Re: Language detection [was: offtopic blog]
Guenter Milde wrote: > >> I think the spellchecker should not do any guessing and switching. As > >> long as we are using LaTeX, languages simply need be marked properly. > > Agreed. However, currently language switching is far too cumbersome: > > a) Edit>Text-style>Custom>...>select from an "endless" list, or > > b) M-x language ... (where you need to know the correct name of the > desired language) I could not agree more. Personally, I have defined shortcuts for the languages I need most frequently. I had the following idea for an UI: add a (context) menu item "Set language" that lists the currently used languages and an accelerator for the character dialog. I.e., if your document uses German, English and French, the menu would look ... Set Language > English French German More Languages ... ... Jürgen
Re: Off-topic biblatex question
Julio Rojas wrote:
> Dear all, I have been using biblatex for my bibliography for the last
> year. Now, for a paper, I need to use some references that I have in
> this bibliography but a problem arises. In some papers that have
> colons in the title, I had to substitute them for "\addcolon\addspace"
> and when I try to use these records with bibtex an error is presented.
> I would like to be able to define, in the preamble of my lyx document,
> both "\addcolon" and "\addspace" to do exactly what they say, so I
> don't have to go back and do a search and replace for them.
Replacing them with exactly what they do is difficult, since biblatex has a
smart punctuation tracker.
The most easy substitute is the following. Maybe this is sufficient.
\providecommand\addcolon{:}
\providecommand\addspace{\ }
Jürgen
Re: changing font size in documents
Am 07.02.2010 21:06, schrieb robert hagge: Hi there--Could you please tell me how to increase the font size in my math equations--the sub& super scripts are way too small. The LyX math manual explains some ways how to achieve this. A few days ago I noticed that I missed there to describe the method using \displaystyle. I added this info to the next version of the manual. For now I attached a LyX example file showing how this is done. regards Uwe newfile1.lyx Description: application/lyx
Re: Problem with Palatino font
Am 07.02.2010 17:36, schrieb Marco Stara: Lyx 1.6.5 on XP. In a new "Book" document, I would use the Palatino font but I get this error when creating the PDFLatex: ! Font OML/zplm/m/it/12=zplmr7m at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. This means that the font Palatino is not installed in your LaTeX-distribution. To fix this - open an Internet connection - use the LyX menu Tools->Reconfigure This will install all LaTeX-packages supported by LyX and thus also Palatino. (I'm wondering that this was not already done when LyX was installed.) The installation process can take minutes. When it is finished, restart LyX and it should work. If not, open MiKTeX's package manager (you find in in Windows' Start menu under Programs->MiKTeX) and install the package "palatino". regards Uwe
Re: Problem with Palatino font
On 2/7/10, Marco Stara wrote:
> No, the document has been created of "book" class.
> Could you try doing the same on your system?
>
Yes, here it works. Debian testing, texlive 2007, lyx 1.6.5.
Try using an extended Palatino set called Pagella: set Roman font to
default and add in preamble \usepackage{tgpagella}
Liviu
cocoAspell with two languages in a text?
I have an English text with many German quotes. Changing always the language for spell chacking in the lyx settings is very tiresome. Is there another way to let know cocoAspell that is has to change language for spell checking? Maybe it can be done with marking the text with the "language" text style? The text in Lyx appears underlined e.g. lyx knows what ist what language. But how to transmit this knowledge to cocoAspell? Or are there other tips for spell checking of two languages in one text? It would be already very helpful if cocoAspell/Lyx could ignore the other language and not always trying to correct words of the other language. Help would be very appreciated, Peter -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/cocoAspell-with-two-languages-in-a-text-tp4531026p4531026.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: uiucthesis layout help
On 02/07/2010 02:14 PM, Stephen Anthony wrote: I am new to LATEX/LYX, and I am interested in trying it out for my thesis. I have found the LATEX style and class for my thesis (http://physics.illinois.edu/grad/thesis-templates.asp). They appear to be appropriately installed, I can see them both in MiKTeX 2.8 and they also appear in LYX in Tools:TeX Information. Where I seem to be running into problems is with the Layout file. I have tried following the instructions in Help:Customization regarding creating a new layout file, and haven't managed to get it to work. When I go to Document:Settings:Document Class, uiucthesis does not appear. When I try "Local Layout" there, it tells me "Unable to read local layout file". Can someone either generate a layout for me from the uiucthesis2009 class/style provided, or help me figure out how to do that properly myself? Can you post the layout file you have so far? rh
changing font size in documents
Hi there--Could you please tell me how to increase the font size in my math equations--the sub & super scripts are way too small. O.S. Ubuntu 9.04 lyx - 1.6.2 thank you so much - bob h
uiucthesis layout help
I am new to LATEX/LYX, and I am interested in trying it out for my thesis. I have found the LATEX style and class for my thesis (http://physics.illinois.edu/grad/thesis-templates.asp). They appear to be appropriately installed, I can see them both in MiKTeX 2.8 and they also appear in LYX in Tools:TeX Information. Where I seem to be running into problems is with the Layout file. I have tried following the instructions in Help:Customization regarding creating a new layout file, and haven't managed to get it to work. When I go to Document:Settings:Document Class, uiucthesis does not appear. When I try "Local Layout" there, it tells me "Unable to read local layout file". Can someone either generate a layout for me from the uiucthesis2009 class/style provided, or help me figure out how to do that properly myself? Windows XP Pro LyX 1.6.5 MikTeX 2.8 Thanks, Stephen Anthony
Re: Language detection [was: offtopic blog]
