Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 13:59, Neal Becker ()
escribió:

> Ricardo Berlasso wrote:
>
> > El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 2:21, John Kane ()
> > escribió:
> >
> >> Lovely book. I am up to about page 53 and it has remind me of things I
> >> have forgotten and taught me a number of new things.
> >>
> >> I second Steve Litt's comment about the language. Very easy to read and
> >> does not--at least so far need any English editing. It would be nice if
> >> 90% of the native English speakers I know wrote as well.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks John! I was worried about the language, now I'm starting to feel
> > proud of myself! :)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ricardo
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:54, Steve Litt 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:19:05 -0400
> >>> Scott Kostyshak  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 03:59:44AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
> >>> > > export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
> >>> > > intervention and garbage removal.
> >>> >
> >>> > Have you reported bugs for this or are all of the bugs covered by
> >>> > existing reports? LyX HTML export is slowly improving, especially
> when
> >>> > bugs with minimal examples are reported.
> >>>
> >>> I reported them on this list, many, many times, and was shouted down as
> >>> people priortized just-right rendering of Apple Retina Displays over
> >>> any sane way of LyX authoring 21st century flowing text books (ePub,
> >>> for instance) without repeated human intervention.
> >>>
> >>> I was told that the xhtml and html export mechanisms were "just fine"
> >>> for ePub. They use different styles for the first paragraph after a
> >>> heading, for gosh sakes. They almost completely converted styles to
> >>> inline appearance codes so I couldn't customize my ePubs via CSS. The
> >>> HTML they put out wasn't WYSIWYM, it was 100% pure fingerpainting. The
> >>> files were therefore HUGE.
> >>>
> >>> Understanding that xhtml/html exports would never be adequate for ePub,
> >>> I begged for the transition of LyX's language to well-formed XML to be
> >>> completed so I could write my own LyX to ePub converter. No. Too much
> >>> work.
> >>>
> >>> After years of begging and pleading, I created Stylz to author both PDF
> >>> and ePub. I am writing two different books written in Stylz.
> >>> It's not easy for one developer to develop an authoring tool and write
> >>> books at the same time, but I'm doing it. Stylz already renders HTML
> >>> beautifully, does ePub pretty darn well, but its rendering in PDF is
> >>> defective and needs several repairs.
> >>>
> >>> I had given up on LyX, because it's important I be able to have one
> >>> document render both PDF and *high quality* ePub, without human
> >>> intervention. If lwarp can *correctly and semantically* export LyX to
> >>> HTML5 *as XML*, I might write the HTML5 to ePub converter and return to
> >>> the LyX fold.
> >>>
> >>> But if you're asking me to report the inadequacies of LyX' html and
> >>> xhtml exports for the purpose of ePub, I've done my time. And nobody
> >>> cared. And I've moved on.
> >>>
> >>> SteveT
> >>>
> >>> Steve Litt
> >>> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
> >>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Kane
> >> Kingston ON Canada
> >>
>
> Enjoyed reading this, thanks!
> 1 minor comment: My procedure for inserting graphics is usually to choose
> scale to 100% columnwidth (or textwidth) for an article.  Usually for
> beamer
> I'll scale to 85% of textheight, unless there's other text on the page, in
> which case I'll choose perhaps 75% textheight.  I've never used scaling to
> fixed dimensions.
>
> Although your procedure to automatically center graphics is more
> automatic,
> I simply choose paragraph setting centered before inserting the graphic
> (and
> if scaled 100% textwidth doesn't matter if it's centered anyway).
>

Thanks for your comments, Neal! I used to do that too, but I'm prone to
forgetting or even mixing the "small steps," so for me it's important to
automate as much as possible! ;)

Regards,
Ricardo

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Neal Becker]

Ricardo Berlasso wrote:

> El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 2:21, John Kane ()
> escribió:
> 
>> Lovely book. I am up to about page 53 and it has remind me of things I
>> have forgotten and taught me a number of new things.
>>
>> I second Steve Litt's comment about the language. Very easy to read and
>> does not--at least so far need any English editing. It would be nice if
>> 90% of the native English speakers I know wrote as well.
>>
> 
> Thanks John! I was worried about the language, now I'm starting to feel
> proud of myself! :)
> 
> Regards,
> Ricardo
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:54, Steve Litt 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:19:05 -0400
>>> Scott Kostyshak  wrote:
>>>
>>> > On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 03:59:44AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
>>> > > export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
>>> > > intervention and garbage removal.
>>> >
>>> > Have you reported bugs for this or are all of the bugs covered by
>>> > existing reports? LyX HTML export is slowly improving, especially when
>>> > bugs with minimal examples are reported.
>>>
>>> I reported them on this list, many, many times, and was shouted down as
>>> people priortized just-right rendering of Apple Retina Displays over
>>> any sane way of LyX authoring 21st century flowing text books (ePub,
>>> for instance) without repeated human intervention.
>>>
>>> I was told that the xhtml and html export mechanisms were "just fine"
>>> for ePub. They use different styles for the first paragraph after a
>>> heading, for gosh sakes. They almost completely converted styles to
>>> inline appearance codes so I couldn't customize my ePubs via CSS. The
>>> HTML they put out wasn't WYSIWYM, it was 100% pure fingerpainting. The
>>> files were therefore HUGE.
>>>
>>> Understanding that xhtml/html exports would never be adequate for ePub,
>>> I begged for the transition of LyX's language to well-formed XML to be
>>> completed so I could write my own LyX to ePub converter. No. Too much
>>> work.
>>>
>>> After years of begging and pleading, I created Stylz to author both PDF
>>> and ePub. I am writing two different books written in Stylz.
>>> It's not easy for one developer to develop an authoring tool and write
>>> books at the same time, but I'm doing it. Stylz already renders HTML
>>> beautifully, does ePub pretty darn well, but its rendering in PDF is
>>> defective and needs several repairs.
>>>
>>> I had given up on LyX, because it's important I be able to have one
>>> document render both PDF and *high quality* ePub, without human
>>> intervention. If lwarp can *correctly and semantically* export LyX to
>>> HTML5 *as XML*, I might write the HTML5 to ePub converter and return to
>>> the LyX fold.
>>>
>>> But if you're asking me to report the inadequacies of LyX' html and
>>> xhtml exports for the purpose of ePub, I've done my time. And nobody
>>> cared. And I've moved on.
>>>
>>> SteveT
>>>
>>> Steve Litt
>>> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
>>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Kane
>> Kingston ON Canada
>>

Enjoyed reading this, thanks!
1 minor comment: My procedure for inserting graphics is usually to choose 
scale to 100% columnwidth (or textwidth) for an article.  Usually for beamer 
I'll scale to 85% of textheight, unless there's other text on the page, in 
which case I'll choose perhaps 75% textheight.  I've never used scaling to 
fixed dimensions.

Although your procedure to automatically center graphics is more automatic, 
I simply choose paragraph setting centered before inserting the graphic (and 
if scaled 100% textwidth doesn't matter if it's centered anyway).

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 2:21, John Kane () escribió:

> Lovely book. I am up to about page 53 and it has remind me of things I
> have forgotten and taught me a number of new things.
>
> I second Steve Litt's comment about the language. Very easy to read and
> does not--at least so far need any English editing. It would be nice if 90%
> of the native English speakers I know wrote as well.
>

Thanks John! I was worried about the language, now I'm starting to feel
proud of myself! :)

Regards,
Ricardo



> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:54, Steve Litt  wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:19:05 -0400
>> Scott Kostyshak  wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 03:59:44AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>> >
>> > > but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
>> > > export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
>> > > intervention and garbage removal.
>> >
>> > Have you reported bugs for this or are all of the bugs covered by
>> > existing reports? LyX HTML export is slowly improving, especially when
>> > bugs with minimal examples are reported.
>>
>> I reported them on this list, many, many times, and was shouted down as
>> people priortized just-right rendering of Apple Retina Displays over
>> any sane way of LyX authoring 21st century flowing text books (ePub,
>> for instance) without repeated human intervention.
>>
>> I was told that the xhtml and html export mechanisms were "just fine"
>> for ePub. They use different styles for the first paragraph after a
>> heading, for gosh sakes. They almost completely converted styles to
>> inline appearance codes so I couldn't customize my ePubs via CSS. The
>> HTML they put out wasn't WYSIWYM, it was 100% pure fingerpainting. The
>> files were therefore HUGE.
>>
>> Understanding that xhtml/html exports would never be adequate for ePub,
>> I begged for the transition of LyX's language to well-formed XML to be
>> completed so I could write my own LyX to ePub converter. No. Too much
>> work.
>>
>> After years of begging and pleading, I created Stylz to author both PDF
>> and ePub. I am writing two different books written in Stylz.
>> It's not easy for one developer to develop an authoring tool and write
>> books at the same time, but I'm doing it. Stylz already renders HTML
>> beautifully, does ePub pretty darn well, but its rendering in PDF is
>> defective and needs several repairs.
>>
>> I had given up on LyX, because it's important I be able to have one
>> document render both PDF and *high quality* ePub, without human
>> intervention. If lwarp can *correctly and semantically* export LyX to
>> HTML5 *as XML*, I might write the HTML5 to ePub converter and return to
>> the LyX fold.
>>
>> But if you're asking me to report the inadequacies of LyX' html and
>> xhtml exports for the purpose of ePub, I've done my time. And nobody
>> cared. And I've moved on.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> Steve Litt
>> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
>>
>
>
> --
> John Kane
> Kingston ON Canada
>

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 02:54:21PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:

> But if you're asking me to report the inadequacies of LyX' html and
> xhtml exports for the purpose of ePub,

Yes, that was what I was asking. I've found that if we make a trac
ticket with a minimal example, it might not receive attenion at the
time, but there's a higher chance that it will be fixed.

> I've done my time. And nobody
> cared. And I've moved on.

I'm really sorry for all the frustration you've been through on this
topic.

Scott


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Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[John Kane]

Lovely book. I am up to about page 53 and it has remind me of things I have
forgotten and taught me a number of new things.

I second Steve Litt's comment about the language. Very easy to read and
does not--at least so far need any English editing. It would be nice if 90%
of the native English speakers I know wrote as well.

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:54, Steve Litt  wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:19:05 -0400
> Scott Kostyshak  wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 03:59:44AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> >
> > > but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
> > > export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
> > > intervention and garbage removal.
> >
> > Have you reported bugs for this or are all of the bugs covered by
> > existing reports? LyX HTML export is slowly improving, especially when
> > bugs with minimal examples are reported.
>
> I reported them on this list, many, many times, and was shouted down as
> people priortized just-right rendering of Apple Retina Displays over
> any sane way of LyX authoring 21st century flowing text books (ePub,
> for instance) without repeated human intervention.
>
> I was told that the xhtml and html export mechanisms were "just fine"
> for ePub. They use different styles for the first paragraph after a
> heading, for gosh sakes. They almost completely converted styles to
> inline appearance codes so I couldn't customize my ePubs via CSS. The
> HTML they put out wasn't WYSIWYM, it was 100% pure fingerpainting. The
> files were therefore HUGE.
>
> Understanding that xhtml/html exports would never be adequate for ePub,
> I begged for the transition of LyX's language to well-formed XML to be
> completed so I could write my own LyX to ePub converter. No. Too much
> work.
>
> After years of begging and pleading, I created Stylz to author both PDF
> and ePub. I am writing two different books written in Stylz.
> It's not easy for one developer to develop an authoring tool and write
> books at the same time, but I'm doing it. Stylz already renders HTML
> beautifully, does ePub pretty darn well, but its rendering in PDF is
> defective and needs several repairs.
>
> I had given up on LyX, because it's important I be able to have one
> document render both PDF and *high quality* ePub, without human
> intervention. If lwarp can *correctly and semantically* export LyX to
> HTML5 *as XML*, I might write the HTML5 to ePub converter and return to
> the LyX fold.
>
> But if you're asking me to report the inadequacies of LyX' html and
> xhtml exports for the purpose of ePub, I've done my time. And nobody
> cared. And I've moved on.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
>


-- 
John Kane
Kingston ON Canada

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

Ricardo,

the guy doinglwarp is q uite nice and answers his email :-)-O

el

On 2018-10-03 10:19 , Ricardo Berlasso wrote:
> El mié., 3 oct. 2018 a las 10:00, Steve Litt () 
> escribió:
> 
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 08:57:47 +0200
> Ricardo Berlasso mailto:rgb.m...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> > El mié., 3 oct. 2018 a las 1:55, Dr Eberhard Lisse
> (mailto:nos...@lisse.na>>)
> > escribió:
> >
> > > Ricardo,
> > >
> > > have you tried to use lwarp on this to make a Kindle out of this?
> > > 
> >
> > I did not know about that package. Really interesting! Now I need to
> > explore it!
[...]

