Re: Importing excel/gnumeric to LyX

2012-03-14 Thread Helge Hafting
On 26. jan. 2012 16:11, Fred wrote: Helge Hafting<helge.hafting hist.no> writes: On 10. sep. 2011 16:14, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: Hi! When trying to import and .xls or .gnumeric to LyX 2.0 I get the error message: "no information for converting gnumeric format files to la

Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.

2012-03-14 Thread Helge Hafting
implementing the changes, and told them why on the next iteration. Helge Hafting

Re: program listing of child documents with accents

2012-03-14 Thread Helge Hafting
utf8/latin1} Or possibly utf8/latin9, if you use euro symbols in your program. With this approach, it is not necessary to change the document encoding away from default. Document: http://www.aitel.hist.no/~helgehaf/sw/lyxdemo/listing.lyx Included program code: http://www.aitel.hist.no/~helgeh

Re: kerning and accented characters

2012-03-14 Thread Helge Hafting
involving "a" and apply them to "á" too. It might work, but for some fonts, "Tá" might have the T crash into the accent if it is kerned like "Ta". Helge Hafting, wishing there were a "fj" ligature similar to "fi"

Re: LyX slow with remote filesystems

2012-01-30 Thread Helge Hafting
the checking in a low-priority background thread so it won't impact typing activity at all. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slow with remote filesystems

2012-01-30 Thread Helge Hafting
the checking in a low-priority background thread so it won't impact typing activity at all. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slow with remote filesystems

2012-01-30 Thread Helge Hafting
the checking in a low-priority background thread so it won't impact typing activity at all. Helge Hafting

Re: Too many hyphens

2011-12-13 Thread Helge Hafting
for hyphenation Also, you can instruct latex to use a higher penalty for hyphens. That way, latex will make less hyphens and instead put more space between words. Use google to find out more about this. Helge Hafting

Re: Too many hyphens

2011-12-13 Thread Helge Hafting
for hyphenation Also, you can instruct latex to use a higher penalty for hyphens. That way, latex will make less hyphens and instead put more space between words. Use google to find out more about this. Helge Hafting

Re: Too many hyphens

2011-12-13 Thread Helge Hafting
for hyphenation Also, you can instruct latex to use a higher penalty for hyphens. That way, latex will make less hyphens and instead put more space between words. Use google to find out more about this. Helge Hafting

Re: pdf dimensions

2011-12-02 Thread Helge Hafting
pro equipment. But of course - there could be a document setting for max bitmap resolution. It should default to no reduction, but if the writer sets it to, say 300dpi, then anything in excess of that could be downsampled. Helge Hafting

Re: pdf dimensions

2011-12-02 Thread Helge Hafting
pro equipment. But of course - there could be a document setting for max bitmap resolution. It should default to no reduction, but if the writer sets it to, say 300dpi, then anything in excess of that could be downsampled. Helge Hafting

Re: pdf dimensions

2011-12-02 Thread Helge Hafting
ant it. Some people put huge bitmaps in, so the book will print nicely on the publisher's pro equipment. But of course - there could be a document setting for "max bitmap resolution". It should default to "no reduction", but if the writer sets it to, say 300dpi, then anything in excess of that could be downsampled. Helge Hafting

Re: words wrapping problem

2011-11-30 Thread Helge Hafting
can tell LaTeX to hyphenate monospaced text too, and then it works very well for normal text. Helge Hafting

Re: copy/paste paste problem between documents in different languages

2011-11-30 Thread Helge Hafting
indicator. :-) Helge Hafting

Re: words wrapping problem

2011-11-30 Thread Helge Hafting
can tell LaTeX to hyphenate monospaced text too, and then it works very well for normal text. Helge Hafting

Re: copy/paste paste problem between documents in different languages

2011-11-30 Thread Helge Hafting
indicator. :-) Helge Hafting

Re: words wrapping problem

2011-11-30 Thread Helge Hafting
can tell LaTeX to hyphenate monospaced text too, and then it works very well for normal text. Helge Hafting

