Re: Greek and latin accented characters in a TOX BibTex bibliography
2009/4/3 Konstantinos Kopanias : > For quite a long time I am trying to use my bibtex (bib) bibliography in > LyX. My bibliography contains references in many different languages, e.g. > greek, english, german, french and other north european languages. When I > import it in Lyx through Insert - List/TOK - BibTex Bibliography only the > english text is displayed corrected in the pdf file I then create. The > non-english characters are displayed in jumbled characters and greek as > empty spaces! I have tried to use different encodings, I have also followed > the instruction in the LyX wiki for XeTex but with no luck. > Does someone know what's the problem? > > I am using LyX 1.6.2, TeX Live with XeTex installed in windows XP. I know one solution but I don't know whether is may help in your case. I am maintaining national characters as \command (you have to refer to proper reference documents) where I want character in .bib files. Then LaTeX know what you want to render without taking codepage into account. -- Manveru jabber: manv...@manveru.pl gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
Re: Where is the autosave in LyX 1.6.1 (Windows)?
2009/4/2 TJ McLaughlin : > > Today, for the second time, I was working on something in LyX and managed to > crash it, losing my document. I had not yet saved the file (so the name in > the title bar was "newfile1.lyx"). > Both LyX itself and the documentation say that there is an "auto-save" > feature to create emergency backups. (LyX said before crashing that when it > resumed, I would be prompted to open my auto-saved document--this did not > happen.) > > I worked on the document for a good 40 minutes so the auto-save should have > worked, right? /Does/ it work on the Windows version of LyX and if so, where > does it put the backup files? I can't find them anywhere. Can anyone help me > out? It is really good practice, to type document title and then save it under name in directory you want. I almost always do that as I often leave editor (not LyX only) opened for very long periods of time doing something else. But auto-backups then are in the same directory - you haven't search for them. -- Manveru jabber: manv...@manveru.pl gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
Re: LyX Branch, self-compiled [was: lyx 1.6.2 for debian using rpm and alien]
2009/4/2 Wolfgang Engelmann : > Am Tuesday 24 March 2009 15:29:12 schrieb Guenter Milde: > > I would like to install LyX1.6.2 - > if I try >> svn co svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X > > it says the URL does not exist. Is the site down? When will it be up again? Are you behind proxy? SVN protocol itself does not work behind proxy, that is why I cannot checkout LyX source code @work. -- Manveru jabber: manv...@manveru.pl gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
Prevent printing of footnotes
In a document with many footnotes, is there any easy way to turn off (prevent) the printing of the footnotes so that there is no trace of them in the printed document? Lou
Re: Lyx 1.6.2 debian binaries (LyX Branch, self-compiled [was: lyx 1.6.2 for debian using rpm and alien])
Nina Lafayette wrote: > Am 24.03.2009, 15:29 Uhr, schrieb Guenter Milde > : > > Hi folks, > > isn't there anybody who can put the debian binaries for Lyx 1.6.2 on a Web > server? This would be great! FWIW, I just uploaded lyx 1.6.2 to Debian unstable. Should hit the mirrors soon. > > Thanks, > Nina > >> On 2009-03-24, rgheck wrote: >>> Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: >> >> ... I wonder whether somebody has used the alien prg for the SuSe rpm package. Is it recommendable or better to use the source code? >> >>> Once you get used to it, using the source is very easy. >> >> But until this, you may spend some time trying (I spent months). >> >>> In fact, even better, download the 1.6 branch from svn and compile >>> that. Then keep it up to date, recompile it every once in a while, and >>> you'll always have the absolutely latest fixes, without waiting for a >>> new release. >> >> Seconded. >> >> >>> To do this, make sure you have the toolchain installed: autotools, make, >>> gcc. You'll also need some devel packages, though