Re: reversing insert->note

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Ray Jackson writes:
> I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse
> and then clicking Insert->Note in the menu bar. The question will no
> longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem
> is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is
> available again for later. Does anyone have a solution?

That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me that one 
could do the same with text going into a footnote; I imagine that a 
reverse step with footnotes might also be useful (perhaps via 
right-mouse clicking on the note?).

-Kevin




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Tiros-Translations

Re: right-clicking on the "index" button??

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Kevin Pfeiffer writes:
> From the LyX Extended [Features] Guide (1.3.5):
> > The text in the dialog available from right-clicking
> > on the index button accepts LaTeX, so you'll need
> > to be careful to avoid using any special characters.
> > On the positive side, you can use the advanced
> > options - have a look at the documentation which
> > comes with your LaTeX distribution to find out
> > how to do things like "nested entries", etc.
>
> Does this really work? Right-clicking is not doing anything for me...

Could someone simply confirm whether this does or does not work as 
advertised (in 1.3.5)?

Thanks,

Kevin



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Tiros-Translations

Re: reversing insert->note

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

> "Kevin" == Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Kevin> Ray Jackson writes:
>> I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the
>> mouse and then clicking Insert->Note in the menu bar. The question
>> will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note.
>> The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the
>> question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution?

Concerning notes, the branch feature of LyX 1.4 will do what you want
and more.

Kevin> That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me
Kevin> that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I
Kevin> imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful
Kevin> (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?).

This was the so-called 'melt' feature, which is gone now. I think it
is going to come back at some time in 1.4.x.

JMarc

Re: right-clicking on the "index" button??

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

> "Kevin" == Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> Does this really work? Right-clicking is not doing anything for
>> me...

Kevin> Could someone simply confirm whether this does or does not work
Kevin> as advertised (in 1.3.5)?

Letf or right clicking brings the index dialog here on LyX 1.3.3 and
1.3.7cvs.

JMarc

Re: right-clicking on the "index" button??

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes:
> Kevin> Could someone simply confirm whether this does or does not
> work Kevin> as advertised (in 1.3.5)?
>
> Letf or right clicking brings the index dialog here on LyX 1.3.3 and
> 1.3.7cvs.

Thanks!

When I add an index list via the "Insert --> Lists & TOC" menu I get a 
white box with the word "Index" in it. No amount of clicking of any 
kind, anywhere around it brings up a dialogue window. I also see no 
reference to makeindex in my Preferences menu. But the indexing works 
fine.

Is the index dialogue accessible otherwise -- or does anyone have any 
idea what might not be working? I'm already using a separate script to 
intercept the call to makeindex, so perhaps it is not that important, 
but it's of course frustrating when something doesn't seem to work and 
one can't figure out why.

-Kevin

-- 
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Tiros-Translations

Re: right-clicking on the "index" button??

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

> "Kevin" == Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> Letf or right clicking brings the index dialog here on LyX 1.3.3
>> and 1.3.7cvs.

Kevin> When I add an index list via the "Insert --> Lists & TOC" menu
Kevin> I get a white box with the word "Index" in it. No amount of
Kevin> clicking of any kind, anywhere around it brings up a dialogue
Kevin> window. I also see no reference to makeindex in my Preferences
Kevin> menu. But the indexing works fine.

This inset is indeed not editable, and that's why it is not shown as a
3d button.

The index entries are editable though.

Kevin> Is the index dialogue accessible otherwise -- or does anyone
Kevin> have any idea what might not be working? I'm already using a
Kevin> separate script to intercept the call to makeindex, so perhaps
Kevin> it is not that important, but it's of course frustrating when
Kevin> something doesn't seem to work and one can't figure out why.

The part of the documentation you are referring to concerns the index
entries and are not relevant to running makeindex. 

What are you trying to do?

JMarc

Re: reversing insert->note

[Helge Hafting]

Ray Jackson wrote:


Hi,
I wish to produce a multi-choice test paper using LyX1.3.5 whereby a
subset of questions are chosen from a pool of questions in the LyX file.
What I need is a straightforward method of excluding questions from a
particular version of the test but leave them in the file for future use.

