Re: Lyx 2.0 FTP link

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Lance Martin wrote:
 I would like to download LyX 2.0.0 beta 3, as noted here :
 http://www.lyx.org/News#item3
 
 However, the link to the FTP server doesn't work (hasn't worked all
 afternoon).
 
 Perhaps it is just temporarily down? Or, is there another way to access it?

Yes, there are several mirrors. Look here:

http://www.lyx.org/Download#toc10

Jürgen

SV: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[Ingar Pareliussen]

The code works for me in the standard book environment. However for book it 
might be a good idea to change the \clearpage to \cleardoublepage to be certain 
that it does not change the floats.

Why it does not work for you is difficult to know? I would suggest that you 
make a copy of your book and remove all the hand painting and special stuff and 
see if you can get the index to work. If it works start adding back the hand 
painting and specials to it stops working :)

Ingar

Re: How can I set up the lyxserver?

[Antonio Roberts]

 you can choose any folder you want.
Thanks! That's what was confusing me the most. I thought it had to
point to a specific file/folder. All working now

Ant

On 18 February 2011 16:37, Pavel Sanda sa...@lyx.org wrote:
 Antonio Roberts wrote:
  try to run lyx and look into .lyx directory in your home. better than
  wiki is to read documentation manuals i guess. you can also set the 
  directory
  in preferences.
 I ran lyx and looked in the the .lyx folder but the only files there
 are configure.log, lyxmodules.lst, lyxrc.defaults, packages.lst,
 preferences, session and textclass.lst

 Should there be other files?

 ok, i was trying pure luck without checking. looking here socket is created 
 by default
 in /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.X/lyxsocket.

 Also, just to be completely sure, when setting up the path for the
 lyxserver pipe is it supposed to point to a specific folder/file?

 you can choose any folder you want. try to run lyxclient if you want
 to see the path in the current running instance and when nothing was set up...

 pavel

Re: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[stefano franchi]

Hi Clive,

I am going to suggest (again) the package idxlayout. I am worried
about weird interaction between packages as much as you, but I found
out a good package is often safer that adding several lines of latex
code in the preamble (as you found out). Here is what I use for the
index in my latest book project, the options are self-explanatory:

\usepackage[indentunit=15 pt,%
itemlayout=relhang,%
justific=RaggedRight,%
columnsep=27 pt,
unbalanced=false,   this line produces the balanced columns
initsep=13pt plus 5pt minus 3pt]{idxlayout}


Cheers,

Stefano

Zombie processes when viewing pdf.

[A]

Hi there.

I've noticed that whilst running LyX and previewing a .pdf file on my (default) 
viewer evince, that LyX will create zombie processes of evince. This happens 
every tiem the file is previewed. It will also list a process as being a zombie 
even though that instance of evince is still operating normally to all intents 
and purposes.

I'm running LyX 2.0.0 beta 4, on Ubuntu Karmic.

Is there any further information you wish me to supply?

Lyx download not working

[Nicola Donato]

Hello,

I'm really sorry to use this mailing list but I'm trying to download lyx for
windows but each link is not working, I tried also from other PC and
internet connections but no one was successfull. Could please help me in
some way?? maybe sending me here by mail?? thanks a lot

regards


Nicola Donato

Re: problem to import LaTex document class for conf. paper

[yusof]

Hi all,

I think I solved my problem. It seem that the errors occur only if
I use Lyx style drop-down list for title, author, address. 
So, I used Latex command for those style and no errors at all. 

thanks all

cheers
Yusof

table vertical alignment

[Uzair Baig]

i cannot access (it is inactive) the option for align top, bottom, middle,
in my lyx file. its not allowing to be selected.

(see myfile.lyx, for this)

i have another users file, on my PC, and that allows in the table cell for
vertical alignment (otheruser.lyx) (also, how does this person in mathinline
formula have ordinary text, like its not blue colour, but still within the
inline thing)

please reply at;
baiguzair[at]gmail.com


myfile.lyx
Description: Binary data


otheruser.lyx
Description: Binary data

LyX + arrows +beamer?

[i...@virginia.edu]

Hi,
Is it possible to do this
(http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/beamer-arrows/)  with LyX?
How?

Thanks!

Error file ended while scanning use of \@@BOOKMARK ?

[Nikos Alexandris]

Hi list,

(using Lyx 1.6.10 with book(KOMA-script))

I am counting down days before submitting... (it's really a deadline I can't 
miss to deliver my work) and I used to compile my koma-script-based document 
in draft mode. Now, I try to compile it correctly and it insist returning this 
error: file ended while scanning use of \@@BOOKMARK.

Is it in the .bib file maybe? I've checked all strange names (non utf8 
characters) and have formatted them using, for example {\'a} and {\=a} as well 
as {\'e} (all this I did in kbib, which I like a lot).

How can I clean the .bib file automatically? Is there any other smart way to 
avoid this? Instead of bibtex, use anything else, but fast and simple?

Or is this \@@BOOKMARK error not related with the bibliography entries?

