Every now and then I get an inclination to try the more widely used tools,
such as OO (open office). I am always stumped right at the start. Where
is the template for something like a lyx or latex article format?
Open the Lyx file in Lyx and simply *pretend* you are using OOO. :)
\d
Hi,
Opening a file from a few months ago (in Lyx 1.5.2 same as used to create it)
and I get error Environment onehalfspace undefined. As well as Environment
doublespace, on these:
\begin{onehalfspace}
\begin{doublespace}
I can't recall the details, do these have to exist as files in the layouts
you need the package setspace.sty.
Thanks, I found it in:
/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/setspace/setspace.sty
Copied it to my lyx/share/tex folder (only place I could find other sty files)
as well as /share/layouts but still getting the same error, what am I
missing?
\d
--
I have a
Repeating this here as it's the start of the day for me and I'd like to get
past this error:
onehalfspace and doublespace missing environments.
you need the package setspace.sty.
Thanks, I found it in:
/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/setspace/setspace.sty
To clarify, I compiled Lyx 1.5.2
So probably LyX does not output the \usepackage{setspace} command that
it needs in the preamble.
Tried that too, still no effect.
Did you set spacing globally or in a given paragraph? Could you send
an example file?
I don't think I did anything special globally. I attach a cut-down sample of
OK, the problem is that you use the memoir class, which has its own
implementation of the setspace functionality in newer editions.
However, this functionality is offered as capitalized commands like
DoubleSpace environment.
Okay, I'll take a break and await advice. Thanks for looking into
Um, does this mean I should hang-on a while and compile a new version? I don't
mind doing that, just don't grok what you are chatting about :)
\d
--
Fonty Python and other dev news at:
http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/
Hi - my net went down suddenly and I don't know when it will come up. This is
in the outbox waiting to go. There may have been replies since that make it
redundant.
On Wednesday, 09 January 2008 15:07:39 Juergen Spitzmueller wrote:
For the time being, you can use the ERT workarounds outlines
Bump. Apropos my last post.
Any suggestions for the search/replace of the lyx file in a text editor?
\d
thinking about switching. But then: to what? I don't think Kubuntu is
for me.
Why ever not?
\d
--
Truth in matters of religion is simply the opinion that has survived.
-- Oscar Wilde
Fonty Python and other dev news at:
http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/
Well, I tried it on a laptop a while ago, and it kept crashing. That'd
be the main thing.
Ah, I think you'll suffer on laptops in general -- unless you get one of the
newer ones that come with some kind of Gnu/Linux these days. I have been
using Kubuntu for almost 4 years, but still can't get
On Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:03:46 Rich Shepard wrote:
I'm not trying to convert a typeface from one format to another, just
install the Type1 glyphs into LaTeX
Forgive any dumb-a$$ery on my part, but it's my understanding that (most
modern) distros will pick up fonts dropped into
Not as far as I know. These fonts have been installed for a decade and
LyX/LaTeX are not aware of them. I believe one must go through the
font installation guide, step-by-step, to install them so LaTeX knows
they're there.
Okay, that's strange but then so is LaTeX :)
Similarly, all the
to me, removing that cute little LyX mascot would be like ditching
the Linux penguin, or the TeX lion.
Aye aye.
And it's not a monster - at most a monsterling
I think of it as a Picasso penguin :)
I wonder what it eats.
ERT of course.
\d
No. What's the typographic criticism of Arial?
I believe that from a pure typographer's pov, it's better to write with a
cigarette butt than to use Arial.
There is quite a bit about it online, google away.
\d
Hello list.
I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to:
1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also,
perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick
part under it.
2. Decorative separators between paragraphs, sections or
\rule{length}{thickness}, for example \rule{3in}{2pt}
Great, already a huge improvement. Thanks.
\d
These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance.
Ah, thanks for the keyword.
Some dingbats / ornaments can be used as such as well, so check out
ornament fonts.
I have a lot of free/open fonts that I installed via apt-get but I'm not sure
why they are not listed in Lyx. I have not had the
Every now and then I get an inclination to try the more widely used tools,
such as OO (open office). I am always stumped right at the start. Where
is the template for something like a lyx or latex article format?
