Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@princeton.edu wrote: Glad you got it figured out. Since you said that you had it working on another computer, it might be helpful to note that your custom converters (and file formats) are stored in your preferences. So you should be able to move those over. Be careful if you have different LyX versions though because there are different formats for the preferences files. So look at what the first non-comment line of your preferences is. If they are the same, you're safe. If they are different, my guess is that you're still safe but no guarantees. Just noticed this. Immediately after the post to which you were responding, I recreated the converter that I had on the old computer. [There was only one, from a Scrivener-generated TeX file to LyX.] After reading the above I wonder if I should have done that. Not sure what you mean by the first non-comment line of my preferences. Are your referring to preferences generally? Or to /file handling/converters specifically? And if the former, what specifically would be the first non-comment line? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@princeton.edu wrote: Glad you got it figured out. Since you said that you had it working on another computer, it might be helpful to note that your custom converters (and file formats) are stored in your preferences. So you should be able to move those over. Be careful if you have different LyX versions though because there are different formats for the preferences files. So look at what the first non-comment line of your preferences is. If they are the same, you're safe. If they are different, my guess is that you're still safe but no guarantees. Just noticed this. Immediately after the post to which you were responding, I recreated the converter that I had on the old computer. [There was only one, from a Scrivener-generated TeX file to LyX.] After reading the above I wonder if I should have done that. Not sure what you mean by the first non-comment line of my preferences. Are your referring to preferences generally? Or to /file handling/converters specifically? And if the former, what specifically would be the first non-comment line? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@princeton.edu> wrote: > Glad you got it figured out. Since you said that you had it working on > another computer, it might be helpful to note that your custom > converters (and file formats) are stored in your preferences. So you > should be able to move those over. Be careful if you have different > LyX versions though because there are different formats for the > preferences files. So look at what the first non-comment line of your > preferences is. If they are the same, you're safe. If they are > different, my guess is that you're still safe but no guarantees. Just noticed this. Immediately after the post to which you were responding, I recreated the converter that I had on the old computer. [There was only one, from a Scrivener-generated TeX file to LyX.] After reading the above I wonder if I should have done that. Not sure what you mean by the "first non-comment line" of my preferences. Are your referring to preferences generally? Or to /file handling/converters specifically? And if the former, what specifically would be the "first non-comment line"? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits." - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@princeton.edu wrote: On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: So, how do I add a converter? First put in your settings (From format, To format, Converter, etc.), then click add. First, thanks. My first reaction was, Of course! But I didn't way to enter a new From format. Then I figured out that that is done under File Formats -- New. So you helped me get it done. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman
Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Scott Kostyshak skost...@princeton.edu wrote: On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: So, how do I add a converter? First put in your settings (From format, To format, Converter, etc.), then click add. First, thanks. My first reaction was, Of course! But I didn't way to enter a new From format. Then I figured out that that is done under File Formats -- New. So you helped me get it done. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before. - Richard Feynman
Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@princeton.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> So, how do I add a converter?
>
> First put in your settings ("From format", "To format", "Converter",
> etc.), then click add.
First, thanks. My first reaction was, "Of course!" But I didn't way to enter a
new "From format". Then I figured out that that is done under "File Formats -->
New." So you helped me get it done.
--
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon
you learn something no one has learned before."
- Richard Feynman
How do you add a converter?
I'm in the process of getting set up on a new computer. I want to add a converter for Scrivener that was given to me here that I have on the installation on the old computer, but the add button for doing that is greyed out. Thought maybe if I had a file open it would become available, but not so. So, how do I add a converter? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” - Aldo Leopold
How do you add a converter?
I'm in the process of getting set up on a new computer. I want to add a converter for Scrivener that was given to me here that I have on the installation on the old computer, but the add button for doing that is greyed out. Thought maybe if I had a file open it would become available, but not so. So, how do I add a converter? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” - Aldo Leopold
How do you add a converter?
