Re: Problems with hyperref (and longtable?)

[Herbert Voss]

Roland Schmitz wrote:
i've got a problem with hperref in my Master Thesis.
If i generate a dvi or pdf an click on a link for exmple chapter 2, the second 
chapter in the apendix will be shown to me. If i cklick to on chapter 4 the 
fourth chapter in the apendix is shown, and so on ...

I'm not shure since when first i thougt it happend after i inserted a 
longtable, but i removed the longtable stuff, the problem is the same.
the lontable support in LyX is buggy ...
http://TeXnik.de/table/longtable.phtml#caption
Herbert

--
http://TeXnik.de/
http://PSTricks.de/
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf
http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes

[noob q] Recursive sections?

[Glenn Davy]

Hi 

I'm completely new to lyx, latex and tex (I've successfully avoided them for
years - all looked too intimidating). I've done the very easy lyx intro and
tutorial. I'm liking lyx (no pun) and tried using it today to do some 'real'
work.

 

I'm using using the default set of styles (is styles the correct word) with
section, subsection etc - but am running out of nested 'sections'. Docbook
SGML in its DTD has two  type of 'section'  tags the SECT[12345]  set and
also the SECTION tag, which allows you in theory to keep nesting SECTION
tags. I've never pushed it though, to see what the standard style sheets
will deal with in practice however.

 

Is there a template or layout readily available for lyx that will provide
that type of functionality? Alternatively what are my other options for
deeper nesting of subsections?

 

Thanks

Glenn

[nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Glenn Davy]

Hi again - just a newbie trying to wear out his welcome.

In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at (often
indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow through
them. 

 

I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent? Another
possible solution?

 

At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
possible starting poing ;-) )?

Re: Including pdf pages within a lyx document?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Herbert Voss wrote:
\usepackage{pdfpages}% in the preamble
in ERT (no LyX support :-(  )
\includepdf[pages=1-2,...]{file}% for the pages 1-2
Herbert,
  Thank you. I was going to look at the pdftools for an answer, but this
works.
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: [noob q] Recursive sections?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
I'm using using the default set of styles (is styles the correct word)
with section, subsection etc - but am running out of nested 'sections'.
Docbook SGML in its DTD has two type of 'section' tags the SECT[12345] 
set and also the SECTION tag, which allows you in theory to keep nesting
SECTION tags. I've never pushed it though, to see what the standard
style sheets will deal with in practice however.
Is there a template or layout readily available for lyx that will provide
that type of functionality? Alternatively what are my other options for
deeper nesting of subsections?
Glenn,
  Let's use the same terms to avoid confusion.
  In LyX/LaTeX every document belongs to a class: book, report, article or
letter. Styles, represented by files with an extension of .sty, are
packages that add functionality not found in the original LaTeX. So, first
you need to decide what sort of document you are writing. You'll find this
in Layout-Document.
  The type of document determines the overall structure of sections. For
example, an article can have sections and subsections (nesting levels -- up
to 5 -- are also selected from that same dialog box). Reports and books can
also have chapters and books can have parts.
  After you select the document class you will be able to choose the
category of heading from the drop-down widget on the left, just above the
writing area. If you are writing a report, for example, you can mark a
heading (and its associated text) as chapter, section, subsesction,
sub-subsection, and paragraph.
  How many would you like? What, more precisely, is your concern? What is
your intended use/audience for your document? The experts have set default
values within LyX and LaTeX that make good sense. If you can use them, do
so.
HTH,
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at
(often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow
through them.
I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent?
Another possible solution?

At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
possible starting poing ;-) )?
Glenn,
  The short answer is, no. LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is
designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You
mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's
Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus
and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word
processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and
compare the page layouts side-by-side.
  From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout
application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames,
graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX.
The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying
TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical
equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of
the writer is on content, not appearance.
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Custom import filter

[Jack M. Lyon]

Dear LyXperts:

I'm interested in writing documents using minimal text markup, as in AFT and
reStructuredText:

http://www.maplefish.com/todd/aft.html

http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html

Typical markup looks something like this:

*This Is a Heading
**This Is a Subheading
***This Is a Subsubheading
This is some text with *italic.*

It would be most cool if I could import such text directly into LyX. There
must be a way to do this, but I can't figure it out from the documentation.
I'd be grateful for any tips.

