Beamer background image on one slide only

2009-12-20 Thread Graham M Smith
Using an ERT box I can add a background image to Beamer presentation with \usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth] {/home/graham/Dropbox/Lectures/R-Intro/Images/Moon.png}} But this adds it to every slide, and I only want it on a single slide. I have tried some other options

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: rgheck rgh...@... writes: On 12/18/2009 06:19 PM, peter kint wrote: Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX

Re: .lyx~ backup-files: to delete? OK, but …

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
I regard it necessary that the LyX user must be enlightened about the possible functions of the .lyx~ backup files and how to handle with it in the "Tools Preferences Look Feel User interface" pane! (This to developers and documentalists)Am 20.12.2009, 06:07 Uhr, schrieb Diego Queiroz:The

Re: .lyx~ backup-files: to delete? OK, but …

2009-12-20 Thread Vincent van Ravesteijn
Joachim Osnabryg schreef: I regard it necessary that the LyX user must be enlightened about the possible functions of the .lyx~ backup files and how to handle with it in the Tools Preferences Look Feel User interface pane! (This to developers and documentalists) Am 20.12.2009, 06:07 Uhr,

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Ubuntu 9.10 repository provides texlive-2007 .deb packages. They are old. Installing the new texlive-2009 (it includes circuitikz) is a good thing. Here is a quickinstall http://www.tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html where you can read - 'How to acquire the software'

Re: Beamer background image on one slide only

2009-12-20 Thread Graham M Smith
I have finally worked this out You need ERT box{ \usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth] {/home/graham/Dropbox/Lectures/R-Intro/Images/Moon.png}} Then the begin frame menu item Frame content Then end frame menu item Then an ERT box with } This seems to work fine , but is

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: - 'Running the installer' or 'GUI installer' and - 'Post-install: setting the PATH' (it's essential: see 3.4.3/3.4.4 in the full info page http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html) This sounds like music to me. I had read the

Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread bb
I found some remarks, that there is a new layout called tufte in lyx available. I found a remark printed in red on http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-book that this new layout (book +handout) should be added with the new lyx release 1.6.5 automatically: As of version 1.6.5, LyX includes a

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
The directory of the binaries for your platform must be added to the search path. Are you a single user? Then you can add the following lines PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH; export PATH MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/doc/man:$MANPATH; export MANPATH

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
Another Tufte fan! Welcome --- On Sun, 12/20/09, bb bblo...@arcor.de wrote: From: bb bblo...@arcor.de Subject: Tufte layout? To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:52 AM I found some remarks, that there is a new layout called tufte in lyx available. I found a

Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
I just installed Lyx on a little netbook and seem to have lost my spellchecker. When I spell check I recieive an error message and when I check under Tools Perfernces the spell checker panel which reads Aspell is greyed out. I am correct in assuming that I need to install Aspell and

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: I am about to type i (for installation) and I see in the output the following: D directories: TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): !! default location: /usr/local/texlive/2009 !! is not writable, please select a different one! Should I first

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Sonntag 20 Dezember 2009 schrieb peter kint: Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version ... Version 2007. Do I have two versions now and is he

Re: Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread Diego Queiroz
I am assuming you are using Windows with the latest version of LyX (1.6.5-1). Go to Add or Remove Programs (Programs and Features on Windows Vista) and see if Aspell 0.6 Dictionary (Language: your language) is on the list. There should be one entry for each language you've installed. If it is

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Steve Litt
On Sunday 20 December 2009 12:22:13 peter kint wrote: Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Steve Litt sl...@... writes: Anything's possible. Why not investigate, starting with this command at the command prompt: locate tex | grep /tex$ Hi, thx for replying. Here are my outputs Try running each of them, find out which you want, and then strongarm LyX to specify that one.

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. which tex gives here: /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in your case) which tex gives:

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 10:31 AM, Ignacio Garcia wrote: peter kintpeter_k...@... writes: I am about to type i (for installation) and I see in the output the following: D directories: TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): !! default location: /usr/local/texlive/2009 !! is not writable,

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this. Stuff in the /usr/local/ hierarchy isn't

Re: Footnot-dw-style / Biblatex / Waßenhoven

2009-12-20 Thread Dominik Waßenhoven
jezZiFeR wrote: – just one of every instance. So there seem to be no different files for the different chapters. I use report [Koma], and the chapters without numbering (»Chapter*«). I don't know if the biblatex option works with Chapter*. You should try Chapter and see if it works then.

