first letter with Lyx: some questions

Benedict Holland

2014-09-20 19:58:55 UTC

Hi,

You want to use komascript2. http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/KomaLetter2

You also want to look up how to modify the .lco files from koma. This is
the "local" file which will determine different margins. This is not
trivial to do and I found that is requires a great amount of tinkering to
get exactly what I wanted. I am attaching a modified DIN.lco which is
located somewhere on your computer. This really determines where everything
is located on a page.

I also found that I did have to use some ERT, particularly for the logos
but also to get text at the very bottom of the page using a Post Scriptum.

So to answer your questions... yes. You can use Lyx to get what you want.
Chances are something exists to get what you want but bare in mind that
this is highly customizable. If you want a different looking letter from
the defaults, that will require some time and playing around to make work.
The end result is fantastic though, particularly if you are doing multiple
letters. All you have to do is format it once and you can make as many
letters as you want.

~Ben

On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Renato Pontefice <

Post by Renato Pontefice
Hi,
I'm trying to use Lyx, for my first document.
- kind of letterhead, I mean: logo (image on the top left of the letter)
- footer (a table with 3 cells containing text)
- date aligned on the right
- body of letter
I've try to use Kaoma and letter (.lyx)
I've seen that I can see the latex source, but I don't know how to modify
it.
I'm wondering if, is this the right way to use lyx, or if I'm trying to
- Do I'm trying to do something that I can do just with LaTeX editor? Or
Lyx can be modified in many ways?
-Finally, I'm wondering if do already exist somethings that do what I want
to do.
TIA
Renato