AW: instant preview ignores some indices

[Jannick Asmus]

Jannick Asmus wrote:

Paul A. Rubin wrote:


In Document  Settings  Math Options, uncheck Use AMS Math 
package automatically and check Use AMS Math package.


That works. At this occacion I cleaned my preamble since it was new 
to me that with Use AMS Math package checked every missing Math 
package is automatically loaded.


Just for the record: uncheck Use esint package automically in Doc  
Settings  Math Options.


I got aware of that after switching machines and installing LyX 1.6.4. 
from scratch.


Best wishes,
J. 

Re: Charater formatting in the Index

[Sebastian Guttenberg]

Günter wrote:
 The same works in LyX with index-entry keyw...@\texttt{keyword}.
 
 Mark that LyX will automatically do this for you, if you insert a
 keyword and mark it up the LyX way (e.g. via the
 EditText StyleCustom dialogue).

Ah, interesting. I haven't noticed this change in LyX. This probably
means that one has to use the ctrl-L Latex inside within the
index-inset, if one wants to manually change the sorting and use the
@-symbol. True?
- Sebastian

Re: Figure wrapping

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Pierre Chrétien schrieb:


Is there a non-ERT way to wrap a non-floating figure,


No, you need to use either the LaTeX-package picins or picinpar.


or to remove the caption of a floating one ?


Simply set the cursor before the caption and press the DEL key of your keyboard.

regards Uwe

Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Luca De Marini]

Hallo list, I'd like to understand a fast thing I never considered but am
considering now: is it possible in Lyx or Latex to wrap text around a
picture for real? I mean, in lyx I can do something like that to wrap text
around a picture but, in reality, I wrap it around a square into which
there's the picture. What if I have a transparent PNG and want the text to
wrap REALLY around the picture considering transparency? Looking at this
page:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions

And studying it, sounds to me it's impossible to achieve such a goal, am I
correct?
i'm looking for something like this, in the following page of abiword: Tight
Image Wrapping
*
*
*http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml*
*
*
*I'm not trying to do this:*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Latex_example_wrapfig_vspace.png
I already know how to do it but that's not what I'm seeking ;)
Greetings,

Luca

Re: Correct usage of \nobibliography in Lyx?

[Stefano Franchi]

On 11/25/09, rgheck rgh...@bobjweil.com wrote:
On 11/25/2009 01:48 PM, Stefano Franchi wrote:
 On 11/25/09, rgheckrgh...@bobjweil.com  wrote:
 This sounds like something that has been reported a few times recently,
 involving environment variables set from the shell that aren't being set
 when LyX is run from an icon. Try running LyX itself from the shell and
 see if that helps.

 I usually start LyX from the Kde mini-command line (i.e. Alt-F2), but I
 tried starting it from a real terminal just in case. Unfortunately there
 is no difference.

 A further puzzle:  if I export to Pdflatex and compile (successfully) in
 the local directory, successive attempts by Lyx are successful as well. I
 suppose this is due to the presence of .aux and .bbl files. But shouldn't
 Lyx compile to pdf in a remote and safe environment, where the presence of
 stranded latex byproducts should have no effect?

Hmm. This is puzzling.

Try starting LyX from a terminal and see if you're getting any errors
there; maybe try lyx -dbg latex or lyx -dbg files. Also, peek into
LyX's temporary directory---should be /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.RANDOM---and see
if the bib file is successfully being copied over; you can also look
there are the *.tex file that LyX is generating. For some reason, LyX
just isn't finding that file.


Well, I checked the /tmp directory, and I am none the wiser: 
1. Lyx did copy the correct .bib file to the temp directory. 
2. A temporary .tex file was generated. That file had a correct /bibliography 
command that pointed to the copied .bib file  (or /nobibliography, I played 
around with both options)
3. Nonetheless, the generated .pdf file did not have any refs.