Re: copy/paste paste problem between documents in different languages

2011-11-30 Thread Helge Hafting
derline, lobby for a less visible language indicator. :-) Helge Hafting

Re: Exact vertical space to sections

2011-11-23 Thread Helge Hafting
, and another vertical fill below your text. Make sure both is protected too. Both vertical fills will have exactly the same length, so the text between them will be perfectly centered. No need to change space sizes if you add a line or modify the font size. Helge Hafting

Re: Exact vertical space to sections

2011-11-23 Thread Helge Hafting
, and another vertical fill below your text. Make sure both is protected too. Both vertical fills will have exactly the same length, so the text between them will be perfectly centered. No need to change space sizes if you add a line or modify the font size. Helge Hafting

Re: Exact vertical space to sections

2011-11-23 Thread Helge Hafting
uot; above your text, and another vertical fill below your text. Make sure both is protected too. Both vertical fills will have exactly the same length, so the text between them will be perfectly centered. No need to change space sizes if you add a line or modify the font size. Helge Hafting

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Helge Hafting
PATH. Debian's texlive waste some disk space, that's all. The advantage is that other dependencies is satisifed automatically, such as spellchecker and qt. If I removed the packaged lyx, then debian might someday throw out other stuff I need. Helge Hafting

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Helge Hafting
PATH. Debian's texlive waste some disk space, that's all. The advantage is that other dependencies is satisifed automatically, such as spellchecker and qt. If I removed the packaged lyx, then debian might someday throw out other stuff I need. Helge Hafting

Re: Lualatex and Lyx.

2011-11-18 Thread Helge Hafting
PATH. Debian's texlive waste some disk space, that's all. The advantage is that other dependencies is satisifed automatically, such as spellchecker and qt. If I removed the packaged lyx, then debian might someday throw out other stuff I need. Helge Hafting

Re: available templates and their names

2011-11-16 Thread Helge Hafting
class. Helge Hafting

Re: converting from doc (doc import) - html and LaTeX approach failed

2011-11-16 Thread Helge Hafting
On 16. nov. 2011 09:58, Janek Warchoł wrote: Hi, i'm trying to import a doc file, written in Polish. I'm running Windows 7 and using LibreOffice 3.4.4. I have converted some word files, and gave up on converting formatting. I copy in libreoffice, and paste/paste special in LyX. This

Re: available templates and their names

2011-11-16 Thread Helge Hafting
class. Helge Hafting

Re: converting from doc (doc import) - html and LaTeX approach failed

2011-11-16 Thread Helge Hafting
On 16. nov. 2011 09:58, Janek Warchoł wrote: Hi, i'm trying to import a doc file, written in Polish. I'm running Windows 7 and using LibreOffice 3.4.4. I have converted some word files, and gave up on converting formatting. I copy in libreoffice, and paste/paste special in LyX. This

Re: available templates and their names

2011-11-16 Thread Helge Hafting
se of each class. Helge Hafting

Re: converting from doc (doc import) - html and LaTeX approach failed

2011-11-16 Thread Helge Hafting
On 16. nov. 2011 09:58, Janek Warchoł wrote: Hi, i'm trying to import a doc file, written in Polish. I'm running Windows 7 and using LibreOffice 3.4.4. I have converted some word files, and gave up on converting formatting. I "copy" in libreoffice, and "paste/paste special" in LyX. This

Re: flowed round objekt

2011-11-10 Thread Helge Hafting
the new paragraph starts. A blank line or two with ctrl+enter? Or make the picture a bit wider so that the text breaks over more lines? Text flowing around objects is not something you can trust to work automatically in latex, and therefore not in LyX either. Helge Hafting

Re: lyx can't find lilypond-book

2011-11-10 Thread Helge Hafting
-book executable for everyone. You may want to do the same for the lilypond program too. Helge Hafting