On 2010-02-06, Hellmut Weber wrote: > Am 06.02.2010 09:30, schrieb Jürgen Spitzmüller: >> I think the spellchecker should not do any guessing and switching. As >> long as we are using LaTeX, languages simply need be marked properly. Agreed. However, currently language switching is far too cumbersome: a) Edit>Text-style>Custom>...>select from an "endless" list, or b) M-x language ... (where you need to know the correct name of the desired language) >> A nice feature, though, would be a language dropdown in the >> spellchecking pane which does not only indicate the current language, >> but which can also be altered. This then would change the selection's >> language. This is useful in cases where you have forgotten to mark >> some words. Seconded. But rather supplementing than substituting a better language selection in the main editor window. Günter
Re: insert a pdf in my lyx doc
On 2010-02-06, Richard Brown wrote: > However, when I do this I only get chess, lily pond and raster templates > offreed. I read somewhere that I need to update the includepdf package > if I get this problem- but I haven't a clue how to do that. Can someone > give me a pointer? Thanks! > I'm running lyx 1.5.3 on ubuntu 8.04 use apt-file to find out which Ubuntu package provides the required LaTeX package and install it via your package manager (aptitude, synaptic, apt-get, ...) Günter
Re: Problem with Palatino font
> > > Hmm, did you change the document class recently? ... > Liviu > Hi Liviu, No, the document has been created of "book" class. Could you try doing the same on your system? This might help to understand if it is a problem of my installation or a general problem on Lyx (Latex)? Thanks. Marco
Re: Tikz Sparklines
Paul A. Rubin writes:
>
> You need to use an absolute path to the data files. I just set up
> Fauske's example in LyX. After changing
>
> \def\temperaturedata{data/temperaturesOslo.txt}
> \def\raindata{data/rainOslo.txt}
>
> to
>
> \def\temperaturedata{/temp/sparklines/temperaturesOslo.txt}
> \def\raindata{/temp/sparklines/rainOslo.txt}
>
> (and putting the data in C:\temp\sparklines on Windows) it worked. My
> LyX file is attached.
Thanks, that did the trick. Since I'm using Linux, I had to modify the line as:
\def\radius{\string"/home/jwaskiewicz/Dropbox/2009-2010/Chemistry/Unit
6/data/radius\string".txt}
I suppose if I work on my Mac, I'll need to make further changes.
Thank-you very much!
--Jason Waskiewicz
Bowman County High School
Re: Problem with Palatino font
On 2/7/10, Marco Stara wrote: > In a new "Book" document, I would use the Palatino font but I get this > error when creating the PDFLatex: > Hmm, did you change the document class recently? I remember once having issues with font metrics after changing document classes. Never found a solution, though. Liviu
Problem with Palatino font
HI All, Lyx 1.6.5 on XP. In a new "Book" document, I would use the Palatino font but I get this error when creating the PDFLatex: ! Font OML/zplm/m/it/12=zplmr7m at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OML/zplm/m/it/9=zplmr7m at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OML/zplm/m/it/7=zplmr7m at 7.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OMS/zplm/m/n/12=zplmr7y at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OMS/zplm/m/n/9=zplmr7y at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OMS/zplm/m/n/7=zplmr7y at 7.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OMX/zplm/m/n/12=zplmr7v at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OMX/zplm/m/n/9=zplmr7v at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OMX/zplm/m/n/7=zplmr7v at 7.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OT1/zplm/m/n/12=zplmr7t at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OT1/zplm/m/n/9=zplmr7t at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ! Font OT1/zplm/m/n/7=zplmr7t at 7.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. = Please help. Marco
Re: Tikz Sparklines
Jason Waskiewicz wrote:
I've been using Tikz graphics in my LyX files for some time now, with
success, I might add.
Recently, I tried to include sparklines in two different LyX files. An
example of what I mean can be found at:
http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/temperature-and-rain-sparklines/
They do not appear. With the first one, I simply exported the file as
LaTeX and was able to use it that way. My most recent project is part of
a much larger project with many files and the idea of switching entirely
to LaTeX sounds like too much work. I like the visual advantages of LyX,
but these sparklines only seem to work in pure LaTeX.
Does anyone have any suggestions to make it work? If it helps, I've
tried this in the Tufte book and handout classes as well as the Memoir
class. I've even tried a standalone article class with only the graphic
in it.
Can I make it work or must I turn to LaTeX?
--Jason Waskiewicz
Bowman County High School
You need to use an absolute path to the data files. I just set up
Fauske's example in LyX. After changing
\def\temperaturedata{data/temperaturesOslo.txt}
\def\raindata{data/rainOslo.txt}
to
\def\temperaturedata{/temp/sparklines/temperaturesOslo.txt}
\def\raindata{/temp/sparklines/rainOslo.txt}
(and putting the data in C:\temp\sparklines on Windows) it worked. My
LyX file is attached.
The problem is that LyX generates the DVI or PDF file in a temporary
working directory. It exports the LaTeX version of your LyX doc to that
working directory, and it knows to export graphics files that you
inserted the usual way, but it doesn't recognize the data files here, so
they don't get copied to the working directory -- which is fine if you
use an absolute path, but a problem is you use a relative path.
/Paul
sparklines.lyx
Description: application/lyx
Off-topic biblatex question
Dear all, I have been using biblatex for my bibliography for the last year. Now, for a paper, I need to use some references that I have in this bibliography but a problem arises. In some papers that have colons in the title, I had to substitute them for "\addcolon\addspace" and when I try to use these records with bibtex an error is presented. I would like to be able to define, in the preamble of my lyx document, both "\addcolon" and "\addspace" to do exactly what they say, so I don't have to go back and do a search and replace for them. Thanks in advance for your kind help. Best regards. - Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com
