Lyx portable

[Matthias Schmidt]

Hello,

I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
linked website is no more accessible.
Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Matthias Schmidt
mailto:gm_schm...@yahoo.de

Diese Nachricht ist mit Norton Internet Security geprüft

Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[John Kane]

I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts? I just bought an little 
netbook and installed LyX 1.6.4 on Windows XP using the AltWindows installer.   
Lyx seems to be running well, in my limited tests except for the Tufte layouts.

I have dropped the new layouts from the wiki into the layout file, loaded the 
MixTex Tufte style and reconfigured but|I am still getting an error : 

LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found.

This is the same error that I was getting on a desktop before installing the 
new Tufte layouts. The little test file is compiling just fine as a simple 
article file.

Have I somehow confused what layout files I'm using? I'm  a newbee  with Lyx so 
I may  be doing something rather stupid.  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

John


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Re: Error exporting to plain LaTeX when doc includes pdf graphic

[Venable]

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Paul Rubin ru...@msu.edu wrote:
 Venable wrote:
 Dear LyX users,

 I have recently started getting a strange error when I try to export a
 LyX file to plain LaTeX via File - Export - LaTeX (plain).

 When I attempt to export, an error message appears reading
 LyX: Cannot convert file
 No information for converting pdf format files to eps
 Define a converter in the preferences

 As one might expect, I have only seen this error occur when the
 document includes a pdf file as a graphic. However, the error seems
 strange since I am not trying to convert anything to eps, just create
 LaTeX code. Despite the error message, the LaTeX file actually is
 created and seems to be correct. However, it (a) is annoying and (b)
 leads me to think something else may be wrong, so I would like to fix
 it.

 First of all, does anyone have any insight into why LyX would ask for
 a PDF - EPS converter when the requested conversion is not to eps?

 Exporting to plain LaTeX, as opposed to LaTeX (pdflatex), implies an
 intent to generate a DVI file.  Since LaTeX can only include EPS
 graphics (not PDF) in DVI output, LyX helpfully converts your PDF
 graphics to EPS (or at least tries to).  Bear in mind that LyX must
 insert a path to the image file; the alternative would be for LyX to
 include a path to the PDF file, which would be doomed to failure when
 you ran LaTeX against the document.

 Pdflatex, in contrast, wants PDF files and cannot handle EPS files, so
 in your case compiling with pdflatex requires no conversions.


Thanks Paul, compiling with pdflatex (File - Export - LaTeX
(pdflatex)) went through with no error message, and the resulting tex
file looks great.

Re: Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[Joachim Osnabryg]

Am 28.11.2009, 15:07 Uhr, schrieb John Kane:

I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts?


Helo, John,
I have the Tufte layouts running - with the newest svn-version of the  
tufte-latex package
and the new LyX layout files, but on MacOSX. I'm hesitating to answer you  
because I'm not enough qualified in LaTeX and LyX, too.


Let's hope that Uwe Stöhr (or some other qualified LyX layouter) take pity  
on you…


Uwe has been engaged in the thread tufte-handout.layout outdated which I  
began 29 Oct 2009 on this list. After that we had both an dialog with the  
tufte-latex developer Kevin Goodby, see:

http://groups.google.com/group/tufte-latex/browse_thread/thread/287bc2cc63f11b4c


LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found.


The LaTeX package xifthen is indeed required for tufte-latex, see:
http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/

Just my twopence contribution …

The actual files are:
tufte-common.def (r133), tufte-book.cls and tufte-handout.cls (both r127)  
and can be found there:

http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/source/browse/#svn/trunk

But better wait for better help …
Joachim
--
MacTeXLive 2008 - TeXShop 2.18-svn - LyX 1.6.4.1
MacBook Pro OSX 10.4.11 Tiger (intel)

Re: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Luca De Marini]

2009/11/27 Yago diazd...@ono.com

 I use normally the command \vspace*{}and I try a balance between the width
 of the figure box and the margin between this box and the wrapped text. With
 something like this:

 \begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5cm}
 \vspace{-10pt}
 \includegraphics[width=4.7cm]{figure}
 \vspace{-10pt}
 \end{wrapfigure}


Uhm, this looks interesting though I didn't understand very well: can I use
it as an eert to put into Lyx? I think this can be used instead of a
floating figure? I mean, I see {figure}, do I have to put my full path and
name of the figure inside there? In any case I'm not sure of what this is
all about. Will this make the text wrap my figure tight using real
transparency? That was what I needed.
If u think this can be done, is there a way to ert this into Lyx somehow? Or
how do you call this effect, so that I can google better about this?
Thanks,