Re: flowed round objekt

2011-11-10 Thread Helge Hafting
the new paragraph starts. A blank line or two with ctrl+enter? Or make the picture a bit wider so that the text breaks over more lines? Text flowing around objects is not something you can trust to work automatically in latex, and therefore not in LyX either. Helge Hafting

Re: lyx can't find lilypond-book

2011-11-10 Thread Helge Hafting
-book executable for everyone. You may want to do the same for the lilypond program too. Helge Hafting

Re: "flowed round objekt"

2011-11-10 Thread Helge Hafting
er than your picture, before the new paragraph starts. A blank line or two with ctrl+enter? Or make the picture a bit wider so that the text breaks over more lines? Text flowing around objects is not something you can trust to work automatically in latex, and therefore not in LyX either. Helge Hafting

Re: lyx can't find lilypond-book

2011-11-10 Thread Helge Hafting
e lilypond-book executable for everyone. You may want to do the same for the lilypond program too. Helge Hafting

Re: Drawing with Pgfplots from file

2011-11-09 Thread Helge Hafting
, such as a chain of LyX files including each other. You may want to file a wishlist bug, (or possibly start working on this.) Helge Hafting

Re: Drawing with Pgfplots from file

2011-11-09 Thread Helge Hafting
, such as a chain of LyX files including each other. You may want to file a wishlist bug, (or possibly start working on this.) Helge Hafting

Re: Drawing with Pgfplots from file

2011-11-09 Thread Helge Hafting
, such as a chain of LyX files including each other. You may want to file a "wishlist bug", (or possibly start working on this.) Helge Hafting

Re: Organizing Many Figures in Document

2011-11-07 Thread Helge Hafting
also be put above each other, to get figures that follow each other on the page. If I have some text I want to be with the figure, I type it inside the float. To get text beside the graphic, I use a minipage. To get text under the image, I just type between the image and the caption. Helge Hafting

Re: Organizing Many Figures in Document

2011-11-07 Thread Helge Hafting
also be put above each other, to get figures that follow each other on the page. If I have some text I want to be with the figure, I type it inside the float. To get text beside the graphic, I use a minipage. To get text under the image, I just type between the image and the caption. Helge Hafting

Re: Organizing Many Figures in Document

2011-11-07 Thread Helge Hafting
also be put above each other, to get figures that follow each other on the page. If I have some text I want to be with the figure, I type it inside the float. To get text beside the graphic, I use a minipage. To get text under the image, I just type between the image and the caption. Helge Hafting

Re: Help Formatting and fonts... Beggining Thesis! Critical...

2011-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
the font, the font size, the margins, the paragraph skip and a few more things - and then you just write. The formatting *should* then be fully automatic, with noticeably less tweaking than word would need. That is the whole point of LyX. Helge Hafting

Re: Weird linebreaks

2011-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
/ With this, your document looks much better. There is still one line that doesn't break properly. The best solution is to rewrite it slightly. Or you can tweak the interword space/stretch/shrink, at the tisk of getting some uglier lines. Your testfile with this modification is attached. Helge Hafting

Re: Help Formatting and fonts... Beggining Thesis! Critical...

2011-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
the font, the font size, the margins, the paragraph skip and a few more things - and then you just write. The formatting *should* then be fully automatic, with noticeably less tweaking than word would need. That is the whole point of LyX. Helge Hafting

Re: Weird linebreaks

2011-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
/ With this, your document looks much better. There is still one line that doesn't break properly. The best solution is to rewrite it slightly. Or you can tweak the interword space/stretch/shrink, at the tisk of getting some uglier lines. Your testfile with this modification is attached. Helge Hafting

Re: Help Formatting and fonts... Beggining Thesis! Critical...

