xfig tip
If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. xfig exports each figure with a preamble that defines a \SetFigFont macro: \begingroup\makeatletter\ifx\SetFigFont\undefined% \gdef\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] \fontfamily{#3}\fontseries{#4}\fontshape{#5}% \selectfont}% \fi\endgroup% And uses it, so: \put(2791,74){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{{\SetFigFont{12}{14.4}{\familydefault}{\ mddefault}{\updefault}$y$ Personally, I tend to use the default 10pt font size, but rather than edit all my xfig figures it is sufficient to preempt the definition of \SetFigFont in the lyx document's preamble. Here I use: %% Preempt the definition of \SetFigFont in the %% xfig-generated pstex_t files by setting it to do nothing. \gdef\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{} But, of course, you could choose to ignore some or all of the arguments by defining \SetFigFont appropriately. -- Angus
EndNote in Lyx Win32
Hi, just a quick question. How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) Many thanks Tom _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger
Re: EndNote in Lyx Win32
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 12:19, Tom Tsuchiya wrote: Hi, just a quick question. How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) You can not use endnote directly with LyX, you need to use BibTeX. It is a long time since I last used endnote, and then you could not export the endnote-database to BibTeX. However, there are other applications that can import endnote and export BibTeX. Some of them even works in windows :). Try: http://www.santafe.edu/~dirk/sixpack/ There are even instruction how to convert from endnote to BibTeX. Ingar
Re: Special Characters
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 12:02:19AM -0400, robin wrote: This might be a misunderstanding... One way to do it is to write '\usepackage{textcomp}' This isn't necessary in LyX, at least not in the latest version. Ah... interesting. I wonder what magic figures out that the textcomp package is needed... Andre'
Re: EndNote in Lyx Win32
Tom Tsuchiya wrote: How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) http://www.unc.edu/~nghoffma/resources/useEndnote.pdf has some scripts that convert Endnotes citations to LaTeX citations. -- Ronald Florencewww.18james.com
Re: xfig tip
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 10:44, Angus Leeming wrote: If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. [...] Could you add this to the wiki, please. :-) -- José Abílio LyX and docbook, a perfect match. :-)
lyx and fig2eps
I frequently use figures with mathematics and use xfig for this using the combined ps/latex format in xfig. This works well, but I would like the capability of using macros within xfig. I recently discoverd fig2eps (a script on top of fig2dev) which allows me to use macros in an xfig file. This program has the added advantage of outputting an .eps file which can then (as far as I know) be used like any other .eps file loaded into a lyx file. In order to use a macro it must be defined in a file called macros.tex. On my system this file behaves oddly but I won't go into that here. While I like the fig2eps script I would prefer that I not need a macros.tex file but that instead Lyx somehow made all latex macros defined in a given .lyx file available as if they were defined in the macros.tex file. The simple way to do this would be some kind of script that a lyx user can use that extracts all the macros in the lyx file and placed them in the macros.tex file. This is a crude and problematic solution for sure but it's a start. Preferable would be some method that was invisible or nearly invisible to the user. By the way, is there any kind of mailing list or user group for xfig? I have not found one. Ralph Boland
Re: xfig tip
Jose' Matos wrote: On Wednesday 07 April 2004 10:44, Angus Leeming wrote: If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. [...] Could you add this to the wiki, please. :-) I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? -- Angus
Re: xfig tip
I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? The point of wikis is that you don't have to be an expert. There isn't really much to learn. Try it. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org/ C++, n. an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog (Anon)
Re: xfig tip
Reuben Thomas wrote: I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? The point of wikis is that you don't have to be an expert. There isn't really much to learn. Try it. Oh, I know how to use it. I'm just busy. And lazy. -- Angus
Re: xfig tip
Oh, I know how to use it. I'm just busy. And lazy. Again, with this wiki as with most, it's as quick to cut-and-paste whatever you have than to ask someone else to do it. Since it's informal, you can just dump an email into the wiki if you're particularly busy; someone with more time (perhaps someone who benefits from the info) can clean it up later. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org/ | impatience, n. the urge to do nothing
beamer class problems
Hello LyXers, I want to use the beamer package for a presentation. The beamer class provides a special layout file and a template LyX-file. I installed the layout file with success but when running pdflatex or latex over the template LyX-file, I get 16 errors. Most of the error messages are LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. When looking in the logfile, I see that the LaTex errors occurs while the package xcolor redefine some stuff. (The beamer package requires the packages pgf and xcolor). So it seems to be a xcolor problem. I got also an error LaTeX Error: Command \boldsymbol already defined. When I delete the line: \usepackage{beamerthemeshadow} only 6 errors will remain. I've installed - beamer 2004/03/10 v2.10 - pgf2003/12/02 v0.60 - xcolor 2004/03/27 v1.10 and use LyX 1.3.3. Has anybody tested the beamer layout or could somebody send me a presentation lyx-file that was made with beamer? Could someone, who can run pdflatex successfully over the beamer template, please tell me which versions of beamer and xcolor was used? Thanks a lot in advance. Uwe p.s. What other LaTeX package could be used together with LyX for presentations? I found in the list archive something about the package pdfscreen. Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.?
