Re: Precompiled binaries for LyX1.5.x on Linux
Geevarghese Philip wrote: Hi, I have no root permission on my Linux machine, and I would like to install LyX1.5.x on it. Is there a way to get precompiled binaries for Lyx1.5.x that can be installed in my home directory without root permissions, and which has all the dependencies built in to it? Precompiled, I don't know, but you can usually install packages you compile yourself to local directories by setting the PREFIX variable: ./configure --prefix=/home/gphilip/. This will install LyX into /home/gphilip/bin, /home/gphilip/share/, etc. You'll also need to set some environment variables, I believe, so that the libraries will be found, if you have to install any dependencies, but those can be handled the same way. That said, perhaps it's easier to get root to install LyX for you. rh
Re: Querverweis+Text
G. Milde wrote:
Did you check Global in Prefs-Language Settings-Language?
No, as some of my documents are English, some German and some NGerman.
This is completely unrelated. Global just means that the languages of the
document will be passed as an option to the document class, not to the babel
package, i.e.:
\documentclass[english,ngerman]{article}
\usepackage{babel}
instead of
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english,ngerman]{babel}
The advantage of this global approach is that the language options are
passed down to all packages, while in the latter case, they are not.
That's why varioref is not aware about the document language in your case.
Jürgen
Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
Guten Tag, ich habe mir LyX herunter geladen um damit meine Diplomarbeit zu schreiben. Denn ich habe von vielen Leuten von Problemen mit Word gehört, wenn die Texte umfangreicher werden. Ich bin nun dabei meine ersten DA - Zeiten in LyX zu schreiben und mir sind dabei ein paar kleine Schwierigkeiten aufgetreten. Ich habe auch die verschiedenen Hilfsmöglichkeiten überflogen, konnte aber keine Hilfe finden, deshalb wende ich mich an sie! Probleme: 1. Wenn ich meine LyX Datei als Dvi anschauen will, werden die Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü nicht mit umgewandelt und fehlen in der Dvi Anzeige! sollte eigentlich Vollständigkeit. Hat diese Fehlermeldung etwas damit zu tun? Es werden auch andere Buchstabenkombinationen nicht korrekt konvertiert. soll eingepflegt heißen. Auch aufgefallen bei offiziell 2. Beim exportieren in eine PDF File stehen nur Teile der Überschriften da und die richtige Anzahl der Blätter wird erzeugt, aber es fehlt jeglicher Standard Text. 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form TT.MM. einfügen. Vielen Dank für Ihre Mühen und Ihre Antwort. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Steffen Steinwand image002.jpgimage003.jpgimage006.jpgimage007.jpgimage010.jpg
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
Hi,
as this mailing list an English one, I am answering in English.
2008/3/21 Steffen Steinwand [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Probleme:
1. Wenn ich meine LyX Datei als Dvi anschauen will, werden
die Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü nicht mit umgewandelt und fehlen in der Dvi Anzeige!
sollte eigentlich Vollständigkeit. Hat diese Fehlermeldung etwas damit zu
tun?
Es werden auch andere Buchstabenkombinationen nicht korrekt konvertiert.
soll „eingepflegt heißen. Auch aufgefallen bei „offiziell
I would guess that this is an encoding/font problem. Please try to add
%% Dadurch werden die richtigen Fonts eingebunden - PS-Fonts statt Bitmap-Fonts
\usepackage{lmodern}
%% Damit werden z.B. deutsche Umlaute im PDF unterstützt
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
to the preamble. In plain LaTeX that solves problems with German umlauts, etc.
2. Beim exportieren in eine PDF File stehen nur Teile der
Überschriften da und die richtige Anzahl der Blätter wird erzeugt, aber es
fehlt jeglicher „Standard Text.
No clue, sorry.
3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form
„TT.MM. einfügen.
Yes, insert an ERT-inset into the document (Insert - TeX code --
Ctrl + L) and enter \today. Make sure that your text language is set
to German/German (new spelling), otherwise it gets rendered in the
English way.
If those things didn't help, you could post your lyx-file so that I
can have a look if it works on my computer.
Dominik
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
2008/3/21 Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form „TT.MM. einfügen. Yes, insert an ERT-inset into the document (Insert - TeX code -- Ctrl + L) and enter \today. Make sure that your text language is set to German/German (new spelling), otherwise it gets rendered in the English way. Update, you can also insert it directly with (Insert - Date) using the menu.
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/3/21 Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form „TT.MM. einfügen. Yes, insert an ERT-inset into the document (Insert - TeX code -- Ctrl + L) and enter \today. Make sure that your text language is set to German/German (new spelling), otherwise it gets rendered in the English way. Update, you can also insert it directly with (Insert - Date) using the menu. Sorry to bother you again, Insert - Date doesn't insert a date that gets updated automatically. Thus, you should stick to my first solution.
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
Steffen Steinwand schrieb: Probleme: 1. Wenn ich meine LyX Datei als Dvi anschauen will, werden die Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü nicht mit umgewandelt und fehlen in der Dvi Anzeige! This list ist in English, so I'm replying in English. After looking at the images you sent, it seems that your LaTeX installation is broken. I recommend to reinstall LaTeX and LyX again to get a fresh and working system: - uninstall LyX completely - uninstall MiKTeX completely (assure that you check the uninstaller option tidy up thoroughly) - open an internet connection - reinstall LyX using the complete variant of this installer: http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form „TT.MM.“ einfügen. Inset the command \today in ERT. regards Uwe
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). pavel
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). Why is that not the default pasting behavior? Dominik
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). Why is that not the default pasting behavior? middle button is not default mechanism pavel
Indentation after a list
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
Jean
Re: Using a network printer
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Les Denham wrote: Perhaps this is exactly the problem Paul has encountered: the error message gives the impression it is a printer problem, whereas the real problem is the difference between latex and pdflatex. That could be his problem, but mine is that the network printer which I can use from other programs does not appear when trying to print from LyX. If we then recommend users to print through one of the viewers, I'm not sure we should keep File-Print. Or maybe we should have: File-Print-pdflatex File-Print-PS ... Just a thought (I don't think it makes sense spending a lot of time making print to work directly from LyX when it works via viewers). Maybe it'd be an idea to put a tip in the print dialog, that recommends the user to print via a viewer? snip distribution, you might get short-hopped by the differences. I always try to print from a viewer looking at the final distribution version. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: Lyx shortcut key problem
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Jim wrote: I am a Lyx user. Lyx is a perfect word processor. Jim, As I don't use that shortcut key I cannot answer your question. However, I want to point out that LyX (and LaTeX) are not word processors. That term applies to text editors that can do formatting on a word-by-word and line-by-line basis. LyX is a GUI front end to LaTeX, a higher level wrapper for the underlying TeX typesetting system. It is not a WYSIWYG application because the formatting/styling commands are kept in files separate from the text itself, then applied to the text when the file is compiled. Formatting is paragraph-by-paragraph and page-by-page. The differences in the underlying approaches are quite visible in the outputs. I believe it's important for users to really grok the differences between LyX and a word processor. If what one really wants is the latter, then use one of those and do not expect LyX to be another offering in the same category. By the same token, neither LyX/LaTeX nor word processors perform the same function as a page layout program. The latter, and Scribus is an excellent example, focus on design of a page that includes graphics as well as text. Trying to write text in such an application is a major PITA. Use a plain text editor to write and edit, then import the results into a text frame on the layout. Each is a different tool for a different purpose. We all need to understand that there are different tools available, and we should choose the most appropriate one for a given task. Asking one such tool to acquire the functions of another is not reasonable. That's why you can go to the hardware store and buy hammers for tacks, driving nails, framing, forming metal, and so on. No single hammer does it all. Similarly, LyX is neither a word processor nor a graphics-intensive page layout tool. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | IntegrityCredibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: final feedback
Bob Lounsbury wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:00 PM, William B. King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After struggling with LyX for two days, I can't even get it to print out its own documentation, which was prepared in LyX! How much more retarded could it possibly get? Good idea. Let me know when you get it working. Posts like this are very unwarranted and extremely rude! You're blaming LyX for something that is out of it's control! If you don't like the program then don't use it, but don't bother the list with this nonsense. This list helped me create my thesis and I'll be forever thankful and try to provide 'open' individuals with help whenever I know the answer. Is it possible to block people from the list? I wish it were. Bob Hi, It’s been a long time since I wrote here because I ma very busy with my thesis. I try my best to answer things that I know. I never worked with latex before when I started with Lyx and I am glade not only because the program is quite good but also because of the help I got from this mailing list (SO THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE INVOVLVED IN THE PROJECT). The people here are way too kind than on other discussion forums and they do try to help every one even with questions which arises simply because the person has not look at the manual properly. As someone suggested there should be a way to block people from the list that is the only solution I think. By the way do you work for Microsoft by any chance? Kamran
Re: LyX discussion boards?