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 16:06 Uhr, schrieb John Kane: You should not have to but as I mentioned above I am not sure that it is automatically included in a Latex installation so you may have to install tufte-book there. I don't think that is is shure that the newest version is already within the CTAN

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 01:31 PM, peter kint wrote: Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this.

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 20:00 Uhr, I wrote: To get the actual release tufte-latex 3.5 go to: http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/ and download the tufte-latex-3.5.0.zip, direct download link: http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/files/tufte-latex-3.5.0.zip Sorry, I forgot that I am already tufte LyXing

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
rgheck rgh...@... writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an other forum too (ubuntuforums.org), evidently with proper

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. which tex gives here: /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
No attachment :( Thanks for the help though. --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de wrote: From: Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de Subject: Re: Tufte layout? To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 2:18 PM Am 20.12.2009, 20:00 Uhr, I wrote: To

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 22:10 Uhr, schrieb John Kane jrkrid...@yahoo.ca: No attachment :( not yet, but soon I'll give notice where/how to get the patch. Thanks for the help though. as a matter of course… by, joachim -- Mac BacicTeX 2009 - TeXShop 2.29 / TeXworks 0.2.3 LyX 1.6.5 - MacBook Pro intel

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 03:41 PM, peter kint wrote: rgheckrgh...@... writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
--- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de wrote: From: Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de Subject: Re: Tufte layout? To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:17 PM Am 20.12.2009, 22:10 Uhr, schrieb John Kane jrkrid...@yahoo.ca: No attachment :(

Re: Tufte layout? Here the patched tufte-common.def!

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Hello LyXers, as promised, here you get the information, how and where to get the tufte-common.def file, patched by the developer for the use with LyX. Call http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tufte-common.def in your browser, save it as such (or .txt file and rename it then to

Re: Tufte layout? Here the patched tufte-common.def!

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
Excellent. Thank you very much. I'll try to get it installed this evening or early tommorrow and see what happens. --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de wrote: From: Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de Subject: Re: Tufte layout? Here the patched tufte-common.def! To:

Re: pro culture of margin notes

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
18.12.2009, 22:09 Uhr, I wrote in this thread: For not to remain alone in the Tufte-style field of LyX, I take the liberty to promote and propagate the tufte-latex doc classes here. Hi, to to make sure, that those, who do not follow the thread Tufte layout? do not miss the necessary

Re: Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 20.12.2009 16:17, schrieb John Kane: I just installed Lyx on a little netbook and seem to have lost my spellchecker. When I spell check I recieive an error message and when I check under Tools - Perfernces the spell checker panel which reads Aspell is greyed out. That sounds bad. I

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 20.12.2009 14:52, schrieb bb: May be I misunderstand that sentence? My interpretation was, that Tufte-Book is included as i. e. book(KOMA-script). Instead I find an entry with not available in the list of document classes. This is because the LaTeX-package tufte is not installed. To

Beamer background image on one slide only

2009-12-20 Thread Graham M Smith
Using an ERT box I can add a background image to Beamer presentation with \usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth] {/home/graham/Dropbox/Lectures/R-Intro/Images/Moon.png}} But this adds it to every slide, and I only want it on a single slide. I have tried some other options

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: rgheck rgh...@... writes: On 12/18/2009 06:19 PM, peter kint wrote: Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX

Re: .lyx~ backup-files: to delete? OK, but …

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
I regard it necessary that the LyX user must be enlightened about the possible functions of the .lyx~ backup files and how to handle with it in the "Tools Preferences Look Feel User interface" pane! (This to developers and documentalists)Am 20.12.2009, 06:07 Uhr, schrieb Diego Queiroz:The

Re: .lyx~ backup-files: to delete? OK, but …

2009-12-20 Thread Vincent van Ravesteijn
Joachim Osnabryg schreef: I regard it necessary that the LyX user must be enlightened about the possible functions of the .lyx~ backup files and how to handle with it in the Tools Preferences Look Feel User interface pane! (This to developers and documentalists) Am 20.12.2009, 06:07 Uhr,

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Ubuntu 9.10 repository provides texlive-2007 .deb packages. They are old. Installing the new texlive-2009 (it includes circuitikz) is a good thing. Here is a quickinstall http://www.tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html where you can read - 'How to acquire the software'