Thanks!

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
___

The EDITORIUM
Microsoft Word Add-Ins for Publishing Professionals
http://www.editorium.com
___

Custom import filter clarification

[Jack M. Lyon]

And when I say, It would be most cool if I could import such text directly
into LyX, what I mean is that the markup elements would be translated into
LyXish. For example, *this* would be imported as italic.

I could, of course, export from AFT or reStructuredText as LaTeX and import
*that* into LyX, but it would be neat to bring the text in directly, if
there's a way to do so.

Thanks again.

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
___

The EDITORIUM
Microsoft Word Add-Ins for Publishing Professionals
http://www.editorium.com
___
 

RE: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Glenn Davy]

Thanks Rich - Makes perfect sense - can I take the question one step further
- does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created
with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a
great way to author content.

Thanks
Glenn
-Original Message-
From: Rich Shepard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Sunday, 20 February 2005 1:24 AM
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:

 In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at
 (often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow
 through them.

 I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
 Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
 Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent?
 Another possible solution?

 At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
 got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
 wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
 possible starting poing ;-) )?

Glenn,

   The short answer is, no. LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is
designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You
mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's
Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus
and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word
processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and
compare the page layouts side-by-side.

   From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout
application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames,
graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX.
The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying
TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical
equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of
the writer is on content, not appearance.

Rich

-- 
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

RE: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
Does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created
with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a
great way to author content.
Glenn,
  It still looks like you are asking for more work than you need. From the
above I think you really want a page layout program (i.e., Scribus) for your
product and output, but you don't want to write in that environment.
  You have two options: 1) write in LyX then use File-Export-ASCII or B)
use a plain text editor (emacs, vim, joe, ...) and skip the intervening
step. I assume that page layout programs accept plain text as input.
  Perhaps you can explain what you want to accomplish. Then we can offer
more focused sugestions.
HTH,
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

How to set up book-like footnotes

[Jack M. Lyon]

Here's a way to set up standard, book-like footnotes in LyX--in other words,
notes that look like this:

1. Here's the first note.
2. And here's the second one.

Just put this in your document's preamble:

%Set up regular footnote numbering style
\makeatletter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
\setlength{\parindent}{1em}%
[EMAIL PROTECTED] #1}   %Note the period
after @thefnmark and the space before #1
\makeatother
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\arabic{footnote}}{\normalsize}

At least it works for me. I hope this will help someone.

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
___

The EDITORIUM
Microsoft Word Add-Ins for Publishing Professionals
http://www.editorium.com
___

Re: Problems with hyperref (and longtable?)

[Herbert Voss]

Roland Schmitz wrote:
i've got a problem with hperref in my Master Thesis.
If i generate a dvi or pdf an click on a link for exmple chapter 2, the second 
chapter in the apendix will be shown to me. If i cklick to on chapter 4 the 
fourth chapter in the apendix is shown, and so on ...

I'm not shure since when first i thougt it happend after i inserted a 
longtable, but i removed the longtable stuff, the problem is the same.
the lontable support in LyX is buggy ...
http://TeXnik.de/table/longtable.phtml#caption
Herbert

--
http://TeXnik.de/
http://PSTricks.de/
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf
http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes

[noob q] Recursive sections?

[Glenn Davy]

Hi 

I'm completely new to lyx, latex and tex (I've successfully avoided them for
years - all looked too intimidating). I've done the very easy lyx intro and
tutorial. I'm liking lyx (no pun) and tried using it today to do some 'real'
work.

 

I'm using using the default set of styles (is styles the correct word) with
section, subsection etc - but am running out of nested 'sections'. Docbook
SGML in its DTD has two  type of 'section'  tags the SECT[12345]  set and
also the SECTION tag, which allows you in theory to keep nesting SECTION
tags. I've never pushed it though, to see what the standard style sheets
will deal with in practice however.

 

Is there a template or layout readily available for lyx that will provide
that type of functionality? Alternatively what are my other options for
deeper nesting of subsections?

 

Thanks

Glenn

[nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Glenn Davy]

Hi again - just a newbie trying to wear out his welcome.

In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at (often
indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow through
them. 

 

I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent? Another
possible solution?

 

At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
possible starting poing ;-) )?

