Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: Herbert Voss wrote: use cmbright instead of lmodern and then with \usepackage{textcomp} \textmu\meter Thanks, Herbert, I'll try that. It;s certainly good enough for me, given that I'm trying to produce camera-ready images for a paper that will be submitted in Word

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: It's an ugly, clunky solution in general though (because I read you telling us that lmodern is the thing to use) :-( \makeatletter \def\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] \fontfamily{cmss}\fontseries{\mddefault}\fontshape{\updefault}% \selectfont}%

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:22:54 +0100 From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI Dear All Systematically, when I update the DVI file, I want to view the DVI file. So, it would be nice to be possible to

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Systematically, when I update the DVI file, I want to view the DVI file. So, it would be nice to be possible to configure LyX so that clicking on Update -- DVI led automatically to the DVI viewer. Can it be done with LyX 1.3.6?

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Paul Smith wrote: Thanks, Jean-Pierre. I did not mean that. I am also assuming that the DVI viewer is already open; the point is that LyX does not automatically go to the DVI viewer window after hitting Update--DVI; it stays on the LyX window. You mean that the DVI viewer window gets

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Jean-Pierre. I did not mean that. I am also assuming that the DVI viewer is already open; the point is that LyX does not automatically go to the DVI viewer window after hitting Update--DVI; it stays on the LyX window. You mean

How do I install a new layout/class?

2005-07-19 Thread Peter Rockett
I have been asked to write a book chapter which has to be delivered in Latex... to which I am new. I've installed version 1.3.6 under Windows XP and obtained the necessary .cls file and associated .layout file. What do I do now? I have tried copying the .cls file to C:\Program

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Paul Smith wrote: Yes, Angus, that is exactly what I mean. Maybe, this feature would be worthy of implementing in the future as an user option. But, of course, I know that there are many other features and more important to be implemented... If you add this as an enhancement request at

Using endfloat with subfig

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
I am using endfloat to move all my figures to the end of the document, adding this to my preamble: \usepackage[lists,heads]{endfloat} %% Remove captions from the figure pages [EMAIL PROTECTED] \vskip\abovecaptionskip \hbox to \hsize{\hfil #1\hfil}% \vskip\belowcaptionskip} The result is

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: Easier than this gnuplot file which is exported to XFig by my gnuplot2fig.sh script? Sorry, Herbert. I think I win that one ;-) ok, here we go Attached the pdf with your and my image ... :-) Nice! Well done! I guess that the tweaking needed to get the two to appear more

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: Herbert Voss wrote: Easier than this gnuplot file which is exported to XFig by my gnuplot2fig.sh script? Sorry, Herbert. I think I win that one ;-) ok, here we go Attached the pdf with your and my image ... :-) Nice! Well done! I guess that the tweaking needed to

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: Easier than this gnuplot file which is exported to XFig by my gnuplot2fig.sh script? Sorry, Herbert. I think I win that one ;-) ok, here we go Attached the pdf with your and my image ... :-) Nice! Well done! I guess that the tweaking needed to get the two to appear more

Re: How do I install a new layout/class?

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:33:59 +0100 From: Peter Rockett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: How do I install a new layout/class? [...] I have tried copying the .cls file to C:\Program Files\LyX\Resources\lyx\tex\ and the .layout file (with associated includes) to

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Georg Baum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Angus, that is exactly what I mean. Maybe, this feature would be worthy of implementing in the future as an user option. But, of course, I know that there are many other features and more important to be implemented... If you add this

Re: Using endfloat with subfig

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Angus Leeming wrote: However, I'm also using the subfig package to add captions to the sub figures within a float and at the moment these remain with the figure. Ie: page -- || || |

windows install

2005-07-19 Thread William O. Bray
I had Lyxpre1.3.6 version 17 working fine under windows. I uninstalled and then installed 1.3.6. I now get an error that Lyx cannot find any layout files and hence will not start. I do note that textclass.lst is in place. Any thoughts? Bill

Re: windows install

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
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1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Hi I am about to install Lyx 1.3.6 on WinXP box. I just wondered what, with the exception of reLyx, the Perl package was required for. I am going to use tex2lyx and so won't need to install Perl if it is not used by any other part of the Lyx package. If anyone knows the answer I would be

Re: most lyx-friendly bibtex-format?

