Re: OT: checked box symbol
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Guenter Milde wrote: >> I could use XeTeX and insert the Unicode >> U+2611 ☑, which looks nice, but I'm not sure I'll be able to compile >> my document in a Windows environment. > > If the Windows environment in question has a xetex engine and a font that > contains the symbol, it should work. > Do you know if I could continue using Palatino (Palladio) in my document (with LM for the rest), while randomly inserting Unicode chars like this that would use an OpenType font? I'd like to keep working with Palatino. However, to answer your question, the Windows environment on the other side of my laptop is badly out of date and features MiKTeX 2.8 (which complains when trying to compile with XeTeX) and a broken Sweave installation (I still haven't figured what I managed to break when upgrading R). Since when using Windows I'm anyways mainly relying on TeXLive on Xubuntu on a Virtual Machine, I may just go haywire and experiment with LyX with TL on Windows. Regards Liviu
Re: Strange behavior
On 2011-09-18, Karl Linek wrote:
> I have two files. The first one I wrote with LyX 1.6.7. Then I installed
> LyX 2.0. I copied the file to a USB-stick. Suddenly I got always 4
> errors
On the same machine? What else changed, a new LaTeX distro/version as well?
> "Undefined control sequence."
> for example with the description
> "ist $\unit[1]{\lyxmathsym{\textdegree}C}
> $ gleich $\unit[1]{K}$.
> The control sequence at the end of the top line
> of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
> misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
> spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
> and I'll forget about whatever was undefined."
> That was not useful.
It tells, that at this stage, LaTeX does not know the command \unit.
Did you type this command in your document or did LyX insert it?
Did you manually load the package unit.sty (in the user preamble)?
Did you use a module?
> I tried a lot of things. Once I succeeded to reduce
> the error by one.
> The last trial was to copy the text, to make a new file and to paste the
> text. I did the same with all the options and settings. At least I had a
> manually copied file. And...
> It worked. No errors, no complains.
Is the "missing command" /unit still in the exported LaTeX source (you can
check with View>Source or by exporting to LaTeX)?
> I think LyX does not delete all the code if one changes some settings.
It only deletes what it inserts. Also, if you remove a module, LyX will/can
typically not remove code that depends on this module.
Also, if you move a file from one computer to another, LyX will not remove
code that relies on packages only present on the first...
Günter
Re: Branch problem with chapters
2011/9/19 Julien Rioux : [...] > > Glad you got it fixed. Does it work also if you position the cursor ahead of > the branch and select the Standard environment from the dropdown? I would > think it should work. I tried that, but this method failed. Nothing happens (I used Alt+P, S). >> Such additional experiments expected from the user to clean thing up >> does not seem to be a wanted feature of the application. >> > > I guess the cursor was in Chapter environment when you did Insert > Branch. > Then the branch resides inside a Chapter environment. There is a reasonable > chance that this is actually what you want. > > So, should LyX do better by guessing that you want to do with the branch > based on the current selection? Something like, if the selection involves > the whole of an environment, or more than one environment, put the branch in > a Standard environment. If I select whole chapter in outline and then want to move it into branch, what I want? For sure not leaving empty chapter. Maybe I am wrong, but I think whole chapter should go there and branch should left in standard environment. Anyone else vote on this or that? -- Manveru jabber: manv...@manveru.pl gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
Re: OT: checked box symbol
On 2011-09-19, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Hello > This is slightly off topic. I'm looking for a (decent) LaTeX symbol > that would display a box that contains a check mark. I looked into the > 'The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List' [1], but it only suggests > \CheckedBox in 'wasysym' and \Checkedbox in 'marvosym', both sloppy > executions (to my taste). I don't know of any other. > I could use XeTeX and insert the Unicode > U+2611 ☑, which looks nice, but I'm not sure I'll be able to compile > my document in a Windows environment. If the Windows environment in question has a xetex engine and a font that contains the symbol, it should work. Günter
OT: checked box symbol
Hello This is slightly off topic. I'm looking for a (decent) LaTeX symbol that would display a box that contains a check mark. I looked into the 'The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List' [1], but it only suggests \CheckedBox in 'wasysym' and \Checkedbox in 'marvosym', both sloppy executions (to my taste). I could use XeTeX and insert the Unicode U+2611 ☑, which looks nice, but I'm not sure I'll be able to compile my document in a Windows environment. Would you have some other suggestions? Regards Liviu [1] http://mirror.ctan.org/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
Re: Bug with Comments or Greyed out in section headings?
