Trouble Installing LyX on a new Surface Book 2
Hello everyone, I’m a math instructor in a community college in Cupertino California. I just bought a new Microsoft Windows Surface Book 2. After having to remove and re-install LyX with Mik-TeX several times, I think it’s almost working. MikTeX appears to be working. I’m able to create and process documents using TexWorks. When I load a tutorial document in LyX and hit ^R, it tells me “No PDF viewer installed. Please Install a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader.” After that, Windows told me "LyX2.3exe has stopped working” and closed the program for me. As I said, MikTeX seems to be able to find a PDF viewer fine, and of course the installer for LyX installed a copy of Ghostscript, so I’m baffled as to why this isn’t working, and why LyX froze. When I go into LyX and select Tools>Preferences>File Handling>File Formats, under Viewer it says “none.” When I bring down the dropdown list under viewer, the only other choice is custom. When I go under Tools>Preferences>Path and look under Path prefix, I see a long list that includes the directory for Ghostscript. $LyXDir\bin;$LyXDir\Python;$LyXDir\Python\Lib;$LyXDir\Perl\bin;$LyXDir\imagemagick;C:\Users\Misty\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64;C:\Users\Misty\AppData\Local\LyX 2.3\ghostscript\bin;C:\Program Files\Inkscape I’ve tried Tools>Reconfigure. I would very much appreciate help on what I should try next. Thank you, Rick Taylor
Re: Compiling pdf sometimes stops when child document has a different textclass
I do have v0.5, but lyx hanging and tikz errors are unrelated issues. When export just the child document with my textclass Lyx usually spits out error messages instead of pdf, but not always though. I suspect it's any of the packages used in the document class that tikz doesn't like. I've no problems with tikz once my graphs are cached. Kind regards, Rick Blok
RE: Compiling pdf sometimes stops when child document has a different textclass
Jup. Good to hear it's not just me :) http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8199 Kind regards, Rick Blok > -Original Message- > From: Jürgen Spitzmüller [mailto:sp...@lyx.org] > Sent: dinsdag 12 juni 2012 20:56 > To: Rick Blok - LR > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org; LyX-Devel > Subject: Re: Compiling pdf sometimes stops when child document has a > different textclass > > 2012/6/12 Rick Blok: > > However, sometimes Lyx keeps processing my documents for ever, but > > without any activity (no cpu load, nor pdflatex running). I once let > > it continue overnight without result. I've noticed a few times that > > when it hangs, the last entry in the message log is that the child > > document has a different textclass. When lyx compiles my document > > successfully, I cannot find such a message in the log. Also, I can't > > remember that this has happened when the child document has the 'right' > text class. > > > > > > Has anyone else noticed this? I can't reproduce it consistently and it > > could just be me/my install/computer. > > Yes, I face this, too, every now and then. I never tracked it down to a > pattern, but now that you say it, I think it occurred to me with different > master/child classes only, as well. > > Alas, I have no time to have a closer look at the source currently. I had a > quick > look, but the process in question changed significantly since I last checked > it > (it is now fed into a thread, and I suspect the thing somehow gets stuck in > that thread). > > Can you file a bug report? > > Jürgen
Compiling pdf sometimes stops when child document has a different textclass
Hi, I'm writing a report that has several child documents. One of these child documents has a different textclass than the master document because my custom class clashes with knitr with tikz device if my graphs aren't cached. Lyx noticed it and asked me if I wanted to continue, I check 'never ask again' and press ok. The document compiles fine. However, sometimes Lyx keeps processing my documents for ever, but without any activity (no cpu load, nor pdflatex running). I once let it continue overnight without result. I've noticed a few times that when it hangs, the last entry in the message log is that the child document has a different textclass. When lyx compiles my document successfully, I cannot find such a message in the log. Also, I can't remember that this has happened when the child document has the 'right' text class. Has anyone else noticed this? I can't reproduce it consistently and it could just be me/my install/computer. Kind regards, Rick Blok
RE: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer
I've attached my test file. Btw, what problems are there with Imagemagick when lyx is installed without admin rights? The installer says that it can't install it, but it is in my lyx folder? I installed lyx 203 w/o admin rights and I haven't got any problems with image conversion. However, with this installer I have. Kind regards, Rick Blok -Original Message- From: Uwe Stöhr [mailto:uwesto...@web.de] Sent: vrijdag 8 juni 2012 3:20 To: rickb...@gmail.com Cc: Rick Blok - LR; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer Am 06.06.2012 08:42, schrieb rickb...