date:20140313

On Wednesday 12 March 2014 23:34:37 Uwe Stöhr wrote:
 Am 09.03.2014 13:55, schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann:
  If you send a _small_ LyX example file, I can have a look.
  
  Sending the lyx file and the figure K029.eps to the list
 
 Hello Wolfgang,
 
 it works when you change the float style, see attached. The problem is
 that you set the float to span multiple text columns and it seems that
 sidecap does then either not known the margins or thinks that there
 might not enough space to place the caption besides the image.
 
 regards Uwe

Thanks, Uwe,
should have thought of it.
Wolfgang

LyX + svmono + cite

2014-03-13 Thread bieniasz

Hi,
I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the cite
package in such an environment, and how to do this?

Leslaw

Re: LyX + svmono + cite

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 6:37 AM, bieniasz nbbie...@cyf-kr.edu.pl wrote:
 Hi,
 I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
 svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the cite
 package in such an environment, and how to do this?


Leslaw, this may be a silly question (I don't know the cite package at
all), but what happens if you just load it your preamble?
As long as it does not introduce new user-level commands, LyX shoudl
support it. Or did you find problems?

Stefano

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Re: LyX + svmono + cite

On Thursday 13 March 2014 12:37:30 bieniasz wrote:
 Hi,
 I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
 svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the cite
 package in such an environment, and how to do this?
 
 Leslaw

You want numeric citation, right?
I used the spbasic style of Springer,
in documentreferences citation style natbib, numeric
and Jabref reference manager to insert the references into the document.
In the document you can choose the cite style by right clicking on the 
citation.
Wolfgang

Re: box in a float

2014-03-13 Thread Marcelo Acuña

Float have not option for box.
If I put a box without a float I get a box that interrupt the flux of text and 
get a half page in blank.
If I put a box in a float like table float get a compiler error and if I put a 
box in a figure float I get a caption like Figure Nunmber that no correspond.
I don't know how I make bad?
Regards
Marcelo





El día miércoles, 12 de marzo de 2014 9:59, Rich Shepard 
rshep...@appl-ecosys.com escribió:
 
On Tue, 11 Mar 2014, Marcelo Acuña wrote:

 Insert - Box - Frameless no put the box in a float. 

   Why not, Marcelo? I use two frameless boxes (each 45% of the text width)
with a horizontal fill between them to place two figures side-by-side in the
same float. It works well.

   I have not yet figured out how to put a caption under each one, so I write
a single caption for both underneath them.


Rich

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lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

Hello:

How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx using srcbook 
(koma script book) class?

Do I have to use ERT or is there a lyx specific GUI method?

Thanks,

bcsikos

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela bcsikos...@freemail.hu wrote:
 Hello:

 How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx using 
 srcbook (koma script book) class?



Hi Csikos,

I don't know about scrbook, but for the book I did in memoir I used
ERT boxes with the same commands. It worked flawlessly.


Cheers,

Stefano


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Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic Studies Ph:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

On Thursday 13 March 2014 18:00:20 stefano franchi wrote:
 On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela bcsikos...@freemail.hu 
wrote:
  Hello:
  
  How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx
  using srcbook (koma script book) class?
Yes, it works with koma script book
Wolfgang
 Hi Csikos,
 
 I don't know about scrbook, but for the book I did in memoir I used
 ERT boxes with the same commands. It worked flawlessly.
 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Stefano

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

Wolfgang Engelmann engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de írta:
On Thursday 13 March 2014 18:00:20 stefano franchi wrote:
 On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela  wrote:
  Hello:
  
  How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx
  using srcbook (koma script book) class?
Yes, it works with koma script book
Wolfgang

Thanks. But the question was: do I have to use ERT code or is there a lyx 
builtin
class function to apply the commands?

Thanks,

bcsikos

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

2014-03-13 Thread Rich Shepard


On Thu, 13 Mar 2014, Csikos Bela wrote:


Thanks. But the question was: do I have to use ERT code or is there a lyx
builtin class function to apply the commands?


bcsikos,

  The former. I don't explicitly define \frontmatter; everything entered
before \mainmatter is considered \frontmatter.