Luca

Greek Fonts in LyX

[Brian Bosse]

Hello Everyone,

I am brand new to LyX, and am trying to figure out how to add Greek text to
my documents (with proper accents, etc...). My papers are written in English
but I often use Biblical Greek. Even though I have spent many hours trying
to figure this out, I am no closer than when I began.I am sure due to my
ignorance. Whatever explanations I find addressing the problem are over my
head and/or not detailed enough for me to follow.  Can someone give me
step-by-step directions for setting up LyX so that I can utilize Greek (with
proper accents, etc...) in my papers? I have LyX 1.6.4.1 installed with
MiKTeX 2.7.   Thank you for your consideration.   

Sincerely,

 

Brian Bosse

Re: Lyx portable

[stephen's mailinglist account]

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Matthias Schmidt gm_schm...@yahoo.dewrote:

 Hello,

 I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

 MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
 http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
 ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
 http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

 Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
 has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
 linked website is no more accessible.
 Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
 on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

 Try Lytex - http://code.google.com/p/lytex/
this gives you Lyx with a LaTeX distribution

there is the Lyx wiki for other information
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/PortableInstallation

Re: Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[Uwe Stöhr]

John Kane schrieb:


I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts?
I have dropped the new layouts from the wiki into the layout file, loaded the MixTex Tufte style and reconfigured but|I am still getting an error : 


LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found.


So the LaTeX package xifthen is not installed for your MiKTeX. To install it, open an Internet 
connection, open your LyX file and view it as PDF (pdflatex). MiKTeX will then automatically install 
all required LaTeX packages.


The next LyX version LyX 1.6.5 (that will be released next weekend) has better support for the Tufte 
document classes. For now, you can download the latest Tufte layout and example files from here:

http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-handout
and
http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-book

regards Uwe

Re: Lyx portable

[rgheck]

On 11/28/2009 07:25 PM, stephen's mailinglist account wrote:

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Matthias Schmidtgm_schm...@yahoo.dewrote:

   

Hello,

I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
linked website is no more accessible.
Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

Try Lytex - http://code.google.com/p/lytex/
 

this gives you Lyx with a LaTeX distribution

there is the Lyx wiki for other information
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/PortableInstallation

   

Yes, there are LOTS of live CDs that contain LyX.

rh

Re: Lyx portable

[Dotan Cohen]

 Yes, there are LOTS of live CDs that contain LyX.


The OP wants what is called in the Windows world a portable
application: The program is installed to a USB mass storage device
and can be run directly from that device without writing to the system
registry (or minimal registry writing at least).


-- 
Dotan Cohen

http://what-is-what.com
http://gibberish.co.il

Lyx portable

[Matthias Schmidt]

Hello,

I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
linked website is no more accessible.
Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Matthias Schmidt
mailto:gm_schm...@yahoo.de

Diese Nachricht ist mit Norton Internet Security geprüft

Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[John Kane]

I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts? I just bought an little 
netbook and installed LyX 1.6.4 on Windows XP using the AltWindows installer.   
Lyx seems to be running well, in my limited tests except for the Tufte layouts.

I have dropped the new layouts from the wiki into the layout file, loaded the 
MixTex Tufte style and reconfigured but|I am still getting an error : 

LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found.

This is the same error that I was getting on a desktop before installing the 
new Tufte layouts. The little test file is compiling just fine as a simple 
article file.

Have I somehow confused what layout files I'm using? I'm  a newbee  with Lyx so 
I may  be doing something rather stupid.  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

John


  __
Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your 
favourite sites. Download it now
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Re: Error exporting to plain LaTeX when doc includes pdf graphic

[Venable]

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Paul Rubin ru...@msu.edu wrote:
 Venable wrote:
 Dear LyX users,

 I have recently started getting a strange error when I try to export a
 LyX file to plain LaTeX via File - Export - LaTeX (plain).

 When I attempt to export, an error message appears reading
 LyX: Cannot convert file
 No information for converting pdf format files to eps
 Define a converter in the preferences

 As one might expect, I have only seen this error occur when the
 document includes a pdf file as a graphic. However, the error seems
 strange since I am not trying to convert anything to eps, just create
 LaTeX code. Despite the error message, the LaTeX file actually is
 created and seems to be correct. However, it (a) is annoying and (b)
 leads me to think something else may be wrong, so I would like to fix
 it.

