Greetings,
I've inserted further comments in response to your response and to my
original post:
On 10-12-01, Herbert Voss wrote:
>
>
> cmasters wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Brand new convert to Lyx here :-) I must say that I love the ease of getting
> > the job done, but I've run into a few sangs. I'd appreciate any bones that
> > can be thrown my way.
> >
> > I am running Debian, and installed Latex/Tetex and Lyx through the standard
> > 'apt-get' method. All works well, ~except~ when I attempt to change the
> > pre-defined variables for line spacing (single, 1/2 double) and or font type
> > in any document that I create.
> >
I imagine that ~control~ of line spacing and font type are standard
features. Am I wrong in this?
> > I tend to use the "new from template" feature, and have found that changing
> > these values through the menus, results in a slew of errors when it comes
> > time to view the dvi output. In almost ~all~ cases, the error is to the
> > effect that I am missing a required ".sty" file (which I assume is a style
> > definition).
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. Are these not automatically included in the Latex / Lyx distributions
> > released for my system?
>
>
> if they are supported by lyx than they are included automatically,
> otherwise not.
>
I beg to differ, but they are most ~definitely not~ included on my system.
The point of my question was to determine whether these ".sty" files were
part of the standard lyx / latex installation. Your answer is less than
halpful.
> > 2. If they are not included, how do I go about either getting them and/or
> > writing the necessary style def files?
>
>
> write in lyayout->preamble-> \usepackage{the packagename}
>
Again, thank you for the answer, but I did indicate ~new~ Lyx convert at the
beginning of my original message. The above means very little to me. Is that
a latex command, something that needs to be entered via command line, or
perhaps an additional command while running Lyx?
>
> Herbert
>
Thank you, I don't mean to offend, but Lyx extolls itself (and I have found
it) to be software that formats while allowing the user to concentrate on
content. However, there ~must~ be a method to change the default format
variables when the consumer requires it. Hence my questions.
C. Masters
