Re: using windows system fonts?

2009-03-25 Thread Helge Hafting
a look at wiki.lyx.org for some tips on how to use it - if you really need to use those system fonts. LyX is not a good program for "going wild" with fonts. It is focused on the kind of writing where you pick a sensible font or two for a document, and stick to those. Helge Hafting

Re: letter?

2009-03-23 Thread Helge Hafting
just fill out the fields and then it works well. Helge Hafting

Re: Lilypond integration

2009-03-23 Thread Helge Hafting
this part, but look at how it is done for math and graphichs insets. Helge Hafting

Re: letter?

2009-03-23 Thread Helge Hafting
just fill out the fields and then it works well. Helge Hafting

Re: Lilypond integration

2009-03-23 Thread Helge Hafting
this part, but look at how it is done for math and graphichs insets. Helge Hafting

Re: letter?

2009-03-23 Thread Helge Hafting
er. with a template, you just fill out the fields and then it works well. Helge Hafting

Re: Lilypond integration

2009-03-23 Thread Helge Hafting
and display the resulting .png if this succeeds. I am not sure how to do this part, but look at how it is done for math and graphichs insets. Helge Hafting

Re: Max single-file book size

2009-03-19 Thread Helge Hafting
into several files. Many people do that anyway in order to avoid very long scrolling. Helge Hafting

Re: Max single-file book size

2009-03-19 Thread Helge Hafting
into several files. Many people do that anyway in order to avoid very long scrolling. Helge Hafting

Re: Max single-file book size

2009-03-19 Thread Helge Hafting
into several files. Many people do that anyway in order to avoid very long scrolling. Helge Hafting

Re: Query on new-chapters-not-on-new-page

2009-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
list them in the index too, of course. You can't use this scheme if you also need section and subsection numbers in your book. But if you don't, just use sections as chapters and get what you want without a lot of TeX-code. Helge Hafting

Re: Lilypond integration

2009-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
with this. Supporting lilypond-book would need a different approach, because the processing is different. Helge Hafting

Re: Query on new-chapters-not-on-new-page

2009-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
list them in the index too, of course. You can't use this scheme if you also need section and subsection numbers in your book. But if you don't, just use sections as chapters and get what you want without a lot of TeX-code. Helge Hafting

Re: Lilypond integration

2009-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
with this. Supporting lilypond-book would need a different approach, because the processing is different. Helge Hafting

Re: Query on new-chapters-not-on-new-page

2009-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
in the table of contents too. You may list them in the index too, of course. You can't use this scheme if you also need section and subsection numbers in your book. But if you don't, just use "sections" as "chapters" and get what you want without a lot of TeX-code. Helge Hafting

Re: Lilypond integration

2009-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
t me know if there are problems with this. Supporting lilypond-book would need a different approach, because the processing is different. Helge Hafting

Re: Navigate Other Lists

2009-03-06 Thread Helge Hafting
else? Helge Hafting

Re: Navigate Other Lists

2009-03-06 Thread Helge Hafting
else? Helge Hafting

Re: Navigate > Other Lists

2009-03-06 Thread Helge Hafting
mething else? Helge Hafting

Re: How to put an end to white spaces around figures

2009-03-05 Thread Helge Hafting
for a frame around a small logo though. As for alignment - that is an interesting topic. Help-embedded objects has a section on that. Almost anything can be done, but it is not always easy. Helge Hafting

Re: How to put an end to white spaces around figures

2009-03-05 Thread Helge Hafting
for a frame around a small logo though. As for alignment - that is an interesting topic. Help-embedded objects has a section on that. Almost anything can be done, but it is not always easy. Helge Hafting

Re: How to put an end to white spaces around figures

2009-03-05 Thread Helge Hafting
for a frame around a small logo though. As for alignment - that is an interesting topic. Help->embedded objects has a section on that. Almost anything can be done, but it is not always easy. Helge Hafting

Re: Help formatting

2009-03-04 Thread Helge Hafting
are too big for the list. Badly rendered pages can be shown with a .dvi or .pdf file. Mixing jpeg and eps is not a problem for page breaking. Jpeg files sometimes has problems with low resolution when printed though. Helge Hafting

Re: Help formatting

2009-03-04 Thread Helge Hafting
are too big for the list. Badly rendered pages can be shown with a .dvi or .pdf file. Mixing jpeg and eps is not a problem for page breaking. Jpeg files sometimes has problems with low resolution when printed though. Helge Hafting