I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and
then clicking Insert->Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer
appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I
can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for
later. Does anyone have a solution
 


The long term solution is lyx 1.4, where you do this with
branch insets.  (Any branch can be turned on or off
whenever you want to.)

The short term solution for undoing a note is cut&paste:
1. Mark everything inside the note
2. Cut the stuff
3. Move the cursor outside the now empty note
4. Paste the stuff back into the document again, this time outside the note
5. Remove the empty note if you wish

Helge Hafting

Re: thesis.layout?

[Uwe Stöhr]

David Goldstrom wrote:


Has anyone come up with a good thesis.layout? Considering how much use
there is for dissertation writers, I'm surprised there isn't something
included.


There is no layout only designed for theses. I can recommend to use the 
"memoir" or a "KomaScript" class. For both are layout files included in LyX.
I used the komascript book class to write my thesis. You can find it 
here to see how I did it:


http://fkurth.de/uwest/usti/Diplom/

regards Uwe

Re: thesis.layout?

[Martin A. Hansen]

i am typing up my thesis (bioinformatics) for a deadline the 1st of feb.!

i am using komascript article.


martin

On 06/01/06, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> David Goldstrom wrote:
>
> > Has anyone come up with a good thesis.layout? Considering how much use
> > there is for dissertation writers, I'm surprised there isn't something
> > included.
>
> There is no layout only designed for theses. I can recommend to use the
> "memoir" or a "KomaScript" class. For both are layout files included in
> LyX.
> I used the komascript book class to write my thesis. You can find it
> here to see how I did it:
>
> http://fkurth.de/uwest/usti/Diplom/
>
> regards Uwe
>

export koi8-r

[mal content]

Hello.

How do I export plain text in koi8-r encoding? The export menu
offers only ASCII.

Thanks,
A1

Does any one know how can I cite M^cGarvey?

[John C. McCabe-Dansted]

In normal text I can enter a name like M^cGarvey using:
M{\raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey
However this gives errors in a BibTeX author field. I've tried 
M{\protect\raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey
and
M{\protect \raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey
to no avail. Has anyone managed to cite a M^c name using LaTeX?
-- 
John C. McCabe-Dansted
Masters Student

Re: Does any one know how can I cite M^cGarvey?

[Uwe Stöhr]

John C. McCabe-Dansted wrote:


In normal text I can enter a name like M^cGarvey using:
M{\raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey
However this gives errors in a BibTeX author field. I've tried 
 	M{\protect\raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey

and
M{\protect \raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey
to no avail. Has anyone managed to cite a M^c name using LaTeX?


Use this command in BiBTeX's author field:

M$^{\mathrm{c}}$ Garvey

regards Uwe

Re: right-clicking on the "index" button??

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes:
> The part of the documentation you are referring to concerns the index
> entries and are not relevant to running makeindex.

I see. The (1.3.5) Extended Features guide only refers to clicking on 
"the index button" not to clicking on "an index entry button". To avoid 
confusion, it should perhaps say (if in the new version it doesn't 
already):

"Clicking on an index entry ("Idx") button re-opens the index tag, 
allowing you to edit it (LaTeX is accepted so be careful about adding 
any special characters) and use the advanced options provided by the 
makeindex helper application you are using (see XXX)."

Using "an", "index entry", "Idx" and "tag" (which is what the Guide 
already calls this) makes it less confusing (or so I hope).

> What are you trying to do?

I wanted to change how makeindex is called by LyX (perhaps in 1.4 this 
is configurable in the preferences), but I found a wrapper script to do 
this already.

-Kevin


-- 
Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tiros-Translations

Re: right-clicking on the "index" button??

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

> "Kevin" == Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Kevin> I wanted to change how makeindex is called by LyX (perhaps in
Kevin> 1.4 this is configurable in the preferences), but I found a
Kevin> wrapper script to do this already.

Yes, in 1.4 you can change this in prefs.

JMarc

Re: thesis.layout?