@gmail.com: >> If still not working, could you give me a list of new files you see >> in > MiKTeX's >> bin folder > > No. I noticed that files were changed because I had the explorer > window open but it happened so fast I couldn't see which ones. The > newest date modified is of January, and newest date created of march. > But I've attached a list with all folder contents. Thanks. It shows that the perl interpreter is no in place - this worked at least. >> but when I compile a document with multiple >> indexes, I see only my text >> and no indexes. As the Perl interpreter is there, it can be that I need to deliver more of its plugins. To find this out, can you please send me your LyX test file? > and do you have a older named "~\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\lib" which >> contains the subfolders Exporter, File, Getopt, IO and warnings? > > Yes, that I have. In my program files folder though, not in my home folder. This is correct. Note that the installer is not yet ready to be used without admin priviledges. There are still many open issues but I'm currently working on this. thanks and regards Uwe nieuwbestand1.lyx Description: nieuwbestand1.lyx
RE: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer
I've just checked the computer were I don't have admin rights, and I don't see perl.exe in the bin folder, and I also don't have a lib-folder. Rick -Original Message- From: Uwe Stöhr [mailto:uwesto...@web.de] Sent: woensdag 6 juni 2012 0:25 To: Rick Blok - LR Cc: 'lyx-users@lists.lyx.org' Subject: Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer Am 05.06.2012 21:27, schrieb Rick Blok - LR: > Doesn't work on a computer with admin rights either. I saw that files were > added to miktex's bin folder, but when I compile a document with multiple > indexes, I see only my text and no indexes. Not good. But does it work if you reconfigure LyX after updating MiKTeX's file name database? Of not, does it work if you rebuild MiKTeX's formats (the button below refreshing the database), then refresh the file name database and then reconfigure LyX? If still not working, could you give me a list of new files you see in MiKTeX's bin folder and do you have a older named "~\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\lib" which contains the subfolders Exporter, File, Getopt, IO and warnings? Many thanks for helping testing and best regards Uwe
RE: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer
Doesn't work on a computer with admin rights either. I saw that files were added to miktex's bin folder, but when I compile a document with multiple indexes, I see only my text and no indexes. I updated miktex, but that also didn't help. Rick From: Uwe Stöhr [uwesto...@web.de] Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 10:55 PM To: Rick Blok - LR Cc: 'lyx-users@lists.lyx.org' Subject: Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer Am 04.06.2012 11:23, schrieb Rick Blok - LR: > I can't seem to get the split indexes feature to work using Miktex portable > on win7 w/o admin rights. The installer in general still requires admin privileges. The problem is in one hand Imagemagick and on the other hand MiKTeX. For MiKTeX I did not yet find time to check the case that MiKTeX was installed as admin, but LyX not. Then it is impossible to enable splitindex and some other features because files like a Perl interpreter need to be added to MiKTeX's bin folder. If it was installed as admin, LyX installed as user can't write in this directory. So does it work if you install the test release with admin privileges? regards Uwe
RE: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer
I've noticed the warning in the installer, but I've installed 2.0.3 in the same way and I haven't noticed any problems. MikTeX is the portable version and sits in a directory were I've got write access. Lyx is using it (got multiple versions on the computer) since the right folder is in lyxrc.dist, preferences dialog and in tex information, and I've got no latex in my path. I can't see any new files in MikTeX's bin folder. I will try later on a computer were I've got admin privileges. Kind regards, Rick Blok -Original Message- From: Uwe Stöhr [mailto:uwesto...@web.de] Sent: maandag 4 juni 2012 22:56 To: Rick Blok - LR Cc: 'lyx-users@lists.lyx.org' Subject: Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer Am 04.06.2012 11:23, schrieb Rick Blok - LR: > I can't seem to get the split indexes feature to work using Miktex portable > on win7 w/o admin rights. The installer in general still requires admin privileges. The problem is in one hand Imagemagick and on the other hand MiKTeX. For MiKTeX I did not yet find time to check the case that MiKTeX was installed as admin, but LyX not. Then it is impossible to enable splitindex and some other features because files like a Perl interpreter need to be added to MiKTeX's bin folder. If it was installed as admin, LyX installed as user can't write in this directory. So does it work if you install the test release with admin privileges? regards Uwe
testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer
I can't seem to get the split indexes feature to work using Miktex portable on win7 w/o admin rights. If I disable multiple indices, pdf output shows an index, but it shows only my text when it's enabled. Dutch spell check works. Kind regards, Rick Blok
RE: Poll for the default icon theme in LyX 2.0
Libreoffice, except for the search and search and replace icons. Those are better in oxygen. -Original Message- From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Pourciau Sent: donderdag 31 maart 2011 14:45 Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org; lyx-de...@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Poll for the default icon theme in LyX 2.0 > libreoffice >
How do you enter additional arguments?