I am afraid I will leave it at that for the time being. Indeed, since I have 
switched to BibLatex for all my new documents, a simpler way to achieve the 
/nobibliography effect is to use biblatex in the preamble and simply omit the 
/printbibliography command at the end of the file.


Cheers,

S.











rh

__
Stefano Franchi
Department of Philosophy  Ph:  (979) 862-2211
Texas AM University  Fax: (979) 845-0458
305B Bolton Hall  fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu
College Station, TX 77843-4237

Re: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Yago]

I use normally the command \vspace*{}and I try a balance between the width 
of the figure box and the margin between this box and the wrapped text. With 
something like this:


\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5cm}
\vspace{-10pt}
\includegraphics[width=4.7cm]{figure}
\vspace{-10pt}
\end{wrapfigure}

You can change the values to deal with that you need.
- Original Message - 
From: Luca De Marini luca.darkmas...@gmail.com

To: LyX Users List lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture



Hallo list, I'd like to understand a fast thing I never considered but am
considering now: is it possible in Lyx or Latex to wrap text around a
picture for real? I mean, in lyx I can do something like that to wrap text
around a picture but, in reality, I wrap it around a square into which
there's the picture. What if I have a transparent PNG and want the text to
wrap REALLY around the picture considering transparency? Looking at this
page:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions

And studying it, sounds to me it's impossible to achieve such a goal, am I
correct?
i'm looking for something like this, in the following page of abiword: 
Tight

Image Wrapping
*
*
*http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml*
*
*
*I'm not trying to do this:*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Latex_example_wrapfig_vspace.png
I already know how to do it but that's not what I'm seeking ;)
Greetings,

Luca

Error exporting to plain LaTeX when doc includes pdf graphic

[Venable]

Dear LyX users,

I have recently started getting a strange error when I try to export a
LyX file to plain LaTeX via File - Export - LaTeX (plain).

When I attempt to export, an error message appears reading
LyX: Cannot convert file
No information for converting pdf format files to eps
Define a converter in the preferences

As one might expect, I have only seen this error occur when the
document includes a pdf file as a graphic. However, the error seems
strange since I am not trying to convert anything to eps, just create
LaTeX code. Despite the error message, the LaTeX file actually is
created and seems to be correct. However, it (a) is annoying and (b)
leads me to think something else may be wrong, so I would like to fix
it.

First of all, does anyone have any insight into why LyX would ask for
a PDF - EPS converter when the requested conversion is not to eps?

Second, does anyone know what I should do to fix this problem? I
currently have two converters defined:
PDF (pdflatex) to EPS: pdftops -eps $$i $$o
PDF (ps2pdf) to EPS: pdf2ps $$i $$o

Minimal working (and non-working) examples below.

Other possibly relevant bits of information: I use LyX 1.6.4 on
Windows XP SP3, with MikTeX 2.8 (complete version); the file is
exported to pdf via pdflatex without any problems; this error started
some time (but not immediately) after I began using the -epstopdf-
package, however the error occurs with documents that do not include
this package nor include any eps files.

Many thanks.


-- lyx file that exports fine to both pdf and plain latex --
-- does not include a pdf graphic --
#LyX 1.6.4 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100

\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\author 
\author 
\end_header

\begin_body

\begin_layout Standard
Hello world.
\end_layout

\end_body
\end_document



-- latex file created by the above lyx file
%% LyX 1.6.4 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}
Hello world.
\end{document}


-- lyx file that exports fine to pdf but gives error message when
exporting to latex --
-- includes ability_levels_solution.pdf as a graphic (this is just a
file I have laying around, I don't think the particular PDF used
matters --
#LyX 1.6.4 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100

\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\author 
\author 
\end_header

\begin_body

\begin_layout Standard
Hello world.
\end_layout

\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Graphics
filename ability_levels_solution.pdf

\end_inset


\end_layout

\end_body
\end_document


--- latex file created by the above lyx file (despite error message,
latex file created) ---
%% LyX 1.6.4 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}
Hello world.