Thanks a million, Nikos
---


ps- if it is of any help, I have the following accessoires in the Preamble:

---%--
% Title

% do _not_ print the date
\date{}



% Various stuff

% line numbering
\usepackage{lineno}

% For inline listing
\usepackage{paralist}

% strike through
\usepackage{soul}

% breakurl's
\usepackage{breakurl}

% try more to avoid single lines at end or start of (any) page
\widowpenalty=500
\clubpenalty=500

% consistent spacing between sentences
\frenchspacing
%%



% For landscape pages

\usepackage{lscape}
%



% Martin Vogels Symbols

%\usepackage{marvosym}
%\usepackage{tipa}
%%%



% Oval boxes

%\let\customovalbox\ovalbox
%\renewcommand{\ovalbox}[1]{\customovalbox{#1}\medskip}
%



% Colors

% \usepackage{color}
\usepackage{xcolor}

% define marine blue
\definecolor{marineblue}{rgb}{0.05,0.1,0.4}
\definecolor{marineblue2}{rgb}{0.05,0.1,0.5}

% define lightgray
\definecolor{lightgray}{gray}{0.2}
\definecolor{lightgray2}{gray}{0.8}
\definecolor{lightgray3}{gray}{0.9}
\definecolor{graytext}{gray}{0.4}

% change grey color for greyedout notes
\renewenvironment{lyxgreyedout}
% {\textcolor{lightgray}\bgroup}{\egroup}
{\textcolor{red}\bgroup}{\egroup} % use red for DRAFT
%



% ToC

% \KOMAoptions{listof=toc}

% silence part-, section- and subsection-entry page numbering
\usepackage{tocloft}
\cftpagenumbersoff{part}
%\cftpagenumbersoff{section}
\cftpagenumbersoff{subsec}

% chapter-number color redefinition
\renewcommand{\cftchapfont}{\protect\color{marineblue}}

% chapter page-number color redefinition
% ATTENTION to changes!!!
\renewcommand{\cftchappagefont}{\color{marineblue}}

% same for sections
%\renewcommand{\cftsecpagefont}{\color{marineblue}}

% Space before parts in the TOC
% \setlength{\cftbeforepartskip}{0.7cm} 

% Chapter between-entry spacing in TOC
% \setlength{\cftbeforechapskip}{0.2cm} 

% multicolumntoc
%\RequirePackage{multicol}
%\RequirePackage{ifthen}
%\newcommand{\multicolumntoc}{2}
%



% LoF

% Vertical Spacing
\KOMAoptions{listof=chaptergapline}


% More space for figure numbers
\setlength{\cftfignumwidth}{3.0em}
% Space between elements of the list
% \setlength{\cftbeforefigskip}{0.1cm}
%%



% LoT
% Tables
% More space for table numbers
\setlength{\cfttabnumwidth}{3.0em}
%%%



% Mini Table of Contents for each Chapter :-)

% loose line spacing in minitoc's
\usepackage[k-loose]{minitoc}

% title of minitoc
% e.g. for Overview use \mtcsettitle{minitoc}{Overview}
%\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{Overview}
% for empty title
\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{}

% turn off rules before and after the minitoc's
\mtcsetrules{minitoc}{off}

% turn off page numbering in minitoc's
%\mtcsetpagenumbers{minitoc}{off}
%



% Floats

%
\usepackage{epsfig}

% avoid placing floats before their section
\usepackage{flafter}
%\let\mySection\section\renewcommand{\section}{\suppressfloats[t]\mySection}

% increase the bottom float placement fraction
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.5}

% that links to image floats jumps
% to the beginning of the float and 
% not to its caption
%\usepackage[figure]{hypcap}

% unfloating figure on empty page
\usepackage{floatpag}
% or use...
%\usepackage{nonfloat} %%% too complicated!
% Default page style for pages with only flloats
\floatpagestyle{plain}
%%%



% Tables

% scale tables
\usepackage{graphicx}

% rulers for tabs -
\usepackage{booktabs}
% provides caption formatting
%\usepackage[labelfont={bf,sf}]{caption}[2004/07/16]

% extra fonts for captions
\usepackage[margin=10pt,font=small,labelfont=bf,labelsep=endash]{caption}

% color for cells
\usepackage{colortbl}

% multirows
\usepackage{multirow}
\renewcommand{\multirowsetup}{\centering}

% big delimiters spanning over n rows
\usepackage{bigdelim}

% align table cells
%\usepackage{dcolumn}
\usepackage{warpcol}

% rotating
\usepackage{rotating,ragged2e}
\newcommand\Rotate[1]{\begin{turn}{90}\rlap{#1}\end{turn}}

%
\usepackage[point,norounding,english]{rccol}

Re: DVI/PDF-Error using powerdot

[Christopher]

Uwe Stöhr uwestoehr at web.de writes:

 
 Note: You must not use the view PDF button to preview this file! For viewing 
and exporting this as 
 PDF use in the menus the method PDF (ps2pdf) or PDF (dvipdfm). For more 
informations, please read 
 the powerdot manual.
 
 Note: Depending on your LaTeX-system you might have to add the option «dvips» 
to the document class 
 options to get proper DVI output.
 


Hello,

I have the same problem and the previous answer does not solve much.

In fact, I have tried changing the graphics driver (Document class / Graphics 
driver) and requesting to view the output as PDF (ps2pdf, dvipdfm, pdflatex), 
DVI and Postscript; even a combination of these techniques do not solve the 
problem.

I also tried removing and reinstalling package psnfs which holds the files 
upzd.fd and upsy.fd .

I am running Microsoft Windows XP with MikTex 2.9.3478 and LyX 1.6.8 (for 
Windows).

The only solution I have found, for the moment, is to replace the file 
pifont.sty with courier.sty. I think replace the file with any other working 
font should work.