Re: Help formatting

2009-03-04 Thread Helge Hafting
. Please attach a file, or use a link if the files are too big for the list. Badly rendered pages can be shown with a .dvi or .pdf file. Mixing jpeg and eps is not a problem for page breaking. Jpeg files sometimes has problems with low resolution when printed though. Helge Hafting

Re: discussion in lyx, or lyx for wikis

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
. This can then be uploaded to the wiki. * Create a new export format adapted to the particular wiki. Some work, but then it can be used with very little effort. * Upload lyx documents or pdf files to the wiki. LyX documents only if every participant has LyX, obviously. Helge Hafting

Re: Generating lindex entries

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
you may need to index every occurence - but this is definitiely not a generic way of doing it. Once I had a word to index, I found the search replace dialog useful for finding the word in the text. Helge Hafting

Re: Howto downgrade LyX 1.6.1 documents to LyX 1.5.5 documents?

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
else that is new in unstable? So it is possible to have LyX 1.6.1, and everything else from stable. Helge Hafting

Re: discussion in lyx, or lyx for wikis

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
. This can then be uploaded to the wiki. * Create a new export format adapted to the particular wiki. Some work, but then it can be used with very little effort. * Upload lyx documents or pdf files to the wiki. LyX documents only if every participant has LyX, obviously. Helge Hafting

Re: Generating lindex entries

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
you may need to index every occurence - but this is definitiely not a generic way of doing it. Once I had a word to index, I found the search replace dialog useful for finding the word in the text. Helge Hafting

Re: Howto downgrade LyX 1.6.1 documents to LyX 1.5.5 documents?

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
else that is new in unstable? So it is possible to have LyX 1.6.1, and everything else from stable. Helge Hafting

Re: discussion in lyx, or lyx for wikis

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
window or from a pdf preview. This can then be uploaded to the wiki. * Create a new export format adapted to the particular wiki. Some work, but then it can be used with very little effort. * Upload lyx documents or pdf files to the wiki. LyX documents only if every participant has LyX, obviously. Helge Hafting

Re: Generating lindex entries

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
ds of book where you may need to index every occurence - but this is definitiely not a generic way of doing it. Once I had a word to index, I found the "search & replace" dialog useful for finding the word in the text. Helge Hafting

Re: Howto downgrade LyX 1.6.1 documents to LyX 1.5.5 documents?

2009-02-23 Thread Helge Hafting
ulling in everything else that is new in unstable? So it is possible to have LyX 1.6.1, and everything else from stable. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX with monospace words, code fragments

2009-02-19 Thread Helge Hafting
-Charstyle:Code. This is the LyX way of doing markup. Such styles can be customized further if you make your own modules. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX with monospace words, code fragments

2009-02-19 Thread Helge Hafting
-Charstyle:Code. This is the LyX way of doing markup. Such styles can be customized further if you make your own modules. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX with monospace words, code fragments

2009-02-19 Thread Helge Hafting
. After this, you can mark short snippets of code and use Edit->Text Style->Charstyle:Code. This is the "LyX way" of doing markup. Such styles can be customized further if you make your own modules. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-13 Thread Helge Hafting
it. LyX experts tend to not consider word a serious piece of software, and will normally spend their time improving Lyx itself instead. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-13 Thread Helge Hafting
it. LyX experts tend to not consider word a serious piece of software, and will normally spend their time improving Lyx itself instead. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-13 Thread Helge Hafting
know lyx enough to do it. LyX experts tend to not consider word a serious piece of software, and will normally spend their time improving Lyx itself instead. Helge Hafting

Re: Headers without page numbers

2009-02-11 Thread Helge Hafting
exactly how you want the headers. Look at the documentation for the fancyhdr latex package for details. Helge Hafting

Re: Headers without page numbers

2009-02-11 Thread Helge Hafting
exactly how you want the headers. Look at the documentation for the fancyhdr latex package for details. Helge Hafting

Re: Headers without page numbers

2009-02-11 Thread Helge Hafting
ands in the preamble, that defines exactly how you want the headers. Look at the documentation for the fancyhdr latex package for details. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
a budget or any licence tracking, just the one-time job of setting up the install. Which shouldn't be that tricky given that they already offer latex. This won't help with the guy stuck on SWP, but it will be easier to have more people try. Helge Hafting

Re: some questions on page numbering (pages BEFORE chapter 1)

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
changed,instead...) If you want a hardcoded date, just type it into that paragraph of type Date. Any format will do, for Date is just plain text centered nicely under the Title, using a suitable font. Helge Hafting

