Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
Mike Martell wrote: #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py What did you get? Richard wants to know what is the output of this. Please copy/paste. /Konrad

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Andreas K .
Mike Martell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi: I've been having a lot of trouble installing a new class for LyX with my mac. I am hoping to use LyX to write my doctoral dissertation. I am trying to install the thesis class for my university, authesis.cls. I have followed the directions, I

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Andreas K. wrote: Since it is a thesis class, are you sure that the article class should be used, and not the book class instead? Try the following layout file: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{book (authesis)} # Input general

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py As Konrad said, I want to know what this does. LyX should write a configure.log file for you. You

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Bennett Helm
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:10 AM, rgheck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Martell wrote: Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py Just a few mostly Mac specific

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks. Here is what terminal said after I typed in your suggested line. Is this the output you wanted me to post? I have no idea what it means. LyX still fails to reconfigure. Once again, thank you so much for your help. Also, I am using LyX 1.5.6 . I looked throught the authesis.cls file

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks. Here is what terminal said after I typed in your suggested line. Is this the output you wanted me to post? I have no idea what it means. LyX still fails to reconfigure. Once again, thank you so much for your help. Also, I am using LyX 1.5.6 . I looked throught

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I looked throught the authesis.cls file and did not find a line that said /LoadClass line. I just had a look, too. Looks like it was hacked from ucthesis, which was a modification of report. So I'd try: Input report.layout and modify anything that needs modifying.

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now from inside your LyX user directory. To verify where that is, go to ToolsPreferences, User

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now from inside your LyX user directory. To verify where that is, go to

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Bennett Helm
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Richard Heck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Martell wrote: I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I followed your directions. you said (thanks for being so explicit ): That is, in Terminal, type: cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ to get to the user directory. Then type: python /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py to reconfigure. (Note that in this line there is

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I followed your directions. you said (thanks for being so explicit ): That is, in Terminal, type: cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ to get to the user directory. Then type: python /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py to reconfigure. (Note that

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
thanks. it looks like my layout file is in the correct place. And kpsewhich authesis.cls recognizes the file. here are the results of my running configure. I don't think it is working. dhcp-226-212:~ mikemartell$ cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ dhcp-226-212:LyX-1.5 mikemartell$

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: thanks. it looks like my layout file is in the correct place. And kpsewhich authesis.cls recognizes the file. here are the results of my running configure. I don't think it is working. [snip] checking LaTeX configuration... auto Wrong input layout file with line

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks. I changed the layout file as you suggested: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # #\DeclareLaTeXClass{authesis} # Read the definitions from report.layout Input report.layout and here is the output from terminal. It looks like it worked (?). I open LyX and my

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks. I changed the layout file as you suggested: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # #\DeclareLaTeXClass{authesis} # Read the definitions from report.layout Input report.layout and here is the output from terminal. It looks like it worked (?).

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I deleted textclass.lst from username/ (was this the correct location?) I placed the layout file you mailed me in username/Library/Application Support/LyX-1.5/layouts/ When i open LyX, select new - go to documents, settings, class I can select authesis! It looks like I am set! (right?!) You

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say undefined control sequence. do you know why i would get this? On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Mike Martell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say undefined control sequence. do you know why i would get this? Apparently, the \degreeyear and so forth have to come

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
rgheck wrote: Mike Martell wrote: I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say undefined control sequence. do you know why i would get this? Apparently, the \degreeyear and so forth

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
Mike Martell wrote: #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py What did you get? Richard wants to know what is the output of this. Please copy/paste. /Konrad

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Andreas K .
Mike Martell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi: I've been having a lot of trouble installing a new class for LyX with my mac. I am hoping to use LyX to write my doctoral dissertation. I am trying to install the thesis class for my university, authesis.cls. I have followed the directions, I

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Andreas K. wrote: Since it is a thesis class, are you sure that the article class should be used, and not the book class instead? Try the following layout file: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{book (authesis)} # Input general

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py As Konrad said, I want to know what this does. LyX should write a configure.log file for you. You

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Bennett Helm
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:10 AM, rgheck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Martell wrote: Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py Just a few mostly Mac specific

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks. Here is what terminal said after I typed in your suggested line. Is this the output you wanted me to post? I have no idea what it means. LyX still fails to reconfigure. Once again, thank you so much for your help. Also, I am using LyX 1.5.6 . I looked throught the authesis.cls file

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks. Here is what terminal said after I typed in your suggested line. Is this the output you wanted me to post? I have no idea what it means. LyX still fails to reconfigure. Once again, thank you so much for your help. Also, I am using LyX 1.5.6 . I looked throught

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I looked throught the authesis.cls file and did not find a line that said /LoadClass line. I just had a look, too. Looks like it was hacked from ucthesis, which was a modification of report. So I'd try: Input report.layout and modify anything that needs modifying.