The exact error I get with the standard pifont.sty is the following (it is the 
same as the topic creator):

Package: powerdot-default 2005/12/10 v1.4 default style (HA)
(C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\pifont.sty
Package: pifont 2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR) 
LaTeX Font Info:Try loading font information for U+pzd on input line 63.
(C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\upzd.fd
File: upzd.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
)
LaTeX Font Info:Try loading font information for U+psy on input line 64.
(C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\upsy.fd
File: upsy.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
)
! Font U/psy/m/n/10.95=psyr at 10.95pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not foun
d.
to be read again 
   relax 
l.64 {\Pifont{psy}
  }
I wasn't able to read the size data for this font,
so I will ignore the font specification.
[Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.]
You might try inserting a different font spec;
e.g., type `I\fontsame font id=substitute font name'.

)

Christopher.

Re: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[ClivePauline_Libotte]

 Dear Lyxers
 I am using Lyx 1.6.7, Book Class, on openSUSE 11.1. I want to convert
 the standard two-column Index behavior to achieve balanced columns on
 the last Index page.( that is, from a single column down the left-hand
 side of the page with an empty column the right-hand side, to two
 columns of equal length reaching approxmimately half-way down the page).
 
 I have searched and found the following advice and code.
 Load the multicol package.
 
  \usepackage{multicol}
 
 Enter code in ERT just before the Index label
 
 %change the index environment to achieve balanced columns on last page
 \let\orgtheindex\theindex
 \let\orgendtheindex\endtheindex
 \def\theindex{%
  \def\twocolumn{\begin{multicols}{2}}%
  \def\onecolumn{}%
  \clearpage
  \orgtheindex
 }
 \def\endtheindex{%
  \end{multicols}%
  \orgendtheindex
 }
 
 This code is pasted from the Internet but not for the Lyx Book Class;
 although the code appears in several places in almost indentical form.
 It does not throw up an error, not does it have any effect on the Index;
 but it does mess up the following page by moving a float picture. So
 there is some interaction, but not that desired. There is one small
 additional effect -- the word Index in normal font appears at the end of
 the Index.
 
 Would anyone explain how this approach can be made to work?
 
 Thanks for your expertise.
 
 Kind Regards,
 
 -- Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.
 

 The code works for me in the standard book environment. However for book it 
 might be a good idea to change the \clearpage to \cleardoublepage to be 
 certain that it does not change the floats.
 
 Why it does not work for you is difficult to know? I would suggest that you 
 make a copy of your book and remove all the hand painting and special stuff 
 and see if you can get the index to work. If it works start adding back the 
 hand painting and specials to it stops working :)
 
 Ingar
 
Hi Ingar,
Thanks for your help. I came across the same code on the Internet but
with an extra final line which is {\relax}. The explanation of this code
was not altogether clear, so I inserted it to find out -- then
everything worked perfectly. The consequences of my ignorance may become
apparent when the book is printed -- I'll wait and see.


 Hi Clive,
 
 I am going to suggest (again) the package idxlayout. I am worried
 about weird interaction between packages as much as you, but I found
 out a good package is often safer that adding several lines of latex
 code in the preamble (as you found out). Here is what I use for the
 index in my latest book project, the options are self-explanatory:
 
 \usepackage[indentunit=15 pt,%
 itemlayout=relhang,%
 justific=RaggedRight,%
 columnsep=27 pt,
 unbalanced=false,   this line produces the balanced columns
 initsep=13pt plus 5pt minus 3pt]{idxlayout}
 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Stefano


Hi Stefano.
Thanks for you help and concern,
Well I'm in full agreement here, I have now used two packages that came
with Lyx 1.6.7 so I'm comfortable using them. They are tocloft and
multicol, strangely, I have idxlayout in my notes as the next package to
try if multicol did not work. So, for the time being I shall trust
multicol, as I have finished my layout of the book internals.

Thanks again.



Kind Regards,


-- 
Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.

Re: Lyx 2.0 FTP link

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Lance Martin wrote:
 I would like to download LyX 2.0.0 beta 3, as noted here :
 http://www.lyx.org/News#item3
 
 However, the link to the FTP server doesn't work (hasn't worked all
 afternoon).
 
 Perhaps it is just temporarily down? Or, is there another way to access it?

Yes, there are several mirrors. Look here:

http://www.lyx.org/Download#toc10

Jürgen

SV: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[Ingar Pareliussen]

The code works for me in the standard book environment. However for book it 
might be a good idea to change the \clearpage to \cleardoublepage to be certain 
that it does not change the floats.

Why it does not work for you is difficult to know? I would suggest that you 
make a copy of your book and remove all the hand painting and special stuff and 
see if you can get the index to work. If it works start adding back the hand 
painting and specials to it stops working :)

Ingar

Re: How can I set up the lyxserver?

[Antonio Roberts]

 you can choose any folder you want.
Thanks! That's what was confusing me the most. I thought it had to
point to a specific file/folder. All working now

Ant

On 18 February 2011 16:37, Pavel Sanda sa...@lyx.org wrote:
 Antonio Roberts wrote:
  try to run lyx and look into .lyx directory in your home. better than
  wiki is to read documentation manuals i guess. you can also set the 
  directory
  in preferences.
 I ran lyx and looked in the the .lyx folder but the only files there
 are configure.log, lyxmodules.lst, lyxrc.defaults, packages.lst,
 preferences, session and textclass.lst

 Should there be other files?

 ok, i was trying pure luck without checking. looking here socket is created 
 by default
 in /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.X/lyxsocket.