Open the Lyx file in Lyx and simply *pretend* you are using OOO. :)
\d
Hi,
Opening a file from a few months ago (in Lyx 1.5.2 same as used to create it)
and I get error Environment onehalfspace undefined. As well as Environment
doublespace, on these:
\begin{onehalfspace}
\begin{doublespace}
I can't recall the details, do these have to exist as files in the layouts
you need the package setspace.sty.
Thanks, I found it in:
/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/setspace/setspace.sty
Copied it to my lyx/share/tex folder (only place I could find other sty files)
as well as /share/layouts but still getting the same error, what am I
missing?
\d
--
I have a
Repeating this here as it's the start of the day for me and I'd like to get
past this error:
onehalfspace and doublespace missing environments.
you need the package setspace.sty.
Thanks, I found it in:
/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/setspace/setspace.sty
To clarify, I compiled Lyx 1.5.2
So probably LyX does not output the \usepackage{setspace} command that
it needs in the preamble.
Tried that too, still no effect.
Did you set spacing globally or in a given paragraph? Could you send
an example file?
I don't think I did anything special globally. I attach a cut-down sample of
OK, the problem is that you use the memoir class, which has its own
implementation of the setspace functionality in newer editions.
However, this functionality is offered as capitalized commands like
DoubleSpace environment.
Okay, I'll take a break and await advice. Thanks for looking into
Um, does this mean I should hang-on a while and compile a new version? I don't
mind doing that, just don't grok what you are chatting about :)
\d
--
Fonty Python and other dev news at:
http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/
Hi - my net went down suddenly and I don't know when it will come up. This is
in the outbox waiting to go. There may have been replies since that make it
redundant.
On Wednesday, 09 January 2008 15:07:39 Juergen Spitzmueller wrote:
For the time being, you can use the ERT workarounds outlines
Bump. Apropos my last post.
Any suggestions for the search/replace of the lyx file in a text editor?
\d
thinking about switching. But then: to what? I don't think Kubuntu is
for me.
Why ever not?
\d
--
Truth in matters of religion is simply the opinion that has survived.
-- Oscar Wilde
Fonty Python and other dev news at:
http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/
Well, I tried it on a laptop a while ago, and it kept crashing. That'd
be the main thing.
Ah, I think you'll suffer on laptops in general -- unless you get one of the
newer ones that come with some kind of Gnu/Linux these days. I have been
using Kubuntu for almost 4 years, but still can't get
On Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:03:46 Rich Shepard wrote:
I'm not trying to convert a typeface from one format to another, just
install the Type1 glyphs into LaTeX
Forgive any dumb-a$$ery on my part, but it's my understanding that (most
modern) distros will pick up fonts dropped into
Not as far as I know. These fonts have been installed for a decade and
LyX/LaTeX are not aware of them. I believe one must go through the
font installation guide, step-by-step, to install them so LaTeX knows
they're there.
Okay, that's strange but then so is LaTeX :)
Similarly, all the
to me, removing that cute little LyX mascot would be like ditching
the Linux penguin, or the TeX lion.
Aye aye.
And it's not a monster - at most a monsterling
I think of it as a Picasso penguin :)
I wonder what it eats.
ERT of course.
\d
No. What's the typographic criticism of Arial?
I believe that from a pure typographer's pov, it's better to write with a
cigarette butt than to use Arial.
There is quite a bit about it online, google away.
\d
Hello list.
I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to:
1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also,
perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick
part under it.
2. Decorative separators between paragraphs, sections or
\rule{length}{thickness}, for example \rule{3in}{2pt}
Great, already a huge improvement. Thanks.
\d
These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance.
Ah, thanks for the keyword.
Some dingbats / ornaments can be used as such as well, so check out
ornament fonts.
I have a lot of free/open fonts that I installed via apt-get but I'm not sure
why they are not listed in Lyx. I have not had the
> Every now and then I get an inclination to try the more widely used tools,
> such as OO (open office). I am always stumped right at the start. Where
> is the template for something like a lyx or latex article format?
Open the Lyx file in Lyx and simply *pretend* you are using OOO. :)
\d
Hi,
Opening a file from a few months ago (in Lyx 1.5.2 same as used to create it)
and I get error Environment onehalfspace undefined. As well as Environment
doublespace, on these:
\begin{onehalfspace}
\begin{doublespace}
I can't recall the details, do these have to exist as files in the layouts
> you need the package setspace.sty.