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Manveru wrote: GMAIL is nice. However it lacks simple case when someone adds [solved] to the mail topics (which is quite often on lyx-users). And it does not have option to manually link threads (I need such option quite often for plenty other situations as much as changing Topic for reply). Link threads...? I'm not sure what you mean, but if you mean being able to link to a conversation/thread from a web/wiki page, then e.g. gmane is your friend. On the wiki, there's a prefix for linking to gmane. I just added an example to the sandbox that links to this thread. http://wiki.lyx.org/Playground/Sandbox Since I read these messages through gmane's news interface, I just look in the header of the message to see what number it has. Your message had number 45661, so I could link to the thread in the wiki by adding LyXUsersThread:45661 to a page. Hope this helps someone. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: final feedback
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, William B. King wrote: After struggling with LyX for two days, I can't even get it to print out its own documentation, which was prepared in LyX! How much more retarded could it possibly get? Good idea. Let me know when you get it working. I've encountered that problem myself and it is indeed frustrating. If I remember correctly it was caused by things outside of LyX (I have a vague memory of some LaTeX distribution that had stopped distributing a package called floatflt.sty). However, if you don't provide details we can't help you, nor fix it so that others won't suffer the same problem. In the meanwhile, you can have a look here for some older versions of the manuals in PDF. http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Documentation Best regards, Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Change page numbering
Hi guys,
I'm facing a LaTeX related problem. Do you know a working method for
having all pages numbered in the desired way, e.g. - page -?
The (obvious) first method I tried was this:
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyfoot[EC,OC]{-\ \thepage\ -}
Tha problem is that it only works for non chapter-starting pages.
The second thought was to add the following, to extend fancy page
style to chapter-starting pages:
\usepackage{secsty}
\chapterfont{\thispagestyle{fancy}}
Now the problem is that I have headers even on those pages, which I
don't want.
So, any ideas? Any further package to suggest?
Thanks for the great effort in helping so many people in a so
effective and fast way.
--
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Re: Using a network printer
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:29:49 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Using a network printer On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Les Denham wrote: Perhaps this is exactly the problem Paul has encountered: the error message gives the impression it is a printer problem, whereas the real problem is the difference between latex and pdflatex. That could be his problem, but mine is that the network printer which I can use from other programs does not appear when trying to print from LyX. If we then recommend users to print through one of the viewers, I'm not sure we should keep File-Print. Or maybe we should have: File-Print-pdflatex File-Print-PS ... Just a thought (I don't think it makes sense spending a lot of time making print to work directly from LyX when it works via viewers). Maybe it'd be an idea to put a tip in the print dialog, that recommends the user to print via a viewer? snip distribution, you might get short-hopped by the differences. I always try to print from a viewer looking at the final distribution version. A restriction to print exclusively through viewers breaks lyx! There are circumstances where printing an exported ps file makes sense (e.g., multiple collated copies, transmit). Under most circumstances, a keyboard shortcut or a print icon (or using a menu) produces COMMON SENSE result. An editor/text processor that is the only one on the planet that won't conduct a friendly hand shake with the print layer of sofware is not going to be very popular. (Don't emulate MS -- How many MS engineers does it take to change a light bulb? None. MS declares darkness the standard.) Mark Hansel
Re: Change page numbering (solved)
Filippo Zangheri ha scritto:
Filippo Zangheri ha scritto:
Hi guys,
I'm facing a LaTeX related problem. Do you know a working method for
having all pages numbered in the desired way, e.g. - page -?
The (obvious) first method I tried was this:
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyfoot[EC,OC]{-\ \thepage\ -}
Tha problem is that it only works for non chapter-starting pages.
The second thought was to add the following, to extend fancy page
style to chapter-starting pages:
\usepackage{secsty}
\chapterfont{\thispagestyle{fancy}}
Now the problem is that I have headers even on those pages, which I
don't want.
So, any ideas? Any further package to suggest?
Thanks for the great effort in helping so many people in a so
effective and fast way.
Sorry for te mess, I solved just by redefining \thepage:
\renewcommand{\thepage}{-\ \arabic{page}\ -}
Best regards to the whole list.
I've discovered something about customizing (redefining) \thepage,
it must be re-customized each time you issue one of the \pagestyle
commands, otherwise it will be reset to the LaTeX default value.
Thanks,
regards.
--
Filippo Zangheri
GPG key ID: 0xE1D879FA
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Key server: pgp.mit.edu
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r++ z*
--END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Change page numbering (solved)
Filippo Zangheri ha scritto:
Hi guys,
I'm facing a LaTeX related problem. Do you know a working method for
having all pages numbered in the desired way, e.g. - page -?
The (obvious) first method I tried was this:
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyfoot[EC,OC]{-\ \thepage\ -}
Tha problem is that it only works for non chapter-starting pages.
The second thought was to add the following, to extend fancy page
style to chapter-starting pages:
\usepackage{secsty}
\chapterfont{\thispagestyle{fancy}}
Now the problem is that I have headers even on those pages, which I
don't want.
So, any ideas? Any further package to suggest?
Thanks for the great effort in helping so many people in a so
effective and fast way.
Sorry for te mess, I solved just by redefining \thepage:
\renewcommand{\thepage}{-\ \arabic{page}\ -}
Best regards to the whole list.
--
Filippo Zangheri
GPG key ID: 0xE1D879FA
Key fingerprint: 816B CE57 D43C 0A47 EF35 3378 EA5F A72A E1D8 79FA
Key server: pgp.mit.edu
-BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-
Version: 3.12
GE d- s+:- a-- C++ UL+++ P+ L+++ E-- W+ N* o-- K- w--- O-- M--
V- PS++ PE+ Y+ PGP++ t 5-- X++ R* tv b+ DI-- D G-- e++ h--
r++ z*
--END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Using a network printer
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Mark Hansel wrote: Maybe it'd be an idea to put a tip in the print dialog, that recommends the user to print via a viewer? snip distribution, you might get short-hopped by the differences. I always try to print from a viewer looking at the final distribution version. A restriction to print exclusively through viewers breaks lyx! There are circumstances where printing an exported ps file makes sense (e.g., multiple collated copies, transmit). I don't think anyone proposes that we remove the ability to produce .ps-files... Personally, I think it'd be nice to be able to rpint directly from LyX. The question as I see it is if it's worth spending time trying to fix bugs in LyX that are related to printing. (And that are probably specific to the GNU/Linux distribution etc) Under most circumstances, a keyboard shortcut or a print icon (or using a menu) produces COMMON SENSE result. An editor/text processor that is the only one on the planet that won't conduct a friendly hand shake with the print layer of sofware is not going to be very popular. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
2 nomenclatures
Hi everyone, I need in my Bachelor Thesis two nomenclatures: on for abbreviations and the other one for important keywords (as some kind of glossary). I created the first nomenclature and don't know how to add another one? Thanks in advance and have nice holidays!
Re: Indentation after a list
jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
I don't think there is an automatic way (unless you want to hack one of
the layout include files), but as of LyX 1.5.4 you can put an empty
paragraph between the list and the next line of text and change the
environment of the empty paragraph to --Separator-- (or however the
separator is listed on your environment drop-down list -- seems to vary
a bit among classes).