2011-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
m such "explicit formatting" at all. You set the font, the font size, the margins, the paragraph skip and a few more things - and then you just write. The formatting *should* then be fully automatic, with noticeably less tweaking than word would need. That is the whole point of LyX. Helge Hafting

Re: Weird linebreaks

2011-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
riter-font/ With this, your document looks much better. There is still one line that doesn't break properly. The best solution is to rewrite it slightly. Or you can tweak the interword space/stretch/shrink, at the tisk of getting some uglier lines. Your testfile with this modification is attached. Hel

Re: Capital letter

2011-10-21 Thread Helge Hafting
follows. LaTeX offer a non-ending period for such cases. This is second-guessing, but the alternative would be to do something special everytime a sentence ends. Helge Hafting

Re: Capital letter

2011-10-21 Thread Helge Hafting
follows. LaTeX offer a non-ending period for such cases. This is second-guessing, but the alternative would be to do something special everytime a sentence ends. Helge Hafting

Re: Capital letter

2011-10-21 Thread Helge Hafting
not end a sentence, even if an uppercase character follows. LaTeX offer a non-ending period for such cases. This is second-guessing, but the alternative would be to do something special everytime a sentence ends. Helge Hafting

Re: Capital letter

2011-10-20 Thread Helge Hafting
as a decimal separator. (45 cent is $0,45) Having to undo wrong corrections is much worse than simply having to type correct. Also, even perfect correction has its problems. I am used to type space after comma, with corrections I'd get two spaces. :-( Helge Hafting

Re: Capital letter

2011-10-20 Thread Helge Hafting
as a decimal separator. (45 cent is $0,45) Having to undo wrong corrections is much worse than simply having to type correct. Also, even perfect correction has its problems. I am used to type space after comma, with corrections I'd get two spaces. :-( Helge Hafting

Re: Capital letter

2011-10-20 Thread Helge Hafting
a is used as a decimal separator. (45 cent is $0,45) Having to undo wrong "corrections" is much worse than simply having to type correct. Also, even "perfect" correction has its problems. I am used to type space after comma, with corrections I'd get two spaces. :-( Helge Hafting

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011-10-19 Thread Helge Hafting
. There may be an easier way. Many menu choices have hotkeys, for example. That can save a lot of work for stuff you do often. Helge Hafting

Re: About the tikz/pgf in lyx

2011-10-19 Thread Helge Hafting
] { test } child {node [shape=circle,draw] {b}} child {node [shape=rectangle,draw] {a}}; \end{tikzpicture} tikz code can also be written directly into an ERT box, if you want to have the image embedded in the LyX file instead of in a file of its own. Helge Hafting

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011-10-19 Thread Helge Hafting
. There may be an easier way. Many menu choices have hotkeys, for example. That can save a lot of work for stuff you do often. Helge Hafting

Re: About the tikz/pgf in lyx

2011-10-19 Thread Helge Hafting
] { test } child {node [shape=circle,draw] {b}} child {node [shape=rectangle,draw] {a}}; \end{tikzpicture} tikz code can also be written directly into an ERT box, if you want to have the image embedded in the LyX file instead of in a file of its own. Helge Hafting

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011-10-19 Thread Helge Hafting
Also ask if something seems very cumbersome. There may be an easier way. Many menu choices have hotkeys, for example. That can save a lot of work for stuff you do often. Helge Hafting

Re: About the tikz/pgf in lyx

2011-10-19 Thread Helge Hafting
ikzpicture} grow=down \node (test) [shape=circle,draw] { test } child {node [shape=circle,draw] {b}} child {node [shape=rectangle,draw] {a}}; \end{tikzpicture} tikz code can also be written directly into an ERT box, if you want to have the image embedded in the LyX file instead of in a file of its own. Helge Hafting

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011-10-18 Thread Helge Hafting
can wait a bit. Helge Hafting

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011-10-18 Thread Helge Hafting
can wait a bit. Helge Hafting

Re: Engineering student considering LyX for Thesis

2011-10-18 Thread Helge Hafting
t page (or a demand for a special heading font) is tricker, so such things can wait a bit. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slowness

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
according to its potential. There is no money in that. And the open-source people have no chance without proper documentation... Helge Hafting

