Re: Background color
On 9/14/24 21:37, Zhongjin Lu via lyx-users wrote: Dear LyX team, I've installed the newest version. How can I switch back to the original background color? Thanks, Dr. Lu *** Zhongjin (Gene) Lu, PhD Associate Professor of Finance B312 Amos Hall Terry College of Business The University of Georgia https://sites.google.com/view/genelu/home Try going to Tools > Preferences... > Look & Feel > Colors, click on "background", then click "Alter...", choose your preferred color, and accept it. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Compose keys don't work in LyX anymore
On 8/25/24 22:12, John Coppens wrote:
Hi guys...
I'm hoping your collective knowledge helps me out.
I'm not a frequent LyX user (2.3.6.1) but when I had to edit a document
with accented characters (á, é, ... and ñ's) this doesn't seem to work
anymore. As you can see, in the mail program it _does_ work.
Also, I'm quite sure this worked before. When I type Win + ' + a, I get 'a
on the screen.
I have a suspicion that the problem comes from Qt5.15. Most of my applications
are Gtk based and work fine. I am still running X11.
It's not a UTF-8 problem - I can still copy&paste from other texts into LyX.
I tried to redefine the Compose key onto the CapsLock - no change. Gtk works,
Qt doesn't.
Anyone know what could have happened?
John
Might this be OS-specific? I'm on Linux Mint 22 with Qt 5.15.13 and LyX
2.4.1. My compose key combo (right ALT + " + a to get ä) continues to
work. It displays the accent character (", ~, `) until I hit the letter
key, at which point the accented character appears. This is with both
"traditional" encoding (my default) and UTF-8.
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Re: Cannot compile Customization document
On 6/18/24 11:23, Michael Dean Pugh wrote: Hello! I just opened Help -> Customization and attempted to compile and it says I am missing suffix.sty. Is this a bug or am I missing something in my installation? I did not uninstall 2.3.7 before installing 2.4, so I worry that there may be some residuals from the previous installation that may cause problems. Thank you, Mike Pugh You are most likely missing something, not from the LyX installation but from your LaTeX setup. If you open a terminal / command window / whatever your OS calls it and run "kpsewhich suffix.sty", do you get a path to the file (in which case it is present and LyX is struggling to find it) or nothing (in which case the file is not present and needs to be installed)? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: LyX 2.4 & MikTeX problem
On 6/1/24 15:13, Bernt Lie via lyx-users wrote: I just installed LyX 2.4.0 on my computer, and it worked. Then I thought I should update MikTeX... Last time was in April 2024; there were a number of updates. At the end of the update, I was told that the MikTeX console needed to close down. When I tried to re-start it, I get this error message: I’m then trying to **re-install** MikTeX, but am told I cannot do that in the default directory, because “the directory is not empty”. So I try to **un-install** MikTeX, but then get the same error message as above. What on earth is going on? -B Looks like a known issue (https://github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/1489) with, apparently, a known workaround (at least for some people). Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: upright text in Alternative Proof String
On 5/27/24 13:32, Alexander Dunlap wrote:
Hi all,
I would like to generate output like
\begin{proof}[Proof of Theorem~\textup{3}]
...
\end{proof}
However, LyX does not seem to let me set the text style of "upright"
within the "Alternative Proof String" -- when I set it there it just
immediately changes back to "Default". Is there a way around this?
thanks and best,
Alex
Inside the Alternative Proof String, after "Theorem", click Insert > TeX
Code (or use the shortcut, usually Ctrl+L but your mileage may vary),
then type "\textup{3}".
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Re: LyX-3.2.7.1 not finding biber
On 3/29/24 10:21, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 29 Mar 2024, Rich Shepard wrote: Found a couple and changed them. Will check this morning if that solves the problem. Invoked lyx-2.3.7.1 and opened a document with bibliography. When the document loaded a message box appeared telling me that lyx couldn't find biblatex.sty. However, that style file is present in: /usr/local/texlive/2024/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.sty And, in Document -> Settings -> Bibliograpy the processor still says `biber (not found)'. This still needs fixing. Where should I look to find why both biber and biblatex are not found? TIA, Rich Rich, First, try "kpsewhich biblatex.sty" in a terminal to confirm that TeXLive knows where to find it. If the return is empty, there's a setup problem with TeXLive. Second, try "which biber" in a terminal to confirm that biber is on your system path. If not, you may need to modify your system path (or change how biber is installed). FWIW, on my system the texlive tree is under /usr/share rather than /usr/local (and kpsewhich finds biblatex.sty) and biber is in /usr/bin (which is of course on my system path). Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Upgraded TeXLive; pdflatex throws an error
On 3/16/24 15:38, Rich Shepard wrote: On Sat, 16 Mar 2024, Paul Rubin wrote: In order to try to compile the doc, LyX has to write a .tex file someplace, and that someplace has to be the "tempbuf" directory. As long as you don't close LyX (and barring a rift in the space-time continuum), that buffer directory and its contents should stay put. Paul, The issue since the TeXLive2024 upgrade is lyx finding a pdflatex error. While updating tlmgr and fmtutils from within /etc/cron.weekly earlier this morning I ran it again manually just now and it exited with an error code 3: No pages of output. Transcript written on ptex.log. fmtutil [INFO]: log file copied to: /usr/local/texlive/2024/texmf-var/web2c/euptex/ptex.log fmtutil [INFO]: /usr/local/texlive/2024/texmf-var/web2c/euptex/ptex.fmt installed. fmtutil [ERROR]: running `tex -ini -jobname=lollipop -progname=lollipop lollipop.ini fmtutil [ERROR]: returning error due to option --strict fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=amstex -progname=amstex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *amstex.ini return status: 1 fmtutil [ERROR]: returning error due to option --strict fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=eplain -progname=eplain -translate-file=cp227.tcx *eplain.ini return status: 1 fmtutil [ERROR]: returning error due to option --strict fmtutil [INFO]: disabled formats: 3 fmtutil [INFO]: successfully rebuilt formats: 51 fmtutil [INFO]: failed to build: 3 (tex/lollipop pdftex/amstex pdftex/eplain) fmtutil [INFO]: total formats: 57 fmtutil [INFO]: exiting with status 3 I find no 'error' in ptex.log (attached.) I need to get this issue resolved as I depend on LyX to produce documents for clients and regulators. With a new installation of TeXLive2024 there should have been no issues and no failures updating fmtutil. Sigh, Rich Rich, I'd never heard of ptex before. Uncle Google says it's used to publish in Japanese. I take it that's what you are trying to do? This is way deeper in the TeX weeds than I've ever burrowed. Maybe someone familiar with the intersection of LaTeX and Japanese can help. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Upgraded TeXLive; pdflatex throws an error
On 3/16/24 13:33, Rich Shepard wrote: On Sat, 16 Mar 2024, Paul Rubin wrote: I trust you are leaving LyX open while you look for the temp directory. If you go to Tools > Preferences... > Paths, what do you have filled in for "Temporary directory:"? Paul, /tmp, and that's where I've found LyX_tempbuf* before. Thanks, Rich Rich, In order to try to compile the doc, LyX has to write a .tex file someplace, and that someplace has to be the "tempbuf" directory. As long as you don't close LyX (and barring a rift in the space-time continuum), that buffer directory and its contents should stay put. To see a bit more about what's going on, try running "lyx -dbg files" in a terminal. It will tell you where it's parking things and what names it's giving them. I tried this with one of your mwe.lyx files and encountered something surprising. The file loaded into LyX without any major complaints. (There was a message "Bibinfo cache was invalid", which probably does not amount to anything.) When I tried to compile it, I got an export error message related to the infamous 0xfffc character. The TeX file (mwe.tex) was written to the buffer directory, but there was no LaTeX log file because LyX never reached the point of running pdflatex (or whatever), since the export was flagged as incorrect. Clicking "View Complete Log..." in the error message pane caused LyX to calculate a name and location for the log file but not to create one (because, again, it didn't compile the file, hence no log). Changing the document encoding to "Unicode (utf8)" and compiling produced a log file and a bunch of auxiliary files in the buffer directory. So not finding a log file is probably due to the export error blocking compilation. Not find the buffer directory is likely due to interference by extraterrestrials. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Upgraded TeXLive; pdflatex throws an error
