Re: Yaml to Beamer converter?

2013-02-04 Thread Rainer M Krug 
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On 03/02/13 22:27, Steve Litt wrote:
 Hi all,
 
 This isn't really on topic, but the LyX list contains the most LaTeX 
 knowledgeable people I 
 know.
 
 Does anyone know of a YAML to Beamer converter program? I'd love to author my 
 presentations in 
 YAML and then convert and run them in Beamer.
 
 Also, can anyone suggest a venue where this question *would* be on topic?

Can't answer your first question, but on gmane there is a yaml mailing list and 
also a beamer
mailing list.

Cheers,

Rainer

 
 Thanks
 
 SteveT
 

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Re: creating a quiz /multiple choice questions with Lyx

2013-02-04 Thread Andrew Parsloe 

On 4/02/2013 9:36 a.m., Liviu Andronic wrote:

On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Jacob Bishop bishop.ja...@gmail.com wrote:

This has been discussed on the list before. The best answer I have seen (in
my humble opinion) is to use branches. This (quizzes/mult. choice questions)


My crack at multiple-choice questions in LyX (not sure if it was an
adaptation of some other document on-line) is attached. It uses the
article class, customizable lists module and branches. Feel free to
re-use it.

I am looking forward though to some usable LyX layout to 'exam' class
or similar. Most of all I'd like to be able to generate 2-3 versions
of the same multiple-choice exam with randomized questions and
answers. Does anyone know how to do this?

Regards,
Liviu

Riding my particular hobby horses, generating a randomized selection 
looks like a candidate for a python script after the fashion envisaged 
in the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/Examples).


Alternatively, there are random number macros and if-then tests in the 
LaTeX fp package (especially fp-basic.sty, fp-random.sty), although the 
documentation is minimal. These macros underlie similar macros, with 
good documentation, in the spreadtab package. 
(http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Modules points to a LyX module for using 
spreadtab with LyX.)


Either method (I suspect you had thought of them already, and neither 
appealed) would involve quite a bit of initial work, although once done, 
would be easily adapted from one multiple-choice questionaire to another.


Andrew

Figure numbers change tracking

2013-02-04 Thread EK 

  
  
I have encountered two problems (using Lyx 2.0.5.1, (L)ubuntu 12.10
64 bit):

  I wanted a frame around a floating figure. So I inserted a
wrap-float, and placed a box in it, into which I pasted my
graphics. Now when I refer in the text to the figure by its
label, the figure number appears as Figure D, not Figure 3 as it
should.
  I need to track changes and show the results in the pdf
output. When I make ANY change to the figure and compile, I get
a (to me nonsensical) error message, and the compilation stops.
If I ACCEPT the changes I made to the figure, the error message
disappears. Is this a feature?

Thanks,
Ehud Kaplan

--

Re: Figure numbers change tracking

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Kostyshak 
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:26 AM, EK ehud.kap...@gmail.com wrote:
 I have encountered two problems (using Lyx 2.0.5.1, (L)ubuntu 12.10 64 bit):

 I wanted a frame around a floating figure.  So I inserted a wrap-float, and
 placed a box in it, into which I pasted my graphics.  Now when I refer in
 the text to the figure by its label, the figure number appears as Figure D,
 not Figure 3 as it should.
 I need to track changes and show the results in the pdf output.  When I make
 ANY change to the figure and compile, I get a (to me nonsensical) error
 message, and the compilation stops.  If I ACCEPT the changes I made to the
 figure, the error message disappears.  Is this a feature?

Hi Ehud,

I don't know, but I think that MWEs (Minimum Working Examples) would
help for both 1 and 2.

Best,

Scott

Re: Yaml to Beamer converter?

2013-02-04 Thread Rainer M Krug 
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On 03/02/13 22:27, Steve Litt wrote:
 Hi all,
 
 This isn't really on topic, but the LyX list contains the most LaTeX 
 knowledgeable people I 
 know.
 
 Does anyone know of a YAML to Beamer converter program? I'd love to author my 
 presentations in 
 YAML and then convert and run them in Beamer.
 
 Also, can anyone suggest a venue where this question *would* be on topic?

Can't answer your first question, but on gmane there is a yaml mailing list and 
also a beamer
mailing list.

Cheers,

Rainer

 
 Thanks
 
 SteveT
 

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Re: creating a quiz /multiple choice questions with Lyx

2013-02-04 Thread Andrew Parsloe 

On 4/02/2013 9:36 a.m., Liviu Andronic wrote:

On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Jacob Bishop bishop.ja...@gmail.com wrote:

This has been discussed on the list before. The best answer I have seen (in
my humble opinion) is to use branches. This (quizzes/mult. choice questions)


My crack at multiple-choice questions in LyX (not sure if it was an
adaptation of some other document on-line) is attached. It uses the
article class, customizable lists module and branches. Feel free to
re-use it.

I am looking forward though to some usable LyX layout to 'exam' class
or similar. Most of all I'd like to be able to generate 2-3 versions
of the same multiple-choice exam with randomized questions and
answers. Does anyone know how to do this?

Regards,
Liviu

Riding my particular hobby horses, generating a randomized selection 
looks like a candidate for a python script after the fashion envisaged 
in the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/Examples).


Alternatively, there are random number macros and if-then tests in the 
LaTeX fp package (especially fp-basic.sty, fp-random.sty), although the 
documentation is minimal. These macros underlie similar macros, with 
good documentation, in the spreadtab package. 
(http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Modules points to a LyX module for using 
spreadtab with LyX.)


