Re: Script to repeatedly compile a document

2016-06-27 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:12:47 -0400 Richard Heck wrote: > "pdf4" is simply the format name LyX uses for conversions to PDF that > go via xelatex. See > Tools> Preferences> File Handling> File Formats, then choose "PDF > (XeTeX)" in the combo. > You'll see the label "pdf4" under

Re: Script to repeatedly compile a document

2016-06-27 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 26 Jun 2016 23:15:00 -0400 Scott Kostyshak wrote: > Why not use use the following? > > lyx --export pdf4 $mainname.lyx > > It creates a PDF directly so you don't have to manually run xelatex. Why not, indeed! Here's another one. This script is meant to recompile

Re: Script to repeatedly compile a document

2016-06-27 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 08:40:51PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:12:47 -0400 > Richard Heck wrote: > > > > "pdf4" is simply the format name LyX uses for conversions to PDF that > > go via xelatex. See > > Tools> Preferences> File Handling> File Formats, then

How to keep page header text from crashing into page numbers?

2016-06-27 Thread Steve Litt
Hi all, I'm using LyX 2.1.4, fancyhdr, I've customized even and odd page headers to report current chapter and current section, respectively. On even numbered pages, moderate length chapter names crash into the page number. Short ones right justify away from the page number, and long ones wrap so

Re: Script to repeatedly compile a document

2016-06-27 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 26 Jun 2016 23:15:00 -0400 Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 10:57:22PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > The following is a script to repeatedly compile a LyX document > > that's under construction or debugging: > > > >

Re: Script to repeatedly compile a document

2016-06-27 Thread Richard Heck
On 06/27/2016 01:35 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > On Sun, 26 Jun 2016 23:15:00 -0400 > Scott Kostyshak wrote: > >> There are reasons to compile yourself (e.g. to make a substitution) >> but unless you have a reason, LyX is better to use because it knows >> how many times you must run

Re: lyx-2.2.0 installation ./configure cannot find libmagic

2016-06-27 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 27/06/2016 07:03, Michael Berger a écrit : Coincidence or luck or whatever it was, the installation of Lyx 2.2.0 (as root) ran smoothly without any complaint and Lyx 2.2 showed up. At this point I would like to thank you for helping me! I am glad to read that this works now. One more

Fwd: Re: lyx-2.2.0 installation ./configure cannot find libmagic

2016-06-27 Thread Michael Berger
Jürgen, Kornel, Jean-Marc could not answer my question: What to do next to give LyX access to TL2016? Would you, please? See below. Thanks and cheers! Michael PS: the Latex log of my newly created document reports the path /usr/local/texlive/2016/ I take that as an indication that LyX