On 3/16/24 11:39, Rich Shepard wrote: On Sat, 16 Mar 2024, Rich Shepard wrote: The first place I looked was /tmp/lyx_* but both subdirectories were empty. Just invoked Lyx-2.3.6.1 and tried compiling mwe.lyx using pdflatex. Same message box displayed; image attached. There is no lyx directory in /tmp. All new issues for me. Suggestions needed. TIA, Rich I trust you are leaving LyX open while you look for the temp directory. If you go to Tools > Preferences... > Paths, what do you have filled in for "Temporary directory:"? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Upgraded TeXLive; pdflatex throws an error
On 3/15/24 17:54, Rich Shepard wrote: I upgraded TeXLive from 2023 to 2024 and tried compiling the MWE for the math issues still unresolve. A message box displayed: The external program pdflatex finished with an error. It is recommended you fix the cause of the external program's error (check the logs). 1. Where do I find the appropriate log file? It's not in /tmp/ or /var/log/. 2. If LyX is looking for TeXLive2023 where do I tell it to look for TeXLive224? TIA, Rich The log file will be in the temp directory created by LyX for the document. Most likely you'll start spelunking in /tmp, but if you set up the temp directory to be somewhere else you can find out where in Tools > Preferences > Paths > Temporary directory. The full path to the log file will be something like /tmp/lyx_tmpdir.characters>/lyx_tmpbuf/mwe.log. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inline math: one ERT compiles, the other doesn't
On 3/15/24 16:14, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 15 Mar 2024, Rich Shepard wrote: Apparently so. Careful re-entering the ERT allowed the doc to compile. I was wrong. I cannot get an simple equation to compile via the menus or ERT. I copied the real doc.lyx to mwe.lyx and deleted everything above and below the paragraph with the equation. That non-printable character shows up even with a minimal entry in the ERT, regardless of whether the backslash is entered. I'm totally lost and need advice on what might cause this issue. mwe.lyx attached. Rich In your latest MWE, the backslash before x causes an unrelated compilation error, because \x is not a known function. As for the mystery non-printing character between the ERT box and the following comma, I cannot reproduce that. When you insert the ERT box, do you type ctrl-L? Assuming so, after filling in the equation in the box do you just cursor out of the box and type the comma? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inline math: one ERT compiles, the other doesn't (fwd)
On 3/15/24 10:59, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 15 Mar 2024, Rich Shepard wrote: What's the difference causing this discrepancy? How do I write the second line so it builds without complaint? Looking at the mwe.lyx file in emacs I see that control character on line 137. It's not at line 118 which is the same position for the first line. Why? Rich There's nothing inherent in the content causing this. I opened your mwe.lyx file in LyX and, after confirming the error, deleted the second ERT box and trailing comma, confirmed what was left compiled without error, then typed the ERT box and content (and trailing comma) back in. The document compiled without problem. So the question is, how did you create the second part of the example file? Most likely something you did inadvertently inserted the problem character. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Table in table
On 3/9/24 08:24, Paolo M wrote: I cannot change table properties (borders and additional space) if the table, contained in another table, contains a math expression (a+b, in this case). Here included my example lyx doc paolo m. Seems like a bug to me. In any case, here are a couple of possible work-arounds to try. One is to build the inner table outside the outer table, adjust borders etc. to taste, then copy it and paste it into the outer table. The other is to insert a frameless box in the cell where the inner table will go and then put the inner table in the box. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Representing mu in bibliography source file
On 3/6/24 10:50, Rich Shepard wrote: I use JabRef for my bibliography database; it's in ASCII text file format. Some abstracts report concentrations in micrograms and have been entered as 'ug.' How can I enter the mu symbol so it displays properly in LyX documents? Looking in /usr/share/X11/en_US.UTF-8/Compose I see multikey solutions; i.e., : "µ" mu # MICRO SIGN : "µ" mu # MICRO SIGN : "µ" mu # MICRO SIGN but while these work in text files, they're not the same as \mu in LaTeX. Help's appreciated. Regards, Rich You can put "$\mu$g" in a BibTeX entry and it should display properly in the document. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Problematik: fehlender Eintrag \begin{document} stört output der Datei als Pdf
On 2/18/24 08:07, kauf_dich--- via lyx-users wrote:
Hallo,
ich nutze LyX seit über 10 Jahren und schreibe damit meine
bürokratischen Briefe. Es ist sehr hilfreich für nicht Mathematiker/
Physiker/ Atomtechniker/ Programmierende/ Besserwisser ein Programm
wie LyX zu nutzen. Ich nutze das veraltete DINBrief und versuche es
neuerdings mit KOMA letter. Es gab und gibt immer wieder Ausgabefehler
- eines Fehlers namens "! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.".
Dadurch kann ich meine Briefe nicht/ nicht mehr als pdf outputten.
Ich habe schon sehr sehr sehr viele Forenbeiträge gelesen. Keiner
behandelt explicit das Thema LyX und den fehlenden "! LaTeX Error:
Missing \begin{document}." Part in DIN Brief und Komaletter. Es gibt
auch praktisch keine Anleitungen (englische, deutsche, französische
Foren durchsucht), wie diese Problematik in/ mit LyX lösbar ist.
So "traue" ich mich in die Mailinglist zu schreiben, da alles andere
keinen Sinn mehr ergibt.
Schön wäre es eine konkrete Anwort, oder Nachfragen zu erhalten ohne
das elitäre Gequatsche das Ihr alle kennt, wenn ein Noob eine Frage im
Forum stellt und alle erstmal die Frage ignorieren und ihre
ungefragten Weltsichten propagieren müssen.
genutztes System:
Linux Mint 20.3
LyX 2.3.6.1
Toll wäre, wenn LyX einen da an die Hand nehmen würde und eine
einfache Ersetzung/ Einfügung der nötigen Programmierung anbieten würde.
Vielen Dank für jegliche Hilfe
Ole
I'll respond in English so as not to expose you to my echt schreckliches
Deutsch. Can you provide a minimal sample document that exhibits the
error? "Minimal" means using as few LaTeX packages as possible and with
as little content as possible. If you need to insert any images or
external files to trigger the error, please attach those as well.
Cheers,
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Re: Which manual has appendix details?
On 1/19/24 10:51, Rich Shepard wrote: I need to re-learn how to add multiple appendices. Using Document -> Add appendix here after the Bibliography I don't remember how to access the documents to insert in each appendix, and have them automatically labeled A, B, C. Looking in Tutorial, User's Guide, Additional Features, and Embedded Objects I am not seeing an Appendix section. StackExchange uses LaTeX code for answers, not LyX menu items. A clue stick is needed. TIA, Rich Section 6.4 of the User's Guide is titled "Appendices". It's rather brief, so I don't know if it will answer your question(s). Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: File -> Import -> Plain text (join lines) opens new file
On 1/16/24 17:03, Rich Shepard wrote: I've not before had this problem: importing a .txt file into a .lyx document. I'm trying to import a file import.txt ($ file input.txt input.txt: UTF-8 Unicode text) into an open LyX document. Instead it opens a new file called input.lyx. What might I be doing incorrectly and not seeing? TIA, Rich Are you using Insert > File > Plain Text ... ? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Error while exporting format: \converter
On 1/6/24 10:14, Hal Kierstead via lyx-users wrote: All - I got this message, "Error while exporting format: \converter”, when trying to view a master document. It has happened in the past, but I forget how to correct it. Can someone help? I am using Lyx 2.3.7 on with MacOS: 11.7.10. Thanks, Hal What format are you using to view the document, and do you have a converter set up for that format? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: String including \rightarrow works unless with other text
On 1/2/24 12:15, Rich Shepard wrote: I'm puzzled. In a document I display a series using \rightarrow to separate the components. When I compile the document it displays as in the attached mwe2.lyx file. When the string is by itself (mwe.lyx) it displays properly. I suspect it's a matter of spacing but I haven't figured out where. Help's needed. TIA, Rich Neither displays correctly for me. The issue is that you are inserting the arrow as LaTeX without invoking math mode (at least in mwe2; in mwe it's not even LaTeX). So the compiler guesses where to begin and end math mode, and it does not guess correctly. (Quoth the LaTeX log: "I've inserted a begin-math/end-math symbol since I think you left one out. Proceed, with fingers crossed.") The simple fix is to insert the arrows using math model (ctrl-M), as in the attached version of your second example. Paul mwe2a.lyx Description: application/lyx -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Adding accented character in JabRef
On 1/2/24 09:16, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jan 2024, Herbert Voss wrote:
\~a or \~{a}
However, you should be able to insert directly ã
Herbert,
It didn't like the first two. I need to learn how to enter it directly in
using /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.