Re: Triangle of Tartaglia with Lyx

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
On 13. okt. 2011 11:32, Rubén Jiménez wrote: Hi Will you show me how I can draw the triangle of Tartaglia with Lyx? I searched the forums but have not found the answer. thank you very much How about this? If you want more numbers, start with a bigger matrix. Helge Hafting pascal.lyx

Re: Multilingual difficulties for beginners with Lyx

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
lacks some symbols. LyX could be modified to catch this, and give the user a message recommending a different font. You may want to file a wishlist bug at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome Helge Hafting Cheers, Lisa. (p.s. its exactly for occasional use, in our global world

Re: Fwd: Move from d:drive to c:drive

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
a combined document tree that doesn't say D: anywhwere, so it'll work equally well on C:, on D: or for that matter, somewhere on a big file server. In short, it'll be moveable because it does not refer to one specific disk drive. Helge Hafting

Re: Printing a LyX file as it appears onscreen

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
makes it easier to see what is notes and what is your normal changes. I know no way to print exactly what's on screen, other than using lots of screen dumps. Which is too cumbersome. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slowness

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
according to its potential. There is no money in that. And the open-source people have no chance without proper documentation... Helge Hafting

Re: Triangle of Tartaglia with Lyx

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
On 13. okt. 2011 11:32, Rubén Jiménez wrote: Hi Will you show me how I can draw the triangle of Tartaglia with Lyx? I searched the forums but have not found the answer. thank you very much How about this? If you want more numbers, start with a bigger matrix. Helge Hafting pascal.lyx

Re: Multilingual difficulties for beginners with Lyx

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
lacks some symbols. LyX could be modified to catch this, and give the user a message recommending a different font. You may want to file a wishlist bug at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome Helge Hafting Cheers, Lisa. (p.s. its exactly for occasional use, in our global world

Re: Fwd: Move from d:drive to c:drive

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
a combined document tree that doesn't say D: anywhwere, so it'll work equally well on C:, on D: or for that matter, somewhere on a big file server. In short, it'll be moveable because it does not refer to one specific disk drive. Helge Hafting

Re: Printing a LyX file as it appears onscreen

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
makes it easier to see what is notes and what is your normal changes. I know no way to print exactly what's on screen, other than using lots of screen dumps. Which is too cumbersome. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slowness

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
according to its potential. There is no money in that. And the open-source people have no chance without proper documentation... Helge Hafting

Re: Triangle of Tartaglia with Lyx

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
On 13. okt. 2011 11:32, Rubén Jiménez wrote: Hi Will you show me how I can draw the triangle of Tartaglia with Lyx? I searched the forums but have not found the answer. thank you very much How about this? If you want more numbers, start with a bigger matrix. Helge Hafting pascal.lyx

Re: Multilingual difficulties for beginners with Lyx

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
e latex logs an error when the font lacks some symbols. LyX could be modified to catch this, and give the user a message recommending a different font. You may want to file a "wishlist bug" at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome Helge Hafting Cheers, Lisa. (p.s. its exactly for

Re: Fwd: Move from d:drive to c:drive

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
ore files later, make sure they don't contain "d:\..", just the last and necessary parts of the path. This gives a combined document tree that doesn't say "D:" anywhwere, so it'll work equally well on C:, on D: or for that matter, somewhere on a big file server. In short, it'll be moveable because it does not refer to one specific disk drive. Helge Hafting

Re: Printing a LyX file as it appears onscreen

2011-10-17 Thread Helge Hafting
nges". Using a special "note user" makes it easier to see what is notes and what is your normal changes. I know no way to print exactly what's on screen, other than using lots of screen dumps. Which is too cumbersome. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slowness

2011-10-13 Thread Helge Hafting
such calls all the time, and is vulnerable to bad implementations by people who think that 3D is the only that matters. Helge Hafting

Re: replace upper case acronyms with small caps case

2011-10-13 Thread Helge Hafting
for bold. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slowness

