Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann:
Hey LyX folks,
I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my
first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I
installed on it was LyX - of course.
1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended
LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX?
TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the
MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it
is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so).
2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem
to be font rendering problems with the display fonts.
Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known
problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no
problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC
Macs).
a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface,
zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied
only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every
second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the
settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a
known problem?
I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the
display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely
be fixed soon.
b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go
on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-
rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as
in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica,
and Courier as screen fonts (the default).
Well... :)
Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering
problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in
my case it is just plain text.
Yes.
I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just
a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font
and zoom level?
No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish
and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...)
Thanks a lot!
Daniel
You're welcome ;)
Greetings from Vienna,
Maksi