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now from inside your LyX user directory. To verify where that is, go to ToolsPreferences, User

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now from inside your LyX user directory. To verify where that is, go to

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Bennett Helm
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Richard Heck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Martell wrote: I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I followed your directions. you said (thanks for being so explicit ): That is, in Terminal, type: cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ to get to the user directory. Then type: python /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py to reconfigure. (Note that in this line there is

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I followed your directions. you said (thanks for being so explicit ): That is, in Terminal, type: cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ to get to the user directory. Then type: python /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py to reconfigure. (Note that

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
thanks. it looks like my layout file is in the correct place. And kpsewhich authesis.cls recognizes the file. here are the results of my running configure. I don't think it is working. dhcp-226-212:~ mikemartell$ cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ dhcp-226-212:LyX-1.5 mikemartell$

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: thanks. it looks like my layout file is in the correct place. And kpsewhich authesis.cls recognizes the file. here are the results of my running configure. I don't think it is working. [snip] checking LaTeX configuration... auto Wrong input layout file with line

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks. I changed the layout file as you suggested: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # #\DeclareLaTeXClass{authesis} # Read the definitions from report.layout Input report.layout and here is the output from terminal. It looks like it worked (?). I open LyX and my

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks. I changed the layout file as you suggested: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # #\DeclareLaTeXClass{authesis} # Read the definitions from report.layout Input report.layout and here is the output from terminal. It looks like it worked (?).

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I deleted textclass.lst from username/ (was this the correct location?) I placed the layout file you mailed me in username/Library/Application Support/LyX-1.5/layouts/ When i open LyX, select new - go to documents, settings, class I can select authesis! It looks like I am set! (right?!) You

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say undefined control sequence. do you know why i would get this? On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Mike Martell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say undefined control sequence. do you know why i would get this? Apparently, the \degreeyear and so forth have to come

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
rgheck wrote: Mike Martell wrote: I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say undefined control sequence. do you know why i would get this? Apparently, the \degreeyear and so forth

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
Mike Martell wrote: #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py What did you get? Richard wants to know what is the output of this. Please copy/paste. /Konrad

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Andreas K .
Mike Martell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi: > I've been having a lot of trouble installing a new class for LyX with > my mac. I am hoping to use LyX to write my doctoral dissertation. I > am trying to install the thesis class for my university, authesis.cls. > > I have followed the

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Andreas K. wrote: Since it is a thesis class, are you sure that the article class should be used, and not the book class instead? Try the following layout file: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{book (authesis)} # Input general

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py As Konrad said, I want to know what this does. LyX should write a configure.log file for you. You

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Bennett Helm
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:10 AM, rgheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Martell wrote: > >> Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened >> terminal, typed: >> # cd /tmp/ >> >> then, >> >> #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py > > Just a few

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks. Here is what terminal said after I typed in your suggested line. Is this the output you wanted me to post? I have no idea what it means. LyX still fails to reconfigure. Once again, thank you so much for your help. Also, I am using LyX 1.5.6 . I looked throught the authesis.cls file

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks. Here is what terminal said after I typed in your suggested line. Is this the output you wanted me to post? I have no idea what it means. LyX still fails to reconfigure. Once again, thank you so much for your help. Also, I am using LyX 1.5.6 . I looked throught

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I looked throught the authesis.cls file and did not find a line that said /LoadClass line. I just had a look, too. Looks like it was hacked from ucthesis, which was a modification of report. So I'd try: Input report.layout and modify anything that needs modifying.

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: > Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now from > inside your LyX user directory. To verify where that is, go to > Tools>Preferences, User

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. You said: Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me. Try this again now from inside your LyX user directory. To verify where that is, go to

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Bennett Helm
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Richard Heck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Martell wrote: > >> I changed the layout file. to read report instead of article, ran >> texhash, and still got the reconfigure error. >> >> You said: >> >> >>> Hmm. That looks like a successful reconfigure to me.

