Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Hi Stephen: Thanks for the explanation. I am using WindowsXP Professional (with absolute lates SP's installed). I did a Large ( not Total) MixTex installation. Do you think that matters ? The size difference between Large Total seems to be less than 15MB. I'd certainly perform the actions recommended by you. thanks regards, bd On 11/7/05, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Banibrata Dutta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:00 PM Subject: Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error Thanks a lot Angus for the reply. Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these errors, the Export options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and that's logical too). BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now. thanks regards, bd On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Banibrata Dutta wrote: LyX does not work very well with Windows 98 so I hope you mean Windows XP. The Lyx 1.3.6 is stable. Everything usually always works without a problem just following the defaults. I think it is most likely that there is a failure in following the directions. Leeming has a good installer for 1.3.6 but the other newer one by Uwe isn't quite perfected. There is nothing special for you to do except install Aspell and its dictionary into c:\aspell. Did you do a complete/full rather than a minimal install of Miktex? Did you install Minsys, Python and Perl? Once in awhile it has been helfpful to install LyX to c:\Lyx rather than c:\program files\lyx because latex will once in awhile have a problem with a path with spaces. Also when you add something to Lyx, sometimes is is necessary to go to the Edit menu and run reconfigure. Also Miketex has MikTex Options which includes a tool to refresh the database and fonts after you add packages. Regards, Stephen -- Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Hi Stephen: Thanks for the explanation. I am using WindowsXP Professional (with absolute lates SP's installed). I did a Large ( not Total) MixTex installation. Do you think that matters ? The size difference between Large Total seems to be less than 15MB. I'd certainly perform the actions recommended by you. thanks regards, bd On 11/7/05, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Banibrata Dutta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:00 PM Subject: Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error Thanks a lot Angus for the reply. Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these errors, the Export options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and that's logical too). BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now. thanks regards, bd On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Banibrata Dutta wrote: LyX does not work very well with Windows 98 so I hope you mean Windows XP. The Lyx 1.3.6 is stable. Everything usually always works without a problem just following the defaults. I think it is most likely that there is a failure in following the directions. Leeming has a good installer for 1.3.6 but the other newer one by Uwe isn't quite perfected. There is nothing special for you to do except install Aspell and its dictionary into c:\aspell. Did you do a complete/full rather than a minimal install of Miktex? Did you install Minsys, Python and Perl? Once in awhile it has been helfpful to install LyX to c:\Lyx rather than c:\program files\lyx because latex will once in awhile have a problem with a path with spaces. Also when you add something to Lyx, sometimes is is necessary to go to the Edit menu and run reconfigure. Also Miketex has MikTex Options which includes a tool to refresh the database and fonts after you add packages. Regards, Stephen -- Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Hi Stephen: Thanks for the explanation. I am using WindowsXP Professional (with absolute lates SP's installed). I did a "Large" (& not "Total") MixTex installation. Do you think that matters ? The size difference between Large & Total seems to be less than 15MB. I'd certainly perform the actions recommended by you. thanks & regards, bd On 11/7/05, Stephen Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - Original Message - > From: "Banibrata Dutta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:00 PM > Subject: Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error > > > Thanks a lot Angus for the reply. > Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook > ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the > underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these > errors, the "Export" options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and > that's logical too). > > BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains > common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I > remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it > worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now. > thanks & regards, > bd > On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Banibrata Dutta wrote: > > > > LyX does not work very well with Windows 98 so I hope you > mean Windows XP. The Lyx 1.3.6 is stable. Everything usually > always works without a problem just following the defaults. I think > it is most likely that there is a failure in following the directions. > Leeming has a good installer for 1.3.6 but the other newer one > by Uwe isn't quite perfected. There is nothing special for you to > do except install Aspell and its dictionary into c:\aspell. > > Did you do a complete/full rather than a minimal install of Miktex? > Did you install Minsys, Python and Perl? Once in awhile it has been > helfpful to install LyX to c:\Lyx rather than c:\program files\lyx > because latex will once in awhile have a problem with a path with spaces. > > Also when you add something to Lyx, sometimes is is necessary > to go to the Edit menu and run "reconfigure". Also Miketex has > "MikTex Options" which includes a tool to refresh the database > and fonts after you add packages. > > Regards, > Stephen > > > > -- Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
Lyx on Windows and layout error
Hi, I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search (failed). When I start a new document (New from Template), with all templates (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing. For e.g. on selecting docbook_article.lyx, I got the following: Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class docbook. Lyx will not be able to produce output. Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki. thanks regards, bd
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Banibrata Dutta wrote: Hi, I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search (failed). When I start a new document (New from Template), with all templates (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing. For e.g. on selecting docbook_article.lyx, I got the following: Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class docbook. Lyx will not be able to produce output. Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki. thanks regards, bd Hi, Banibrata. You are suffering from a common misconception: LyX does nothing to the underlying LaTeX or Docbook distributions that are used to actually typeset your document. That's what your error message means; LyX has enough information in its own docbook.layout file to typeset your document on-screen. In order to do more you need to set up docbook on your machine. Searching on the wiki for docbook pulls up these links in the LyX Users' list: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocBook HTH, -- Angus