Hi All. I'm missing something obvious here. I'm using moderncv to construct my CV. One of the paragraph environments is \cventry I need to have a cventry look like the following: \cventry{date} {major} {University}{School} {City} {title} When I use the paragraph environment in Lyx for an "Entry" I get the following code: \cventry{} Only one argument is listed but I need six. How do I get it to enter the next argument? I've tried '\{' with no luck, it just buries the bracket inside the existing bracket. How do I move out of the first set of argument brackets and start the 2nd set of argument brackets? To be concrete... How do I move from \cventry{} To \cventry{date}{} Thanks in advance, Rick
Numbering References and Appendices in article class
I'm using the article class and bibtex generated references. My sections are numbered, but the references section is not numbered. Is there a way to get it numbered? Also, is there a more elegant way to do appendices in lyx other than using ERT (\appendix)? I tried looking for this on-line or through the help guides and came up empty. Peace and Luck! Je77 -- Jochen "Je77" Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED] PhD Student http://www.je77.com/ Georgia Tech College of Computing work: 404-385-1105
Re: redlined documents
> See message > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/14643 > in the archives > Is it planned to include (inbuilt) that feature in future versions of LyX? > > Paul > > Here's the link to the developers' site note on this. It appears to be in 1.40 in cvs, already. http://www.devel.lyx.org/changetracking.php3 Rick
Re: redlined documents
Please forgive me if the first version of this was incomprehensible. I would like to be able to produce successive versions of a lyx document (a lease) which show changes. This is so that the lawyer for the people I am negotiating with is not forced to check 40 pages of rather leaden prose to be sure that nothing was changed which was not advertised as changed. Is it possible to do this? If so, how. Thanks, as usual, for your help and your patience with the garbled first request. Rick
redlined documents
Is it possible to produce red/black lined versions of lyx documents? I would like to be able to show what's changed lawyer for the people I'm negotiating with. Thanks, Rick
highlighting and deleting batches of spam
I use a filter to put what's likely to be spam in a folder and then prune out what's real mail and delete the rest. The problem is that every message needs to be opened and then deleted, which doesn't work because so much spam takes forever to open due to url lookups & etc., or highlighted with and then deleted. That saves opening the individual mails, but still requires a click per message. I get lots (lots!) of spam. Often I'll need to delete 100 messages in a row. Is there a way to highlight a message and then select all subsequent messages up to a specific message? That way you could eyeball a list and delete message 1 through 65 with less than a handful of clicks, rather than the 65+ I'm going through. If not, what would be the best way to add a menu item that lets you select message 1 - 65, e.g., for deletion. Thanks, Rick
Re: citation errors
OK. I did some more investigation and it must be a problem with the latex or tetex version on the machine I'm on. Others have gotten it to work. I took your advice and looked at the .cls file. I deleted everything in there with cite in it and that did the trick. It now works. Thanks, Je77
Re: citation errors
Thanks. I'm attaching a tar.gz file with these contents: notWorking/notWorking.lyx (the LyX file) notWorking/lst.bib (the BIB file you need for the LyX file) notWorking/acm_proc_article-sp.cls (the CLS file for ACM) notWorking/acm_proc_article-sp.layout (a minimal LAYOUT file I created) Peace and Luck! Je77 On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 05:13:51PM -0500, Matej Cepl wrote: > Jochen F. Rick wrote: > > > What does it mean? The second and the third line are my > > document in TeX. It seems that it doesn't understand \cite{}? > > How can I fix this? > > Send a minimal example to the list. > > Matej > > -- > Matej Cepl, > GPG Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC > 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somerville, Ma 02143, (617) 623-1488 > notWorking.tar.gz Description: application/tar-gz
citation errors
Hi, I've been trying to convert one of my documents over to the ACM proceedings format (acm_proc_article-sp.cls). I successfully created a acm_proc_article-sp.layout file with minimal content: -- #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[acm_proc_article-sp]{article (ACM)} Input article.layout Columns 2 Preamble \newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem} EndPreamble -- Then, I use LyX to indicate that the document is of type "article (ACM)" and change the citation format to follow acm format. When, I try to view the postscript, I get errors for every citation that I just don't understand: -- Use of [EMAIL PROTECTED] doesn't match its definition. ... sometimes the medium is not enough \cite{ josephNacuConvergence}. If you say, e.g., `\def\a1{...}', then you must always put `1' after `\a', since control sequence names are made up of letters only. The macro here has not been followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it. -- What does it mean? The second and the third line are my document in TeX. It seems that it doesn't understand \cite{}? How can I fix this? Peace and Luck! Je77
Re: Password-protected PDF files
Why not use ps2pdf with the password option? Rick B. Paul Smith wrote: Dear All Maybe, this is a extravagant query: is it possible to use LyX to produce password-protected PDF files? Thank you a lot in advance! Paul
Re: can lyx print with CUPS?
