Re: submitting paper in latex (tex) format

2011-08-26 Thread Waluyo Adi Siswanto
> Export to latex (plain) from Lyx > pdflatex filenm > bibtex filenm (if you use a latex-aware editor like WinEdt under Windows, or > Kile under Linux they will run bibtex for you automatically) to produce a > .bbl file in your working directory > Using an editor (WinEdt or Kile) add the .bbl file

Re: [OT] I hate powerpoint

2011-08-26 Thread Tim Wescott
On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 10:30 -0400, Neal Becker wrote: > I would normally use beamer, but now I'm forced to use ppt for my part of a > joint presentation. I hate it. > > I just want something like this: > > \begin{itemize} > \item Nice Equation > \begin{equation} > y = x > \end{equation} > \item

Re: How to change ERT alignment in LyX to "left" instead of "block"?

2011-08-26 Thread John Kirollos
Thanks Richard. It works, only needed double quotes around the style name ("Plain Layout"). Regards, John On 08/26/2011 03:21 PM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/25/2011 06:37 PM, John Kirollos wrote: Thanks Richard for the very quick reply :) I still however can't figure out how to override the "P

Re: can't change page layout with beamer?

2011-08-26 Thread Paul A . Rubin
Neal Becker gmail.com> writes: > > Any reason that when presentation(beamer) is selected, page layout can't be > changed (grayed out)? The Beamer package fixes the page dimensions and margins. Assuming you output to PDF, you can stretch or shrink the slides when you present them by screwing w

Anybody make a ScreenCast video of the LyX WIndows installation?

2011-08-26 Thread Paul Johnson
Is there a movie demonstrating the Windows install of LyX (from start to end?). Why I wish it were so: I'm using Linux, but I have installed it in the occasional Windows system. The install is not like other Windows programs, there are lots of ways people get it wrong and have to start over. I'

Re: image resolution

2011-08-26 Thread Liviu Andronic
(please reply to the list, too) On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Ercan Cem wrote: > Hi, Thank you for your response. That didn't help. This time Lyx gave an > error. > What error? What image type? What document type? What version of LyX? What OS? You do not give us enough information to help you.

Re: image resolution

2011-08-26 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Ercan Cem wrote: > I inserted two images into my Lyx document. Both of them are approximately > the same size: about 1500*2000 resolution, 5"*7" document size, 300 > pixels/inch. The pdf output shows the first as it is supposed to be (it fits > in nicely). But the

image resolution

2011-08-26 Thread Ercan Cem
I inserted two images into my Lyx document. Both of them are approximately the same size: about 1500*2000 resolution, 5"*7" document size, 300 pixels/inch. The pdf output shows the first as it is supposed to be (it fits in nicely). But the second goes crazy; as if I inserted 10 times bigger image.

can't change page layout with beamer?

2011-08-26 Thread Neal Becker
Any reason that when presentation(beamer) is selected, page layout can't be changed (grayed out)?

Re: [OT] I hate powerpoint

2011-08-26 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Julio Rojas wrote: > What I usually do is generate the PDF with the equations, open the PDF > with Inkscape and save them as GIFs or PNGs. > There is something nicer than that: - Ekee [1], but it's broken on modern distros and unmaintained (though looking for one)

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Freitag, 26. August 2011 schrieb Jürgen Spitzmüller: > Kornel Benko wrote: > > At least some desktopts are starting, without reading "~/.profile" first. > > (If you start lyx through a shell-script, then of course you read > > .profile) > > I see. Then it just happens to work here (KDE 4.7, ope

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > Small example working perfectly with biber. Even with the same > preamble and configuration (a parent file and a lorem ipsum child > file). The only change is a reduced bib file with some selected > entries. Maybe some problem processing the bib file itself? Maybe. Try to sort

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
Small example working perfectly with biber. Even with the same preamble and configuration (a parent file and a lorem ipsum child file). The only change is a reduced bib file with some selected entries. Maybe some problem processing the bib file itself? Regards.

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Kornel Benko wrote: > At least some desktopts are starting, without reading "~/.profile" first. > (If you start lyx through a shell-script, then of course you read .profile) I see. Then it just happens to work here (KDE 4.7, openSuse 11.4). Frankly, I never heard of the .pam_environment file befo

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > RTFM! Well, I added the option, and biber is running: > > [0] Config.pm:253> INFO - This is biber 0.9.4 > [0] Config.pm:256> INFO - Logfile is 'Tesis_Maestro.blg' > [1] biber:112> INFO - === Fri Aug 26, 2011, 16:55:40 > [1] Biber.pm:304> INFO - Reading 'Tesis_Maestro.bcf' > [6

Re: [OT] I hate powerpoint

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
What I usually do is generate the PDF with the equations, open the PDF with Inkscape and save them as GIFs or PNGs. Sounds cumbersome, but beats the hell out of mathtype! - Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Rainer M

Re: [OT] I hate powerpoint

2011-08-26 Thread Rainer M Krug
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Neal Becker wrote: > >> I would normally use beamer, but now I'm forced to use ppt for my part of >> a >> joint presentation. I hate it. >> >> I just want something like this: >> >> \begin{itemize} >> \