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Steve Litt]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:19:05 -0400
Scott Kostyshak  wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 03:59:44AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> 
> > but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
> > export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
> > intervention and garbage removal.  
> 
> Have you reported bugs for this or are all of the bugs covered by
> existing reports? LyX HTML export is slowly improving, especially when
> bugs with minimal examples are reported.

I reported them on this list, many, many times, and was shouted down as
people priortized just-right rendering of Apple Retina Displays over
any sane way of LyX authoring 21st century flowing text books (ePub,
for instance) without repeated human intervention.

I was told that the xhtml and html export mechanisms were "just fine"
for ePub. They use different styles for the first paragraph after a
heading, for gosh sakes. They almost completely converted styles to
inline appearance codes so I couldn't customize my ePubs via CSS. The
HTML they put out wasn't WYSIWYM, it was 100% pure fingerpainting. The
files were therefore HUGE.

Understanding that xhtml/html exports would never be adequate for ePub,
I begged for the transition of LyX's language to well-formed XML to be
completed so I could write my own LyX to ePub converter. No. Too much
work.

After years of begging and pleading, I created Stylz to author both PDF
and ePub. I am writing two different books written in Stylz.
It's not easy for one developer to develop an authoring tool and write
books at the same time, but I'm doing it. Stylz already renders HTML
beautifully, does ePub pretty darn well, but its rendering in PDF is
defective and needs several repairs.

I had given up on LyX, because it's important I be able to have one
document render both PDF and *high quality* ePub, without human
intervention. If lwarp can *correctly and semantically* export LyX to
HTML5 *as XML*, I might write the HTML5 to ePub converter and return to
the LyX fold.

But if you're asking me to report the inadequacies of LyX' html and
xhtml exports for the purpose of ePub, I've done my time. And nobody
cared. And I've moved on.
 
SteveT

Steve Litt 
September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 03:59:44AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:

> but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
> export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
> intervention and garbage removal.

Have you reported bugs for this or are all of the bugs covered by
existing reports? LyX HTML export is slowly improving, especially when
bugs with minimal examples are reported.

Best,

Scott


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Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

El mié., 3 oct. 2018 a las 10:00, Steve Litt ()
escribió:

> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 08:57:47 +0200
> Ricardo Berlasso  wrote:
>
> > El mié., 3 oct. 2018 a las 1:55, Dr Eberhard Lisse ()
> > escribió:
> >
> > > Ricardo,
> > >
> > > have you tried to use lwarp on this to make a Kindle out of this?
> > >
> >
> > I did not know about that package. Really interesting! Now I need to
> > explore it!
>
> Ricardo,
>
> Please keep us all apprised of your work using lwarp to convert
> LyX-derived LaTeX to ePub (and then to Kindle if required). I don't
> have a whole lot of time but I might be able to help. I once built a
> LyX-derived xhtml to ePub converter, but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
> export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
> intervention and garbage removal. They convert styles to appearances
> way too early.
>
> I have a fairly complete Stylz to ePub converter that works pretty well.
>
> So if lwarp's special ePub version of HTML is semantically sound, this
> might be a possibility. See chapter 10 of
>
> http://ctan.math.washington.edu/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lwarp/lwarp.pdf


Thanks, Steve! I'll do! But it will take time, something I'm pretty short
of now. The 1000 pages of the lwarp manual are quite intimidating...

Regards,
Ricardo



>
>
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
>

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Steve Litt]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 08:57:47 +0200
Ricardo Berlasso  wrote:

> El mié., 3 oct. 2018 a las 1:55, Dr Eberhard Lisse ()
> escribió:
> 
> > Ricardo,
> >
> > have you tried to use lwarp on this to make a Kindle out of this?
> >  
> 
> I did not know about that package. Really interesting! Now I need to
> explore it!

Ricardo,

Please keep us all apprised of your work using lwarp to convert
LyX-derived LaTeX to ePub (and then to Kindle if required). I don't
have a whole lot of time but I might be able to help. I once built a
LyX-derived xhtml to ePub converter, but LyX' html and xhtml exporters
export pidgeon xhtml and html that requires all sorts of human
intervention and garbage removal. They convert styles to appearances
way too early.

I have a fairly complete Stylz to ePub converter that works pretty well.

So if lwarp's special ePub version of HTML is semantically sound, this
might be a possibility. See chapter 10 of
http://ctan.math.washington.edu/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lwarp/lwarp.pdf

 
SteveT

Steve Litt 
September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: Fwd: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

El mié., 3 oct. 2018 a las 1:55, Dr Eberhard Lisse ()
escribió:

> Ricardo,
>
> have you tried to use lwarp on this to make a Kindle out of this?
>

I did not know about that package. Really interesting! Now I need to
explore it!


>
> el
>
> On 2018-10-02 22:52 , Ricardo Berlasso wrote:
> >
> > [I forgot to add the list. I'm still in low caffeine levels, it seems]
> > (Top posting)
> >
> > Many thanks, Pavel and Steve! It was a challenge for me to translate the
> > book, and now I'm happy I've done it! Next week I'll have more time to
> > fix those points and update everything. Thank you so much for your kind
> > comments!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ricardo
> >
> >
> >
> > El mar., 2 oct. 2018 a las 20:24, Steve Litt ( > >) escribió:
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 21:09:24 +0200
> > Ricardo Berlasso mailto:rgb.m...@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, list!
> > >
> > > I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to
> > > (something similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker,
> so
> > > be aware that there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!
> > >
> > > If you find something that need correction, please let me know! I
> > > hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
> > >
> > > Announcement:
> > >
> >
> https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/announcement-lyx-the-other-way-of-writing/
> > >
> > > Project Page:
> > > https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/
> >
> > Very, very nice! I wish this book had been available in 2001 --- it
> > would have made my entry into LyX much easier. Today, I know
> > everything, having written 8 books in LyX, so I don't need to read
> your
> > book.
> >
> > Well, except for the entirety of your Chapter 8, which today I know
> > nothing about, but in a few days will be an expert in thanks to your
> > book. And 4.1.4, Math, which will improve my very shaky LyX math
> > skills. And OpenType, which I didn't know existed until skimming your
> > book.
> >
> > The book is aesthetically beautiful, something I usually don't care
> > about. But in the case of your book, it proves you eat your own dog
> > food (American idiom for using what you claim authority over), and do
> > it well.
> >
> > Speaking of American idioms, the fact that you're a non-native
> English
> > speaker was almost impossible to detect. In no place did I find text
> > that was ambiguous, unclear, or not understandable. The very few
> places
> > where your non-English origins showed through made the book more
> > interesting and kept me on my toes, so I didn't start skipping over
> > huge sections of text. I'd recommend you not try to Anglicize the
> book
> > further: It's very readable to a monolingual American, and I'd
> imagine
> > Brits and Aussies and Canadians and New Zealanders and South Africans
> > and Liberians and people from Belize would have the same opinion.
> >
> > The book's layout and organization make it appropriate for those new
> to
> > LyX to read straight through, while LyX cognoscenti can skip around
> to
> > grab what they haven't learned yet.
> >
> > N I C E   B O O K !
> >
> > =
> > NOTE: I give you permission to use any or all parts of this email
> > in the marketing of this book. I have not been given any payment or
> > consideration to write my opinions.
> > =
> >
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
> > September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own
> Business
> > http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
> >
>

Re: Fwd: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

Ricardo,

have you tried to use lwarp on this to make a Kindle out of this?

el

On 2018-10-02 22:52 , Ricardo Berlasso wrote:
> 
> [I forgot to add the list. I'm still in low caffeine levels, it seems]
> (Top posting)
> 
> Many thanks, Pavel and Steve! It was a challenge for me to translate the
> book, and now I'm happy I've done it! Next week I'll have more time to
> fix those points and update everything. Thank you so much for your kind
> comments!
> 
> Regards,
> Ricardo
> 
> 
> 
> El mar., 2 oct. 2018 a las 20:24, Steve Litt ( >) escribió:
> 
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 21:09:24 +0200
> Ricardo Berlasso mailto:rgb.m...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> > Hi, list!
> >
> > I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to
> > (something similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker, so
> > be aware that there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!
> >
> > If you find something that need correction, please let me know! I
> > hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
> >
> > Announcement:
> >
> 
> https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/announcement-lyx-the-other-way-of-writing/
> >
> > Project Page:
> > https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/
> 
> Very, very nice! I wish this book had been available in 2001 --- it
> would have made my entry into LyX much easier. Today, I know
> everything, having written 8 books in LyX, so I don't need to read your
> book.
> 
> Well, except for the entirety of your Chapter 8, which today I know
> nothing about, but in a few days will be an expert in thanks to your
> book. And 4.1.4, Math, which will improve my very shaky LyX math
> skills. And OpenType, which I didn't know existed until skimming your
> book.
> 
> The book is aesthetically beautiful, something I usually don't care
> about. But in the case of your book, it proves you eat your own dog
> food (American idiom for using what you claim authority over), and do
> it well.
> 
> Speaking of American idioms, the fact that you're a non-native English
> speaker was almost impossible to detect. In no place did I find text
> that was ambiguous, unclear, or not understandable. The very few places
> where your non-English origins showed through made the book more
> interesting and kept me on my toes, so I didn't start skipping over
> huge sections of text. I'd recommend you not try to Anglicize the book
> further: It's very readable to a monolingual American, and I'd imagine
> Brits and Aussies and Canadians and New Zealanders and South Africans
> and Liberians and people from Belize would have the same opinion.
> 
> The book's layout and organization make it appropriate for those new to
> LyX to read straight through, while LyX cognoscenti can skip around to
> grab what they haven't learned yet.
> 
> N I C E   B O O K !
> 
> =
> NOTE: I give you permission to use any or all parts of this email
> in the marketing of this book. I have not been given any payment or
> consideration to write my opinions.
> =
> 
> SteveT
> 
> Steve Litt
> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
> 

Fwd: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

[I forgot to add the list. I'm still in low caffeine levels, it seems]
(Top posting)

Many thanks, Pavel and Steve! It was a challenge for me to translate the
book, and now I'm happy I've done it! Next week I'll have more time to fix
those points and update everything. Thank you so much for your kind
comments!

