Re: lyx-users Digest, Vol 340, Issue 1

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On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 1:05=E2=80=AFPM Alex Boche via lyx-users <
[email protected]> wrote:

> > Copy and Paste isn't really something you want to have in your workflow
> in the first place. You want this to be run by Claude or via a
> script/Makefile. Then here is no guarantee whatsoever that the LaTeX
> file compiles. And even if it doesn't it'll have lots of ERT.
> > So either use LaTeX or Typst.
>
> I found GPT Pro was able to produce somewhat complex LyX files without
> ERT. But I heard the agentic tools are more powerful when they can see a
> version control history, hence the need for Git.
>
> Perhaps it would be useful to create some *skill files* for working with
> LyX, though I haven't learned how yet.
>
> Here are some skill-related stuff I found for Latex and Typst, but haven'=
t
> tried them yet:
>
> https://github.com/ndpvt-web/latex-document-skill
> https://github.com/ChanMeng666/typst-claude-skill
> https://forum.typst.app/t/llm-skill-file-for-claude-code-codex-etc/8397
> https://mcpmarket.com/tools/skills/typst-writer
>
>
> An update,

I've been working with gpt-5.5 to directly write/edit LyX files to produce
beamer slides (in my preferred style), and the results have been good.  I'm
using codex in terminal to directly edit files, so no cut/paste.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, May 25,=
 2026 at 1:05=E2=80=AFPM Alex Boche via lyx-users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lyx=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:=
1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>&gt; Cop=
y and Paste isn&#39;t really something you want to have in your workflow</d=
iv>in the first place. You want this to be run by Claude or via a<br>script=
/Makefile. Then here is no guarantee whatsoever that the LaTeX<br>file comp=
iles. And even if it doesn&#39;t it&#39;ll have lots of ERT.<br>&gt; So eit=
her use LaTeX or Typst.<div><div><br></div><div>I found GPT Pro=C2=A0<span =
style=3D"outline:none;border-bottom:2px rgb(146,84,234);background:none;bor=
der-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none">was able=
 to</span>=C2=A0produce somewhat complex LyX files without ERT.=C2=A0<span =
style=3D"outline:none;border-bottom:2px rgb(146,84,234);background:none;bor=
der-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none">But</spa=
n>=C2=A0I=C2=A0<span style=3D"outline:none;border-bottom:2px rgb(146,84,234=
);border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-left-style:none;back=
ground:none">heard the</span>=C2=A0agentic tools are more powerful=C2=A0<sp=
an style=3D"background:none;border-style:none">when</span>=C2=A0they can se=
e a version control history, hence the need for Git.</div><div><br></div></=
div><div><span style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">Perhaps</span>=
=C2=A0it would be useful to create some <b>skill files</b> for working with=
 LyX, though I haven&#39;t learned how yet.</div><div><br></div><div>Here a=
re some skill-related stuff I found for Latex and Typst, but haven&#39;t tr=
ied them yet:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://github.com/ndpvt-=
web/latex-document-skill" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ndpvt-web/la=
tex-document-skill</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://github.com/ChanMeng666/=
typst-claude-skill" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/ChanMeng666/typst-=
claude-skill</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://forum.typst.app/t/llm-skill-f=
ile-for-claude-code-codex-etc/8397" target=3D"_blank">https://forum.typst.a=
pp/t/llm-skill-file-for-claude-code-codex-etc/8397</a></div><div><a href=3D=
"https://mcpmarket.com/tools/skills/typst-writer" target=3D"_blank">https:/=
/mcpmarket.com/tools/skills/typst-writer</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><=
/div></div></blockquote><div>An update,</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve b=
een working with gpt-5.5 to directly write/edit LyX files to produce beamer=
 slides (in my preferred style), and the results have been good.=C2=A0 I&#3=
9;m using codex in terminal to directly edit files, so no cut/paste.</div><=
/div></div>

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