 First of all, does anyone have any insight into why LyX would ask for
 a PDF - EPS converter when the requested conversion is not to eps?

 Exporting to plain LaTeX, as opposed to LaTeX (pdflatex), implies an
 intent to generate a DVI file.  Since LaTeX can only include EPS
 graphics (not PDF) in DVI output, LyX helpfully converts your PDF
 graphics to EPS (or at least tries to).  Bear in mind that LyX must
 insert a path to the image file; the alternative would be for LyX to
 include a path to the PDF file, which would be doomed to failure when
 you ran LaTeX against the document.

 Pdflatex, in contrast, wants PDF files and cannot handle EPS files, so
 in your case compiling with pdflatex requires no conversions.


Thanks Paul, compiling with pdflatex (File - Export - LaTeX
(pdflatex)) went through with no error message, and the resulting tex
file looks great.

Re: Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[Joachim Osnabryg]

Am 28.11.2009, 15:07 Uhr, schrieb John Kane:

I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts?


Helo, John,
I have the Tufte layouts running - with the newest svn-version of the  
tufte-latex package
and the new LyX layout files, but on MacOSX. I'm hesitating to answer you  
because I'm not enough qualified in LaTeX and LyX, too.


Let's hope that Uwe Stöhr (or some other qualified LyX layouter) take pity  
on you…


Uwe has been engaged in the thread tufte-handout.layout outdated which I  
began 29 Oct 2009 on this list. After that we had both an dialog with the  
tufte-latex developer Kevin Goodby, see:

http://groups.google.com/group/tufte-latex/browse_thread/thread/287bc2cc63f11b4c


LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found.


The LaTeX package xifthen is indeed required for tufte-latex, see:
http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/

Just my twopence contribution …

The actual files are:
tufte-common.def (r133), tufte-book.cls and tufte-handout.cls (both r127)  
and can be found there:

http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/source/browse/#svn/trunk

But better wait for better help …
Joachim
--
MacTeXLive 2008 - TeXShop 2.18-svn - LyX 1.6.4.1
MacBook Pro OSX 10.4.11 Tiger (intel)

Re: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Luca De Marini]

2009/11/27 Yago diazd...@ono.com

 I use normally the command \vspace*{}and I try a balance between the width
 of the figure box and the margin between this box and the wrapped text. With
 something like this:

 \begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5cm}
 \vspace{-10pt}
 \includegraphics[width=4.7cm]{figure}
 \vspace{-10pt}
 \end{wrapfigure}


Uhm, this looks interesting though I didn't understand very well: can I use
it as an eert to put into Lyx? I think this can be used instead of a
floating figure? I mean, I see {figure}, do I have to put my full path and
name of the figure inside there? In any case I'm not sure of what this is
all about. Will this make the text wrap my figure tight using real
transparency? That was what I needed.
If u think this can be done, is there a way to ert this into Lyx somehow? Or
how do you call this effect, so that I can google better about this?
Thanks,

Luca

Greek Fonts in LyX

[Brian Bosse]

Hello Everyone,

I am brand new to LyX, and am trying to figure out how to add Greek text to
my documents (with proper accents, etc...). My papers are written in English
but I often use Biblical Greek. Even though I have spent many hours trying
to figure this out, I am no closer than when I began.I am sure due to my
ignorance. Whatever explanations I find addressing the problem are over my
head and/or not detailed enough for me to follow.  Can someone give me
step-by-step directions for setting up LyX so that I can utilize Greek (with
proper accents, etc...) in my papers? I have LyX 1.6.4.1 installed with
MiKTeX 2.7.   Thank you for your consideration.   

Sincerely,

 

Brian Bosse

Re: Lyx portable

[stephen's mailinglist account]

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Matthias Schmidt gm_schm...@yahoo.dewrote:

 Hello,

 I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

 MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
 http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
 ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
 http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

 Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
 has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
 linked website is no more accessible.
 Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
 on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

 Try Lytex - http://code.google.com/p/lytex/
this gives you Lyx with a LaTeX distribution

there is the Lyx wiki for other information
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/PortableInstallation

Re: Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[Uwe Stöhr]

John Kane schrieb:


I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts?
I have dropped the new layouts from the wiki into the layout file, loaded the MixTex Tufte style and reconfigured but|I am still getting an error : 


LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found.


So the LaTeX package xifthen is not installed for your MiKTeX. To install it, open an Internet 
connection, open your LyX file and view it as PDF (pdflatex). MiKTeX will then automatically install 
all required LaTeX packages.