On 19/09/2011 12:28 AM, Lisa Andrews wrote: Apologies if I have missed something in the documentation: With 2.0.1 on OSX or 2.0.0 on Win7-64, I am unable to insert a Comment or Greyed out inset in a section heading (through the menu or right-clicking), but if I create one in the standard environment and then change the environment to a section such as "Part" or "Subsection" the comment inset is allowed or kept. Right clicking or the menu now allows the comment to be changed to a note, but its a one-way affair; once done, one cannot change it back again. Is the reason for this covered somewhere? Thanks, Lisa This will most likely give you compilation errors from LaTeX and that would be why LyX tries to prevent you from doing it. But if you are very insistent you can get around it, s yo saw! If it works for you then why not use it, but expect the unexpected. Cheers, Julien
Re: Branch problem with chapters
On 18/09/2011 11:55 PM, Manveru wrote: 2011/9/18 Julien Rioux: On 18/09/2011 10:24 PM, Manveru wrote: Hi, If I select whole chapter from outline pane and select to insert a branch, which is disabled, then empty chapters are left which goes into output. How to clean them up? I need whole chapters but I do not need artefacts leaved when branches are disabled. Is it a bug in 2.0.1? Document class chosen is mwbook. Additionally, branches cannot be named with spaces inside - something wrong happens with them if they contain spaces. However they are allowed to be entered on creation. Is the branch inset in a standard environment or in Chapter environment? It seems that by default, if the branch will contain whole chapter, it is inserted into chapter. I was spent thirty minutes to figure out how to delete these unwanted chapters, as they are immune to delete and backspace. I had to cut (Ctrl-X) whole branch, move it up into standard evironment of previous chapter, and then paste (Ctrl-V). Glad you got it fixed. Does it work also if you position the cursor ahead of the branch and select the Standard environment from the dropdown? I would think it should work. Such additional experiments expected from the user to clean thing up does not seem to be a wanted feature of the application. I guess the cursor was in Chapter environment when you did Insert > Branch. Then the branch resides inside a Chapter environment. There is a reasonable chance that this is actually what you want. So, should LyX do better by guessing that you want to do with the branch based on the current selection? Something like, if the selection involves the whole of an environment, or more than one environment, put the branch in a Standard environment. -- Julien
Bug with Comments or Greyed out in section headings?
Apologies if I have missed something in the documentation: With 2.0.1 on OSX or 2.0.0 on Win7-64, I am unable to insert a Comment or Greyed out inset in a section heading (through the menu or right-clicking), but if I create one in the standard environment and then change the environment to a section such as "Part" or "Subsection" the comment inset is allowed or kept. Right clicking or the menu now allows the comment to be changed to a note, but its a one-way affair; once done, one cannot change it back again. Is the reason for this covered somewhere? Thanks, Lisa
Re: Branch problem with chapters
2011/9/18 Julien Rioux : > On 18/09/2011 10:24 PM, Manveru wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> If I select whole chapter from outline pane and select to insert a >> branch, which is disabled, then empty chapters are left which goes >> into output. How to clean them up? I need whole chapters but I do not >> need artefacts leaved when branches are disabled. Is it a bug in >> 2.0.1? Document class chosen is mwbook. >> >> Additionally, branches cannot be named with spaces inside - something >> wrong happens with them if they contain spaces. However they are >> allowed to be entered on creation. > > Is the branch inset in a standard environment or in Chapter environment? It seems that by default, if the branch will contain whole chapter, it is inserted into chapter. I was spent thirty minutes to figure out how to delete these unwanted chapters, as they are immune to delete and backspace. I had to cut (Ctrl-X) whole branch, move it up into standard evironment of previous chapter, and then paste (Ctrl-V). Such additional experiments expected from the user to clean thing up does not seem to be a wanted feature of the application. -- Manveru jabber: manv...@manveru.pl gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
