Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Reconfigure. Reconfigure. Reconfigure. el On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with >> LyX/LaTeX. > > Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? > > -- > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, > men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." > > - Chief Seattle > > > > > > >
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir wrote: > My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to > see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for several weeks already. -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: beamer question
On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:15:29 +0100 paul sutton wrote: > Hi > > Now we have the raspberry PI out, I can perhaps use a raspberry Pi as > part of a display system for a TV, sort of scroll through slides etc. > > if i create a presentation in beamer does this allow for auto changing > of slides as in if I set the pi to auto boot to x, auto login and > start a presentation, I want it to run the presentation and when it > gets to the end, start over from the beginning without having to > press a keyboard to go to next slide. > > Just wondered if this is possible or another package should be used. > > Paul > Paul, Look at \transduration in the the Beamer User Guide (http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf) I haven't used it myself, but it seems as if it should do what you're asking. Or you could use Impressive (http://impressive.sourceforge.net/index.php) which can be used to automate any PDF presentation. You might need to write a simple loop in some scripting language (I'd use Perl, but Python, bash, etc. would work) to repeat the show. Les
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already >> old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. > > Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost > mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to > install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select > the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to > RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file > handling another converter is selected. > > My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to > see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. > > How do I install a converter? > To install a converter you need to install the external program (e.g., as you would install LyX or LibO). For elyxer [1] follow its installation instructions, for latex2rtf [2]. Then reconfigure LyX. (If you made modifications to your prefs---converters and file handling---, you may want to start over with a fresh prefs file, just to make sure that you didn't break anything.) Liviu [1] http://elyxer.nongnu.org/ [2] http://latex2rtf.sourceforge.net/
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already > old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file handling another converter is selected. My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. How do I install a converter? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive." - Zygmunt Bauman
beamer question
Hi Now we have the raspberry PI out, I can perhaps use a raspberry Pi as part of a display system for a TV, sort of scroll through slides etc. if i create a presentation in beamer does this allow for auto changing of slides as in if I set the pi to auto boot to x, auto login and start a presentation, I want it to run the presentation and when it gets to the end, start over from the beginning without having to press a keyboard to go to next slide. Just wondered if this is possible or another package should be used. Paul -- -- http://drupal.zleap.net skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, > i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice > handle it differently? > I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some > similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML > format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice handle it differently? -- Eric Weir Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that >> these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > >> Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are >> supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). >> Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. > > Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in > /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can > discern references to specific tools in all the code. > The script gives useful information to the trained eye. > How is this script used? > It is run whenever Tools > Reconfigure is triggered. Otherwise, it can give you an indication on what external tools LyX supports by default; you would subsequently need to install them manually. > Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, "eLyXer for HTML export (to be > imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT." [Is the latter a > separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] > You need to install eLyXer and then reconfigure LyX. Then Export to HTML will likely use eLyXer. If you install writer2latex and reconfigure, then you should be able to import ODT documents in LyX. (Always, to the extent that these tools can process your documents.) For yet another approach try to import Word-like files try word2lyx [1], which supports importing .docx documents into LyX. Unfortunately there is no single, perfect solution. When working with LyX best is if you can submit your file as LaTeX, (X)HTML or PDF. If you need to maintain compatibility with MS Word, however, then you should experiment with all the quirky tools that attempt to deal with Word <-> LaTeX conversions and find the method that works best for you. Good luck Liviu [1] http://www.oak-tree.us/2012/03/07/word2lyx01-2/
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On 08/01/2012 08:19 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. Obviously, we have some problem. I'll see if I can sort out what it is. Richard
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that > these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > > Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are > supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). > Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can discern references to specific tools in all the code. How is this script used? Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, "eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT." [Is the latter a separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. -- Eric Weir "You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement." Chris Crass