 Also, just to be completely sure, when setting up the path for the
 lyxserver pipe is it supposed to point to a specific folder/file?

 you can choose any folder you want. try to run lyxclient if you want
 to see the path in the current running instance and when nothing was set up...

 pavel

Re: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[stefano franchi]

Hi Clive,

I am going to suggest (again) the package idxlayout. I am worried
about weird interaction between packages as much as you, but I found
out a good package is often safer that adding several lines of latex
code in the preamble (as you found out). Here is what I use for the
index in my latest book project, the options are self-explanatory:

\usepackage[indentunit=15 pt,%
itemlayout=relhang,%
justific=RaggedRight,%
columnsep=27 pt,
unbalanced=false,   this line produces the balanced columns
initsep=13pt plus 5pt minus 3pt]{idxlayout}


Cheers,

Stefano

Zombie processes when viewing pdf.

[A]

Hi there.

I've noticed that whilst running LyX and previewing a .pdf file on my (default) 
viewer evince, that LyX will create zombie processes of evince. This happens 
every tiem the file is previewed. It will also list a process as being a zombie 
even though that instance of evince is still operating normally to all intents 
and purposes.

I'm running LyX 2.0.0 beta 4, on Ubuntu Karmic.

Is there any further information you wish me to supply?

Lyx download not working

[Nicola Donato]

Hello,

I'm really sorry to use this mailing list but I'm trying to download lyx for
windows but each link is not working, I tried also from other PC and
internet connections but no one was successfull. Could please help me in
some way?? maybe sending me here by mail?? thanks a lot

regards


Nicola Donato

Re: problem to import LaTex document class for conf. paper

[yusof]

Hi all,

I think I solved my problem. It seem that the errors occur only if
I use Lyx style drop-down list for title, author, address. 
So, I used Latex command for those style and no errors at all. 

thanks all

cheers
Yusof

table vertical alignment

[Uzair Baig]

i cannot access (it is inactive) the option for align top, bottom, middle,
in my lyx file. its not allowing to be selected.

(see myfile.lyx, for this)

i have another users file, on my PC, and that allows in the table cell for
vertical alignment (otheruser.lyx) (also, how does this person in mathinline
formula have ordinary text, like its not blue colour, but still within the
inline thing)

please reply at;
baiguzair[at]gmail.com


myfile.lyx
Description: Binary data


otheruser.lyx
Description: Binary data

LyX + arrows +beamer?

[i...@virginia.edu]

Hi,
Is it possible to do this
(http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/beamer-arrows/)  with LyX?
How?

Thanks!

Error file ended while scanning use of \@@BOOKMARK ?

[Nikos Alexandris]

Hi list,

(using Lyx 1.6.10 with book(KOMA-script))

I am counting down days before submitting... (it's really a deadline I can't 
miss to deliver my work) and I used to compile my koma-script-based document 
in draft mode. Now, I try to compile it correctly and it insist returning this 
error: file ended while scanning use of \@@BOOKMARK.

Is it in the .bib file maybe? I've checked all strange names (non utf8 
characters) and have formatted them using, for example {\'a} and {\=a} as well 
as {\'e} (all this I did in kbib, which I like a lot).

How can I clean the .bib file automatically? Is there any other smart way to 
avoid this? Instead of bibtex, use anything else, but fast and simple?

Or is this \@@BOOKMARK error not related with the bibliography entries?

Thanks a million, Nikos
---


ps- if it is of any help, I have the following accessoires in the Preamble:

---%--
% Title

% do _not_ print the date
\date{}



% Various stuff

% line numbering
\usepackage{lineno}

% For inline listing
\usepackage{paralist}

% strike through
\usepackage{soul}

% breakurl's
\usepackage{breakurl}

% try more to avoid single lines at end or start of (any) page
\widowpenalty=500
\clubpenalty=500

% consistent spacing between sentences
\frenchspacing
%%



% For landscape pages

\usepackage{lscape}
%



% Martin Vogels Symbols

%\usepackage{marvosym}
%\usepackage{tipa}
%%%



% Oval boxes

%\let\customovalbox\ovalbox
%\renewcommand{\ovalbox}[1]{\customovalbox{#1}\medskip}
%



% Colors

% \usepackage{color}
\usepackage{xcolor}

% define marine blue
\definecolor{marineblue}{rgb}{0.05,0.1,0.4}
\definecolor{marineblue2}{rgb}{0.05,0.1,0.5}

% define lightgray
\definecolor{lightgray}{gray}{0.2}
\definecolor{lightgray2}{gray}{0.8}
\definecolor{lightgray3}{gray}{0.9}
\definecolor{graytext}{gray}{0.4}

% change grey color for greyedout notes
\renewenvironment{lyxgreyedout}
% {\textcolor{lightgray}\bgroup}{\egroup}
{\textcolor{red}\bgroup}{\egroup} % use red for DRAFT
%



% ToC

% \KOMAoptions{listof=toc}

% silence part-, section- and subsection-entry page numbering
\usepackage{tocloft}
\cftpagenumbersoff{part}
%\cftpagenumbersoff{section}
\cftpagenumbersoff{subsec}

% chapter-number color redefinition
\renewcommand{\cftchapfont}{\protect\color{marineblue}}

% chapter page-number color redefinition
% ATTENTION to changes!!!
\renewcommand{\cftchappagefont}{\color{marineblue}}

% same for sections
%\renewcommand{\cftsecpagefont}{\color{marineblue}}

% Space before parts in the TOC
% \setlength{\cftbeforepartskip}{0.7cm} 

% Chapter between-entry spacing in TOC
% \setlength{\cftbeforechapskip}{0.2cm} 

% multicolumntoc
%\RequirePackage{multicol}
%\RequirePackage{ifthen}
%\newcommand{\multicolumntoc}{2}
%



