Re: auto fixing mispelled words

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 11/3/18 5:46 AM, paolo m. wrote: >> I am not able to 'learn' how not to make typos. Do you? > > I learn not to make _specific_ typographical errors, and the facility > that you request would only deal with sets of specific errors.

Re: tikz pictures rendering

Joel Kulesza wrote: > Paolo, > > Can you please provide MWE (https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/MinimalExample > )? If so, I'll take a closer > look. Here included my test file. I have to correct my observations here (probably my tikz command, a few hours ago,

tikz pictures rendering

Hi all, ​I don't know if this a lyx software issue or a tikz programming issue (i am rather new to tikz) I would like to lower a bit the circle in the 'in line' command: \tikz \draw (0,-9pt) circle (4pt); so that the circle appear shifted a little lower, with respect to the text line it is

Re: weird language management

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 10/22/2018 03:38 AM, Pol wrote: >> >> Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: >> >>> On 10/21/2018 11:48 AM, Paolo M wrote: >>>> >>>> I have noti

Re: auto fixing mispelled words

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 10/22/2018 04:16 AM, Pol wrote: >> >> A possible improvement of the spellchecker facility: Common, typical >> mispellings made by authors could be istantaneously autocorrected by >> lyx, by checking

auto fixing mispelled words

A possible improvement of the spellchecker facility: Common, typical mispellings made by authors could be istantaneously autocorrected by lyx, by checking a suitable list maintained by authors themseves. p.

Re: weird language management

Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan (the best Daniel of the bunch) wrote: > On 10/21/2018 11:48 AM, Paolo M wrote: >> >> I have noticed that spellchecker does not work, if an alternative >> language has been given. >> Is that a bug? > > Do you have a vocabulary loaded for the alternative language? Not to my

Sharpness of lyx characters

screen characters in lyx on hp-elitebook x360, appear unclear, i would say that 'ink density' is not uniform. No change switching to different fonts. All applications display clear characters, except LyX Lyx runs on opensuse leap 15 / plasma Any hints? thank you paolo m.

Re: Indenting in verse style

Daniel wrote: > > I am not sure which is correct (the lyx work area or the code > generated). Basically, you need an extra empty line below the > environment. I seem to remember that LyX originally added such empty > lines but it was removed due to bug > https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9055.

Indenting in verse style

The following text, in verse style, is correctly indented on my lyx screen, but the pdf is not well rendered, the last line not being aligned with first one: Given that 1. prop 1 2. prop 2 3. prop 3 then prop 4 must follow. Here included my lyx test file. Is that a bug? thank you

Re: read_only view of lyx doc

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > Le 24/01/2018 à 13:45, Pol a écrit : >> I would like to view my lyx document in read only mode, so as not to >> modify it by mistake, by pressing keys, restoring the original read- >> write privileges, before closing. >> A kind a lyx 'c

read_only view of lyx doc

I would like to view my lyx document in read only mode, so as not to modify it by mistake, by pressing keys, restoring the original read- write privileges, before closing. A kind a lyx 'command mode', as in the 'vi' text editor, provided with a few comamnd keys di move cursor across my

live links?

I would like to use a special lyx doc of mine as a mind map. To that aim, opening other files by clicking on the relevant hyperlink on that lyx file, would be very convenient. Is that possible? thank you paolo

Previewing tikz

Tikz graph cannot be previewed, when inserted into a mini page, although it is correctly displayed in the PDF viwew Tikz graph not in mini page is correctly previewed in lyx. Any ideas? thank you Pol

slides with line control and audio track

I would like to create slides with the following features: - slide gradually reveals successive lines of text - audio track can be played in sync with the video Your suggestions are welcome thank you ---P

slides with line control and audio track

I would like to create slides with the following features: - slide gradually reveals successive lines of text - audio track can be played in sync with the video Your suggestions are welcome thank you ---P

slides with line control and audio track

I would like to create slides with the following features: - slide gradually reveals successive lines of text - audio track can be played in sync with the video Your suggestions are welcome thank you ---P

importing 0.12

I would import an old 0.12 lyx file into 1.4.5 Any suitable script? Thank you --P