Rich

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Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed

Dear LyX devels and users,

an issue has come up in our current efforts to produce a reliable
LibreOffice exporter/converter from LyX that concerns how to export
mathematical expressions. We need some user input and common use cases
to make sensible design choices. Feel free to skip the technical
details below and jump directly to the questions at the end, if you
want.

==PROBLEM==
Here is the problem:

We can export a math expression to a LibreOffice/ODt file as MathML
(there are still issues, but assume for the moment that the export
will be perfect). However, LIbreOffice's supports only a limited
subset of the MathML standard, and does not even use such MathML
internally (it uses a format  called StarMath that resembles very much
the troff/eqn format but is much less expressive,  for those who are
interested in this kind of things).
Moreover, LibreOffice uses the Semantic version of MathML, whereas
the exporter uses the Presentation version, which further
complicates issues.

We are thus faced with a design choice:

1. Leave the exporter as it is and be left with imperfect and
sometimes incomplete but editable math expressions when LaTeX is used
at its fullest

2. Instruct the exporter to produces images of math expressions
instead of MathML, and leave the job to create a perfect-looking math
expression in LibreOffice/Word to the publisher/typesetter.

Notice that in either case we could store the original LaTeX
expression in the XML file for further processing (for instance for a
return conversion to LyX).

The choice between (1) and (2), in my opinion, depends on the most
common use cases.

A. If the consumer of an exported word file is a  publisher and the
mathematical expressions are complicated, then option (2) seems more
reasonable. LibreOffice intrinsic limitations makes it very difficult
if not impossible to produce a satisfactory, editable  formula from a
complex LaTeX expression.

B. On the other hand, if the  math expressions are relatively simple,
then aiming for editable formulas may be an achievable goal

C. Finally, if the consumer is a colleague with whom you
collaborate, (2) seems to make more sense: editing will be carried out
on the LyX/LaTeX side.

=== QUESTIONS

So the questions are:

1. Are you a potential user of a Word/LibreOffice export converters?

2. If so, do you use routinely use mathematical expressions in your documents?

3. Why do you/would you need to export to LibreOffice/Word format? (to
send the documents to publishers, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and
so on)

==

Feedback welcome!!


Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic Studies Ph:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed

2014-03-13 Thread Les Denham

On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:17:19 -0500
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote:

 1. Are you a potential user of a Word/LibreOffice export converters?

Yes.
 
 2. If so, do you use routinely use mathematical expressions in your
 documents?

Only occasionally.
 
 3. Why do you/would you need to export to LibreOffice/Word format? (to
 send the documents to publishers, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and
 so on)

Nearly everyone I send a document to requires it in an MS Word
format, usually with the choice of .doc, .docx, or .rtf. Where I am in
a position to push the envelope, I try sending PDF. This is sometimes
rewarded by getting as a return copy a totally garbled automatic
translation from PDF to DOCX. But when the other party is a client, an
employer, or a publisher I have little choice but to comply.

Les

Re: Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed

2014-03-13 Thread David L. Johnson


On 03/13/2014 04:17 PM, stefano franchi wrote:

We can export a math expression to a LibreOffice/ODt file as MathML
(there are still issues, but assume for the moment that the export
will be perfect). However, LIbreOffice's supports only a limited
subset of the MathML standard, and does not even use such MathML
internally (it uses a format  called StarMath that resembles very much
the troff/eqn format but is much less expressive,  for those who are
interested in this kind of things).
Moreover, LibreOffice uses the Semantic version of MathML, whereas
the exporter uses the Presentation version, which further
complicates issues.
I am not familiar with LibreOffice's math capabilities, but as far as I 
recall Word's version was mostly limited to displayed equations, with 
not much at all inline.  That makes a difference here.  If LO can manage 
significant inline math expressions, then it would be a real problem to 
have them exported as images.  Displayed equations can be at least moved 
around as images, though that still will be limiting.


We are thus faced with a design choice:

1. Leave the exporter as it is and be left with imperfect and
sometimes incomplete but editable math expressions when LaTeX is used
at its fullest

editable is good, IMNSHO.




=== QUESTIONS

So the questions are:

1. Are you a potential user of a Word/LibreOffice export converters?

Not really.


