Michael Stutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 9 Oct 1997, Douglas Triggs wrote:
> > Well, this seems a reasonable and workable organizational method, but
> > since the goal is to have an overall structure that is completely
> > flexible, why number the top-level subjects at all?
>
> This works. It would be good because they could all be interchangeable, put
> them in any order. Potential caveat is that, for any indexing, you'd have to
> not only cite the individual number of a section as well as what chapter its
> in. Unless you assigned a prefix number for each chapter, which brings us to
> square one.
That's a good point. On the other hand, I have the feeling that
cross-referencing and indexing is going to be treacherous no matter
which way you do it. )^:
> > On another note -- and this is entirely tangential -- what exactly
> > would go into the "Conclusion" section?
>
> For the example I was thinking of a nice term to denote everything that goes
> in the back of a book -- appendicies, glossary, reference list etc.
Ah. I should have realized. Obvious in hindsight. (^:
> Right. Partly for this reason I'm leaning toward LyX, which is just a great
> program! I see that it is possible to modify the way headings (such as
> chapters and sections) are displayed, which is what I'm working on now. It's
> kind of a pain but it looks doable, at least theoretically.
It's starting to sound like LyX is close to the ideal tool for this
task, and one of these days, I _will_ install it on my machine. I
would have already if it hadn't turned out that the printer I wanted
to use was completely useless. Given that, I've put all the
TeX/LaTeX/LyX stuff on hold until I actually have a use for it.
doubt
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