Maybe you need to use natbib to have \citet?
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Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Louis Turk <l...@dayspringpublisher.com> wrote:
> On 08/12/2011 05:17 PM, Louis Turk wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been trying to use biblatex-chicago with Lyx 2.0 and biblatex-biber
> for some time without success. I've read many documents on-line but
> still no success. I want to use the footnotes style citations. Lyx finds
> the .bib database and I can enter a citation, but in author-date style,
> not in the notes style I need.
>
> I get this error message when I try to compile:
>
> Undefined control sequence.
>
> \begin{document}
>
> The control sequence at the end of the top line
>
> of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
>
> misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
>
> spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
>
> and I'll forget about whatever was undefined.
>
>
>
> This is what I have in the preamble:
>
> \bibliography{/home/lat/notes-test}
>
> \usepackage[notes]{biblatex-chicago}
>
>
> In settings/modules I have biblatex-citation-styles selected.
>
> In settings/Bibliography/citation style I have natbib author-date selected.
>
> In settings/Bibliography/Bibliography Generation/processor I have biber
> selected.
>
> In tools/preferences/output/latex/processor I have biber selected.
>
> I'm beginning to think I have something installed wrong. Is there a
> step-by-step how-to doc on installing biblatex, biblatex-biber and
> biblatex-chicago to get it to work properly with Lyx?
>
>
> Lou
>
> I've reinstall biblatex, biblatex-biber, and biblatex-chicago with the
> latest versions. On a bare bones file I now get:
>
> Undefined control sequence.
>
> This is a test.\citet
>
> {adorno:benj}
>
> The control sequence at the end of the top line
>
> of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
>
> misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
>
> spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
>
> and I'll forget about whatever was undefined.
>
> Here is the file:
>
> #LyX 2.0 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
> \lyxformat 413
> \begin_document
> \begin_header
> \textclass memoir
> \begin_preamble
>
> \bibliography{/home/lat/notes-test}
> \usepackage[notes]{biblatex-chicago}
> \usepackage{csquotes}
> \end_preamble
> \use_default_options true
> \begin_modules
> biblatex
> \end_modules
> \maintain_unincluded_children false
> \language english
> \language_package babel
> \inputencoding utf8
> \fontencoding global
> \font_roman default
> \font_sans default
> \font_typewriter default
> \font_default_family default
> \use_non_tex_fonts false
> \font_sc false
> \font_osf false
> \font_sf_scale 100
> \font_tt_scale 100
>
> \graphics default
> \default_output_format default
> \output_sync 0
> \bibtex_command biber
> \index_command default
> \paperfontsize default
> \spacing single
> \use_hyperref false
> \papersize default
> \use_geometry false
> \use_amsmath 1
> \use_esint 1
> \use_mhchem 1
> \use_mathdots 1
> \cite_engine natbib_authoryear
> \use_bibtopic false
> \use_indices false
> \paperorientation portrait
> \suppress_date false
> \use_refstyle 1
> \index Index
> \shortcut idx
> \color #008000
> \end_index
> \secnumdepth 3
> \tocdepth 3
> \paragraph_separation indent
> \paragraph_indentation default
> \quotes_language english
> \papercolumns 1
> \papersides 1
> \paperpagestyle default
> \tracking_changes false
> \output_changes false
> \html_math_output 0
> \html_css_as_file 0
> \html_be_strict false
> \end_header
>
> \begin_body
>
> \begin_layout Standard
> \begin_inset Note Note
> status open
>
> \begin_layout Plain Layout
> \begin_inset CommandInset bibtex
> LatexCommand bibtex
> btprint "btPrintAll"
> bibfiles "/home/lat/notes-test"
> options "plain"
>
> \end_inset
>
>
> \end_layout
>
> \end_inset
>
>
> \end_layout
>
> \begin_layout Standard
> This is a test.
> \begin_inset CommandInset citation
> LatexCommand citet
> key "adorno:benj"
>
> \end_inset
>
>
> \end_layout
>
> \begin_layout Standard
> \begin_inset ERT
> status open
>
> \begin_layout Plain Layout
>
>
> \backslash
> printbibliography
> \end_layout
>
> \end_inset
>
>
> \end_layout
>
> \end_body
> \end_document
>
>
>