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: On 10/23/2009 01:12 PM, Pol wrote: It should just work: Just open the file in LyX. If that doesn't work, then the lyx2lyx conversion script is failing. You can try to run it from outside LyX, if you wish. You'll find it (on Linux) at /usr/share/lyx/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx. Run lyx2lyx

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: You don't need to switch to kde4 to run 1.6.x. You just need the Qt4 libraries. Aren't those available for hardy? They will happily co-exist with the Qt3 libraries that kde3 uses. If you're using alternate encodings, unicode, etc, it is well worth the upgrade. And

importing 0.12

I would import an old 0.12 lyx file into 1.4.5 Any suitable script? Thank you --P

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: On 10/23/2009 01:12 PM, Pol wrote: It should just work: Just open the file in LyX. If that doesn't work, then the lyx2lyx conversion script is failing. You can try to run it from outside LyX, if you wish. You'll find it (on Linux) at /usr/share/lyx/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx. Run lyx2lyx

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: You don't need to switch to kde4 to run 1.6.x. You just need the Qt4 libraries. Aren't those available for hardy? They will happily co-exist with the Qt3 libraries that kde3 uses. If you're using alternate encodings, unicode, etc, it is well worth the upgrade. And

importing 0.12

I would import an old 0.12 lyx file into 1.4.5 Any suitable script? Thank you --P

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: > On 10/23/2009 01:12 PM, Pol wrote: > It should just work: Just open the file in LyX. If that doesn't work, > then the lyx2lyx conversion script is failing. You can try to run it > from outside LyX, if you wish. You'll find it (on Linux) at > /usr/share/lyx/lyx2l

Re: importing 0.12

rgheck wrote: > > You don't need to switch to kde4 to run 1.6.x. You just need the Qt4 > libraries. Aren't those available for hardy? They will happily co-exist > with the Qt3 libraries that kde3 uses. If you're using alternate > encodings, unicode, etc, it is well worth the upgrade.

Re: format conversion

Vincent van Ravesteijn wrote: lyx -e lyx14x file.lyx Thank you. That allowed me to write down a zsh script to convert files into *.lyx14 then to move them into a special directory, after having been renamed *.lyx again. ---P - enc #!/bin/zsh (lyx-e lyx14x *lyx

Re: format conversion

Vincent van Ravesteijn wrote: lyx -e lyx14x file.lyx Thank you. That allowed me to write down a zsh script to convert files into *.lyx14 then to move them into a special directory, after having been renamed *.lyx again. ---P - enc #!/bin/zsh (lyx-e lyx14x *lyx

Re: format conversion

Vincent van Ravesteijn wrote: > lyx -e lyx14x file.lyx > Thank you. That allowed me to write down a zsh script to convert files into *.lyx14 then to move them into a special directory, after having been renamed *.lyx again. ---P - enc #!/bin/zsh (lyx-e lyx14x *lyx &&

format conversion

Is it possible to convert a lyx doc from 1.6 to 1.4 by a commnd line instruction? My attempts starting from 'lyx -e LyX 4.3.x' followed by a number of variations, all failed. Thank you ---P

format conversion

Is it possible to convert a lyx doc from 1.6 to 1.4 by a commnd line instruction? My attempts starting from 'lyx -e LyX 4.3.x' followed by a number of variations, all failed. Thank you ---P

format conversion

Is it possible to convert a lyx doc from 1.6 to 1.4 by a commnd line instruction? My attempts starting from 'lyx -e "LyX 4.3.x"' followed by a number of variations, all failed. Thank you ---P