[David Goldstrom]

Thank you. The example you have seems like it could be a very good
starting point for me. Regards,
David

--- "Martin A. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> i am typing up my thesis (bioinformatics) for a deadline the 1st of
> feb.!
> 
> i am using komascript article.
> 
> 
> martin
> 
> On 06/01/06, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > David Goldstrom wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone come up with a good thesis.layout? Considering how
> much use
> > > there is for dissertation writers, I'm surprised there isn't
> something
> > > included.
> >
> > There is no layout only designed for theses. I can recommend to use
> the
> > "memoir" or a "KomaScript" class. For both are layout files
> included in
> > LyX.
> > I used the komascript book class to write my thesis. You can find
> it
> > here to see how I did it:
> >
> > http://fkurth.de/uwest/usti/Diplom/
> >
> > regards Uwe
> >
> 

Re: Does any one know how can I cite M^cGarvey?

[Herbert Voss]

John C. McCabe-Dansted wrote:

In normal text I can enter a name like M^cGarvey using:
M{\raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey
However this gives errors in a BibTeX author field. I've tried 
 	M{\protect\raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey

and
M{\protect \raisebox{0.8ex}{c}}Garvey


M\textsuperscript{c} Garvey

Herbert

Re: export koi8-r

[Jose' Matos]

On Friday 06 January 2006 12:59, mal content wrote:
> Hello.
>
> How do I export plain text in koi8-r encoding? The export menu
> offers only ASCII.

  That options exports the text using the current encoding, lyx 1.4.0 calls it 
"plain text" since it is a more faithful name. :-)

> Thanks,
> A1

-- 
José Abílio

Hollow Box Similar to \rule?

[Rich Shepard]

Happy New Year, folks:

  On my OMR form the marking boxes need to be a specific size (3.0mm wide x
2.54mm high). My research in Guide to LaTeX taught me how to use a \rule box
as a strobe mark, but that's filled by default and I cannot find an
equivalent command to create an empty box of specified size.

  The initial design uses an uppercase 'O' (thanks to Herbert), but a box
with square corners is needed.

  Can someone please point me in the right direction?

TIA,

Rich

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Re: Hollow Box Similar to \rule?

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Hi,

Rich Shepard writes:
>On my OMR form the marking boxes need to be a specific size (3.0mm
> wide x 2.54mm high). My research in Guide to LaTeX taught me how to
> use a \rule box as a strobe mark, but that's filled by default and I
> cannot find an equivalent command to create an empty box of specified
> size.

>Can someone please point me in the right direction?

\begin{picture}(72,72)(0,0)
\put(36,36){\framebox(72,72)][0]{}}
\end{picture}

This might get you started (not sure if it's the best solution, though 
as I've never used such a thing). 

Look at "\framebox" and the picture env. for more info.

-Kevin

-- 
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Tiros-Translations

Re: Hollow Box Similar to \rule?

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:

Kevin,


\begin{picture}(72,72)(0,0)
\put(36,36){\framebox(72,72)][0]{}}
\end{picture}

This might get you started (not sure if it's the best solution, though
as I've never used such a thing).

Look at "\framebox" and the picture env. for more info.


  I know that \framebox puts a frame around the text, while \makebox doesn't.
I have \makebox in the file, perhaps replaceing those with \framebox would
work. I'll try.

  Haven't investigated the picture environment. May have to do that.

Thanks,

Rich

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 Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: Meta key for 'invisible menus' SOLVED

[Hellmut Weber]

Sorry to have asked too early ;-)

I goofed again, essentially i made an elementary typo (\bind-file
instead of \bind_file)

Wish all of you a good, i.e. healthy and peaceful new year

Hellmut


--
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Degenfeldstraße 2, D - 80803 München-Schwabing
tel (+49 89) 3081172, mobil (+49 172) 8450321
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Re: Hollow Box Similar to \rule?

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Rich Shepard writes:
> On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
>
> Kevin,
>
> > \begin{picture}(72,72)(0,0)
> > \put(36,36){\framebox(72,72)][0]{}}
> > \end{picture}
> >
> > This might get you started (not sure if it's the best solution,
> > though as I've never used such a thing).
> >
> > Look at "\framebox" and the picture env. for more info.
>
>I know that \framebox puts a frame around the text, while \makebox
> doesn't. I have \makebox in the file, perhaps replaceing those with
> \framebox would work. I'll try.
>
>Haven't investigated the picture environment. May have to do that.

