>>>>> "Dennis" == Dennis Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Dennis> I am starting to use lyx 0.12.0, which configured, made, and
Dennis> installed OK, with no options or changes to the source.  My OS
Dennis> is Slackware Linux 2.0.0 (with miscellaneous updates
Dennis> downloaded and installed (e.g., ghostscript 4.03)).  I have
Dennis> three problems that I have not found how to solve yet.

You should really upgrade to LyX 1.0.1.

Dennis> (1) When I try to print directly to my printer, no result
Dennis> appears.  If, however, I export to postscript file foo.ps and
Dennis> then "lpr foo.ps" it prints OK (so I have a workaround).  My
Dennis> printer is device "lp".  I have config.lp (and config.ps) in
Dennis> /usr/lib/texmf/dvips/.  I read the "Dvips" section (2.6.2) of
Dennis> the User Guide, and thought I was set up OK.  I use the
Dennis> printer regularly from xfig, emacs, etc.

The printer settings have changed a bit in 1.0.x. Maybe will they work
better for you...

Dennis> (2) and (3) When I try including a .eps figure float
Dennis> (generated with xfig 3.1.4) in a document, I have two
Dennis> problems.

Dennis> First, the caption I enter in the dialogue box does not appear
Dennis> in the document window.

This caption only makes sense when you use a subfigure. Otherwise, put
your ficgure in a figure float and add a caption after it.

Dennis> Second, when I try to export (as PostScript) the page
Dennis> containing the figure, I get this error message, and no .ps
Dennis> file:

Dennis> ! LaTeX Error: Unknown graphics extension: eps.

Set the PS driver in Layout->Document to dvips.

JMarc

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