Re: Beamer background image on one slide only

2009-12-20 Thread Graham M Smith
I have finally worked this out You need ERT box{ \usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth] {/home/graham/Dropbox/Lectures/R-Intro/Images/Moon.png}} Then the begin frame menu item Frame content Then end frame menu item Then an ERT box with } This seems to work fine , but is

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: - 'Running the installer' or 'GUI installer' and - 'Post-install: setting the PATH' (it's essential: see 3.4.3/3.4.4 in the full info page http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html) This sounds like music to me. I had read the

Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread bb
I found some remarks, that there is a new layout called tufte in lyx available. I found a remark printed in red on http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-book that this new layout (book +handout) should be added with the new lyx release 1.6.5 automatically: As of version 1.6.5, LyX includes a

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
The directory of the binaries for your platform must be added to the search path. Are you a single user? Then you can add the following lines PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH; export PATH MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/doc/man:$MANPATH; export MANPATH

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
Another Tufte fan! Welcome --- On Sun, 12/20/09, bb bblo...@arcor.de wrote: From: bb bblo...@arcor.de Subject: Tufte layout? To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:52 AM I found some remarks, that there is a new layout called tufte in lyx available. I found a

Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
I just installed Lyx on a little netbook and seem to have lost my spellchecker. When I spell check I recieive an error message and when I check under Tools Perfernces the spell checker panel which reads Aspell is greyed out. I am correct in assuming that I need to install Aspell and

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: I am about to type i (for installation) and I see in the output the following: D directories: TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): !! default location: /usr/local/texlive/2009 !! is not writable, please select a different one! Should I first

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Sonntag 20 Dezember 2009 schrieb peter kint: Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version ... Version 2007. Do I have two versions now and is he

Re: Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread Diego Queiroz
I am assuming you are using Windows with the latest version of LyX (1.6.5-1). Go to Add or Remove Programs (Programs and Features on Windows Vista) and see if Aspell 0.6 Dictionary (Language: your language) is on the list. There should be one entry for each language you've installed. If it is

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Steve Litt
On Sunday 20 December 2009 12:22:13 peter kint wrote: Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Steve Litt sl...@... writes: Anything's possible. Why not investigate, starting with this command at the command prompt: locate tex | grep /tex$ Hi, thx for replying. Here are my outputs Try running each of them, find out which you want, and then strongarm LyX to specify that one.

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. which tex gives here: /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in your case) which tex gives:

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 10:31 AM, Ignacio Garcia wrote: peter kintpeter_k...@... writes: I am about to type i (for installation) and I see in the output the following: D directories: TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): !! default location: /usr/local/texlive/2009 !! is not writable,

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this. Stuff in the /usr/local/ hierarchy isn't

Re: Footnot-dw-style / Biblatex / Waßenhoven

2009-12-20 Thread Dominik Waßenhoven
jezZiFeR wrote: – just one of every instance. So there seem to be no different files for the different chapters. I use report [Koma], and the chapters without numbering (»Chapter*«). I don't know if the biblatex option works with Chapter*. You should try Chapter and see if it works then.

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 16:06 Uhr, schrieb John Kane: You should not have to but as I mentioned above I am not sure that it is automatically included in a Latex installation so you may have to install tufte-book there. I don't think that is is shure that the newest version is already within the CTAN

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 01:31 PM, peter kint wrote: Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this.

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 20:00 Uhr, I wrote: To get the actual release tufte-latex 3.5 go to: http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/ and download the tufte-latex-3.5.0.zip, direct download link: http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/files/tufte-latex-3.5.0.zip Sorry, I forgot that I am already tufte LyXing

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
rgheck rgh...@... writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an other forum too (ubuntuforums.org), evidently with proper

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint peter_k...@... writes: Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. which tex gives here: /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
No attachment :( Thanks for the help though. --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de wrote: From: Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de Subject: Re: Tufte layout? To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 2:18 PM Am 20.12.2009, 20:00 Uhr, I wrote: To

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 22:10 Uhr, schrieb John Kane jrkrid...@yahoo.ca: No attachment :( not yet, but soon I'll give notice where/how to get the patch. Thanks for the help though. as a matter of course… by, joachim -- Mac BacicTeX 2009 - TeXShop 2.29 / TeXworks 0.2.3 LyX 1.6.5 - MacBook Pro intel

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 03:41 PM, peter kint wrote: rgheckrgh...@... writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
--- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de wrote: From: Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de Subject: Re: Tufte layout? To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:17 PM Am 20.12.2009, 22:10 Uhr, schrieb John Kane jrkrid...@yahoo.ca: No attachment :(

Re: Tufte layout? Here the patched tufte-common.def!