You need it if you want to specify a height with \framebox (or so the 
docs I read).

But others here may have more practical solutions.

-Kevin

-- 
Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tiros-Translations

Missing references bug: lyx not calling pdflatex again?

[Fernando Perez]

Hi all,

I've searched both bugzilla and the lists for help on this problem, so far
without luck.  Any hints would be most welcome.

I have a document with a bibtex-generated list of references, and when I try to
export it to PDF or postscript (via the GUI or with 'lyx -e pdf2', for
example), all the citations appear as [??] marks, though the references
section is correctly generated.

The only workaround I've been able to find is to click on the 'bibtex
references' box at the end, make some trivial change (choose a different
style, or check the 'add to TOC' box), and rerun the PDF/PS generation.  THEN,
the numbers appear, and I can revert my trivial change and continue.

Needless to say, it is incredibly annoying to have to do this every time, and
it breaks my makefile-based workflow (this is a document being developed in
collaboration from many places, so I wrote a makefile to generate all the
required PDFs without human intervention).

I'd be very appreciative of any help or hints.

Cheers,

f

Help Needed with Multido{}

[Rich Shepard]

  I'm caught in an infinite loop here. Kevin was very helpful in suggesting
that I use \framebox rather than \makebox; that gives me a rectangular, empty
box (as long as there's no text to frame). Now I have three issues that I've
not been able to resolve. I hope someone here can help me.

  1.) The \multido{} loop in lines 69-71 does not produce the desired
results. I want each framebox in line 71 to be 3mm wide, but if I reduce the
width from 7mm, the lines are combined; that is, the even numbered line is
next to the odd nunber line. I need a total text width of 72mm, so there
should be room for 10 3mm boxes with a bit of space between each one. When I
try adding a \hspace{} in there it gets all messed up.

  2.) I'd like the \framebox{} to be horizontally aligned with the black
strobe box along the left margin. In ghostview it appears a bit lower.

  3.) I need to align the boxes above the Preference block with a column in
that block. I've not found how to specify a specific location along the width
of a line for the placement of the \framebox{}.

  My reading in the Multido doc, TLC2, Guide to LaTeX 4th ed, and The LaTeX
Graphics Companion has not let me find the answer.

TIA,

Rich

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omr-form.tex
Description: TeX document

Re: Hollow Box Similar to \rule?

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Kevin Pfeiffer writes:
> > > Look at "\framebox" and the picture env. for more info.

The attached LyX file is my meagre attempt to offer a better example.

-Kevin



-- 
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Tiros-Translations
#LyX 1.3 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 221
\textclass article
\language ngerman
\inputencoding auto
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single 
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 0
\use_amsmath 0
\use_natbib 0
\use_numerical_citations 0
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation skip
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 2
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default

\layout Standard
\added_space_bottom bigskip \align center 

\series bold 
\size larger 

\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed

\layout Standard

\backslash 
framebox{The Framebox}
\end_inset 


\layout Standard

First create a picture environment.
 The default 
\backslash 
unitlength is 1pt, so the picture environment below was created to be 72
 x 72 points in size.
 The 0,0 origin places it on the baseline following the last character typeset.
 Then with the 
\backslash 
frame command a border is drawn around it.
 Inside the picture environment a 
\backslash 
put command adds a 
\backslash 
framebox slightly smaller than the picture environment.
 Inside this is another 
\backslash 
framebox, 16 x 16 points in size.
 The (28,28) origin (i.e.
 72/2 - 16/2) of this second 
\backslash 
put command, translates (shifts) the origin of our smaller box from the
 lower-left corner of the picture environment to its center; and \SpecialChar \ldots{}