\includegraphics{ability_levels_solution}
\end{document}

Problems installing LaTeX

[Scott Heirshberg]

I am having problems installing all the functions for Lyx.

I keep getting the message Cannot run texthash command to update TeX
installation. Please run manually.
Here is a detailed message it is giving me

1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.6/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.



Also it does not seem to have a built in print function, so I was wondering
how I could make it print
thank you,

scott heirshberg

Re: Problems installing LaTeX

[rgheck]

On 11/27/2009 04:56 PM, Scott Heirshberg wrote:

I am having problems installing all the functions for Lyx.

   

This looks like a Mac install, yes?


I keep getting the message Cannot run texthash command to update TeX
installation. Please run manually.

   
Have you installed LaTeX? I believe that on Mac this is separate from 
installing LyX and should be done first.



Here is a detailed message it is giving me

1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.6/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.

Also it does not seem to have a built in print function, so I was wondering
how I could make it print.

   
My usual way is to ViewDVI, or export to PDF, or whatever, and then 
print that. It is possible to print from within LyX, but you probably 
want to check the exported file anyway...and all LyX does is export to 
DVI and then print that.


rh

AW: instant preview ignores some indices

[Jannick Asmus]

Jannick Asmus wrote:

Paul A. Rubin wrote:


In Document  Settings  Math Options, uncheck Use AMS Math 
package automatically and check Use AMS Math package.


That works. At this occacion I cleaned my preamble since it was new 
to me that with Use AMS Math package checked every missing Math 
package is automatically loaded.


Just for the record: uncheck Use esint package automically in Doc  
Settings  Math Options.


I got aware of that after switching machines and installing LyX 1.6.4. 
from scratch.


Best wishes,
J. 

Re: Charater formatting in the Index

[Sebastian Guttenberg]

Günter wrote:
 The same works in LyX with index-entry keyw...@\texttt{keyword}.
 
 Mark that LyX will automatically do this for you, if you insert a
 keyword and mark it up the LyX way (e.g. via the
 EditText StyleCustom dialogue).

Ah, interesting. I haven't noticed this change in LyX. This probably
means that one has to use the ctrl-L Latex inside within the
index-inset, if one wants to manually change the sorting and use the
@-symbol. True?
- Sebastian

Re: Figure wrapping

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Pierre Chrétien schrieb:


Is there a non-ERT way to wrap a non-floating figure,


No, you need to use either the LaTeX-package picins or picinpar.


or to remove the caption of a floating one ?


Simply set the cursor before the caption and press the DEL key of your keyboard.

regards Uwe

Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Luca De Marini]

Hallo list, I'd like to understand a fast thing I never considered but am
considering now: is it possible in Lyx or Latex to wrap text around a
picture for real? I mean, in lyx I can do something like that to wrap text
around a picture but, in reality, I wrap it around a square into which
there's the picture. What if I have a transparent PNG and want the text to
wrap REALLY around the picture considering transparency? Looking at this
page:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions

And studying it, sounds to me it's impossible to achieve such a goal, am I
correct?
i'm looking for something like this, in the following page of abiword: Tight
Image Wrapping
*
*
*http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml*
*
*
*I'm not trying to do this:*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Latex_example_wrapfig_vspace.png
I already know how to do it but that's not what I'm seeking ;)
Greetings,

Luca

Re: Correct usage of \nobibliography in Lyx?

[Stefano Franchi]

On 11/25/09, rgheck rgh...@bobjweil.com wrote:
On 11/25/2009 01:48 PM, Stefano Franchi wrote:
 On 11/25/09, rgheckrgh...@bobjweil.com  wrote:
 This sounds like something that has been reported a few times recently,
 involving environment variables set from the shell that aren't being set
 when LyX is run from an icon. Try running LyX itself from the shell and
 see if that helps.