Regards,
Ricardo



El mar., 2 oct. 2018 a las 20:24, Steve Litt ()
escribió:

> On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 21:09:24 +0200
> Ricardo Berlasso  wrote:
>
> > Hi, list!
> >
> > I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to
> > (something similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker, so
> > be aware that there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!
> >
> > If you find something that need correction, please let me know! I
> > hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
> >
> > Announcement:
> >
> https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/announcement-lyx-the-other-way-of-writing/
> >
> > Project Page:
> > https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/
>
> Very, very nice! I wish this book had been available in 2001 --- it
> would have made my entry into LyX much easier. Today, I know
> everything, having written 8 books in LyX, so I don't need to read your
> book.
>
> Well, except for the entirety of your Chapter 8, which today I know
> nothing about, but in a few days will be an expert in thanks to your
> book. And 4.1.4, Math, which will improve my very shaky LyX math
> skills. And OpenType, which I didn't know existed until skimming your
> book.
>
> The book is aesthetically beautiful, something I usually don't care
> about. But in the case of your book, it proves you eat your own dog
> food (American idiom for using what you claim authority over), and do
> it well.
>
> Speaking of American idioms, the fact that you're a non-native English
> speaker was almost impossible to detect. In no place did I find text
> that was ambiguous, unclear, or not understandable. The very few places
> where your non-English origins showed through made the book more
> interesting and kept me on my toes, so I didn't start skipping over
> huge sections of text. I'd recommend you not try to Anglicize the book
> further: It's very readable to a monolingual American, and I'd imagine
> Brits and Aussies and Canadians and New Zealanders and South Africans
> and Liberians and people from Belize would have the same opinion.
>
> The book's layout and organization make it appropriate for those new to
> LyX to read straight through, while LyX cognoscenti can skip around to
> grab what they haven't learned yet.
>
> N I C E   B O O K !
>
> =
> NOTE: I give you permission to use any or all parts of this email
> in the marketing of this book. I have not been given any payment or
> consideration to write my opinions.
> =
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz
>

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Steve Litt]

On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 21:09:24 +0200
Ricardo Berlasso  wrote:

> Hi, list!
> 
> I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to
> (something similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker, so
> be aware that there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!
> 
> If you find something that need correction, please let me know! I
> hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
> 
> Announcement:
> https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/announcement-lyx-the-other-way-of-writing/
> 
> Project Page:
> https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/

Very, very nice! I wish this book had been available in 2001 --- it
would have made my entry into LyX much easier. Today, I know
everything, having written 8 books in LyX, so I don't need to read your
book. 

Well, except for the entirety of your Chapter 8, which today I know
nothing about, but in a few days will be an expert in thanks to your
book. And 4.1.4, Math, which will improve my very shaky LyX math
skills. And OpenType, which I didn't know existed until skimming your
book.

The book is aesthetically beautiful, something I usually don't care
about. But in the case of your book, it proves you eat your own dog
food (American idiom for using what you claim authority over), and do
it well.

Speaking of American idioms, the fact that you're a non-native English
speaker was almost impossible to detect. In no place did I find text
that was ambiguous, unclear, or not understandable. The very few places
where your non-English origins showed through made the book more
interesting and kept me on my toes, so I didn't start skipping over
huge sections of text. I'd recommend you not try to Anglicize the book
further: It's very readable to a monolingual American, and I'd imagine
Brits and Aussies and Canadians and New Zealanders and South Africans
and Liberians and people from Belize would have the same opinion.

The book's layout and organization make it appropriate for those new to
LyX to read straight through, while LyX cognoscenti can skip around to
grab what they haven't learned yet.

N I C E   B O O K !

=
NOTE: I give you permission to use any or all parts of this email
in the marketing of this book. I have not been given any payment or
consideration to write my opinions.
=

SteveT

Steve Litt 
September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business
http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Oct 01, 2018 at 09:58:59PM +0200, Ricardo Berlasso wrote:

> Ups! That's what happens when you are low on caffeine! Fixed!

Yep looks fixed here. Congratulations! There is a lot of content in
there. You really go into a lot of important details. Nice!

Scott


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Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

El lun., 1 oct. 2018 a las 21:48, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes ()
escribió:

> Le 01/10/2018 à 21:09, Ricardo Berlasso a écrit :
> > Hi, list!
> >
> > I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to
> > (something similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker, so be
> > aware that there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!
>
> Congratulations!
>
> Now that I have said that, I could not read the book because the link at
> https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/
> links to your (probably awesome too) book about Libreoffice :)
>

Ups! That's what happens when you are low on caffeine! Fixed!


>
> JMarc
>
>

Re: New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Le 01/10/2018 à 21:09, Ricardo Berlasso a écrit :

Hi, list!

I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to 
(something similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker, so be 
aware that there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!


Congratulations!

Now that I have said that, I could not read the book because the link at 
https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/

links to your (probably awesome too) book about Libreoffice :)

JMarc

New CC Book about LyX (PDF)

[Ricardo Berlasso]

Hi, list!

I've finally translated my book about LyX, XeTeX and OpenType to (something
similar to) English. I'm not a native English speaker, so be aware that
there will be grammar errors! Lots of them!

If you find something that need correction, please let me know! I hope you
enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Announcement:
https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/announcement-lyx-the-other-way-of-writing/

Project Page:
https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/lyx-book/

Regards,
Ricardo

Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Alexandru Băluț]

On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 6:59 AM Scott Kostyshak  wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 10:05:50PM +0200, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> > It is hardly a Minimal Working Example, and the file test.pdf is missing.
>
> +1
>
> For tips on a minimal example, please read carefully the following wiki
> page:
>
>   https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample


I did forget to clean up the preamble. Sorry about that, I'm new to Lyx. I
filed http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10588

Thanks,
Alex

Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 02:37:22PM +0100, Alexandru Băluț wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Mar 2017 17:13:25 -0800, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 03:59:53PM +, Alexandru Băluț wrote:
> > > I'm converting a LYX file to PDF from the command line and the conversion
> > > apparently fails, the exit code of the process is 1:
> > > $ lyx -e pdf2 docs/myfile.lyx -dbg latex
> 
> 
> > > I kept removing stuff and I got to a point where I have a section 2.2.3
> > > containing some simple text and if I remove its text leaving the section
> > > empty (only the title), exporting to PDF succeeds with no errors, whereas
> > > before it failed. I don't see how I could minimize the lyx file to be able
> > > to report the bug.
> > I don't understand. Why not?
> 
> Because the document is not public.

I see.

> I ended up replacing all text manually with "t".

Good strategy.

> To my surprise, the
> common double-click to select a word and drag to select further entire
> words does not work in lyx. It would be nice if it is the same as in
> other editors.

This issue is covered by

  http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/7890

and

  http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9160

I also wish the feature were implemented. I made an attempt at a patch
(documented on #7890) but couldn't figure it out.

> I filed a bug: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10586

I took a look.

Scott


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Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 10:05:50PM +0200, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> It is hardly a Minimal Working Example, and the file test.pdf is missing.

+1

For tips on a minimal example, please read carefully the following wiki
page:

  https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample

Scott


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Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

It is hardly a Minimal Working Example, and the file test.pdf is missing.

el

On 2017-03-07 15:37 , Alexandru Băluț wrote:
[...]
> I tried this and it still errors out, but it prints a different error
> related to a separate pdf used as an image in the document.
> 
>> If all fails, remove EVERYTHING (text before and after, formatting and
>> loaded packages) step by step, until the error goes away. then generate
>> a very small file (Minimal Working Example) that produces the error and
>> post this here.
> 
> I attached the lyx file to the bug I filed, I removed as much as I
> could: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10586
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 

Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Alexandru Băluț]

On Mon, 06 Mar 2017 17:13:25 -0800, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 03:59:53PM +, Alexandru Băluț wrote:
> > I'm converting a LYX file to PDF from the command line and the conversion
> > apparently fails, the exit code of the process is 1:
> > $ lyx -e pdf2 docs/myfile.lyx -dbg latex


> > I kept removing stuff and I got to a point where I have a section 2.2.3
> > containing some simple text and if I remove its text leaving the section
> > empty (only the title), exporting to PDF succeeds with no errors, whereas
> > before it failed. I don't see how I could minimize the lyx file to be able
> > to report the bug.
> I don't understand. Why not?

Because the document is not public.

I ended up replacing all text manually with "t". To my surprise, the
common double-click to select a word and drag to select further entire
words does not work in lyx. It would be nice if it is the same as in
other editors.

I filed a bug: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10586


On Tue, 07 Mar 2017 01:37:43 -0800, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> It runs PDFLaTeX repeatedly hence the repeated error messages.
>
> What I do in these cases is
>
> lyx -f -e pdflatex file.lyx
>
> Then run
>
> pdflatex file.tex
>
> (preferably from TexTmate2 on the Mac with Command-R) and go to the
> lines generating the error messages.

I tried this and it still errors out, but it prints a different error
related to a separate pdf used as an image in the document.

> If all fails, remove EVERYTHING (text before and after, formatting and
> loaded packages) step by step, until the error goes away. then generate
> a very small file (Minimal Working Example) that produces the error and
> post this here.

I attached the lyx file to the bug I filed, I removed as much as I
could: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/10586


Thanks,
Alex

Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

It runs PDFLaTeX repeatedly hence the repeated error messages.

What I do in these cases is

lyx -f -e pdflatex file.lyx

Then run

pdflatex file.tex

(preferably from TexTmate2 on the Mac with Command-R) and go to the
lines generating the error messages.

If I can figure out how to make it compile without error I try to
figure out how to fix this in LyX.

If all fails, remove EVERYTHING (text before and after, formatting and
loaded packages) step by step, until the error goes away. then generate
a very small file (Minimal Working Example) that produces the error and
post this here.


el


On 07/03/2017 03:12, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 03:59:53PM +, Alexandru Băluț wrote:
>
>> I'm converting a LYX file to PDF from the command line and the
>> conversion apparently fails, the exit code of the process is 1: $ lyx
>> -e pdf2 docs/myfile.lyx -dbg latex
>>
>> The process reports failure even though it did actually create a PDF
>> file which seems to be complete and usable. Is it safe to ignore the
>> exit code in case it managed to create the PDF?
>
> No you should never ignore the exit code from any command. A non-zero
> exit code means an error.
>
>> When I do the export to PDF from the UI, I get the errors
>> below. Why do they appear twice?  LaTeX Error: \begin{document}
>> ended by \end{thenomenclature}.  Extra \endgroup.  LaTeX Error:
>> \begin{document} ended by \end{thenomenclature}.  Extra \endgroup.
>
> I think the general advice is only to pay attention to the first LaTeX
> error.
>
>> I kept removing stuff and I got to a point where I have a section
>> 2.2.3 containing some simple text and if I remove its text leaving
>> the section empty (only the title), exporting to PDF succeeds with no
>> errors, whereas before it failed. I don't see how I could minimize
>> the lyx file to be able to report the bug.
>
> I don't understand. Why not? If there is a word in section 2.2.3 and
> LyX exports with error with it and with no error without it, then
> the MWE would include the word and in your description you would
> state "when I remove the word abc, the error goes away". For more
> information, see:
>
> https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample
>
>> Side question: Removing paragraphs led to broken refs: "BROKEN: Ref:
>> ...". To me these seem important, one would not want the final
>> document to contain them, but maybe I'm missing something. Why
>> are these errors ignored when exporting to PDF? Is there a way to
>> validate a lyx file from the command line, and in such a way that
>> these errors are not ignored? I searched for "compile lyx file" but
>> did not find much.
>
> I think there is a LaTeX package. Alternatively, in LyX in the outline
> you can view labels and references. just filter for "BROKEN" and you
> will see the current ones that are broken.
>
> Scott
> 

Re: Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 03:59:53PM +, Alexandru Băluț wrote:
> I'm converting a LYX file to PDF from the command line and the conversion
> apparently fails, the exit code of the process is 1:
> $ lyx -e pdf2 docs/myfile.lyx -dbg latex
> 
> The process reports failure even though it did actually create a PDF file
> which seems to be complete and usable. Is it safe to ignore the exit code
> in case it managed to create the PDF?

No you should never ignore the exit code from any command. A non-zero
exit code means an error.