\layout Standard

finally an x marks the spot: 
\begin_inset ERT
status Open

\layout Standard

\backslash 
frame{
\layout Standard
  
\backslash 
begin{picture}(72,72)(0,0)
\layout Standard
  
\backslash 
linethickness{0.1pt}
\layout Standard
  
\backslash 
put(2,2){
\backslash 
framebox(68,68)[]{}}
\layout Standard
  
\backslash 
linethickness{2pt}
\layout Standard
  
\backslash 
put(28,28){
\backslash 
framebox(16,16)[]{x}}
\layout Standard
  
\backslash 
end{picture}%
\layout Standard
  }
\end_inset 

 That's all.
 The 
\backslash 
linethickness command can also be used.
 Zoom in on the dvi output (or print the page) to see the difference.
\layout Standard


\begin_inset ERT
status Open

\layout Standard

\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
unitlength}{1em}%
\end_inset 

 
\layout Standard

A further option would be to change the 
\backslash 
unitlength to something other than points.
 Here the 
\backslash 
unitlength has been changed to 1 em 
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed

\layout Standard

\backslash 
begin{picture}(1,1)(0,0.2)
\layout Standard

\backslash 
put(0,0){
\backslash 
framebox(1,1)[c]{M}}
\layout Standard

\backslash 
end{picture}
\end_inset 

 using the 
\backslash 
setlength command.
\the_end

Re: Missing references bug: lyx not calling pdflatex again?

[David L. Johnson]

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:19:03 -0700
Fernando Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I have a document with a bibtex-generated list of references, and when I try 
> to
> export it to PDF or postscript (via the GUI or with 'lyx -e pdf2', for
> example), all the citations appear as [??] marks, though the references
> section is correctly generated.

Typically with Latex the first run would generate missing references such as
this.  If I am running Latex manually, I simply run it twice.  That way the
appropriate temporary files are generated so that the second run can read
them.  

I thought LyX would do the same thing.
> 
> The only workaround I've been able to find is to click on the 'bibtex
> references' box at the end, make some trivial change (choose a different
> style, or check the 'add to TOC' box), and rerun the PDF/PS generation.  THEN,
> the numbers appear, and I can revert my trivial change and continue.
> 
> Needless to say, it is incredibly annoying to have to do this every time, and
> it breaks my makefile-based workflow (this is a document being developed in
> collaboration from many places, so I wrote a makefile to generate all the
> required PDFs without human intervention).

Try adding a second Latex run into that makefile. 

-- 

David L. Johnson

   __o   | "Business!" cried the Ghost. "Mankind was my business. The
 _`\(,_  | common welfare  was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, 
(_)/ (_) | and benevolence, were, all,  my business. The dealings of my
   trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my 
business!" --Dickens, "A Christmas Carol"  

Re: Hollow Box Similar to \rule?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:


Kevin Pfeiffer writes:

Look at "\framebox" and the picture env. for more info.


The attached LyX file is my meagre attempt to offer a better example.


Kevin,

  Thanks for your efforts. If you look at the .tex file I attached to my post
you'll see that there are 286 little boxes (3mm wide x 2.54mm high). That's a
lot of \picture{} environments to design and place. :-)

  By manipulating \hspace{} and \framebox{} in the nested \multido{} I'm
getting closer to what's needed. The spacing is still too wide, and the last
row is not spaced the same as the previous rows. I've no idea why right now.

  Unfortunately, when Optical Mark Recognition scanners are designed they
have very tight tolerances for size and placement of the marks they'll be
able to process. I know that LaTeX has the ability to put the boxes on the
page in the right places, the trick is for me to learn how to do it. For
example a negative \vspace{} closes up lines rather than raising the
\framebox a bit above the baseline. That's not helpful.

Rich

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Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)   |  Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic"
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Re: Help Needed with Multido{}

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Rich Shepard wrote:


 1.) The \multido{} loop in lines 69-71 does not produce the desired
results. I want each framebox in line 71 to be 3mm wide, but if I reduce the
width from 7mm, the lines are combined; that is, the even numbered line is
next to the odd nunber line. I need a total text width of 72mm, so there
should be room for 10 3mm boxes with a bit of space between each one. When I
try adding a \hspace{} in there it gets all messed up.


  Through trial and error I've gotten a bit closer. I don't think the spacing
will match the scanner, so if anyone has a better idea how to put this
document together, please let me know.

Rich

--
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Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)   |  Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic"
 Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863

omr-form.tex
Description: TeX document