 I usually start LyX from the Kde mini-command line (i.e. Alt-F2), but I
 tried starting it from a real terminal just in case. Unfortunately there
 is no difference.

 A further puzzle:  if I export to Pdflatex and compile (successfully) in
 the local directory, successive attempts by Lyx are successful as well. I
 suppose this is due to the presence of .aux and .bbl files. But shouldn't
 Lyx compile to pdf in a remote and safe environment, where the presence of
 stranded latex byproducts should have no effect?

Hmm. This is puzzling.

Try starting LyX from a terminal and see if you're getting any errors
there; maybe try lyx -dbg latex or lyx -dbg files. Also, peek into
LyX's temporary directory---should be /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.RANDOM---and see
if the bib file is successfully being copied over; you can also look
there are the *.tex file that LyX is generating. For some reason, LyX
just isn't finding that file.


Well, I checked the /tmp directory, and I am none the wiser: 
1. Lyx did copy the correct .bib file to the temp directory. 
2. A temporary .tex file was generated. That file had a correct /bibliography 
command that pointed to the copied .bib file  (or /nobibliography, I played 
around with both options)
3. Nonetheless, the generated .pdf file did not have any refs.



I am afraid I will leave it at that for the time being. Indeed, since I have 
switched to BibLatex for all my new documents, a simpler way to achieve the 
/nobibliography effect is to use biblatex in the preamble and simply omit the 
/printbibliography command at the end of the file.


Cheers,

S.











rh

__
Stefano Franchi
Department of Philosophy  Ph:  (979) 862-2211
Texas AM University  Fax: (979) 845-0458
305B Bolton Hall  fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu
College Station, TX 77843-4237

Re: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Yago]

I use normally the command \vspace*{}and I try a balance between the width 
of the figure box and the margin between this box and the wrapped text. With 
something like this:


\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5cm}
\vspace{-10pt}
\includegraphics[width=4.7cm]{figure}
\vspace{-10pt}
\end{wrapfigure}

You can change the values to deal with that you need.
- Original Message - 
From: Luca De Marini luca.darkmas...@gmail.com

To: LyX Users List lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture



Hallo list, I'd like to understand a fast thing I never considered but am
considering now: is it possible in Lyx or Latex to wrap text around a
picture for real? I mean, in lyx I can do something like that to wrap text
around a picture but, in reality, I wrap it around a square into which
there's the picture. What if I have a transparent PNG and want the text to
wrap REALLY around the picture considering transparency? Looking at this
page:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions

And studying it, sounds to me it's impossible to achieve such a goal, am I
correct?
i'm looking for something like this, in the following page of abiword: 
Tight

Image Wrapping
*
*
*http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml*
*
*
*I'm not trying to do this:*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Latex_example_wrapfig_vspace.png
I already know how to do it but that's not what I'm seeking ;)
Greetings,

Luca

Error exporting to plain LaTeX when doc includes pdf graphic

[Venable]

Dear LyX users,

I have recently started getting a strange error when I try to export a
LyX file to plain LaTeX via File - Export - LaTeX (plain).

When I attempt to export, an error message appears reading
LyX: Cannot convert file
No information for converting pdf format files to eps
Define a converter in the preferences

As one might expect, I have only seen this error occur when the
document includes a pdf file as a graphic. However, the error seems
strange since I am not trying to convert anything to eps, just create
LaTeX code. Despite the error message, the LaTeX file actually is
created and seems to be correct. However, it (a) is annoying and (b)
leads me to think something else may be wrong, so I would like to fix
it.

First of all, does anyone have any insight into why LyX would ask for
a PDF - EPS converter when the requested conversion is not to eps?

Second, does anyone know what I should do to fix this problem? I
currently have two converters defined:
PDF (pdflatex) to EPS: pdftops -eps $$i $$o
PDF (ps2pdf) to EPS: pdf2ps $$i $$o

Minimal working (and non-working) examples below.