> When I do the export to PDF from the UI, I get the errors below. Why do
> they appear twice?
> LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{thenomenclature}.
> Extra \endgroup.
> LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{thenomenclature}.
> Extra \endgroup.

I think the general advice is only to pay attention to the first LaTeX
error.

> I kept removing stuff and I got to a point where I have a section 2.2.3
> containing some simple text and if I remove its text leaving the section
> empty (only the title), exporting to PDF succeeds with no errors, whereas
> before it failed. I don't see how I could minimize the lyx file to be able
> to report the bug.

I don't understand. Why not? If there is a word in section 2.2.3 and LyX
exports with error with it and with no error without it, then the MWE
would include the word and in your description you would state "when I
remove the word abc, the error goes away". For more information, see:

https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample

> Side question: Removing paragraphs led to broken refs: "BROKEN: Ref: ...".
> To me these seem important, one would not want the final document to
> contain them, but maybe I'm missing something. Why are these errors ignored
> when exporting to PDF? Is there a way to validate a lyx file from the
> command line, and in such a way that these errors are not ignored? I
> searched for "compile lyx file" but did not find much.

I think there is a LaTeX package. Alternatively, in LyX in the outline
you can view labels and references. just filter for "BROKEN" and you
will see the current ones that are broken.

Scott


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Finding the cause of a failed lyx->pdf conversion

[Alexandru Băluț]

I'm converting a LYX file to PDF from the command line and the conversion
apparently fails, the exit code of the process is 1:
$ lyx -e pdf2 docs/myfile.lyx -dbg latex

The process reports failure even though it did actually create a PDF file
which seems to be complete and usable. Is it safe to ignore the exit code
in case it managed to create the PDF?

When I do the export to PDF from the UI, I get the errors below. Why do
they appear twice?
LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{thenomenclature}.
Extra \endgroup.
LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{thenomenclature}.
Extra \endgroup.

The same errors appear like this when starting the conversion in the
console:
LaTeX.cpp (658): Log line: [3] (./myfile.nls
LaTeX.cpp (658): Log line:
LaTeX.cpp (658): Log line: ! LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by
\end{thenomenclature}.
LaTeX.cpp (848): line: 8
Desc: LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{thenomenclature}.
Text:  \end{thenomenclature}

Your command was ignored.
Type  Ito replace it with another command,
orto continue without it.

LaTeX.cpp (658): Log line: ! Extra \endgroup.
LaTeX.cpp (848): line: 8
Desc: Extra \endgroup.
Text:  \end{thenomenclature}

Things are pretty mixed up, but I think the worst is over.

LaTeX.cpp (658): Log line: ) [4]

Since the usage of the nomenclature elements in the document is pretty
straight-forward, meaning I have no idea how to change or fix the document
to fix this error, I tried to manually remove parts of the lyx document to
get to a minimal example.lyx which has this problem, to report a bug.

I kept removing stuff and I got to a point where I have a section 2.2.3
containing some simple text and if I remove its text leaving the section
empty (only the title), exporting to PDF succeeds with no errors, whereas
before it failed. I don't see how I could minimize the lyx file to be able
to report the bug. Any suggestions?

Side question: Removing paragraphs led to broken refs: "BROKEN: Ref: ...".
To me these seem important, one would not want the final document to
contain them, but maybe I'm missing something. Why are these errors ignored
when exporting to PDF? Is there a way to validate a lyx file from the
command line, and in such a way that these errors are not ignored? I
searched for "compile lyx file" but did not find much.

Thanks,
Alex

Re: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 08:37:59PM -0800, Christos Makridis wrote:
> Hey Scott et al.,
> 
> Thank you for your patience -- and in fact that seemingly simple process
> led me to the discovery of the problem. Apparently the new version of lyx
> treated some technical errors in my bib file that were not creating or
> showing a problem before, but these errors are obviously still wrong. My
> bib file is ~560 pages, so I went through and discovered were they are --
> and now it seems to work, great!

Glad you got it figured out! Indeed, it can take some time to narrow
down the issue, but it sounds like you got to the bottom of it.

For your curiosity, it's true that LyX changed to now report BibTeX
errors. See

  http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX.NewInLyX22

or Help > About LyX > Release Notes:

  BibTeX errors are now processed and cause LyX to show the errors dialog.
  Before, these errors were ignored, which means that it may happen that
  documents that compiled without error with a previous version now
  compile with error. However, because now in 2.2.x users can click on the
  "Show Output Anyway" button, the document can still be viewed. 

Scott  


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Re: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Christos Makridis]

Hey Scott et al.,

Thank you for your patience -- and in fact that seemingly simple process
led me to the discovery of the problem. Apparently the new version of lyx
treated some technical errors in my bib file that were not creating or
showing a problem before, but these errors are obviously still wrong. My
bib file is ~560 pages, so I went through and discovered were they are --
and now it seems to work, great!


On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 5:29 PM, Scott Kostyshak  wrote:

>
> Can you send a minimal example to the list? In this case it would be a
> .lyx file and a .bib file. For more information, see
>
>   https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample
>
> Scott
>



-- 
Christos Makridis
Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Department of Management Science & Engineering
Department of Economics
www.christosmakridis.com

Re: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 04:42:58PM -0800, Christos Makridis wrote:
> Hey Lyx Users,
> 
> Thank you very much for the reply. I actually didn't receive a reply
> earlier and I checked my spam, so perhaps also copy my gmail (
> christos.a.makri...@gmail.com) as well.
> 
> I had tried taking out the comma from the citation that Scott mentioned
> from the earlier post, but it doesn't solve the problem. I repeated it
> again and am including the error message. Just to be clear, the bib file
> was working fine on the earlier lyx version -- it's just the most recent
> one creating the problem.

Can you send a minimal example to the list? In this case it would be a
.lyx file and a .bib file. For more information, see

  https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample

Scott


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Re: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Christos Makridis]

Hey Lyx Users,

Thank you very much for the reply. I actually didn't receive a reply
earlier and I checked my spam, so perhaps also copy my gmail (
christos.a.makri...@gmail.com) as well.

I had tried taking out the comma from the citation that Scott mentioned
from the earlier post, but it doesn't solve the problem. I repeated it
again and am including the error message. Just to be clear, the bib file
was working fine on the earlier lyx version -- it's just the most recent
one creating the problem.

[image: Inline image 1]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Scott Kostyshak  wrote:

>
> Hi Christos,
>
> There was a reply to your message, which you can see here:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg104898.html
>
> Please bottom-post in future messages [1].
>
> Scott
>
> [1] https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/ListNetiquette#tofu
>



-- 
Christos Makridis
Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Department of Management Science & Engineering
Department of Economics
www.christosmakridis.com

Re: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 01:15:55PM -0800, Christos Makridis wrote:
> Hey Lyx users,
> 
> Not to be a bother, just wanted to follow up in case anyone has any idea
> with what could be going on.
> 
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Christos Makridis 
> wrote:

Hi Christos,

There was a reply to your message, which you can see here:
https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg104898.html

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Re: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Christos Makridis]

Hey Lyx users,

Not to be a bother, just wanted to follow up in case anyone has any idea
with what could be going on.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Christos Makridis <cmakr...@stanford.edu>
wrote:

> Hey Lyx Community,
>
> Think I sent my original email to the wrong community address. Thank you
> in advance!
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Christos Makridis <cmakr...@stanford.edu>
> Date: Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 9:47 AM
> Subject: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File
> To: lyx-users-h...@lists.lyx.org
>
>
> Hey Lyx Community,
>
> First time emailing the general list, so apologies if there's something I
> am overlooking. I am a PhD candidate at Stanford working in economics and a
> big fan of Lyx because of how easy it makes editing while still retaining
> the flexibility and beautiful typesetting inherent in Latex.
>
> The recent 2.2.2 version seems to produce a problem with my .bib file. In
> particular, when I PDF my document, it gives a series of errors (see below).
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
> I have spent quite a bit of time diagnosing the errors. First, I want to
> note in case it is not clear that these errors never arise in previous
> versions -- and I am still using 1.2.2 now because this newer version isn't
> working for me. Second, it appears that one of the problems is when the
> word "and" is in the citation; then double braces can partially remedy the
> problem. I am not sure about the first three errors that came up though.
>
> Just to give an example of one of my citations, see below.
>
> @article{JaimovichSiu:highskilled,
>
> title={{High-skilled immigration, STEM employment, and non-routine-biased
> technical change}},
>
> author={Jaimovich, Nir, and Siu, Henry E.},
>
> journal={NBER working paper},
>
> year={2017},
>
> volume={},
>
> number={},
>
> pages={},
>
> }
>
>
> Does anyone know what the source of the problem is and/or a remedy?
>
>
> Thank you for your time and interest!
>
> --
> Christos Makridis
> Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
> Department of Management Science & Engineering
> Department of Economics
> www.christosmakridis.com
>
>
>
> --
> Christos Makridis
> Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
> Department of Management Science & Engineering
> Department of Economics
> www.christosmakridis.com
>



-- 
Christos Makridis
Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Department of Management Science & Engineering
Department of Economics
www.christosmakridis.com

Re: Fwd: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Michael Berger]

On 25.02.2017 08:11, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:

Am Freitag, den 24.02.2017, 11:11 -0800 schrieb Christos Makridis:

Just to give an example of one of my citations, see below.

@article{JaimovichSiu:highskilled,
title={{High-skilled immigration, STEM employment, and non-routine-
biased technical change}},
author={Jaimovich, Nir, and Siu, Henry E.},
journal={NBER working paper},
year={2017},
volume={},
number={},
pages={},
}

Remove the comma before " and " in the author list, i.e.


author={Jaimovich, Nir and Siu, Henry E.},

HTH
Jürgen
I have four LyX v. 2.1 documents that differ only by the citation 
styles: oscola, apa, chicago, jurabib and all use the same bibtex 
generated bibliography.
When I started using the document(s) in LyX v. 2.2.1 compilation of the 
first three went fine as before but the one with jurabib threw the error 
in discussion.


After many aimless attempts I could not resolve the problem and decided 
to ask the list when I saw Jürgens advice.


The culprit in my case quite similarly was the wrong syntax of the 
author list of one single entry in the KBibTeX database


Changing the author list
from
author = {{Cole, Peter} and {Hermon, Gebriella}},
to
author = {Cole, Peter and Hermon, Gabriella},
did it.

Thank you Jürgen and cheers,
Michael

Re: Fwd: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Am Freitag, den 24.02.2017, 11:11 -0800 schrieb Christos Makridis:
> Just to give an example of one of my citations, see below.
> 
> @article{JaimovichSiu:highskilled,
> title={{High-skilled immigration, STEM employment, and non-routine-
> biased technical change}},
> author={Jaimovich, Nir, and Siu, Henry E.},
> journal={NBER working paper},
> year={2017},
> volume={},
> number={},
> pages={},
> }

Remove the comma before " and " in the author list, i.e.

> author={Jaimovich, Nir and Siu, Henry E.},

HTH
Jürgen

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Re: Fwd: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Could you supply the references as you have it in your reference list?

You should have something like

Mian, Atif and Sufi, Amir

i.e. no comma after Atif

Wolfgang


Am 24.02.2017 um 20:11 schrieb Christos Makridis:


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Fwd: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File

[Christos Makridis]

Hey Lyx Community,

Think I sent my original email to the wrong community address. Thank you in
advance!

-- Forwarded message --
From: Christos Makridis <cmakr...@stanford.edu>
Date: Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 9:47 AM
Subject: Lyx PDF Error w/ Bib File
To: lyx-users-h...@lists.lyx.org


Hey Lyx Community,

First time emailing the general list, so apologies if there's something I
am overlooking. I am a PhD candidate at Stanford working in economics and a
big fan of Lyx because of how easy it makes editing while still retaining
the flexibility and beautiful typesetting inherent in Latex.