/Paul
Re: Precompiled binaries for LyX1.5.x on Linux
On Friday 21 March 2008 02:14, rgheck wrote: Geevarghese Philip wrote: Hi, I have no root permission on my Linux machine, and I would like to install LyX1.5.x on it. Is there a way to get precompiled binaries for Lyx1.5.x that can be installed in my home directory without root permissions, and which has all the dependencies built in to it? Precompiled, I don't know, but you can usually install packages you compile yourself to local directories by setting the PREFIX variable: ./configure --prefix=/home/gphilip/. This will install LyX into /home/gphilip/bin, /home/gphilip/share/, etc. You'll also need to set some environment variables, I believe, so that the libraries will be found, if you have to install any dependencies, but those can be handled the same way. That said, perhaps it's easier to get root to install LyX for you. rh Or, you can do what I sometimes do -- don't do the make install at all, and just run it out of the directory where it was compiled (whatever/lyx-1.5.x/src, I think). Somewhere in my path (hopefully you have write permissions to at least one path directory), I make a simple shellscript that runs the LyX binary you compiled there. SteveT Steve Litt Books written in LyX: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
Re: Precompiled binaries for LyX1.5.x on Linux
Steve Litt wrote: On Friday 21 March 2008 02:14, rgheck wrote: Geevarghese Philip wrote: Hi, I have no root permission on my Linux machine, and I would like to install LyX1.5.x on it. Is there a way to get precompiled binaries for Lyx1.5.x that can be installed in my home directory without root permissions, and which has all the dependencies built in to it? Precompiled, I don't know, but you can usually install packages you compile yourself to local directories by setting the PREFIX variable: ./configure --prefix=/home/gphilip/. This will install LyX into /home/gphilip/bin, /home/gphilip/share/, etc. You'll also need to set some environment variables, I believe, so that the libraries will be found, if you have to install any dependencies, but those can be handled the same way. That said, perhaps it's easier to get root to install LyX for you. rh Or, you can do what I sometimes do -- don't do the make install at all, and just run it out of the directory where it was compiled (whatever/lyx-1.5.x/src, I think). Indeed. I should have mentioned that. I do this for all the development versions. Somewhere in my path (hopefully you have write permissions to at least one path directory), I make a simple shellscript that runs the LyX binary you compiled there. And you can presumably change your path by editing .bashrc. rh
Re: Using a network printer
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 09:38:33AM -0500, Mark Hansel wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] (Don't emulate MS -- How many MS engineers does it take to change a light bulb? None. MS declares darkness the standard.) I guess MS is such a large organization that you can't judge single engineers by the behaviour of the company's CEO or Sales department... Andre'
Re: Indentation after a list
On Friday 21 March 2008 11:10, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
I don't think there is an automatic way (unless you want to hack one of
the layout include files),
Or you can make your own layout file and either redefine the list or create a
new one. Here's some content I wrote on making your own list environments:
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/ownlists.htm
but as of LyX 1.5.4 you can put an empty
paragraph between the list and the next line of text and change the
environment of the empty paragraph to --Separator-- (or however the
separator is listed on your environment drop-down list -- seems to vary
a bit among classes).
Couldn't you also use ERT to insert \\~ after the list?
SteveT
Steve Litt
Books written in LyX:
Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist
Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
Re: WRB - Discoveries
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If someone likes, he or she can upload it into the wiki - I don't know where to put it and how to upload it... such page was recently created in wiki http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts also http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem Okay, I would like to upload my screencast to the wiki, but I have to login in order to upload files. So, maybe you could put my screencast on the according page in the wiki?! Dominik
Re: 2 nomenclatures
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:57 AM, diefettenjahre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
I need in my Bachelor Thesis two nomenclatures: on for abbreviations and the
other one for important keywords (as some kind of glossary).
I created the first nomenclature and don't know how to add another one?
Thanks in advance and have nice holidays!
I put this into the preamble:
% Sets up the nomenclature page the way I want it to look.
\renewcommand\nomlabelwidth{3cm}
\newcommand{\nomunit}[1]{\renewcommand{\nomentryend}{\hspace*{\fill}#1}}
% Creates a Greek and Subscript section in the nomenclature page.
\RequirePackage{ifthen}
\renewcommand{\nomgroup}[1]{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{G}}{\item[\textbf{Greek}]}{
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{S}}{\item[\textbf{Subscripts}]}{}}}
You can change 'Greek' and 'Subscript' to any heading like
'Abbreviations'. The 'G' and 'S' are then used when inserting a
nomenclature entry as the 'sort as' parameter to tell it to be put
under that section heading. I've also attached a small example.
Cheers,
/Bob
nomenclature.lyx
Description: application/lyx
okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! After the installation, I clicked the desktop shortcut. Nothing happened for such a long time I was beginning to think nothing would ever happen and that the program was just broken. It took 50 sec. to start, with no indication in the meantime that anything was happening. It's running now. Apparently it eats up so much of the system resources (in WinXP, 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4, 1 GB of RAM) that my system has been dragged down to almost a complete halt! I've never seen things move this slowly before, EVEN IN WINDOWS! Finally, just as was the case in Linux, it WILL NOT EVEN PRINT ITS OWN DOCUMENTATION! That is just flat out RETARDED. I spent a good bit of last night installing every Latex doodad I could get my hands on in Linux. Nothing helped. Hence, my trial in Windows this afternoon. Got exactly the same error message. (Attached) I don't buy the blame-it-on-the-OS mentality that a lot of of software programmers seem to have these days (e.g., broken GIMP on Mac OS X 10.5). If the software doesn't work, it just DOESN'T WORK! (Btw, the Latex Configuration item under Help wouldn't open at all, so couldn't check that either to see what might be broken.) Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! attachment: error_message.png
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:42:39 -0400, Bill King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! Bill, It looks like you've posted four messages, none of which provided significant details of the failure, the system that you're using, or any constructive criticism. Why not simply use lyx 1.5.1 (the latest version in Ubuntu's repositories) if you're having so much trouble: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show lyx Package: lyx Priority: optional Section: universe/editors Installed-Size: 8432 Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original-Maintainer: Debian LyX Maintainers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Architecture: i386 Version: 1.5.3-1~gutsy1 You can install it easily with sudo apt-get install lyx This list is a more than suitable resource for help and information, even when frustrated -- as plenty of the list members can tell you. Best, Ethan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://uppertank.net/ethanm/
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! Happy ending for all of us, after all. Bo
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Bill King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! The error message is telling me that you have not installed a TeX system on your computer. It's a little difficult to use a tex/latex based program without having tex/latex installed on your computer. When installing the program did the setup not ask if you wanted to download and install MiKTeX? This is the 'standard' TeX distribution for Windoze and would eliminate this error message. Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! It's a little strange that you are having trouble, but hundreds of other people have not (may say something about the installer). If you don't want to use the program or troubleshoot the issue then that's fine too, have a good day. Bob
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Hi, Bill, It appears that your MiKTeX installation didn't go through, or was interrupted, possibly because internet connectrivity was lost or something. Can you successfully use MiKTeX on that computer? If so, I'm probably wrong. I've had no problems with LyX on either linux (Ubuntu should be able to apt-get install LyX, with all needed packages pulled in) or Windows (at least try a Reconfigure after installing on Windows). Have you seen this: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg60648.html ? Good luck! C.O. / Down with categorical imperative! [EMAIL PROTECTED] / - Original Message From: Bill King [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:42:39 AM Subject: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! After the installation, I clicked the desktop shortcut. Nothing happened for such a long time I was beginning to think nothing would ever happen and that the program was just broken. It took 50 sec. to start, with no indication in the meantime that anything was happening. It's running now. Apparently it eats up so much of the system resources (in WinXP, 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4, 1 GB of RAM) that my system has been dragged down to almost a complete halt! I've never seen things move this slowly before, EVEN IN WINDOWS! Finally, just as was the case in Linux, it WILL NOT EVEN PRINT ITS OWN DOCUMENTATION! That is just flat out RETARDED. I spent a good bit of last night installing every Latex doodad I could get my hands on in Linux. Nothing helped. Hence, my trial in Windows this afternoon. Got exactly the same error message. (Attached) I don't buy the blame-it-on-the-OS mentality that a lot of of software programmers seem to have these days (e.g., broken GIMP on Mac OS X 10.5). If the software doesn't work, it just DOESN'T WORK! (Btw, the Latex Configuration item under Help wouldn't open at all, so couldn't check that either to see what might be broken.) Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Bill King wrote: That is just flat out RETARDED. That sort of language is extremely inappropriate and has no place on a list like this. Frankly, we're all pretty glad you won't be back. Have fun with Word. rh
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Saturday 22 March 2008 12:54:30 am Pavel Sanda wrote: On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). Why is that not the default pasting behavior? middle button is not default mechanism pavel After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. John O'Gorman
Re: Indentation after a list
On Saturday 22 March 2008 01:59:07 am jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
The purpose of indentation is to show that where a new paragraph begins.
That's why you don't indent the 1st paragraph in a part or chapter.
That's also why you don't need to indent after a list.
Your editor is wrong! He seems to be one of those people (all too common
nowadays) who slavishly follows 'procedure' without regard to purpose.