Sure. Edit -> Preferences -> Outputs. Then set your spool command to lp.cups or whatever you have linked to that command (probably lp, if anything). If you have more than one printer configured you may need to change the to printer from -P to whatever destination you need to use. If you're using CUPS you may want to install gimp-print, too. It has lots (lots!) of drivers. > I'm very new to Lyx (and Debian!), so I hope this question is not too basic > for this list. > > I installed Debian and am able to print from Kword using CUPS. I'd like to > use Lyx for longer documents, though. Does Lyx work with CUPS? The printer > tutorial in the customization help file talks about setting up the > /etc/printcap file, but does not mention CUPS. I tried "googling" for help > on this, but have not found anything. > > Can anyone help, or point me to a document that might get me started? > > Thanks, > Peter Christensen
Bounding box problem and Figures UI comments
Lyx version: 1.2.0-pre5 Firstly, I have noticed a problem with figures imported from a 1.1.6 file. The displayed bounding box is much larger than the actual figure size. I have even noticed this when opening the User Guide (particularly the section on figures). I'm not sure whether this is an issue that is already known, or a non-issue entirely, but I didn't see a bug report regarding this. Second, a few comments (hopefully constructive) on usability. I have only been using 1.2.0-pre5 for a *very* short period of time, but there are already a few items I miss from the 1.1.6 UI. One of the first items I noticed missing on the figure option box was the set of radio buttons for custom width metrics. In particular, the ones I miss most are %col and %page. It would be nice if there were three radio options with %col, %page and other, where other consists of the current drop down list. Another item that I noticed are the separation of the LyX view and LaTeX size. This is a great idea, but it would be nice to have an option that locked the display options together by default, and allowed the user to vary them independently if desired. I know there are the "Get LyX Size" and "Get LaTeX Size" buttons, but I think it just adds an extra click for the common case (at least what I percive as the common case for my usage). Finally, the LyX view lack of support for determining %text, %col and %page size from the LaTeX size is somewhat frustrating. But, I'm not sure how much work would be required to support these options. Although these are my own personal preferences, and of course you never want to customize a UI to a single user, perhaps they could serve as the starting point for determining a reasonable set of default preferences (at least for figures) based on the combined input of users. -- Rick L. Vinyard, Jr. http://miskatonic.cs.nmsu.edu/
Re: Displaying Math Equations in lyx
On 7 September 2001 at 16:20, "Matthew L. Fidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: '> "I'm trying to display greek math equations under Mandrake 8, and instead of '> "displaying the greek characters, said characters disappear, and I get nothi ng '> "until output. '> " '> "I suppose that I can still deal with this issue, since the output is fine, '> "but having to look at the output to see the actual alpha or beta characters '> "is very cumbersome. I was wondering if it was a font issue, or something '> "else that I could fix. '> " '> "Matt. '> "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi: On my, Red Hat, distro the solution was to change the LyX preferences so that scaled fonts were not used. If that doesn't work, try the archive for this list, where there were some Mandrake specific threads about this issue recently. Regards, Rick
Re: Letterhead?
> > Hi all, > > Can someone provide a pointer to me as to how I can create letterhead > with a logo on it? I know I seen this documented somewhere, I just > can't seem to remeber where. > > Thanks, > > > -- > > Seeya, > Paul We are a lyx positive company, or at least a lyx positive beachhead in a company. Try looking here: http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/%7evoss/lyx/titlepage/background.html Rick -- -- Rick Angell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mission Critical Linux Tel. (978) 446-9166 100 Foot of John Street Fax. (978) 446-9470 Lowell, MA 01852
How to insert a file into a table?