2. If so, do you use routinely use mathematical expressions in your documents?

3. Why do you/would you need to export to LibreOffice/Word format? (to
send the documents to publishers, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and
so on)




--
 
David L. Johnson

Department of Mathematics
Lehigh University

Re: Error installing inside Windows 7 64-bit

2014-03-13 Thread STF

On 7 March 2014 16:25, Stephan Witt st.w...@gmx.net wrote:

Am 07.03.2014 um 16:12 schrieb STF lapsap7+...@gmail.com:

On 7 March 2014 05:10, aparsloe apars...@clear.net.nz wrote:

I've never tried installing the LyX bundle. I've always installed MiKTeX
first and then LyX -- and without problems. Recently I installed the 64-bit
version of MiKTeX 2.9 on a new(ish) 64-bit Windows 7 computer without
problems, [...deleted]

Oh, for information: I have just tried basic-miktex-2.9.5105-x64.exe in
XP Pro 64-bit. Guess what. It crashed on first trial. LOL

Oh, for information: this is the LyX users list. And not the MiKTeX users
list…

Oh, for information, my answer was a reply to a previous mail. If you have
anything against MiKTeX, you should have answered to that mail, not mine.

And oh, for information, my answer is very useful to *LyX* users because it
tells them that installing *LyX* in XP Pro 64-bit could potentially fail if
they are using the bundle. But probably you're more concentrated on
kicking off apparent non-LyX discussion than thinking further its
implication.

On 8 March 2014 18:22, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote:

Am 06.03.2014 21:39, schrieb STF:

The error I got are shown in the attached image:

So there is either a packaing error in MiKTeX or a problem wit your
Internet connection.

No, that's 100% impossible. Why? Because as I said (well, I think I have
said) I'm using the SAME 32-bit setup everywhere. When I say the *same*, I
mean I have one single setup file in my hard drive and I copy from it again
and again to do tests. And what results did I get? In 64-bit O/S, the
setup would crash. But in 32-bit O/S, it would work. So the setup cannot
be corrupted (or it would have failed in 32-bit O/S) and I have no Internet
connection problem.

Can you therefore please try this:
1. uninstall LyX _completely_
2. uninstall MiKTeX _completely_
3. check the registry that there are no traces of MiKTeX (and maybe LyX)
and delte the traces
4. download the 32bit version of MikTeX from here:
http://download.heise.de/software/db66db9c69d45180fb6dd453a9dcfa
7d/531b50c9/111255/basic-miktex-2.9.5105.exe

I didn't follow these steps of your because I'm pretty convinced they are
not useful in my case. I have just done two hashings on the
basic-miktex-2.9.5105.exe. If you can, you could check with me:
MD5: AEC100C7920A001679B8217A3D862B19
SHA-1: 8A0797F1 19D796FF 80ADFAB9 9945E76E 6883609F

and install MiKTeX while you are logged in on Windows with Admin privileges

If you're suggesting it's an admin privilege problem, I'm 100% it's not.
Nothing to do with it. I could have disable UAC which wouldn't change
anything at all.

5. install LyX using this installer:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lyxwininstaller/
LyXWinInstaller/2.0.7/LyX-207-Installer-2.exe

Does this work? if not what error do you get?

If I use LyX *installer*, of course it would work *provided* that MiKTeX
could be installed. So step 5 is not quite relevant.

I see that www.miktex.org is completely dead and that might be the reason
why the installation of MiKTeX fails.
(Note that the 64bit version of MiKteX is supported by LyX but you will
have restriction for citations (BibTeX) and thee is no large speed
improvement between the 32bit and 64bit version.)

I knew that. But between trying 32-bit setup and fail and trying 64-bit
setup with a little chance of success, do we (64-bit O/S users) have any
choice?

On 12 March 2014 23:51, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote:

Indeed that was the problem. MiKTeX is onlyine again for some days now, so
please uninstal LyX _Completely_ (also MikTeX) and then reinstall LyX using
the latest installer:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/lyxwininstaller/files/LyXWinInstaller/2.0.7/LyX-207-Bundle-3.exe/download

Unfortunately, either bundle 1, 2 or 3, they all failed because MiKTeX
setup failed (I'm testing in VM this time). As I said earlier, 64-bit O/S
users should be warned to use *installer* instead of *bundle*.