% LoF

% Vertical Spacing
\KOMAoptions{listof=chaptergapline}


% More space for figure numbers
\setlength{\cftfignumwidth}{3.0em}
% Space between elements of the list
% \setlength{\cftbeforefigskip}{0.1cm}
%%



% LoT
% Tables
% More space for table numbers
\setlength{\cfttabnumwidth}{3.0em}
%%%



% Mini Table of Contents for each Chapter :-)

% loose line spacing in minitoc's
\usepackage[k-loose]{minitoc}

% title of minitoc
% e.g. for Overview use \mtcsettitle{minitoc}{Overview}
%\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{Overview}
% for empty title
\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{}

% turn off rules before and after the minitoc's
\mtcsetrules{minitoc}{off}

% turn off page numbering in minitoc's
%\mtcsetpagenumbers{minitoc}{off}
%



% Floats

%
\usepackage{epsfig}

% avoid placing floats before their section
\usepackage{flafter}
%\let\mySection\section\renewcommand{\section}{\suppressfloats[t]\mySection}

% increase the bottom float placement fraction
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.5}

% that links to image floats jumps
% to the beginning of the float and 
% not to its caption
%\usepackage[figure]{hypcap}

% unfloating figure on empty page
\usepackage{floatpag}
% or use...
%\usepackage{nonfloat} %%% too complicated!
% Default page style for pages with only flloats
\floatpagestyle{plain}
%%%



% Tables

% scale tables
\usepackage{graphicx}

% rulers for tabs -
\usepackage{booktabs}
% provides caption formatting
%\usepackage[labelfont={bf,sf}]{caption}[2004/07/16]

% extra fonts for captions
\usepackage[margin=10pt,font=small,labelfont=bf,labelsep=endash]{caption}

% color for cells
\usepackage{colortbl}

% multirows
\usepackage{multirow}
\renewcommand{\multirowsetup}{\centering}

% big delimiters spanning over n rows
\usepackage{bigdelim}

% align table cells
%\usepackage{dcolumn}
\usepackage{warpcol}

% rotating
\usepackage{rotating,ragged2e}
\newcommand\Rotate[1]{\begin{turn}{90}\rlap{#1}\end{turn}}

%
\usepackage[point,norounding,english]{rccol}

Re: DVI/PDF-Error using powerdot

[Christopher]

Uwe Stöhr uwestoehr at web.de writes:

 
 Note: You must not use the view PDF button to preview this file! For viewing 
and exporting this as 
 PDF use in the menus the method PDF (ps2pdf) or PDF (dvipdfm). For more 
informations, please read 
 the powerdot manual.
 
 Note: Depending on your LaTeX-system you might have to add the option «dvips» 
to the document class 
 options to get proper DVI output.
 


Hello,

I have the same problem and the previous answer does not solve much.

In fact, I have tried changing the graphics driver (Document class / Graphics 
driver) and requesting to view the output as PDF (ps2pdf, dvipdfm, pdflatex), 
DVI and Postscript; even a combination of these techniques do not solve the 
problem.

I also tried removing and reinstalling package psnfs which holds the files 
upzd.fd and upsy.fd .

I am running Microsoft Windows XP with MikTex 2.9.3478 and LyX 1.6.8 (for 
Windows).

The only solution I have found, for the moment, is to replace the file 
pifont.sty with courier.sty. I think replace the file with any other working 
font should work.

The exact error I get with the standard pifont.sty is the following (it is the 
same as the topic creator):

Package: powerdot-default 2005/12/10 v1.4 default style (HA)
(C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\pifont.sty
Package: pifont 2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR) 
LaTeX Font Info:Try loading font information for U+pzd on input line 63.
(C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\upzd.fd
File: upzd.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
)
LaTeX Font Info:Try loading font information for U+psy on input line 64.
(C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\upsy.fd
File: upsy.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
)
! Font U/psy/m/n/10.95=psyr at 10.95pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not foun
d.
to be read again 
   relax 
l.64 {\Pifont{psy}
  }
I wasn't able to read the size data for this font,
so I will ignore the font specification.
[Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.]
You might try inserting a different font spec;
e.g., type `I\fontsame font id=substitute font name'.

)

Christopher.

Re: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[ClivePauline_Libotte]

 Dear Lyxers
 I am using Lyx 1.6.7, Book Class, on openSUSE 11.1. I want to convert
 the standard two-column Index behavior to achieve balanced columns on
 the last Index page.( that is, from a single column down the left-hand
 side of the page with an empty column the right-hand side, to two
 columns of equal length reaching approxmimately half-way down the page).
 
 I have searched and found the following advice and code.
 Load the multicol package.
 
  \usepackage{multicol}
 
 Enter code in ERT just before the Index label
 
 %change the index environment to achieve balanced columns on last page
 \let\orgtheindex\theindex
 \let\orgendtheindex\endtheindex
 \def\theindex{%
  \def\twocolumn{\begin{multicols}{2}}%
  \def\onecolumn{}%
  \clearpage
  \orgtheindex
 }
 \def\endtheindex{%
  \end{multicols}%
  \orgendtheindex
 }
 
 This code is pasted from the Internet but not for the Lyx Book Class;
 although the code appears in several places in almost indentical form.
 It does not throw up an error, not does it have any effect on the Index;
 but it does mess up the following page by moving a float picture. So
 there is some interaction, but not that desired. There is one small
 additional effect -- the word Index in normal font appears at the end of
 the Index.
 
 Would anyone explain how this approach can be made to work?
 
 Thanks for your expertise.
 