Re: beamer class problems
I want to use the beamer package for a presentation. The beamer class provides a special layout file and a template LyX-file. I installed the layout file with success but when running pdflatex or latex over the template LyX-file, I get 16 errors. Most of the error messages are LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. When looking in the logfile, I see that the LaTex errors occurs while the package xcolor redefine some stuff. (The beamer package requires the packages pgf and xcolor). So it seems to be a xcolor problem. Yes this is a xcolor problem. Beamer v2.10 is incompatible with xcolor v1.10 (xcolor v1.09 works), see https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=600660aid=930199group_id=92412 I got also an error LaTeX Error: Command \boldsymbol already defined. After downgrading to xcolor 1.09 this problem remains. When I export the template into LaTeX, I see that LyX adds the following: %% LyX specific LaTeX commands. %% Bold symbol macro for standard LaTeX users \newcommand{\boldsymbol}[1]{\mbox{\boldmath $#1$}} But beamer also defines a command \boldsymbold, so I want to disable LyX's \boldsymbol as a short workaround. How could this be done? (I'll inform the author of beamer, that he shouldn't use this command.) p.s. What other LaTeX package could be used together with LyX for presentations? I found in the list archive something about the package pdfscreen. Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Nevertheless this would be interesting. regards Uwe
Re: beamer class problems
Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Check under the tips and tricks. There are a number of links there for prosper where you can get examples. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
xfig tip
If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. xfig exports each figure with a preamble that defines a \SetFigFont macro: \begingroup\makeatletter\ifx\SetFigFont\undefined% \gdef\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] \fontfamily{#3}\fontseries{#4}\fontshape{#5}% \selectfont}% \fi\endgroup% And uses it, so: \put(2791,74){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{{\SetFigFont{12}{14.4}{\familydefault}{\ mddefault}{\updefault}$y$ Personally, I tend to use the default 10pt font size, but rather than edit all my xfig figures it is sufficient to preempt the definition of \SetFigFont in the lyx document's preamble. Here I use: %% Preempt the definition of \SetFigFont in the %% xfig-generated pstex_t files by setting it to do nothing. \gdef\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{} But, of course, you could choose to ignore some or all of the arguments by defining \SetFigFont appropriately. -- Angus
EndNote in Lyx Win32
Hi, just a quick question. How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) Many thanks Tom _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger
Re: EndNote in Lyx Win32
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 12:19, Tom Tsuchiya wrote: Hi, just a quick question. How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) You can not use endnote directly with LyX, you need to use BibTeX. It is a long time since I last used endnote, and then you could not export the endnote-database to BibTeX. However, there are other applications that can import endnote and export BibTeX. Some of them even works in windows :). Try: http://www.santafe.edu/~dirk/sixpack/ There are even instruction how to convert from endnote to BibTeX. Ingar
Re: Special Characters
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 12:02:19AM -0400, robin wrote: This might be a misunderstanding... One way to do it is to write '\usepackage{textcomp}' This isn't necessary in LyX, at least not in the latest version. Ah... interesting. I wonder what magic figures out that the textcomp package is needed... Andre'
Re: EndNote in Lyx Win32
Tom Tsuchiya wrote: How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) http://www.unc.edu/~nghoffma/resources/useEndnote.pdf has some scripts that convert Endnotes citations to LaTeX citations. -- Ronald Florencewww.18james.com
