Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird. This could be e.g. a math-only character outside math (or vice versa) that triggers a math-toggle (inserted $) in TeX's error handling. As toggle implies, after that math is seen as text and text as math which leads to a mass of follow-up errors. There are several such scenarios where a single wrong character can disturb the TeX engine and lead to scores of errors. And this character might have been input unadvertedly (e.g. while thinking that the focus is in another window). BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put it in a note (mark it and InsertNoteNote). Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:06 AM, G. Milde wrote: On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird. This could be e.g. a math-only character outside math (or vice versa) that triggers a math-toggle (inserted $) in TeX's error handling. As toggle implies, after that math is seen as text and text as math which leads to a mass of follow-up errors. This was exactly the problem: a \propto symbol seen as text. There are several such scenarios where a single wrong character can disturb the TeX engine and lead to scores of errors. And this character might have been input unadvertedly (e.g. while thinking that the focus is in another window). Yes, it led to a bunch of follow up errors. BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put it in a note (mark it and InsertNoteNote). Please explain? Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On 24.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:06 AM, G. Milde wrote: On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put it in a note (mark it and InsertNoteNote). Please explain? If you want to find out where in your document the problematic part is, you can make a copy and cut/delete parts of it until it compiles. Alternatively, you can mark a part of the text and put it in a LyX note. LyX notes are not exported, so the effect is almost the same but it is easier to restore the content (press [Backspace] when the cursor is at the first positon inside the note). There is a slight chance of failure when LyX inserts some code into the document (preamble, say) depending on the document content. I had this problem with a document containg text parts in the languages greek and polutonikogreek. The resulting LaTeX error did not disappear after putting the polutonikogreek part in a note as LyX did still insert both language options in the document header. Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird. This could be e.g. a math-only character outside math (or vice versa) that triggers a math-toggle (inserted $) in TeX's error handling. As toggle implies, after that math is seen as text and text as math which leads to a mass of follow-up errors. There are several such scenarios where a single wrong character can disturb the TeX engine and lead to scores of errors. And this character might have been input unadvertedly (e.g. while thinking that the focus is in another window). BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put it in a note (mark it and InsertNoteNote). Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:06 AM, G. Milde wrote: On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird. This could be e.g. a math-only character outside math (or vice versa) that triggers a math-toggle (inserted $) in TeX's error handling. As toggle implies, after that math is seen as text and text as math which leads to a mass of follow-up errors. This was exactly the problem: a \propto symbol seen as text. There are several such scenarios where a single wrong character can disturb the TeX engine and lead to scores of errors. And this character might have been input unadvertedly (e.g. while thinking that the focus is in another window). Yes, it led to a bunch of follow up errors. BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put it in a note (mark it and InsertNoteNote). Please explain? Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On 24.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:06 AM, G. Milde wrote: On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put it in a note (mark it and InsertNoteNote). Please explain? If you want to find out where in your document the problematic part is, you can make a copy and cut/delete parts of it until it compiles. Alternatively, you can mark a part of the text and put it in a LyX note. LyX notes are not exported, so the effect is almost the same but it is easier to restore the content (press [Backspace] when the cursor is at the first positon inside the note). There is a slight chance of failure when LyX inserts some code into the document (preamble, say) depending on the document content. I had this problem with a document containg text parts in the languages greek and polutonikogreek. The resulting LaTeX error did not disappear after putting the polutonikogreek part in a note as LyX did still insert both language options in the document header. Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote:
> I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is
> fine! Weird.
This could be e.g. a math-only character outside math (or vice versa) that
triggers a math-toggle ("inserted $") in TeX's error handling.
As "toggle" implies, after that math is seen as text and text as math which
leads to a mass of follow-up errors.
There are several such scenarios where a single "wrong" character can
disturb the TeX engine and lead to scores of errors. And this character
might have been input unadvertedly (e.g. while thinking that the focus is in
another window).
BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put
it in a note (mark it and Insert>Note>Note).
Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:06 AM, G. Milde wrote:
On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote:
I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now
everything is
fine! Weird.
This could be e.g. a math-only character outside math (or vice
versa) that
triggers a math-toggle ("inserted $") in TeX's error handling.
As "toggle" implies, after that math is seen as text and text as
math which
leads to a mass of follow-up errors.
This was exactly the problem: a \propto symbol seen as text.
There are several such scenarios where a single "wrong" character can
disturb the TeX engine and lead to scores of errors. And this
character
might have been input unadvertedly (e.g. while thinking that the
focus is in
another window).
Yes, it led to a bunch of follow up errors.
BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put
it in a note (mark it and Insert>Note>Note).
Please explain?