Re: customizing the extra spaces

with pre-defined length. Is that possible? ---Pol

Re: customizing the extra spaces

with pre-defined length. Is that possible? ---Pol

Re: customizing the extra spaces

matting->Horizontal Space" with a given parameter, to enter a space with pre-defined length. Is that possible? ---Pol

customizing the extra spaces

Is it possible to change the mark for extra space (ctrl-space)? How to change its color as well, independently from the TeX code color? I would that mark less visible. Thank you ---p

customizing the extra spaces

Is it possible to change the mark for extra space (ctrl-space)? How to change its color as well, independently from the TeX code color? I would that mark less visible. Thank you ---p

customizing the extra spaces

Is it possible to change the mark for extra space (ctrl-space)? How to change its color as well, independently from the TeX code color? I would that mark less visible. Thank you ---p

RE: collecting items

Micha Feigin wrote: If it's lyx or latex documents you can just copy and paste. Lyx will work as is. Latex math you need to either paste into an existing math block or paste as normal text, then select the math parts and press Ctrl-M to create a math block of the text. Yes, they are all lyx

RE: collecting items

Micha Feigin wrote: If it's lyx or latex documents you can just copy and paste. Lyx will work as is. Latex math you need to either paste into an existing math block or paste as normal text, then select the math parts and press Ctrl-M to create a math block of the text. Yes, they are all lyx

RE: collecting items

Micha Feigin wrote: > If it's lyx or latex documents you can just copy and paste. Lyx will work > as is. Latex math you need to either paste into an existing math block or > paste as normal text, then select the math parts and press Ctrl-M to > create a math block of the text. Yes, they are all

collecting items

Often i have to pick up math questions from several previously made documents to build up a new one (homework, test, other deliverables). I would like to hear about your suggestions to effectively accomplish such task. Thank you ---P

collecting items

Often i have to pick up math questions from several previously made documents to build up a new one (homework, test, other deliverables). I would like to hear about your suggestions to effectively accomplish such task. Thank you ---P

collecting items

Often i have to pick up math questions from several previously made documents to build up a new one (homework, test, other deliverables). I would like to hear about your suggestions to effectively accomplish such task. Thank you ---P

xy-pic polyline

I need to draw a picture without characters at corners. I think i should call the polyline command, but i can't find any easy example to learn how to use it. Any hints? Thank you ---P

xy-pic polyline

I need to draw a picture without characters at corners. I think i should call the polyline command, but i can't find any easy example to learn how to use it. Any hints? Thank you ---P

xy-pic polyline

I need to draw a picture without characters at corners. I think i should call the polyline command, but i can't find any easy example to learn how to use it. Any hints? Thank you ---P

Re: xy-pic oddities

posted mailed Paul A. Rubin wrote: FWIW, I pasted your three arrow code into a new document in LyX (with \usepackage[all]{xy} in the preamble), and instant preview displayed it with three arrow heads but only one arrow (the middle one). I also threw in another math inset with an integral,

Re: xy-pic oddities

posted mailed Paul A. Rubin wrote: FWIW, I pasted your three arrow code into a new document in LyX (with \usepackage[all]{xy} in the preamble), and instant preview displayed it with three arrow heads but only one arrow (the middle one). I also threw in another math inset with an integral,

Re: xy-pic oddities

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > FWIW, I pasted your three arrow code into a new document in LyX (with > \usepackage[all]{xy} in the preamble), and instant preview displayed it > with three arrow heads but only one arrow (the middle one). I also > threw in another math inset with an integral, and

xy-pic oddities

While the single arrow in command \xymatrix{A \ar[r] B} is displayed by lyx, three arrow graph in command \xymatrix{ p,a \\ p \ar[r] \ar[ur] \ar[dr] p,n \\ p,e } is undisplayed (yet correctly printed out) Any ideas? Any matrix or array specifications needed in the preamble? thank you

xy-pic oddities

While the single arrow in command \xymatrix{A \ar[r] B} is displayed by lyx, three arrow graph in command \xymatrix{ p,a \\ p \ar[r] \ar[ur] \ar[dr] p,n \\ p,e } is undisplayed (yet correctly printed out) Any ideas? Any matrix or array specifications needed in the preamble? thank you

xy-pic oddities

While the single arrow in command \xymatrix{A \ar[r] B} is displayed by lyx, three arrow graph in command \xymatrix{ & & p,a & \\ p \ar[r] \ar[ur] \ar[dr] & & p,n & \\ & & p,e & } is undisplayed (yet correctly printed out) Any ideas? Any matrix or array specifications needed in the preamble?