The recent 2.2.2 version seems to produce a problem with my .bib file. In
particular, when I PDF my document, it gives a series of errors (see below).

[image: Inline image 1]

I have spent quite a bit of time diagnosing the errors. First, I want to
note in case it is not clear that these errors never arise in previous
versions -- and I am still using 1.2.2 now because this newer version isn't
working for me. Second, it appears that one of the problems is when the
word "and" is in the citation; then double braces can partially remedy the
problem. I am not sure about the first three errors that came up though.

Just to give an example of one of my citations, see below.

@article{JaimovichSiu:highskilled,

title={{High-skilled immigration, STEM employment, and non-routine-biased
technical change}},

author={Jaimovich, Nir, and Siu, Henry E.},

journal={NBER working paper},

year={2017},

volume={},

number={},

pages={},

}


Does anyone know what the source of the problem is and/or a remedy?


Thank you for your time and interest!

-- 
Christos Makridis
Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Department of Management Science & Engineering
Department of Economics
www.christosmakridis.com



-- 
Christos Makridis
Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
Department of Management Science & Engineering
Department of Economics
www.christosmakridis.com

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[Abhinav Narayanan]

Thank you. Let me try this method. I will let you know if it works.

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Uwe Stöhr  wrote:

> Am 25.07.2016 um 08:46 schrieb Abhinav Narayanan:
>
> I have been using Lyx for some years now. Recently, I installed Lyx 2.2
>> along with Miktex 2.9 on a new computer (Windows 8). However, when I try
>> to
>> compile a simple document I get this message (see attached). I never had
>> any problems with Lyx in so many years. I have tried reinstalling a fresh
>> version which didn't solve the problem.
>>
>
> The error means that pdflatex is not working on your PC. To fix this,
> please
> 1. open an Internet connection if not already)
> 2. open LyX and use the menu Tools->Reconfigure
> 3. restart LyX
>
> did it help? if not
>
> 4. run the program "miktex update (admin)" via Windows' start menu
> 5. after the update was finished, run it again until no package updates
> are offered6.
> 6. open LyX and use the menu Tools->Reconfigure
> 7. restart LyX
>
> Please report back if this helped.
>
> regards Uwe
>



-- 
Abhinav Narayanan

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[Uwe Stöhr]

Am 25.07.2016 um 08:46 schrieb Abhinav Narayanan:


I have been using Lyx for some years now. Recently, I installed Lyx 2.2
along with Miktex 2.9 on a new computer (Windows 8). However, when I try to
compile a simple document I get this message (see attached). I never had
any problems with Lyx in so many years. I have tried reinstalling a fresh
version which didn't solve the problem.


The error means that pdflatex is not working on your PC. To fix this, please
1. open an Internet connection if not already)
2. open LyX and use the menu Tools->Reconfigure
3. restart LyX

did it help? if not

4. run the program "miktex update (admin)" via Windows' start menu
5. after the update was finished, run it again until no package updates 
are offered6.

6. open LyX and use the menu Tools->Reconfigure
7. restart LyX

Please report back if this helped.

regards Uwe

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[Steve Litt]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:42:38 +0100
José Abílio Matos  wrote:

> On Monday, July 25, 2016 10:31:06 AM WEST Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> > Why are you sending this in a Microsoft format?
> > 
> > el  
> 
> It was just a way to embed the snapshot of the error. An envelope
> could have been saved by inserting directly the figure in the
> email. :-)

LOL, silly me. I thought maybe I'd help him, clicked on the attachment,
the default was mupdf (I guess I configured wrong, bad user!), and
nothing happened. So I said "shine it" and went on to other things.

Sillier me: When showing text error messages, I put them on the
web with a pastebin app, and when they're graphical, I either copy the
text part and pastebin it, or post the graphic on a website under my
control, or if I've made it tiny (in filesize), I attach it AS AN
IMAGE. Some people post it to imgur.com.

I was always taught that, when asking questions, I should make it
trivially convenient for others to understand and answer.

Oh well, it could be worse. About 5 years ago a guy posted a ~ 1MB
"minimum working example" to the list, wrapped up i an RAR file :-) 

SteveT

Steve Litt 
July 2016 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques
 of the Successful Technologist
http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[Steve Litt]

To make more work for those who want to help him.

On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:31:06 +0100
Dr Eberhard Lisse  wrote:

> Why are you sending this in a Microsoft format?
> 
> el
> 
> 
> 
> On 2016-07-25 07:46, Abhinav Narayanan wrote:
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I have been using Lyx for some years now. Recently, I installed Lyx
> > 2.2 along with Miktex 2.9 on a new computer (Windows 8). However,
> > when I try to compile a simple document I get this message (see
> > attached). I never had any problems with Lyx in so many years. I
> > have tried reinstalling a fresh version which didn't solve the
> > problem. 
> > 
> > Any help will be much appreciated. 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Abhinav Narayanan
> > 
> > -- 
> > Abhinav Narayanan  
> 
> 

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

Thanks,

what does the log say?

el

On 2016-07-25 10:50, Abhinav Narayanan wrote:
> I am attaching a pdf of the error message (screenshot) if that helps. 
> 
[...]

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[José Abílio Matos]

On Monday, July 25, 2016 10:31:06 AM WEST Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> Why are you sending this in a Microsoft format?
> 
> el

It was just a way to embed the snapshot of the error. An envelope could have 
been saved by inserting directly the figure in the email. :-)

On Monday, July 25, 2016 12:16:01 PM WEST Abhinav Narayanan wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I have been using Lyx for some years now. Recently, I installed Lyx 2.2
> along with Miktex 2.9 on a new computer (Windows 8). However, when I try to
> compile a simple document I get this message (see attached). I never had
> any problems with Lyx in so many years. I have tried reinstalling a fresh
> version which didn't solve the problem. 

In any case we would be better served with the text output of

Document-> LaTeX Log

There press the button that says "Go to next error" and see what is shows.

Regards,
-- 
José Abílio

Re: Lyx-Pdf problem

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

Why are you sending this in a Microsoft format?

el



On 2016-07-25 07:46, Abhinav Narayanan wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I have been using Lyx for some years now. Recently, I installed Lyx 2.2
> along with Miktex 2.9 on a new computer (Windows 8). However, when I try
> to compile a simple document I get this message (see attached). I never
> had any problems with Lyx in so many years. I have tried reinstalling a
> fresh version which didn't solve the problem. 
> 
> Any help will be much appreciated. 
> 
> Regards,
> Abhinav Narayanan
> 
> -- 
> Abhinav Narayanan

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

[Guenter Milde]

On 2013-09-08, Matthias Jobst wrote:

 [-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: quoted-printable --]

 Hello!

 I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx.

 I want to create a German document, that is searchable. Unfortunenatly
 it is not possible to search for words like Bücher oder Dänemark.
 If I want to copy the word from the document into a text editor, all
 German umlaute are broken. (Bucher or Danemark)

This is strange. It works very nice here with the LyX default (T1) font
encoding. Maybe you use the OT1 font encoding.

...

 I also tried some of the font encoding options like utf8 or utf8x, but
 that doesn't work

These are not *font* encodings but the encoding of the LaTeX input (the
*.tex source file).

 Does anybody know a solution to this problem?

Try to figure out how to set the font encoding to T1 (e.g. in
ToolsConfiguration).

Günter

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

[Marcus Glöder]

Am 08.09.2013 18:08, schrieb Matthias Jobst:

Hello!

I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx.


Hello Matthias,

I have download your document. If you go to Dokument – Einstellungen – 
Sprache – Kodierung (in English: Document – Preferences – Language – 
Encoding) and click at »Voreinstellung der gewählten Sprache« (in 
English: Default of the selected language), than it works.



Does anybody know a solution to this problem?


I hope, that is helpfully.



Matthias



Best regards
Marcus

--
PMs:  m.gloe...@gmx.de

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

[Guenter Milde]

On 2013-09-08, Matthias Jobst wrote:

 [-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: quoted-printable --]

 Hello!

 I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx.

 I want to create a German document, that is searchable. Unfortunenatly
 it is not possible to search for words like Bücher oder Dänemark.
 If I want to copy the word from the document into a text editor, all
 German umlaute are broken. (Bucher or Danemark)

This is strange. It works very nice here with the LyX default (T1) font
encoding. Maybe you use the OT1 font encoding.

...

 I also tried some of the font encoding options like utf8 or utf8x, but
 that doesn't work

These are not *font* encodings but the encoding of the LaTeX input (the
*.tex source file).

 Does anybody know a solution to this problem?

Try to figure out how to set the font encoding to T1 (e.g. in
ToolsConfiguration).

Günter

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

[Marcus Glöder]

Am 08.09.2013 18:08, schrieb Matthias Jobst:

Hello!

I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx.


Hello Matthias,

I have download your document. If you go to Dokument – Einstellungen – 
Sprache – Kodierung (in English: Document – Preferences – Language – 
Encoding) and click at »Voreinstellung der gewählten Sprache« (in 
English: Default of the selected language), than it works.



Does anybody know a solution to this problem?


I hope, that is helpfully.



Matthias



Best regards
Marcus

--
PMs:  m.gloe...@gmx.de

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

[Guenter Milde]

On 2013-09-08, Matthias Jobst wrote:

> [-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: quoted-printable --]

> Hello!

> I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx.

> I want to create a German document, that is searchable. Unfortunenatly
> it is not possible to search for words like "Bücher" oder "Dänemark".
> If I want to copy the word from the document into a text editor, all
> German umlaute are broken. (Bucher or Danemark)

This is strange. It works very nice here with the LyX default (T1) font
encoding. Maybe you use the OT1 font encoding.

...

> I also tried some of the font encoding options like utf8 or utf8x, but
> that doesn't work

These are not *font* encodings but the encoding of the LaTeX input (the
*.tex source file).

> Does anybody know a solution to this problem?

Try to figure out how to set the font encoding to T1 (e.g. in
Tools>Configuration).

Günter

Re: Question concerning lyx pdf documents and German Umlaute

[Marcus Glöder]

Am 08.09.2013 18:08, schrieb Matthias Jobst:

Hello!

I have got a question concerning the font encoding in lyx.


Hello Matthias,

I have download your document. If you go to Dokument –> Einstellungen –> 
Sprache –> Kodierung (in English: Document –> Preferences –> Language –> 
Encoding) and click at »Voreinstellung der gewählten Sprache« (in 
English: Default of the selected language), than it works.



Does anybody know a solution to this problem?


I hope, that is helpfully.



Matthias



Best regards
Marcus

--
PMs:  m.gloe...@gmx.de

\male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

 Hallo,
I get with \male \female as ERT an error in LyX pdf export:

Text:
 am 10. Juli am Brandalpynten 3 Nester mit brütenden Weibchen, in Ny Ålesund  
ein Nest mit 4 Eiern, zwischen dem 11. und 18.Juli bei der Ragna Hytta bis zu 
20\male,20\female ... 

Explanation:
\male is like the mars sign in astrophysics and used in Biology, \female venus 
sign...

Error:
Undefined control sequence

and LaTeX Log file:

LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  10.95 on input line 77.
LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  8 on input line 77.
LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  6 on input line 77.

I am using Koma book 

Do other people experience the same and am I missing some font?


Wolfgang

SV: \male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export

[Ingar Pareliussen]

 -Opprinnelig melding-
 Fra: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-us...@lists.lyx.org] På vegne
 av Wolfgang Engelmann
 Sendt: 22. juni 2010 11:17
 Til: LyX Users List
 Emne: \male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export
 
  Hallo,
 I get with \male \female as ERT an error in LyX pdf export:
 
 Text:
  am 10. Juli am Brandalpynten 3 Nester mit brütenden Weibchen, in Ny
 Ålesund
 ein Nest mit 4 Eiern, zwischen dem 11. und 18.Juli bei der Ragna Hytta
 bis zu
 20\male,20\female ...
 