Re: xfig tip
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 10:44, Angus Leeming wrote: If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. [...] Could you add this to the wiki, please. :-) -- José Abílio LyX and docbook, a perfect match. :-)
lyx and fig2eps
I frequently use figures with mathematics and use xfig for this using the combined ps/latex format in xfig. This works well, but I would like the capability of using macros within xfig. I recently discoverd fig2eps (a script on top of fig2dev) which allows me to use macros in an xfig file. This program has the added advantage of outputting an .eps file which can then (as far as I know) be used like any other .eps file loaded into a lyx file. In order to use a macro it must be defined in a file called macros.tex. On my system this file behaves oddly but I won't go into that here. While I like the fig2eps script I would prefer that I not need a macros.tex file but that instead Lyx somehow made all latex macros defined in a given .lyx file available as if they were defined in the macros.tex file. The simple way to do this would be some kind of script that a lyx user can use that extracts all the macros in the lyx file and placed them in the macros.tex file. This is a crude and problematic solution for sure but it's a start. Preferable would be some method that was invisible or nearly invisible to the user. By the way, is there any kind of mailing list or user group for xfig? I have not found one. Ralph Boland
Re: xfig tip
Jose' Matos wrote: On Wednesday 07 April 2004 10:44, Angus Leeming wrote: If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. [...] Could you add this to the wiki, please. :-) I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? -- Angus
Re: xfig tip
I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? The point of wikis is that you don't have to be an expert. There isn't really much to learn. Try it. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org/ C++, n. an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog (Anon)
Re: xfig tip
Reuben Thomas wrote: I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? The point of wikis is that you don't have to be an expert. There isn't really much to learn. Try it. Oh, I know how to use it. I'm just busy. And lazy. -- Angus
Re: xfig tip
Oh, I know how to use it. I'm just busy. And lazy. Again, with this wiki as with most, it's as quick to cut-and-paste whatever you have than to ask someone else to do it. Since it's informal, you can just dump an email into the wiki if you're particularly busy; someone with more time (perhaps someone who benefits from the info) can clean it up later. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org/ | impatience, n. the urge to do nothing
beamer class problems
Hello LyXers, I want to use the beamer package for a presentation. The beamer class provides a special layout file and a template LyX-file. I installed the layout file with success but when running pdflatex or latex over the template LyX-file, I get 16 errors. Most of the error messages are LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. When looking in the logfile, I see that the LaTex errors occurs while the package xcolor redefine some stuff. (The beamer package requires the packages pgf and xcolor). So it seems to be a xcolor problem. I got also an error LaTeX Error: Command \boldsymbol already defined. When I delete the line: \usepackage{beamerthemeshadow} only 6 errors will remain. I've installed - beamer 2004/03/10 v2.10 - pgf2003/12/02 v0.60 - xcolor 2004/03/27 v1.10 and use LyX 1.3.3. Has anybody tested the beamer layout or could somebody send me a presentation lyx-file that was made with beamer? Could someone, who can run pdflatex successfully over the beamer template, please tell me which versions of beamer and xcolor was used? Thanks a lot in advance. Uwe p.s. What other LaTeX package could be used together with LyX for presentations? I found in the list archive something about the package pdfscreen. Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.?