 Kind Regards,
 
 -- Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.
 

 The code works for me in the standard book environment. However for book it 
 might be a good idea to change the \clearpage to \cleardoublepage to be 
 certain that it does not change the floats.
 
 Why it does not work for you is difficult to know? I would suggest that you 
 make a copy of your book and remove all the hand painting and special stuff 
 and see if you can get the index to work. If it works start adding back the 
 hand painting and specials to it stops working :)
 
 Ingar
 
Hi Ingar,
Thanks for your help. I came across the same code on the Internet but
with an extra final line which is {\relax}. The explanation of this code
was not altogether clear, so I inserted it to find out -- then
everything worked perfectly. The consequences of my ignorance may become
apparent when the book is printed -- I'll wait and see.


 Hi Clive,
 
 I am going to suggest (again) the package idxlayout. I am worried
 about weird interaction between packages as much as you, but I found
 out a good package is often safer that adding several lines of latex
 code in the preamble (as you found out). Here is what I use for the
 index in my latest book project, the options are self-explanatory:
 
 \usepackage[indentunit=15 pt,%
 itemlayout=relhang,%
 justific=RaggedRight,%
 columnsep=27 pt,
 unbalanced=false,   this line produces the balanced columns
 initsep=13pt plus 5pt minus 3pt]{idxlayout}
 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Stefano


Hi Stefano.
Thanks for you help and concern,
Well I'm in full agreement here, I have now used two packages that came
with Lyx 1.6.7 so I'm comfortable using them. They are tocloft and
multicol, strangely, I have idxlayout in my notes as the next package to
try if multicol did not work. So, for the time being I shall trust
multicol, as I have finished my layout of the book internals.

Thanks again.



Kind Regards,


-- 
Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.

Re: Lyx 2.0 FTP link

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Lance Martin wrote:
> I would like to download LyX 2.0.0 beta 3, as noted here :
> http://www.lyx.org/News#item3
> 
> However, the link to the FTP server doesn't work (hasn't worked all
> afternoon).
> 
> Perhaps it is just temporarily down? Or, is there another way to access it?

Yes, there are several mirrors. Look here:

http://www.lyx.org/Download#toc10

Jürgen

SV: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[Ingar Pareliussen]

The code works for me in the standard book environment. However for book it 
might be a good idea to change the \clearpage to \cleardoublepage to be certain 
that it does not change the floats.

Why it does not work for you is difficult to know? I would suggest that you 
make a copy of your book and remove all the hand painting and special stuff and 
see if you can get the index to work. If it works start adding back the hand 
painting and specials to it stops working :)

Ingar

Re: How can I set up the lyxserver?

[Antonio Roberts]

> you can choose any folder you want.
Thanks! That's what was confusing me the most. I thought it had to
point to a specific file/folder. All working now

Ant

On 18 February 2011 16:37, Pavel Sanda  wrote:
> Antonio Roberts wrote:
>> > try to run lyx and look into .lyx directory in your home. better than
>> > wiki is to read documentation manuals i guess. you can also set the 
>> > directory
>> > in preferences.
>> I ran lyx and looked in the the .lyx folder but the only files there
>> are configure.log, lyxmodules.lst, lyxrc.defaults, packages.lst,
>> preferences, session and textclass.lst
>>
>> Should there be other files?
>
> ok, i was trying pure luck without checking. looking here socket is created 
> by default
> in /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.X/lyxsocket.
>
>> Also, just to be completely sure, when setting up the path for the
>> lyxserver pipe is it supposed to point to a specific folder/file?
>
> you can choose any folder you want. try to run "lyxclient" if you want
> to see the path in the current running instance and when nothing was set up...
>
> pavel
>

Re: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[stefano franchi]

Hi Clive,

I am going to suggest (again) the package idxlayout. I am worried
about weird interaction between packages as much as you, but I found
out a good package is often safer that adding several lines of latex
code in the preamble (as you found out). Here is what I use for the
index in my latest book project, the options are self-explanatory:

\usepackage[indentunit=15 pt,%
itemlayout=relhang,%
justific=RaggedRight,%
columnsep=27 pt,
unbalanced=false,   this line produces the balanced columns
initsep=13pt plus 5pt minus 3pt]{idxlayout}


Cheers,

Stefano

Zombie processes when viewing pdf.

[A]

Hi there.

I've noticed that whilst running LyX and previewing a .pdf file on my (default) 
viewer evince, that LyX will create zombie processes of evince. This happens 
every tiem the file is previewed. It will also list a process as being a zombie 
even though that instance of evince is still operating normally to all intents 
and purposes.

I'm running LyX 2.0.0 beta 4, on Ubuntu Karmic.

Is there any further information you wish me to supply?

Lyx download not working

[Nicola Donato]

Hello,

I'm really sorry to use this mailing list but I'm trying to download lyx for
windows but each link is not working, I tried also from other PC and
internet connections but no one was successfull. Could please help me in
some way?? maybe sending me here by mail?? thanks a lot

regards


Nicola Donato

Re: problem to import LaTex document class for conf. paper

[yusof]

Hi all,

I think I solved my problem. It seem that the errors occur only if
I use Lyx style drop-down list for title, author, address. 
So, I used Latex command for those style and no errors at all. 

thanks all

cheers
Yusof

table vertical alignment

[Uzair Baig]

i cannot access (it is inactive) the option for align top, bottom, middle,
in my lyx file. its not allowing to be selected.