 Explanation:
 \male is like the mars sign in astrophysics and used in Biology,
 \female venus
 sign...

Did you put the \male and \female in a math-environment (CTRL-M)?

Ingar

Re: SV: \male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am Tuesday 22 June 2010 12:07:27 schrieb Ingar Pareliussen:

 Did you put the \male and \female in a math-environment (CTRL-M)?

 Ingar

Thanks, Ingmar. Thats it. I had \male in an ERT-box

Wolfgang 

\male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

 Hallo,
I get with \male \female as ERT an error in LyX pdf export:

Text:
 am 10. Juli am Brandalpynten 3 Nester mit brütenden Weibchen, in Ny Ålesund  
ein Nest mit 4 Eiern, zwischen dem 11. und 18.Juli bei der Ragna Hytta bis zu 
20\male,20\female ... 

Explanation:
\male is like the mars sign in astrophysics and used in Biology, \female venus 
sign...

Error:
Undefined control sequence

and LaTeX Log file:

LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  10.95 on input line 77.
LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  8 on input line 77.
LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  6 on input line 77.

I am using Koma book 

Do other people experience the same and am I missing some font?


Wolfgang

SV: \male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export

[Ingar Pareliussen]

 -Opprinnelig melding-
 Fra: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-us...@lists.lyx.org] På vegne
 av Wolfgang Engelmann
 Sendt: 22. juni 2010 11:17
 Til: LyX Users List
 Emne: \male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export
 
  Hallo,
 I get with \male \female as ERT an error in LyX pdf export:
 
 Text:
  am 10. Juli am Brandalpynten 3 Nester mit brütenden Weibchen, in Ny
 Ålesund
 ein Nest mit 4 Eiern, zwischen dem 11. und 18.Juli bei der Ragna Hytta
 bis zu
 20\male,20\female ...
 
 Explanation:
 \male is like the mars sign in astrophysics and used in Biology,
 \female venus
 sign...

Did you put the \male and \female in a math-environment (CTRL-M)?

Ingar

Re: SV: \male \female as ERT - error in LyX pdf export

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am Tuesday 22 June 2010 12:07:27 schrieb Ingar Pareliussen:

 Did you put the \male and \female in a math-environment (CTRL-M)?

 Ingar

Thanks, Ingmar. Thats it. I had \male in an ERT-box

Wolfgang 

\male \female as ERT -> error in LyX pdf export

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

 Hallo,
I get with \male \female as ERT an error in LyX pdf export:

Text:
 am 10. Juli am Brandalpynten 3 Nester mit brütenden Weibchen, in Ny Ålesund  
ein Nest mit 4 Eiern, zwischen dem 11. und 18.Juli bei der Ragna Hytta bis zu 
20\male,20\female ... 

Explanation:
\male is like the mars sign in astrophysics and used in Biology, \female venus 
sign...

Error:
Undefined control sequence

and LaTeX Log file:

LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  <10.95> on input line 77.
LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  <8> on input line 77.
LaTeX Font Info:External font `lmex10' loaded for size
(Font)  <6> on input line 77.

I am using Koma book 

Do other people experience the same and am I missing some font?


Wolfgang

SV: \male \female as ERT -> error in LyX pdf export

[Ingar Pareliussen]

> -Opprinnelig melding-
> Fra: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org [mailto:lyx-us...@lists.lyx.org] På vegne
> av Wolfgang Engelmann
> Sendt: 22. juni 2010 11:17
> Til: LyX Users List
> Emne: \male \female as ERT -> error in LyX pdf export
> 
>  Hallo,
> I get with \male \female as ERT an error in LyX pdf export:
> 
> Text:
>  am 10. Juli am Brandalpynten 3 Nester mit brütenden Weibchen, in Ny
> Ålesund
> ein Nest mit 4 Eiern, zwischen dem 11. und 18.Juli bei der Ragna Hytta
> bis zu
> 20\male,20\female ...
> 
> Explanation:
> \male is like the mars sign in astrophysics and used in Biology,
> \female venus
> sign...

Did you put the \male and \female in a math-environment (CTRL-M)?

Ingar

Re: SV: \male \female as ERT -> error in LyX pdf export

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

Am Tuesday 22 June 2010 12:07:27 schrieb Ingar Pareliussen:

> Did you put the \male and \female in a math-environment (CTRL-M)?
>
> Ingar

Thanks, Ingmar. Thats it. I had \male in an ERT-box

Wolfgang 

Re: Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

On 02/10/10, Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@lyx.org wrote:
Stefano Franchi wrote:
 apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released
  with  KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex
  (pdf) or source specials(dvi) (see
 http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and
 http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only
  find  documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I
  assume that the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up
  reverse search on a mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid
  chasing shadows, if possible.

Read Help  Additional Features, section 4.6.

Jürgen


Thanks Jürgen.

I didn't know instructions were in the help documents already. I 
remember we 
had a discussion about this topic last year and there no solutions  for the 
linux platform.


Cheers,

S.

__
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: Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

On 02/10/10, Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@lyx.org wrote:
Stefano Franchi wrote:
 apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released
  with  KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex
  (pdf) or source specials(dvi) (see
 http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and
 http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only
  find  documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I
  assume that the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up
  reverse search on a mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid
  chasing shadows, if possible.

Read Help  Additional Features, section 4.6.

Jürgen


Thanks Jürgen.

I didn't know instructions were in the help documents already. I 
remember we 
had a discussion about this topic last year and there no solutions  for the 
linux platform.


Cheers,

S.

__
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: Forward and research search lyx<->pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

On 02/10/10, Jürgen Spitzmüller  wrote:
>Stefano Franchi wrote:
>> apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released
>>  with  KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex
>>  (pdf) or source specials(dvi) (see
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and
>> http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only
>>  find  documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I
>>  assume that the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up
>>  reverse search on a mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid
>>  chasing shadows, if possible.
>
>Read Help > Additional Features, section 4.6.
>
>Jürgen
>

Thanks Jürgen.

I didn't know instructions were in the help documents already. I 
remember we 
had a discussion about this topic last year and there no solutions  for the 
linux platform.


Cheers,

S.

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

Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

Dear all,

apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released with 
KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex (pdf) or 
source specials(dvi) (see 
http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and 
http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only find 
documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I assume that 
the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up reverse search on a 
mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid chasing shadows, if possible. 

Cheers,

Stefano
__
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: Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

The subject line was supposed to be Forward and reverse searches..., of 
course. That what happens when old guys like me keep working after dinner

Cheers,

S.



__
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: Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Stefano Franchi wrote:
 apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released
  with  KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex
  (pdf) or source specials(dvi) (see
 http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and 
 http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only
  find  documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I
  assume that the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up
  reverse search on a mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid
  chasing shadows, if possible.

Read Help  Additional Features, section 4.6.

Jürgen

Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

Dear all,

apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released with 
KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex (pdf) or 
source specials(dvi) (see 
http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and 
http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only find 
documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I assume that 
the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up reverse search on a 
mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid chasing shadows, if possible. 

Cheers,

Stefano
__
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: Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

The subject line was supposed to be Forward and reverse searches..., of 
course. That what happens when old guys like me keep working after dinner

Cheers,

S.



__
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: Forward and research search lyx-pdf|dvi in linux

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Stefano Franchi wrote:
 apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released
  with  KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex
  (pdf) or source specials(dvi) (see
 http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and 
 http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only
  find  documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I
  assume that the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up
  reverse search on a mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid
  chasing shadows, if possible.

Read Help  Additional Features, section 4.6.

Jürgen

Forward and research search lyx<->pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

Dear all,

apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released with 
KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex (pdf) or 
source specials(dvi) (see 
http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and 
http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only find 
documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I assume that 
the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up reverse search on a 
mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid chasing shadows, if possible. 

Cheers,

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

Re: Forward and research search lyx<->pdf|dvi in linux

[Stefano Franchi]

The subject line was supposed to be "Forward and reverse searches...", of 
course. That what happens when old guys like me keep working after dinner

Cheers,

S.



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

Re: Forward and research search lyx<->pdf|dvi in linux

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Stefano Franchi wrote:
> apparently, the latest version of Okular (Kde pdf viewer) just released
>  with  KDE 4.4 supports both dvi and pdf reverse searches (via synctex
>  (pdf) or source specials(dvi) (see
> http://www.mail-archive.com/okular-de...@kde.org/msg05305.html and 
> http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Goals). I could only
>  find  documentation on how to set it up with emacs/auctex, though. Can I
>  assume that the instruction givens in the lyx wiki on how to set up
>  reverse search on a mac now apply to to linux as well? I would avoid
>  chasing shadows, if possible.

Read Help > Additional Features, section 4.6.

Jürgen

Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[murdock85]

Hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

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Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Matteo A.]

H  hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

Thanks

Re: Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Manveru]

2009/12/23 murdock85 murdoc...@gmail.com:

 Hello everybody

 I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
 it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
 file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
 the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
 in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
 automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
 notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
 understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
 for my Thesis.

You've sent your message two times.

Please try to save and close your lyx document. Then open it again and
click View PDF (pdflatex) to get whole document compiled again. If
your problem is related to number of latex executions, it may help.

Then report if your problem persists, giving us your platform and LyX
version you're using.

-- 
Manveru
jabber: manv...@manveru.pl
 gg: 1624001
   http://www.manveru.pl

Re: Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Manveru]

2009/12/23 Matteo A. murdoc...@gmail.com:
 i tried but it doesn't work..it doesn't changes anything.

 i am using lyx 1.6.4 on windows vista sp 2.
[...]

Do not reply directly to me, but to the list, please.

What document class you are using?

M.

Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Matteo A.]

H  hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

i tried to save and close my lyx document. Then to open it again and
click View PDF (pdflatex) to get whole document compiled again but it
doesn't work..it doesn't change anything.

 i am using lyx 1.6.4 on windows vista sp 2. and Book (AMS) as document
class

thanks


-- 
Matteo Abeni

Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[murdock85]

Hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

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Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Matteo A.]

H  hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

Thanks

Re: Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Manveru]

2009/12/23 murdock85 murdoc...@gmail.com:

 Hello everybody

 I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
 it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
 file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
 the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
 in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
 automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
 notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
 understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
 for my Thesis.

You've sent your message two times.

Please try to save and close your lyx document. Then open it again and
click View PDF (pdflatex) to get whole document compiled again. If
your problem is related to number of latex executions, it may help.

Then report if your problem persists, giving us your platform and LyX
version you're using.

-- 
Manveru
jabber: manv...@manveru.pl
 gg: 1624001
   http://www.manveru.pl

Re: Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Manveru]

2009/12/23 Matteo A. murdoc...@gmail.com:
 i tried but it doesn't work..it doesn't changes anything.

 i am using lyx 1.6.4 on windows vista sp 2.
[...]

Do not reply directly to me, but to the list, please.

What document class you are using?

M.

Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Matteo A.]

H  hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as table 6 and table 7, then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like table 4.2. i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

i tried to save and close my lyx document. Then to open it again and
click View PDF (pdflatex) to get whole document compiled again but it
doesn't work..it doesn't change anything.

 i am using lyx 1.6.4 on windows vista sp 2. and Book (AMS) as document
class

thanks


-- 
Matteo Abeni

Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[murdock85]

Hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as "table 6" and "table 7", then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like "table 4.2". i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

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Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Matteo A.]

H  hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as "table 6" and "table 7", then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like "table 4.2". i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

Thanks

Re: Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Manveru]

2009/12/23 murdock85 :
>
> Hello everybody
>
> I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
> it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
> file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
> the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
> in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
> automatically as "table 6" and "table 7", then when i update the PDF, i
> notice that the 2 tables get the same number like "table 4.2". i cannot
> understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
> for my Thesis.