Other possibly relevant bits of information: I use LyX 1.6.4 on
Windows XP SP3, with MikTeX 2.8 (complete version); the file is
exported to pdf via pdflatex without any problems; this error started
some time (but not immediately) after I began using the -epstopdf-
package, however the error occurs with documents that do not include
this package nor include any eps files.

Many thanks.


-- lyx file that exports fine to both pdf and plain latex --
-- does not include a pdf graphic --
#LyX 1.6.4 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100

\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\author 
\author 
\end_header

\begin_body

\begin_layout Standard
Hello world.
\end_layout

\end_body
\end_document



-- latex file created by the above lyx file
%% LyX 1.6.4 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}
Hello world.
\end{document}


-- lyx file that exports fine to pdf but gives error message when
exporting to latex --
-- includes ability_levels_solution.pdf as a graphic (this is just a
file I have laying around, I don't think the particular PDF used
matters --
#LyX 1.6.4 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100

\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\author 
\author 
\end_header

\begin_body

\begin_layout Standard
Hello world.
\end_layout

\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Graphics
filename ability_levels_solution.pdf

\end_inset


\end_layout

\end_body
\end_document


--- latex file created by the above lyx file (despite error message,
latex file created) ---
%% LyX 1.6.4 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}
Hello world.

\includegraphics{ability_levels_solution}
\end{document}

Problems installing LaTeX

[Scott Heirshberg]

I am having problems installing all the functions for Lyx.

I keep getting the message Cannot run texthash command to update TeX
installation. Please run manually.
Here is a detailed message it is giving me

1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.6/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.



Also it does not seem to have a built in print function, so I was wondering
how I could make it print
thank you,

scott heirshberg

Re: Problems installing LaTeX

[rgheck]

On 11/27/2009 04:56 PM, Scott Heirshberg wrote:

I am having problems installing all the functions for Lyx.

   

This looks like a Mac install, yes?


I keep getting the message Cannot run texthash command to update TeX
installation. Please run manually.

   
Have you installed LaTeX? I believe that on Mac this is separate from 
installing LyX and should be done first.



Here is a detailed message it is giving me

1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.6/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.

Also it does not seem to have a built in print function, so I was wondering
how I could make it print.

   
My usual way is to ViewDVI, or export to PDF, or whatever, and then 
print that. It is possible to print from within LyX, but you probably 
want to check the exported file anyway...and all LyX does is export to 
DVI and then print that.


rh

AW: instant preview ignores some indices

[Jannick Asmus]

Jannick Asmus wrote:

Paul A. Rubin wrote:


In Document > Settings > Math Options, uncheck "Use AMS Math 
package automatically" and check "Use AMS Math package".


That works. At this occacion I cleaned my preamble since it was new 
to me that with "Use AMS Math package" checked every missing Math 
package is automatically loaded.


Just for the record: uncheck "Use esint package automically" in Doc > 
Settings > Math Options.


I got aware of that after switching machines and installing LyX 1.6.4. 
from scratch.


Best wishes,
J. 

Re: Charater formatting in the Index

[Sebastian Guttenberg]

Günter wrote:
> >The same works in LyX with index-entry keyw...@\texttt{keyword}.
> 
> Mark that LyX will automatically do this for you, if you insert a
> keyword and mark it up "the LyX way" (e.g. via the
> Edit>Text Style>Custom dialogue).

Ah, interesting. I haven't noticed this change in LyX. This probably
means that one has to use the ctrl-L Latex inside within the
index-inset, if one wants to manually change the sorting and use the
@-symbol. True?
- Sebastian

Re: Figure wrapping

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Pierre Chrétien schrieb:


Is there a non-ERT way to wrap a non-floating figure,


No, you need to use either the LaTeX-package picins or picinpar.


or to remove the caption of a floating one ?