nicer matrix delimiters?

Any suggestions to change matrix delimiters, other than square or standard round brackets? I would like straight round brackets. thank you -Pol

nicer matrix delimiters?

Any suggestions to change matrix delimiters, other than square or standard round brackets? I would like straight round brackets. thank you -Pol

nicer matrix delimiters?

Any suggestions to change matrix delimiters, other than square or standard round brackets? I would like straight round brackets. thank you -Pol

formatting 'smallest' font

Here included a test file, where a line in 'smallest' font cannot be formatted into a table. Any ideas? Thank you --Pol test-table-formatting.lyx Description: application/lyx test-table-formatting.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document

Re: formatting 'smallest' font

posted mailed Rudi van der Linde wrote: It seems like underbar is causing the problem. Don't know why though. Yes, so it seems I am using lyx 1.4.5. Same result with 1.6.1? --P

formatting 'smallest' font

Here included a test file, where a line in 'smallest' font cannot be formatted into a table. Any ideas? Thank you --Pol test-table-formatting.lyx Description: application/lyx test-table-formatting.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document

Re: formatting 'smallest' font

posted mailed Rudi van der Linde wrote: It seems like underbar is causing the problem. Don't know why though. Yes, so it seems I am using lyx 1.4.5. Same result with 1.6.1? --P

formatting 'smallest' font

Here included a test file, where a line in 'smallest' font cannot be formatted into a table. Any ideas? Thank you --Pol test-table-formatting.lyx Description: application/lyx test-table-formatting.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document

Re: formatting 'smallest' font

Rudi van der Linde wrote: > It seems like "underbar" is causing the problem. Don't know why though. > Yes, so it seems I am using lyx 1.4.5. Same result with 1.6.1? --P

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Play with the the 'Zoom %' and 'Screen DPI' values in the Preferences under Screen fonts. Strangely enough, math font is the correct size as cursor is within the math area (here font size changes according to preferences), yet it takes back its small, fixed size, as

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Increase the Screen DPI value (you have to restart LyX for this setting to take effect), or disable Math Previews (also in the preferences). I have set 'instant preview' to 'no math' thank you --P

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Play with the the 'Zoom %' and 'Screen DPI' values in the Preferences under Screen fonts. Strangely enough, math font is the correct size as cursor is within the math area (here font size changes according to preferences), yet it takes back its small, fixed size, as

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Increase the Screen DPI value (you have to restart LyX for this setting to take effect), or disable Math Previews (also in the preferences). I have set 'instant preview' to 'no math' thank you --P

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > Play with the the 'Zoom %' and 'Screen DPI' values in the Preferences > under Screen fonts. Strangely enough, math font is the correct size as cursor is within the math area (here font size changes according to preferences), yet it takes back its small, fixed size, as

Re: math font

Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > Increase the Screen DPI value (you have to restart LyX for this setting > to take effect), or disable Math Previews (also in the preferences). > I have set 'instant preview' to 'no math' thank you --P

back reference to page

I would like to crossreference to the page a tagged item is in. Any hints? Thank you -- Pol

back reference to page

I would like to crossreference to the page a tagged item is in. Any hints? Thank you -- Pol

back reference to page

I would like to crossreference to the page a tagged item is in. Any hints? Thank you -- Pol

word wrap and \use_geometry

found that, as \use_geometry is set 'false' by editing the lyx character text file, word wrapping is ok. Is that a bug? Should \use_geometry be set to 'false' by default? Thank you -- Pol

