That output ends with a error saying it can't find the zip program in your system. zip is necessary in the creation of ODT format files, because those files are simply xhtml markup text that is compressed with zip. So install zip, and try again!
pj On 8/30/07, John Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you Paul. > I have tried your suggestion and it looks like there > may be a font problem although I'm not good enough at > reading the terminal output to be sure. I have posted > the output at > http://ca.geocities.com/jrkrideau/LyX/lyx.ooo.pdf . > > I am not getting any error messages but two warnings > instead. > > I have tried changing the fonts with no success. What > did you change the font setting to? > > As before, tex file is working just fine > > --- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just tried export to OpenDocument format with the > > new LyX and have > > some advice that may help. Run LyX from a terminal > > window. That way, > > you can watch the error messages. emitted by the > > programs that do the > > translation. > > > > For me, the first export to ODT frailed--tex4ht > > crashed because it > > could not find a font. WHen I went to LyX > > document->settings and > > changed the default font, then the export to ODT did > > work. > > > > If you just run lyx from a menu, you don't see the > > error messages. If > > you run it from a terminal, you see stuff like this: > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > --- error --- Can't find/open file `ecbx1000.tfm' > > ---------------------------- > > t4ht.c (2006-09-13-14:28 kpathsea) > > t4ht -f/descriptions.tex > > -coo > > (/usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/base/unix/tex4ht.env) > > Entering descriptions.lg > > Error: Cannot view file > > ---------------------------------------- > > File does not exist: > > > /tmp/lyx_tmpdir9646cneuJa/lyx_tmpbuf0/descriptions.odt > > > > Apparently I lack whatever package has the ecbx > > fonts, so it dies. > > But If I change the font to TimesRoman, then it does > > work. > > > > But you don't see these errors unless you run LyX > > from a Terminal. > > > > > > -- > > Paul E. Johnson > > Professor, Political Science > > 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504 > > University of Kansas > > > > > > Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right > on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca > -- Paul E. Johnson Professor, Political Science 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504 University of Kansas