Thanks, I found it in:
/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/setspace/setspace.sty
Copied it to my lyx/share/tex folder (only place I could find other sty files)
as well as /share/layouts but still getting the same error, what am I
missing?
\d
--
I have a
Repeating this here as it's the start of the day for me and I'd like to get
past this error:
onehalfspace and doublespace missing environments.
> you need the package setspace.sty.
Thanks, I found it in:
/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/setspace/setspace.sty
To clarify, I compiled Lyx 1.5.2
> So probably LyX does not output the \usepackage{setspace} command that
> it needs in the preamble.
Tried that too, still no effect.
> Did you set spacing globally or in a given paragraph? Could you send
> an example file?
I don't think I did anything special globally. I attach a cut-down sample
> OK, the problem is that you use the memoir class, which has its own
> implementation of the setspace functionality in newer editions.
> However, this functionality is offered as capitalized commands like
> DoubleSpace environment.
Okay, I'll take a break and await advice. Thanks for looking
Um, does this mean I should hang-on a while and compile a new version? I don't
mind doing that, just don't grok what you are chatting about :)
\d
--
Fonty Python and other dev news at:
http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/
Hi - my net went down suddenly and I don't know when it will come up. This is
in the outbox waiting to go. There may have been replies since that make it
redundant.
On Wednesday, 09 January 2008 15:07:39 Juergen Spitzmueller wrote:
> For the time being, you can use the ERT workarounds outlines
Bump. Apropos my last post.
Any suggestions for the search/replace of the lyx file in a text editor?
\d
> thinking about switching. But then: to what? I don't think Kubuntu is
> for me.
Why ever not?
\d
--
Truth in matters of religion is simply the opinion that has survived.
-- Oscar Wilde
Fonty Python and other dev news at:
http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/
> Well, I tried it on a laptop a while ago, and it kept crashing. That'd
> be the main thing.
Ah, I think you'll suffer on laptops in general -- unless you get one of the
newer ones that come with some kind of Gnu/Linux these days. I have been
using Kubuntu for almost 4 years, but still can't
On Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:03:46 Rich Shepard wrote:
> I'm not trying to convert a typeface from one format to another, just
> install the Type1 glyphs into LaTeX
Forgive any dumb-a$$ery on my part, but it's my understanding that (most
modern) distros will pick up fonts dropped into
>Not as far as I know. These fonts have been installed for a decade and
> LyX/LaTeX are not aware of them. I believe one must go through the
> font installation guide, step-by-step, to install them so LaTeX knows
> they're there.
Okay, that's strange but then so is LaTeX :)
>Similarly,
> to me, removing that cute little LyX mascot would be like ditching
> the Linux penguin, or the TeX lion.
Aye aye.
>And it's not a monster - at most a monsterling
I think of it as a Picasso penguin :)
> I wonder what it eats.
ERT of course.
\d
> No. What's the typographic criticism of Arial?
I believe that from a pure typographer's pov, it's better to write with a
cigarette butt than to use Arial.
There is quite a bit about it online, google away.
\d
Hello list.
I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to:
1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also,
perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick
part under it.
2. Decorative separators between paragraphs, sections or
> \rule{length}{thickness}, for example \rule{3in}{2pt}
Great, already a huge improvement. Thanks.
\d
> These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance.
Ah, thanks for the keyword.
> Some dingbats / ornaments can be used as such as well, so check out
> ornament fonts.
I have a lot of free/open fonts that I installed via apt-get but I'm not sure
why they are not listed in Lyx. I have not had the
Hello, new to Lyx etc.
I am on Kubuntu Dapper, using Lyx 1.5.1 (I installed it from a .deb).
I am using the memoir class because I am laying out poetry and I have
managed to get it more-or-less the way I want it from the memman.pdf
document. (Perhaps there's a better way to layout poems, but
I'm not sure what the protocol is on this list, should I attach a
sample .lyx file?
But note that if your text contains poetry only Limericks or Haiku is
acceptable contents.
Okay, it would help me - I want to line-up the heading of the poem
with the left edge of text (when a poem is left
Hi,
(I post with trepidation; having searched the wiki -- I promise.)