Re: beamer class problems
I want to use the beamer package for a presentation. The beamer class provides a special layout file and a template LyX-file. I installed the layout file with success but when running pdflatex or latex over the template LyX-file, I get 16 errors. Most of the error messages are LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. When looking in the logfile, I see that the LaTex errors occurs while the package xcolor redefine some stuff. (The beamer package requires the packages pgf and xcolor). So it seems to be a xcolor problem. Yes this is a xcolor problem. Beamer v2.10 is incompatible with xcolor v1.10 (xcolor v1.09 works), see https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detailatid=600660aid=930199group_id=92412 I got also an error LaTeX Error: Command \boldsymbol already defined. After downgrading to xcolor 1.09 this problem remains. When I export the template into LaTeX, I see that LyX adds the following: %% LyX specific LaTeX commands. %% Bold symbol macro for standard LaTeX users \newcommand{\boldsymbol}[1]{\mbox{\boldmath $#1$}} But beamer also defines a command \boldsymbold, so I want to disable LyX's \boldsymbol as a short workaround. How could this be done? (I'll inform the author of beamer, that he shouldn't use this command.) p.s. What other LaTeX package could be used together with LyX for presentations? I found in the list archive something about the package pdfscreen. Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Nevertheless this would be interesting. regards Uwe
Re: beamer class problems
Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Check under the tips and tricks. There are a number of links there for prosper where you can get examples. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
xfig tip
If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your document, then here is a little tip. xfig exports each figure with a preamble that defines a \SetFigFont macro: \begingroup\makeatletter\ifx\SetFigFont\undefined% \gdef\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] \fontfamily{#3}\fontseries{#4}\fontshape{#5}% \selectfont}% \fi\endgroup% And uses it, so: \put(2791,74){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{\smash{{\SetFigFont{12}{14.4}{\familydefault}{\ mddefault}{\updefault}$y$ Personally, I tend to use the default 10pt font size, but rather than edit all my xfig figures it is sufficient to preempt the definition of \SetFigFont in the lyx document's preamble. Here I use: %% Preempt the definition of \SetFigFont in the %% xfig-generated pstex_t files by setting it to "do nothing". \gdef\SetFigFont#1#2#3#4#5{} But, of course, you could choose to ignore some or all of the arguments by defining \SetFigFont appropriately. -- Angus
EndNote in Lyx Win32
Hi, just a quick question. How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) Many thanks Tom _ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger
Re: EndNote in Lyx Win32
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 12:19, Tom Tsuchiya wrote: > Hi, just a quick question. How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it > possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references > stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild > similar database.) You can not use endnote directly with LyX, you need to use BibTeX. It is a long time since I last used endnote, and then you could not export the endnote-database to BibTeX. However, there are other applications that can import endnote and export BibTeX. Some of them even works in windows :). Try: http://www.santafe.edu/~dirk/sixpack/ There are even instruction how to convert from endnote to BibTeX. Ingar
Re: Special Characters
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 12:02:19AM -0400, robin wrote: > >This might be a misunderstanding... One way to do it is to write > > > > '\usepackage{textcomp}' > > This isn't necessary in LyX, at least not in the latest version. Ah... interesting. I wonder what magic figures out that the textcomp package is needed... Andre'
Re: EndNote in Lyx Win32
Tom Tsuchiya wrote: How can I use endnote in Lyx WIn32. Is it possible? (The reason I need to do this is that I have all my references stored in endnote files and I just cannot start all over again to rebuild similar database.) http://www.unc.edu/~nghoffma/resources/useEndnote.pdf has some scripts that convert Endnotes citations to LaTeX citations. -- Ronald Florencewww.18james.com
Re: xfig tip
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 10:44, Angus Leeming wrote: > If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure that > the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of your > document, then here is a little tip. [...] Could you add this to the wiki, please. :-) -- José Abílio LyX and docbook, a perfect match. :-)
lyx and fig2eps