John O'Gorman
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
Jean
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, John wrote: After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. John, Over the years I discovered that the middle button (actually, the two simultaneously for my 2-button trackballs) works as advertised on most console apps (pine and slrn being exceptions), but not with many GUI apps. What does work with these is holding the Shift key while pressing the two rodent or trackball buttons. Don't try to understand, just go with the flow and use the Shift key when needed. :-) Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | IntegrityCredibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. this belongs to suse bugzilla. pavel
Re: WRB - Discoveries
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If someone likes, he or she can upload it into the wiki - I don't know
where to put it and how to upload it...
such page was recently created in wiki
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts
also http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem
I created a directory /uploads/LyX/Screencasts where screencasts can
be saved. I think it's reasonable to create a page for each SWF
screencast (I created http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InsertFiguresScreencast)
as SWF-movies need quite a lot of space and I am not sure, how to make
them not start playing as soon as the page loads.
Well, it seems as if uploading screencasts were not as easy as I thought:
1. pmWiki disables HTML by default, thus including a swf-movie using
OBJECT ... isn't possible
2. There exist various possibilities, how to include swf-movies
(http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Flash), but they seem to be
disabled.
So, please someone activate the swf.php script for the wiki.
Place the swf.php
(http://www.pmwiki.org/pmwiki/uploads/Cookbook/swf.php) script in your
cookbook/ directory, add the line
include_once('cookbook/swf.php');
to your config.php file, and any link ending in .swf will
automatically be converted to HTML code for an embedded Flash
animation.
Dominik
Re: WRB - Discoveries
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If someone likes, he or she can upload it into the wiki - I don't know
where to put it and how to upload it...
such page was recently created in wiki
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts
also http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem
I created a directory /uploads/LyX/Screencasts where screencasts can
be saved. I think it's reasonable to create a page for each SWF
screencast (I created http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InsertFiguresScreencast)
as SWF-movies need quite a lot of space and I am not sure, how to make
them not start playing as soon as the page loads.
Well, it seems as if uploading screencasts were not as easy as I thought:
1. pmWiki disables HTML by default, thus including a swf-movie using
OBJECT ... isn't possible
2. There exist various possibilities, how to include swf-movies
(http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Flash), but they seem to be
disabled.
So, please someone activate the swf.php script for the wiki.
Place the swf.php
(http://www.pmwiki.org/pmwiki/uploads/Cookbook/swf.php) script in your
cookbook/ directory, add the line
include_once('cookbook/swf.php');
to your config.php file, and any link ending in .swf will
automatically be converted to HTML code for an embedded Flash
animation.
Alternatively the swf-file can also be linked directly, instead of
including it into the page. I don't know what's the better approach.
Re: 2 nomenclatures
Hi Bob, thank you very much for your reply. Using nomgroups in combination with ifthenelse is pretty sophisticated, though I'm afraid this isn't an option for me. I really need two different indexes such as 'Abbreviations' and 'Glossary'. I'm searching for a thing like nom-superior-groups :-) or some completely different. Any suggestions?
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Friday 21 March 2008 15:18, rgheck wrote: Bill King wrote: That is just flat out RETARDED. That sort of language is extremely inappropriate and has no place on a list like this. Frankly, we're all pretty glad you won't be back. Have fun with Word. Several months ago some guy email me (personally, not on a mailing list). He told me that LyX was difficult to install, that he blew 2 weeks trying to make a layout, and that he was completely misled by your claims about LyX, where your referred to Steve Litt. I think he was trying to blame me for his lost two weeks :-) I have one more thing to say. We all get frustrated at software sometimes. Heck, a couple months ago I was hopping mad about Qt compile dependencies with LyX. The question is, how do you react to software frustration. I didn't call LyX retarded, I tried to find a solution (which a couple people on the LyX list eventually came up with). AND I didn't just yell -- a few days before the LyX compile solution came my way, I began the starting phase of designing a VimOutliner front end for LaTeX that WOULD compile. I was beginning to line up contributors and create a preliminary design for the VimOutliner LaTeX front end when a LyX list person gave me the tip to compile LyX. My advice for the guy who called LyX retarded -- if you don't like LyX, code up a substitute. That's what REAL men do in the Free Software world. They don't get mad, they get even, and that's how great new software is born. Or, of course, they could contribute to the software that frustrates them, in order to help eliminate the frustrations. That's how old software continuously gets better. SteveT Steve Litt Books written in LyX: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
Long table settings problem
Hi, I have been using the long table settings in the attached sample document with two tables, to get a wider border line for the heading on both of them. If they are activated, the tables are numerated 1 and 3. If they are not, the tables are rightly numerated 1 and 2. A new bug? A know bug? A misconception on my part? Thanks in advance for your help. -- - Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] test_long_table.lyx Description: application/lyx
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 03:18:14PM -0400, rgheck wrote: Bill King wrote: That is just flat out RETARDED. That sort of language is extremely inappropriate and has no place on a list like this. Seems to be the average language to expect from an Associate Professor of Psychology at Coastal Carolina University (that's him, isn't it?) Well, no problem with that. I did not intent to see a psychologist over there in the near future... Hmdahm... He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. Could well be that we are in the middle of a psychological experiment ;-) Andre'
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Andre Poenitz wrote: He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. Andre', A friend of mine (a psychologist in private practice, also along the East coast) who dropped acid in the '60s told me that he still has flashbacks now and then. Perhaps we're caught in that flashback. Or, he's conditioning us to find him distasteful and avoid him. Carpe weekend, Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | IntegrityCredibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Indentation after a list
John wrote:
On Saturday 22 March 2008 01:59:07 am jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
The purpose of indentation is to show that where a new paragraph begins.
That's why you don't indent the 1st paragraph in a part or chapter.
That's also why you don't need to indent after a list.
Your editor is wrong! He seems to be one of those people (all too common
nowadays) who slavishly follows 'procedure' without regard to purpose.
Actually, there seems to be a difference here: The list may be part of a
paragraph that continues after it ends, or it may end a paragraph. Right?
rh
Re: Indentation after a list
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 05:24:04PM -0400, rgheck wrote:
John wrote:
On Saturday 22 March 2008 01:59:07 am jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
The purpose of indentation is to show that where a new paragraph begins.
That's why you don't indent the 1st paragraph in a part or chapter.
That's also why you don't need to indent after a list.
Your editor is wrong! He seems to be one of those people (all too common
nowadays) who slavishly follows 'procedure' without regard to purpose.
Actually, there seems to be a difference here: The list may be part of a
paragraph that continues after it ends, or it may end a paragraph. Right?
Right, and in this case the indentation is unwanted...
Andre'
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Saturday 22 March 2008 08:36:24 am Rich Shepard wrote: On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, John wrote: After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. John, Over the years I discovered that the middle button (actually, the two simultaneously for my 2-button trackballs) works as advertised on most console apps (pine and slrn being exceptions), but not with many GUI apps. What does work with these is holding the Shift key while pressing the two rodent or trackball buttons. Don't try to understand, just go with the flow and use the Shift key when needed. :-) Who am I to spurn such hard won knowledge! Thanks Rich John O'Gorman Rich
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 14:19 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Andre Poenitz wrote: He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. Andre', A friend of mine (a psychologist in private practice, also along the East coast) who dropped acid in the '60s told me that he still has flashbacks now and then. Perhaps we're caught in that flashback. Or, he's conditioning us to find him distasteful and avoid him. Ha, ha. He rang my bell from the get-go. Woof, woof. :D Carpe weekend, Rich Cheers! Kenward (Another professor, but from the west coast. ;-) -- In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. - Lee Iacocca
Re: Precompiled binaries for LyX1.5.x on Linux
Geevarghese Philip wrote: Hi, I have no root permission on my Linux machine, and I would like to install LyX1.5.x on it. Is there a way to get precompiled binaries for Lyx1.5.x that can be installed in my home directory without root permissions, and which has all the dependencies built in to it? Precompiled, I don't know, but you can usually install packages you compile yourself to local directories by setting the PREFIX variable: ./configure --prefix=/home/gphilip/. This will install LyX into /home/gphilip/bin, /home/gphilip/share/, etc. You'll also need to set some environment variables, I believe, so that the libraries will be found, if you have to install any dependencies, but those can be handled the same way. That said, perhaps it's easier to get root to install LyX for you. rh
Re: Querverweis+Text
G. Milde wrote:
Did you check Global in Prefs-Language Settings-Language?
No, as some of my documents are English, some German and some NGerman.