Thanks,
Rich
Rich,
I forget which Linux distro you use, but you might want to check whether
there is a keyboard layout option for the compose key. There is on Mint.
I set it to the right alt key, so I can just type right-alt, " and a
letter (three separate key strokes, not a chord) to get an umlaut or
right-alt, ~, n to get ñ, etc.
Paul
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Re: Trying to get a straight single quote
On 12/31/23 13:08, Blake McBride wrote:
Greetings,
I am using LyX 2.3.7 on a Linux box. I have some text in which I'd
like to use the straight, type-writer-like single quote instead of a
curved one. I tried adding the TeX code \texttt{'} but that didn't
work. I then went into Document / Settings / Fonts and played with
the Typewriter setting. That changed the quiet but I never got the
straight single quote I am looking for. Sure appreciate some help.
Thanks!
Blake
One option is to add "\usepackage{textcomp}" to the document preamble
and then put "\textquotesingle{}" in ERT where you want the straight quote.
Paul
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Re: Setting default document class
On 10/26/23 13:13, Rich Shepard wrote: Speaking of which, if you go to ~/.lyx/templates, you should see a file named defaults.lyx. That's your default starting document. All else failing, try creating an empty doc with the Report class, saving it to /tmp with the name defaults.lyx, and then moving it over to the templates directory. Okay. I didn't look in templates, but there the textclass is set to scrreport so I cannot explain why a new doc comes up as scrbook. Oh, well. I'll cope with it. :-) Many thanks, Rich You might try "grep template_path ~/.lyx/preferences" and make sure that your template directory is correctly set (~/.lyx/templates). If LyX is looking for templates in the wrong place, that might explain why it's defaulting to the wrong class. You sure know how to have fun! Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Setting default document class
On 10/26/23 11:54, Rich Shepard wrote: On Thu, 26 Oct 2023, Paul Rubin wrote: Create a new document, select the document class you want as default, and make any other customizations that you want applied to new documents (fonts, paper size, whatever). Then go to Document > Settings... > Document Class and click "Save as Document Defaults". Paul, Sigh. Yes, I did that yesterday with a new document. The default when the new doc opened was KOMA-Script Book. I changed it to KOMA-Script Report and clicked the link, "Save as Document Class." (Aside, it kept shifting back to Book and I kept changing that to Report.) Now, starting a new doc the default class is "KOMA-Script Book" which is why I thought there might be another place that actually set the default class I want. Thanks, Rich Rich, Are you saying that the doc class within a document kept changing back to Book on its own, or that the default class kept changing back to Book? I would have no explanation for the former. The latter might indicate a permissions problem with the directory where the default is saved. Speaking of which, if you go to ~/.lyx/templates, you should see a file named defaults.lyx. That's your default starting document. All else failing, try creating an empty doc with the Report class, saving it to /tmp with the name defaults.lyx, and then moving it over to the templates directory. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Setting default document class
On 10/26/23 11:00, Rich Shepard wrote: Looking in ~/.lyx/lyxrc and ../preferences I do not see where I can set a default document class when I create a new doc. Have I missed seeing where I can do this? TIA, Rich Create a new document, select the document class you want as default, and make any other customizations that you want applied to new documents (fonts, paper size, whatever). Then go to Document > Settings... > Document Class and click "Save as Document Defaults". Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: KOMA-Script Report Class: cannot select biblatex
On 10/24/23 14:57, Rich Shepard wrote: I had a similar issue last June but there no longer are old, deprecated, font style commands in my jabrefbib.bib file. I searched my lyx mail file (from 2005) without seeing this particular situation. I've created a new KOMA-Script report class MWE (attached.) It has only a title and the question, "Why can't I change the bibliograpy style format in Document -> Settings -> Bibliography?" The style format data entry box has greyed out 'Natbib (BibTex)' and there are no other choices available. What do I do to fix this so I can select BibLaTeX as the style format (and related style choices?) TIA, Rich The Natbibapa module may be the culprit. If I remove it, I can change the bibliography style. Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Header does not appear
It works for me (after I substitute an image from my computer, since your image was not included). Did you check the LaTeX log for a possible error message? Paul On 10/11/23 05:44, Harold Mouras via lyx-users wrote: Hello, I set up a Lyx document to be able to control the header and footpage. However, when compiling the pdf, the content of the header does not appear. Any idea ? Thanks, Harold -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: In outline, filter only by branch *name*
On 8/3/23 08:50, Scott Kostyshak wrote: I have an unhealthy obsession with branches. I can put you in touch with an arborist who can help you trim them. When I use the outline pane and select "Branches" and under filter put the branch name, it also searches the *contents* of the branch insets. Is it possible to filter by only the branch *name*? It's a hack, but how about surrounding the branch name (at creation) with punctuation marks or something else that distinguishes it from text? For instance, rather than naming the branch "Trivia" you could name it "bTrivia" (the "b" being applied routinely to branch names) or "@Trivia" (assuming Elon Musk has no objection) or "*Trivia*". Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Turning-off a command from a layout file?
I'm out of ideas that would avoid editing the module. Personally, I would copy the module and .inc files to my local layout directory, give them different names, and edit out the Problem style. That way, both the original and hacked modules would appear in the module list, and I could use the ordinary version for any other document class but select the hacked version for the new document class.
Re: Turning-off a command from a layout file?
Does it help to put NoStyle Problem in your layout immediately after the point where you load the AMS Theorems module? Paul
Re: Strange behaviour of initials module aka drop-caps
Your "works" file works for me, although I'm missing one of the modules you loaded (short-inset-names), which apparently is not critical. Your "doesn't work" file had two problems when I tried to fix. The first was that it had no title (I added one). The second was that the environment where you wanted the drop cap was "Standard" as opposed to "Initial". I changed the environment to "Initial", put the leading 'A' in the short title inset (which works for "Initial" but makes no sense for a standard environment, which takes no options) and it worked fine. Paul
Re: a problem with formatting acronyms in svmono class
Just checked, and Description does not justify the left edges of the description texts the way I thought it did. Sorry for the noise. There's a solution to a related question at http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/46458/how-to-align-description-item-labels-on-the-right that might be adapted to this purpose. Paul
Re: [Formating?]
Ignacio Martinez gmail.com> writes: > > When I start a new paragraph after some "LyX-Code" text, that new paragraph is not indented. > Pleas help!!! Insert a separator between the LyX code and the new paragraph. Paul
Re: Lyx from daily PPA install fails
Wolfgang Engelmann uni-tuebingen.de> writes:
>
>
> Am Wednesday, 14. August 2013, 22:53:21 schrieb Paul Rubin:
> > Wolfgang Engelmann uni-tuebingen.de> writes:
> > > apt get install lyx2.0
> >
> > If you need to install LyX 2.1 to open the document, this line should be
> >
> > > apt get install lyx2.1
>
>
>
> Thanks, Paul, but
>
> with this line I get: lyx2.1 no package could be found
>
> What is the corresponding /etc/sources.list of Debian for
> LinuxMint?
This is what I have in "Software Sources" ("Other Software" tab):
http://ppa.launchpad.net/lyx-devel/daily/ubuntu quantal main
http://ppa.launchpad.net/lyx-devel/daily/ubuntu quantal main (Source Code)
The first is binary, the second obviously is source.
> And what do I have to add to get the lyx2.1 packages downloaded?
I ran exactly the following (in a terminal):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyx-devel/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lyx2.1
The 'lyx2.1' and 'lyx-common2.1' packages were installed. I don't believe
any other dependencies needed to be filled.
You said Mint Cinnamon but not the version. I'm using 14 (Nadia), which
forks Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal). If you're on Mint 13, which forks Ubuntu 12.04
(Precise), it's possible that LyX 2.1 will not install due to
impossible-to-satisfy dependencies.