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I followed your directions. you said (thanks for being so explicit ): That is, in Terminal, type: cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ to get to the user directory. Then type: python /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py to reconfigure. (Note that in this line there is

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: I followed your directions. you said (thanks for being so explicit ): That is, in Terminal, type: cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ to get to the user directory. Then type: python /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/configure.py to reconfigure. (Note that

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
thanks. it looks like my layout file is in the correct place. And kpsewhich authesis.cls recognizes the file. here are the results of my running configure. I don't think it is working. dhcp-226-212:~ mikemartell$ cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/LyX-1.5/ dhcp-226-212:LyX-1.5 mikemartell$

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Richard Heck
Mike Martell wrote: thanks. it looks like my layout file is in the correct place. And kpsewhich authesis.cls recognizes the file. here are the results of my running configure. I don't think it is working. [snip] checking LaTeX configuration... auto Wrong input layout file with line

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks. I changed the layout file as you suggested: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # #\DeclareLaTeXClass{authesis} # Read the definitions from report.layout Input report.layout and here is the output from terminal. It looks like it worked (?). I open LyX and my

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks. I changed the layout file as you suggested: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # #\DeclareLaTeXClass{authesis} # Read the definitions from report.layout Input report.layout and here is the output from terminal. It looks like it worked (?).

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I deleted textclass.lst from username/ (was this the correct location?) I placed the layout file you mailed me in username/Library/Application Support/LyX-1.5/layouts/ When i open LyX, select new -> go to documents, settings, class I can select authesis! It looks like I am set! (right?!) You

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Martell
I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say "undefined control sequence." do you know why i would get this? On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Mike Martell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say "undefined control sequence." do you know why i would get this? Apparently, the \degreeyear and so forth have to come

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-22 Thread rgheck
rgheck wrote: Mike Martell wrote: I'm sorry. I may have spoke too soon. Now, when I try to make a sample document, when i try to view pdflatex, I get five latex errors. all of them say "undefined control sequence." do you know why i would get this? Apparently, the \degreeyear and so

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Hi: I've been having a lot of trouble installing a new class for LyX with my mac. I am hoping to use LyX to write my doctoral dissertation. I am trying to install the thesis class for my university, authesis.cls. I have followed the directions, I believe, but am not

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks for your response. I updated my layout file to read: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{article (authesis)} Format 4 # Input general definitions Input article.layout and I tried kpsewhich authesis.cls in the terminal. the response

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks for your response. I updated my layout file to read: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{article (authesis)} Format 4 # Input general definitions Input article.layout and I tried kpsewhich authesis.cls in the

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py Then, I opened LyX, and tried to reconfigure. I got the same error message that the configure did not work. Is it of

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Hi: I've been having a lot of trouble installing a new class for LyX with my mac. I am hoping to use LyX to write my doctoral dissertation. I am trying to install the thesis class for my university, authesis.cls. I have followed the directions, I believe, but am not

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks for your response. I updated my layout file to read: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{article (authesis)} Format 4 # Input general definitions Input article.layout and I tried kpsewhich authesis.cls in the terminal. the response

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks for your response. I updated my layout file to read: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{article (authesis)} Format 4 # Input general definitions Input article.layout and I tried kpsewhich authesis.cls in the

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py Then, I opened LyX, and tried to reconfigure. I got the same error message that the configure did not work. Is it of

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Hi: I've been having a lot of trouble installing a new class for LyX with my mac. I am hoping to use LyX to write my doctoral dissertation. I am trying to install the thesis class for my university, authesis.cls. I have followed the directions, I believe, but am not

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks for your response. I updated my layout file to read: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{article (authesis)} Format 4 # Input general definitions Input article.layout and I tried kpsewhich authesis.cls in the terminal. the response

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread rgheck
Mike Martell wrote: Thanks for your response. I updated my layout file to read: #% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this # \DeclareLaTeXClass[authesis]{article (authesis)} Format 4 # Input general definitions Input article.layout and I tried kpsewhich authesis.cls in the

Re: install thesis class, Mac

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Martell
Thanks again. I took your advice. I located configure.py I opened terminal, typed: # cd /tmp/ then, #python/library/applications/lyx.app/content/resources/configure.py Then, I opened LyX, and tried to reconfigure. I got the same error message that the configure did not work. Is it of