Re: Branch problem with chapters
On 18/09/2011 10:24 PM, Manveru wrote: Hi, If I select whole chapter from outline pane and select to insert a branch, which is disabled, then empty chapters are left which goes into output. How to clean them up? I need whole chapters but I do not need artefacts leaved when branches are disabled. Is it a bug in 2.0.1? Document class chosen is mwbook. Additionally, branches cannot be named with spaces inside - something wrong happens with them if they contain spaces. However they are allowed to be entered on creation. Is the branch inset in a standard environment or in Chapter environment? -- Julien
Re: lyx 3.0.1 (.exe for windows)
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Julien Rioux wrote: > And let's everyone offer Uwe a beer for jumping in and providing his > installer in such timely fashion at each and every single release! > Did they start making digital beer? I'd gladly send Uwe some. Liviu
Re: lyx 3.0.1 (.exe for windows)
On 18/09/2011 10:56 PM, Jim Rockford wrote: "In 10 years time. Perhaps 15, tops. As for 2.0.1, our Windows Installer maintainer is currently off-line so there will be no binaries (very) soon. You may want to try Uwe's installer [1], which is currently unofficial but potentially the official installer in the future." --- I hope this doesn't indicate disinterest in the lyx Windows user base by the lyx development team. Some of us were basically forced to migrate to Windows for work reasons and ease of collaboration. In the past, when a new release was issued the Windoze binaries were up within a day or two I hope this doesn't indicate disinterest in LyX development by the LyX Windows user base ;) Offer help! jump in! We need people able to build an installer for this platform. And let's everyone offer Uwe a beer for jumping in and providing his installer in such timely fashion at each and every single release! Regards, Julien
Re: lyx 3.0.1 (.exe for windows)
"In 10 years time. Perhaps 15, tops. As for 2.0.1, our Windows Installer maintainer is currently off-line so there will be no binaries (very) soon. You may want to try Uwe's installer [1], which is currently unofficial but potentially the official installer in the future." --- I hope this doesn't indicate disinterest in the lyx Windows user base by the lyx development team. Some of us were basically forced to migrate to Windows for work reasons and ease of collaboration. In the past, when a new release was issued the Windoze binaries were up within a day or two
Branch problem with chapters
Hi, If I select whole chapter from outline pane and select to insert a branch, which is disabled, then empty chapters are left which goes into output. How to clean them up? I need whole chapters but I do not need artefacts leaved when branches are disabled. Is it a bug in 2.0.1? Document class chosen is mwbook. Additionally, branches cannot be named with spaces inside - something wrong happens with them if they contain spaces. However they are allowed to be entered on creation. -- Manveru jabber: manv...@manveru.pl gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
Re: Strange behavior
On 09/18/2011 12:16 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
> The problem can be twosome. On the one hand, some corrupted temporary
> files created by LyX's compilation can be generating the problem. On
> the other hand, if you compiled a Latex version on the same folder the
> Lyx file is, I think it might be creating some havoc. Le us wait to
> see if the developers can confirm both situations as problem sources.
>
All temporary files generated by LyX are in the temporary folder and so
are not used again. There might be other files in the original document
folder, e.g., *.sty files, that are needed for compilation, and then you
could have a problem if you just copied the LyX file. But LyX does not
put those there.
My guess is that the problem might have been lyx2lyx issue. But it's
hard to know without more info. This error:
"ist $\unit[1]{\lyxmathsym{\textdegree}C}
$ gleich $\unit[1]{K}$.
The control sequence at the end of the top line
of your error message was never \def'ed.
looks to me like a missing units.sty, though.