Simply set the cursor before the caption and press the DEL key of your keyboard.

regards Uwe

Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Luca De Marini]

Hallo list, I'd like to understand a fast thing I never considered but am
considering now: is it possible in Lyx or Latex to wrap text around a
picture for real? I mean, in lyx I can do something like that to wrap text
around a picture but, in reality, I wrap it around a square into which
there's the picture. What if I have a transparent PNG and want the text to
wrap REALLY around the picture considering transparency? Looking at this
page:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions

And studying it, sounds to me it's impossible to achieve such a goal, am I
correct?
i'm looking for something like this, in the following page of abiword: "Tight
Image Wrapping"
*
*
*http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml*
*
*
*I'm not trying to do this:*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Latex_example_wrapfig_vspace.png
I already know how to do it but that's not what I'm seeking ;)
Greetings,

Luca

Re: Correct usage of \nobibliography in Lyx?

[Stefano Franchi]

On 11/25/09, rgheck  wrote:
>On 11/25/2009 01:48 PM, Stefano Franchi wrote:
>> On 11/25/09, rgheck  wrote:
>>> This sounds like something that has been reported a few times recently,
>>> involving environment variables set from the shell that aren't being set
>>> when LyX is run from an icon. Try running LyX itself from the shell and
>>> see if that helps.
>>
>> I usually start LyX from the Kde mini-command line (i.e. Alt-F2), but I
>> tried starting it from a real terminal just in case. Unfortunately there
>> is no difference.
>>
>> A further puzzle:  if I export to Pdflatex and compile (successfully) in
>> the local directory, successive attempts by Lyx are successful as well. I
>> suppose this is due to the presence of .aux and .bbl files. But shouldn't
>> Lyx compile to pdf in a remote and safe environment, where the presence of
>> stranded latex byproducts should have no effect?
>
>Hmm. This is puzzling.
>
>Try starting LyX from a terminal and see if you're getting any errors
>there; maybe try "lyx -dbg latex" or "lyx -dbg files". Also, peek into
>LyX's temporary directory---should be /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.RANDOM---and see
>if the bib file is successfully being copied over; you can also look
>there are the *.tex file that LyX is generating. For some reason, LyX
>just isn't finding that file.
>

Well, I checked the /tmp directory, and I am none the wiser: 
1. Lyx did copy the correct .bib file to the temp directory. 
2. A temporary .tex file was generated. That file had a correct /bibliography 
command that pointed to the copied .bib file  (or /nobibliography, I played 
around with both options)
3. Nonetheless, the generated .pdf file did not have any refs.



I am afraid I will leave it at that for the time being. Indeed, since I have 
switched to BibLatex for all my new documents, a simpler way to achieve the 
/nobibliography effect is to use biblatex in the preamble and simply omit the 
/printbibliography command at the end of the file.


Cheers,

S.











>rh
>
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Re: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture

[Yago]

I use normally the command \vspace*{}and I try a balance between the width 
of the figure box and the margin between this box and the wrapped text. With 
something like this:


\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{5cm}
\vspace{-10pt}
\includegraphics[width=4.7cm]{figure}
\vspace{-10pt}
\end{wrapfigure}

You can change the values to deal with that you need.
- Original Message - 
From: "Luca De Marini" 

To: "LyX Users List" 
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: Wrapping text REALLY around a picture



Hallo list, I'd like to understand a fast thing I never considered but am
considering now: is it possible in Lyx or Latex to wrap text around a
picture for real? I mean, in lyx I can do something like that to wrap text
around a picture but, in reality, I wrap it around a square into which
there's the picture. What if I have a transparent PNG and want the text to
wrap REALLY around the picture considering transparency? Looking at this
page:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions

And studying it, sounds to me it's impossible to achieve such a goal, am I
correct?
i'm looking for something like this, in the following page of abiword: 
"Tight

Image Wrapping"
*
*
*http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.0.phtml*
*
*
*I'm not trying to do this:*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Latex_example_wrapfig_vspace.png
I already know how to do it but that's not what I'm seeking ;)
Greetings,

Luca

Error exporting to plain LaTeX when doc includes pdf graphic

[Venable]

Dear LyX users,

I have recently started getting a strange error when I try to export a
LyX file to plain LaTeX via File - Export - LaTeX (plain).

