LyX: A high level gui Latex frontend and document processor

We have described Kile in an earlier post in this blog, and it is a simple, well thought of assemblage of and interactive editor and tools for creating and viewing output of correct Latex source.

Is there a more high level gui for Latex? One which shows superscripts, subscripts in their natural positions and able to help the Latex writer form tables and equations? and even create bibliographies and cross references easily?

Well Lyx is just that tool. Now at 1.6.5 in Ubuntu, Lyx does not leave its users helpless in using its powerful capabilities. The software comes with an introduction, tutorial and even a users's guide all accessible from the graphical menu!

Lyx shows what an equation will look in print right inside the editor! For example, look at the image below.

Instead of just typing $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ and imagining what it will look like in the output dvi/ps/pdf output, Lyx above shows you how it will look like right inside the editing screen!
Never has a latex processing been made easier and in fact Lyx has found favor by book writers,
who has learned a little latex. The graphical aids can help a newbie to create a typeset formula, much more beautiful than in and openoffice of MS word document.

We will start writing more on LyX, in the near future, stay tuned!