I am setting poems with this kind of approach (using memoir class.)
---
\poemtitle{Blah}
\settowidth{\versewidth}{xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx }
\begin{verse}[\versewidth] Line 1 \\
Line 2 \\
Line 3 \\
Hello again,
How could I shift the left edge (margin?) of the verse environment
across to the right? I would like to have it further across the page.
I'm not sure what class is the best for setting verse. Memoir seems to
work, but each poem is oddly staggered left and right.
Ideally, I want:
1.
Les,
I have been using that manual all along. If that's the best that Lyx
Co. can do for my layout needs, then I really am doomed. I don't want
to learn latex right now, it's just a learning-curve too far for me.
Forget poetry -- how would you inset a block of text (and it's
subsection title) so
Bennet -
Thanks a million for that file. It comes hot on the heels of
Christian's advice about a minipage and from the looks of things it's
a winner! I'm closing OpenOffice right now!
\d
Hello again,
I have attached a sample file.
The problem is explained within, but to precis:
1. I want roman numeral numbering up to the TOC, thereafter I want
normal numbering.
2. I want the SECTIONs to not be numbered, but to appear in the TOC
This file, on my system, is numbering the SECTION on
Forget it - I found an answer on:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/RomanPageNumbering
Once again, I had searched the wiki for Roman numerals -- to no avail.
If I had tried mainmatter, it would have worked.
I got to it from google with lyx numbering frontmatter mainmatter
\d
Hello,
I have tried to find and answer to this, but it's a tough one to phrase.
I have a toc that varies as I add and remove subsections. I want the
final output to have Chapter one begin on a recto (right hand) page.
I am using memoir, and I don't know how to tell the toc to ensure it
adds a
Aw man,
Just on the verge of seeing my work almost done and I get this error
message. No google, no lyx wiki help either.
It says Tek capacity exceeded [input stack size = 1500].
It happens when I insert a page break. I have several in the file, but
not over 20 of them. Also the file is 100K in
Okay - I don't have a choice but to hack around. I'm busy now, pulling
stuff out and testing.
\d
To summarize : Desire a single blank page after TOC if TOC is on the recto page.
Situation: The TOC was just long enough to be reaching the bottom of
the recto page, but not quite. The Chapter following would be glued
to the TOC without a blank page between them., thus it would appear on
the
Magic. Compiled and running on Kubuntu 6.06 - what a pleasure.
Thanks for the code!
\d
Hello, new to Lyx etc.
I am on Kubuntu Dapper, using Lyx 1.5.1 (I installed it from a .deb).
I am using the memoir class because I am laying out poetry and I have
managed to get it more-or-less the way I want it from the memman.pdf
document. (Perhaps there's a better way to layout poems, but
I'm not sure what the protocol is on this list, should I attach a
sample .lyx file?
But note that if your text contains poetry only Limericks or Haiku is
acceptable contents.
Okay, it would help me - I want to line-up the heading of the poem
with the left edge of text (when a poem is left
Hi,
(I post with trepidation; having searched the wiki -- I promise.)
I am setting poems with this kind of approach (using memoir class.)
---
\poemtitle{Blah}
\settowidth{\versewidth}{xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx }
\begin{verse}[\versewidth] Line 1 \\
Line 2 \\
Line 3 \\
Hello again,
How could I shift the left edge (margin?) of the verse environment
across to the right? I would like to have it further across the page.
I'm not sure what class is the best for setting verse. Memoir seems to
work, but each poem is oddly staggered left and right.
Ideally, I want:
1.
Les,
I have been using that manual all along. If that's the best that Lyx
Co. can do for my layout needs, then I really am doomed. I don't want
to learn latex right now, it's just a learning-curve too far for me.
Forget poetry -- how would you inset a block of text (and it's
subsection title) so
Bennet -
Thanks a million for that file. It comes hot on the heels of
Christian's advice about a minipage and from the looks of things it's
a winner! I'm closing OpenOffice right now!
\d
Hello again,
I have attached a sample file.
The problem is explained within, but to precis:
1. I want roman numeral numbering up to the TOC, thereafter I want
normal numbering.
2. I want the SECTIONs to not be numbered, but to appear in the TOC
This file, on my system, is numbering the SECTION on
Forget it - I found an answer on:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/RomanPageNumbering
Once again, I had searched the wiki for Roman numerals -- to no avail.