I'm in the process of getting set up on a new computer. I want to add a converter for Scrivener that was given to me here that I have on the installation on the old computer, but the "add" button for doing that is greyed out. Thought maybe if I had a file open it would become available, but not so. So, how do I add a converter? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” - Aldo Leopold
LyX.app can't be opened
New computer. Now on OS X Mountain Lion. When I started LyX after installing it, I got a message saying, LyX.app can't be opened because it's from an unidentified developer. What do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net With an ounce of willingness, everything can change. - Kim
Re: LyX.app can't be opened
On Jun 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Stephan Witt st.w...@gmx.net wrote: Use right mouse button click… Open… The only option when I do that is Open with. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
LyX.app can't be opened
New computer. Now on OS X Mountain Lion. When I started LyX after installing it, I got a message saying, LyX.app can't be opened because it's from an unidentified developer. What do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net With an ounce of willingness, everything can change. - Kim
Re: LyX.app can't be opened
On Jun 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Stephan Witt st.w...@gmx.net wrote: Use right mouse button click… Open… The only option when I do that is Open with. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits. - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
LyX.app can't be opened
New computer. Now on OS X Mountain Lion. When I started LyX after installing it, I got a message saying, "LyX.app can't be opened because it's from an unidentified developer." What do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Re: LyX.app can't be opened
On Jun 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net> wrote: > Use right mouse button click… Open… The only option when I do that is "Open with." -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits." - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
Re: Using LyX to edit organise bibliographies
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:23 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Moreover, it is not even clear that BibTeX will remain the only database format for TeX users. Biber, a much more flexible and heavily developed BibTeX replacement, is starting to integrate other formats (such as EndNote). One more reason, in my opinion, to keep LyX away from these complexities. Late coming to this topic, but I've been wondering about exploiting Zotero for reference, citation, and bibliography management. I'm familiar with some work that's been done on this http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/15784/biblatex-export-translator/ but perhaps there have been other developments elsewhere. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. Samara Alnafdage
Re: Using LyX to edit organise bibliographies
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:23 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Moreover, it is not even clear that BibTeX will remain the only database format for TeX users. Biber, a much more flexible and heavily developed BibTeX replacement, is starting to integrate other formats (such as EndNote). One more reason, in my opinion, to keep LyX away from these complexities. Late coming to this topic, but I've been wondering about exploiting Zotero for reference, citation, and bibliography management. I'm familiar with some work that's been done on this http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/15784/biblatex-export-translator/ but perhaps there have been other developments elsewhere. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net The most important thing is the tee-shirt. Samara Alnafdage
Re: Using LyX to edit & organise bibliographies
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:23 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > Moreover, it is not even clear that BibTeX will remain the only > database format for TeX users. Biber, a much more flexible and heavily > developed BibTeX replacement, is starting to integrate other formats > (such as EndNote). One more reason, in my opinion, to keep LyX away > from these complexities. Late coming to this topic, but I've been wondering about exploiting Zotero for reference, citation, and bibliography management. I'm familiar with some work that's been done on this <http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/15784/biblatex-export-translator/> but perhaps there have been other developments elsewhere. ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "The most important thing is the tee-shirt." Samara Alnafdage
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: We'd need the lyx file to make final judgments, but from a look at the PDF my guess is that your bibliography does not actually use the bibliograüphy environment. Set the cursor in the Aristotle, Metaphysics line and look in the style combo what paragraph style you have. If it's not Bibliography, then my guess is right, and you should re-read sec. 6.5 of the User Guide. Thanks, Jürgen. My apologies for taking so long to get back on this. And for not sending the proper file. And, yes, you were right. I did not---I do not---understand the bibliography environment. Especially, at this point, I do not understand how to combine footnotes and a bibliographic entry. I need to study and experiment more. But not right now. I will be back. Probably for help. But with something specific. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: We'd need the lyx file to make final judgments, but from a look at the PDF my guess is that your bibliography does not actually use the bibliograüphy environment. Set the cursor in the Aristotle, Metaphysics line and look in the style combo what paragraph style you have. If it's not Bibliography, then my guess is right, and you should re-read sec. 6.5 of the User Guide. Thanks, Jürgen. My apologies for taking so long to get back on this. And for not sending the proper file. And, yes, you were right. I did not---I do not---understand the bibliography environment. Especially, at this point, I do not understand how to combine footnotes and a bibliographic entry. I need to study and experiment more. But not right now. I will be back. Probably for help. But with something specific. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Our world is a human world. - Hilary Putnam