Paul
Re: Embedded Formula
Jens-D. Doll studium.uni-hamburg.de> writes: > when formatting my text I use embedded formula, but am not able to use > subscript/superscript within such a formula. Take for instance xi, make it > a formula and afterwards try to make the i a subscript. The same problem > occurs when making a text a formula afterwards: all subscripts go lost ... Does the error occur if you do the following? 1. Type 'xi' as text. 2. Select both characters and type ctrl-M to make it a formula. 3. Select just the 'i' and type the underscore character? Paul
Re: Lyx from daily PPA install fails
Wolfgang Engelmann uni-tuebingen.de> writes: > apt get install lyx2.0 If you need to install LyX 2.1 to open the document, this line should be > apt get install lyx2.1 > at the last step I get an error > error by fetching from http://ppa.launchpad.net/lyx-devel/daily/ubuntu/dists/debian/main/source/Sources > 404 Not Found > > Some index files could not be downloaded. Ignored or old onces used instead > > I am using LinuxMint Cinnamon I just installed LyX 2.1, also on Mint 14 Cinnamon (64 bit). > and need a newer version of (2.1..) since the lyx file was produced with it. Alternatively, where could I get a lyx2lyx to allow me to convert the 2.1 version to the 2.0.. version? If you can't get LyX 2.1 to install and care to send me the file (rubin msu edu), I can try to export it to 2.0 format. No guarantee that works, for instance if it uses the new Beamer layout. Paul
Re: Font problem in MikTeX 2.9
Two things come to mind. First, open a DOS window and run the command kpsewhich ecsi.mf It should tell you where the ecsi font source code is installed (probably in the jknappen package). If you get a blank line as the response, you need to install a package containing the font. If the font is installed, try opening the MiKTeX settings application and clicking the "update formats" button. I vaguely recall one or two occasions where installation or update of packages through the package manager somehow bollixed the formats, leading to font errors (on installed fonts); updating formats seemed to fix it. Paul
Re: Help With Acknowledgements Please
Have you looked at File > New from Template > thesis > Acknowledgments.lyx? I would try copying its contents into your thesis. (Note: the template may ask you to let it create a dummy thesis document. You can delete that document once you've determined whether pasting into your actual thesis works.) Paul
Re: cant get bibtex file into pdf
I put your bibliography and style in a dummy document here and had no problems -- all the references showed up in the bibliography as expected. The problem may lay in the document. Paul
Re: Using Theorems (Numbered by Type) with Named Theorems
I'm not sure what happened with my previous reply; it seems to be disconnected from this thread. At any rate, I tried another hack: rather than including all the starred theorems (possible undesired pollution of the environment drop-down list), I just hacked theorems-named.module to replace the "CopyStyle Theorem*" line with the necessary lines from the Theorem* style. In tests, it seems work as expected, allowing the named theorems module to be used with any otherwise legal combination of theorem-related modules (or by itself, without any other theorem modules). Should we move this over to the developer forum as an RFC, or should I just file a ticket with the fix attached? Paul
Re: Using Theorems (Numbered by Type) with Named Theorems
Richard Heck lyx.org> writes: > Try this: Copy the theorems-named.module file to your local LyX > directory. On Linux, the original file would be at > /usr/share/lyx/layouts/, and you would copy it to ~/.lyx/layouts/. On > other systems, you can find the relevant directories by looking at Help> > About LyX. Once you have done that, open the local copy and change the > Requires line to read: > > #Requires: theorems-ams | theorems-starred | theorems-byname I think you meant theorems-ams-bytype for the last one. That works, but it still leaves "Theorems (By Type)" and "Theorems" incompatible with "Named Theorems". It turns out that the only thing Named Theorems needs as a prerequisite is the Theorem* style, which it copies. So I tried deleting the #Requires line entirely and instead added "Input theorems-starred.inc". It seems to work fine, even if *none* of the theorem related modules are loaded, as long as you don't mind that you have named theorems and the basic unnumbered theorem-like environments (whether you want them or not) but perhaps not other theorem-like environments. If we want it to work with the vanilla Theorems module and "Theorems (By Type)", I think we need to add the Input line -- they don't (currently) input theorems-starred.inc -- regardless of whether or not we use the requirements line. The one thing I'm not sure about is why theorems-std.module and theorems-bytype.module exclude theorems-starred: is it just redundancy, or are std and bytype somehow incompatible with theorems-starred.inc? Paul
Re: How to vertically centre multirow content
It centers vertically for me by default. This is using LyX 2.0.6 on Linux, but I would be surprised if your having a Mac is the culprit. Can you post a minimal example? Paul
Re: Install not working on Win7pro 64bit
You might delete your user directory (Help > About LyX will give you the path) and everything under it, then start LyX (which should cause the directory to be rebuilt). Paul
Re: Permanently set spellchecker to Canadian English
Open a new file, use Document > Settings > Language to set your preferred peculiar dialect of English and click Save as Document Defaults. The UI setting is just that -- it governs the user interface. File > New uses whatever your recorded document defaults are. Paul
Re: Fehler beim Aktualisieren eines pdfs
If you are viewing the PDF in Acrobat Reader XI, you may be falling prey to a problem discussed here: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/77622. Paul
Re: Installation und Verwendung des TikZ-Paket in LyX
Two editors that I have tried and liked: TikZiT (http://tikzit.sourceforge.net/) -- mainly useful for node diagrams TikzEdt (http://www.tikzedt.org/) -- just starting with this, but it looks promising Paul
Re: Place float:figure in this subparagraph
Short of manually inserting page breaks (and adjusting them whenever the text changes), I do not think it is possible to do what you want and be certain that you get the desired result. You can try using \FloatBarrier from the placeins package (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Floats,_Figures_and_Captions#Keeping_floats_in_their_place). I have no experience with it, but I suspect that it will disrupt the formatting of the page in a way similar to your using manually placed page breaks. Paul
Re: Place float:figure in this subparagraph
Are you inserting them with Insert > Float > Figure? If so, right click the "handle" labeled "Float: Figure", choose Settings..., and deselect "Use default placement" and try "Here definitely" instead. Paul
Re: Lyx v 2.0.6 unable to view files
Rasmus K kth.se> writes: Does File > Export > PDF (pdflatex) generate a correct PDF file? If so, the problem is with LyX calling a viewer; if not, the problem is with LyX calling pdflatex. Paul
Re: Backgound in formula
Load the xcolor package in the document preamble (\usepackage{xcolor}).
Inside a math inset, start by typing \colorbox and then press the space bar.
Now type \{, which should create a pair of braces surrounding an inset, and
type the background color name (e.g., cyan) inside. The color name will look
like a math formula (c times y times a times n), but don't worry about that.
Just after the closing brace, type \{ again, and type the actual formula in
the new inset.
Paul
Re: Document class missing after installation
Is the MiKTeX bin directory on your system path? Can you run "latex --version" at a DOS prompt (without supplying a path to MiKTeX) and get a response with a plausible version date? If yes, take a look at the log generated by the installer (should be in your user directory, I think) and see if it found a LaTeX installation. You might want to publish the log to the list. Paul
Re: Need LyX 1.6.10 Configuration file for Windows 32 bit
Assuming you use MiKTeX, your DVI viewer should be yap. Try exporting a test document to DVI and preview it with yap to verify that yap works. Also, if yap is not on the system command path, try adding it to the path and then reconfigure LyX. Paul
Re: Beamer and greyed-out items
Julio Rojas gmail.com> writes:
>
> Dear all. In a beamer presentation I would like to have greyed-out
> items after a pause environment. Right now they do not appear until it
> is their turn to appear. For me it is easier to know in advance what
> are the items I'm going to talk about in each slide, so I don't start
> wandering around, possibly going ahead in my presentation.
>
> I hope it is clear what I want. Thanks in advance.
>
Try \setbeamercovered{transparent} in the preamble. You can adjust how dark the
"hidden" text is by setting a value between 0 and 100 for "transparent", e.g.
\setbeamercovered{transparent=25}.