Re: [OT] I hate powerpoint

2011-08-26 Thread Rainer M Krug
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Neal Becker wrote: > I would normally use beamer, but now I'm forced to use ppt for my part of a > joint presentation. I hate it. > > I just want something like this: > > \begin{itemize} > \item Nice Equation > \begin{equation} > y = x > \end{equation} > \item An

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
RTFM! Well, I added the option, and biber is running: [0] Config.pm:253> INFO - This is biber 0.9.4 [0] Config.pm:256> INFO - Logfile is 'Tesis_Maestro.blg' [1] biber:112> INFO - === Fri Aug 26, 2011, 16:55:40 [1] Biber.pm:304> INFO - Reading 'Tesis_Maestro.bcf' [66] Biber.pm:606> INFO - Found 140

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Freitag, 26. August 2011 schrieb Jürgen Spitzmüller: > Kornel Benko wrote: > > > I suppose you have to adjust your path settings. In your local profile > > > file (~/.profile most probably), add the following (if the file does > > > not exist > > > > > yet, create it): > > This is not sufficie

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > First, I just selected biber from the pulldown. OK. > Second, I have tried both, including and not including "backend=biber" in > Document > Settings > Document Class > Custom > and as well as in > Document > Settings > Bibliography > Options Both is wrong. You have to pass

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Kornel Benko wrote: > > I suppose you have to adjust your path settings. In your local profile > > file (~/.profile most probably), add the following (if the file does > > not exist > > yet, create it): > This is not sufficient. With this, the path is set only for programs called > from the comman

[OT] I hate powerpoint

2011-08-26 Thread Neal Becker
I would normally use beamer, but now I'm forced to use ppt for my part of a joint presentation. I hate it. I just want something like this: \begin{itemize} \item Nice Equation \begin{equation} y = x \end{equation} \item Another equation \begin{equation} y = x \end{equation} ... You get the ide

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Freitag, 26. August 2011 schrieb Jürgen Spitzmüller: > Julio Rojas wrote: > > I removed the version of biber I had previously installed. > > > > jcredberry@2e14-200305:/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf/tex/latex$ biber -v > > biber version: 0.9.4 > > > > But Lyx is still looking for textlive 2009

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.sty > Package: biblatex 2011/07/29 v1.6 programmable bibliographies > > It seems ok. Yes, it seems OK. Now let's clarify if the basic settings are correct: First, did you really pass the option backend=biber to

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
Sorry Jürgen, I misread your question. /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.sty Package: biblatex 2011/07/29 v1.6 programmable bibliographies It seems ok. - Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 3:44 P

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > Paths updated. Compiling with bibtex everything is fine. Version shown: > > This is 8-bit Big BibTeX version 0.99d > > Biber, same error. Maybe some permission problem as to where this .bcf > file is created? Again: what biblatex version does your LaTeX log file report? Als

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
Paths updated. Compiling with bibtex everything is fine. Version shown: This is 8-bit Big BibTeX version 0.99d Biber, same error. Maybe some permission problem as to where this .bcf file is created? Thx Jürgen. - Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com

Re: How to change ERT alignment in LyX to "left" instead of "block"?

2011-08-26 Thread Richard Heck
On 08/25/2011 06:37 PM, John Kirollos wrote: > Thanks Richard for the very quick reply :) > I still however can't figure out how to override the "Plain Layout". > Can you give a little further hint? > Style Plain Layout Align Left End Untested, but something like that. Richard > Thanks, > Joh

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > I made Lyx find texlive 2011 binaries, by runnning it from the command > prompt. Nonetheless, the problem is still there: > > [0] Config.pm:253> INFO - This is biber 0.9.4 > [0] Config.pm:256> INFO - Logfile is 'Tesis_Maestro.blg' > [1] biber:112> INFO - === Fri Aug 26, 2011,

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > I removed the version of biber I had previously installed. > > jcredberry@2e14-200305:/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf/tex/latex$ biber -v > biber version: 0.9.4 > > But Lyx is still looking for textlive 2009 (which is also installed). > Do you know how can I make it to look at

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
I made Lyx find texlive 2011 binaries, by runnning it from the command prompt. Nonetheless, the problem is still there: [0] Config.pm:253> INFO - This is biber 0.9.4 [0] Config.pm:256> INFO - Logfile is 'Tesis_Maestro.blg' [1] biber:112> INFO - === Fri Aug 26, 2011, 14:51:50 [56] Biber.pm:197> FAT

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Julio Rojas
I removed the version of biber I had previously installed. jcredberry@2e14-200305:/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf/tex/latex$ biber -v biber version: 0.9.4 But Lyx is still looking for textlive 2009 (which is also installed). Do you know how can I make it to look at texlive 2011 (yes, I reconfigured

Re: Biber

2011-08-26 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > Dear all. I want to try biber on Ubuntu Natty. I installed it both as > an standalone package with TexLive 2009 and included in Texlive 2011. > In both cases I get the following error while compiling a document: > > [0] Config.pm:254> INFO - This is biber 0.9.5 > [0] Config.pm