You've sent your message two times.

Please try to save and close your lyx document. Then open it again and
click "View PDF (pdflatex)" to get whole document compiled again. If
your problem is related to number of latex executions, it may help.

Then report if your problem persists, giving us your platform and LyX
version you're using.

-- 
Manveru
jabber: manv...@manveru.pl
 gg: 1624001
   http://www.manveru.pl

Re: Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Manveru]

2009/12/23 Matteo A. :
> i tried but it doesn't work..it doesn't changes anything.
>
> i am using lyx 1.6.4 on windows vista sp 2.
[...]

Do not reply directly to me, but to the list, please.

What document class you are using?

M.

Tables' numbers lyx-PDF file

[Matteo A.]

H  hello everybody

I have a problem with lyx. when i draw a numbered table lyx works and gives
it a correct number. the same for the next table. But when i view the lyx
file as PDF file and take a look to the tables' numbers i notice that all
the tables, of a same chapter, get the same number. I mean that when i write
in lyx chapter 4-section 3(for istance) and put 2 tables that are numbered
automatically as "table 6" and "table 7", then when i update the PDF, i
notice that the 2 tables get the same number like "table 4.2". i cannot
understand the reason. can anyone help me?? it very important. i am using it
for my Thesis.

i tried to save and close my lyx document. Then to open it again and
click "View PDF (pdflatex)" to get whole document compiled again but it
doesn't work..it doesn't change anything.

 i am using lyx 1.6.4 on windows vista sp 2. and Book (AMS) as document
class

thanks


-- 
Matteo Abeni

LyX, PDF Output and Image Quality

[Rob Oakes]

Hi Stefano,

Since I've been playing with this for the past few days, I thought I would
offer my findings so far.

SVG can also be used to wrap bitmap images, but I wouldn't recommend it.

For the professional writing book, I've been experimenting with support for
the different formats and trying to see which one offers the best output
(for both screen and print).  (Since there's an entire chapter dedicated to
images and exchanging data between programs, I've had plenty of time to
play.)  So far, the leader seems to be PDF (with EPS running a close second
place), at least when using pdflatex.  I've experienced occasional weirdness
when processing with XeTeX and still haven't been able to determine why.

Unfortunately, SVG doesn't fare so well.  At least on my Ubuntu 9.10 box,
LyX has a hard time converting the images for preview and LaTeX will produce
all kinds of strange output.  Especially if the SVG makes use of unsupported
tags.

And of course, both Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator will produce SVG with
tags that other applications don't recognize.  (And just because it is SVG
doesn't mean that another SVG editor will be able to read it.  See
http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2008/12/13/wpf-svg-xaml-part1 for
more.)  Luckily, however, Inkscape has FANTASTIC support for exporting to
PDF.  (I only discovered this the other day and Inkscape has now become my
new favorite program.)  It can import PDF files from Adobe CS3 and other
programs (while maintaining full support for text and other elements),
resize the document boundaries and then export back to PDF seamlessly.  It
also handles technical drawings created in Dia and Kivio (native file
formats for both programs).  I've even had good luck with material from
Visio (if it's first been exported to PDF).

For raster images, it seems like PNG works the best (though most of the
raster images I've been using are screenshots).  A friend who does
layout/design has suggested that I spend some time with PDF raster images,
but I haven't yet seen the need.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers,

Rob Oakes

-Original Message-
From: Stefano Franchi [mailto:fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:14 PM
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: lyx and pdf fonts

On 11/10/09, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote:
Steve Litt schrieb:
 If you draw something, make vector graphics rather than bitmaps, if
 possible. If you need screenshots, use png. Never jpeg, jpeg is only
 for photos.

This is wrong! PNG is as well as JPG or GIF a bitmap graphic. the
difference
 is inly the compression method.
Only PDF and SVG are vector graphics. EPS is also a vector graphics format
 but many EPS images are only wrapped bitmap images. 

Isn't the same true for PDF? You can wrap bitmap files in it, I think (e.g. 
when scanner software offer a Save as pdf option). File format in itself
is 
not necessarily an indication of bitmap vs. vector graphics. With the
possible 
exception of SVG, perhaps (which I use but am pretty ignorant about)?

S.
   





__
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

LyX, PDF Output and Image Quality

[Rob Oakes]

Hi Stefano,

Since I've been playing with this for the past few days, I thought I would
offer my findings so far.

SVG can also be used to wrap bitmap images, but I wouldn't recommend it.

For the professional writing book, I've been experimenting with support for
the different formats and trying to see which one offers the best output
(for both screen and print).  (Since there's an entire chapter dedicated to
images and exchanging data between programs, I've had plenty of time to
play.)  So far, the leader seems to be PDF (with EPS running a close second
place), at least when using pdflatex.  I've experienced occasional weirdness
when processing with XeTeX and still haven't been able to determine why.

Unfortunately, SVG doesn't fare so well.  At least on my Ubuntu 9.10 box,
LyX has a hard time converting the images for preview and LaTeX will produce
all kinds of strange output.  Especially if the SVG makes use of unsupported
tags.

And of course, both Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator will produce SVG with
tags that other applications don't recognize.  (And just because it is SVG
doesn't mean that another SVG editor will be able to read it.  See
http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2008/12/13/wpf-svg-xaml-part1 for
more.)  Luckily, however, Inkscape has FANTASTIC support for exporting to
PDF.  (I only discovered this the other day and Inkscape has now become my
new favorite program.)  It can import PDF files from Adobe CS3 and other
programs (while maintaining full support for text and other elements),
resize the document boundaries and then export back to PDF seamlessly.  It
also handles technical drawings created in Dia and Kivio (native file
formats for both programs).  I've even had good luck with material from
Visio (if it's first been exported to PDF).

For raster images, it seems like PNG works the best (though most of the
raster images I've been using are screenshots).  A friend who does
layout/design has suggested that I spend some time with PDF raster images,
but I haven't yet seen the need.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers,

Rob Oakes

-Original Message-
From: Stefano Franchi [mailto:fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:14 PM
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: lyx and pdf fonts

On 11/10/09, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote:
Steve Litt schrieb:
 If you draw something, make vector graphics rather than bitmaps, if
 possible. If you need screenshots, use png. Never jpeg, jpeg is only
 for photos.

This is wrong! PNG is as well as JPG or GIF a bitmap graphic. the
difference
 is inly the compression method.
Only PDF and SVG are vector graphics. EPS is also a vector graphics format
 but many EPS images are only wrapped bitmap images. 

Isn't the same true for PDF? You can wrap bitmap files in it, I think (e.g. 
when scanner software offer a Save as pdf option). File format in itself
is 
not necessarily an indication of bitmap vs. vector graphics. With the
possible 
exception of SVG, perhaps (which I use but am pretty ignorant about)?

S.
   





__
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: LyX, PDF Output and Image Quality

[Liviu Andronic]

Hello

On 11/10/09, Rob Oakes lyx-de...@oak-tree.us wrote:
  Since I've been playing with this for the past few days, I thought I would
  offer my findings so far.

This wiki page [1] discusses the various advantages and drawbacks of
different image formats. Although focused on R, there are many
pointers that could be of more general interest.

Regards
Liviu

[1] http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php?id=tips:graphics-misc:export

LyX, PDF Output and Image Quality

[Rob Oakes]

Hi Stefano,

Since I've been playing with this for the past few days, I thought I would
offer my findings so far.

SVG can also be used to wrap bitmap images, but I wouldn't recommend it.

For the professional writing book, I've been experimenting with support for
the different formats and trying to see which one offers the best output
(for both screen and print).  (Since there's an entire chapter dedicated to
images and exchanging data between programs, I've had plenty of time to
play.)  So far, the leader seems to be PDF (with EPS running a close second
place), at least when using pdflatex.  I've experienced occasional weirdness
when processing with XeTeX and still haven't been able to determine why.

Unfortunately, SVG doesn't fare so well.  At least on my Ubuntu 9.10 box,
LyX has a hard time converting the images for preview and LaTeX will produce
all kinds of strange output.  Especially if the SVG makes use of unsupported
tags.

And of course, both Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator will produce SVG with
tags that other applications don't recognize.  (And just because it is SVG
doesn't mean that another SVG editor will be able to read it.  See
http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2008/12/13/wpf-svg-xaml-part1 for
more.)  Luckily, however, Inkscape has FANTASTIC support for exporting to
PDF.  (I only discovered this the other day and Inkscape has now become my
new favorite program.)  It can import PDF files from Adobe CS3 and other
programs (while maintaining full support for text and other elements),
resize the document boundaries and then export back to PDF seamlessly.  It
also handles technical drawings created in Dia and Kivio (native file
formats for both programs).  I've even had good luck with material from
Visio (if it's first been exported to PDF).

For raster images, it seems like PNG works the best (though most of the
raster images I've been using are screenshots).  A friend who does
layout/design has suggested that I spend some time with PDF raster images,
but I haven't yet seen the need.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers,

Rob Oakes

-Original Message-
From: Stefano Franchi [mailto:fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:14 PM
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: lyx and pdf fonts

On 11/10/09, Uwe Stöhr  wrote:
>Steve Litt schrieb:
>>> If you draw something, make vector graphics rather than bitmaps, if
>>> possible. If you need screenshots, use png. Never jpeg, jpeg is only
>>> for photos.
>
>This is wrong! PNG is as well as JPG or GIF a bitmap graphic. the
difference
> is inly the compression method.
>Only PDF and SVG are vector graphics. EPS is also a vector graphics format
> but many EPS images are only wrapped bitmap images. 

Isn't the same true for PDF? You can wrap bitmap files in it, I think (e.g. 
when scanner software offer a "Save as pdf" option). File format in itself
is 
not necessarily an indication of bitmap vs. vector graphics. With the
possible 
exception of SVG, perhaps (which I use but am pretty ignorant about)?

S.
   





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

Re: LyX, PDF Output and Image Quality

[Liviu Andronic]

Hello

On 11/10/09, Rob Oakes  wrote:
>  Since I've been playing with this for the past few days, I thought I would
>  offer my findings so far.
>
This wiki page [1] discusses the various advantages and drawbacks of
different image formats. Although focused on R, there are many
pointers that could be of more general interest.

Regards
Liviu

[1] http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php?id=tips:graphics-misc:export

Re: Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Charles de Miramon]

Jonathan Kroner wrote:

 Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
 through acrobat?
 
  1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
 Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
 
 I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
 Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge
 specifications. However, they do not explain their specifications.
 Instead, they only explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various
 versions of adobe acrobat.
 
 In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
 require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
 additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
 requirements.
 
 
 2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
 black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more
 concern. They instruct:
  *Under the fonts tab*
 **
 * Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
 **
 * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
 Embed.*
 
 These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
  http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
 
  In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts tab shows
  a
 long list of fonts and following each font is written:(embedded
 subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.
 
 Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)   type
 1,
 encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
 
 Thank you
  Jonathan Kroner
  LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium

Booksurge wants you to emded all fonts in your pdf. Sometimes, the 14 basic
fonts are not embed. You can see what fonts are embed in a pdf file with
Acrobat Reader, KPDF or the command line program pdfinfo

If you produce your pdf with pdflatex, the option to look is the
dvipdfmDownloadBase14 which is updmap.cfg

If you produce you pdf with xetex, there is a -E option for xdvipdfmx that
will try to embed all fonts.

Cheers,
Charles


-- 
http://www.kde-france.org

Re: Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Charles de Miramon]

Jonathan Kroner wrote:

 Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
 through acrobat?
 
  1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
 Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
 
 I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
 Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge
 specifications. However, they do not explain their specifications.
 Instead, they only explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various
 versions of adobe acrobat.
 
