Re: Help improve LyX's defaults by sharing your preferences

[Andrew Parsloe]

On 7/06/2017 8:26 a.m., Scott Kostyshak wrote:

On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 08:02:26PM +, Steve Burnham wrote:


I hope it's not too late to contribute my preferences file.


It is not, thank you!


The one
default I am surprised by is the screen zoom/font size. I set my zoom to
200%. It's just far too small by default. I'm not that old either (31) and
do have good vision.


Taking a quick look at what we have so far:

linux/subaochen:\screen_zoom 215
linux/john:\screen_zoom 135
linux/rich:\screen_zoom 115
linux/charlie.txt:\screen_zoom 126
linux/guillaume:\screen_zoom 170
windows/andrew:\screen_zoom 130
windows/steve:\screen_zoom 200
windows/cris:\screen_zoom 200
windows/john:\screen_zoom 130

The average of the above values is 158.

The default is 150. I'm not convinced there's enough evidence to change
the default.

Scott

In windows the default is 120. (I renamed my personal LyX2.3 folder so 
that LyX had to create a fresh one. This is the value that results.) In 
fact I'm trying 150 (having previously used 130). It's certainly easier 
on my aging eyes.


Andrew

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Just wondering about the scrollbar.......

[Charlie]

LyX Version 2.2.2
(Monday, 10 October 2016)
Built from git commit hash 
Library directory: /usr/share/lyx
User directory: ~/.lyx/
Qt Version (run-time): 5.7.1
Qt Version (compile-time): 5.7.1

Debian Stretch: up to date.

Not a biggie

Just a thought about the scrollbar on the right and side of the
document window. It doesn't show till I hit F7 to spellcheck the
document, or not, because that brings up the scrollbar.

This has been the case for months, and because I knew that work around
used it, thinking that at some point it would be corrected?

Stretch is not that far from stable and still doesn't work on my
system. Possibly a new default?

Just wondered?

Charlie
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Re: Help improve LyX's defaults by sharing your preferences

[Charlie]

On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:26:40 -0400
Scott Kostyshak  wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 08:02:26PM +, Steve Burnham wrote:
> 
> > I hope it's not too late to contribute my preferences file.  
> 
> It is not, thank you!
> 
> > The one
> > default I am surprised by is the screen zoom/font size. I set my
> > zoom to 200%. It's just far too small by default. I'm not that old
> > either (31) and do have good vision.  
> 
> Taking a quick look at what we have so far:
> 
> linux/subaochen:\screen_zoom 215
> linux/john:\screen_zoom 135
> linux/rich:\screen_zoom 115
> linux/charlie.txt:\screen_zoom 126
> linux/guillaume:\screen_zoom 170
> windows/andrew:\screen_zoom 130
> windows/steve:\screen_zoom 200
> windows/cris:\screen_zoom 200
> windows/john:\screen_zoom 130
> 
> The average of the above values is 158.
> 
> The default is 150. I'm not convinced there's enough evidence to
> change the default.
> 
> Scott

+1

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Re: Google Analytics (or other)

[Charlie]

On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 13:10:17 + (UTC)
Guenter Milde  wrote:

> On 2017-06-04, Cris Fuhrman wrote:
> 
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> 
> > On Jun 3, 2017 19:23, "Joel Kulesza"  wrote:  
> 
> > > However, I would want to see an option in the installation
> > > process to disable "anonymous usage statistics" from being
> > > collected.  
> 
> > I totally agree. I mentioned this point in my first post in the
> > other thread about the preferences file. Many applications have a
> > preference to turn on or off usage data collection (it's often
> > phrased "help improve this application by contributing anonymous
> > usage data").  
> 
> Actually, if ever done by LyX, I strongly want this to be opt-in, not
> a default.
> 
> Günter
> 

+1

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Re: Help improve LyX's defaults by sharing your preferences

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 08:02:26PM +, Steve Burnham wrote:

> I hope it's not too late to contribute my preferences file.

It is not, thank you!

> The one
> default I am surprised by is the screen zoom/font size. I set my zoom to
> 200%. It's just far too small by default. I'm not that old either (31) and
> do have good vision.

Taking a quick look at what we have so far:

linux/subaochen:\screen_zoom 215
linux/john:\screen_zoom 135
linux/rich:\screen_zoom 115
linux/charlie.txt:\screen_zoom 126
linux/guillaume:\screen_zoom 170
windows/andrew:\screen_zoom 130
windows/steve:\screen_zoom 200
windows/cris:\screen_zoom 200
windows/john:\screen_zoom 130

The average of the above values is 158.

The default is 150. I'm not convinced there's enough evidence to change
the default.

Scott


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Re: Help improve LyX's defaults by sharing your preferences

[Steve Burnham]

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 7:40 PM Scott Kostyshak  wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 03, 2017 at 05:18:53PM -0600, Joel Kulesza wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 1:50 PM, Scott Kostyshak 
> wrote:
> >
> > > > P.S. For Mac Users, the file is likely in ~/Library/Application
> > > > Support/LyX-2.*/.
> > >
> > > Good to know. On Mac is the location indeed shown when you go to LyX >
> > > About LyX?
> >
> >
> > It is; I just thought I'd confirm.
>
> OK thanks.
>
> Scott
>

I hope it's not too late to contribute my preferences file.  The one
default I am surprised by is the screen zoom/font size. I set my zoom to
200%. It's just far too small by default. I'm not that old either (31) and
do have good vision.

