Hi Robert, A previous SWP user here, coverted to Lyx some years ago ;-)
2013/5/26 Prof. dr. Robert J. Mokken <[email protected]> > For years I have worked thus far with Scientific Workplace (SWP) and got > bored with it. Last week I downloaded the LyX Bundle, because I liked the > features > > and documentation. I am trying it out following the LyX tutorial. I > immediately hit on some problems: > > Two questions. > > Question 1. Compared to my former TeX editor Scientific Workplace it takes > quite some time before LyX manages to view pdf. I have both Acrobat Reader > X > and > > Acrobat Pro X. LyX appears not to pick Acrobat Reader X, but Acrobat Pro X. > How is that? Might this be due to the fact that my LyX doesn't manage to > produce > > a dvi view? (see Question 2). > Lyx uses in general pdflatex to directly convert Latex file to PDF. You will gain some time if you use a nicer pdf viewer that detects/accepts files refreshes on the hard disk. If I remember well, Foxit reader was able to do this (I am on an Mac now). > > Question 2. My LyX dvi viewer doesn't work. When I choose View/Other > Formats/DVI (or key Ctrl+D) I get a series of the following message: > > > ========== > TrueTexDVI Previewer > > > Error loading TeX font metrics: > Font "ecrm0-600.{ofm.xfm,tfm}! > (ecrm0600) > (Cannot find file) > (Have you set the correct path for OFM/XFM/TFM files > in the Preferences menu?) > =========== > > finishing with a blank dvi page. > > > What does this mean? What and where are these OFM/XFM/TFM files? In the > Preferences Menu (i.e. Tools/Preferences) I don't see a corresponding > option. > I would not advise the use TrueTex with Lyx, but Miktex ( http://miktex.org), which is a more standard Tex system for Windows. True Tex uses some specific settings if I remember well. In the case of this message, it seems that it does not come with some font definitions that are normally present in standard Tex systems. If I remember well, TrueTex uses TrueType fonts mainly. Even when I was using SWP, I have configured it to be used with MikTex, instead of TrueTex, so I was sure that any journal with a decent tex installation could compile my source files. > > Thnak you for instructions. > > Robert J. Mokken > > -- Prof. Murat Yildizoglu Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113) Avenue Léon Duguit 33608 Pessac cedex France Bureau : E-331 yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr web: yildizoglu.info