Richard
Re: lyx 3.0.1 (.exe for windows)
(please reply to the list too) On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Metin CALISKAN wrote: > > Thank you Liviu. > However I have a question. > On the official website I see .dmg packages (wich are supposed to be for mac > users). > But I also see cywin.tar.gz packages. > Are windows users supposed to use the cywin.tar.gz package to get the latest > official release of lyx ?? > No, not really. Cygwin is a Linux-like environment on top of Windows. If you're not familiar with it, you probably don't want it. Normally you use the latest Windows installer that is available shortly after the release. Currently the developer responsible for it is off line, and until then there will not be any official Win installer. (Please remember that this is a volunteer project.) > (I'm not really aware what is cywin...) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygwin Liviu
Re: lyx 3.0.1 (.exe for windows)
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Metin CALISKAN wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to know when you will put the .exe package for lyx 3.0.1 for > Windows on the official website ??... > In 10 years time. Perhaps 15, tops. As for 2.0.1, our Windows Installer maintainer is currently off-line so there will be no binaries (very) soon. You may want to try Uwe's installer [1], which is currently unofficial but potentially the official installer in the future. It hasn't been vetted by our devel Gods so please use it at your own risk. Cheers Liviu [1] http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117&release_id=18767 > Thanks > -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
lyx 3.0.1 (.exe for windows)
Hello, I would like to know when you will put the .exe package for lyx 3.0.1 for Windows on the official website ??... Thanks
Re: Strange behavior
The problem can be twosome. On the one hand, some corrupted temporary files created by LyX's compilation can be generating the problem. On the other hand, if you compiled a Latex version on the same folder the Lyx file is, I think it might be creating some havoc. Le us wait to see if the developers can confirm both situations as problem sources. Regards. - Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Karl Linek wrote: > On Sun, 2011-09-18 at 16:59 +0200, Julio Rojas wrote: >> Hi Karl, most certainly this problem comes from temporary files >> created by LaTeX. When you created a new file and copied everything on >> it, those files where not present and thus, the document compiled. I >> had my share of those and are always solved the same way. Check if the >> folder in which the original LyX file was created have some temporary >> LaTeX files. >> > Deleting these files will solve the problem? Thank you, that's useful. > But I think leaving the files on the harddisk is not a proper way. The > developers should fix this. > > Best regards, > Karl > > > > >
Re: Strange behavior
On Sun, 2011-09-18 at 16:59 +0200, Julio Rojas wrote: > Hi Karl, most certainly this problem comes from temporary files > created by LaTeX. When you created a new file and copied everything on > it, those files where not present and thus, the document compiled. I > had my share of those and are always solved the same way. Check if the > folder in which the original LyX file was created have some temporary > LaTeX files. > Deleting these files will solve the problem? Thank you, that's useful. But I think leaving the files on the harddisk is not a proper way. The developers should fix this. Best regards, Karl
Re: Strange behavior
Hi Karl, most certainly this problem comes from temporary files
created by LaTeX. When you created a new file and copied everything on
it, those files where not present and thus, the document compiled. I
had my share of those and are always solved the same way. Check if the
folder in which the original LyX file was created have some temporary
LaTeX files.
Regards.
-
Julio Rojas
jcredbe...@gmail.com
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Karl Linek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have two files. The first one I wrote with LyX 1.6.7. Then I installed
> LyX 2.0. I copied the file to a USB-stick. Suddenly I got always 4
> errors
>
> "Undefined control sequence."
>
> for example with the description
>
> "ist $\unit[1]{\lyxmathsym{\textdegree}C}
> $ gleich $\unit[1]{K}$.
> The control sequence at the end of the top line
> of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
> misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
> spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
> and I'll forget about whatever was undefined."
>
> That was not useful. I tried a lot of things. Once I succeeded to reduce
> the error by one.
>
> The last trial was to copy the text, to make a new file and to paste the
> text. I did the same with all the options and settings. At least I had a
> manually copied file. And...
>
> It worked. No errors, no complains.
>
>
> I think LyX does not delete all the code if one changes some settings.
>
> lg,
> Karl
>
>
>
>
>
Fwd: Problem with cross references
--
Murat Yildizoglu
murat.yildizo...@univ-cezanne.fr
Début du message transféré :
> Expéditeur: Murat Yildizoglu
> Date: 18 septembre 2011 14:22:36 HAEC
> Destinataire: "ehud.kap...@mssm.edu"
> Objet: Rép : Problem with cross references
>
> I have also seen sometime incompatible dash characters pasted in a bibtex
> file.
>
> --
> Murat Yildizoglu
> murat.yildizo...@univ-cezanne.fr
>
> Le 18 sept. 2011 à 13:43, "ehud.kap...@gmail.com" a
> écrit :
>
>> I had similar problems with references, which were solved by placing the
>> offending character in the .bib file (usually something with an accent)
>> with a \?{c} where ? is the appropriate marker, such as ` or ' or " and c
>> is the accented character, usually a, o, e, u or i.It is also possible
>> that including the relevant language package (French, Czech, German or
>> whatever) in the Latex system will accomplish the same thing.
