Marc J. Driftmeyer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > So if I read this correctly, because a Win32 port of LyX has been > made possible to show the Windows User the Power of the UNIX/Linux > World Design approach to Software and what Free Tools can produce > using the TeX/LaTeX systems and their many prodigy as the guts > underneath the highly abstracted WYSIWYM paradigm none of that > matters and it's because of this Win32 option that you consider it > for serious work? Never mind the fact that it is more rock solid on > its primary platforms and that countless Scientists, Engineers, > Writers, Publishers use the these tools for serious work, it's > because of the Win32 port it is now to be considered a serious solution?
Huh, this is a real point! > Personally, I'd say screw the Win32, focus on the X, GTK+ and Qt > ports and let the rest of the world smile with pleasure knowing they > actually produce the highest standards of publishing with such tools > the likes of which Springer Verlag, Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall, so > on and so forth are more than happy to have in order to make their > jobs as publishing houses easier. I'd also like to see more focus (especially) on GTK+. > To all those that have developed this software your efforts have not > gone in vain as by the tens of thousands of email posts in this > mailing list should be proof enough. I tried with XML technology, but I'm back to LyX/LaTeX not wanting to look elsewhere. Sincerely, Gour -- Registered Linux User | #278493 GPG Public Key | 8C44EDCD