Re: [t] appearing in Tufte-layout MarginFigure

2014-03-13 Thread Scott Kostyshak

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 6:05 AM, Roel Schipper - CITG
h.r.schip...@tudelft.nl wrote:
 Dear LyX-users,



 I'm using LyX version 2.0.6 on Windows 7 and MikTeX, and am writing a
 handout using Tufte-layout.

 Using MarginFigure results in the following error (image 1). A PDF is
 created, though, but with a small letter 't' above the image (output.pdf),
 which is not a part of the image.



 Any clues?

Dear Roel,

Go to Document Settings  Float Placement and check Use default placement.

This should ideally be done automatically (because placement options
are not allowed for this type of float) by LyX, but this is not
implemented yet (this is feature enhancement
http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/7752).

Best,

Scott

Re: sidecap

On Wednesday 12 March 2014 23:34:37 Uwe Stöhr wrote:
 Am 09.03.2014 13:55, schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann:
  If you send a _small_ LyX example file, I can have a look.
  
  Sending the lyx file and the figure K029.eps to the list
 
 Hello Wolfgang,
 
 it works when you change the float style, see attached. The problem is
 that you set the float to span multiple text columns and it seems that
 sidecap does then either not known the margins or thinks that there
 might not enough space to place the caption besides the image.
 
 regards Uwe

Thanks, Uwe,
should have thought of it.
Wolfgang

LyX + svmono + cite

2014-03-13 Thread bieniasz

Hi,
I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the cite
package in such an environment, and how to do this?

Leslaw

Re: LyX + svmono + cite

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 6:37 AM, bieniasz nbbie...@cyf-kr.edu.pl wrote:
 Hi,
 I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
 svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the cite
 package in such an environment, and how to do this?


Leslaw, this may be a silly question (I don't know the cite package at
all), but what happens if you just load it your preamble?
As long as it does not introduce new user-level commands, LyX shoudl
support it. Or did you find problems?

Stefano

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Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic Studies Ph:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: LyX + svmono + cite

On Thursday 13 March 2014 12:37:30 bieniasz wrote:
 Hi,
 I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
 svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the cite
 package in such an environment, and how to do this?
 
 Leslaw

You want numeric citation, right?
I used the spbasic style of Springer,
in documentreferences citation style natbib, numeric
and Jabref reference manager to insert the references into the document.
In the document you can choose the cite style by right clicking on the 
citation.
Wolfgang

Re: box in a float

2014-03-13 Thread Marcelo Acuña

Float have not option for box.
If I put a box without a float I get a box that interrupt the flux of text and 
get a half page in blank.
If I put a box in a float like table float get a compiler error and if I put a 
box in a figure float I get a caption like Figure Nunmber that no correspond.
I don't know how I make bad?
Regards
Marcelo





El día miércoles, 12 de marzo de 2014 9:59, Rich Shepard 
rshep...@appl-ecosys.com escribió:
 
On Tue, 11 Mar 2014, Marcelo Acuña wrote:

 Insert - Box - Frameless no put the box in a float. 

   Why not, Marcelo? I use two frameless boxes (each 45% of the text width)
with a horizontal fill between them to place two figures side-by-side in the
same float. It works well.

   I have not yet figured out how to put a caption under each one, so I write
a single caption for both underneath them.


Rich

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lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

Hello:

How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx using srcbook 
(koma script book) class?

Do I have to use ERT or is there a lyx specific GUI method?

Thanks,

bcsikos

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela bcsikos...@freemail.hu wrote:
 Hello:

 How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx using 
 srcbook (koma script book) class?



Hi Csikos,

I don't know about scrbook, but for the book I did in memoir I used
ERT boxes with the same commands. It worked flawlessly.