Re: word wrap and \use_geometry

math expressions not being properly wrapped up? I do not remember what the use of the \use_geometry option and how it can be set off from the lyx interface. I Just check DocumentSettings|Margins|default margin thanks -- Pol

word wrap and \use_geometry

found that, as \use_geometry is set 'false' by editing the lyx character text file, word wrapping is ok. Is that a bug? Should \use_geometry be set to 'false' by default? Thank you -- Pol

Re: word wrap and \use_geometry

math expressions not being properly wrapped up? I do not remember what the use of the \use_geometry option and how it can be set off from the lyx interface. I Just check DocumentSettings|Margins|default margin thanks -- Pol

word wrap and \use_geometry

found that, as \use_geometry is set 'false' by editing the lyx character text file, word wrapping is ok. Is that a bug? Should \use_geometry be set to 'false' by default? Thank you -- Pol

Re: word wrap and \use_geometry

ing math expressions not being properly wrapped up? > >> I do not remember what the use of the \use_geometry option and how it can >> be >> set off from the lyx interface. I > > Just check > Document>Settings|Margins|default margin thanks -- Pol

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: Pol wrote: Paul A. Rubin wrote: Pol wrote: posted mailed Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Would either tikz or xy-pic do what you have in mind? It is easy

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: Pol wrote: Paul A. Rubin wrote: Pol wrote: posted mailed Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Would either tikz or xy-pic do what you have in mind? It is easy

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Pol wrote: >> Paul A. Rubin wrote: >> >>> Pol wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, >>>> into a lyx file? >>>> Metapost or someth

pictures into the lyx file

posted mailed Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Thank you -- Pol

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: Pol wrote: posted mailed Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Would either tikz or xy-pic do what you have in mind? I have never tried those format. Can

pictures into the lyx file

posted mailed Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Thank you -- Pol

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: Pol wrote: posted mailed Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Would either tikz or xy-pic do what you have in mind? I have never tried those format. Can

pictures into the lyx file

Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, into a lyx file? Metapost or something like that could be used? Thank you -- Pol

Re: pictures into the lyx file

Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Pol wrote: >> >> >> Is there a way to include pictures, I mean simple geometric pictures, >> into a lyx file? >> Metapost or something like that could be used? >> > > Would either tikz or xy-pic do what you have in m

numbers of numbered lists

, in this regard? Thank you --- Pol

numbers of numbered lists

, in this regard? Thank you --- Pol

numbers of numbered lists

, in this regard? Thank you --- Pol

typewriter font

I would like my typewriter font to be smaller, by default, than the standard text size, Any hints? thank you -- Pol

typewriter font

I would like my typewriter font to be smaller, by default, than the standard text size, Any hints? thank you -- Pol

typewriter font

I would like my typewriter font to be smaller, by default, than the standard text size, Any hints? thank you -- Pol

Re: cannot find styles (ms-windows)

that you find in the start menu Running MikTex update did the trick - thank you -- Pol

Re: cannot find styles (ms-windows)

that you find in the start menu Running MikTex update did the trick - thank you -- Pol

Re: cannot find styles (ms-windows)

internet. Finally > > - run MiKTeX's update program that you find in the start menu Running MikTex update did the trick - thank you -- Pol

cannot find styles (ms-windows)

-- Pol

cannot find styles (ms-windows)

-- Pol

cannot find styles (ms-windows)

-- Pol

symbols rendering

On the linux/kubuntu laptop of a friend of mine, some latex symbols (e.g, \pm, \alpha, etc) are not rendered in lyx, although they correctly printed out to pdf. Any ideas about what is wrong in the Lyx or X configuration? Thank you -- Pol

RE: symbols rendering

Daniel CLEMENT wrote: latex-xft-fonts Thank you, that was the case. Problem solved. -- Pol

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