On 12/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a new user who just installed lyx. Using the tutorial I worked on the
> example document and found a problem in the math. To be sure, I opened the
> example_lyxified.lyx document and the same problem appeared.
>
> The equation that is represented by x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}
> displays the \pm as a section sign (html entity ยง) within lyx but view->DVI
> shows it correctly.
>
> The problem is of course more general. The equation f'(x)\equiv\lim_{\Delta
> x\rightarrow0}\frac{f(x+\Delta x)-f(x)}{\Delta x} displays \equiv as a
> closing squote, the \Delta as a cent sign, the \rightarrow0 as an exclamation
> point. Once again Yap displays the document correctly.
Welcome to LyX community!
Your problem is very common and has solution. Have a look at the
section "Math fonts" of
http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/Windows/LyX136
Good luck!
Paul