I used to be able to insert a text file into a table. But I can't do it user 1.1.6fix1. I used to just insert the cursor in the upper left most cell and do a file insert (as lines). When I try this, the text ends up outside the table. Worse, there are large blank spaces between the lines of text. I would like to put the data in a table or at least remove the blank lines from the text. Any ideas on how to do this? Rick Bilonick
Re: Problems with forms.h (again)
Hi! Thanks for the help. It turns out I don't have the kernel headers installed. For the time being, I'm giving up. Compiling the program without root access is just too difficult. I've asked my sysadmin to install it. Peace and Luck! Je77 On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 10:25:15AM +0300, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Jochen F. Rick wrote: > > > --with-extra-inf= flags. The first problem goes away, but the second one > > remains. I check the directory and sure enough there is a "forms.h" file > > Use --with-extra-inc= instead. If that doesn't help, try setting the > following environment variable: > export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/home/nadja/include > or whatever the path is. (see man gcc for explanation of the environment > variable). > If you're using tcsh instead of bash, it's something like > setenv C_INCLUDE_PATH /home/nadja/include > > I think that configure doesn't complain but fails silently if you mispell > an argument. >
Problems with forms.h (again)
Hi, LyX seems really cool; I want to start playing around with it badly, but can't seem to get it to work. I've searched the e-mail list and can't seem to find a good answer to my problem, so I'll try it here. First, let me explain that I don't have root access to the RedHat6.2 system that I'm trying to install it on, so I want to install it (lyx-1.1.6fix3) in my home directory. At the end of running configure, I get this message: The following problems have been detected by configure. Please check the messages below before running 'make'. (see the section 'Problems' in the INSTALL file) ** Cannot find libforms or libxforms. Please check that the xforms library is correctly installed on your system. ** Cannot find forms.h. Please check that the forms library is correctly installed on your system. Reading the INSTALL file, I see that I need xforms. I download it from the site and decompress it. Now, I try to use --with-extra-lib= and --with-extra-inf= flags. The first problem goes away, but the second one remains. I check the directory and sure enough there is a "forms.h" file in there. Yet, configure cannot find it. I tried tricking it by using --with-extra-prefix= flag, but that didn't work. So, I'm at a loss. Any help? Peace and Luck! Je77
Re: off-system printing
> Hi! > > I just subscribed to this list and start out with a question that might be >off-topic, but anyway. > > The thing is this, I just love lyx, it's something very needed in using linux (I >just started using it, but so far so almost good) but I don't have a printer my self. > > Currently I'm using my mothers printer (she uses windows) my university printers >(they use windows and MacOS) or my other schools printer (they to use windows). Now >You might guess my problem. How do I create a pdf/ps-file that I can print in theese >environments. Use lyx' print menu to print your postscript to a file; get the file to the computer you choose to use; use GSview to view and send postscript to your printer. You can get Gsview here: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get34. html If the printer accepts postscript, this should work. It works for computer modern, I haven't tried it with other fonts. > > I think that the problem is whit my fonts not beeing compatible with the ones on the >other systems, but I'm not sure. If this is the case maybe some-one on this list can >help me out in configuring my system with windows-compatible-fonts (I really don't >need to worry about the MacOS). > > Maybe I should get information on which printers they use, what do I know? > > Anyhow, please help me, or demand more info, or something > > regards, > tomas -- Rick Angell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mission Critical Linux Tel. (978) 446-9166 100 Foot of John Street Fax. (978) 446-9470 Lowell, MA 01852
problem with spellchecking german documents
I tried to spellcheck a german document. The documentlanguage is set to german and everything works fine, except spellchecking. The spellchecker stop at every word which contain german umlauts (ü,ä,ö,Ü,Ä,Ö) or a sharp s (ß). If I try "Insert in personal dictionary" or "Insert in personal dictionary" I will get "Word 'Universitäten' contains illegal characters." Can anybody help me with this problem? Thank you, Rick
change ugly indextable?
I write a documentation and want to insert an index. But the indexlist looks a little bit strange: maximierter Modus, 20 Mehrfenstermodus, 17 MultiWindow Menü, 11 What need I change that it would look in a more usual manner like this? maximierter Modus.. 20 Mehrfenstermodus... 17 MultiWindow Menü... 11 Thank you, Rick Janda
table column width relative to pagewidth?