The next LyX version LyX 1.6.5 (that will be released next weekend) has better support for the Tufte 
document classes. For now, you can download the latest Tufte layout and example files from here:

http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-handout
and
http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-book

regards Uwe

Re: Lyx portable

[rgheck]

On 11/28/2009 07:25 PM, stephen's mailinglist account wrote:

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Matthias Schmidtgm_schm...@yahoo.dewrote:

   

Hello,

I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
linked website is no more accessible.
Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

Try Lytex - http://code.google.com/p/lytex/
 

this gives you Lyx with a LaTeX distribution

there is the Lyx wiki for other information
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/PortableInstallation

   

Yes, there are LOTS of live CDs that contain LyX.

rh

Re: Lyx portable

[Dotan Cohen]

 Yes, there are LOTS of live CDs that contain LyX.


The OP wants what is called in the Windows world a portable
application: The program is installed to a USB mass storage device
and can be run directly from that device without writing to the system
registry (or minimal registry writing at least).


-- 
Dotan Cohen

http://what-is-what.com
http://gibberish.co.il

Lyx portable

[Matthias Schmidt]

Hello,

I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
linked website is no more accessible.
Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Matthias Schmidt
mailto:gm_schm...@yahoo.de

Diese Nachricht ist mit Norton Internet Security geprüft

Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[John Kane]

I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts? I just bought an little 
netbook and installed LyX 1.6.4 on Windows XP using the AltWindows installer.   
Lyx seems to be running well, in my limited tests except for the Tufte layouts.

I have dropped the new layouts from the wiki into the layout file, loaded the 
MixTex Tufte style and reconfigured but|I am still getting an error : 

"LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found."

This is the same error that I was getting on a desktop before installing the 
new Tufte layouts. The little test file is compiling just fine as a simple 
article file.

Have I somehow confused what layout files I'm using? I'm  a newbee  with Lyx so 
I may  be doing something rather stupid.  Any suggestions would be welcomed.

John


  __
Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your 
favourite sites. Download it now
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Re: Error exporting to plain LaTeX when doc includes pdf graphic

[Venable]

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Paul Rubin  wrote:
> Venable wrote:
>> Dear LyX users,
>>
>> I have recently started getting a strange error when I try to export a
>> LyX file to plain LaTeX via File - Export - LaTeX (plain).
>>
>> When I attempt to export, an error message appears reading
>> LyX: Cannot convert file
>> No information for converting pdf format files to eps
>> Define a converter in the preferences
>>
>> As one might expect, I have only seen this error occur when the
>> document includes a pdf file as a graphic. However, the error seems
>> strange since I am not trying to convert anything to eps, just create
>> LaTeX code. Despite the error message, the LaTeX file actually is
>> created and seems to be correct. However, it (a) is annoying and (b)
>> leads me to think something else may be wrong, so I would like to fix
>> it.
>>
>> First of all, does anyone have any insight into why LyX would ask for
>> a PDF -> EPS converter when the requested conversion is not to eps?
>
> Exporting to plain LaTeX, as opposed to LaTeX (pdflatex), implies an
> intent to generate a DVI file.  Since LaTeX can only include EPS
> graphics (not PDF) in DVI output, LyX helpfully converts your PDF
> graphics to EPS (or at least tries to).  Bear in mind that LyX must
> insert a path to the image file; the alternative would be for LyX to
> include a path to the PDF file, which would be doomed to failure when
> you ran LaTeX against the document.
>
> Pdflatex, in contrast, wants PDF files and cannot handle EPS files, so
> in your case compiling with pdflatex requires no conversions.
>>

Thanks Paul, compiling with pdflatex (File - Export - LaTeX
(pdflatex)) went through with no error message, and the resulting tex
file looks great.

Re: Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[Joachim Osnabryg]

Am 28.11.2009, 15:07 Uhr, schrieb John Kane:

I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts?


Helo, John,
I have the Tufte layouts running - with the newest svn-version of the  
tufte-latex package
and the new LyX layout files, but on MacOSX. I'm hesitating to answer you  
because I'm not enough qualified in LaTeX and LyX, too.


Let's hope that Uwe Stöhr (or some other qualified LyX layouter) take pity  
on you…


Uwe has been engaged in the thread "tufte-handout.layout outdated" which I  
began 29 Oct 2009 on this list. After that we had both an dialog with the  
tufte-latex developer Kevin Goodby, see:

http://groups.google.com/group/tufte-latex/browse_thread/thread/287bc2cc63f11b4c


"LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found."