I'd be surprised if >>> pulling in the devel package for Qt4 wasn't enough to pull in the rest. >> >> Under Debian, you can install all that is required to compile lyx with >> `apt-get build-dep lyx`. >> >>> Then make a directory for the sources and do this: >>> # cd /my/src/dir >>> # svn co svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X >>> # cd BRANCH_1_6_X >>> # ./autogen.sh >>> # ./configure --enable-build-type rel --prefix /usr/local >> >>> ---that last is of course optional, but then you won't overwrite the LyX >>> package. >> >> I use >> >> ./configure --with-version-suffix=16 --enable-build-type=release >> >> so that I can start the packed version (1.6.1 here) with `lyx` and the >> home-grown with `lyx16`. This has also the effect of using separate user >> LYXDIRS (~/.lyx vs. ~/.lyx16). The --prefix /usr/local seems to be the >> default. >> >>> # make >>> # sudo make install >> >>> And there you go. Absolutely up to date. >> >> And for moving the binary to another machine: >> >> # "make DESTDIR=/tmp/lyx-svn install" >> and then make an archive of everything in /tmp/lyx-svn. >> >> Günter >> > >
Greek and latin accented characters in a TOX BibTex bibliography
For quite a long time I am trying to use my bibtex (bib) bibliography in LyX. My bibliography contains references in many different languages, e.g. greek, english, german, french and other north european languages. When I import it in Lyx through Insert - List/TOK - BibTex Bibliography only the english text is displayed corrected in the pdf file I then create. The non-english characters are displayed in jumbled characters and greek as empty spaces! I have tried to use different encodings, I have also followed the instruction in the LyX wiki for XeTex but with no luck. Does someone know what's the problem? I am using LyX 1.6.2, TeX Live with XeTex installed in windows XP.
Re: LyX vs. wordprocessors
There's two types of tweaking: With environments and character styles, which I wholeheartedly endorse, and with inline ERT, which I caution against except in the \frontmatter. SteveT On Thursday 02 April 2009 03:51:12 pm Yury Davidouski wrote: > Hi Steve, > > I still find myself tweaking LyX formatting a bit at stages closer to > finishing of the project writing, but it's just maybe I am not proficient > enough with it yet. > > On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:37:56 +0100, Steve Litt > > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Last night, at Greater Orlando Linux User Group (GoLUG), I a gave a > > presentation on using TeX for simple tasks like printing shipping > > labels. As > > you can imagine, this was mostly an anti-Microsoft crowd. Interestingly, > > several were already TeX or LaTeX users, and several criticized MS Word > > for > > its easy facilitation of fingerpainting. Several also mentioned that with > > LaTeX you can concentrate on content and not worry about form. > > > > Just the same as I do on the LyX list, I brought up the fact that if you > > want > > to, you can do styles based authoring on MS Word just as easily as on > > TeX or > > LaTeX or LyX, and in fact I've written a complete book in WordPerfect > > 5.1 and > > another in MS Word, using nothing but styles. And of course a debate > > ensued :-) > > > > But then one guy brought up an irrefutable point which I think might be > > an > > outstanding talking point of LyX. He said that wordprocessing documents > > often > > get so messed up, format wise, that they can't be salvaged without > > saving to > > text and reformatting everything. I've certainly seen such a MS Word doc > > -- I > > think we all have. > > > > With TeX or LaTeX or LyX, almost always coding errors immediately make > > the doc > > uncompileable, so you see it right away. The one exception is when a > > document > > class silently reverts to the default, and I showed how to prevent that > > here: > > > > http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/surefire_layout.htm > > > > So I think one LyX talking point to add is that with LyX, you seldom get > > docs > > that format themselves into uselessness. > > > > SteveT > > > > Steve Litt > > Recession Relief Package > > http://www.recession-relief.US
Re: Where is the autosave in LyX 1.6.1 (Windows)?
