Re: Inserting Photoshop EPS Files

2005-01-14 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Inserting Photoshop EPS Files Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:22:53 + Stephen Buonopane wrote: [..] I have found ps2eps to do a great job of cleaning up non-standard PostScript.

PDF output

2005-01-14 Thread Shailesh Ashok Shirali
Dear friends, Thanks to the advice I got (see below), I am now able to access PDF output from LyX. Thanks a lot! Shailesh Shirali Dear Sirs, When I do ViewPDF I get the following message: Cannot view file. No information for viewing PDF (dvipdfm). Go to Edit - Preferences - File

Bibtex: author's name not shown

2005-01-14 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am using, by the first time, Bibtex in connection with LyX and I am needing some help with the following problem: when I insert a citation reference, in LyX everything looks fine; however, when I go to see the DVI file, where it should be Smith [1], I see (author ?) [1]. I would like

Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: ButDocbookhaditsownproblems.IcouldhaveusedEmacstofrontendmy Docbook,butIdon'tknowEmacsandhavehadtroubletryingtolearnit.

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Angus Leeming
Matej Cepl wrote: Comments? I can't comment on the ability of the script to do the task you set it, but here's some comments on the script itself: Isn't function a bash-ism? You can just use lyxvalue here. function lyxvalue() You should enclose $2 in double quotes. It might contain spaces.

Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Chris Menzel
LyX folk, I recently set up a new FreeBSD/Xorg workstation for myself at my office. LyX installed easily and works beautifully, of course, but I cannot for the life of me get either LeftAlt or the Windows (ugh) key to function as a Meta key. This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as

Re: Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Chris Menzel wrote: This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as Meta under emacs and xemacs out of the box. But under LyX it works as I believe it is designed to by default, viz., like an Alt key, i.e., Alt-f brings up the File menu, Alt-d the Document menu, etc.

Re: Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Chris Menzel
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 06:08:01PM -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Chris Menzel wrote: This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as Meta under emacs and xemacs out of the box. But under LyX it works as I believe it is designed to by default, viz., like an Alt key,

Re: Inserting Photoshop EPS Files

2005-01-14 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Angus Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Inserting Photoshop EPS Files Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:22:53 + Stephen Buonopane wrote: [..] I have found ps2eps to do a great job of cleaning up non-standard PostScript.

PDF output

2005-01-14 Thread Shailesh Ashok Shirali
Dear friends, Thanks to the advice I got (see below), I am now able to access PDF output from LyX. Thanks a lot! Shailesh Shirali Dear Sirs, When I do ViewPDF I get the following message: Cannot view file. No information for viewing PDF (dvipdfm). Go to Edit - Preferences - File

Bibtex: author's name not shown

2005-01-14 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am using, by the first time, Bibtex in connection with LyX and I am needing some help with the following problem: when I insert a citation reference, in LyX everything looks fine; however, when I go to see the DVI file, where it should be Smith [1], I see (author ?) [1]. I would like

Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: ButDocbookhaditsownproblems.IcouldhaveusedEmacstofrontendmy Docbook,butIdon'tknowEmacsandhavehadtroubletryingtolearnit.

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Angus Leeming
Matej Cepl wrote: Comments? I can't comment on the ability of the script to do the task you set it, but here's some comments on the script itself: Isn't function a bash-ism? You can just use lyxvalue here. function lyxvalue() You should enclose $2 in double quotes. It might contain spaces.

Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Chris Menzel
LyX folk, I recently set up a new FreeBSD/Xorg workstation for myself at my office. LyX installed easily and works beautifully, of course, but I cannot for the life of me get either LeftAlt or the Windows (ugh) key to function as a Meta key. This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as

Re: Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Chris Menzel wrote: This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as Meta under emacs and xemacs out of the box. But under LyX it works as I believe it is designed to by default, viz., like an Alt key, i.e., Alt-f brings up the File menu, Alt-d the Document menu, etc.

Re: Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Chris Menzel
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 06:08:01PM -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Chris Menzel wrote: This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as Meta under emacs and xemacs out of the box. But under LyX it works as I believe it is designed to by default, viz., like an Alt key,

Re: Inserting Photoshop EPS Files

2005-01-14 Thread Jean-Pierre Chretien
>>To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >>From: Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: Inserting Photoshop EPS Files >>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:22:53 + >> >>Stephen Buonopane wrote: [..] >>I have found ps2eps to do a great job of cleaning up non-standard >>PostScript. >>

PDF output

2005-01-14 Thread Shailesh Ashok Shirali
Dear friends, Thanks to the advice I got (see below), I am now able to access PDF output from LyX. Thanks a lot! Shailesh Shirali Dear Sirs, When I do "View>PDF" I get the following message: "Cannot view file. No information for viewing PDF (dvipdfm)." Go to Edit -> Preferences

Bibtex: author's name not shown

2005-01-14 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I am using, by the first time, Bibtex in connection with LyX and I am needing some help with the following problem: when I insert a citation reference, in LyX everything looks fine; however, when I go to see the DVI file, where it should be "Smith [1]", I see "(author ?) [1]". I would

Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: But Docbook had its own problems. I could have used Emacs to front end my Docbook, but I don't know Emacs and have had trouble trying to learn it. LyX 

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Angus Leeming
Matej Cepl wrote: > Comments? I can't comment on the ability of the script to do the task you set it, but here's some comments on the script itself: Isn't "function" a bash-ism? You can just use "lyxvalue" here. function lyxvalue() You should enclose $2 in double quotes. It might contain

Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Chris Menzel
LyX folk, I recently set up a new FreeBSD/Xorg workstation for myself at my office. LyX installed easily and works beautifully, of course, but I cannot for the life of me get either LeftAlt or the "Windows" (ugh) key to function as a Meta key. This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine

Re: Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Chris Menzel wrote: > This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as Meta under emacs and > xemacs out of the box. But under LyX it works as I believe it is designed > to by default, viz., like an Alt key, i.e., Alt-f brings up the File menu, > Alt-d the Document menu,

Re: Alt/Meta again

2005-01-14 Thread Chris Menzel
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 06:08:01PM -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Chris Menzel wrote: > > > This seems to be LyX-specific. LeftAlt works fine as Meta under emacs and > > xemacs out of the box. But under LyX it works as I believe it is designed > > to by default, viz., like an