Re: Including pdf pages within a lyx document?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Herbert Voss wrote:
\usepackage{pdfpages}% in the preamble
in ERT (no LyX support :-(  )
\includepdf[pages=1-2,...]{file}% for the pages 1-2
Herbert,
  Thank you. I was going to look at the pdftools for an answer, but this
works.
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: [noob q] Recursive sections?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
I'm using using the default set of styles (is styles the correct word)
with section, subsection etc - but am running out of nested 'sections'.
Docbook SGML in its DTD has two type of 'section' tags the SECT[12345] 
set and also the SECTION tag, which allows you in theory to keep nesting
SECTION tags. I've never pushed it though, to see what the standard
style sheets will deal with in practice however.
Is there a template or layout readily available for lyx that will provide
that type of functionality? Alternatively what are my other options for
deeper nesting of subsections?
Glenn,
  Let's use the same terms to avoid confusion.
  In LyX/LaTeX every document belongs to a class: book, report, article or
letter. Styles, represented by files with an extension of .sty, are
packages that add functionality not found in the original LaTeX. So, first
you need to decide what sort of document you are writing. You'll find this
in Layout-Document.
  The type of document determines the overall structure of sections. For
example, an article can have sections and subsections (nesting levels -- up
to 5 -- are also selected from that same dialog box). Reports and books can
also have chapters and books can have parts.
  After you select the document class you will be able to choose the
category of heading from the drop-down widget on the left, just above the
writing area. If you are writing a report, for example, you can mark a
heading (and its associated text) as chapter, section, subsesction,
sub-subsection, and paragraph.
  How many would you like? What, more precisely, is your concern? What is
your intended use/audience for your document? The experts have set default
values within LyX and LaTeX that make good sense. If you can use them, do
so.
HTH,
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at
(often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow
through them.
I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent?
Another possible solution?

At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
possible starting poing ;-) )?
Glenn,
  The short answer is, no. LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is
designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You
mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's
Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus
and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word
processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and
compare the page layouts side-by-side.
  From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout
application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames,
graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX.
The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying
TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical
equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of
the writer is on content, not appearance.
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Custom import filter

[Jack M. Lyon]

Dear LyXperts:

I'm interested in writing documents using minimal text markup, as in AFT and
reStructuredText:

http://www.maplefish.com/todd/aft.html

http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html

Typical markup looks something like this:

*This Is a Heading
**This Is a Subheading
***This Is a Subsubheading
This is some text with *italic.*

It would be most cool if I could import such text directly into LyX. There
must be a way to do this, but I can't figure it out from the documentation.
I'd be grateful for any tips.

Thanks!

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
___

The EDITORIUM
Microsoft Word Add-Ins for Publishing Professionals
http://www.editorium.com
___

Custom import filter clarification

[Jack M. Lyon]

And when I say, It would be most cool if I could import such text directly
into LyX, what I mean is that the markup elements would be translated into
LyXish. For example, *this* would be imported as italic.

I could, of course, export from AFT or reStructuredText as LaTeX and import
*that* into LyX, but it would be neat to bring the text in directly, if
there's a way to do so.

Thanks again.

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
___

The EDITORIUM
Microsoft Word Add-Ins for Publishing Professionals
http://www.editorium.com
___
 

RE: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Glenn Davy]

Thanks Rich - Makes perfect sense - can I take the question one step further
- does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created
with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a
great way to author content.

Thanks
Glenn
-Original Message-
From: Rich Shepard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Sunday, 20 February 2005 1:24 AM
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:

 In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at
 (often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow
 through them.

 I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
 Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
 Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent?
 Another possible solution?

 At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
 got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
 wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
 possible starting poing ;-) )?

Glenn,

   The short answer is, no. LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is
designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You
mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's
Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus
and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word
processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and
compare the page layouts side-by-side.

   From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout
application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames,
graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX.
The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying
TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical
equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of
the writer is on content, not appearance.