If I had tried mainmatter, it would have worked.
I got to it from google with lyx numbering frontmatter mainmatter
\d
Hello,
I have tried to find and answer to this, but it's a tough one to phrase.
I have a toc that varies as I add and remove subsections. I want the
final output to have Chapter one begin on a recto (right hand) page.
I am using memoir, and I don't know how to tell the toc to ensure it
adds a
Aw man,
Just on the verge of seeing my work almost done and I get this error
message. No google, no lyx wiki help either.
It says Tek capacity exceeded [input stack size = 1500].
It happens when I insert a page break. I have several in the file, but
not over 20 of them. Also the file is 100K in
Okay - I don't have a choice but to hack around. I'm busy now, pulling
stuff out and testing.
\d
To summarize : Desire a single blank page after TOC if TOC is on the recto page.
Situation: The TOC was just long enough to be reaching the bottom of
the recto page, but not quite. The Chapter following would be glued
to the TOC without a blank page between them., thus it would appear on
the
Magic. Compiled and running on Kubuntu 6.06 - what a pleasure.
Thanks for the code!
\d
Hello, new to Lyx etc.
I am on Kubuntu Dapper, using Lyx 1.5.1 (I installed it from a .deb).
I am using the memoir class because I am laying out poetry and I have
managed to get it more-or-less the way I want it from the memman.pdf
document. (Perhaps there's a better way to layout poems, but
> > I'm not sure what the protocol is on this list, should I attach a
> > sample .lyx file?
> But note that if your text contains poetry only Limericks or Haiku is
> acceptable contents.
Okay, it would help me - I want to line-up the heading of the poem
with the left edge of text (when a poem is
Hi,
(I post with trepidation; having searched the wiki -- I promise.)
I am setting poems with this kind of approach (using memoir class.)
---
\poemtitle{Blah}
\settowidth{\versewidth}{xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx }
\begin{verse}[\versewidth] Line 1 \\
Line 2 \\
Line 3 \\
Hello again,
How could I shift the left edge (margin?) of the verse environment
across to the right? I would like to have it further across the page.
I'm not sure what class is the best for setting verse. Memoir seems to
work, but each poem is oddly staggered left and right.
Ideally, I want:
1.
Les,
I have been using that manual all along. If that's the best that Lyx &
Co. can do for my layout needs, then I really am doomed. I don't want
to learn latex right now, it's just a learning-curve too far for me.
Forget poetry -- how would you inset a block of text (and it's
subsection title)
Bennet -
Thanks a million for that file. It comes hot on the heels of
Christian's advice about a minipage and from the looks of things it's
a winner! I'm closing OpenOffice right now!
\d
Hello again,
I have attached a sample file.
The problem is explained within, but to precis:
1. I want roman numeral numbering up to the TOC, thereafter I want
normal numbering.
2. I want the SECTIONs to not be numbered, but to appear in the TOC
This file, on my system, is numbering the SECTION on
Forget it - I found an answer on:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/RomanPageNumbering
Once again, I had searched the wiki for "Roman numerals" -- to no avail.
If I had tried "mainmatter", it would have worked.
I got to it from google with "lyx numbering frontmatter mainmatter"
\d
Hello,
I have tried to find and answer to this, but it's a tough one to phrase.
I have a toc that varies as I add and remove subsections. I want the
final output to have Chapter one begin on a recto (right hand) page.
I am using memoir, and I don't know how to tell the toc to ensure it
adds a
Aw man,
Just on the verge of seeing my work almost done and I get this error
message. No google, no lyx wiki help either.
It says "Tek capacity exceeded [input stack size = 1500]".
It happens when I insert a page break. I have several in the file, but
not over 20 of them. Also the file is < 100K
Okay - I don't have a choice but to hack around. I'm busy now, pulling
stuff out and testing.
\d
To summarize : Desire a single blank page after TOC if TOC is on the recto page.
Situation: The TOC was just long enough to be reaching the bottom of
the recto page, but not quite. The Chapter following would be "glued"
to the TOC without a blank page between them., thus it would appear on
the
Magic. Compiled and running on Kubuntu 6.06 - what a pleasure.
Thanks for the code!
\d
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