Cheers,

Stefano


-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic Studies Ph:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

On Thursday 13 March 2014 18:00:20 stefano franchi wrote:
 On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela bcsikos...@freemail.hu 
wrote:
  Hello:
  
  How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx
  using srcbook (koma script book) class?
Yes, it works with koma script book
Wolfgang
 Hi Csikos,
 
 I don't know about scrbook, but for the book I did in memoir I used
 ERT boxes with the same commands. It worked flawlessly.
 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Stefano

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

Wolfgang Engelmann engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de írta:
On Thursday 13 March 2014 18:00:20 stefano franchi wrote:
 On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela  wrote:
  Hello:
  
  How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx
  using srcbook (koma script book) class?
Yes, it works with koma script book
Wolfgang

Thanks. But the question was: do I have to use ERT code or is there a lyx 
builtin
class function to apply the commands?

Thanks,

bcsikos

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

2014-03-13 Thread Rich Shepard


On Thu, 13 Mar 2014, Csikos Bela wrote:


Thanks. But the question was: do I have to use ERT code or is there a lyx
builtin class function to apply the commands?


bcsikos,

  The former. I don't explicitly define \frontmatter; everything entered
before \mainmatter is considered \frontmatter.

Rich

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Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed

Dear LyX devels and users,

an issue has come up in our current efforts to produce a reliable
LibreOffice exporter/converter from LyX that concerns how to export
mathematical expressions. We need some user input and common use cases
to make sensible design choices. Feel free to skip the technical
details below and jump directly to the questions at the end, if you
want.

==PROBLEM==
Here is the problem:

We can export a math expression to a LibreOffice/ODt file as MathML
(there are still issues, but assume for the moment that the export
will be perfect). However, LIbreOffice's supports only a limited
subset of the MathML standard, and does not even use such MathML
internally (it uses a format  called StarMath that resembles very much
the troff/eqn format but is much less expressive,  for those who are
interested in this kind of things).
Moreover, LibreOffice uses the Semantic version of MathML, whereas
the exporter uses the Presentation version, which further
complicates issues.

We are thus faced with a design choice:

1. Leave the exporter as it is and be left with imperfect and
sometimes incomplete but editable math expressions when LaTeX is used
at its fullest

2. Instruct the exporter to produces images of math expressions
instead of MathML, and leave the job to create a perfect-looking math
expression in LibreOffice/Word to the publisher/typesetter.

Notice that in either case we could store the original LaTeX
expression in the XML file for further processing (for instance for a
return conversion to LyX).

The choice between (1) and (2), in my opinion, depends on the most
common use cases.

A. If the consumer of an exported word file is a  publisher and the
mathematical expressions are complicated, then option (2) seems more
reasonable. LibreOffice intrinsic limitations makes it very difficult
if not impossible to produce a satisfactory, editable  formula from a
complex LaTeX expression.

B. On the other hand, if the  math expressions are relatively simple,
then aiming for editable formulas may be an achievable goal

C. Finally, if the consumer is a colleague with whom you
collaborate, (2) seems to make more sense: editing will be carried out
on the LyX/LaTeX side.

=== QUESTIONS

So the questions are:

1. Are you a potential user of a Word/LibreOffice export converters?

2. If so, do you use routinely use mathematical expressions in your documents?

3. Why do you/would you need to export to LibreOffice/Word format? (to
send the documents to publishers, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and
so on)

==

Feedback welcome!!


Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic Studies Ph:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed

2014-03-13 Thread Les Denham

On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:17:19 -0500
stefano franchi stefano.fran...@gmail.com wrote:

 1. Are you a potential user of a Word/LibreOffice export converters?

Yes.
 
 2. If so, do you use routinely use mathematical expressions in your
 documents?

Only occasionally.
 
 3. Why do you/would you need to export to LibreOffice/Word format? (to
 send the documents to publishers, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and
 so on)

Nearly everyone I send a document to requires it in an MS Word
format, usually with the choice of .doc, .docx, or .rtf. Where I am in
a position to push the envelope, I try sending PDF. This is sometimes
rewarded by getting as a return copy a totally garbled automatic
translation from PDF to DOCX. But when the other party is a client, an
employer, or a publisher I have little choice but to comply.

