Re: Lyx file format for tables
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 7:13 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > > > Thanks, Rich and Jean-Marc. I am feelling, from what you both say, that I > > need to study better knitr, and I am going to do so. > > Docs I have sent off the mail list. Got them. Awesome! Thanks, Rich! Paul
Re: Lyx file format for tables
On Wed, 22 May 2019, Paul Smith wrote: Thanks, Rich and Jean-Marc. I am feelling, from what you both say, that I need to study better knitr, and I am going to do so. Paul, Docs I have sent off the mail list. Rich
Re: Lyx file format for tables
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 6:08 PM Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > > Where can one find the specifications of the LyX file format for tables? > > > > The reason why I am asking that is because I have a bunch of tables > > that I want to export from R to a single LyX document, and the > > approach I am considering is to produce in R a text file in LyX format > > with all my tables inserted. > > An approach would be to use Sweave or knitr to include R code in your > document that will be replaced by the nice tables you need. Thanks, Rich and Jean-Marc. I am feelling, from what you both say, that I need to study better knitr, and I am going to do so. Paul
Re: Lyx file format for tables
On Wed, 22 May 2019, Paul Smith wrote: Regarding your other idea -- using xtable() or ktable -- I guess it is not very practical in my case, as I have too many table (about 50 tables), and therefore I would like to insert all of them in their right place in the LyX document, to avoid the work of copying and pasting 50 times! Paul, Will writing the document in LyX with the knitr package produce the tables as well as desired code and figures? Rich
Re: Lyx file format for tables
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 4:28 PM Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > > Where can one find the specifications of the LyX file format for tables? > > > > The reason why I am asking that is because I have a bunch of tables > > that I want to export from R to a single LyX document, and the > > approach I am considering is to produce in R a text file in LyX format > > with all my tables inserted. > > > I'm not sure if there is explicit documentation of the syntax for tables > in LyX. You can create a small sample table with the desired format in > LyX, open the code pane (View > Code Preview Pane) and set the format > for the pane to LyX. That will show you what your sample table would > look like in a LyX source file. > > I wonder if there might not be an easier way, though. There are several > functions/packages in R that are designed for producing nice looking > tables (including xtable and the kable() function from knitr), and a > number of them have the option of generating LaTeX output. So you could > have your R script generate the desired tables with the desired format > and write them all to a LaTeX text file, then import that into LyX (File > > Import > LaTeX (plain), and copy/paste them where they are needed in > your actual document. Thanks, Paul. I imagined your "View > Code Preview Pane" idea, but I though it would be easier to read the documentation, if there is some. (The file format of tables in LyX does not appear to be simple.) Regarding your other idea -- using xtable() or ktable -- I guess it is not very practical in my case, as I have too many table (about 50 tables), and therefore I would like to insert all of them in their right place in the LyX document, to avoid the work of copying and pasting 50 times! Paul
Re: Lyx file format for tables
Le 22/05/2019 à 16:51, Paul Smith a écrit : Dear All, Where can one find the specifications of the LyX file format for tables? The reason why I am asking that is because I have a bunch of tables that I want to export from R to a single LyX document, and the approach I am considering is to produce in R a text file in LyX format with all my tables inserted. An approach would be to use Sweave or knitr to include R code in your document that will be replaced by the nice tables you need. JMarc
Re: Lyx file format for tables
On 5/22/19 10:51 AM, Paul Smith wrote: Dear All, Where can one find the specifications of the LyX file format for tables? The reason why I am asking that is because I have a bunch of tables that I want to export from R to a single LyX document, and the approach I am considering is to produce in R a text file in LyX format with all my tables inserted. Thanks in advance, Paul I'm not sure if there is explicit documentation of the syntax for tables in LyX. You can create a small sample table with the desired format in LyX, open the code pane (View > Code Preview Pane) and set the format for the pane to LyX. That will show you what your sample table would look like in a LyX source file. I wonder if there might not be an easier way, though. There are several functions/packages in R that are designed for producing nice looking tables (including xtable and the kable() function from knitr), and a number of them have the option of generating LaTeX output. So you could have your R script generate the desired tables with the desired format and write them all to a LaTeX text file, then import that into LyX (File > Import > LaTeX (plain), and copy/paste them where they are needed in your actual document. Paul
Lyx file format for tables
Dear All, Where can one find the specifications of the LyX file format for tables? The reason why I am asking that is because I have a bunch of tables that I want to export from R to a single LyX document, and the approach I am considering is to produce in R a text file in LyX format with all my tables inserted. Thanks in advance, Paul
