Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font solved

2005-11-04 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: As soon as I read this I realised that it was probably a path problem. Not knowing any better, I had installed the font to '/usr/local/share/texmf/' rather than '/usr/share/texmf/'. I removed that installation, rehashed, and carried out the

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font solved

2005-11-04 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: As soon as I read this I realised that it was probably a path problem. Not knowing any better, I had installed the font to '/usr/local/share/texmf/' rather than '/usr/share/texmf/'. I removed that installation, rehashed, and carried out the

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-04 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: As soon as I read this I realised that it was probably a path problem. Not knowing any better, I had installed the font to '/usr/local/share/texmf/' rather than '/usr/share/texmf/'. I removed that installation, rehashed, and carried out the

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font solved

2005-11-02 Thread David Wolfson
Stephen, On Wednesday 02 November 2005 04:07, Stephen Harris wrote: I downloaded the entire zip package and installed it in /usr/ifsym since I wasn't sure what the proper path was. I copied texmf.dvi, the test file, to the same directory. Then ran xdvi texmf.dvi and in displayed properly.

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font solved

2005-11-02 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: As soon as I read this I realised that it was probably a path problem. Not knowing any better, I had installed the font to '/usr/local/share/texmf/' rather than '/usr/share/texmf/'. I removed that installation, rehashed, and carried out the instructions I mentioned

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font solved

2005-11-02 Thread David Wolfson
Stephen, On Wednesday 02 November 2005 04:07, Stephen Harris wrote: I downloaded the entire zip package and installed it in /usr/ifsym since I wasn't sure what the proper path was. I copied texmf.dvi, the test file, to the same directory. Then ran xdvi texmf.dvi and in displayed properly.

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font solved

2005-11-02 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: As soon as I read this I realised that it was probably a path problem. Not knowing any better, I had installed the font to '/usr/local/share/texmf/' rather than '/usr/share/texmf/'. I removed that installation, rehashed, and carried out the instructions I mentioned

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-02 Thread David Wolfson
Stephen, On Wednesday 02 November 2005 04:07, Stephen Harris wrote: > I downloaded the entire zip package and installed it in /usr/ifsym > since I wasn't sure what the proper path was. I copied texmf.dvi, > the test file, to the same directory. Then ran "xdvi texmf.dvi" and > in displayed

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-02 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: As soon as I read this I realised that it was probably a path problem. Not knowing any better, I had installed the font to '/usr/local/share/texmf/' rather than '/usr/share/texmf/'. I removed that installation, rehashed, and carried out the instructions I mentioned

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread David Wolfson
On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, LaTeX writes out a DVI file which contains a command to load the ifgeo10 font. When your DVI viewer (xdvi) tries

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: David Wolfson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: David Wolfson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:07 PM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font - Original Message - From: David Wolfson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread David Wolfson
On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, LaTeX writes out a DVI file which contains a command to load the ifgeo10 font. When your DVI viewer (xdvi) tries

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: David Wolfson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: David Wolfson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:07 PM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font - Original Message - From: David Wolfson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread David Wolfson
On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > David Wolfson wrote: > >>Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a > >>triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, > > LaTeX writes out a DVI file which contains a command to load the ifgeo10 > font. When your DVI viewer

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: "David Wolfson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: "David Wolfson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font On Monday 31 October 2005 21:33, Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-11-01 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: "Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:07 PM Subject: Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font - Original Message - F

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
Paul, Thanks for the reply - sorry not to get back to you sooner, I took the weeekend off! Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: I tried adding \usepackage{ifsym} in the preamamble, I think you need \usepackage[geometry]{ifsym} to get \FilledTriangleUp. surprised to hear that I get

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find it. a) not that I'm aware of! I think this is what I really need

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
Paul, This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find it. Is there a 'howto' out there I should look at? Have a gander at

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
OK, I've had some luck getting it installed, but working is another matter... This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
I've just donr dome more p[oking and got a couple of updates. Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, and nothing in pdf. This is the same processing through LyX or LaTeX on the command line. This appears to be a problem with