This is completely unrelated. Global just means that the languages of the
document will be passed as an option to the document class, not to the babel
package, i.e.:
\documentclass[english,ngerman]{article}
\usepackage{babel}
instead of
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english,ngerman]{babel}
The advantage of this global approach is that the language options are
passed down to all packages, while in the latter case, they are not.
That's why varioref is not aware about the document language in your case.
Jürgen
Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
Guten Tag, ich habe mir LyX herunter geladen um damit meine Diplomarbeit zu schreiben. Denn ich habe von vielen Leuten von Problemen mit Word gehört, wenn die Texte umfangreicher werden. Ich bin nun dabei meine ersten DA - Zeiten in LyX zu schreiben und mir sind dabei ein paar kleine Schwierigkeiten aufgetreten. Ich habe auch die verschiedenen Hilfsmöglichkeiten überflogen, konnte aber keine Hilfe finden, deshalb wende ich mich an sie! Probleme: 1. Wenn ich meine LyX Datei als Dvi anschauen will, werden die Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü nicht mit umgewandelt und fehlen in der Dvi Anzeige! sollte eigentlich Vollständigkeit. Hat diese Fehlermeldung etwas damit zu tun? Es werden auch andere Buchstabenkombinationen nicht korrekt konvertiert. soll eingepflegt heißen. Auch aufgefallen bei offiziell 2. Beim exportieren in eine PDF File stehen nur Teile der Überschriften da und die richtige Anzahl der Blätter wird erzeugt, aber es fehlt jeglicher Standard Text. 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form TT.MM. einfügen. Vielen Dank für Ihre Mühen und Ihre Antwort. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Steffen Steinwand image002.jpgimage003.jpgimage006.jpgimage007.jpgimage010.jpg
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
Hi,
as this mailing list an English one, I am answering in English.
2008/3/21 Steffen Steinwand [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Probleme:
1. Wenn ich meine LyX Datei als Dvi anschauen will, werden
die Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü nicht mit umgewandelt und fehlen in der Dvi Anzeige!
sollte eigentlich Vollständigkeit. Hat diese Fehlermeldung etwas damit zu
tun?
Es werden auch andere Buchstabenkombinationen nicht korrekt konvertiert.
soll „eingepflegt heißen. Auch aufgefallen bei „offiziell
I would guess that this is an encoding/font problem. Please try to add
%% Dadurch werden die richtigen Fonts eingebunden - PS-Fonts statt Bitmap-Fonts
\usepackage{lmodern}
%% Damit werden z.B. deutsche Umlaute im PDF unterstützt
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
to the preamble. In plain LaTeX that solves problems with German umlauts, etc.
2. Beim exportieren in eine PDF File stehen nur Teile der
Überschriften da und die richtige Anzahl der Blätter wird erzeugt, aber es
fehlt jeglicher „Standard Text.
No clue, sorry.
3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form
„TT.MM. einfügen.
Yes, insert an ERT-inset into the document (Insert - TeX code --
Ctrl + L) and enter \today. Make sure that your text language is set
to German/German (new spelling), otherwise it gets rendered in the
English way.
If those things didn't help, you could post your lyx-file so that I
can have a look if it works on my computer.
Dominik
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
2008/3/21 Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form „TT.MM. einfügen. Yes, insert an ERT-inset into the document (Insert - TeX code -- Ctrl + L) and enter \today. Make sure that your text language is set to German/German (new spelling), otherwise it gets rendered in the English way. Update, you can also insert it directly with (Insert - Date) using the menu.
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/3/21 Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form „TT.MM. einfügen. Yes, insert an ERT-inset into the document (Insert - TeX code -- Ctrl + L) and enter \today. Make sure that your text language is set to German/German (new spelling), otherwise it gets rendered in the English way. Update, you can also insert it directly with (Insert - Date) using the menu. Sorry to bother you again, Insert - Date doesn't insert a date that gets updated automatically. Thus, you should stick to my first solution.
Re: Kleine Probleme mit LyX 1.5.x
Steffen Steinwand schrieb: Probleme: 1. Wenn ich meine LyX Datei als Dvi anschauen will, werden die Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü nicht mit umgewandelt und fehlen in der Dvi Anzeige! This list ist in English, so I'm replying in English. After looking at the images you sent, it seems that your LaTeX installation is broken. I recommend to reinstall LaTeX and LyX again to get a fresh and working system: - uninstall LyX completely - uninstall MiKTeX completely (assure that you check the uninstaller option tidy up thoroughly) - open an internet connection - reinstall LyX using the complete variant of this installer: http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller 3. Kann ich ein sich selbst aktualisierendes Datum der Form „TT.MM.“ einfügen. Inset the command \today in ERT. regards Uwe
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). pavel
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). Why is that not the default pasting behavior? Dominik
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). Why is that not the default pasting behavior? middle button is not default mechanism pavel
Indentation after a list
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
Jean
Re: Using a network printer
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Les Denham wrote: Perhaps this is exactly the problem Paul has encountered: the error message gives the impression it is a printer problem, whereas the real problem is the difference between latex and pdflatex. That could be his problem, but mine is that the network printer which I can use from other programs does not appear when trying to print from LyX. If we then recommend users to print through one of the viewers, I'm not sure we should keep File-Print. Or maybe we should have: File-Print-pdflatex File-Print-PS ... Just a thought (I don't think it makes sense spending a lot of time making print to work directly from LyX when it works via viewers). Maybe it'd be an idea to put a tip in the print dialog, that recommends the user to print via a viewer? snip distribution, you might get short-hopped by the differences. I always try to print from a viewer looking at the final distribution version. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: Lyx shortcut key problem
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Jim wrote: I am a Lyx user. Lyx is a perfect word processor. Jim, As I don't use that shortcut key I cannot answer your question. However, I want to point out that LyX (and LaTeX) are not word processors. That term applies to text editors that can do formatting on a word-by-word and line-by-line basis. LyX is a GUI front end to LaTeX, a higher level wrapper for the underlying TeX typesetting system. It is not a WYSIWYG application because the formatting/styling commands are kept in files separate from the text itself, then applied to the text when the file is compiled. Formatting is paragraph-by-paragraph and page-by-page. The differences in the underlying approaches are quite visible in the outputs. I believe it's important for users to really grok the differences between LyX and a word processor. If what one really wants is the latter, then use one of those and do not expect LyX to be another offering in the same category. By the same token, neither LyX/LaTeX nor word processors perform the same function as a page layout program. The latter, and Scribus is an excellent example, focus on design of a page that includes graphics as well as text. Trying to write text in such an application is a major PITA. Use a plain text editor to write and edit, then import the results into a text frame on the layout. Each is a different tool for a different purpose. We all need to understand that there are different tools available, and we should choose the most appropriate one for a given task. Asking one such tool to acquire the functions of another is not reasonable. That's why you can go to the hardware store and buy hammers for tacks, driving nails, framing, forming metal, and so on. No single hammer does it all. Similarly, LyX is neither a word processor nor a graphics-intensive page layout tool. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | IntegrityCredibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: final feedback
Bob Lounsbury wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:00 PM, William B. King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After struggling with LyX for two days, I can't even get it to print out its own documentation, which was prepared in LyX! How much more retarded could it possibly get? Good idea. Let me know when you get it working. Posts like this are very unwarranted and extremely rude! You're blaming LyX for something that is out of it's control! If you don't like the program then don't use it, but don't bother the list with this nonsense. This list helped me create my thesis and I'll be forever thankful and try to provide 'open' individuals with help whenever I know the answer. Is it possible to block people from the list? I wish it were. Bob Hi, It’s been a long time since I wrote here because I ma very busy with my thesis. I try my best to answer things that I know. I never worked with latex before when I started with Lyx and I am glade not only because the program is quite good but also because of the help I got from this mailing list (SO THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE INVOVLVED IN THE PROJECT). The people here are way too kind than on other discussion forums and they do try to help every one even with questions which arises simply because the person has not look at the manual properly. As someone suggested there should be a way to block people from the list that is the only solution I think. By the way do you work for Microsoft by any chance? Kamran
Re: LyX discussion boards?
