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Re:What If LaTeX Had Instant Preview? by akvadrako on Sunday October 16, 2022 @02:23PM (#33225889)
LyX is great – it's what I used in college for physics papers. It's been a while but I always thought it was just LaTeX, so I'm not sure what your second point means.

Sadly it never took off. These days I would choose Jypter notebooks or markdown files with embedded LaTeX math, which also gives you instant previews.

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Re:What If LaTeX Had Instant Preview? by hdjjhhvvhga on Sunday October 16, 2022 @03:05PM (#33226268)
> I always thought it was just LaTeX, so I'm not sure what your second point means.

LyX uses .lyx files but is able to import and output .tex files - and the fact that you remember it as "just LaTeX" means the integration is good enough.

From their Features Poll[0] page:

"By a general consensus of the developers, using LaTeX as a native format of LyX is no option. Query the lyx-devel archieves for details."

[0] https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll2#toc8

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