Re: Puzzled

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
for PDF. This could also be a path problem. Check that pdflatex is in the path on both machines, i.e. the command pdflatex is recognized on the command line on both machines. Having the software is not enough, the PATH setting must be right too. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
writing. It may aslo be useful on computers too small for latex - such as PDA or smartphone. You can then work on a document with such a device, but will need to transfer it to a pc for printing. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
already do that. No latex means you can export plain text, and possibly docbook if docbook support software is installed. Plain text export is handled by Lyx itself, so no need for supporting software. (LyX have 3 export formats built in - latex, plain text, and the stuff docbook uses.) Helge

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
is not realistic, but fewer licenses may cost less. Helge Hafting

Re: Big document

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
be stored without other settings than this checkbox and the master reference. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
a budget or any licence tracking, just the one-time job of setting up the install. Which shouldn't be that tricky given that they already offer latex. This won't help with the guy stuck on SWP, but it will be easier to have more people try. Helge Hafting

Re: some questions on page numbering (pages BEFORE chapter 1)

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
changed,instead...) If you want a hardcoded date, just type it into that paragraph of type Date. Any format will do, for Date is just plain text centered nicely under the Title, using a suitable font. Helge Hafting

Re: Puzzled

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
for PDF. This could also be a path problem. Check that pdflatex is in the path on both machines, i.e. the command pdflatex is recognized on the command line on both machines. Having the software is not enough, the PATH setting must be right too. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
writing. It may aslo be useful on computers too small for latex - such as PDA or smartphone. You can then work on a document with such a device, but will need to transfer it to a pc for printing. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
already do that. No latex means you can export plain text, and possibly docbook if docbook support software is installed. Plain text export is handled by Lyx itself, so no need for supporting software. (LyX have 3 export formats built in - latex, plain text, and the stuff docbook uses.) Helge

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
is not realistic, but fewer licenses may cost less. Helge Hafting

Re: Big document

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
be stored without other settings than this checkbox and the master reference. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
a budget or any licence tracking, just the one-time job of setting up the install. Which shouldn't be that tricky given that they already offer latex. This won't help with the guy stuck on SWP, but it will be easier to have more people try. Helge Hafting

Re: some questions on page numbering (pages BEFORE chapter 1)

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
y {hard coded?} date, or perhaps even the date the .lyx file was last changed,instead...) If you want a hardcoded date, just type it into that paragraph of type "Date". Any format will do, for "Date" is just plain text centered nicely under the "Title", using a suitable font. Helge Hafting

Re: Puzzled

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
alternatives for PDF. This could also be a path problem. Check that pdflatex is in the path on both machines, i.e. the command "pdflatex" is recognized on the command line on both machines. Having the software is not enough, the PATH setting must be right too. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
ooperative writing. It may aslo be useful on computers too small for latex - such as PDA or smartphone. You can then work on a document with such a device, but will need to transfer it to a pc for printing. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
already do that. No latex means you can export plain text, and possibly docbook if docbook support software is installed. Plain text export is handled by Lyx itself, so no need for supporting software. (LyX have 3 export formats built in - latex, plain text, and the stuff docbook uses.) Helge

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
is not realistic, but fewer licenses may cost less. Helge Hafting

Re: Big document

2009-02-05 Thread Helge Hafting
to show in the user interface.) the child document could even be stored without other settings than this checkbox and the master reference. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
) already explains this over a couple of pages. Getting people to actually read it is another matter. Helge Hafting

Re: Plain Text that is not Plain

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
and 'single' quotes using ascii. Helge Hafting

Re: Big document

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
where you want the contents of the second document 3. Insert-File-Lyx Document, select the other document. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
) already explains this over a couple of pages. Getting people to actually read it is another matter. Helge Hafting

Re: Plain Text that is not Plain

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
and 'single' quotes using ascii. Helge Hafting

Re: Big document

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
where you want the contents of the second document 3. Insert-File-Lyx Document, select the other document. Helge Hafting

Re: Strategies for Writing Co-operation with Non-LyX Users?