Paul
Re: LyX slowness
For what it's worth, I have LyX installed on three machines (Dell desktop, Dell laptop, Acer desktop). All run Linux Mint with the Gnome desktop. The Dells are both Intel 32; the Acer is AMD 64. Both desktops have nVidia displays with nVidia proprietary drivers. I'm not sure about the laptop, but I think that too is nVidia. I've had no problems with display speed on any of them. The math toolbars are both set to open automatically when in a math inset, close when not. Paul
Re: A Lyx-beamer question
Murat Yildizoglu gmail.com> wrote: > > Is there a way to catch back my initial trick (putting it only once > for all slides)? Why what I put in the preamble is not used during the > compilation (means that, I imagine, something else in the template > reverses it)? > > Murat > Does it work if you put it in ERT in a standard environment at the beginning of the body of the document? Paul
Re: [OT] Fonts in TeXLive/DVI/Evince
Guenter Milde users.berlios.de> writes: > You might try installing/using a dedicated DVI viewer for the quick preview. Thanks Guenter. I'll definitely try a new viewer. Paul
Re: [OT] Fonts in TeXLive/DVI/Evince
Guenter Milde users.berlios.de> writes: > > On 2011-10-06, Paul A Rubin wrote: > > Hi all, > > > Not sure where the culprit is, but if I use \neq in a math formula in > > LyX with TeXLive 2010 and Evince as the document viewer, it shows up as > > an equal sign. Viewing in PDF is fine, > > Could you be more clear here: which TeX engine (XeTeX, pdfTeX, LuaTeX), > which output format (DVI, PS, PDF) and which viewer? pdfTeX -- DVI -- Evince > > For me, Evince is the default PDF viewer, so I don't see why there should be > any difference. On my boxes (I've confirmed this now on two Linux machines, one 32-bit and one 64-bit), when I view a test document as PDF in Evince (using any of the three methods for generating PDFs), Evince's Help > About dialog says that it is "Using poppler/cairo (0.16.4)". It doesn't say that when I view DVI output. I assume that helps explain why I get the correct glyph in Evince with PDF and not with DVI. > > > and a random sampling of other > > math symbols all worked with View > DVI. Anybody seen this before? > > I know that e.g. XeTeX silently drobs missing characters, as in some cases > \neq is composed out of two, this could be a missing \not char. > > If the result depends on the viewer, there might be problems with the > character composition. Maybe this could be solved by using a font-package > providing a pre-composed character. This is more a matter of curiosity than urgency. I do most of my work in PDF and use DVI primarily for quick checks while writing (since it seems a bit faster than PDF ... although some of that may be Acrobat Reader being slow to load). As long as I remember not to freak out when I see an equal sign where it should be not equal, I'll be okay. I just thought that maybe this was a well-known symptom of a specific font file being missing. Thanks, Paul
Re: Lyx Windows <-> Linux Compatibility
In addition to missing packages (which has already been mentioned), it is sometimes the case that different versions of the same package are installed under Linux and Windows. Updating the older package to the newer version (on whichever machine has the older version) usually cures problems of that nature. FWIW, I've been editing the same docs on both Windows and Linux for years with almost no difficulties. Paul
Re: Underbar and math display style
Paul Smith gmail.com> writes: > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Paul Smith gmail.com> wrote: > > Write a short paragraph, select it and add an underbar to it. > > Afterwards, introduce a formula in display style -- you will not be > > able of compiling your document. (Please, see the attached example.) > > > > Is this a bug? > > As a workaround, insert in ERT two curly brackets. (See the attached example.) > Other things that work: hit Enter after the text, then insert the display formula; use the text style button to reset the underbar style immediately at the end of the text, then insert the display mode formula; create the document the way you did but highlight the formula and use the text style dialog to reset the underbar before compiling. As to whether this is a bug, I think that would depend at minimum on whether there are text styles (other than underbar) that one would want to extend into display mode equations. (I checked, and the document compiles fine if the formula is inline; it has to be display mode to screw up.) I can't think of any reason to carry text styles into display mode formulas, but I'm not the most imaginative guy when it comes to writing. If there is no reason, that it might be reasonable to ask LyX to discontinue text styles when display mode is encountered and resume them later. Paul
Re: Updating to new Texlive release
In LyX, could Tools > Preferences > Paths > PATH prefix be pointing to the old version? Paul
Re: Completely removing LyX and MikTeX from Windows XP [was RE: pdflatex never finishes (LyX 2.0.1)]
Matthias Hunstig uni-paderborn.de> writes: > If there anything I should delete after uninstalling the software from the Windows XP Control Panel to end > up with a "clean" system? On Windows XP, look in C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data and delete any folders with 'Lyx' or 'Miktex' in their names. Note that this will delete any customized layouts, keyboard bindings etc. you might have stored for LyX. If you have any such things, it would be prudent to archive copies first. Also look in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data for MikTeX directories. (LyX stores nothing there, but I think MiKTeX does.) Repeat this above with "All Users" in place of to catch anything stored if either LyX of MiKTeX was installed for all users. Paul
Re: Xy-pic command doesn't seem to work
Alberto Alcalá Alvarez yahoo.com> writes:
>
> \xymatrix {
> B \ar {-->} [r] & R}
> does something like B>^[r] R
You need an ampersand (@) immediately before the braces:
\xymatrix {B \ar@{-->}[r] & R}
See section 3.4.1 of the XY-pic manual (in the Help menu).
Paul
Re: pdflatex never finishes (LyX 2.0.1)
It would be a good idea to export a file to LaTeX (pdflatex), then run pdflatex against it in a DOS window. That might help pin down whether there are problems with your LaTeX (MiKTeX?) distribution. Paul
Re: Unable to install MikTex with Lyx 2.0
Christian Wilhelmsen gmail.com> writes: > > 16:42:41.743: (buffer-view: Ctrl+R) > 16:42:41.798: pdflatex "file.tex" > 16:42:41.868: This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.11 (MiKTeX 2.9) > 16:42:42.829: (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) > D:\LyXSVN\LyX2.0.x\src\support\Systemcall.cpp(259): Systemcall: 'pdflatex "file.tex"' finished with exit code 1 I won't swear to it, but I think another MiKTeX user reported something similar recently. (You might want to search the list archive on GMANE to see replies to that message.) Try the following: * In the Start menu, run the MiKTeX settings application. I'm not on a Win box right now, so I'm working from memory. I think there are two versions (one for administrators, one not). If so, run the admin version just to be safe. * In the first tab, there should be two buttons near the top, labeled something like "Update Formats" and "Refresh FNDB". Do them in that order. I'm not sure you need the second one, but it can't hurt. * Reconfigure and restart LyX and see if things work. * If things still don't work, run "pdflatex file.tex" against your test doc and see if it spits up any meaningful errors (i.e., more meaningful than the one above). BTW, I've used MiKTeX (with LyX) for years on Windows, and have not had a problem with spaces in file paths. Most of my LyX docs reside under "My Documents". Paul
Re: Two identical installations of LyX cannot read the same file. What is wrong?
Steve Litt troubleshooters.com> writes: > > I had an almost identical problem a few months ago, on Ubuntu 11.04. > In my case, the solution that fixed the problem was to uninstall LyX > through Synaptic, download the latest stable LyX from LyX.org, and > then install it the old fashioned way, ./configure;make;make install. > Be aware that LyX has some pretty hairy dependencies, especially as > concerns Qt4. I basically had to install almost everything having to > do with Qt4 to get it to work, but once so installed, LyX worked > perfectly. If, like me, you are averse to Adventures in Dependencies (and like to use Synaptic), you can find a DEB package for LyX 2.0.1 at http://www.getdeb.net/updates/Ubuntu/11.04/?q=lyx. Works fine for me.