The LaTeX package xifthen is indeed required for tufte-latex, see:
http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/

Just my twopence contribution …

The actual files are:
tufte-common.def (r133), tufte-book.cls and tufte-handout.cls (both r127)  
and can be found there:

http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/source/browse/#svn/trunk

But better wait for better help …
Joachim
--
MacTeXLive 2008 - TeXShop 2.18-svn - LyX 1.6.4.1
MacBook Pro OSX 10.4.11 Tiger (intel)

Re: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Luca De Marini]

2009/11/27 Yago 

> I use normally the command \vspace*{}and I try a balance between the width
> of the figure box and the margin between this box and the wrapped text. With
> something like this:
>
> \begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5cm}
> \vspace{-10pt}
> \includegraphics[width=4.7cm]{figure}
> \vspace{-10pt}
> \end{wrapfigure}
>
>
Uhm, this looks interesting though I didn't understand very well: can I use
it as an eert to put into Lyx? I think this can be used instead of a
floating figure? I mean, I see {figure}, do I have to put my full path and
name of the figure inside there? In any case I'm not sure of what this is
all about. Will this make the text wrap my figure tight using real
transparency? That was what I needed.
If u think this can be done, is there a way to ert this into Lyx somehow? Or
how do you call this effect, so that I can google better about this?
Thanks,

Luca

Greek Fonts in LyX

[Brian Bosse]

Hello Everyone,

I am brand new to LyX, and am trying to figure out how to add Greek text to
my documents (with proper accents, etc...). My papers are written in English
but I often use Biblical Greek. Even though I have spent many hours trying
to figure this out, I am no closer than when I began.I am sure due to my
ignorance. Whatever explanations I find addressing the problem are over my
head and/or not detailed enough for me to follow.  Can someone give me
step-by-step directions for setting up LyX so that I can utilize Greek (with
proper accents, etc...) in my papers? I have LyX 1.6.4.1 installed with
MiKTeX 2.7.   Thank you for your consideration.   

Sincerely,

 

Brian Bosse

Re: Lyx portable

[stephen's mailinglist account]

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Matthias Schmidt wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.
>
> MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
> http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
> ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
> http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.
>
> Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
> has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
> linked website is no more accessible.
> Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
> on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?
>
> Try Lytex - http://code.google.com/p/lytex/
this gives you Lyx with a LaTeX distribution

there is the Lyx wiki for other information
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/PortableInstallation

Re: Old/new problem with Tufte layouts

[Uwe Stöhr]

John Kane schrieb:


I wonder if anyone can help me with Tufte layouts?
I have dropped the new layouts from the wiki into the layout file, loaded the MixTex Tufte style and reconfigured but|I am still getting an error : 


"LaTeX Error: File `xifthen.sty' not found."


So the LaTeX package xifthen is not installed for your MiKTeX. To install it, open an Internet 
connection, open your LyX file and view it as PDF (pdflatex). MiKTeX will then automatically install 
all required LaTeX packages.


The next LyX version LyX 1.6.5 (that will be released next weekend) has better support for the Tufte 
document classes. For now, you can download the latest Tufte layout and example files from here:

http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-handout
and
http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-book

regards Uwe

Re: Lyx portable

[rgheck]

On 11/28/2009 07:25 PM, stephen's mailinglist account wrote:

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Matthias Schmidtwrote:

   

Hello,

I want to use Lyx from an usb-stick.

MiKTeX I found as a portable version on
http://www.miktex.org/portable/ .
ImageMagick ist availlable as a zip-file on
http://image_magick.veidrodis.com/image_magick/.

Now Lyx: Is there anywhere a current portable version of Lyx? There
has been an older one on http://portableapps.com/node/9880, but the
linked website is no more accessible.
Or is it possibe, just to copy the lyx-folder from my lyx-installation
on my c-drive to the stick? Did someone try, if it works?

Try Lytex - http://code.google.com/p/lytex/
 

this gives you Lyx with a LaTeX distribution

there is the Lyx wiki for other information
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/PortableInstallation

   

Yes, there are LOTS of live CDs that contain LyX.

rh

Re: Lyx portable

[Dotan Cohen]

> Yes, there are LOTS of live CDs that contain LyX.
>

The OP wants what is called in the Windows world a "portable
application": The program is installed to a USB mass storage device
and can be run directly from that device without writing to the system
registry (or minimal registry writing at least).


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