Re: Strategies for locating errors

Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk writes: On 05/05/15 12:47, Nikos Alexandris wrote: * Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? snip Something like binary search: split in two halfs,

Re: Strategies for locating errors

* Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex

Wrong numbering of appendix

Hey Lyx-friends, I use Koma-script class book. I added an appendix to my dissertation and in the Lyx-file it is correctly numbered with Appendix A. Figure A.1... etc. My problem: In the pdf-file the A is missing in the headings and the captions. Headings look like this: .1.1 Blabla .1.3 blabla

Re: Wrong numbering of appendix

Hey! I solved the problem: You must not put an \backmatter in front of the appendix. Greetings! 2015-05-05 13:34 GMT+02:00 Aline Gautrein gautr...@googlemail.com: Hey Lyx-friends, I use Koma-script class book. I added an appendix to my dissertation and in the Lyx-file it is correctly

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 12:47, Nikos Alexandris wrote: * Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? snip Something like binary search: split in two halfs, try to find out which half does not compile.

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 13:27, Rainer M Krug wrote: Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk writes: could LyX be improved to make locating errors less manual though? For example, if a mapping was generated at compile time from LyX lines to TeX lines then buttons could be added to the compilation pane

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 06/05/15 09:57, Will Furnass wrote: That works perfectly if the error is in the master document but not if the error is in a child document (of which I have quite a few). I have been having similar problems with errors, mainly relating to producing printable pdf versions of a Software

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

Am 05.05.2015 um 13:21 schrieb Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org

Set location of Source and Messages panes in Lyx UI

Hi. I have got a slight problem to set the location of the Source and Messages panes in the Lyx UI (Debian, LyX Version 2.1.3). For some reason, my Lyx UI has been reset, so the Source and Messages panes were not displayed. After having them displayed again (View / Source Pane and View / Messages

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 15:06, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: That was the reason I was asking a while ago, whether the latex source panel (under view) could show the tex line number. But I was told it is not possible under lyx. That would certainly be a step in the right direction. Given that we already have

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Am 05.05.2015 um 15:18 schrieb Will Furnass: On 05/05/15 13:27, Rainer M Krug wrote: Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk writes: could LyX be improved to make locating errors less manual though? For example, if a mapping was generated at compile time from LyX lines to TeX lines then

quick question

Kindly advise if LYX works on Windows 8 as I do not see the relevant download option on your website. Many thanks Selina

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 5 May 2015 at 21:38, Georg Baum georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de wrote: If you select the error item in the error dialog then the corresponding LyX contents should should be selected in the main area as well. This is not always 100% correct, but usually the error cause is nearby. Does this

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no wrote: Den 23. mars 2015 17:57, skrev Scott Kostyshak: Dear LyX users, What are your thoughts on having an option in the menu called something like

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no wrote: Den 23. mars 2015 17:57, skrev Scott Kostyshak: Dear LyX users, What are your thoughts on

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Will Furnass wrote: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex using pdflatex into a temporary directory and search

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: That was the reason I was asking a while ago, whether the latex source panel (under view) could show the tex line number. But I was told it is not possible under lyx. Why that? Of course it would only be possible if the panel is set to show the full source

Re: quick question

Apparently yes. http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Windows On 5 May 2015 at 13:15, Kolokytha, Selina s.koloky...@ucl.ac.uk wrote: Kindly advise if LYX works on Windows 8 as I do not see the relevant download option on your website. Many thanks Selina -- John Kane Kingston ON Canada

Strategies for locating errors

How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex using pdflatex into a temporary directory and search through all 16 tex files

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no wrote: Den 23. mars 2015 17:57,

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no wrote: Den 23. mars 2015 17:57, skrev Scott Kostyshak: Dear LyX users, What are your thoughts on having an option in the menu called something like

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no wrote: Den 23. mars 2015 17:57, skrev Scott Kostyshak: Dear LyX users, What are your thoughts on

Strategies for locating errors

How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex using pdflatex into a temporary directory and search through all 16 tex files