-Steve


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Re: Knitr and Beamer

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Sun, Jun 04, 2017 at 11:13:45PM -0400, Julio Rojas wrote:
> Yup, Scott, you are right. I tried using a small example and it worked
> perfectly.
> 
> I believe that I must have done something incorrectly with my main document.
> 
> Thanks for the clarification.

Good to know! Let us know if you discover any strange behavior again.

Scott

Re: Re: floatrow and longtable in LyX

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 10:54:21AM +0800, subaochen wrote:
> I mean, declaring longtable "center" is harmless with [c] property:
> 
> 
> \begin{longtable}[c]{lcl}
> ...
> \end{longtable}
> 
> 
> when the user choose "center" in longtable property dialog window. 
> 
> 
> I have not checked the lyx source code, But I think LyX maybe do some extra 
> check to intenionally omit [c] setting?  

Ah I see. OK I would suggest you open an enhancement request on
https://www.lyx.org/trac and post there:

1. a minimal example .lyx file
2. the LaTeX produced by that .lyx file
3. the LaTeX you believe should be produced

Scott

Re: Google Analytics (or other)

[Guenter Milde]

On 2017-06-04, Cris Fuhrman wrote:

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> On Jun 3, 2017 19:23, "Joel Kulesza"  wrote:

> > However, I would want to see an option in the installation process to
> > disable "anonymous usage statistics" from being collected.

> I totally agree. I mentioned this point in my first post in the other
> thread about the preferences file. Many applications have a preference to
> turn on or off usage data collection (it's often phrased "help improve this
> application by contributing anonymous usage data").

Actually, if ever done by LyX, I strongly want this to be opt-in, not a
default.

Günter

Re: Problems with Unicode and Greek letters

[Guenter Milde]

On 2017-06-05, Juanjo ML wrote:

...

There are many ways to get Greek letters in LaTeX. The correct way(s)
depend on whether it should be a text letter or a mathematical symbol.

> When I try to write a greek character such as delta, an error shows up.

> I've tried two different ways:

>- writing it in Latex Code (Ctrl + L) (a simple Latex block with
>"\delta" within): it says "Missing $ inserted." and doesn't do anything
>further. When I click "do it anyway", Latex code seems to affect the whole
>line, till it finds a "special character", but my greek letter does not
>appear.

The LaTeX macro \delta (as any other Greek letter name) generates the
mathematical symbol. It is a "math mode command", i.e. it only works if
LaTeX is in "math mode" (inbetween $ $ or an equation.

In LyX, you could use Ctrl-L: $\delta$, but the better way is using mathed,
as you did here:

>- writing it as an inline equation (Ctrl + M) ("\delta" in a blue
>square): "Package inputenc Error: Unicode char...", but pdf is shown
>without clicking anything. It works, but I strongly believe these errors
>shouldn't be there...

I agree that the errors are not right. They don't show up normally.

Maybe you inserted a literal Unicode delta δ into the "math square" or
you have some unusual document settings and/or incomplete LaTeX installation.
Hard to tell without a minimal example.

You may try again, evt. also with Alt-M G  or with the "Greek" math toolbar.


If you want Greek *text*, don't use math mode but
literal Greek unicode characters in text mode.

With XeTeX/LuaTeX, you need to set a font that contains Greek letters.

With pdfTeX, you need to install Greek language support. 
If the text language is set to Greek and TeX fonts are used, you can also
use the ASCII transliteration provided by Babel instead of literal Greek
characters.

Günter

Re: Problems with Unicode and Greek letters

[Michael Berger]

Hi Juanjo,
I am still not clear what you actually meant saying "...a simple Latex 
block with "\delta" within" etc.

look at the screenshot attached - is that what you meant to achieve?

Michael

Hi Juanjo, there are many ways of writing Greek characters.

The far easiest and thus the most simple way would be to select a 
character from the symbols list:
Insert > Special character > Symbols > then select the category Greek or 
Greek extended and click on the character to be inserted.


For more sophisticated tasks look for the "Comprehensive Latex Symbol 
List" written by Scott Pakin, I think the latest edition is dated 
November 2015. Be warned, it is huge!


Michael

On 06/05/2017 11:08 AM, Juanjo ML wrote:

Hi guys,

I'm trying to write down my thesis in Lyx, but I find kind of tricky 
the way inputencoding is treated. When I try to write a greek 
character such as delta, an error shows up.


I've tried two different ways:

  * writing it in Latex Code (Ctrl + L) (a simple Latex block with
"\delta" within): it says "Missing $ inserted." and doesn't do
anything further. When I click "do it anyway", Latex code seems to
affect the whole line, till it finds a "special character", but my
greek letter does not appear.
  * writing it as an inline equation (Ctrl + M) ("\delta" in a blue
square): "Package inputenc Error: Unicode char...", but pdf is
shown without clicking anything. It works, but I strongly believe
these errors shouldn't be there...

May you please help me to deal with this problem? Could you please 
tell how to make it work in both ways?


Thank you all in advance!


Best regards,

Juanjo