When I attempt to export, an error message appears reading
LyX: Cannot convert file
No information for converting pdf format files to eps
Define a converter in the preferences

As one might expect, I have only seen this error occur when the
document includes a pdf file as a graphic. However, the error seems
strange since I am not trying to convert anything to eps, just create
LaTeX code. Despite the error message, the LaTeX file actually is
created and seems to be correct. However, it (a) is annoying and (b)
leads me to think something else may be wrong, so I would like to fix
it.

First of all, does anyone have any insight into why LyX would ask for
a PDF -> EPS converter when the requested conversion is not to eps?

Second, does anyone know what I should do to fix this problem? I
currently have two converters defined:
PDF (pdflatex) to EPS: pdftops -eps $$i $$o
PDF (ps2pdf) to EPS: pdf2ps $$i $$o

Minimal working (and non-working) examples below.

Other possibly relevant bits of information: I use LyX 1.6.4 on
Windows XP SP3, with MikTeX 2.8 (complete version); the file is
exported to pdf via pdflatex without any problems; this error started
some time (but not immediately) after I began using the -epstopdf-
package, however the error occurs with documents that do not include
this package nor include any eps files.

Many thanks.


-- lyx file that exports fine to both pdf and plain latex --
-- does not include a pdf graphic --
#LyX 1.6.4 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100

\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\author ""
\author ""
\end_header

\begin_body

\begin_layout Standard
Hello world.
\end_layout

\end_body
\end_document



-- latex file created by the above lyx file
%% LyX 1.6.4 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}
Hello world.
\end{document}


-- lyx file that exports fine to pdf but gives error message when
exporting to latex --
-- includes ability_levels_solution.pdf as a graphic (this is just a
file I have laying around, I don't think the particular PDF used
matters --
#LyX 1.6.4 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 345
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100

\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\author ""
\author ""
\end_header

\begin_body

\begin_layout Standard
Hello world.
\end_layout

\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Graphics
filename ability_levels_solution.pdf

\end_inset


\end_layout

\end_body
\end_document


--- latex file created by the above lyx file (despite error message,
latex file created) ---
%% LyX 1.6.4 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}
Hello world.

\includegraphics{ability_levels_solution}
\end{document}

Problems installing LaTeX

[Scott Heirshberg]

I am having problems installing all the functions for Lyx.

I keep getting the message "Cannot run texthash command to update TeX
installation. Please run manually".
Here is a detailed message it is giving me

1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.6/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.



Also it does not seem to have a built in print function, so I was wondering
how I could make it print
thank you,

scott heirshberg

Re: Problems installing LaTeX

[rgheck]

On 11/27/2009 04:56 PM, Scott Heirshberg wrote:

I am having problems installing all the functions for Lyx.

   

This looks like a Mac install, yes?


I keep getting the message "Cannot run texthash command to update TeX
installation. Please run manually".

   
Have you installed LaTeX? I believe that on Mac this is separate from 
installing LyX and should be done first.



Here is a detailed message it is giving me

1. Removing obsolete files 
... Done removing obsolete files.

2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location

... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location.

3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.6/.)

4. Installing default LyX templates 
... Done installing default LyX templates.

5. Installing LyX's special LaTeX files 
• Found TeX installation at .
• Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf.
• Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files.

*** ERROR: Cannot run texhash command. Please run manually.

... Done.

Also it does not seem to have a built in print function, so I was wondering
how I could make it print.

   
My usual way is to View>DVI, or export to PDF, or whatever, and then 
print that. It is possible to print from within LyX, but you probably 
want to check the exported file anyway...and all LyX does is export to 
DVI and then print that.


rh