantage here as it isn't a word processor and can re-flow the text when sidebar is activated. In the centre, something complicated taken from the documentation files.Ī few of the new features make user of sidebars, improving usability. To the right, a the new advanced search and replace sidebar. To the left, the document navagation sidebar in one of its many modes. Unfortunately, for the moment, it uses its own window rather than a sidebar. The thesaurus now makes use of a different back end, allowing it to be multi-lingual. The traditional step-by-step spell checker still exists, but it is now implemented as a sidebar rather than a free-floating window. Hurrah! LyX now sports a real time spellcheck that underlines misspelled worlds. LyX 2.0 is an improvement of earlier versions of the software rather than a complete departure, which will please veteran users of the program. It's main target is academic writers, but particularly in light of some of the new improvements, it ought to be better known to all writers who want to separate content from layout. In a nutshell, it's a writing tool in the form of a kind of text editor that outputs the finished document via a LaTeX back end. Even then, it's aimed at technically minded people. Let's just say, it is easy to use, once you learn how to use it. LyX is one of my favorite pieces of software, but I sometimes hesitate to recommend it as it's not for everyone. This allows you to run the RC completely independently of other installed versions. If you are an existing LyX user and you're building one of the release candidates from source, consider using something like: The file format is now fairly fixed and should now be forwards compatible with all later versions, so this might be a good time for LyX die hards to check out 2.0, if they haven't already. Considering that the dev team has been working on it for about two years now, the LyX 2.0 release candidates are starting to appear relatively quickly ( RC2 at time of writing). ![]()
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