Thanks Guenter. I had a hunch that I needed to write a layout file, but I was a little confused because the FoilTex distribution, which I successfully installed, didn't seem to have a layout file in it. Anyhow, I'll give this a try.
Martin Guenter Milde wrote: >On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:43:30 -0700 wrote Martin Fuhrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>Hello! >> >>I'm a new user of Lyx and Latex, and I'm attempting to install the >>SIGGRAPH Latex class >>(http://www.siggraph.org/publications/prep/siggraph.tar.gz) so that it >>I can use it with Lyx. The "Customization" help document explains >>step-by-step how to install the Latex class "FoilTeX", which I >>downloaded and successfully installed in my /usr/local directory. I >>followed the same steps for the SIGGRAPH class, but Lyx still won't >>display it when I search through the Layout -> Document list. >> >>Has anyone successfully installed the SIGGRAPH class? If so, could I >>get some pointers on the installation procedure, so that it works with >>Lyx? >> > >Sorry, I havent. But the Customization also tells you, you need to tell LyX >about the new class by designing a newclass.layout file in ~/.lyx/layouts >and afterwards do a reconfigure. (How to design a .layout file is also >explained, looking at existing .layout files helps a lot as well.) > >GM > >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
