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Name: Creating Connexions Content Using LyX
ID: m13238
Language: English (en)
Summary: Connexions modules can be easily developed using a technical word processor called LyX. LyX is a graphical editor designed as a front-end for creating LaTeX documents. This module introduces a Perl script, called LyX2cnx, which translates LyX files into CNXML. LyX's native file structure serves as a "meta-format" which is easily translated into LaTeX and Connexions formats. This makes it easy to create multi-purpose content that can be quickly converted to Connexions modules, LaTeX files or PDF documents. The LyX2cnx translator also handles conversion of TeX equations using calls to the freely-available Tralics Tex-to-MathML translator. This Connexions module was written using LyX and translated with LyX2cnx.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: authoring Connexions modules, CNXML, LaTeX, LyX, MathML
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Chris Winstead (winstead@engineering.usu.edu)
Copyright Holders: Chris Winstead (winstead@engineering.usu.edu)
Maintainers: Chris Winstead (winstead@engineering.usu.edu)
Latest version: 1.5 (history)
First publication date: Oct 30, 2005 3:02 pm US/Central
Last revision to module: Feb 23, 2006 7:38 pm US/Central
Module XML: m13238_1.5.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.5 Feb 23, 2006 7:38 pm US/Central by Chris Winstead
Changes: 
Major update to the lyx2cnx translator. Lots of bugs fixed and new features implemented.
Version: 1.4 Dec 25, 2005 1:04 am US/Central by Chris Winstead
Changes: 
Small improvements in spelling and appearance.
Version: 1.3 Dec 25, 2005 12:46 am US/Central by Chris Winstead
Changes: 
Fixed a few bugs and added links to Tralics and LyX.
Version: 1.2 Dec 25, 2005 12:11 am US/Central by Chris Winstead
Changes: 
Added link to the lyx2cnx script.
Version: 1.1 Dec 24, 2005 4:36 pm US/Central by Chris Winstead
Changes: 
First publication.

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Winstead, C. Creating Connexions Content Using LyX, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/, Feb 23, 2006.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Winstead C. Creating Connexions Content Using LyX [Connexions Web site]. February 23, 2006. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Winstead, C. (2006, February 23). Creating Connexions Content Using LyX. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Winstead, Chris. "Creating Connexions Content Using LyX." Connexions. February 23, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/.

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Chris Winstead, "Creating Connexions Content Using LyX," Connexions, February 23, 2006, http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/.

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Winstead, C. 2006. Creating Connexions Content Using LyX. Connexions, February 23, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/.

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Winstead, Chris. Creating Connexions Content Using LyX. Connexions. 23 Feb. 2006 <http://cnx.org/content/m13238/1.5/>.