(see myfile.lyx, for this)

i have another users file, on my PC, and that allows in the table cell for
vertical alignment (otheruser.lyx) (also, how does this person in mathinline
formula have ordinary text, like its not blue colour, but still within the
inline thing)

please reply at;
baiguzair[at]gmail.com


myfile.lyx
Description: Binary data


otheruser.lyx
Description: Binary data

LyX + arrows +beamer?

[i...@virginia.edu]

Hi,
Is it possible to do this
(http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/beamer-arrows/)  with LyX?
How?

Thanks!

Error "file ended while scanning use of \@@BOOKMARK" ?

[Nikos Alexandris]

Hi list,

(using Lyx 1.6.10 with book(KOMA-script))

I am counting down days before submitting... (it's really a deadline I can't 
miss to deliver my work) and I used to compile my koma-script-based document 
in draft mode. Now, I try to compile it correctly and it insist returning this 
error: "file ended while scanning use of \@@BOOKMARK".

Is it in the .bib file maybe? I've checked all strange names (non utf8 
characters) and have formatted them using, for example {\'a} and {\=a} as well 
as {\'e} (all this I did in kbib, which I like a lot).

How can I clean the .bib file "automatically"? Is there any other smart way to 
avoid this? Instead of bibtex, use anything else, but fast and simple?

Or is this \@@BOOKMARK error not related with the bibliography entries?

Thanks a million, Nikos
---


ps- if it is of any help, I have the following accessoires in the Preamble:

---%<--
% Title

% do _not_ print the date
\date{}



% Various stuff

% line numbering
\usepackage{lineno}

% For inline listing
\usepackage{paralist}

% strike through
\usepackage{soul}

% breakurl's
\usepackage{breakurl}

% try more to avoid single lines at end or start of (any) page
\widowpenalty=500
\clubpenalty=500

% consistent spacing between sentences
\frenchspacing
%%



% For landscape pages

\usepackage{lscape}
%



% Martin Vogels Symbols

%\usepackage{marvosym}
%\usepackage{tipa}
%%%



% Oval boxes

%\let\customovalbox\ovalbox
%\renewcommand{\ovalbox}[1]{\customovalbox{#1}\medskip}
%



% Colors

% \usepackage{color}
\usepackage{xcolor}

% define marine blue
\definecolor{marineblue}{rgb}{0.05,0.1,0.4}
\definecolor{marineblue2}{rgb}{0.05,0.1,0.5}

% define lightgray
\definecolor{lightgray}{gray}{0.2}
\definecolor{lightgray2}{gray}{0.8}
\definecolor{lightgray3}{gray}{0.9}
\definecolor{graytext}{gray}{0.4}

% change grey color for greyedout notes
\renewenvironment{lyxgreyedout}
% {\textcolor{lightgray}\bgroup}{\egroup}
{\textcolor{red}\bgroup}{\egroup} % use red for DRAFT
%



% ToC

% \KOMAoptions{listof=toc}

% silence part-, section- and subsection-entry page numbering
\usepackage{tocloft}
\cftpagenumbersoff{part}
%\cftpagenumbersoff{section}
\cftpagenumbersoff{subsec}

% chapter-number color redefinition
\renewcommand{\cftchapfont}{\protect\color{marineblue}}

% chapter page-number color redefinition
% ATTENTION to changes!!!
\renewcommand{\cftchappagefont}{\color{marineblue}}

% same for sections
%\renewcommand{\cftsecpagefont}{\color{marineblue}}

% Space before parts in the TOC
% \setlength{\cftbeforepartskip}{0.7cm} 

% Chapter between-entry spacing in TOC
% \setlength{\cftbeforechapskip}{0.2cm} 

% multicolumntoc
%\RequirePackage{multicol}
%\RequirePackage{ifthen}
%\newcommand{\multicolumntoc}{2}
%



% LoF

% Vertical Spacing
\KOMAoptions{listof=chaptergapline}


% More space for figure numbers
\setlength{\cftfignumwidth}{3.0em}
% Space between elements of the list
% \setlength{\cftbeforefigskip}{0.1cm}
%%



% LoT
% Tables
% More space for table numbers
\setlength{\cfttabnumwidth}{3.0em}
%%%



% Mini Table of Contents for each Chapter :-)

% loose line spacing in minitoc's
\usepackage[k-loose]{minitoc}

% title of minitoc
% e.g. for "Overview" use "\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{Overview}"
%\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{Overview}
% for empty title
\mtcsettitle{minitoc}{}

% turn off rules before and after the minitoc's
\mtcsetrules{minitoc}{off}

% turn off page numbering in minitoc's
%\mtcsetpagenumbers{minitoc}{off}
%



% Floats

%
\usepackage{epsfig}

% avoid placing floats before their section
\usepackage{flafter}
%\let\mySection\section\renewcommand{\section}{\suppressfloats[t]\mySection}

% increase the bottom float placement fraction
\renewcommand{\bottomfraction}{0.5}

% that links to image floats jumps
% to the beginning of the float and 
% not to its caption
%\usepackage[figure]{hypcap}

% unfloating figure on empty page
\usepackage{floatpag}
% or use...
%\usepackage{nonfloat} %%% too complicated!
% Default page style for pages with only flloats
\floatpagestyle{plain}
%%%



% Tables

% scale tables
\usepackage{graphicx}

% rulers for tabs -
\usepackage{booktabs}
% provides caption formatting
%\usepackage[labelfont={bf,sf}]{caption}[2004/07/16]

% extra fonts for captions
\usepackage[margin=10pt,font=small,labelfont=bf,labelsep=endash]{caption}