2011-10-13 Thread Helge Hafting
such calls all the time, and is vulnerable to bad implementations by people who think that 3D is the only that matters. Helge Hafting

Re: replace upper case acronyms with small caps case

2011-10-13 Thread Helge Hafting
for bold. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX slowness

2011-10-13 Thread Helge Hafting
r involves such calls all the time, and is vulnerable to bad implementations by people who think that 3D is the only that matters. Helge Hafting

Re: replace upper case acronyms with small caps case

2011-10-13 Thread Helge Hafting
ng the same menus. I.e. "Edit->whatever..." Shortcuts work too, like ctrl+b for bold. Helge Hafting

Re: Headline spacing irregular?

2011-09-29 Thread Helge Hafting
. I hope this helps. Helge Hafting

Re: Feature request

2011-09-29 Thread Helge Hafting
converters that LyX can use - or new layouts. Of course, the layouts can probably be detected by the timestamp on the .lyx/layouts directory... Still, it would help for the case of LaTeX updates. Helge Hafting

Re: Headline spacing irregular?

2011-09-29 Thread Helge Hafting
. I hope this helps. Helge Hafting

Re: Feature request

2011-09-29 Thread Helge Hafting
converters that LyX can use - or new layouts. Of course, the layouts can probably be detected by the timestamp on the .lyx/layouts directory... Still, it would help for the case of LaTeX updates. Helge Hafting

Re: Headline spacing irregular?

2011-09-29 Thread Helge Hafting
the latex code. I hope this helps. Helge Hafting

Re: Feature request

2011-09-29 Thread Helge Hafting
converters that LyX can use - or new layouts. Of course, the layouts can probably be detected by the timestamp on the .lyx/layouts directory... Still, it would help for the case of LaTeX updates. Helge Hafting

Re: lexlive2011 and Debian squeeze

2011-09-28 Thread Helge Hafting
due to the PATH change. To switch back, (when Debian eventually get texlive2011), remove texlive2011 from the PATH and use Tools-Reconfigure in LyX again. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX with pgfplotstable

2011-09-28 Thread Helge Hafting
what to copy when the file is an external inset. external_templates is a text file. Customizing it is documented, and the existing content can be used as templates. If you make a useful inset, consider sending it to the lyx development list. You might get it into the next LyX version. :-) Helge

Re: lexlive2011 and Debian squeeze

2011-09-28 Thread Helge Hafting
due to the PATH change. To switch back, (when Debian eventually get texlive2011), remove texlive2011 from the PATH and use Tools-Reconfigure in LyX again. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX with pgfplotstable

2011-09-28 Thread Helge Hafting
what to copy when the file is an external inset. external_templates is a text file. Customizing it is documented, and the existing content can be used as templates. If you make a useful inset, consider sending it to the lyx development list. You might get it into the next LyX version. :-) Helge

Re: lexlive2011 and Debian squeeze

2011-09-28 Thread Helge Hafting
eX. The 2011 version will be used anyway due to the PATH change. To switch back, (when Debian eventually get texlive2011), remove texlive2011 from the PATH and use Tools->Reconfigure in LyX again. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX with pgfplotstable

2011-09-28 Thread Helge Hafting
. LyX know what to copy when the file is an external inset. "external_templates" is a text file. Customizing it is documented, and the existing content can be used as templates. If you make a useful inset, consider sending it to the lyx development list. You might get it into the next LyX

Re: Importing excel/gnumeric to LyX

2011-09-14 Thread Helge Hafting
work. Because ssconvert does that job. Maybe you have installed gnumeric without ssconvert? Helge Hafting

Re: Importing excel/gnumeric to LyX

2011-09-14 Thread Helge Hafting
work. Because ssconvert does that job. Maybe you have installed gnumeric without ssconvert? Helge Hafting

Re: Importing excel/gnumeric to LyX

2011-09-14 Thread Helge Hafting
om gnumeric to latex won't work. Because ssconvert does that job. Maybe you have installed gnumeric without ssconvert? Helge Hafting

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