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, I get the same thing. and nothing in pdf. This is the same processing through LyX or LaTeX on the command line. This appears to be a problem with mktexpk, as if I

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
Paul, Thanks for the reply - sorry not to get back to you sooner, I took the weeekend off! Paul A. Rubin wrote: David Wolfson wrote: I tried adding \usepackage{ifsym} in the preamamble, I think you need \usepackage[geometry]{ifsym} to get \FilledTriangleUp. surprised to hear that I get

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find it. a) not that I'm aware of! I think this is what I really need

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
Paul, This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find it. Is there a 'howto' out there I should look at? Have a gander at

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
OK, I've had some luck getting it installed, but working is another matter... This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
I've just donr dome more p[oking and got a couple of updates. Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, and nothing in pdf. This is the same processing through LyX or LaTeX on the command line. This appears to be a problem with

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, I get the same thing. and nothing in pdf. This is the same processing through LyX or LaTeX on the command line. This appears to be a problem with mktexpk, as if I

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
Paul, Thanks for the reply - sorry not to get back to you sooner, I took the weeekend off! Paul A. Rubin wrote: > David Wolfson wrote: > > I tried adding \usepackage{ifsym} in the preamamble, > > I think you need \usepackage[geometry]{ifsym} to get \FilledTriangleUp. > > surprised to hear that

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find it. a) not that I'm aware of! I think this is what I really need

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
Paul, > >>This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) > >>install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try 'kpsewhich > >>ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where to find it. > > > > Is there a > > 'howto' out there I should look at? > > Have

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
OK, I've had some luck getting it installed, but working is another matter... > > >>This would suggest that ifsym is not properly installed. Did you (a) > > >>install it and (b) update your TeX file database? If so, try > > >> 'kpsewhich ifsym.sty' from a shell to see if the system knows where

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread David Wolfson
I've just donr dome more p[oking and got a couple of updates. > Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a > triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, and nothing in pdf. This is the same > processing through LyX or LaTeX on the command line. This appears to be a problem with

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-31 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: Unfortunately, the output was not as I'd hope. Instead of getting a triangle, I have an 'a' in the DVI, I get the same thing. and nothing in pdf. This is the same processing through LyX or LaTeX on the command line. This appears to be a problem with mktexpk, as if I

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-28 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: Hi, Through the wonders of wine, I've managed to get some figures from an old excel sheet added into a lyx file as floats, but need to add symbol definitions in the caption. I've found most of the symbols listed as part of the ifsym font in the 'comprehensive list of

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-28 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: Hi, Through the wonders of wine, I've managed to get some figures from an old excel sheet added into a lyx file as floats, but need to add symbol definitions in the caption. I've found most of the symbols listed as part of the ifsym font in the 'comprehensive list of

Re: Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-28 Thread Paul A. Rubin
David Wolfson wrote: Hi, Through the wonders of wine, I've managed to get some figures from an old excel sheet added into a lyx file as floats, but need to add symbol definitions in the caption. I've found most of the symbols listed as part of the ifsym font in the 'comprehensive list of

Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-27 Thread David Wolfson
Hi, Through the wonders of wine, I've managed to get some figures from an old excel sheet added into a lyx file as floats, but need to add symbol definitions in the caption. I've found most of the symbols listed as part of the ifsym font in the 'comprehensive list of LATEX fonts' from CTAN,

Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-27 Thread David Wolfson
Hi, Through the wonders of wine, I've managed to get some figures from an old excel sheet added into a lyx file as floats, but need to add symbol definitions in the caption. I've found most of the symbols listed as part of the ifsym font in the 'comprehensive list of LATEX fonts' from CTAN,

Symbols for a figure key - adding a new font

2005-10-27 Thread David Wolfson
Hi, Through the wonders of wine, I've managed to get some figures from an old excel sheet added into a lyx file as floats, but need to add symbol definitions in the caption. I've found most of the symbols listed as part of the ifsym font in the 'comprehensive list of LATEX fonts' from CTAN,