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Thanks a lot Angus for the reply. Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these errors, the Export options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and that's logical too). BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now. thanks regards, bd On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Banibrata Dutta wrote: Hi, I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search (failed). When I start a new document (New from Template), with all templates (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing. For e.g. on selecting docbook_article.lyx, I got the following: Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class docbook. Lyx will not be able to produce output. Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki. thanks regards, bd Hi, Banibrata. You are suffering from a common misconception: LyX does nothing to the underlying LaTeX or Docbook distributions that are used to actually typeset your document. That's what your error message means; LyX has enough information in its own docbook.layout file to typeset your document on-screen. In order to do more you need to set up docbook on your machine. Searching on the wiki for docbook pulls up these links in the LyX Users' list: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocBook HTH, -- Angus -- Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
Lyx on Windows and layout error
Hi, I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search (failed). When I start a new document (New from Template), with all templates (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing. For e.g. on selecting docbook_article.lyx, I got the following: Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class docbook. Lyx will not be able to produce output. Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki. thanks regards, bd
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Banibrata Dutta wrote: Hi, I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search (failed). When I start a new document (New from Template), with all templates (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing. For e.g. on selecting docbook_article.lyx, I got the following: Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class docbook. Lyx will not be able to produce output. Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki. thanks regards, bd Hi, Banibrata. You are suffering from a common misconception: LyX does nothing to the underlying LaTeX or Docbook distributions that are used to actually typeset your document. That's what your error message means; LyX has enough information in its own docbook.layout file to typeset your document on-screen. In order to do more you need to set up docbook on your machine. Searching on the wiki for docbook pulls up these links in the LyX Users' list: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocBook HTH, -- Angus
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Thanks a lot Angus for the reply. Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these errors, the Export options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and that's logical too). BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now. thanks regards, bd On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Banibrata Dutta wrote: Hi, I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search (failed). When I start a new document (New from Template), with all templates (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing. For e.g. on selecting docbook_article.lyx, I got the following: Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class docbook. Lyx will not be able to produce output. Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki. thanks regards, bd Hi, Banibrata. You are suffering from a common misconception: LyX does nothing to the underlying LaTeX or Docbook distributions that are used to actually typeset your document. That's what your error message means; LyX has enough information in its own docbook.layout file to typeset your document on-screen. In order to do more you need to set up docbook on your machine. Searching on the wiki for docbook pulls up these links in the LyX Users' list: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocBook HTH, -- Angus -- Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
Lyx on Windows and layout error
Hi,
I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search
(failed).
When I start a new document ("New from Template"), with all templates
(layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing.
For e.g. on selecting "docbook_article.lyx", I got the following:
"Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class "docbook". Lyx will
not be able to produce output. "
Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had
meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki.
thanks & regards,
bd
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Banibrata Dutta wrote:
> Hi,
> I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search
> (failed).
> When I start a new document ("New from Template"), with all templates
> (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is missing.
> For e.g. on selecting "docbook_article.lyx", I got the following:
> "Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class "docbook". Lyx
> will not be able to produce output. "
> Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had
> meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki.
> thanks & regards,
> bd
Hi, Banibrata.
You are suffering from a common misconception: LyX does nothing to the
underlying LaTeX or Docbook distributions that are used to actually
typeset your document. That's what your error message means; LyX has
enough information in its own docbook.layout file to typeset your document
on-screen. In order to do more you need to set up docbook on your machine.
Searching on the wiki for "docbook" pulls up these links in the LyX Users'
list: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocBook
HTH,
--
Angus
Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error
Thanks a lot Angus for the reply.
Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook
ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the
underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these
errors, the "Export" options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and
that's logical too).
BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains
common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I
remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it
worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now.
thanks & regards,
bd
On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Banibrata Dutta wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am Lyx newbie, but I am posting this query after a google search
> > (failed).
> > When I start a new document ("New from Template"), with all templates
> > (layouts) I tried, I get the same warning, i.e. the TeX class is
> missing.
> > For e.g. on selecting "docbook_article.lyx", I got the following:
> > "Textclass error : The document uses a missing TeX class "docbook". Lyx
> > will not be able to produce output. "
> > Is there some additional installation that I need to do. I think I had
> > meticulously followed all steps mentioned in the Lyx on Windows Wiki.
> > thanks & regards,
> > bd
>
> Hi, Banibrata.
>
> You are suffering from a common misconception: LyX does nothing to the
> underlying LaTeX or Docbook distributions that are used to actually
> typeset your document. That's what your error message means; LyX has
> enough information in its own docbook.layout file to typeset your document
> on-screen. In order to do more you need to set up docbook on your machine.
>
> Searching on the wiki for "docbook" pulls up these links in the LyX Users'
> list: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/DocBook
>
> HTH,
> --
> Angus
>
>
--
Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
