Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[Guillaume Munch]

Le 28/04/2016 12:35, Dr Eberhard Lisse a écrit :

This is so simple, that I wonder about the Computer Science PhD Program
they are running there.
…


Isam is not the only one to understand this comment as offensive.


On 2016-04-27 05:48, Isam Alobaidi wrote:

Dear Sir,
This is Isam Alobaidi, PhD student in computer science department in
Missouri University of Scienec and technology.
I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I
am writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
use their temple that written in LaTeX.
I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my
LyX file?
Waiting your kindly response.
Thanks.


If the template comes with a custom class file, then you need a custom 
layout file. First see what class file it is derived from, and create a 
minimal layout, similarly to the following: 
. Then follow the other 
instructions there.


Other clues can be found there: https://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/CreatingLayouts

Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[PhilipPirrip]

On 04/27/2016 12:48 AM, Isam Alobaidi wrote:

I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I
am writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
use their temple that written in LaTeX.
I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my
LyX file?


Dear Isam,
Can you show us the template they want you to use? Is there a .cls or 
.sty file in it? Most of the templates are based on some standard 
classes, and this should be as easy as 
http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/305410/help-installing-document-class-for-lyx-on-mac-unsure-on-where-to-start/305760#305760

Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

I wonder about you being so defensive.

el

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> On 28 Apr 2016, at 14:05, Isam Alobaidi  wrote:
> 
> Dear Dr. Lisse, 
> I wonder about what the relation between the PhD student in Computer Science 
> and the bugs in LyX. If the LyX is perfect, why they put this email to 
> contact for any assistance. 
> At all your steps is worthless, I tried it before without any benefit.
> 
> This is so simple, that I wonder about the Computer Science PhD Program
> they are running there.
> 
> Take their template and run it through tex2lyx.
> 
> Move all the formatting you can from the
> 
> Documents->Seteing->Latex Preamble
> 
> into Lyx proper and leave only what LyX can't format directly in that
> preamble
> 
> Then put the front matter into an include file so it doesn't bother you
> on the screen and hack on the text.
> 
> Export to LaTeX and compare the resulting PDFs...
> 
> 
> el
> 
> 
> 
> On 2016-04-27 05:48, Isam Alobaidi wrote:
> > Dear Sir,
> > This is Isam Alobaidi, PhD student in computer science department in
> > Missouri University of Scienec and technology.
> > I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I
> > am writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
> > use their temple that written in LaTeX.
> > I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
> > in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my
> > LyX file?
> > Waiting your kindly response.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Isam Alobaidi
> > PhD Student, Department of Computer Science 
> > Missouri University of Science and Technology 
> > 113 ERL, 500 West 16th Street, Rolla, MO 65409
> > Webpage: http://web.mst.edu/~iaahgb/
> >
> 

Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[Isam Alobaidi]

Dear Dr. Lisse,
I wonder about what the relation between the PhD student in Computer
Science and the bugs in LyX. If the LyX is perfect, why they put this email
to contact for any assistance.
At all your steps is worthless, I tried it before without any benefit.
This is so simple, that I wonder about the Computer Science PhD Program
they are running there.

Take their template and run it through tex2lyx.

Move all the formatting you can from the

Documents->Seteing->Latex Preamble

into Lyx proper and leave only what LyX can't format directly in that
preamble

Then put the front matter into an include file so it doesn't bother you
on the screen and hack on the text.

