OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 uname -srv gives: Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp #1 SMP Mon Sep 25 17:24:31 EDT 2006
Forgive my lack of Linux prowess, but I don't know what X fonts I have installed, or which latex package I am using. It is whatever comes as the default latex rpm for red-hat linux. James On 12/27/06 4:42 PM, "David L. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:32:36 -0700 > James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am running Lyx 1.4.3. >> >> Typing "latex -version" gives >> TeX (Web2C 7.4.5) 3.14159 >> kpathsea version 3.4.5 >> >> As a point of clarification, I didn't explicitly enter quotes around the >> nabla operator. Specifically, if I enter >> \nabla >> in a math environment, I get >> nabla >> in red font. > > Right. But you put quotes (or something) around the \nabla and nabla you > entered into your e-mail message, and those are not displaying properly on my > (linux) computer. The nabla in red within LyX should show up properly in dvi > or pdf preview, and on paper. > > What I am suggesting is that your X fonts are missing the symbol fonts that > LyX uses (help, experts, with font names if you know them). I get the same > effect when using my zaurus pda (which has lyx-1.3.6 or so and latex). > > So, again, which OS are you using on your machine (specific distribution), > and which package, if you are using a standard package, of latex (typically, > it would be tetex or texlive (my favorite)). What X fonts do you have > installed? -- James C. Sutherland Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering University of Utah (801) 585-1246