Rich

-- 
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

RE: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
Does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created
with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a
great way to author content.
Glenn,
  It still looks like you are asking for more work than you need. From the
above I think you really want a page layout program (i.e., Scribus) for your
product and output, but you don't want to write in that environment.
  You have two options: 1) write in LyX then use File-Export-ASCII or B)
use a plain text editor (emacs, vim, joe, ...) and skip the intervening
step. I assume that page layout programs accept plain text as input.
  Perhaps you can explain what you want to accomplish. Then we can offer
more focused sugestions.
HTH,
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
http://www.appl-ecosys.com   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

How to set up book-like footnotes

[Jack M. Lyon]

Here's a way to set up standard, book-like footnotes in LyX--in other words,
notes that look like this:

1. Here's the first note.
2. And here's the second one.

Just put this in your document's preamble:

%Set up regular footnote numbering style
\makeatletter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
\setlength{\parindent}{1em}%
[EMAIL PROTECTED] #1}   %Note the period
after @thefnmark and the space before #1
\makeatother
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\arabic{footnote}}{\normalsize}

At least it works for me. I hope this will help someone.

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
___

The EDITORIUM
Microsoft Word Add-Ins for Publishing Professionals
http://www.editorium.com
___

Re: Problems with hyperref (and longtable?)

[Herbert Voss]

Roland Schmitz wrote:
i've got a problem with hperref in my Master Thesis.
If i generate a dvi or pdf an click on a link for exmple chapter 2, the second 
chapter in the apendix will be shown to me. If i cklick to on chapter 4 the 
fourth chapter in the apendix is shown, and so on ...

I'm not shure since when first i thougt it happend after i inserted a 
longtable, but i removed the longtable stuff, the problem is the same.
the lontable support in LyX is buggy ...
http://TeXnik.de/table/longtable.phtml#caption
Herbert

--
http://TeXnik.de/
http://PSTricks.de/
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf
http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes

[noob q] Recursive sections?

[Glenn Davy]

Hi 

I'm completely new to lyx, latex and tex (I've successfully avoided them for
years - all looked too intimidating). I've done the very easy lyx intro and
tutorial. I'm liking lyx (no pun) and tried using it today to do some 'real'
work.

 

I'm using using the default set of styles (is styles the correct word) with
section, subsection etc - but am running out of nested 'sections'. Docbook
SGML in its DTD has two  type of 'section'  tags the  set and
also the  tag, which allows you in theory to keep nesting 
tags. I've never pushed it though, to see what the standard style sheets
will deal with in practice however.

 

Is there a template or layout readily available for lyx that will provide
that type of functionality? Alternatively what are my other options for
deeper nesting of subsections?

 

Thanks

Glenn

[nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Glenn Davy]

Hi again - just a newbie trying to wear out his welcome.

In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at (often
indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow through
them. 

 

I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent? Another
possible solution?

 

At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
possible starting poing ;-) )?

Re: Including pdf pages within a lyx document?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Herbert Voss wrote:
\usepackage{pdfpages}% in the preamble
in ERT (no LyX support :-(  )
\includepdf[pages=1-2,...]{file}% for the pages 1-2
Herbert,
  Thank you. I was going to look at the pdftools for an answer, but this
works.
Rich
--
Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President
Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: [noob q] Recursive sections?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
I'm using using the default set of styles (is styles the correct word)
with section, subsection etc - but am running out of nested 'sections'.
Docbook SGML in its DTD has two type of 'section' tags the 
set and also the  tag, which allows you in theory to keep nesting
 tags. I've never pushed it though, to see what the standard
style sheets will deal with in practice however.
Is there a template or layout readily available for lyx that will provide
that type of functionality? Alternatively what are my other options for
deeper nesting of subsections?
Glenn,
  Let's use the same terms to avoid confusion.
  In LyX/LaTeX every document belongs to a class: book, report, article or
letter. "Styles", represented by files with an extension of .sty, are
packages that add functionality not found in the original LaTeX. So, first
you need to decide what sort of document you are writing. You'll find this
in Layout->Document.
  The type of document determines the overall structure of sections. For
example, an article can have sections and subsections (nesting levels -- up
to 5 -- are also selected from that same dialog box). Reports and books can
also have chapters and books can have parts.
  After you select the document class you will be able to choose the
category of heading from the drop-down widget on the left, just above the
writing area. If you are writing a report, for example, you can mark a
heading (and its associated text) as chapter, section, subsesction,
sub-subsection, and paragraph.
  How many would you like? What, more precisely, is your concern? What is
your intended use/audience for your document? The experts have set default
values within LyX and LaTeX that make good sense. If you can use them, do
so.
HTH,
Rich
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Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at
(often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow
through them.
I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent?
Another possible solution?