Re: visor LyX does not work
Eugenio Raliuga gmail.com> writes: After View > PDF (and with LyX still running), use a terminal to check whether the temporary directory is there and, if so, whether the PDF output file is there. What are the results? Paul
Re: PDF won't generate
Gabriel Hurley gmail.com> writes: > > Windows 7. I am using 2.0.0 because 2.0.1 has not been released for > Windows except through cygwin. And yes, it happens with every lyx > file. 1. Can you find the LyX temporary directory? If so, after View > PDF (pdflatex) and with LyX still open, does Windows Explorer show newfile1.tex parked in that directory? 2. Create a new file and save it somewhere (say, your desktop). Does File > Export > PDF (pdflatex) create a .tex file of the same name alongside it? 3. If you right-click the LyX icon and run it as an administrator, does the same problem occur? Paul
Re: Automatic math toolbar related
Joon Ro gmail.com> writes: > > I edit a document with a lot of math > and I wish I can just have the toolbar on all the time. > With the cursor _not_ in a math inset, go to the View > Toolbars menu and click on "Math Panels (auto)", "Math (auto)" and any other toolbars you want to lock in the displayed position. Repeat the process if you decide you want to return them to automatic mode. Paul
Re: Problem getting started -- cant find ecm fonts
This is a problem with either the DVI viewer or your LaTeX implementation; it is external to LyX. Judging by the error message, it appears that (a) you are on some flavor of Windows (happens to even the best of us at times) and (b) you are using TrueTeX rather than the more common (on Windows) MiKTeX. It's possible there are some TrueTeX users on the list, but you're best bet is probably to look for whatever help forums TrueTeX might offer. Good luck, Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
On 09/04/2011 05:09 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: The appropriate deities having been propitiated, I was able to uninstall MiKTeX and then install the latest version (the basic installation). I then successfully used pdflatex from the command prompt. Now, how do I connect LyX to the new MiKTeX installation? Assuming the appropriate deities stay propitiated (they can be greedy little buggers), start LyX, click Tools > Reconfigure, close and restart LyX when the configuration is done and hope for the best. As a sidebar, during reconfiguration LyX will attempt to create tiny test documents using a zillion different LaTeX classes, most of which you will probably never use yourself. The MiKTeX settings utility gives three choices for what MiKTeX will do when it encounters a request for a class or style not currently installed: 1. automatically attempt to find it on the Internet and install it; 2. automatically skip it (so that the document does not compile); or 3. ask you whether you want to install it. During LyX reconfiguration, option #1 will slow reconfiguration to a crawl (which is okay if you want to go off and read "War and Peace", in the original Russian, while reconfiguring). Option #2 (my favorite) will hasten reconfiguration, and requires minimal involvement by you, but will leave you with a lengthy list of LyX classes marked "unavailable". Option #3 will result in incessant nagging during the installation. My recommendation is to run the MiKTeX package manager before reconfiguring LyX. Look for document classes you use frequently (for me, that's mainly article, amsarticle and beamer) and, if not already installed, install them. Install docbook, too, even if you don't use it; I'm pretty sure the LyX help files (or at least some of them) do. Don't worry about style files (things like titlesec or mdwtools); just get the key document classes. Then set MiKTeX to option #2 and reconfigure LyX. You should end up with all your preferred document classes available in LyX. After reconfiguring, set MiKTeX to either option #1 or #3 (your choice), so that when you try to use a style package (such as titlesec) that isn't installed, MiKTeX goes and fetches it. LyX does not need to be reconfigured after adding (most) style files, just after adding classes. (I oversimplified slightly there -- I think some LyX layouts require both a base class and one or more style files -- but it's close enough for now.) Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
On 09/03/2011 06:46 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Paul Rubin <mailto:ru...@msu.edu>> wrote: No need to uninstally LyX, but yes, I would uninstall MiKTeX. OK, even uninstalling doesn't work right. The error message says, "The operation could not be completed for the following reasons: The IniTeXMF executable could not be found.". Find the MiKTeX directory under C:\Program Files (86) and delete it manually. Then find the MiKTeX directories under your roving profile and any other profile (if you refer back to the error message where it complained about no formats.ini, a bunch of paths were listed there). Next, I would suggest you install the free version of CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download). Once that's installed, it will offer to run itself -- do so, find the tab that cleans the registry, and use that to get rid of any problem keys (pointing to now-nonexistent directories). Personally, I always just tell it fix all the problems it finds. Once you've cleaned the registry, proceed with reinstalling. You may wish to make a sacrifice to the Computing Gods to appease them before reinstalling. Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
On 09/03/2011 06:10 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: No, I still get the error message saying formats.ini doesn't exist. I did a quick search and found a couple of posts (auf Deutsch, so it's a gamble whether I understood them correctly) by someone who experienced the same problem. If my very rusty German served me, reinstalling MiKTeX solved it for him. Should I uninstall LyX and MiKTeX No need to uninstally LyX, but yes, I would uninstall MiKTeX. and then installing an older version of MiKTeX? No, I would go with a newer version. The current version is 2.9. I'm pretty sure I have that installed on Win 7 Home (64 bit) on one machine, and it works there. I would suggest installing a minimal version of MiKTeX with the network installer, and then adding packages as needed. That way, if it's still broken, you will have expended less time finding out. Good luck. Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
On 09/03/2011 05:18 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: There's only one version of the Settings application. When I tried what you described, I got the error message below. MiKTeX Problem Report Message: No formats.ini exists. Data: Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\FormatInfo.cpp Line: 216 MiKTeX: 2.8 OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (build 7601) SystemAdmin: no PowerUser: no Root0: C:\Users\jaia\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.8 Root1: C:\Users\jaia\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.8 Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.8 Root3: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8 UserInstall: C:\Users\jaia\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.8 UserConfig: C:\Users\jaia\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.8 UserData: C:\Users\jaia\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.8 CommonInstall: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8 CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.8 CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.8 Oh boy. Just to add complicating factors, you've got a 64 bit version of Win 7. Theoretically 32 bit apps run fine on the 64 bit version. Less theoretically, installers for 32 bit apps sometimes get confused by the 64 bit version (which installs them in a different place from where they think they're being installed). At least I think that's what goes on. Anyway, before panicking, let's try this. Repeat what you just did, but instead of left-clicking the Settings icon on the Start menu, right click and pick "run as administrator" (wording approximate). Win 7 will ask you if you're sober (or something to that effect); tell it whatever it wants to hear. Click the same two buttons in the same order and see if MiKTeX behaves itself this time. Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
On 09/03/2011 05:00 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote:
I successfully added the MiKTeX bin directory to the system path and
exported a file. Running pdflatex gave this message:
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10
initexmf.exe: No formats.ini exists.
I can't find the default format file!
Okay, this may be progress. In the Start menu, MiKTeX entry, there
should be a folder labeled "Maintenance", and in that a shortcut to an
application that I think is labeled "Settings". I seem to recall that
on Win 7 there are actually two of them, with either the program or
folder name including "Admin" (I'm on Linux right now, so I'm working
from memory). I'm not sure it makes a difference if you're the only
MiKTeX user on the machine, but run the Admin version just to be safe.
On the first tab, click the second button (the label is something like
"Update Formats") and then the first button ("Refresh FNDB"). Then
repeat what you did above and see if the "no formats.ini" message goes
away and (hopefully) the trivial document compiles.
Interestingly, LyX is also saying (in Document > Settings) that all
document classes are unavailable.
That's because LyX thinks you don't have LaTeX installed. Once we sort
out your problems with MiKTeX, reconfiguring and restarting LyX should
solve this.
Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
Jane Shevtsov gmail.com> writes: >> Look at the Edit menu. Second from the bottom it says, "Reconfigure." >> Click on that, then exit LyX and restart it. > > When I did that, even the option of exporting a PDF disappeared.-- This is a game-changer. It suggests that there is a problem with your MiKTeX installation (assuming MiKTeX is what you're using, which on Windows is quite likely). Am I right that View > PDF (pdflatex) is also no longer available? After the reconfiguration, does LyX still offer View > DVI and Export > DVI? If DVI still works but pdflatex is gone, try running the MiKTeX settings application (should be in your Start menu, I think under MiKTeX > Maintenance). Run "Update Formats" and "Refresh FNDB" on the general tab, then reconfigure LyX again and see if that helps. Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
On 09/02/2011 01:24 PM, Jane Shevtsov wrote: On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Paul Rubin <mailto:ru...@msu.edu>> wrote: So, despite the message, the PDF file does not show up in the directory where the LyX doc lives? Try exporting and (with LyX still running) use Windows Explorer to check the LyX temporary directory. (If you're not sure where that is, check Tools > Preferences > Paths > Temporary directory. I could pretty much tell you from memory where it is on XP, but Win 7 moved stuff around, and I'm not on a Win box right now.) Assuming you can find the directory, if the PDF file is sitting in it, then the problem may be something with access permissions for the directory where the source document is (unlikely, but possible). I tried that, changing the temp directory to Documents. I saw lots of intermediate files but not the PDF. So, as Richard points out, something went splat during the process of creating the PDF. In addition to Richard's suggestion, you might try the following. Once again try the export and, with LyX open: 1. Check Document > LaTeX Log and see if any error messages are given. Click "Next Error" to cycle through error messages. If it's grayed out, there were no errors. If there are errors, copy the log to the clipboard and paste the parts with errors into a message here. (The log's likely to be lengthy, so it might be a good idea to lop out stuff not near an error message.) 2. If there are no error messages,look in your redirected buffer directory. One of the intermediate files should be .tex, where is your document name. Open a command prompt there (using Win-R to open the run dialog, and running 'cmd', is a quick way to get a command prompt; use 'cd ' to get to the temp directory). Once there, run 'pdflatex .tex'. Does it produce a PDF file? (If it does, cross-references and bibliographic citations won't be correct, but at least we'll know you can generate a PDF.) Are Acrobat Reader and Foxit on your system command path (meaning: can you run either one from a DOS prompt)? If not, it's possible that adding one or both to your system path and then reconfiguring LyX might fix the problem. How do I do that? The easiest way is a free download: http://www.redfernplace.com/software-projects/patheditor/. Just add the directories containing the .exe files for Reader and Foxit to either the system command path or your personal command path. Note, though, that this has nothing to do with the lack of a PDF output file in the temp directory. This only affects LyX not knowing about the reader programs. Paul
Re: Can't Export PDF from LyX
Jane Shevtsov gmail.com> writes: > > I just installed Lyx 2.0 (upgraded from 1.6 because of a problem I was having, although I used it successfully for quite a while) and I can't export any PDFs, although the message at the bottom says, "Successful export to format: pdf2". So, despite the message, the PDF file does not show up in the directory where the LyX doc lives? Try exporting and (with LyX still running) use Windows Explorer to check the LyX temporary directory. (If you're not sure where that is, check Tools > Preferences > Paths > Temporary directory. I could pretty much tell you from memory where it is on XP, but Win 7 moved stuff around, and I'm not on a Win box right now.) Assuming you can find the directory, if the PDF file is sitting in it, then the problem may be something with access permissions for the directory where the source document is (unlikely, but possible). > I'm running Windows 7 and have both Acrobat Reader 10 and Foxit Reader installed, with Foxit being the default. Also, the only options I'm seeing under Preferences > File Handling > File Formats > PDF (pdflatex) are "None" and "Custom". Are Acrobat Reader and Foxit on your system command path (meaning: can you run either one from a DOS prompt)? If not, it's possible that adding one or both to your system path and then reconfiguring LyX might fix the problem. Paul
Re: Lyx 2.0: can't open new files with Wordpad/Editor
Guest_NP gmx.de> writes: > > You mean filename.doc.lyx? No, I'm pretty sure Eberhard meant that 'doc' would be the document (file) name and 'lyx' the extension. Do your files actually have names with those two extensions (such as myfile.doc.lyx)? If so, how are they created? Paul
Re: Beamer
It turns out this is a bug in the version of hyperref.sty that Jure is using (http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/15783/undefined-control-sequence-hyperlink-error). Paul
Re: Beamer
It looks as if you might have a problem with a hyperlink. Have you added any hyperlinks (beyond the navigational links that beamer provides automatically)? If so, you might try deleting them and see if that helps. Do you have the hyperref package installed (seems likely, but worth checking)? Also, does the problem persist if you select Document > Settings > PDF Properties and select the "Use hyperref support" box? Paul
Re: how to write an Augmented Matrix
Here's a LyX file (including step by step instructions).
Paul
#LyX 2.0 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 413
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\use_default_options true
\maintain_unincluded_children false
\language english
\language_package default
\inputencoding auto
\fontencoding global
\font_roman lmodern
\font_sans lmss
\font_typewriter lmtt
\font_default_family default
\use_non_tex_fonts false
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100
\graphics default
\default_output_format default
\output_sync 0
\bibtex_command default
\index_command default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize letterpaper
\use_geometry true
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\use_mhchem 1
\use_mathdots 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\use_indices false
\paperorientation portrait
\suppress_date false
\use_refstyle 0
\index Index
\shortcut idx
\color #008000
\end_index
\leftmargin 1in
\topmargin 1in
\rightmargin 1in
\bottommargin 1in
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation skip
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\html_math_output 0
\html_css_as_file 0
\html_be_strict false
\end_header
\begin_body
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Formula
\[
\textrm{System: }\begin{aligned}2x-3y=8\\
4x+5y=1
\end{aligned}
\qquad\textrm{Augmented Matrix: }\left[\begin{array}{cc|c}
2 & -3 & 8\\
4 & 5 & 1
\end{array}\right]
\]
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Construction:
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Insert > Math > Display Formula
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Type
\backslash
textrm (space) to create text insert
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
Type
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
System:
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
(including the space)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Exit the text inset (staying inside the formula inset) using the cursor
keys or mouse
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
Type
\backslash
aligned (space) to create an aligned inset
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
Type the first equation and hit Ctrl-Enter to get a second line
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Type the second equation and exit the aligned inset using the arrow key,
space key or mouse
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
Type Ctrl-Space and add a few more spaces to separate the two parts
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Repeat step 2 using the text
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
Augmented Matrix:
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Use Insert > Math > Delimiters to create the brackets for the matrix
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
Use Insert > Math > Array Environment to create a 2x3 array
\end_layout
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
Enter the coefficients
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
With the cursor in the last column (either row), click Edit > Math > Add
Line to Left
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
\end_layout
\end_body
\end_document
Re: listing package with multicol
Kulkarni Shantanu lists.shantanukulkarni.org> writes: > > Hi, > I have to split a program code (done using listing package)in 2 columns. > The ways I have in mind are, > - make minipage 50% of width > - make a table with 2 colums > - use multicol package > > Which of these is preferred? Or any other way that is recommended? > It might depend on why you have to split the code. If it's just to reduce the height of the listing, I'd probably use the multicol package with the multicols option in the listing. Paul
Re: Can't export in PDF
Anaïs Maréchal gmail.com> writes: > > > Hi everybody,I don't know much on Lyx, I tried to search in the previous bug > and on the web but no results.I installed Lyx 2.0.0 on my Windows 7 laptop. > I wrote a text, and when I want to visualize it, I have an error (cannot find > the rapport.pdf file). So I tried to export my file in pdf, and I have an > other error (with ps2pdf, but pdflatex works fine) :"An error happened during > the execution :python -tt "C:/Program Files (x86)/LyX20/bin/../Resources > /scripts/clean_dvi.py""rapport.dvi" "tmpfile.out" "(I translate because I use > the french version, so maybe it's not exactly the same in the english version) Does this happen if you try View > DVI with the document? If so, does the LaTeX log (Document > LaTeX log) show any errors? > > I also have an error from the conversion from bmp(or jpg) to eps, but I should > look on the web to find how to solve this one. Do you have ImageMagick installed? LyX relies on ImageMagick to convert among graphics formats. It also needs Ghostscript installed (IM uses GS when the conversions involve PS, EPS or PDF files). Paul
Re: Error reading theorem modules.
Rudi Gaelzer gmail.com> writes: > Is it possible that the texlive 2010 version in F15 is lacking the > needed packages? I > have the F14 version of texlive 2010 installed in another workstation > and that works all right. I don't think so; the only packages "by type" uses are amsmath.sty and amsthm.sty, and without those all the AMS theorem modules should be borked. I just tried on my laptop (Linux Mint, TeXLive 2010) and got the same error you did. Then I looked in ~/.lyx/layouts and saw that I had old versions of some of the .inc files used by the theorem modules. I deleted those, reconfigured LyX and the module is now working. So you might check there. Paul
Re: changing counter in enumeration environment
Richard Heck comcast.net> writes:
> > Is it possible to do this
> > in lyx? The only way I found was to add
> > die enumaration as plain latex (ERZ) and to use \setcounter{enumi}{2}
> >
> > the goal is:
> >
> > (3) first item
> > (4) second item
> > ...
> >
> No, there's no way to do this directly in LyX.
I think you can (but it's a tad ugly). Insert the enumeration as usual.
At the beginning of the first item, insert the following in ERT
(including the brackets):
[\setcounter{enumi}{2}(2)]
The "(2)" will be the number for the first item, and needs to be formatted
as it will appear in the text. The numbering will be off in the LyX GUI
but should be correct in the output file.
> That said, if the reason
> is that you are trying to continue an earlier enumeration, then use the
> Customizable Lists module, which allows you to do this the enumitem way.
Definitely the preferred route for an interrupted enumeration.
Paul
Re: beamer handouts?
Ignacio Martinez virginia.edu> writes: > I'm trying to create beamer handouts with lyx (in ubuntu 11.04). > This is what I have in mind > http://www.guidodiepen.nl/2009/07/creating-latex-beamer-handouts-with-notes/ > but i don't know where to copy the .sty file and if that is the only > thing that i need to do. Put the .sty file in ~/texmf/tex/latex/beamer (create the directory if necessary). Open a terminal there and run 'texhash'. Then add the usepackage command to the preamble of your LyX presentation and you should be good to go. Paul
Re: Problem with optional arguments on macros
Your test file compiled correctly for me every time I tried (multiple tries within one LyX session, multiple LyX sessions, exported to .tex and compiled outside LyX). Paul
Re: Changing height of certain rows in a table
ChiPro gmail.com> writes: > > Hi, > > how does one change the height of a given row (over multiple columns) > in a table > (i.e. without changing the height for any other row)? > > Thanks. > > Help > Embedded Objects section 2.12.1. Paul
Re: Adding a custom class template
Maxim Lobovsky gmail.com> writes:
> The relevant files can be found attached to this forum post:
> http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=14360
That link gets me their version of a 404 error ("The requested topic does not
exist."). Did your dog by any chance eat the post?