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting helge.haft...@hist.no wrote: Den 23. mars 2015 17:57,

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting

Wrong numbering of appendix

Hey Lyx-friends, I use Koma-script class book. I added an appendix to my dissertation and in the Lyx-file it is correctly numbered with Appendix A. Figure A.1... etc. My problem: In the pdf-file the A is missing in the headings and the captions. Headings look like this: .1.1 Blabla .1.3 blabla

Re: Strategies for locating errors

* Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 12:47, Nikos Alexandris wrote: * Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? snip Something like binary search: split in two halfs, try to find out which half does not compile.

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk writes: On 05/05/15 12:47, Nikos Alexandris wrote: * Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? snip Something like binary search: split in two halfs,

Re: Wrong numbering of appendix

Hey! I solved the problem: You must not put an \backmatter in front of the appendix. Greetings! 2015-05-05 13:34 GMT+02:00 Aline Gautrein gautr...@googlemail.com: Hey Lyx-friends, I use Koma-script class book. I added an appendix to my dissertation and in the Lyx-file it is correctly

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 13:27, Rainer M Krug wrote: Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk writes: could LyX be improved to make locating errors less manual though? For example, if a mapping was generated at compile time from LyX lines to TeX lines then buttons could be added to the compilation pane

Re: Disable editing / read only menu option?

Am 05.05.2015 um 13:21 schrieb Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote: Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@lyx.org

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Am 05.05.2015 um 15:18 schrieb Will Furnass: On 05/05/15 13:27, Rainer M Krug wrote: Will Furnass wrfurna...@sheffield.ac.uk writes: could LyX be improved to make locating errors less manual though? For example, if a mapping was generated at compile time from LyX lines to TeX lines then

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 15:06, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: That was the reason I was asking a while ago, whether the latex source panel (under view) could show the tex line number. But I was told it is not possible under lyx. That would certainly be a step in the right direction. Given that we already have

Set location of Source and Messages panes in Lyx UI

Hi. I have got a slight problem to set the location of the Source and Messages panes in the Lyx UI (Debian, LyX Version 2.1.3). For some reason, my Lyx UI has been reset, so the Source and Messages panes were not displayed. After having them displayed again (View / Source Pane and View / Messages

quick question

Kindly advise if LYX works on Windows 8 as I do not see the relevant download option on your website. Many thanks Selina

Re: quick question

Apparently yes. http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Windows On 5 May 2015 at 13:15, Kolokytha, Selina s.koloky...@ucl.ac.uk wrote: Kindly advise if LYX works on Windows 8 as I do not see the relevant download option on your website. Many thanks Selina -- John Kane Kingston ON Canada

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: That was the reason I was asking a while ago, whether the latex source panel (under view) could show the tex line number. But I was told it is not possible under lyx. Why that? Of course it would only be possible if the panel is set to show the full source

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Will Furnass wrote: How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex using pdflatex into a temporary directory and search

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 5 May 2015 at 21:38, Georg Baum georg.b...@post.rwth-aachen.de wrote: If you select the error item in the error dialog then the corresponding LyX contents should should be selected in the main area as well. This is not always 100% correct, but usually the error cause is nearby. Does this

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 06/05/15 09:57, Will Furnass wrote: That works perfectly if the error is in the master document but not if the error is in a child document (of which I have quite a few). I have been having similar problems with errors, mainly relating to producing printable pdf versions of a Software

Re: "Disable editing" / "read only" menu option?

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting wrote: >> >> >> Den 23. mars 2015 17:57, skrev Scott Kostyshak: >>> >>> Dear LyX users, >>> >>> What are your thoughts on having an option in the menu

Re: "Disable editing" / "read only" menu option?

Liviu Andronic writes: > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting wrote: >>> >>> >>> Den 23. mars 2015 17:57, skrev Scott Kostyshak: Dear LyX users,

Strategies for locating errors

How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex using pdflatex into a temporary directory and search through all 16 tex files

Re: "Disable editing" / "read only" menu option?