At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
possible starting poing ;-) )?
Glenn,
  The short answer is, "no". LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is
designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You
mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's
Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus
and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word
processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and
compare the page layouts side-by-side.
  From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout
application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames,
graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX.
The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying
TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical
equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of
the writer is on content, not appearance.
Rich
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Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
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Custom import filter

[Jack M. Lyon]

Dear LyXperts:

I'm interested in writing documents using minimal text markup, as in AFT and
reStructuredText:

http://www.maplefish.com/todd/aft.html

http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html

Typical markup looks something like this:

*This Is a Heading
**This Is a Subheading
***This Is a Subsubheading
This is some text with *italic.*

It would be most cool if I could import such text directly into LyX. There
must be a way to do this, but I can't figure it out from the documentation.
I'd be grateful for any tips.

Thanks!

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
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Custom import filter clarification

[Jack M. Lyon]

And when I say, "It would be most cool if I could import such text directly
into LyX," what I mean is that the markup elements would be translated into
LyXish. For example, *this* would be imported as italic.

I could, of course, export from AFT or reStructuredText as LaTeX and import
*that* into LyX, but it would be neat to bring the text in directly, if
there's a way to do so.

Thanks again.

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
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RE: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Glenn Davy]

Thanks Rich - Makes perfect sense - can I take the question one step further
- does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created
with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a
great way to author content.

Thanks
Glenn
-Original Message-
From: Rich Shepard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Sunday, 20 February 2005 1:24 AM
To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:

> In programs like pagemaker, or scribus its possible to place boxes at
> (often indiscriminant) places throught a document, and have a 'story' flow
> through them.
>
> I imagine given the 'structured' nature of lyx that this isn't possible?
> Correct? Is it however possible to use some LaTeX tricks to achieve this?
> Perhaps use LaTex to 'flow' a Lyx 'article' through some equivalent?
> Another possible solution?

> At this point I'm not asking for a  detailed solution (unless you've just
> got to much time on your hands), rather just to know If I'm barking up the
> wrong tree completely, or is it worth investigating further (and if so a
> possible starting poing ;-) )?

Glenn,

   The short answer is, "no". LyX/LaTeX is not a page layout tool. It is
designed for written documents that are primarily textual, not graphic. You
mention Scribus and Framemaker, but you don't mention OpenOffice.org's
Writer or (gak!) winWord. Why? Because the page layout applications (Scribus
and Framemaker) are intended for a different purpose than is a word
processor. To understand the difference, open a book and a magazine and
compare the page layouts side-by-side.

   From your messages it appears to me that you want a page layout
application where you spend your time designing the page and moving frames,
graphics and pretty text all around. That's not the purpose of LyX/LaTeX.
The latter is designed for those who focus on content and let the underlying
TeX control the typesetting so it looks good on paper. Mathematical
equations, figures and tables are the usual additions to text. The focus of
the writer is on content, not appearance.

Rich

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Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

RE: [nooby q] 'linked' text flow

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, Glenn Davy wrote:
Does anyone know of a page layout tools that an utilise content created
with Lyx/LaTex and 'lay' it out in a manner described? Lyx seems like a
great way to author content.
Glenn,
  It still looks like you are asking for more work than you need. From the
above I think you really want a page layout program (i.e., Scribus) for your
product and output, but you don't want to write in that environment.
  You have two options: 1) write in LyX then use File->Export->ASCII or B)
use a plain text editor (emacs, vim, joe, ...) and skip the intervening
step. I assume that page layout programs accept plain text as input.
  Perhaps you can explain what you want to accomplish. Then we can offer
more focused sugestions.
HTH,
Rich
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Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)
   Voice: 503-667-4517   Fax: 503-667-8863

How to set up book-like footnotes

[Jack M. Lyon]

Here's a way to set up standard, book-like footnotes in LyX--in other words,
notes that look like this:

1. Here's the first note.
2. And here's the second one.

Just put this in your document's preamble:

%Set up regular footnote numbering style
\makeatletter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
\setlength{\parindent}{1em}%
[EMAIL PROTECTED] #1}   %Note the period
after "@thefnmark" and the space before "#1"
\makeatother
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\arabic{footnote}}{\normalsize}

At least it works for me. I hope this will help someone.

Best wishes,
Jack M. Lyon
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