Either method (I suspect you had thought of them already, and neither 
appealed) would involve quite a bit of initial work, although once done, 
would be easily adapted from one multiple-choice questionaire to another.


Andrew

Figure numbers change tracking

2013-02-04 Thread EK 

  
  
I have encountered two problems (using Lyx 2.0.5.1, (L)ubuntu 12.10
64 bit):

  I wanted a frame around a floating figure. So I inserted a
wrap-float, and placed a box in it, into which I pasted my
graphics. Now when I refer in the text to the figure by its
label, the figure number appears as Figure D, not Figure 3 as it
should.
  I need to track changes and show the results in the pdf
output. When I make ANY change to the figure and compile, I get
a (to me nonsensical) error message, and the compilation stops.
If I ACCEPT the changes I made to the figure, the error message
disappears. Is this a feature?

Thanks,
Ehud Kaplan

--

Re: Figure numbers change tracking

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Kostyshak 
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:26 AM, EK ehud.kap...@gmail.com wrote:
 I have encountered two problems (using Lyx 2.0.5.1, (L)ubuntu 12.10 64 bit):

 I wanted a frame around a floating figure.  So I inserted a wrap-float, and
 placed a box in it, into which I pasted my graphics.  Now when I refer in
 the text to the figure by its label, the figure number appears as Figure D,
 not Figure 3 as it should.
 I need to track changes and show the results in the pdf output.  When I make
 ANY change to the figure and compile, I get a (to me nonsensical) error
 message, and the compilation stops.  If I ACCEPT the changes I made to the
 figure, the error message disappears.  Is this a feature?

Hi Ehud,

I don't know, but I think that MWEs (Minimum Working Examples) would
help for both 1 and 2.

Best,

Scott

Re: Yaml to Beamer converter?

2013-02-04 Thread Rainer M Krug 
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On 03/02/13 22:27, Steve Litt wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This isn't really on topic, but the LyX list contains the most LaTeX 
> knowledgeable people I 
> know.
> 
> Does anyone know of a YAML to Beamer converter program? I'd love to author my 
> presentations in 
> YAML and then convert and run them in Beamer.
> 
> Also, can anyone suggest a venue where this question *would* be on topic?

Can't answer your first question, but on gmane there is a yaml mailing list and 
also a beamer
mailing list.

Cheers,

Rainer

> 
> Thanks
> 
> SteveT
> 

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Re: creating a quiz /multiple choice questions with Lyx

2013-02-04 Thread Andrew Parsloe 

On 4/02/2013 9:36 a.m., Liviu Andronic wrote:

On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Jacob Bishop  wrote:

This has been discussed on the list before. The best answer I have seen (in
my humble opinion) is to use branches. This (quizzes/mult. choice questions)


My crack at multiple-choice questions in LyX (not sure if it was an
adaptation of some other document on-line) is attached. It uses the
article class, customizable lists module and branches. Feel free to
re-use it.

I am looking forward though to some usable LyX layout to 'exam' class
or similar. Most of all I'd like to be able to generate 2-3 versions
of the same multiple-choice exam with randomized questions and
answers. Does anyone know how to do this?

Regards,
Liviu

Riding my particular hobby horses, generating a randomized selection 
looks like a candidate for a python script after the fashion envisaged 
in the pLyX system (http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/Examples).


Alternatively, there are random number macros and if-then tests in the 
LaTeX fp package (especially fp-basic.sty, fp-random.sty), although the 
documentation is minimal. These macros underlie similar macros, with 
good documentation, in the spreadtab package. 
(http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Modules points to a LyX module for using 
spreadtab with LyX.)


Either method (I suspect you had thought of them already, and neither 
appealed) would involve quite a bit of initial work, although once done, 
would be easily adapted from one multiple-choice questionaire to another.


Andrew

Figure numbers & change tracking

2013-02-04 Thread EK 

  
  
I have encountered two problems (using Lyx 2.0.5.1, (L)ubuntu 12.10
64 bit):

  I wanted a frame around a floating figure.  So I inserted a
wrap-float, and placed a box in it, into which I pasted my
graphics.  Now when I refer in the text to the figure by its
label, the figure number appears as Figure D, not Figure 3 as it
should.
  I need to track changes and show the results in the pdf
output.  When I make ANY change to the figure and compile, I get
a (to me nonsensical) error message, and the compilation stops. 
If I ACCEPT the changes I made to the figure, the error message
disappears.  Is this a feature?

Thanks,
Ehud Kaplan

--

Re: Figure numbers & change tracking

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Kostyshak 
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:26 AM, EK  wrote:
> I have encountered two problems (using Lyx 2.0.5.1, (L)ubuntu 12.10 64 bit):
>
> I wanted a frame around a floating figure.  So I inserted a wrap-float, and
> placed a box in it, into which I pasted my graphics.  Now when I refer in
> the text to the figure by its label, the figure number appears as Figure D,
> not Figure 3 as it should.
> I need to track changes and show the results in the pdf output.  When I make
> ANY change to the figure and compile, I get a (to me nonsensical) error
> message, and the compilation stops.  If I ACCEPT the changes I made to the
> figure, the error message disappears.  Is this a feature?

Hi Ehud,

I don't know, but I think that MWEs (Minimum Working Examples) would
help for both 1 and 2.

Best,

Scott