TJ McLaughlin schreef: Today, for the second time, I was working on something in LyX and managed to crash it, losing my document. I had not yet saved the file (so the name in the title bar was "newfile1.lyx"). Both LyX itself and the documentation say that there is an "auto-save" feature to create emergency backups. (LyX said before crashing that when it resumed, I would be prompted to open my auto-saved document--this did not happen.) I worked on the document for a good 40 minutes so the auto-save should have worked, right? /Does/ it work on the Windows version of LyX and if so, where does it put the backup files? I can't find them anywhere. Can anyone help me out? Thanks, TJ McLaughlin I fixed this problem a few days ago. Your autosave file is either in the temporary directory, somewhere in Documents&Settings\user. There should be a number of directories called lyx_tmpdir.***. Or: the autosave file is in the directory of another document that was opened when you created the new one. Good luck. Vincent
Where is the autosave in LyX 1.6.1 (Windows)?
Today, for the second time, I was working on something in LyX and managed to crash it, losing my document. I had not yet saved the file (so the name in the title bar was "newfile1.lyx"). Both LyX itself and the documentation say that there is an "auto-save" feature to create emergency backups. (LyX said before crashing that when it resumed, I would be prompted to open my auto-saved document--this did not happen.) I worked on the document for a good 40 minutes so the auto-save should have worked, right? /Does/ it work on the Windows version of LyX and if so, where does it put the backup files? I can't find them anywhere. Can anyone help me out? Thanks, TJ McLaughlin
Re: LyX vs. wordprocessors
Hi Steve, I still find myself tweaking LyX formatting a bit at stages closer to finishing of the project writing, but it's just maybe I am not proficient enough with it yet. On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:37:56 +0100, Steve Litt wrote: Hi all, Last night, at Greater Orlando Linux User Group (GoLUG), I a gave a presentation on using TeX for simple tasks like printing shipping labels. As you can imagine, this was mostly an anti-Microsoft crowd. Interestingly, several were already TeX or LaTeX users, and several criticized MS Word for its easy facilitation of fingerpainting. Several also mentioned that with LaTeX you can concentrate on content and not worry about form. Just the same as I do on the LyX list, I brought up the fact that if you want to, you can do styles based authoring on MS Word just as easily as on TeX or LaTeX or LyX, and in fact I've written a complete book in WordPerfect 5.1 and another in MS Word, using nothing but styles. And of course a debate ensued :-) But then one guy brought up an irrefutable point which I think might be an outstanding talking point of LyX. He said that wordprocessing documents often get so messed up, format wise, that they can't be salvaged without saving to text and reformatting everything. I've certainly seen such a MS Word doc -- I think we all have. With TeX or LaTeX or LyX, almost always coding errors immediately make the doc uncompileable, so you see it right away. The one exception is when a document class silently reverts to the default, and I showed how to prevent that here: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/surefire_layout.htm So I think one LyX talking point to add is that with LyX, you seldom get docs that format themselves into uselessness. SteveT Steve Litt Recession Relief Package http://www.recession-relief.US -- Yurik
LyX vs. wordprocessors
Hi all, Last night, at Greater Orlando Linux User Group (GoLUG), I a gave a presentation on using TeX for simple tasks like printing shipping labels. As you can imagine, this was mostly an anti-Microsoft crowd. Interestingly, several were already TeX or LaTeX users, and several criticized MS Word for its easy facilitation of fingerpainting. Several also mentioned that with LaTeX you can concentrate on content and not worry about form. Just the same as I do on the LyX list, I brought up the fact that if you want to, you can do styles based authoring on MS Word just as easily as on TeX or LaTeX or LyX, and in fact I've written a complete book in WordPerfect 5.1 and another in MS Word, using nothing but styles. And of course a debate ensued :-) But then one guy brought up an irrefutable point which I think might be an outstanding talking point of LyX. He said that wordprocessing documents often get so messed up, format wise, that they can't be salvaged without saving to text and reformatting everything. I've certainly seen such a MS Word doc -- I think we all have. With TeX or LaTeX or LyX, almost always coding errors immediately make the doc uncompileable, so you see it right away. The one exception is when a document class silently reverts to the default, and I showed how to prevent that here: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/surefire_layout.htm So I think one LyX talking point to add is that with LyX, you seldom get docs that format themselves into uselessness. SteveT Steve Litt Recession Relief Package http://www.recession-relief.US
Re: 1.6.2 handling of graphics paths changed from 1.6.1.
