Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Helge Hafting
On 15. nov. 2011 19:00, Rob Oakes wrote: [...] To that, I would add an additional piece of advice: compile LyX from source or install a non-packaged binary. In Ubuntu, if you try and install LyX from the package manager, it will download all of the associated LaTeX packages as well. This can

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Rob Oakes
On Nov 18, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Helge Hafting wrote: I found it easier to have two latex distributions. I have lyx and texlive from debian, as well as a direct install of texlive-2011. There is nothing to manage - the direct install of texlive takes precedence because it is earlier in my

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Helge Hafting
On 15. nov. 2011 19:00, Rob Oakes wrote: [...] To that, I would add an additional piece of advice: compile LyX from source or install a non-packaged binary. In Ubuntu, if you try and install LyX from the package manager, it will download all of the associated LaTeX packages as well. This can

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Rob Oakes
On Nov 18, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Helge Hafting wrote: I found it easier to have two latex distributions. I have lyx and texlive from debian, as well as a direct install of texlive-2011. There is nothing to manage - the direct install of texlive takes precedence because it is earlier in my

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Helge Hafting
On 15. nov. 2011 19:00, Rob Oakes wrote: [...] To that, I would add an additional piece of advice: compile LyX from source or install a non-packaged binary. In Ubuntu, if you try and install LyX from the package manager, it will download all of the associated LaTeX packages as well. This can

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Rob Oakes
On Nov 18, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Helge Hafting wrote: > I found it easier to have two latex distributions. I have lyx and texlive > from debian, as well as a direct install of texlive-2011. There is nothing to > manage - the direct install of texlive takes precedence because it is earlier > in my

Fwd: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-16 Thread Rainer M Krug
Damn - again only reply instead of reply to... -- Forwarded message -- From: Rainer M Krug r.m.k...@gmail.com Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:12 AM Subject: Re: Lualatex and Lyx. To: Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-16 Thread stefano franchi
references very well and it can be customized with some effort. Steep learning curve, for me, at the beginning. For me, Lyx+lualatex+memoir+biber/biblatex is the winning combination for Humanities writing. Cheers, Stefano (1) Consider a reference to th following text, which I had to deal

Fwd: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-16 Thread Rainer M Krug
Damn - again only reply instead of reply to... -- Forwarded message -- From: Rainer M Krug r.m.k...@gmail.com Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:12 AM Subject: Re: Lualatex and Lyx. To: Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-16 Thread stefano franchi
references very well and it can be customized with some effort. Steep learning curve, for me, at the beginning. For me, Lyx+lualatex+memoir+biber/biblatex is the winning combination for Humanities writing. Cheers, Stefano (1) Consider a reference to th following text, which I had to deal

Fwd: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-16 Thread Rainer M Krug
Damn - again only reply instead of reply to... -- Forwarded message -- From: Rainer M Krug <r.m.k...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:12 AM Subject: Re: Lualatex and Lyx. To: Rob Oakes <lyx-de...@oak-tree.us> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Rob Oakes &l

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-16 Thread stefano franchi
, which I was using before jumping ship). It handles complex references very well and it can be customized with some effort. Steep learning curve, for me, at the beginning. For me, Lyx+lualatex+memoir+biber/biblatex is the winning combination for Humanities writing. Cheers, Stefano (1) Consider a refe

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread stefano franchi
Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution issues (as Liviu rightly stated). I completed a book with it just a couple of months ago and was very happy with it. I work on Linux and my strategy was (and still is) to get rid

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread Liviu Andronic
Hey Stefano On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution issues (as  Liviu rightly stated). I completed a book with it just a couple of months

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Stefano On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread Rob Oakes
On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Could you point to some specific instructions? I've always wanted to try this, but never quite made the first step. I may first test it in a Virtual Machine. ... 1. Uninstall all the tex-related packages from the system via synaptic

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread stefano franchi
Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution issues (as Liviu rightly stated). I completed a book with it just a couple of months ago and was very happy with it. I work on Linux and my strategy was (and still is) to get rid

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread Liviu Andronic
Hey Stefano On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution issues (as  Liviu rightly stated). I completed a book with it just a couple of months

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Stefano On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread Rob Oakes
On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Could you point to some specific instructions? I've always wanted to try this, but never quite made the first step. I may first test it in a Virtual Machine. ... 1. Uninstall all the tex-related packages from the system via synaptic

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread stefano franchi
Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once you take care of the TexLive distribution issues (as Liviu rightly stated). I completed a book with it just a couple of months ago and was very happy with it. I work on Linux and my strategy was (and still is) to get rid

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread Liviu Andronic
Hey Stefano On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> wrote: > Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine once > you take care of the TexLive distribution issues (as  Liviu rightly > stated). I completed a book with i

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread stefano franchi
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Stefano > > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, stefano franchi > <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Probably off-topic, but I can attest that Lualatex/Lyx works fine onc

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-15 Thread Rob Oakes
On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, stefano franchi wrote: >> Could you point to some specific instructions? I've always wanted to >> try this, but never quite made the first step. I may first test it in >> a Virtual Machine. >> ... > 1. Uninstall all the tex-related packages from the system via

Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread john Culleton
I am recommending Lyx for beginners, even though I don't actually use it myself. I note that lualatex is now accommodated by Lyx. That is of course a tremendous advance. Here is my question: is there a guide for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Thanks

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Thanks for your help.

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread Liviu Andronic
for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Lualatex won't work on most Linux distributions, since they ship outdated version of TL (and some other packages), and don't allow user-space updating of packages. If you're on Windows, you're best bet is to update your

Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread john Culleton
I am recommending Lyx for beginners, even though I don't actually use it myself. I note that lualatex is now accommodated by Lyx. That is of course a tremendous advance. Here is my question: is there a guide for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Thanks

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Thanks for your help.

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread Liviu Andronic
for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Lualatex won't work on most Linux distributions, since they ship outdated version of TL (and some other packages), and don't allow user-space updating of packages. If you're on Windows, you're best bet is to update your

Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread john Culleton
I am recommending Lyx for beginners, even though I don't actually use it myself. I note that lualatex is now accommodated by Lyx. That is of course a tremendous advance. Here is my question: is there a guide for beginners that has been updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? Thanks

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
s there a guide for beginners that has been > updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? > > Thanks for your help. >

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-03 Thread Liviu Andronic
ion: is there a guide for beginners that has been > updated to include using lualatex in a Lyx document? > Lualatex won't work on most Linux distributions, since they ship outdated version of TL (and some other packages), and don't allow user-space updating of packages. If you're on Windows, y