On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:49 AM, alexxx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
> I used LyX up to now for basic tasks, but now I have to use the Elsevier
> class, and I'm discovering a lot of new problems.
> I chosed LyX right to avoid all the complexities of the Tex/LaTeX world, and
> I'd be very sorry if to simply switch classes this was not sufficient!
>
> By choosing New->From template->elsart.lyx, even the standard template is
> unable to be compiled, giving the errors:
>
> 1) undefined control sequence on " \title{Insert your Title Here}"
> 2) Missing number, treated as zero , always on \title
> 3) improper 'at' size (0.0pt), replaced by 10pt, always on \title
> 4) Missing = inserted for \ifnum on \author{Author's name}
> 5) Missing number, treated as zero, always on \author
>
> Yet, I have:
> /usr/share/lyx/templates/elsart.lyx and /usr/share/lyx/layouts/elsart.layout
> (both by lyx-1.5.5-1.fc8)
> and the directory /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/elsart containing elsart.cls,
> elsart5.cls (and yes, after installing it I did texhash on
> /usr/share/texmf, followed by reconfigure on lyx)
>
>
> what's happening? I'm completely lost - and the article deadline is nearer
> and nearer!
>
> local system: Linux Fedora fc8
>
> thank you for any help!
>
> alessandro
>
>
>
>
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>
Well, that's strange it works fine for me. So, first things first.
After you installed elsart and did a texhash and reconfigure on LyX.
Did you check to make sure that it was actually recognized by LyX?
Meaning 'article (Elsevier)' is actually listed in
Document->Settings->Document Class or Help->LaTeX Configuration
Section 4.11 says elsart is found.
Cheers,
/Bob