>>
>> Ehud Kaplan
>>
>> On 9/18/2011 6:07 AM, Alain Didierjean wrote:
>>>
>>> - Mail original -
De: "Paul A. Rubin"
À: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Envoyé: Dimanche 18 Septembre 2011 03:58:29
Objet: Re: Problem with cross references
Alain Didierjean free.fr> writes:
> Any other suggestions ? What's this "active character" problem
> about ?
> It's a mess as I need this documents printed on monday !
Do you have Unicode characters (or something other than basic latin)
in the
reference labels? Could this be an encoding issue?
Under the heading "desperate times call for desperate measures", you
might try
making a copy of the .lyx files and using a plain text editor to
globally search
and replace the labels with something that uses only ASCII
characters. Then see
if LyX does any better.
>>> The problem is a known bug, specific to french and solved in texlive-2011.
>>> I have found a work around and I'll have my docs in time. Some discussions
>>> about it are in the french mailing list (in french of course).
>>> Thanks all for the help,
>>
>> --
>> Ehud Kaplan, Ph.D.
>> Jules and Doris Stein Research to Prevent Blindness Professor
>> Director, Center of Excellence for Computational & System neuroscience,
>> The Friedman Brain Institute, MSSM
>> Director, The laboratory of Visual & Computational Neuroscience
>> Depts. of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Chemical & Structural Biology
>> The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
>> One Gustave Levy Place
>> New York, NY, 10029
Re: Problem with cross references
I had similar problems with references, which were solved by placing the
offending character in the .bib file (usually something with an accent)
with a \?{c} where ? is the appropriate marker, such as ` or ' or " and
c is the accented character, usually a, o, e, u or i.It is also
possible that including the relevant language package (French, Czech,
German or whatever) in the Latex system will accomplish the same thing.
Ehud Kaplan
On 9/18/2011 6:07 AM, Alain Didierjean wrote:
- Mail original -
De: "Paul A. Rubin"
À: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Envoyé: Dimanche 18 Septembre 2011 03:58:29
Objet: Re: Problem with cross references
Alain Didierjean free.fr> writes:
Any other suggestions ? What's this "active character" problem
about ?
It's a mess as I need this documents printed on monday !
Do you have Unicode characters (or something other than basic latin)
in the
reference labels? Could this be an encoding issue?
Under the heading "desperate times call for desperate measures", you
might try
making a copy of the .lyx files and using a plain text editor to
globally search
and replace the labels with something that uses only ASCII
characters. Then see
if LyX does any better.
The problem is a known bug, specific to french and solved in texlive-2011. I
have found a work around and I'll have my docs in time. Some discussions about
it are in the french mailing list (in french of course).
Thanks all for the help,
--
Ehud Kaplan, Ph.D.
Jules and Doris Stein /Research to Prevent Blindness /Professor
*Director*, Center of Excellence for /Computational & System neuroscience,
The Friedman Brain Institute, MSSM/
*Director*, The laboratory of /Visual & Computational Neuroscience/
Depts. of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Chemical & Structural Biology
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave Levy Place
New York, NY, 10029
Re: Problem with cross references
- Mail original - > De: "Paul A. Rubin" > À: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Envoyé: Dimanche 18 Septembre 2011 03:58:29 > Objet: Re: Problem with cross references > > Alain Didierjean free.fr> writes: > > > > Any other suggestions ? What's this "active character" problem > > about ? > > It's a mess as I need this documents printed on monday ! > > Do you have Unicode characters (or something other than basic latin) > in the > reference labels? Could this be an encoding issue? > > Under the heading "desperate times call for desperate measures", you > might try > making a copy of the .lyx files and using a plain text editor to > globally search > and replace the labels with something that uses only ASCII > characters. Then see > if LyX does any better. > The problem is a known bug, specific to french and solved in texlive-2011. I have found a work around and I'll have my docs in time. Some discussions about it are in the french mailing list (in french of course). Thanks all for the help,