Les

Re: Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed

2014-03-13 Thread David L. Johnson


On 03/13/2014 04:17 PM, stefano franchi wrote:

We can export a math expression to a LibreOffice/ODt file as MathML
(there are still issues, but assume for the moment that the export
will be perfect). However, LIbreOffice's supports only a limited
subset of the MathML standard, and does not even use such MathML
internally (it uses a format  called StarMath that resembles very much
the troff/eqn format but is much less expressive,  for those who are
interested in this kind of things).
Moreover, LibreOffice uses the Semantic version of MathML, whereas
the exporter uses the Presentation version, which further
complicates issues.
I am not familiar with LibreOffice's math capabilities, but as far as I 
recall Word's version was mostly limited to displayed equations, with 
not much at all inline.  That makes a difference here.  If LO can manage 
significant inline math expressions, then it would be a real problem to 
have them exported as images.  Displayed equations can be at least moved 
around as images, though that still will be limiting.


We are thus faced with a design choice:

1. Leave the exporter as it is and be left with imperfect and
sometimes incomplete but editable math expressions when LaTeX is used
at its fullest

editable is good, IMNSHO.




=== QUESTIONS

So the questions are:

1. Are you a potential user of a Word/LibreOffice export converters?

Not really.


2. If so, do you use routinely use mathematical expressions in your documents?

3. Why do you/would you need to export to LibreOffice/Word format? (to
send the documents to publishers, mentors, advisors, colleagues, and
so on)




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Lehigh University

Re: Error installing inside Windows 7 64-bit

2014-03-13 Thread STF

On 7 March 2014 16:25, Stephan Witt st.w...@gmx.net wrote:

Am 07.03.2014 um 16:12 schrieb STF lapsap7+...@gmail.com:

On 7 March 2014 05:10, aparsloe apars...@clear.net.nz wrote:

Oh, for information: I have just tried basic-miktex-2.9.5105-x64.exe in
XP Pro 64-bit. Guess what. It crashed on first trial. LOL

Oh, for information: this is the LyX users list. And not the MiKTeX users
list…

Oh, for information, my answer was a reply to a previous mail. If you have
anything against MiKTeX, you should have answered to that mail, not mine.

On 8 March 2014 18:22, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote:

Am 06.03.2014 21:39, schrieb STF:

The error I got are shown in the attached image:

So there is either a packaing error in MiKTeX or a problem wit your
Internet connection.

and install MiKTeX while you are logged in on Windows with Admin privileges

If you're suggesting it's an admin privilege problem, I'm 100% it's not.
Nothing to do with it. I could have disable UAC which wouldn't change
anything at all.

5. install LyX using this installer:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lyxwininstaller/
LyXWinInstaller/2.0.7/LyX-207-Installer-2.exe

Does this work? if not what error do you get?

If I use LyX *installer*, of course it would work *provided* that MiKTeX
could be installed. So step 5 is not quite relevant.

I knew that. But between trying 32-bit setup and fail and trying 64-bit
setup with a little chance of success, do we (64-bit O/S users) have any
choice?

On 12 March 2014 23:51, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote:

Indeed that was the problem. MiKTeX is onlyine again for some days now, so
please uninstal LyX _Completely_ (also MikTeX) and then reinstall LyX using
the latest installer:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/lyxwininstaller/files/LyXWinInstaller/2.0.7/LyX-207-Bundle-3.exe/download

Re: [t] appearing in Tufte-layout MarginFigure

2014-03-13 Thread Scott Kostyshak

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 6:05 AM, Roel Schipper - CITG
h.r.schip...@tudelft.nl wrote:
 Dear LyX-users,



 I'm using LyX version 2.0.6 on Windows 7 and MikTeX, and am writing a
 handout using Tufte-layout.

 Using MarginFigure results in the following error (image 1). A PDF is
 created, though, but with a small letter 't' above the image (output.pdf),
 which is not a part of the image.



 Any clues?

Dear Roel,

Go to Document Settings  Float Placement and check Use default placement.

This should ideally be done automatically (because placement options
are not allowed for this type of float) by LyX, but this is not
implemented yet (this is feature enhancement
http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/7752).