Paul A. Rubin schrieb: Shooting from the hip... We found the problem, it was my fault that I accidentally forgot two third-party executables in the current installer release. I'll provide a new installer this weekend. regards Uwe
Re: LyX Branch, self-compiled [was: lyx 1.6.2 for debian using rpm and alien]
Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: Am Tuesday 24 March 2009 15:29:12 schrieb Guenter Milde: I would like to install LyX1.6.2 - if I try svn co svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X it says the URL does not exist. Is the site down? When will it be up again? I just did this and it was fine. Try cut and paste rh
Re: LyX Branch, self-compiled [was: lyx 1.6.2 for debian using rpm and alien]
Am Tuesday 24 March 2009 15:29:12 schrieb Guenter Milde: I would like to install LyX1.6.2 - if I try > svn co svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X it says the URL does not exist. Is the site down? When will it be up again? Wolfgang
Re: 3 columns
looking at lyx it gives me an option for 2 column, i would guess that a 3 column would be an option somewhere, either that or i need to put it in a pre amble somewhere. Take a look at the description of using "multicol" in the help manual: Help -> Specific Manuals -> Multicol
3 columns
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi having now sorted out my table problem, thank you again for the help on that, I now want to put everything in to a nice 3 column document, looking at lyx it gives me an option for 2 column, i would guess that a 3 column would be an option somewhere, either that or i need to put it in a pre amble somewhere. I will keep searching on google, B Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet :Saturday April 4th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknU4OkACgkQaggq1k2FJq0hawCePs3hJteMaZVRbJYYP8rAkr9x 7FsAnj64FyQ5wMSW7xmGyKh354gVm6xh =dICs -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Position of tilde
On Thursday 02 April 2009, rettie wrote: > Hello all! I apologise if this has been asked to death, but is there any > way to get a normal looking tilde? Like this --> ~? I want to use it > instead of saying "approximately" but when I use the keyboard tilde > (\textasciitilde) it appears at the top of the line in the pdf output > instead of the middle where I want it. I've tried the tilde math symbol as > well ($\sim$) but it's a bit too fancy haha. Any ideas? > > Cheers! > Alex, Try \texttildelow See page 20 of the letter-size "Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List" available on CTAN. -- Les ~~ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Position of tilde
Hello all! I apologise if this has been asked to death, but is there any way to get a normal looking tilde? Like this --> ~? I want to use it instead of saying "approximately" but when I use the keyboard tilde (\textasciitilde) it appears at the top of the line in the pdf output instead of the middle where I want it. I've tried the tilde math symbol as well ($\sim$) but it's a bit too fancy haha. Any ideas? Cheers! Alex -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Position-of-tilde-tp2575034p2575034.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Underlining of copied text
On 2009-04-01, Vincent van Ravesteijn - TNW wrote: >>... All this copied text is underlined in blue in the final file. How >>do I get rid of that underlining? ... > The pasted text has probably a different language than the language of > your target document. This might for example happen when you copy text > from an English document into a new document which has the language set > to belgisch(;) (which might be your default). > To remove this, select the text and choose "Language: Reset" from the > Text Style dialog. If you know the LyX-internal name of the document language, there is a somewhat faster way: select, press M-x or click on the minibuffer line and run the lyx-function language british (replace british with your document language). You can also bind this "language ..." command to a key. However, quite often the language is not changed/reset for text inside insets. Is this a bug? Günter
Re: Underlining of copied text
On woensdag 1 april 2009, john wrote: > In my case, the problem was Language. > My document was british, the insert was english. That's really the language which divides! > The problem seemed harmless (I don't use spellcheck on technical > documents). > > I fixed it by dashing off a sed command to delete all the \language > english lines from the LyX file. My problem was that I did not see any special markings like this'\language english' in the source when using the 'view source' menu option. Removing this could also be done by any good editor. But resetting the language for the selected text with the text style menu is easier and worked fine. Sincerely, Hubert -- Hubert Christiaen Bloesemlaan 17 3360 Korbeek-Lo Belgium