% color for cells
\usepackage{colortbl}

% multirows
\usepackage{multirow}
\renewcommand{\multirowsetup}{\centering}

% big delimiters spanning over n rows
\usepackage{bigdelim}

% align table cells
%\usepackage{dcolumn}
\usepackage{warpcol}

% rotating
\usepackage{rotating,ragged2e}
\newcommand\Rotate[1]{\begin{turn}{90}\rlap{#1}\end{turn}}

%

Re: DVI/PDF-Error using powerdot

[Christopher]

Uwe Stöhr  web.de> writes:

> 
> Note: You must not use the view PDF button to preview this file! For viewing 
and exporting this as 
> PDF use in the menus the method PDF (ps2pdf) or PDF (dvipdfm). For more 
informations, please read 
> the powerdot manual.
> 
> Note: Depending on your LaTeX-system you might have to add the option «dvips» 
to the document class 
> options to get proper DVI output.
> 


Hello,

I have the same problem and the previous answer does not solve much.

In fact, I have tried changing the graphics driver (Document class / Graphics 
driver) and requesting to view the output as PDF (ps2pdf, dvipdfm, pdflatex), 
DVI and Postscript; even a combination of these techniques do not solve the 
problem.

I also tried removing and reinstalling package psnfs which holds the files 
upzd.fd and upsy.fd .

I am running Microsoft Windows XP with MikTex 2.9.3478 and LyX 1.6.8 (for 
Windows).

The only solution I have found, for the moment, is to replace the file 
pifont.sty with courier.sty. I think replace the file with any other working 
font should work.

The exact error I get with the standard pifont.sty is the following (it is the 
same as the topic creator):

Package: powerdot-default 2005/12/10 v1.4 default style (HA)
("C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\pifont.sty"
Package: pifont 2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR) 
LaTeX Font Info:Try loading font information for U+pzd on input line 63.
("C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\upzd.fd"
File: upzd.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
)
LaTeX Font Info:Try loading font information for U+psy on input line 64.
("C:\Documents and Settings\rach103\Apps\Miktex\tex\latex\psnfss\upsy.fd"
File: upsy.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
)
! Font U/psy/m/n/10.95=psyr at 10.95pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not foun
d.
 
   relax 
l.64 {\Pifont{psy}
  }
I wasn't able to read the size data for this font,
so I will ignore the font specification.
[Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.]
You might try inserting a different font spec;
e.g., type `I\font='.

)

Christopher.

Re: How! -- Index with Balanced Columns

[Clive_Libotte]

> Dear Lyxers
> I am using Lyx 1.6.7, Book Class, on openSUSE 11.1. I want to convert
> the standard two-column Index behavior to achieve balanced columns on
> the last Index page.( that is, from a single column down the left-hand
> side of the page with an empty column the right-hand side, to two
> columns of equal length reaching approxmimately half-way down the page).
> 
> I have searched and found the following advice and code.
> Load the multicol package.
> 
>  \usepackage{multicol}
> 
> Enter code in ERT just before the Index label
> 
> %change the index environment to achieve balanced columns on last page
> \let\orgtheindex\theindex
> \let\orgendtheindex\endtheindex
> \def\theindex{%
>  \def\twocolumn{\begin{multicols}{2}}%
>  \def\onecolumn{}%
>  \clearpage
>  \orgtheindex
> }
> \def\endtheindex{%
>  \end{multicols}%
>  \orgendtheindex
> }
> 
> This code is pasted from the Internet but not for the Lyx Book Class;
> although the code appears in several places in almost indentical form.
> It does not throw up an error, not does it have any effect on the Index;
> but it does mess up the following page by moving a float picture. So
> there is some interaction, but not that desired. There is one small
> additional effect -- the word Index in normal font appears at the end of
> the Index.
> 
> Would anyone explain how this approach can be made to work?
> 
> Thanks for your expertise.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> -- Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.
> 

> The code works for me in the standard book environment. However for book it 
> might be a good idea to change the \clearpage to \cleardoublepage to be 
> certain that it does not change the floats.
> 
> Why it does not work for you is difficult to know? I would suggest that you 
> make a copy of your book and remove all the hand painting and special stuff 
> and see if you can get the index to work. If it works start adding back the 
> hand painting and specials to it stops working :)
> 
> Ingar
> 
Hi Ingar,
Thanks for your help. I came across the same code on the Internet but
with an extra final line which is {\relax}. The explanation of this code
was not altogether clear, so I inserted it to find out -- then
everything worked perfectly. The consequences of my ignorance may become
apparent when the book is printed -- I'll wait and see.


> Hi Clive,
> 
> I am going to suggest (again) the package idxlayout. I am worried
> about weird interaction between packages as much as you, but I found
> out a good package is often safer that adding several lines of latex
> code in the preamble (as you found out). Here is what I use for the
> index in my latest book project, the options are self-explanatory:
> 
> \usepackage[indentunit=15 pt,%
> itemlayout=relhang,%
> justific=RaggedRight,%
> columnsep=27 pt,
> unbalanced=false,   this line produces the balanced columns
> initsep=13pt plus 5pt minus 3pt]{idxlayout}
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Stefano


Hi Stefano.
Thanks for you help and concern,
Well I'm in full agreement here, I have now used two packages that came
with Lyx 1.6.7 so I'm comfortable using them. They are tocloft and
multicol, strangely, I have idxlayout in my notes as the next package to
try if multicol did not work. So, for the time being I shall trust
multicol, as I have finished my layout of the book internals.

Thanks again.



Kind Regards,


-- 
Clive Libotte, IEng. MInstMC.