 In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
 require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
 additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
 requirements.
 
 
 2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
 black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more
 concern. They instruct:
  *Under the fonts tab*
 **
 * Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
 **
 * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
 Embed.*
 
 These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
  http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
 
  In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts tab shows
  a
 long list of fonts and following each font is written:(embedded
 subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.
 
 Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)   type
 1,
 encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
 
 Thank you
  Jonathan Kroner
  LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium

Booksurge wants you to emded all fonts in your pdf. Sometimes, the 14 basic
fonts are not embed. You can see what fonts are embed in a pdf file with
Acrobat Reader, KPDF or the command line program pdfinfo

If you produce your pdf with pdflatex, the option to look is the
dvipdfmDownloadBase14 which is updmap.cfg

If you produce you pdf with xetex, there is a -E option for xdvipdfmx that
will try to embed all fonts.

Cheers,
Charles


-- 
http://www.kde-france.org

Re: Lyx pdf & Booksurge Self publishing

[Charles de Miramon]

Jonathan Kroner wrote:

> Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
> through acrobat?
> 
>  1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
> Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
> 
> I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
> Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge
> specifications. However, they do not explain their specifications.
> Instead, they only explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various
> versions of adobe acrobat.
> 
> In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
> require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
> additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
> requirements.
> 
> 
> 2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
> black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more
> concern. They instruct:
>  *"Under the fonts tab*
> **
> * Deselect the "subset embedded fonts" option.*
> **
> * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
> Embed."*
> 
> These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
>  http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
> 
>  In my Lyx generated PDF document under "Properties" the "Fonts" tab shows
>  a
> long list of fonts and following each font is written:"(embedded
> subset)   type 1, encoding: custom."
> 
> Booksurge claims they could not answer whether "(embedded subset)   type
> 1,
> encoding: custom"  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
> 
> Thank you
>  Jonathan Kroner
>  LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium

Booksurge wants you to emded all fonts in your pdf. Sometimes, the 14 basic
fonts are not embed. You can see what fonts are embed in a pdf file with
Acrobat Reader, KPDF or the command line program pdfinfo

If you produce your pdf with pdflatex, the option to look is the
dvipdfmDownloadBase14 which is updmap.cfg

If you produce you pdf with xetex, there is a -E option for xdvipdfmx that
will try to embed all fonts.

Cheers,
Charles


-- 
http://www.kde-france.org

Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Jonathan Kroner]

Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
through acrobat?

 1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.

I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge specifications.
However, they do not explain their specifications. Instead, they only
explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various versions of adobe
acrobat.

In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
requirements.


2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more concern.
They instruct:
 *Under the fonts tab*
**
* Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
**
* Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
Embed.*

These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
 http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf

 In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts tab shows a
long list of fonts and following each font is written:(embedded
subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.

Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)   type 1,
encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?

Thank you
 Jonathan Kroner
 LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium

--
Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/
305.310.6046

Re: Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Anthony Campbell]

On 18 Oct 2008, Jonathan Kroner wrote:
 Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
 through acrobat?
 
  1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
 Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
 
 I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
 Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge specifications.
 However, they do not explain their specifications. Instead, they only
 explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various versions of adobe
 acrobat.
 
 In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
 require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
 additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
 requirements.
 
 
 2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
 black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more concern.
 They instruct:
  *Under the fonts tab*
 **
 * Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
 **
 * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
 Embed.*
 
 These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
  http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
 
  In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts tab shows a
 long list of fonts and following each font is written:(embedded
 subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.
 
 Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)   type 1,
 encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
 
 Thank you
  Jonathan Kroner
  LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium
 

I don't know about Booksurge but here are a few thoughts.

1. If you publish via Lulu there is no upfront fee. You only pay for
proof copies you order.

2. Lulu has the same requirement for Adobe-created pdf but, in practice,
the Lyx version created with ps2pdf seems to work without problems.

3. For Lulu, I generally upload the file as ps, and Lulu then convert it
themselves. I don't know whether Booksurge accepts ps. (Actually, Lulu
doesn't list ps as a possibility in their FAQ but you can use it.)

5. Moral of the story: have a look at Lulu before paying money upfront
to Booksurge. It might be worth searching the forums at Lulu for
opinions by people who have tried both.

Hope this is some use,

Anthony


-- 
Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, 
and sceptical articles)

Re: Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Typhoon]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:44:01 +0100
Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On 18 Oct 2008, Jonathan Kroner wrote:
  Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further
  processed through acrobat?
  
   1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer
  whether Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
  
  I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
  Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge
  specifications. However, they do not explain their specifications.
  Instead, they only explain the steps to save/print the PDF from
  various versions of adobe acrobat.
  
  In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements
  they require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not
  provide any additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf
  meets their requirements.
  
  
  2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this
  will be a black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area
  is of more concern. They instruct:
   *Under the fonts tab*
  **
  * Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
  **
  * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to
  Always Embed.*
  
  These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
   http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
  
   In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts
  tab shows a long list of fonts and following each font is
  written:(embedded subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.
  
  Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)
  type 1, encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
  
  Thank you
   Jonathan Kroner
   LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium
  
 
 I don't know about Booksurge but here are a few thoughts.
 
 1. If you publish via Lulu there is no upfront fee. You only pay for
 proof copies you order.
 
 2. Lulu has the same requirement for Adobe-created pdf but, in
 practice, the Lyx version created with ps2pdf seems to work without
 problems.
 
 3. For Lulu, I generally upload the file as ps, and Lulu then convert
 it themselves. I don't know whether Booksurge accepts ps. (Actually,
 Lulu doesn't list ps as a possibility in their FAQ but you can use
 it.)
 
 5. Moral of the story: have a look at Lulu before paying money upfront
 to Booksurge. It might be worth searching the forums at Lulu for
 opinions by people who have tried both.
 
 Hope this is some use,
 
 Anthony

I tend to agree with this. I have used LyX to publish two books through
Lulu. I went straight to pdflatex and had no problem at all. One of the
books was a cookbook with a lot of scanned hand drawings that required
LyX to use a lot of boxes. Both used LyX 1.4.something on Debian Etch.

As Anthony says, you can avoid pdf glitches by letting them convert a
ps file.

I had the impression that all these outfits used the same printing
facilities, but I can't verify that.

There are Lulu forum entries that compare different DIY publishing
possibilities. I never found them too helpful, but that may because I
never had the stamina to read to the end of the very, very long
threads. 

Alan

 
 
 -- 
 Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux
 http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, 
 and sceptical articles)
 
 

Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Jonathan Kroner]

Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
through acrobat?

 1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.

I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge specifications.
However, they do not explain their specifications. Instead, they only
explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various versions of adobe
acrobat.

In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
requirements.


2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more concern.
They instruct:
 *Under the fonts tab*
**
* Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
**
* Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
Embed.*

These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
 http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf

 In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts tab shows a
long list of fonts and following each font is written:(embedded
subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.

Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)   type 1,
encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?

Thank you
 Jonathan Kroner
 LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium

--
Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/
305.310.6046

Re: Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Anthony Campbell]

On 18 Oct 2008, Jonathan Kroner wrote:
 Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
 through acrobat?
 
  1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
 Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
 
 I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
 Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge specifications.
 However, they do not explain their specifications. Instead, they only
 explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various versions of adobe
 acrobat.
 
 In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
 require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
 additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
 requirements.
 
 
 2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
 black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more concern.
 They instruct:
  *Under the fonts tab*
 **
 * Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
 **
 * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
 Embed.*
 
 These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
  http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
 
  In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts tab shows a
 long list of fonts and following each font is written:(embedded
 subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.
 
 Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)   type 1,
 encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
 
 Thank you
  Jonathan Kroner
  LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium
 

I don't know about Booksurge but here are a few thoughts.

1. If you publish via Lulu there is no upfront fee. You only pay for
proof copies you order.

2. Lulu has the same requirement for Adobe-created pdf but, in practice,
the Lyx version created with ps2pdf seems to work without problems.

3. For Lulu, I generally upload the file as ps, and Lulu then convert it
themselves. I don't know whether Booksurge accepts ps. (Actually, Lulu
doesn't list ps as a possibility in their FAQ but you can use it.)

5. Moral of the story: have a look at Lulu before paying money upfront
to Booksurge. It might be worth searching the forums at Lulu for
opinions by people who have tried both.

Hope this is some use,

Anthony


-- 
Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, 
and sceptical articles)

Re: Lyx pdf Booksurge Self publishing

[Typhoon]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:44:01 +0100
Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On 18 Oct 2008, Jonathan Kroner wrote:
  Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further
  processed through acrobat?
  
   1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer
  whether Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.
  
  I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
  Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge
  specifications. However, they do not explain their specifications.
  Instead, they only explain the steps to save/print the PDF from
  various versions of adobe acrobat.
  
  In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements
  they require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not
  provide any additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf
  meets their requirements.
  
  
  2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this
  will be a black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area
  is of more concern. They instruct:
   *Under the fonts tab*
  **
  * Deselect the subset embedded fonts option.*
  **
  * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to
  Always Embed.*
  
  These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
   http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf
  
   In my Lyx generated PDF document under Properties the Fonts
  tab shows a long list of fonts and following each font is
  written:(embedded subset)   type 1, encoding: custom.
  
  Booksurge claims they could not answer whether (embedded subset)
  type 1, encoding: custom  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?
  
  Thank you
   Jonathan Kroner
   LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium
  
 
 I don't know about Booksurge but here are a few thoughts.
 
 1. If you publish via Lulu there is no upfront fee. You only pay for
 proof copies you order.
 
 2. Lulu has the same requirement for Adobe-created pdf but, in
 practice, the Lyx version created with ps2pdf seems to work without
 problems.
 
 3. For Lulu, I generally upload the file as ps, and Lulu then convert
 it themselves. I don't know whether Booksurge accepts ps. (Actually,
 Lulu doesn't list ps as a possibility in their FAQ but you can use
 it.)
 
 5. Moral of the story: have a look at Lulu before paying money upfront
 to Booksurge. It might be worth searching the forums at Lulu for
 opinions by people who have tried both.
 
 Hope this is some use,
 
 Anthony

I tend to agree with this. I have used LyX to publish two books through
Lulu. I went straight to pdflatex and had no problem at all. One of the
books was a cookbook with a lot of scanned hand drawings that required
LyX to use a lot of boxes. Both used LyX 1.4.something on Debian Etch.

As Anthony says, you can avoid pdf glitches by letting them convert a
ps file.

I had the impression that all these outfits used the same printing
facilities, but I can't verify that.

There are Lulu forum entries that compare different DIY publishing
possibilities. I never found them too helpful, but that may because I
never had the stamina to read to the end of the very, very long
threads. 

Alan

 
 
 -- 
 Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux
 http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, 
 and sceptical articles)
 
 

Lyx pdf & Booksurge Self publishing

[Jonathan Kroner]

Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further processed
through acrobat?

 1.   If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer whether
Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs.

I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge.
Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge specifications.
However, they do not explain their specifications. Instead, they only
explain the steps to save/print the PDF from various versions of adobe
acrobat.

In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements they
require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not provide any
additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf meets their
requirements.


2.   Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this will be a
black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area is of more concern.
They instruct:
 *"Under the fonts tab*
**
* Deselect the "subset embedded fonts" option.*
**
* Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to Always
Embed."*

These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8
 http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf

 In my Lyx generated PDF document under "Properties" the "Fonts" tab shows a
long list of fonts and following each font is written:"(embedded
subset)   type 1, encoding: custom."

Booksurge claims they could not answer whether "(embedded subset)   type 1,
encoding: custom"  meets their requirements.  Any opinions?

Thank you
 Jonathan Kroner
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