[GRASS-user] #668: export and share region settings

[Nikos Alexandris]

Michael B:
> > Although I, too, was initially turned off by this, I've
> > become an increasingly strong supporter of this approach
> > over time. Sometimes I even think that we would be better
> > off to get away from all semblance of word processor and
> > graphic programs in the UI in order to make users to think
> > about GIS software differently.

Hamish:
> [straying more than slightly off-topic]
> If you are a fan of the structured/sanitized approach to data management
> you might enjoy the LyX word(document)-processor. It's a WYSIWYM frontend
> to the LaTeX typesetting language, and to use the vernacular- it rocks.
> For writing manuscripts there is little better.  http://www.lyx.org
> 
> The Help->getting started documentation is very good and will change the
> way you think about writing documents.

I use LyX since last summer. I haven't used any other "document
processor" since then.

(
Maybe some of you advanced devs could "link" grass-reports directly with
LyX :D
)

Greets, Nikos