> Additionally, when the compiled directly
> through pdflatex, it seems to work fine.
Does this mean you export the document from LyX to a .tex file, and that
compiles? Or do you mean that you created a test file outside LyX (in TeXWorks)
and that file compiled?
> But when viewing the log output by LyX, I don't see that line there
> and I see this instead("C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX
> 2.9\tex\latex\base\report.cls"
Without access to the layout file, it's hard to say what caused this. Two
questions: (1) what name did you give to the layout file; and (2) what is the
second line of the layout file (should contain \DeclareLaTeXClass)?
Paul
Re: How to find classes and styles Install of texlive installed in $HOME?
Rainer M Krug gmail.com> writes: > > If I just could understand what these commands (texhash, mktexlsr, ..) are doing, then I would no why... I'm no TeXpert, but TeX maintains a database of package locations, which it uses when searching for a particular package. The texhash and mktexlsr commands (I believe texhash is just an alias for mktexlsr) update that database by adding files in or underneath the directory in which the command is run. I'm not positive, but I think they also remove from the database any previously added directories that no longer exist. Paul
Re: Instant preview with tikz?
Rainer M Krug gmail.com> writes: > I am using LyX 2.0.0, and I am wondering if I am doing something wrong, as I > do not get instant preview working for the attached lyx file which contains > a tikz graph wrapped in instant preview. > > > Is it a problem on my side? (instant preview is enabled in the settings.) It previews properly for me (also LyX 2.0.0, on Linux Mint). Does an ordinary math formula preview for you (to verify that you have the preview style installed and preview in general works)? Paul
Re: LyX causes Acrobat Reader Freeze (?)
Liviu Andronic gmail.com> writes: > I assume that this is on 2nd and subsequent compilations. When it is > on the first compilation, acroread doesn't freeze, right? If this is > the case, then it's a bug in acroread: it doesn't automatically reload > a PDF document when it has been resaved to disk. Try File > Reload (or > similar) to see if it solves the problem. Otherwise, consider using > Evince, and try acroread only before submitting. No, this is on the first compilation (as well as on subsequent compilations). Also, in all cases Reader is closed at the time I do View > PDF (pdflatex); I'm not trying to reload a PDF while a previous version is open for display. I just verified that the problem does *not* occur on my laptop, which is the same OS, same versions of LyX and Acrobat Reader, but a 32 bit version of the OS and two cores (the bug occurs on a box with a 64 bit version of the OS and four cores). Paul
Re: textpos in lyx
I tried this and the image appeared to be centered horizontally. If you are still having a problem with it, perhaps you can post a minimal example that demonstrates the problem. Paul
Re: upgrade but keep customized stationery
David Bickel Gmail.com> writes:
>
> After upgrading from version 1.6 to 2.0 (Windows Vista), I no longer
> have access to the words the system recorded whenever I checked
> spelling and told it to "Add" a word it flagged as misspelled. I have
> no idea where those words were stored. Is there a way I can get
> version 2.0 to use them?
>
Disclaimer: I'm answering from memory (and I'm on a Linux box, so I can't check
my memory).
I'm pretty sure you are using Aspell as the spellchecker. Aspell records words
you've added in a dictionary that I believe is named 'personal.pws'. Depending
on whether Aspell is installed for all users or just one user, that could end up
being in any of several places. So my suggestion is to use Vista's file search
capability to look for files by that name (you may find more than one if you've
been adding words in the version of Aspell that LyX 2.0 installed). In fact, I
suggest that you start up LyX 2.0, create a dummy document, insert a word that
Aspell won't believe ("HonestPolitician", all one word, works on more than one
level) and add it when Aspell laughs at you. Now do the search.
The personal dictionaries are just text files, so once you find them (hopefully
there are now two, old and new), just open them both in Notepad, copy all the
good words over to the new one (it will be obvious which is which), delete your
pseudoword from the new one, save it and test to see if spell-checking in LyX
2.0 now recognizes words you added in 1.6.
Paul
Re: changing top margin for one page only
Are you doing something to ensure that the minipages are at the top of the physical page? The only two ways I know off-hand to do that are to manually break the page immediately before them or to put them in a float. From your message, it does not sound as though you are breaking the page. One kludge that should work (and involves no extra packages) is to insert custom spacing. Position the cursor immediately preceding (and just outside) the first minipage, click Insert > Formatting > Vertical Space..., set the spacing to Custom, and insert a negative value (using your preferred units). If the minipages are in a float, this goes inside the float. Paul
Re: # in URL cause compiling to hang
I just created a test doc (article class) in LyX 2.0, insert a URL (in a URL inset) containing a hash character (#), and it worked just fine in PDF output. Escaping it with a backslash caused problems. That said, if you replace the hash character with %23 in the URL, you get the same result, and that may avoid whatever caused the error message. Paul
Re: Install lyx 2 in windows with 1.6.10
Waluyo Adi Siswanto gmail.com> writes: > Is that possible to have lyx 2, while maintaining 1.6.10 in the machine. Yes. LyX 2 will install into a different directory than 1.6.10, and will use a different user directory, so I think there should be no collisions. I ran them in parallel on an XP box for a while. > If it is possible, which lyx 2 installer that I can use. I used the standard installer for 2.0, but I suspect either will work. Paul
Re: Noun (smallcaps) in Section title
Manolo Martínez austrohungaro.com> writes:
> A quick question. If I use the Noun character style in a Section title,
> article(paper) ignores me and renders it in lowercase. Is there a way to
> override the style in this particular respect?
Document classes frequently dictate the font for headings (overruling your
choice). The sectsty package allows you to set font styles for headings, but it
does not work with article(paper). If you're willing to switch to a class
sectsty supports, that is one way to get what you want. Another possibility is
to put this in your preamble:
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat*{\section}{\bfseries\sc}
That will put section titles in small caps, but they will not be bold face.
Paul
Re: Can't convert
On 06/29/2011 02:35 PM, William Hanson wrote: Richard, Paul, LyX Users, It's been over a week since I've been able to convert to finished text in either LyX 1.6.7 or 2.0.0 (using DVI or View). I've received many suggestions, for which I am grateful, but nothing has worked. Is there a way to wipe both versions of LyX off my computer and start over from scratch? My OS is Windows XP. Yes. You can run the uninstallers: go to Control Panel, look for the category that says install/uninstall software, click uninstall to get a list of software for which Windows has identified an uninstaller, and use that to wipe both versions. (As an aside, there's a very nice freeware program for Windows called CCleaner that, among other things, will do the same thing, but a bit faster. It also has a registry cleaner, which is useful for zapping wayward registry entries that many uninstallers leave behind.) After uninstalling, look for the LyX program directories (under C:\Program Files) and the user directories (which you've previously visited) and delete anything that may have been left behind. Paul
Re: no classes available after installation of 1.6.10 and 2.0.0-3
On 06/28/2011 03:54 AM, Matthias Hunstig wrote: It only partly worked for 1.6.10. I now have a very limited and to my eyes strange selection of classes available, the rest is still markes as unavailable; see attachment. In 2.0.0., there are still not classes available in the menu at all. Are there classes that you know you have installed in MiKTeX but do not appear on the list in 1.6.10? It seems to be finding the classes you would get with a minimal installation of MiKTeX. Also, did you try reconfiguring 1.6.10 after you deleted the local user directory? I can't remember: have we looked at your configuration log for 2.0.0? Paul
Re: Indent picture (only)
Dirk Heine common-future.org> writes: > Thanks for your reply. The picture is not a wrap float; it is a logo > in a letter (g-brief-2) and positioned above the text. The picture's > boundary is currently too far to the right and I would like to push it > a bit leftwards (yes, somewhat intruding into the left margin). I > would be grateful for advice how this is possible. You can position the cursor just left of the picture, click Insert > Formatting > Horizontal Space..., set the Spacing field to Custom, set the units drop-down to whatever units you favor, and insert a negative number in the Value field; then click Ok. Paul