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: > Liviu Andronic writes: > >> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >>> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge Hafting wrote:

Re: "Disable editing" / "read only" menu option?

Liviu Andronic writes: > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: >> Liviu Andronic writes: >> >>> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Helge

Wrong numbering of appendix

Hey Lyx-friends, I use Koma-script class book. I added an appendix to my dissertation and in the Lyx-file it is correctly numbered with Appendix A. Figure A.1... etc. My problem: In the pdf-file the "A" is missing in the headings and the captions. Headings look like this: .1.1 Blabla .1.3

Re: Strategies for locating errors

* Will Furnass [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: > How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? > > I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't > relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 12:47, Nikos Alexandris wrote: > * Will Furnass [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: > >> How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? >> > > Something like "binary search": split in two halfs, try to find out > which half does not

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Will Furnass writes: > On 05/05/15 12:47, Nikos Alexandris wrote: >> * Will Furnass [2015-05-05 11:51:56 +0100]: >> >>> How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? >>> > >> >> Something like "binary search":

Re: Wrong numbering of appendix

Hey! I solved the problem: You must not put an \backmatter in front of the appendix. Greetings! 2015-05-05 13:34 GMT+02:00 Aline Gautrein : > Hey Lyx-friends, > > I use Koma-script class book. I added an appendix to my dissertation and > in the Lyx-file it is

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 13:27, Rainer M Krug wrote: > Will Furnass writes: >> >> could LyX be improved to make locating errors less manual >> though? For example, if a mapping was generated at compile time >> from LyX lines to TeX lines then buttons could be added to the >>

Re: "Disable editing" / "read only" menu option?

Am 05.05.2015 um 13:21 schrieb Rainer M Krug : > Liviu Andronic writes: > >> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: >>> Liviu Andronic writes: >>> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Scott

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Am 05.05.2015 um 15:18 schrieb Will Furnass: On 05/05/15 13:27, Rainer M Krug wrote: Will Furnass writes: could LyX be improved to make locating errors less manual though? For example, if a mapping was generated at compile time from LyX lines to TeX lines then

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 05/05/15 15:06, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > That was the reason I was asking a while ago, whether the latex > source panel (under >view) could show the tex line number. But I was > told it is not possible under lyx. That would certainly be a step in the right direction. Given that we already

Set location of Source and Messages panes in Lyx UI

Hi. I have got a slight problem to set the location of the Source and Messages panes in the Lyx UI (Debian, LyX Version 2.1.3). For some reason, my Lyx UI has been reset, so the Source and Messages panes were not displayed. After having them displayed again (View / Source Pane and View / Messages

quick question

Kindly advise if LYX works on Windows 8 as I do not see the relevant download option on your website. Many thanks Selina

Re: quick question

Apparently yes. http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Windows On 5 May 2015 at 13:15, Kolokytha, Selina wrote: > Kindly advise if LYX works on Windows 8 as I do not see the relevant > download option on your website. > > > > Many thanks > > Selina > > > > > -- John Kane

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > That was the reason I was asking a while ago, whether the latex source > panel (under >view) could show the tex line number. But I was told it is > not possible under lyx. Why that? Of course it would only be possible if the panel is set to show the full source

Re: Strategies for locating errors

Will Furnass wrote: > How do others locate compilation errors in large multi-file documents? > > I get a 'Missing } inserted' error for 'l.1052' when compiling but can't > relate that line number to the LyX source. I then try exporting to tex > using pdflatex into a temporary directory and

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 5 May 2015 at 21:38, Georg Baum wrote: > > If you select the error item in the error dialog then the corresponding LyX > contents should should be selected in the main area as well. This is not > always 100% correct, but usually the error cause is nearby. Does

Re: Strategies for locating errors

On 06/05/15 09:57, Will Furnass wrote: That works perfectly if the error is in the master document but not if the error is in a child document (of which I have quite a few). I have been having similar problems with errors, mainly relating to producing printable pdf versions of a Software