2005-07-19 Thread Martin A. Hansen
i dont know much about how lyx handles bibtex underneath the hood - but recently i wrote some tools to keep track of my own reference collection. these are some of my experiences: bibtex is inherently difficult to parse - because the format is very flexible. i dont think a simple parser will do -

Re: windows install

2005-07-19 Thread Paul A. Rubin
William O. Bray wrote: I had Lyxpre1.3.6 version 17 working fine under windows. I uninstalled and then installed 1.3.6. I now get an error that Lyx cannot find any layout files and hence will not start. I do note that textclass.lst is in place. Any thoughts? Bill When you say textclass.lst is

Re: windows install

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: I had Lyxpre1.3.6 version 17 working fine under windows. I uninstalled and then installed 1.3.6. I now get an error that Lyx cannot find any layout files and hence will not start. I do note that textclass.lst is in place. Might come from the change of the name of the

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:53:31 +0100 Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: I am about to install Lyx 1.3.6 on WinXP box. I just wondered what, with the exception of reLyx, the Perl package was required for. I am

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i $$o in Edit-Preference-Conversion-Converters-LaTeX - LyX menu I guess the tex2lyx.cmd scipt is not needed any more. Indeed. And the tex2lyx package

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:22:22 +0100 Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i $$o in

Toolbar in 1.3.6

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Hi Yes another question, sorry. I have been using 1.3.5 for sometime and have become very use to the toolbar that I am using. It is a corruption of the 'Alternative Toolbar' provided here http://www.semverteilung.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/mitarbeiter/es/software/ToolbarES.htm However when I use

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
- Original Message - From: Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:30 PM Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005

Re: most lyx-friendly bibtex-format?

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Sven Schreiber wrote: afaik the weaknesses of the used simple bibtex parser are known, but not to me, so please what are recommendations for the bibtex file format so that the parser won't get confused? I never had any problems with .bib files that were sanitized by BibTool - see

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Angus Leeming wrote: Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i $$o in Edit-Preference-Conversion-Converters-LaTeX - LyX menu I guess the tex2lyx.cmd scipt is not needed any more.

Re: Toolbar in 1.3.6

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: http://www.semverteilung.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/mitarbeiter/es/software/ToolbarES.htm However when I use it with 1.3.6 some f the icons are not recognised and become ? and another is just totally different. I have attached the .ui file. Does any one know why this is

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
You mean, just copy tex2lyx.exe in C:\Program Files\Lyx-1.3.6\bin, forget the lyx-1.4 layouts and such of the tex2lyx bundle and go ? In that case, you will able to ship it with the installer I guess, with the lyxrc.defaults tuned to use it. If that really is the case then that would be

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Georg Baum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:12:16 +0200 Angus Leeming wrote: Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i

Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
I've just generated a pdf file using pdflatex that runs from page -8 to page 11. Is there a tool that I can use to remove pages -8 to 0 (inclusive) from the pdf file? Or is there a way of getting pdflatex to output only pages 1 to 11? No, I don't want to hack my lyx file ;-) Angus

PDF with horrible letter

2005-07-19 Thread Sergio Basurto Juarez
Hello list, I generate a document with lyx and export to PDF, it looks pretty good under linux, nevertheless when I try to see it under Windows it looks very bad the words does not look good, the letter format looks horrible etc. Any one knows how to correct this problem. I will appreciate any

Re: Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just generated a pdf file using pdflatex that runs from page -8 to page 11. Is there a tool that I can use to remove pages -8 to 0 (inclusive) from the pdf file? Or is there a way of getting pdflatex to output only pages 1 to 11? Angus,

Re: Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: I've just generated a pdf file using pdflatex that runs from page -8 to page 11. Is there a tool that I can use to remove pages -8 to 0 (inclusive) from the pdf file? Or is there a way of getting pdflatex to output only pages 1 to 11? I print the pdf file with the selected

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Not tested with a real life tex file, seems that I need to turn Unix EOFs into Win EOFs before tex2lyxing. That should not be needed. What happens if you don't do that? Georg