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Manveru wrote: GMAIL is nice. However it lacks simple case when someone adds [solved] to the mail topics (which is quite often on lyx-users). And it does not have option to manually link threads (I need such option quite often for plenty other situations as much as changing Topic for reply). Link threads...? I'm not sure what you mean, but if you mean being able to link to a conversation/thread from a web/wiki page, then e.g. gmane is your friend. On the wiki, there's a prefix for linking to gmane. I just added an example to the sandbox that links to this thread. http://wiki.lyx.org/Playground/Sandbox Since I read these messages through gmane's news interface, I just look in the header of the message to see what number it has. Your message had number 45661, so I could link to the thread in the wiki by adding LyXUsersThread:45661 to a page. Hope this helps someone. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: final feedback
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, William B. King wrote: After struggling with LyX for two days, I can't even get it to print out its own documentation, which was prepared in LyX! How much more retarded could it possibly get? Good idea. Let me know when you get it working. I've encountered that problem myself and it is indeed frustrating. If I remember correctly it was caused by things outside of LyX (I have a vague memory of some LaTeX distribution that had stopped distributing a package called floatflt.sty). However, if you don't provide details we can't help you, nor fix it so that others won't suffer the same problem. In the meanwhile, you can have a look here for some older versions of the manuals in PDF. http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Documentation Best regards, Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Change page numbering
Hi guys,
I'm facing a LaTeX related problem. Do you know a working method for
having all pages numbered in the desired way, e.g. - page -?
The (obvious) first method I tried was this:
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyfoot[EC,OC]{-\ \thepage\ -}
Tha problem is that it only works for non chapter-starting pages.
The second thought was to add the following, to extend fancy page
style to chapter-starting pages:
\usepackage{secsty}
\chapterfont{\thispagestyle{fancy}}
Now the problem is that I have headers even on those pages, which I
don't want.
So, any ideas? Any further package to suggest?
Thanks for the great effort in helping so many people in a so
effective and fast way.
--
Filippo Zangheri
GPG key ID: 0xE1D879FA
Key fingerprint: 816B CE57 D43C 0A47 EF35 3378 EA5F A72A E1D8 79FA
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Re: Using a network printer
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:29:49 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: Using a network printer On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Les Denham wrote: Perhaps this is exactly the problem Paul has encountered: the error message gives the impression it is a printer problem, whereas the real problem is the difference between latex and pdflatex. That could be his problem, but mine is that the network printer which I can use from other programs does not appear when trying to print from LyX. If we then recommend users to print through one of the viewers, I'm not sure we should keep File-Print. Or maybe we should have: File-Print-pdflatex File-Print-PS ... Just a thought (I don't think it makes sense spending a lot of time making print to work directly from LyX when it works via viewers). Maybe it'd be an idea to put a tip in the print dialog, that recommends the user to print via a viewer? snip distribution, you might get short-hopped by the differences. I always try to print from a viewer looking at the final distribution version. A restriction to print exclusively through viewers breaks lyx! There are circumstances where printing an exported ps file makes sense (e.g., multiple collated copies, transmit). Under most circumstances, a keyboard shortcut or a print icon (or using a menu) produces COMMON SENSE result. An editor/text processor that is the only one on the planet that won't conduct a friendly hand shake with the print layer of sofware is not going to be very popular. (Don't emulate MS -- How many MS engineers does it take to change a light bulb? None. MS declares darkness the standard.) Mark Hansel
Re: Change page numbering (solved)
Filippo Zangheri ha scritto:
Filippo Zangheri ha scritto:
Hi guys,
I'm facing a LaTeX related problem. Do you know a working method for
having all pages numbered in the desired way, e.g. - page -?
The (obvious) first method I tried was this:
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyfoot[EC,OC]{-\ \thepage\ -}
Tha problem is that it only works for non chapter-starting pages.
The second thought was to add the following, to extend fancy page
style to chapter-starting pages:
\usepackage{secsty}
\chapterfont{\thispagestyle{fancy}}
Now the problem is that I have headers even on those pages, which I
don't want.
So, any ideas? Any further package to suggest?
Thanks for the great effort in helping so many people in a so
effective and fast way.
Sorry for te mess, I solved just by redefining \thepage:
\renewcommand{\thepage}{-\ \arabic{page}\ -}
Best regards to the whole list.
I've discovered something about customizing (redefining) \thepage,
it must be re-customized each time you issue one of the \pagestyle
commands, otherwise it will be reset to the LaTeX default value.
Thanks,
regards.
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GPG key ID: 0xE1D879FA
Key fingerprint: 816B CE57 D43C 0A47 EF35 3378 EA5F A72A E1D8 79FA
Key server: pgp.mit.edu
-BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-
Version: 3.12
GE d- s+:- a-- C++ UL+++ P+ L+++ E-- W+ N* o-- K- w--- O-- M--
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r++ z*
--END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Change page numbering (solved)
Filippo Zangheri ha scritto:
Hi guys,
I'm facing a LaTeX related problem. Do you know a working method for
having all pages numbered in the desired way, e.g. - page -?
The (obvious) first method I tried was this:
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyfoot[EC,OC]{-\ \thepage\ -}
Tha problem is that it only works for non chapter-starting pages.
The second thought was to add the following, to extend fancy page
style to chapter-starting pages:
\usepackage{secsty}
\chapterfont{\thispagestyle{fancy}}
Now the problem is that I have headers even on those pages, which I
don't want.
So, any ideas? Any further package to suggest?
Thanks for the great effort in helping so many people in a so
effective and fast way.
Sorry for te mess, I solved just by redefining \thepage:
\renewcommand{\thepage}{-\ \arabic{page}\ -}
Best regards to the whole list.
--
Filippo Zangheri
GPG key ID: 0xE1D879FA
Key fingerprint: 816B CE57 D43C 0A47 EF35 3378 EA5F A72A E1D8 79FA
Key server: pgp.mit.edu
-BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-
Version: 3.12
GE d- s+:- a-- C++ UL+++ P+ L+++ E-- W+ N* o-- K- w--- O-- M--
V- PS++ PE+ Y+ PGP++ t 5-- X++ R* tv b+ DI-- D G-- e++ h--
r++ z*
--END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: Using a network printer
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Mark Hansel wrote: Maybe it'd be an idea to put a tip in the print dialog, that recommends the user to print via a viewer? snip distribution, you might get short-hopped by the differences. I always try to print from a viewer looking at the final distribution version. A restriction to print exclusively through viewers breaks lyx! There are circumstances where printing an exported ps file makes sense (e.g., multiple collated copies, transmit). I don't think anyone proposes that we remove the ability to produce .ps-files... Personally, I think it'd be nice to be able to rpint directly from LyX. The question as I see it is if it's worth spending time trying to fix bugs in LyX that are related to printing. (And that are probably specific to the GNU/Linux distribution etc) Under most circumstances, a keyboard shortcut or a print icon (or using a menu) produces COMMON SENSE result. An editor/text processor that is the only one on the planet that won't conduct a friendly hand shake with the print layer of sofware is not going to be very popular. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
2 nomenclatures
Hi everyone, I need in my Bachelor Thesis two nomenclatures: on for abbreviations and the other one for important keywords (as some kind of glossary). I created the first nomenclature and don't know how to add another one? Thanks in advance and have nice holidays!
Re: Indentation after a list
jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
I don't think there is an automatic way (unless you want to hack one of
the layout include files), but as of LyX 1.5.4 you can put an empty
paragraph between the list and the next line of text and change the
environment of the empty paragraph to --Separator-- (or however the
separator is listed on your environment drop-down list -- seems to vary
a bit among classes).