Best,

Scott

Re: sidecap

On Wednesday 12 March 2014 23:34:37 Uwe Stöhr wrote:
> Am 09.03.2014 13:55, schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann:
> >> If you send a _small_ LyX example file, I can have a look.
> > 
> > Sending the lyx file and the figure K029.eps to the list
> 
> Hello Wolfgang,
> 
> it works when you change the float style, see attached. The problem is
> that you set the float to span multiple text columns and it seems that
> sidecap does then either not known the margins or thinks that there
> might not enough space to place the caption besides the image.
> 
> regards Uwe

Thanks, Uwe,
should have thought of it.
Wolfgang

LyX + svmono + cite

2014-03-13 Thread bieniasz

Hi,
I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the "cite"
package in such an environment, and how to do this?

Leslaw

Re: LyX + svmono + cite

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 6:37 AM, bieniasz  wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
> svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the "cite"
> package in such an environment, and how to do this?
>

Leslaw, this may be a silly question (I don't know the cite package at
all), but what happens if you just load it your preamble?
As long as it does not introduce new user-level commands, LyX shoudl
support it. Or did you find problems?

Stefano

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Re: LyX + svmono + cite

On Thursday 13 March 2014 12:37:30 bieniasz wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using LyX with MikTeX under Windows 7, together with the Springer
> svmono class. My question is: is it possible to use the "cite"
> package in such an environment, and how to do this?
> 
> Leslaw

You want numeric citation, right?
I used the spbasic style of Springer,
in document>references citation style natbib, numeric
and Jabref reference manager to insert the references into the document.
In the document you can choose the cite style by right clicking on the 
citation.
Wolfgang

Re: box in a float

2014-03-13 Thread Marcelo Acuña

Float have not option for box.
If I put a box without a float I get a box that interrupt the flux of text and 
get a half page in blank.
If I put a box in a float like table float get a compiler error and if I put a 
box in a figure float I get a caption like Figure Nunmber that no correspond.
I don't know how I make bad?
Regards
Marcelo





El día miércoles, 12 de marzo de 2014 9:59, Rich Shepard 
 escribió:
 
On Tue, 11 Mar 2014, Marcelo Acuña wrote:

> Insert -> Box -> Frameless no put the box in a float. 

   Why not, Marcelo? I use two frameless boxes (each 45% of the text width)
with a horizontal fill between them to place two figures side-by-side in the
same float. It works well.

   I have not yet figured out how to put a caption under each one, so I write
a single caption for both underneath them.


Rich

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lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

Hello:

How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx using srcbook 
(koma script book) class?

Do I have to use ERT or is there a lyx specific GUI method?

Thanks,

bcsikos

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela  wrote:
> Hello:
>
> How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx using 
> srcbook (koma script book) class?
>


Hi Csikos,

I don't know about scrbook, but for the book I did in memoir I used
ERT boxes with the same commands. It worked flawlessly.


Cheers,

Stefano


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Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic Studies Ph:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas A University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

On Thursday 13 March 2014 18:00:20 stefano franchi wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela  
wrote:
> > Hello:
> > 
> > How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx
> > using srcbook (koma script book) class?
Yes, it works with koma script book
Wolfgang
> Hi Csikos,
> 
> I don't know about scrbook, but for the book I did in memoir I used
> ERT boxes with the same commands. It worked flawlessly.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Stefano

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

Wolfgang Engelmann  írta:
>On Thursday 13 March 2014 18:00:20 stefano franchi wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Csikos Bela  wrote:
>> > Hello:
>> > 
>> > How can I apply \frontmatter, \mainmatter, and \backmatter in lyx
>> > using srcbook (koma script book) class?
>Yes, it works with koma script book
>Wolfgang

Thanks. But the question was: do I have to use ERT code or is there a lyx 
builtin
class function to apply the commands?

Thanks,

bcsikos

Re: lyx, koma-script book (srcbook), mainmatter, backmatter

2014-03-13 Thread Rich Shepard


On Thu, 13 Mar 2014, Csikos Bela wrote:


Thanks. But the question was: do I have to use ERT code or is there a lyx
builtin class function to apply the commands?


bcsikos,

  The former. I don't explicitly define \frontmatter; everything entered
before \mainmatter is considered \frontmatter.

Rich

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Math in LibreOffice/Word exported files: input needed