LyX - MS Word

2005-07-19 Thread Andreas Busch
Hi Eugeny, I have had good experiences with the following procedure: 1.) Export LyX file to HTML (my preferred application here is tth) 2.) Load HTML file into Safari (I am a Mac user ;-) 3.) Mark all and copy 4.) Paste into Word document. (Directly opening the HTML file in Word does not work

Re: Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
- Original Message - From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:29 PM Subject: Removing pages from a .pdf file? I've just generated a pdf file using pdflatex that runs from page -8 to page 11. Is there a tool that I can use to

Re: LyX - MS Word

2005-07-19 Thread Eugene Dzhurinsky
On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 06:48:58PM +0100, Andreas Busch wrote: Hi Eugeny, I have had good experiences with the following procedure: 1.) Export LyX file to HTML (my preferred application here is tth) 2.) Load HTML file into Safari (I am a Mac user ;-) 3.) Mark all and copy 4.) Paste into

Re: Toolbar in 1.3.6

2005-07-19 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: I have been using 1.3.5 for sometime and have become very use to the toolbar that I am using. It is a corruption of the 'Alternative Toolbar' provided here http://www.semverteilung.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/mitarbeiter/es/software/ToolbarES.htm However when I use it with

Re: Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Paul Smith wrote: The pdf toolkit may help you: http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/ Pufect! $ pdftk A=structure3D.pdf cat A10-end output figures.pdf Angus

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Stephen P. Harris
- Original Message - From: Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:49 AM Subject: Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:22:54 +0100 From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: PDF with horrible letter

2005-07-19 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Sergio Basurto Juarez wrote: I generate a document with lyx and export to PDF, it looks pretty good under linux, nevertheless when I try to see it under Windows it looks very bad the words does not look good, the letter format looks horrible etc. Have a look at

Instant preview in 1.3.6 win

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Hi So far so good with the 1.3.6 install. Only I can't get instant preview to work. I have selected Instant Preview in Preferences and also have a full version of Python 2.4 installed. Anyone got Instant Preview to work on a Win system and know how to do it? Geoff

SOLVED -Instant preview

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Ok it seems that on (my) WinXP box as well as Python you also need a set of Python extensions which can be found here. There are files to cover the latest Python releases. https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=78018package_id=79063release_id=319716 Perhaps something should be

Re: [Solved] PDF with horrible letter

2005-07-19 Thread Sergio Basurto Juarez
--- Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sergio Basurto Juarez wrote: I generate a document with lyx and export to PDF, it looks pretty good under linux, nevertheless when I try to see it under Windows it looks very bad the words does not look good, the letter format looks horrible

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Stephen P. Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Systematically, when I update the DVI file, I want to view the DVI file. So, it would be nice to be possible to configure LyX so that clicking on Update -- DVI led automatically to the DVI viewer. Can it be done with LyX 1.3.6? Running

Strange menu behaviour on resize

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Hi A strange thing happens whenever I minimise my Lyx window to the tool bar in Windows. When I bring it back up (regardless of whether it is full screen or user defined size) only the first 4 menu options are available (FIle, Edit, Insert, Layout). When I run the mouse of the vacant space

How to undefine a \newtheorem ?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
elsart.cls contains this definition: \newtheorem{rem}[thm]{Remark} Unfortunately, it clashes with the SIUnits package \documentclass{elsart} \usepackage{SIunits} \begin{document} \end{document} $latex trial (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/SIunits/SIunits.sty ! LaTeX Error: Command \rem already

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Georg Baum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Angus, that is exactly what I mean. Maybe, this feature would be worthy of implementing in the future as an user option. But, of course, I know that there are many other features and more important to be implemented... If you add this

Re: How to undefine a \newtheorem ?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: elsart.cls contains this definition: \newtheorem{rem}[thm]{Remark} Unfortunately, it clashes with the SIUnits package \documentclass{elsart} \usepackage{SIunits} \begin{document} \end{document} $latex trial (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/SIunits/SIunits.sty ! LaTeX Error:

Re: How to undefine a \newtheorem ?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: Given that I'd like to use both elsart.cls and SIunits.sty and that commenting out the rem theorem definition in elsart.cls isn't really an option, how do I undefine it in my document? \documentclass{elsart} \let\rem\relax \let\remend\relax \usepackage{SIunits}

