Re: (newbie) Scripting, MSword and Lyx

On 2009-09-29, Simon wrote: > I need a programmer-friendly way to output good looking documents > compatible with current MS word. As already said, LyX (as a LaTeX GUI) is not the best choice in this regard. You might consider using Docutils (http://docutils.sf.net) which (in the SVN version a

AW: xy-pic: referencing diagrams?

In case I was not too clear below, I am referring to the package xy-pic. how can diagrams created with the xy-package be labelled for references? Furthermore, I would like to label the diagram with "Diagram #label". How can this be done? This is known for equations and that works pretty well

Re: Anyone used Lytex?

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Sharma, Vivek wrote: > Hi > > I do not have administrative privileges at work computers but am so dependent > on using lyx for my writing and want to be able to use it on a USB drive or a > network drive that I have access to. I wondered if anyone has used Lytex  

Re: (newbie) Scripting, MSword and Lyx

> The only way I've been able to get LyX or LaTeX documents into native > Word format is to go by way of OpenOffice.org, and there are a bunch > of missing features that way (most irritating to me is that so far in > my experience, cross-references are always lost). This is the problem, right! I'v

Re: (newbie) Scripting, MSword and Lyx

Thanks a lot for the quick reply! > Something like this can work, but conversion from LyX to * generally relies > upon LyX->LaTeX->*, though there is an exception, namely, the elyxer > LyX->HTML converter. Whether you'd get decent results with that, given the > problems you said you already had wi

Re: (newbie) Scripting, MSword and Lyx

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 07:13:30PM -0400, Simon wrote: > I need a programmer-friendly way to output good looking documents > compatible with current MS word. The only way I've been able to get LyX or LaTeX documents into native Word format is to go by way of OpenOffice.org, and there are a bunch

Re: (newbie) Scripting, MSword and Lyx

On 09/29/2009 07:13 PM, Simon wrote: While on the other hand, authoring documents with MS tools is extremely painful to me (i got the skin of a tux i guess!) and working with OpenOffice is also quite painful... I've tried converting HTML to Office documents and got great results sometimes, wh

Re: Starting LyX 1.6.4 with maximized window / Locale

On 09/29/2009 06:43 PM, Hellmut Weber wrote: Hi list, I have a small but annoying problem: since i upgraded to 1.6.4 lyx starts every time with a small window in the upper left corner of my screen. Although I maximize the window and close LyX with the maximized window next time when opening t

(newbie) Scripting, MSword and Lyx

"hello world!" Hi I'm Simon, I'm considering Lyx for my use, but I'd like your opinion before I try it. I'm currently downloading/compiling it on my gentoo desktop, so meanwhile I thought I'd ask! In a nutshell: I need a programmer-friendly way to output good looking documents compatible with

Starting LyX 1.6.4 with maximized window / Locale

Hi list, I have a small but annoying problem: since i upgraded to 1.6.4 lyx starts every time with a small window in the upper left corner of my screen. Although I maximize the window and close LyX with the maximized window next time when opening the small window appears. I have set >>tools

Re: LyX, child documents and \addtocontents

To answer my own posting, I discovered that if I used Include: Input, the problem was solved. I thought I'd thought of everything... Daniel Owens wrote: I am using LyX 1.6.4 with MikTeX, compiling using XeTeX (in case it matters), to format a dissertation. I want to use child documents, but w

LyX, child documents and \addtocontents

I am using LyX 1.6.4 with MikTeX, compiling using XeTeX (in case it matters), to format a dissertation. I want to use child documents, but when I move all my chapters to child documents (chapter1.lyx, etc.), I have a problem with the table of contents. I have added a line in ERT to add "Chapte

Re: Beamer portrait mode

SORRY: I sent this to EK only in the first place ... By googling "beamer portrait" I found, omong others, the following: http://www-i6.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~dreuw/latexbeamerposter.php http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-3011-latex-beamer-transparent-a4-portrait HTH - SB On Sep 29, 2009, at

Locating nomenclature items (outline)

I really like the LyX outline feature that allows you to easily locate figures, equations, tables, etc. in your document. However, there doesn't seem to be support for nomenclature entries. Does anyone know if such a feature exists in LyX without resorting to a text editor? Thanks, James

AW: instant preview ignores some indices

Paul A. Rubin wrote: the instant preview ignores some of the indices. E.g., $\Phi_{K}$ is correctly displayed whereas $\Phi_{\mathbb{Q}}$ ignores the index. The source is copied from the source code window. Can this be amended? I am using LyX 1.6.4. on WinVista. In Document > Settings > Ma

xy-package: referencing diagrams?

Hi, how can diagrams created with the xy-package be labelled for references? Furthermore, I would like to label the diagram with "Diagram #label". How can this be done? Thanks for your input. Greets, J.

Re: Sudden crashes in LyX 16.4

On Sunday 27 September 2009 04:49:38 am Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Stefano Franchi wrote: > > I recently updated to 1.6.4 and I experiencing crashes I did not have > > before. These happen when working on a large document (a book) which is > > made up of several smaller files (the chapters). Ly

Re: Beamer portrait mode

E. Kaplan wrote: Still no clue as to how to force Beamer to make slides in PORTRAIT mode, and whether it is possible to do it for individual slides in an otherwise landscape presentation... I don't think it's possible. Slide dimensions are hard-coded into Beamer. In the Beamer user guide,

Re: instant preview ignores some indices

Jannick Asmus wrote: Hi, the instant preview ignores some of the indices. E.g., $\Phi_{K}$ is correctly displayed whereas $\Phi_{\mathbb{Q}}$ ignores the index. The source is copied from the source code window. Can this be amended? I am using LyX 1.6.4. on WinVista. Best wishes, J. In

AW: "undo" math code?

Guenter Milde wrote: On 2009-09-29, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: is it possible to undo the math code - which should be the inverse to ctrl+m - in LyX? I do not understand. AFAICS, undo works well after Ctrl+m. I suppose the aim is to reverse the LaTeX-Code -> math-inset conversion. T

Re: "undo" math code?

On 2009-09-29, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > "Jannick Asmus" writes: >> Hi, >> is it possible to undo the math code - which should be the inverse to >> ctrl+m - in LyX? > I do not understand. AFAICS, undo works well after Ctrl+m. I suppose the aim is to reverse the LaTeX-Code -> math-inset con

Re: "undo" math code?

"Jannick Asmus" writes: > Hi, > > is it possible to undo the math code - which should be the inverse to > ctrl+m - in LyX? I do not understand. AFAICS, undo works well after Ctrl+m. JMarc

"undo" math code?

Hi, is it possible to undo the math code - which should be the inverse to ctrl+m - in LyX? Thanks! Best wishes, J.

instant preview ignores some indices

Hi, the instant preview ignores some of the indices. E.g., $\Phi_{K}$ is correctly displayed whereas $\Phi_{\mathbb{Q}}$ ignores the index. The source is copied from the source code window. Can this be amended? I am using LyX 1.6.4. on WinVista. Best wishes, J.