From: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Bug 848] New: IEEEtran reference should be updated Date: 27 Jan 2003 18:21:51 +0100
> >>>>> "Magnus" == Magnus Danielson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Magnus> Hi! I just filed a bug-report (#848) on the documentation > Magnus> relating to the IEEEtran LaTeX reference. IEEE has themselfs > Magnus> updated the documentation as apparent from their webpage: > > Magnus> http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/transactions/stylesheets.htm > > Magnus> and the LyX documenation should reflect this fact (instead of > Magnus> the old/updated links apparent in at least LyX 1.2.2). > > Thanks for pointing this out. It seems that IEEE finally picked the > improved IEEEtran work that has been done recently and decided to > support it explicitly. This is good. Indeed. It also works well with Lyx. My only problem is with BibTex references, which gets imported, but they don't show up in print. Other than that, it looks wounderfull! > Magnus> I also point out that it would be a good thing to have a > Magnus> minimal note on how to install these (and other > Magnus> publisher-specific) LaTeX styles. > > Did you take a look at chapter 6 of the customization manual? Is it helpful? Yes. Yes. It works that way. Very simple, so it could be included. > Magnus> As I write this now it could even be aided by some small > Magnus> dialogue window, shouldn't be too hard anyway. > > This is more difficult, since installinga new latex class depends on > how your local installation is configured. However, once a cls file is > visible to latex, LyX can use it. Actually, LyX allready know quite alot about that due to the configure script that builds the configuration, no? > Magnus> I'm somewhat of an TeX/LaTeX-illiterate (have the books, lacks > Magnus> time to actually read and experiment, one of those "some day" > Magnus> projects) and I suspect several LyX users in reality is that > Magnus> too, just relying on LyX to hide all that one way or another, > Magnus> or at least get a good deal of help. So, a step-by-step > Magnus> description for braindead monkeys like me to execute would be > Magnus> very nice to have. If you run the LyX and TeX/LaTeX from some > Magnus> form of Linux distribution like I do (Debian/unstable) you > Magnus> don't know much about the innars of the installation and > Magnus> configuration. > > I can understand your problem, but it is not clear we can do it in a > foolproof way. Look in the IEEE documents. That is foolproof enought for me. Only an added comment descriping typical texmf placements (/usr/share/texmf in my case - a Debian box) should do the trick. Cheers, Magnus