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
hs. The first section of the introduction (help->introduction) already explains this over a couple of pages. Getting people to actually read it is another matter. Helge Hafting

Re: Plain Text that is not Plain

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
m. It could have "double" and 'single' quotes using ascii. Helge Hafting

Re: Big document

2009-02-02 Thread Helge Hafting
2. Place the cursor where you want the contents of the second document 3. "Insert->File->Lyx Document", select the other document. Helge Hafting

Re: Question on whitespace at the end of raw TeX - inserts

2009-01-15 Thread Helge Hafting
point of ERT is to support unusual stuff. Anything normal ought to be supported without ERT - someday. Helge Hafting

Re: Question on whitespace at the end of raw TeX - inserts

2009-01-15 Thread Helge Hafting
point of ERT is to support unusual stuff. Anything normal ought to be supported without ERT - someday. Helge Hafting

Re: Question on whitespace at the end of raw TeX - inserts

2009-01-15 Thread Helge Hafting
ng anything will make the unusual cases impossible. And the whole point of ERT is to support unusual stuff. Anything normal ought to be supported without ERT - someday. Helge Hafting

Re: LyX 1.6.0 Cannot view pdf UserGuide and EmbeddedObjects

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
? Helge Hafting

Re: converting lyx to pdf for an ebook

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
? No, but you won't need to do that if you do your writing in LyX. Make your corrections in the LyX file, then create a new PDF each time. The conversion is easy enough. LyX is a nice tool for making new PDF files, it does nothing at all with existing PDF files. Find other tools for that. Helge

Re: A multi-volume document?

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
Les Denham wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2008, Mikhail Teterin wrote: Hello! I'm working with a document, thats too big for a single-volume book. Is there a way I can work with it as one document, but tell LyX to produce several PDF files for printing? Or do I have to split the document

Re: LyX 1.6.0 Cannot view pdf UserGuide and EmbeddedObjects

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
? Helge Hafting

Re: converting lyx to pdf for an ebook

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
? No, but you won't need to do that if you do your writing in LyX. Make your corrections in the LyX file, then create a new PDF each time. The conversion is easy enough. LyX is a nice tool for making new PDF files, it does nothing at all with existing PDF files. Find other tools for that. Helge

Re: A multi-volume document?

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
Les Denham wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2008, Mikhail Teterin wrote: Hello! I'm working with a document, thats too big for a single-volume book. Is there a way I can work with it as one document, but tell LyX to produce several PDF files for printing? Or do I have to split the document

Re: LyX 1.6.0 Cannot view pdf UserGuide and EmbeddedObjects

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
commends" ? Helge Hafting

Re: converting lyx to pdf for an ebook

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
? No, but you won't need to do that if you do your writing in LyX. Make your corrections in the LyX file, then create a new PDF each time. The conversion is easy enough. LyX is a nice tool for making new PDF files, it does nothing at all with existing PDF files. Find other tools for that. Helge

Re: A multi-volume document?

2008-11-28 Thread Helge Hafting
Les Denham wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2008, Mikhail Teterin wrote: Hello! I'm working with a document, thats too big for a single-volume book. Is there a way I can work with it as one document, but tell LyX to produce several PDF files for printing? Or do I have to split the document

Re: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]

2008-11-05 Thread Helge Hafting
changing. The LyX one will likely be ok. Helge Hafting

Re: graphic files

2008-11-05 Thread Helge Hafting
files . . . Helge Hafting

Re: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]

2008-11-05 Thread Helge Hafting
changing. The LyX one will likely be ok. Helge Hafting

Re: graphic files

2008-11-05 Thread Helge Hafting
files . . . Helge Hafting

Re: [Fwd: Re: Word processor bashing]

2008-11-05 Thread Helge Hafting
hing, just make PDFs after changing. The LyX one will likely be ok. Helge Hafting

Re: graphic files

2008-11-05 Thread Helge Hafting
files . . . Helge Hafting

Re: LYX problem: Formatting table

2008-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
on a page but the page number gets into it, put an ERT with \thispagestyle{empty} somewhere, so the page will be unnumbered. But note that it won't look good in a two-sided layout, as the table extends way below the bottom margin of the facing page. Helge Hafting

Re: LYX problem: Formatting table

2008-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
on a page but the page number gets into it, put an ERT with \thispagestyle{empty} somewhere, so the page will be unnumbered. But note that it won't look good in a two-sided layout, as the table extends way below the bottom margin of the facing page. Helge Hafting

Re: LYX problem: Formatting table

2008-10-31 Thread Helge Hafting
on a page but the page number gets into it, put an ERT with \thispagestyle{empty} somewhere, so the page will be unnumbered. But note that it won't look good in a two-sided layout, as the table extends way below the bottom margin of the facing page. Helge Hafting

Re: Bringing the footer higher...

2008-10-22 Thread Helge Hafting
examples on the net. Helge Hafting

Re: Bringing the footer higher...

2008-10-22 Thread Helge Hafting
examples on the net. Helge Hafting

Re: Bringing the footer higher...

2008-10-22 Thread Helge Hafting
rick. You can also find examples on the net. Helge Hafting

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