Re: APA6 class with LyX?
On 12/09/2012 07:23 PM, Uwe Stöhr wrote: I am opposed to this. What is the benefit of a layout for a journal submission class you cannot use for submission to that journal? Why should we invest time to write and, more important, to maintain it? My understanding is that APA is used by a wide range of humanistic and social sciences publications. It is possible that some of them would indeed accept Latex (though maybe not likely), and others might well accept pdf files, as limiting as that may seem. OTOH, I don't write for any such publications; those I do write for usually insist on Latex. I also have no idea whether this has any relevance outside of the US. -- David L. Johnson Department of Mathematics Lehigh University
Re: APA6 class with LyX?
They accept PDF submissions, so I suppose you could use apa6 in LyX if it's available and export to PDF. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2012, at 16:24, "Uwe Stöhr" wrote: > Am 09.12.2012 15:27, schrieb John Kane: >> Thanks for the replies. While I understand the point in the last comment at >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8187 it is a pity. I believe I have seen a >> reference, possibly in APA5 or APA6 that suggests that well over 1,000 >> journals use APA Style , or some reasonable facsimile thereof. > > Fine, but what should we do? If APA is no longer accepting LaTeX you will > have to use LibreOffice or something similar instead of LyX. > >> > With that said if we had a layout for apa6 contributed we would accept >>> it. So just because no one is working on it that is not a reason for >>> despair. :-) > > I am opposed to this. What is the benefit of a layout for a journal > submission class you cannot use for submission to that journal? Why should we > invest time to write and, more important, to maintain it? > > regards Uwe
Re: APA6 class with LyX?
Am 09.12.2012 15:27, schrieb John Kane: Thanks for the replies. While I understand the point in the last comment at http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8187 it is a pity. I believe I have seen a reference, possibly in APA5 or APA6 that suggests that well over 1,000 journals use APA Style , or some reasonable facsimile thereof. Fine, but what should we do? If APA is no longer accepting LaTeX you will have to use LibreOffice or something similar instead of LyX. > With that said if we had a layout for apa6 contributed we would accept it. So just because no one is working on it that is not a reason for despair. :-) I am opposed to this. What is the benefit of a layout for a journal submission class you cannot use for submission to that journal? Why should we invest time to write and, more important, to maintain it? regards Uwe
Re: APA6 class with LyX?
Thanks Scot and Ray. Pity. John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -Original Message- > From: schivmeis...@gmail.com > Sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 02:02:01 +0800 > To: skost...@lyx.org > Subject: Re: APA6 class with LyX? > > On 9 December 2012 00:45, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM, John Kane wrote: >> >> Hi John, >> >>> Would anyone know of any work being done on this? >> >> No work is currently being done. See the last comment here for the >> reason why: >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8187 >> >> And see this ticket for the main request: >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8391 >> >> Best, >> >> Scott > > I came across this recently as I was searching for some answers but > this is only LaTeX-specific: > mirror.hmc.edu/ctan/macros/latex/contrib/apa6/apa6.pdf > > May help to understand the situation at least. > > > -- > GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1 FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium
Re: APA6 class with LyX?
Thanks for the replies. While I understand the point in the last comment at http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8187 it is a pity. I believe I have seen a reference, possibly in APA5 or APA6 tthat suggests that well over 1,000 journals use APA Style , or some reasonable facsimile thereof. Who knows how many academic institutions and fields of study require it? In fact, it was a nursing student's request that prompted my question. Nursing uses APA? Anyway I did a few updates to an OpenOffice.org APA 5 template that seems to be okay for student use with APA 6 and passed it on but it seems a shame not to catch a few users while they're young. From: José Matos To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Saturday, December 8, 2012 1:49:24 PM Subject: Re: APA6 class with LyX? On 12/08/2012 04:45 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM, John Kane wrote: > > Hi John, > >> Would anyone know of any work being done on this? > No work is currently being done. See the last comment here for the reason why: > http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8187 > > And see this ticket for the main request: > http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8391 > > Best, > > Scott With that said if we had a layout for apa6 contributed we would accept it. So just because no one is working on it that is not a reason for despair. :-) -- José Matos