/Paul
Re: Precompiled binaries for LyX1.5.x on Linux
On Friday 21 March 2008 02:14, rgheck wrote: Geevarghese Philip wrote: Hi, I have no root permission on my Linux machine, and I would like to install LyX1.5.x on it. Is there a way to get precompiled binaries for Lyx1.5.x that can be installed in my home directory without root permissions, and which has all the dependencies built in to it? Precompiled, I don't know, but you can usually install packages you compile yourself to local directories by setting the PREFIX variable: ./configure --prefix=/home/gphilip/. This will install LyX into /home/gphilip/bin, /home/gphilip/share/, etc. You'll also need to set some environment variables, I believe, so that the libraries will be found, if you have to install any dependencies, but those can be handled the same way. That said, perhaps it's easier to get root to install LyX for you. rh Or, you can do what I sometimes do -- don't do the make install at all, and just run it out of the directory where it was compiled (whatever/lyx-1.5.x/src, I think). Somewhere in my path (hopefully you have write permissions to at least one path directory), I make a simple shellscript that runs the LyX binary you compiled there. SteveT Steve Litt Books written in LyX: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
Re: Precompiled binaries for LyX1.5.x on Linux
Steve Litt wrote: On Friday 21 March 2008 02:14, rgheck wrote: Geevarghese Philip wrote: Hi, I have no root permission on my Linux machine, and I would like to install LyX1.5.x on it. Is there a way to get precompiled binaries for Lyx1.5.x that can be installed in my home directory without root permissions, and which has all the dependencies built in to it? Precompiled, I don't know, but you can usually install packages you compile yourself to local directories by setting the PREFIX variable: ./configure --prefix=/home/gphilip/. This will install LyX into /home/gphilip/bin, /home/gphilip/share/, etc. You'll also need to set some environment variables, I believe, so that the libraries will be found, if you have to install any dependencies, but those can be handled the same way. That said, perhaps it's easier to get root to install LyX for you. rh Or, you can do what I sometimes do -- don't do the make install at all, and just run it out of the directory where it was compiled (whatever/lyx-1.5.x/src, I think). Indeed. I should have mentioned that. I do this for all the development versions. Somewhere in my path (hopefully you have write permissions to at least one path directory), I make a simple shellscript that runs the LyX binary you compiled there. And you can presumably change your path by editing .bashrc. rh
Re: Using a network printer
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 09:38:33AM -0500, Mark Hansel wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] (Don't emulate MS -- How many MS engineers does it take to change a light bulb? None. MS declares darkness the standard.) I guess MS is such a large organization that you can't judge single engineers by the behaviour of the company's CEO or Sales department... Andre'
Re: Indentation after a list
On Friday 21 March 2008 11:10, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
I don't think there is an automatic way (unless you want to hack one of
the layout include files),
Or you can make your own layout file and either redefine the list or create a
new one. Here's some content I wrote on making your own list environments:
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/ownlists.htm
but as of LyX 1.5.4 you can put an empty
paragraph between the list and the next line of text and change the
environment of the empty paragraph to --Separator-- (or however the
separator is listed on your environment drop-down list -- seems to vary
a bit among classes).
Couldn't you also use ERT to insert \\~ after the list?
SteveT
Steve Litt
Books written in LyX:
Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist
Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
Re: WRB - Discoveries
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If someone likes, he or she can upload it into the wiki - I don't know where to put it and how to upload it... such page was recently created in wiki http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts also http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem Okay, I would like to upload my screencast to the wiki, but I have to login in order to upload files. So, maybe you could put my screencast on the according page in the wiki?! Dominik
Re: 2 nomenclatures
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:57 AM, diefettenjahre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
I need in my Bachelor Thesis two nomenclatures: on for abbreviations and the
other one for important keywords (as some kind of glossary).
I created the first nomenclature and don't know how to add another one?
Thanks in advance and have nice holidays!
I put this into the preamble:
% Sets up the nomenclature page the way I want it to look.
\renewcommand\nomlabelwidth{3cm}
\newcommand{\nomunit}[1]{\renewcommand{\nomentryend}{\hspace*{\fill}#1}}
% Creates a Greek and Subscript section in the nomenclature page.
\RequirePackage{ifthen}
\renewcommand{\nomgroup}[1]{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{G}}{\item[\textbf{Greek}]}{
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{S}}{\item[\textbf{Subscripts}]}{}}}
You can change 'Greek' and 'Subscript' to any heading like
'Abbreviations'. The 'G' and 'S' are then used when inserting a
nomenclature entry as the 'sort as' parameter to tell it to be put
under that section heading. I've also attached a small example.
Cheers,
/Bob
nomenclature.lyx
Description: application/lyx
okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! After the installation, I clicked the desktop shortcut. Nothing happened for such a long time I was beginning to think nothing would ever happen and that the program was just broken. It took 50 sec. to start, with no indication in the meantime that anything was happening. It's running now. Apparently it eats up so much of the system resources (in WinXP, 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4, 1 GB of RAM) that my system has been dragged down to almost a complete halt! I've never seen things move this slowly before, EVEN IN WINDOWS! Finally, just as was the case in Linux, it WILL NOT EVEN PRINT ITS OWN DOCUMENTATION! That is just flat out RETARDED. I spent a good bit of last night installing every Latex doodad I could get my hands on in Linux. Nothing helped. Hence, my trial in Windows this afternoon. Got exactly the same error message. (Attached) I don't buy the blame-it-on-the-OS mentality that a lot of of software programmers seem to have these days (e.g., broken GIMP on Mac OS X 10.5). If the software doesn't work, it just DOESN'T WORK! (Btw, the Latex Configuration item under Help wouldn't open at all, so couldn't check that either to see what might be broken.) Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! attachment: error_message.png
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:42:39 -0400, Bill King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! Bill, It looks like you've posted four messages, none of which provided significant details of the failure, the system that you're using, or any constructive criticism. Why not simply use lyx 1.5.1 (the latest version in Ubuntu's repositories) if you're having so much trouble: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show lyx Package: lyx Priority: optional Section: universe/editors Installed-Size: 8432 Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original-Maintainer: Debian LyX Maintainers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Architecture: i386 Version: 1.5.3-1~gutsy1 You can install it easily with sudo apt-get install lyx This list is a more than suitable resource for help and information, even when frustrated -- as plenty of the list members can tell you. Best, Ethan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://uppertank.net/ethanm/
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! Happy ending for all of us, after all. Bo
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Bill King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! The error message is telling me that you have not installed a TeX system on your computer. It's a little difficult to use a tex/latex based program without having tex/latex installed on your computer. When installing the program did the setup not ask if you wanted to download and install MiKTeX? This is the 'standard' TeX distribution for Windoze and would eliminate this error message. Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! It's a little strange that you are having trouble, but hundreds of other people have not (may say something about the installer). If you don't want to use the program or troubleshoot the issue then that's fine too, have a good day. Bob
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Hi, Bill, It appears that your MiKTeX installation didn't go through, or was interrupted, possibly because internet connectrivity was lost or something. Can you successfully use MiKTeX on that computer? If so, I'm probably wrong. I've had no problems with LyX on either linux (Ubuntu should be able to apt-get install LyX, with all needed packages pulled in) or Windows (at least try a Reconfigure after installing on Windows). Have you seen this: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg60648.html ? Good luck! C.O. / Down with categorical imperative! [EMAIL PROTECTED] / - Original Message From: Bill King [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:42:39 AM Subject: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback Yes, it's me again, the same guy who couldn't get lyx to work in Ubuntu 7.10. Just downloaded and installed what is supposed to be a COMPLETE operative LyX/LaTeX/Tex system in windows (from your download page--vers. 1.5.4). It also DOESN'T WORK! After the installation, I clicked the desktop shortcut. Nothing happened for such a long time I was beginning to think nothing would ever happen and that the program was just broken. It took 50 sec. to start, with no indication in the meantime that anything was happening. It's running now. Apparently it eats up so much of the system resources (in WinXP, 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4, 1 GB of RAM) that my system has been dragged down to almost a complete halt! I've never seen things move this slowly before, EVEN IN WINDOWS! Finally, just as was the case in Linux, it WILL NOT EVEN PRINT ITS OWN DOCUMENTATION! That is just flat out RETARDED. I spent a good bit of last night installing every Latex doodad I could get my hands on in Linux. Nothing helped. Hence, my trial in Windows this afternoon. Got exactly the same error message. (Attached) I don't buy the blame-it-on-the-OS mentality that a lot of of software programmers seem to have these days (e.g., broken GIMP on Mac OS X 10.5). If the software doesn't work, it just DOESN'T WORK! (Btw, the Latex Configuration item under Help wouldn't open at all, so couldn't check that either to see what might be broken.) Thank you for your time. I'm wiping this crap off both my HDs now! Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
Bill King wrote: That is just flat out RETARDED. That sort of language is extremely inappropriate and has no place on a list like this. Frankly, we're all pretty glad you won't be back. Have fun with Word. rh
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Saturday 22 March 2008 12:54:30 am Pavel Sanda wrote: On multiline copies, Edit-Paste in LyX usually removes linefeeds. Edit-pastespecial-text puts in the last thing copied or cut from LyX, with middle button and using Edit- paste special - Selection linefeeds are correct (tested with eterm, xterm and lyx 1.5.4). Why is that not the default pasting behavior? middle button is not default mechanism pavel After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. John O'Gorman
Re: Indentation after a list
On Saturday 22 March 2008 01:59:07 am jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
The purpose of indentation is to show that where a new paragraph begins.
That's why you don't indent the 1st paragraph in a part or chapter.
That's also why you don't need to indent after a list.
