A small section describing Instant Preview. Angus
Index: UserGuide.lyx =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyxdoc/UserGuide.lyx,v retrieving revision 1.55 diff -u -p -r1.55 UserGuide.lyx --- UserGuide.lyx 30 Jul 2003 11:42:44 -0000 1.55 +++ UserGuide.lyx 16 Apr 2004 12:50:34 -0000 @@ -19215,6 +19341,124 @@ optional \layout Standard The title of this section is a good example of using this feature. +\layout Section + +Previewing snippets of your document +\layout Standard + +LyX allows you to generate previews of sections of your document on the + fly so you can see how they'll look in the final document without having + to break your train of thought with +\family sans +\bar under +V +\bar default +iew\SpecialChar \menuseparator + +\bar under +D +\bar default +VI +\family default +. + If you'd like to see your math formulae typeset by LaTeX then install the + necessary software (see below) and select the +\family sans +Instant +\bar under +p +\bar default +review +\family default + check box in the +\family sans + +\bar under +E +\bar default +dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator + +\bar under +P +\bar default +references +\family default + dialog. + (It can be found in the +\family sans +Look\SpecialChar ~ +and\SpecialChar ~ +feel\SpecialChar \menuseparator +Graphics +\family default + pane in the Qt frontend and the +\family sans +Look\SpecialChar ~ +&\SpecialChar ~ +Feel\SpecialChar \menuseparator +Misc +\family default + tab in the XForms frontend.) Previews are generated when you load a document + into LyX and when you finish editing an inset. + Previews of an already loaded document are +\emph on +not +\emph default + generated just by selecting the +\family sans +Instant +\bar under +p +\bar default +review +\family default + check box. +\layout Standard + +LyX will generate previews of math insets. + It will also generate previews of include insets if you select the +\family sans +\bar under +S +\bar default +how\SpecialChar ~ +preview +\family default + check box in the inset's dialog. + This latter is useful if you wish to generate a preview of a LaTeX figure, + for example. + Coming in version 1.4 are previews of the external inset also. +\layout Standard + +To get previews working, you'll need some additional software. + First, you'll need the preview.sty LaTeX package. + Find it on your local CTAN mirror at +\family typewriter +CTAN/support/preview-latex/ +\family default +. + Thereafter, you'll need the usual tools: +\family typewriter +latex +\family default +, +\family typewriter +dvips +\family default + and +\family typewriter +gs +\family default +. + Finally, you'll obtain prettier results if you install +\family typewriter +pnmcrop +\family default + from the +\family typewriter +netpbm +\family default + package. \layout Section Spacing, pagination and line breaks