Re: How to undefine a \newtheorem ?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Herbert Voss wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: elsart.cls contains this definition: \newtheorem{rem}[thm]{Remark} Unfortunately, it clashes with the SIUnits package \documentclass{elsart} \usepackage{SIunits} \begin{document} \end{document} $latex trial

Re: How to undefine a \newtheorem ?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: \documentclass{elsart} \let\rem\relax \let\remend\relax \let\endrem\relax ;-) It worked anyway. Angus

Re: How to undefine a \newtheorem ?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: Herbert Voss wrote: \documentclass{elsart} \let\rem\relax \let\remend\relax \let\endrem\relax ;-) It worked anyway. I know ... :-) If you want to use the rem theorem, then use the following, it copies the rem theorem to remE \documentclass{elsart} \let\remE\rem

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Stephen P. Harris
- Original Message - From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:37 AM Subject: Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI On 7/19/05, Stephen P. Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Systematically, when I update the DVI file, I want

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Stephen P. Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are welcome, Paul. Most MS Windows functionality is availabe to Linux or Solaris so I was suggesting that an sh script could probably manage to fulfill the function of the cmd file which could serve as a basis for writing the *nix

Windows Screen Fonts

2005-07-19 Thread Peter Rockett
Just installed Lyx 1.3.6 on two WinXP machines (one at work, one at home). The work machine, maths displays perfectly. On the home machine, the program is clearly picking up the wrong screen font - for example, \theta displays as lower case mu, etc. Although the equation displays correctly in Yap.

Re: Windows Screen Fonts

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Peter Rockett wrote: Just installed Lyx 1.3.6 on two WinXP machines (one at work, one at home). The work machine, maths displays perfectly. On the home machine, the program is clearly picking up the wrong screen font - for example, \theta displays as lower case mu, etc. Although the equation

Re: 1.3.6 for Win Fix

2005-07-19 Thread Stephen P. Harris
Hello, Short version: The default Postscript viewer in the Win version install, which is gsview32.exe, failed. I fixed it by addding C:\ghostgum\gsview; to the Path in Preferences. Long version: Whilst having a stimulating chat with Paul Smith about the merits of viewing files, I decided to

LyX on SLAX Live CD

2005-07-19 Thread Robert Orr
Hi - I am trying the SLAX live CD. It seems to be fine except I can not figure out how to change the file system from read only. Anybody know how to do it? Thank you. Philip Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home

Re: LyX - MS Word

2005-07-19 Thread R S Ananda Murthy
On Tuesday 19 Jul 2005 11:18 pm, Andreas Busch wrote: Hi Eugeny, I have had good experiences with the following procedure: 1.) Export LyX file to HTML (my preferred application here is tth) 2.) Load HTML file into Safari (I am a Mac user ;-) 3.) Mark all and copy 4.) Paste into Word

Re: Strange menu behaviour on resize

2005-07-19 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: Hi A strange thing happens whenever I minimise my Lyx window to the tool bar in Windows. When I bring it back up (regardless of whether it is full screen or user defined size) only the first 4 menu options are available (FIle, Edit, Insert, Layout). When I run the mouse

Re: 1.3.6 on mac troubles

2005-07-19 Thread David Green
On Jul 19, 2005, at 4:31 PM, Georg Kö wrote: just tried the new 1.3.6 bin of lyx/mac and have some troubles I can't solve. (System is 10.4.2 and I use Gerben Wierdas i-installer 2004 TeXLive Version of tetex) Same. As recommended for users of previous versions I started with executing

Re: 1.3.6 on mac troubles

2005-07-19 Thread David Green
On Jul 19, 2005, at 10:13 PM, David Green wrote: There also seems to be an attempt to may a lyxpipe(?) still ~/.lyx -- this seems wrong. OK, here is a work-around that works for me. 1. go to Terminal and recreate a .lyx directory mkdir ~/.lyx 2. Start LyX and run reconfigure again.