Günter
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On 24.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: > On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:06 AM, G. Milde wrote: >> On 23.06.08, Bruce Pourciau wrote: >> BTW: instead of cutting text in most cases it helps to just put >> it in a note (mark it and Insert>Note>Note). > Please explain? If you want to find out where in your document the problematic part is, you can make a copy and cut/delete parts of it until it compiles. Alternatively, you can mark a part of the text and put it in a LyX note. LyX notes are not exported, so the effect is almost the same but it is easier to restore the content (press [Backspace] when the cursor is at the first positon inside the note). There is a slight chance of failure when LyX inserts some code into the document (preamble, say) depending on the document content. I had this problem with a document containg text parts in the languages greek and polutonikogreek. The resulting LaTeX error did not disappear after putting the polutonikogreek part in a note as LyX did still insert both language options in the document header. Günter
New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
I have a long document, containing some mathematics and some graphics, created last year with LyX/Mac 1.3.4 (or perhaps even an earlier version). I have since upgraded to LyX/Mac 1.5.4 and tossed 1.3.4. But now when I open this file in 1.5.4, doing View View PDF (pdflatex) shows a bunch of new error messages, all of these types: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. Last time I opened this file (three months ago), it could be viewed without error in 1.3.4. Other similar documents, created with 1.3.4, seem to be fine in 1.5.4. Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Bruce
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. ... Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) -- John C. McCabe-Dansted PhD Student University of Western Australia
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:44 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. ... Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I can try rewriting all the places where an error pops up, but I'd prefer not to, if it can be avoided. Bruce
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 View - PDF didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View-DVI/PS work? Did you do the full upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? It is also possible some other file has gone missing/been changed since, and that this has nothing to do with lyx 1.3.4 vs 1.5.4. I can try rewriting all the places where an error pops up, It is possible that all the errors have a single cause. but I'd prefer not to, if it can be avoided. Bruce -- John C. McCabe-Dansted PhD Student University of Western Australia
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 View - PDF didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View-DVI/PS work? Did you do the full upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? I only upgraded LyX. Still, other files, also created in 1.3.4 and very similar to this file, compile just fine in 1.5.4.
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 View - PDF didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View-DVI/PS work? Did you do the full upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird.
New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
I have a long document, containing some mathematics and some graphics, created last year with LyX/Mac 1.3.4 (or perhaps even an earlier version). I have since upgraded to LyX/Mac 1.5.4 and tossed 1.3.4. But now when I open this file in 1.5.4, doing View View PDF (pdflatex) shows a bunch of new error messages, all of these types: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. Last time I opened this file (three months ago), it could be viewed without error in 1.3.4. Other similar documents, created with 1.3.4, seem to be fine in 1.5.4. Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Bruce
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. ... Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) -- John C. McCabe-Dansted PhD Student University of Western Australia
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:44 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. ... Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I can try rewriting all the places where an error pops up, but I'd prefer not to, if it can be avoided. Bruce
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 View - PDF didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View-DVI/PS work? Did you do the full upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? It is also possible some other file has gone missing/been changed since, and that this has nothing to do with lyx 1.3.4 vs 1.5.4. I can try rewriting all the places where an error pops up, It is possible that all the errors have a single cause. but I'd prefer not to, if it can be avoided. Bruce -- John C. McCabe-Dansted PhD Student University of Western Australia
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 View - PDF didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View-DVI/PS work? Did you do the full upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? I only upgraded LyX. Still, other files, also created in 1.3.4 and very similar to this file, compile just fine in 1.5.4.
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 View - PDF didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View-DVI/PS work? Did you do the full upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird.
New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
I have a long document, containing some mathematics and some graphics, created last year with LyX/Mac 1.3.4 (or perhaps even an earlier version). I have since upgraded to LyX/Mac 1.5.4 and tossed 1.3.4. But now when I open this file in 1.5.4, doing View > View PDF (pdflatex) shows a bunch of new error messages, all of these types: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. Last time I opened this file (three months ago), it could be viewed without error in 1.3.4. Other similar documents, created with 1.3.4, seem to be fine in 1.5.4. Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Bruce
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Bruce Pourciau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Missing $ inserted. > Extra }, or forgotten $. > LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. > LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. > Missing } inserted. ... > Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) -- John C. McCabe-Dansted PhD Student University of Western Australia
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:44 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Bruce Pourciau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Missing $ inserted. Extra }, or forgotten $. LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter. LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item. Missing } inserted. ... Anybody know what's going on? (NB: I'm a LyX intermediate and a TeX novice.) Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I can try rewriting all the places where an error pops up, but I'd prefer not to, if it can be avoided. Bruce
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. >> >> Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you >> find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that >> this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) > > But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 "View -> PDF" didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View->DVI/PS work? Did you do the "full" upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? It is also possible some other file has gone missing/been changed since, and that this has nothing to do with lyx 1.3.4 vs 1.5.4. > I can try rewriting all > the places where an error pops up, It is possible that all the errors have a single cause. > but I'd prefer not to, if it can be > avoided. > > Bruce -- John C. McCabe-Dansted PhD Student University of Western Australia
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 "View -> PDF" didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View->DVI/PS work? Did you do the "full" upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? I only upgraded LyX. Still, other files, also created in 1.3.4 and very similar to this file, compile just fine in 1.5.4.
Re: New Error Messages After Upgrade to LyX/Mac 1.5.4
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:18 AM, John McCabe-Dansted wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Bruce Pourciau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not really, these messages can be caused by pretty much anything. Try cutting text until it finally compiles. Then uncut text until you find where the bit that is causing trouble. (It is quite often that this is needed. Perhaps there should be an automated tool to do this?) But why would it compile in 1.3.4 and not in 1.5.4? I think that in 1.3.4 "View -> PDF" didn't output any PDF specific code where as 1.5.4 does. Does View->DVI/PS work? Did you do the "full" upgrade and upgade LaTeX or just upgrade LyX? I rewrote the first spot where there was an error, and now everything is fine! Weird.
