I've never liked LyX, it removes the benefit of not worrying about formatting that LaTeX is made for, while still being significantly harder to use than Word. I

I've never liked LyX, it removes the benefit of not worrying about formatting that LaTeX is made for, while still being significantly harder to use than Word. It fills an awkward space between WYSIWYG and markup without the benefits of either. I eventually settled on Texmaker as it incorporates all the features to allow me to write documents quickly, while still maintaining the LaTeX way of doing things.