Textclass Error

2005-07-19 Thread Conor Linberg
Whenever I open LyX 1.3.6 on Mac OS X Tiger I get the error: Textclass error - The document uses a missing TeX class article LyX will not be able to produce output. Removing the LyX folder in Application Support temporarily removes the error but I still can't successfully execute any of the

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: Herbert Voss wrote: use cmbright instead of lmodern and then with \usepackage{textcomp} \textmu\meter Thanks, Herbert, I'll try that. It;s certainly good enough for me, given that I'm trying to produce camera-ready images for a paper that will be submitted in Word

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: It's an ugly, clunky solution in general though (because I read you telling us that lmodern is the thing to use) :-( \makeatletter \def\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] \fontfamily{cmss}\fontseries{\mddefault}\fontshape{\updefault}% \selectfont}%

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:22:54 +0100 From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI Dear All Systematically, when I update the DVI file, I want to view the DVI file. So, it would be nice to be possible to

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Systematically, when I update the DVI file, I want to view the DVI file. So, it would be nice to be possible to configure LyX so that clicking on Update -- DVI led automatically to the DVI viewer. Can it be done with LyX 1.3.6?

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Paul Smith wrote: Thanks, Jean-Pierre. I did not mean that. I am also assuming that the DVI viewer is already open; the point is that LyX does not automatically go to the DVI viewer window after hitting Update--DVI; it stays on the LyX window. You mean that the DVI viewer window gets

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Jean-Pierre. I did not mean that. I am also assuming that the DVI viewer is already open; the point is that LyX does not automatically go to the DVI viewer window after hitting Update--DVI; it stays on the LyX window. You mean

How do I install a new layout/class?

2005-07-19 Thread Peter Rockett
I have been asked to write a book chapter which has to be delivered in Latex... to which I am new. I've installed version 1.3.6 under Windows XP and obtained the necessary .cls file and associated .layout file. What do I do now? I have tried copying the .cls file to C:\Program

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Paul Smith wrote: Yes, Angus, that is exactly what I mean. Maybe, this feature would be worthy of implementing in the future as an user option. But, of course, I know that there are many other features and more important to be implemented... If you add this as an enhancement request at

Using endfloat with subfig

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
I am using endfloat to move all my figures to the end of the document, adding this to my preamble: \usepackage[lists,heads]{endfloat} %% Remove captions from the figure pages [EMAIL PROTECTED] \vskip\abovecaptionskip \hbox to \hsize{\hfil #1\hfil}% \vskip\belowcaptionskip} The result is

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: Easier than this gnuplot file which is exported to XFig by my gnuplot2fig.sh script? Sorry, Herbert. I think I win that one ;-) ok, here we go Attached the pdf with your and my image ... :-) Nice! Well done! I guess that the tweaking needed to get the two to appear more

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Herbert Voss
Angus Leeming wrote: Herbert Voss wrote: Easier than this gnuplot file which is exported to XFig by my gnuplot2fig.sh script? Sorry, Herbert. I think I win that one ;-) ok, here we go Attached the pdf with your and my image ... :-) Nice! Well done! I guess that the tweaking needed to

Re: Math in figures in a sans serif font?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Herbert Voss wrote: Easier than this gnuplot file which is exported to XFig by my gnuplot2fig.sh script? Sorry, Herbert. I think I win that one ;-) ok, here we go Attached the pdf with your and my image ... :-) Nice! Well done! I guess that the tweaking needed to get the two to appear more

Re: How do I install a new layout/class?

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:33:59 +0100 From: Peter Rockett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: How do I install a new layout/class? [...] I have tried copying the .cls file to C:\Program Files\LyX\Resources\lyx\tex\ and the .layout file (with associated includes) to

Re: Automatic view DVI file after update DVI

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Georg Baum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Angus, that is exactly what I mean. Maybe, this feature would be worthy of implementing in the future as an user option. But, of course, I know that there are many other features and more important to be implemented... If you add this

Re: Using endfloat with subfig

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Angus Leeming wrote: However, I'm also using the subfig package to add captions to the sub figures within a float and at the moment these remain with the figure. Ie: page -- || || |

windows install

2005-07-19 Thread William O. Bray
I had Lyxpre1.3.6 version 17 working fine under windows. I uninstalled and then installed 1.3.6. I now get an error that Lyx cannot find any layout files and hence will not start. I do note that textclass.lst is in place. Any thoughts? Bill

Re: windows install

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
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1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Hi I am about to install Lyx 1.3.6 on WinXP box. I just wondered what, with the exception of reLyx, the Perl package was required for. I am going to use tex2lyx and so won't need to install Perl if it is not used by any other part of the Lyx package. If anyone knows the answer I would be

Re: most lyx-friendly bibtex-format?