Export to LaTeX and compare the resulting PDFs...


el



On 2016-04-27 05:48, Isam Alobaidi wrote:
> Dear Sir,
> This is Isam Alobaidi, PhD student in computer science department in
> Missouri University of Scienec and technology.
> I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I
> am writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
> use their temple that written in LaTeX.
> I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
> in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my
> LyX file?
> Waiting your kindly response.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Isam Alobaidi
> PhD Student, Department of Computer Science 
> Missouri University of Science and Technology 
> 113 ERL, 500 West 16th Street, Rolla, MO 65409
> Webpage: http://web.mst.edu/~iaahgb/
>

Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[Isam Alobaidi]

Dear Steve,
I appreciate your help, thanks.
On 27 Apr 2016 01:08, "Steve Burnham"  wrote:



On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:50 PM Isam Alobaidi  wrote:

> Dear Sir,
> This is Isam Alobaidi, PhD student in computer science department in
> Missouri University of Scienec and technology.
> I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I am
> writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
> use their temple that written in LaTeX.
> I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
> in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my LyX
> file?
> Waiting your kindly response.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Isam Alobaidi
> PhD Student, Department of Computer Science 
> Missouri University of Science and Technology 
> 113 ERL, 500 West 16th Street, Rolla, MO 65409
> Webpage: http://web.mst.edu/~iaahgb/
>
>
Hi Isam,

It's difficult to give good help/advice without knowing what you've tried
and what errors you are running into. I recently went through what you are
going through with my thesis and had to rely on these forums for a lot of
help. I would start with the thread located here:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/82100/match=burnham

After that I think it is helpful to look into adding custom LaTeX class
files to LyX and how to create .layout files. There are also some pretty
decent guides to getting LyX setup with your Universities LaTeX files. Here
is one I've gotten some help from:

http://www.aarondefazio.com/tangentially/?p=19

Once you've tried some things report back with what you've done and what is
going wrong and someone will be able to help you. Last of all don't give
up. Once you get it working it is well worth the effort.

-Steve

Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

This is so simple, that I wonder about the Computer Science PhD Program
they are running there.

Take their template and run it through tex2lyx.

Move all the formatting you can from the

Documents->Seteing->Latex Preamble

into Lyx proper and leave only what LyX can't format directly in that
preamble

Then put the front matter into an include file so it doesn't bother you
on the screen and hack on the text.

Export to LaTeX and compare the resulting PDFs...


el



On 2016-04-27 05:48, Isam Alobaidi wrote:
> Dear Sir,
> This is Isam Alobaidi, PhD student in computer science department in
> Missouri University of Scienec and technology.
> I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I
> am writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
> use their temple that written in LaTeX.
> I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
> in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my
> LyX file?
> Waiting your kindly response.
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Isam Alobaidi
> PhD Student, Department of Computer Science 
> Missouri University of Science and Technology 
> 113 ERL, 500 West 16th Street, Rolla, MO 65409
> Webpage: http://web.mst.edu/~iaahgb/
> 

Re: LyX problem - I need your help

[Steve Burnham]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:50 PM Isam Alobaidi  wrote:

> Dear Sir,
> This is Isam Alobaidi, PhD student in computer science department in
> Missouri University of Scienec and technology.
> I faced a problem with the LyX, I wonder if you can help me with it. I am
> writing my thesis by LyX but the university enforce me to
> use their temple that written in LaTeX.
> I have no idea how I can connect them together and use the temple in LyX
> in an other word how to make a given LaTeX template compatible with my LyX
> file?
> Waiting your kindly response.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Isam Alobaidi
> PhD Student, Department of Computer Science 
> Missouri University of Science and Technology 
> 113 ERL, 500 West 16th Street, Rolla, MO 65409
> Webpage: http://web.mst.edu/~iaahgb/
>
>
Hi Isam,

It's difficult to give good help/advice without knowing what you've tried
and what errors you are running into. I recently went through what you are
going through with my thesis and had to rely on these forums for a lot of
help. I would start with the thread located here:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/82100/match=burnham

After that I think it is helpful to look into adding custom LaTeX class
files to LyX and how to create .layout files. There are also some pretty
decent guides to getting LyX setup with your Universities LaTeX files. Here
is one I've gotten some help from:

http://www.aarondefazio.com/tangentially/?p=19

Once you've tried some things report back with what you've done and what is
going wrong and someone will be able to help you. Last of all don't give
up. Once you get it working it is well worth the effort.

-Steve