Your editor is wrong! He seems to be one of those people (all too common
nowadays) who slavishly follows 'procedure' without regard to purpose.
John O'Gorman
Is there a way to tell LyX to add an empty lmine after a list?
Jean
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, John wrote: After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. John, Over the years I discovered that the middle button (actually, the two simultaneously for my 2-button trackballs) works as advertised on most console apps (pine and slrn being exceptions), but not with many GUI apps. What does work with these is holding the Shift key while pressing the two rodent or trackball buttons. Don't try to understand, just go with the flow and use the Shift key when needed. :-) Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | IntegrityCredibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. this belongs to suse bugzilla. pavel
Re: WRB - Discoveries
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If someone likes, he or she can upload it into the wiki - I don't know
where to put it and how to upload it...
such page was recently created in wiki
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts
also http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem
I created a directory /uploads/LyX/Screencasts where screencasts can
be saved. I think it's reasonable to create a page for each SWF
screencast (I created http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InsertFiguresScreencast)
as SWF-movies need quite a lot of space and I am not sure, how to make
them not start playing as soon as the page loads.
Well, it seems as if uploading screencasts were not as easy as I thought:
1. pmWiki disables HTML by default, thus including a swf-movie using
OBJECT ... isn't possible
2. There exist various possibilities, how to include swf-movies
(http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Flash), but they seem to be
disabled.
So, please someone activate the swf.php script for the wiki.
Place the swf.php
(http://www.pmwiki.org/pmwiki/uploads/Cookbook/swf.php) script in your
cookbook/ directory, add the line
include_once('cookbook/swf.php');
to your config.php file, and any link ending in .swf will
automatically be converted to HTML code for an embedded Flash
animation.
Dominik
Re: WRB - Discoveries
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Dominik Böhm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Pavel Sanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If someone likes, he or she can upload it into the wiki - I don't know
where to put it and how to upload it...
such page was recently created in wiki
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts
also http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Screencasts-HowToCreateThem
I created a directory /uploads/LyX/Screencasts where screencasts can
be saved. I think it's reasonable to create a page for each SWF
screencast (I created http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InsertFiguresScreencast)
as SWF-movies need quite a lot of space and I am not sure, how to make
them not start playing as soon as the page loads.
Well, it seems as if uploading screencasts were not as easy as I thought:
1. pmWiki disables HTML by default, thus including a swf-movie using
OBJECT ... isn't possible
2. There exist various possibilities, how to include swf-movies
(http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Flash), but they seem to be
disabled.
So, please someone activate the swf.php script for the wiki.
Place the swf.php
(http://www.pmwiki.org/pmwiki/uploads/Cookbook/swf.php) script in your
cookbook/ directory, add the line
include_once('cookbook/swf.php');
to your config.php file, and any link ending in .swf will
automatically be converted to HTML code for an embedded Flash
animation.
Alternatively the swf-file can also be linked directly, instead of
including it into the page. I don't know what's the better approach.
Re: 2 nomenclatures
Hi Bob, thank you very much for your reply. Using nomgroups in combination with ifthenelse is pretty sophisticated, though I'm afraid this isn't an option for me. I really need two different indexes such as 'Abbreviations' and 'Glossary'. I'm searching for a thing like nom-superior-groups :-) or some completely different. Any suggestions?
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Friday 21 March 2008 15:18, rgheck wrote: Bill King wrote: That is just flat out RETARDED. That sort of language is extremely inappropriate and has no place on a list like this. Frankly, we're all pretty glad you won't be back. Have fun with Word. Several months ago some guy email me (personally, not on a mailing list). He told me that LyX was difficult to install, that he blew 2 weeks trying to make a layout, and that he was completely misled by your claims about LyX, where your referred to Steve Litt. I think he was trying to blame me for his lost two weeks :-) I have one more thing to say. We all get frustrated at software sometimes. Heck, a couple months ago I was hopping mad about Qt compile dependencies with LyX. The question is, how do you react to software frustration. I didn't call LyX retarded, I tried to find a solution (which a couple people on the LyX list eventually came up with). AND I didn't just yell -- a few days before the LyX compile solution came my way, I began the starting phase of designing a VimOutliner front end for LaTeX that WOULD compile. I was beginning to line up contributors and create a preliminary design for the VimOutliner LaTeX front end when a LyX list person gave me the tip to compile LyX. My advice for the guy who called LyX retarded -- if you don't like LyX, code up a substitute. That's what REAL men do in the Free Software world. They don't get mad, they get even, and that's how great new software is born. Or, of course, they could contribute to the software that frustrates them, in order to help eliminate the frustrations. That's how old software continuously gets better. SteveT Steve Litt Books written in LyX: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
Long table settings problem
Hi, I have been using the long table settings in the attached sample document with two tables, to get a wider border line for the heading on both of them. If they are activated, the tables are numerated 1 and 3. If they are not, the tables are rightly numerated 1 and 2. A new bug? A know bug? A misconception on my part? Thanks in advance for your help. -- - Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] test_long_table.lyx Description: application/lyx
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 03:18:14PM -0400, rgheck wrote: Bill King wrote: That is just flat out RETARDED. That sort of language is extremely inappropriate and has no place on a list like this. Seems to be the average language to expect from an Associate Professor of Psychology at Coastal Carolina University (that's him, isn't it?) Well, no problem with that. I did not intent to see a psychologist over there in the near future... Hmdahm... He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. Could well be that we are in the middle of a psychological experiment ;-) Andre'
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Andre Poenitz wrote: He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. Andre', A friend of mine (a psychologist in private practice, also along the East coast) who dropped acid in the '60s told me that he still has flashbacks now and then. Perhaps we're caught in that flashback. Or, he's conditioning us to find him distasteful and avoid him. Carpe weekend, Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | IntegrityCredibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Indentation after a list
John wrote:
On Saturday 22 March 2008 01:59:07 am jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
The purpose of indentation is to show that where a new paragraph begins.
That's why you don't indent the 1st paragraph in a part or chapter.
That's also why you don't need to indent after a list.
Your editor is wrong! He seems to be one of those people (all too common
nowadays) who slavishly follows 'procedure' without regard to purpose.
Actually, there seems to be a difference here: The list may be part of a
paragraph that continues after it ends, or it may end a paragraph. Right?
rh
Re: Indentation after a list
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 05:24:04PM -0400, rgheck wrote:
John wrote:
On Saturday 22 March 2008 01:59:07 am jean beney wrote:
Hello,
I notice that after a list (i.e. after \end{itemize}) LyX does not put
an empty line, so that the next standard paragraph is not indented. My
editor wants this paragraph to be indented. Until now, I use a script to
add a newline after \end{itemize}.
The purpose of indentation is to show that where a new paragraph begins.
That's why you don't indent the 1st paragraph in a part or chapter.
That's also why you don't need to indent after a list.
Your editor is wrong! He seems to be one of those people (all too common
nowadays) who slavishly follows 'procedure' without regard to purpose.
Actually, there seems to be a difference here: The list may be part of a
paragraph that continues after it ends, or it may end a paragraph. Right?
Right, and in this case the indentation is unwanted...
Andre'
Re: Pasting iffy in LyX 1.5.3
On Saturday 22 March 2008 08:36:24 am Rich Shepard wrote: On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, John wrote: After many years of relying on the middle mouse button for pasting text, I recently upgraded one of my machines to openSUSE 10.3 and the middle button no longer works quickly or reliably for any app (not just LyX). I now need to click up to 4 times and wait before it works. John, Over the years I discovered that the middle button (actually, the two simultaneously for my 2-button trackballs) works as advertised on most console apps (pine and slrn being exceptions), but not with many GUI apps. What does work with these is holding the Shift key while pressing the two rodent or trackball buttons. Don't try to understand, just go with the flow and use the Shift key when needed. :-) Who am I to spurn such hard won knowledge! Thanks Rich John O'Gorman Rich
Re: okay, can't resist one more bit of feedback
On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 14:19 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Andre Poenitz wrote: He has conducted research on conditioned taste aversion, and on the effects of amphetamines and LSD on social behavior. Andre', A friend of mine (a psychologist in private practice, also along the East coast) who dropped acid in the '60s told me that he still has flashbacks now and then. Perhaps we're caught in that flashback. Or, he's conditioning us to find him distasteful and avoid him. Ha, ha. He rang my bell from the get-go. Woof, woof. :D Carpe weekend, Rich Cheers! Kenward (Another professor, but from the west coast. ;-) -- In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. - Lee Iacocca