2005-07-19 Thread Martin A. Hansen
i dont know much about how lyx handles bibtex underneath the hood - but recently i wrote some tools to keep track of my own reference collection. these are some of my experiences: bibtex is inherently difficult to parse - because the format is very flexible. i dont think a simple parser will do -

Re: windows install

2005-07-19 Thread Paul A. Rubin
William O. Bray wrote: I had Lyxpre1.3.6 version 17 working fine under windows. I uninstalled and then installed 1.3.6. I now get an error that Lyx cannot find any layout files and hence will not start. I do note that textclass.lst is in place. Any thoughts? Bill When you say textclass.lst is

Re: windows install

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: I had Lyxpre1.3.6 version 17 working fine under windows. I uninstalled and then installed 1.3.6. I now get an error that Lyx cannot find any layout files and hence will not start. I do note that textclass.lst is in place. Might come from the change of the name of the

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:53:31 +0100 Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: I am about to install Lyx 1.3.6 on WinXP box. I just wondered what, with the exception of reLyx, the Perl package was required for. I am

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i $$o in Edit-Preference-Conversion-Converters-LaTeX - LyX menu I guess the tex2lyx.cmd scipt is not needed any more. Indeed. And the tex2lyx package

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:22:22 +0100 Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i $$o in

Toolbar in 1.3.6

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
Hi Yes another question, sorry. I have been using 1.3.5 for sometime and have become very use to the toolbar that I am using. It is a corruption of the 'Alternative Toolbar' provided here http://www.semverteilung.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/mitarbeiter/es/software/ToolbarES.htm However when I use

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Geoffrey Lloyd
- Original Message - From: Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:30 PM Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005

Re: most lyx-friendly bibtex-format?

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Sven Schreiber wrote: afaik the weaknesses of the used simple bibtex parser are known, but not to me, so please what are recommendations for the bibtex file format so that the parser won't get confused? I never had any problems with .bib files that were sanitized by BibTool - see

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Angus Leeming wrote: Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i $$o in Edit-Preference-Conversion-Converters-LaTeX - LyX menu I guess the tex2lyx.cmd scipt is not needed any more.

Re: Toolbar in 1.3.6

2005-07-19 Thread Georg Baum
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: http://www.semverteilung.vwl.uni-muenchen.de/mitarbeiter/es/software/ToolbarES.htm However when I use it with 1.3.6 some f the icons are not recognised and become ? and another is just totally different. I have attached the .ui file. Does any one know why this is

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
You mean, just copy tex2lyx.exe in C:\Program Files\Lyx-1.3.6\bin, forget the lyx-1.4 layouts and such of the tex2lyx bundle and go ? In that case, you will able to ship it with the installer I guess, with the lyxrc.defaults tuned to use it. If that really is the case then that would be

Re: 1.3.6 for Win

2005-07-19 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Georg Baum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 1.3.6 for Win Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:12:16 +0200 Angus Leeming wrote: Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: Since lyx-1.3.6 reads tex2lyx output, the wiki page could be simplified and suggest to replace reLyX by tex2lyx $$i

Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Angus Leeming
I've just generated a pdf file using pdflatex that runs from page -8 to page 11. Is there a tool that I can use to remove pages -8 to 0 (inclusive) from the pdf file? Or is there a way of getting pdflatex to output only pages 1 to 11? No, I don't want to hack my lyx file ;-) Angus

PDF with horrible letter

2005-07-19 Thread Sergio Basurto Juarez
Hello list, I generate a document with lyx and export to PDF, it looks pretty good under linux, nevertheless when I try to see it under Windows it looks very bad the words does not look good, the letter format looks horrible etc. Any one knows how to correct this problem. I will appreciate any

Re: Removing pages from a .pdf file?

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Smith
On 7/19/05, Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just generated a pdf file using pdflatex that runs from page -8 to page 11. Is there a tool that I can use to remove pages -8 to 0 (inclusive) from the pdf file? Or is there a way of getting pdflatex to output only pages 1 to 11? Angus,

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