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Hello LyXers, as promised, here you get the information, how and where to get the tufte-common.def file, patched by the developer for the use with LyX. Call http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tufte-common.def in your browser, save it as such (or .txt file and rename it then to

Re: Tufte layout? Here the patched tufte-common.def!

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
Excellent. Thank you very much. I'll try to get it installed this evening or early tommorrow and see what happens. --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de wrote: From: Joachim Osnabryg o...@jpberlin.de Subject: Re: Tufte layout? Here the patched tufte-common.def! To:

Re: pro culture of margin notes

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
18.12.2009, 22:09 Uhr, I wrote in this thread: For not to remain alone in the Tufte-style field of LyX, I take the liberty to promote and propagate the tufte-latex doc classes here. Hi, to to make sure, that those, who do not follow the thread Tufte layout? do not miss the necessary

Re: Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 20.12.2009 16:17, schrieb John Kane: I just installed Lyx on a little netbook and seem to have lost my spellchecker. When I spell check I recieive an error message and when I check under Tools - Perfernces the spell checker panel which reads Aspell is greyed out. That sounds bad. I

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 20.12.2009 14:52, schrieb bb: May be I misunderstand that sentence? My interpretation was, that Tufte-Book is included as i. e. book(KOMA-script). Instead I find an entry with not available in the list of document classes. This is because the LaTeX-package tufte is not installed. To

Beamer background image on one slide only

2009-12-20 Thread Graham M Smith
Using an ERT box I can add a background image to Beamer presentation with \usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth] {/home/graham/Dropbox/Lectures/R-Intro/Images/Moon.png}} But this adds it to every slide, and I only want it on a single slide. I have tried some other options

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint writes: > > rgheck writes: > > > > > On 12/18/2009 06:19 PM, peter kint wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > 1. Trying to install circuitikz > > > http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html > > > to make electrical circuits in Lyx. > > > > > > I

Re: .lyx~ backup-files: to delete? OK, but …

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
I regard it necessary that the LyX user must be enlightened about the possible functions of the .lyx~ backup files and how to handle with it in the "Tools > Preferences > Look & Feel > User interface" pane! (This to developers and documentalists)Am 20.12.2009, 06:07 Uhr, schrieb Diego

Re: .lyx~ backup-files: to delete? OK, but …

2009-12-20 Thread Vincent van Ravesteijn
Joachim Osnabryg schreef: I regard it necessary that the LyX user must be enlightened about the possible functions of the .lyx~ backup files and how to handle with it in the "Tools > Preferences > Look & Feel > User interface" pane! (This to developers and documentalists) Am 20.12.2009,

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
> Ubuntu 9.10 repository provides texlive-2007 .deb packages. They are old. > Installing the new texlive-2009 (it includes circuitikz) is a good thing. > > Here is a quickinstall > http://www.tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html > where you can read > - 'How to acquire the software' >

Re: Beamer background image on one slide only

2009-12-20 Thread Graham M Smith
I have finally worked this out You need ERT box{ \usebackgroundtemplate{\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth] {/home/graham/Dropbox/Lectures/R-Intro/Images/Moon.png}} Then the begin frame menu item Frame content Then end frame menu item Then an ERT box with } This seems to work fine , but is

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint writes: > > - 'Running the installer' or 'GUI installer' and > > - 'Post-install: setting the PATH' (it's essential: see 3.4.3/3.4.4 in the > > full info page http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html) > > > This sounds like music to me. > I had read

Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread bb
I found some remarks, that there is a new layout called tufte in lyx available. I found a remark printed in red on http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Tufte-book that this new layout (book +handout) should be added with the new lyx release 1.6.5 automatically: As of version 1.6.5, LyX includes a

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
> The directory of the binaries for your platform must be added to > the search path. > Are you a single user? Then you can add the following lines > > PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH; export PATH > MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/doc/man:$MANPATH; export MANPATH >

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
Another Tufte fan! Welcome --- On Sun, 12/20/09, bb wrote: > From: bb > Subject: Tufte layout? > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:52 AM > I found some remarks, that there is a > new layout called tufte in lyx available. I

Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
I just installed Lyx on a little netbook and seem to have lost my spellchecker. When I spell check I recieive an error message and when I check under Tools > Perfernces the spell checker panel which reads Aspell is greyed out. I am correct in assuming that I need to install Aspell and

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint writes: > I am about to type i (for installation) and I see in the output the following: > > directories: >TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): > !! default location: /usr/local/texlive/2009 > !! is not writable, please select a different one! > > Should I

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Sonntag 20 Dezember 2009 schrieb peter kint: > Sigh, > I'm almost desperate. > > I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I > changed PATHS. And this is what I get: > > pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version ... > Version 2007. > > Do I have two versions now and

Re: Missing Aspell ?

2009-12-20 Thread Diego Queiroz
I am assuming you are using Windows with the latest version of LyX (1.6.5-1). Go to "Add or Remove Programs" ("Programs and Features" on Windows Vista) and see if "Aspell 0.6 Dictionary (Language: )" is on the list. There should be one entry for each language you've installed. If it is not (that

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Steve Litt
On Sunday 20 December 2009 12:22:13 peter kint wrote: > Sigh, > I'm almost desperate. > > I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I > changed PATHS. And this is what I get: > > pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version > TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) > kpathsea version

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Steve Litt writes: > Anything's possible. Why not investigate, starting with this command at the > command prompt: > > locate tex | grep /tex$ Hi, thx for replying. Here are my outputs > Try running each of them, find out which you want, and then strongarm LyX to > specify that

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
Kornel Benko writes: > You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. > > "which tex" gives here: > /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex > This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in your case) which tex gives:

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 10:31 AM, Ignacio Garcia wrote: peter kint writes: I am about to type i (for installation) and I see in the output the following: directories: TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): !! default location: /usr/local/texlive/2009 !! is not writable,

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
> > Graphical? Type in terminal: > > sudo nautilus > > Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive > > Then do right click on the created and > > Properties> Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. > > > > > I wouldn't recommend this. Stuff in the /usr/local/

Re: Footnot-dw-style / Biblatex / Waßenhoven

2009-12-20 Thread Dominik Waßenhoven
jezZiFeR wrote: > – just one of every instance. So there seem to be no different files > for the different chapters. I use report [Koma], and the chapters > without numbering (»Chapter*«). I don't know if the biblatex option works with Chapter*. You should try Chapter and see if it works

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 16:06 Uhr, schrieb John Kane: You should not have to but as I mentioned above I am not sure that it is automatically included in a Latex installation so you may have to install tufte-book there. I don't think that is is shure that the newest version is already within the CTAN

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 01:31 PM, peter kint wrote: Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties> Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this.

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 20:00 Uhr, I wrote: To get the actual release tufte-latex 3.5 go to: http://code.google.com/p/tufte-latex/ and download the tufte-latex-3.5.0.zip, direct download link: http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/files/tufte-latex-3.5.0.zip Sorry, I forgot that I am already tufte LyXing

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread peter kint
rgheck writes: > Here are the steps to follow. > Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an other forum too (ubuntuforums.org), evidently with proper

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread Ignacio Garcia
peter kint writes: > > Kornel Benko writes: > > > You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. > > > > "which tex" gives here: > > /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex > > This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
No attachment :( Thanks for the help though. --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg wrote: > From: Joachim Osnabryg > Subject: Re: Tufte layout? > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 2:18 PM > Am 20.12.2009, 20:00 Uhr, I

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread Joachim Osnabryg
Am 20.12.2009, 22:10 Uhr, schrieb John Kane : No attachment :( not yet, but soon I'll give notice where/how to get the patch. Thanks for the help though. as a matter of course… by, joachim -- Mac BacicTeX 2009 - TeXShop 2.29 / TeXworks 0.2.3 LyX 1.6.5 - MacBook Pro

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

2009-12-20 Thread rgheck
On 12/20/2009 03:41 PM, peter kint wrote: rgheck writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in

Re: Tufte layout?

2009-12-20 Thread John Kane
--- On Sun, 12/20/09, Joachim Osnabryg wrote: > From: Joachim Osnabryg > Subject: Re: Tufte layout? > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Received: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:17 PM > Am 20.12.2009, 22:10 Uhr, schrieb > John Kane : > > No

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