I can determine the width of a table column absolutely by inserting a value at "Width" in the table layout dialog. Is there any way to do this relatively to the page width, that I can make the column width 50% of the pagewidth by example, as I can do with figures? I use Lyx 1.14 Thank you, Rick Janda
Re: Problem with Meta-Key
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lars Gullik Bjønnes) writes: > Rick Janda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > | On Keyboard with 104 or 105 Caps you can use the Windows-Key to > | separate Meta from Alt. I know many people who use Alt for the whole > | windowmanager stuff and private shortcuts and Meta for the "normal" > | programs to do not get a conflict. On XFree86 configuration for > | 104/105 keys PC-keyboards, Meta get mod 4 and Alt get mod 1. > > And in Emacs Meta-x will give "M-x" in the minibuffer? yes, it does (since Version 19). > > LyX currently uses Mod-1. > Other uses of modifiers must give a keysym lyx can react upon. > > If I understand how other programms handeled this I am sure we could > find a solution. > > But it does not seem correct to look at keysym, imho we must look at > modifier number. (I should be allowed to have my F1 key as mod-1 if I > want that and F2 as mod-4, how to handle Alt/Meta then?) Then you must bind Meta_L or Meta_R to the keycode auf F1 and Alt_L or Alt_R to the keycode of F2. This is part of the xkeycaps manpage: "The remaining modifier bits (Mod1 through Mod5) have semantics which are defined by the keys with which they are associated. ... That is, the Control modifier means Control if it is attached to Control_L or Control_R, and is illegal elsewhere. But Mod1 means Meta if it is attached to Meta_L or Meta_R; but it would mean Alt if it were attached to Alt_L or Alt_R; or Hyper with Hyper_L or Hyper_R; and so on. (It could not, however, be attached to Control_L, since the Control modifier has already spoken for those keysyms.) ... A client needing to use an extra modifier, for exam ple Meta, should: Scan the existing modifier mappings. If it finds a modifier that contains a keycode whose set of keysyms includes XK_Meta_L or XK_Meta_R, it should use that modifier bit. If there is no existing modifier controlled by XK_Meta_L or XK_Meta_R, it should select an unused modifier bit (one with an empty controlling set) and: If there is a keycode with XL_Meta_L in its set of keysyms, add that keycode to the set for the cho sen modifier, then if there is a keycode with XL_Meta_R in its set of keysyms, add that keycode to the set for the cho sen modifier, then if the controlling set is still empty, interact with the user to select one or more keys to be Meta. If there are no unused modifier bits, ask the user to take corrective action. " If you need more explanation, please read the xkeycap manpage, it explain the internals of keyboard settings very well, I think. > > Lgb Rick Janda
Re: Problem with Meta-Key
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>>> "Rick" == Rick Janda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ... > > Indeed. I think most X applications do that (am I wrong?). For > example, I do not have a 'meta' key on my keyboard, but keys noted > 'alt', so it is reasonable that LyX uses them. Normally, a X application use the key which has KeySym Meta_L or Meta_R as Meta and the key, which has KeySym Alt_L or Alt_R as Alt, independent of the uses modifier bit. Lots of people map Alt to Meta in there XF86Config, because Meta is Shift-Alt by default and many programs use Meta not Alt as modifier, therefore Meta get mod1 there. On Keyboard with 104 or 105 Caps you can use the Windows-Key to separate Meta from Alt. I know many people who use Alt for the whole windowmanager stuff and private shortcuts and Meta for the "normal" programs to do not get a conflict. On XFree86 configuration for 104/105 keys PC-keyboards, Meta get mod 4 and Alt get mod 1. > > I think we could accept a patch doing that, but I will not have time > to do it myself. I don't know anything about c at the moment. :-( If anybody taught me programming c, I would do it ;-) > > JMarc
Problem with Meta-Key
Hallo, I use Lyx 1.1.4. It seem, that lyx always use the key with modifier bit 1 as Meta, independant of the according keysym. I use a keybord with seperate key for Meta and Alt. As default, mod1 is assigned to Alt and mod4 is assigned to Meta. Therefore, Lyx thinks my Alt key would be Meta. Can I change this behavior without changing my X keymapping. Thank you, Rick Janda
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currency symbols
(please forgive me if this is a duplicate: I may have sent this a couple days ago to the wrong list) I need to use the common currency symbols for the Yen and British Pound. Help with latex to display these, or finding information on such latex, would be appreciated. Thanks, Rick begin:vcard n:Angell;Rick tel;fax:(312)786-4777 tel;work:(312)786-4711 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Angell Investments L.L.C. version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] adr;quoted-printable:;;401 South LaSalle Street=0D=0ASuite 700;Chicago;Illinois;60605;U.S.A. x-mozilla-cpt:;-25856 fn:Rick Angell end:vcard