I frequently use figures with mathematics and use xfig for this using the combined ps/latex format in xfig. This works well, but I would like the capability of using macros within xfig. I recently discoverd fig2eps (a script on top of fig2dev) which allows me to use macros in an xfig file. This program has the added advantage of outputting an .eps file which can then (as far as I know) be used like any other .eps file loaded into a lyx file. In order to use a macro it must be defined in a file called macros.tex. On my system this file behaves oddly but I won't go into that here. While I like the fig2eps script I would prefer that I not need a macros.tex file but that instead Lyx somehow made all latex macros defined in a given .lyx file available as if they were defined in the macros.tex file. The simple way to do this would be some kind of script that a lyx user can use that extracts all the macros in the lyx file and placed them in the macros.tex file. This is a crude and problematic solution for sure but it's a start. Preferable would be some method that was invisible or nearly invisible to the user. By the way, is there any kind of mailing list or user group for xfig? I have not found one. Ralph Boland
Re: xfig tip
Jose' Matos wrote: > On Wednesday 07 April 2004 10:44, Angus Leeming wrote: >> If you use xfig to create your figures and would like to ensure >> that the pstex_t file is typeset with the same font as the rest of >> your document, then here is a little tip. > [...] > > Could you add this to the wiki, please. :-) I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? -- Angus
Re: xfig tip
> I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? The point of wikis is that you don't have to be an expert. There isn't really much to learn. Try it. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org/ C++, n. an octopus made by nailing extra legs onto a dog (Anon)
Re: xfig tip
Reuben Thomas wrote: >> I'm no wiki-spert. Maybe someone could do it for me? > The point of wikis is that you don't have to be an expert. There > isn't really much to learn. Try it. Oh, I know how to use it. I'm just busy. And lazy. -- Angus
Re: xfig tip
> Oh, I know how to use it. I'm just busy. And lazy. Again, with this wiki as with most, it's as quick to cut-and-paste whatever you have than to ask someone else to do it. Since it's informal, you can just dump an email into the wiki if you're particularly busy; someone with more time (perhaps someone who benefits from the info) can clean it up later. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org/ | impatience, n. the urge to do nothing
beamer class problems
Hello LyXers, I want to use the beamer package for a presentation. The beamer class provides a special layout file and a template LyX-file. I installed the layout file with success but when running pdflatex or latex over the template LyX-file, I get 16 errors. Most of the error messages are "LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}." When looking in the logfile, I see that the LaTex errors occurs while the package xcolor redefine some stuff. (The beamer package requires the packages pgf and xcolor). So it seems to be a xcolor problem. I got also an error "LaTeX Error: Command \boldsymbol already defined." When I delete the line: "\usepackage{beamerthemeshadow}" only 6 errors will remain. I've installed - beamer 2004/03/10 v2.10 - pgf2003/12/02 v0.60 - xcolor 2004/03/27 v1.10 and use LyX 1.3.3. Has anybody tested the beamer layout or could somebody send me a presentation lyx-file that was made with beamer? Could someone, who can run pdflatex successfully over the beamer template, please tell me which versions of beamer and xcolor was used? Thanks a lot in advance. Uwe p.s. What other LaTeX package could be used together with LyX for presentations? I found in the list archive something about the package pdfscreen. Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.?
Re: beamer class problems
I want to use the beamer package for a presentation. The beamer class provides a special layout file and a template LyX-file. I installed the layout file with success but when running pdflatex or latex over the template LyX-file, I get 16 errors. Most of the error messages are "LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}." When looking in the logfile, I see that the LaTex errors occurs while the package xcolor redefine some stuff. (The beamer package requires the packages pgf and xcolor). So it seems to be a xcolor problem. Yes this is a xcolor problem. Beamer v2.10 is incompatible with xcolor v1.10 (xcolor v1.09 works), see https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail=600660=930199_id=92412 I got also an error "LaTeX Error: Command \boldsymbol already defined." After downgrading to xcolor 1.09 this problem remains. When I export the template into LaTeX, I see that LyX adds the following: %% LyX specific LaTeX commands. %% Bold symbol macro for standard LaTeX users \newcommand{\boldsymbol}[1]{\mbox{\boldmath $#1$}} But beamer also defines a command \boldsymbold, so I want to disable LyX's \boldsymbol as a short workaround. How could this be done? (I'll inform the author of beamer, that he shouldn't use this command.) p.s. What other LaTeX package could be used together with LyX for presentations? I found in the list archive something about the package pdfscreen. Has anybody some experiences (or example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Nevertheless this would be interesting. regards Uwe
Re: beamer class problems
> Has anybody some experiences (or > example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Check under the tips and tricks. There are a number of links there for prosper where you can get examples. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/