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by randomroyalty
Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:02 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: Experienced typesetter, Lyx n00b
Replies: 6
Views: 4719

Re: Experienced typesetter, Lyx n00b

Thank you again for responding! Since I am trying to automate, I really don't care if I use Lyx or not.

However I am a bit concerned about importing .doc or .docx into ooWriter and then exporting to LaTeX. This seems to me adding an unneccesary step.

What I am thinking of is the following:

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by randomroyalty
Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:01 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: Experienced typesetter, Lyx n00b
Replies: 6
Views: 4719

Experienced typesetter, Lyx n00b

Thank you for your quick and detailed response, and your warm welcome to the LaTeX community. You have given me a route to explore. However, to your knowledge, has anyone ever written anything about migrating from InDesign/QuarkXpress to LaTeX?

I personally still prefer exporting to a plain .txt ...
by randomroyalty
Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:21 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: Experienced typesetter, Lyx n00b
Replies: 6
Views: 4719

Experienced typesetter, Lyx n00b

I am coming from a long career in high-end typesetting, and currently using InDesign. I was recently turned on to Lyx for a planned publishing project, and I am looking for resources on moving from an environment like QuarkXpress or InDesign to Lyx.

A few things I have not been able to find out ...