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > We'd need the lyx file to make final judgments, but from a look at the PDF my > guess is that your bibliography does not actually use the bibliograüphy > environment. Set the cursor in the "Aristotle, Metaphysics" line and look in > the style combo what paragraph style you have. If it's not "Bibliography", > then my guess is right, and you should re-read sec. 6.5 of the User Guide. Thanks, Jürgen. My apologies for taking so long to get back on this. And for not sending the proper file. And, yes, you were right. I did not---I do not---understand the bibliography environment. Especially, at this point, I do not understand how to combine footnotes and a bibliographic entry. I need to study and experiment more. But not right now. I will be back. Probably for help. But with something specific. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Our world is a human world." - Hilary Putnam
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:35 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: 2012/9/26 Eric Weir: On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that empty line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the empty bibliographic entry, and then the bibliographic data. But then backspace shouldn't delete the header (it does not here). OTOH you can also hit Del while you are in the empty item. Thanks, Jürgen. I'm on a Mac. Backspace and Del are the same. And the header is deleted when the empty item is deleted. Every time I delete the empty item and then reset the environment to bibliography, it reinsterts the empty item and increments it by 1. It's now Key - 5[] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Les Denham wrote: I had exactly the same problem a few months ago, and I did eventually fix it. But I was never sure exactly how I did it. I think the problem arose when I did some cutting and pasting among the references. Thanks, Les. I did do some of that recently. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:35 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: 2012/9/26 Eric Weir: On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that empty line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the empty bibliographic entry, and then the bibliographic data. But then backspace shouldn't delete the header (it does not here). OTOH you can also hit Del while you are in the empty item. Thanks, Jürgen. I'm on a Mac. Backspace and Del are the same. And the header is deleted when the empty item is deleted. Every time I delete the empty item and then reset the environment to bibliography, it reinsterts the empty item and increments it by 1. It's now Key - 5[] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful? - Mary Oliver
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Les Denham wrote: I had exactly the same problem a few months ago, and I did eventually fix it. But I was never sure exactly how I did it. I think the problem arose when I did some cutting and pasting among the references. Thanks, Les. I did do some of that recently. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:35 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > 2012/9/26 Eric Weir: >> >> On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: >> >>>> If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. >>> >>> This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that >>> empty >>> line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. >> >> Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the "empty bibliographic entry," >> and then the bibliographic data. > > But then backspace shouldn't delete the header (it does not here). > > OTOH you can also hit Del while you are in the empty item. Thanks, Jürgen. I'm on a Mac. Backspace and Del are the same. And the header is deleted when the empty item is deleted. Every time I delete the empty item and then reset the environment to bibliography, it reinsterts the empty item and increments it by 1. It's now Key - 5[] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" - Mary Oliver
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Les Denham wrote: > I had exactly the same problem a few months ago, and I did eventually > fix it. But I was never sure exactly how I did it. > > I think the problem arose when I did some cutting and pasting among the > references. Thanks, Les. I did do some of that recently. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that empty line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the empty bibliographic entry, and then the bibliographic data. -- Eric Weir You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement. Chris Crass
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that empty line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the empty bibliographic entry, and then the bibliographic data. -- Eric Weir You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement. Chris Crass
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: >> If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. > > This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that > empty > line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the "empty bibliographic entry," and then the bibliographic data. ------ Eric Weir "You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement." Chris Crass
Key - 1 [1]
The characters in the subject heading now appear in a LyX document the bibliography between the heading and the bibliographic list. I do not remember it being there before. When compiled [1] appears in the same place in the compiled document. Again, I do not remember it being there before. If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. How do I---can I?---get rid of these characters? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead. - Tao Te Ching 67
Key - 1 [1]
The characters in the subject heading now appear in a LyX document the bibliography between the heading and the bibliographic list. I do not remember it being there before. When compiled [1] appears in the same place in the compiled document. Again, I do not remember it being there before. If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. How do I---can I?---get rid of these characters? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead. - Tao Te Ching 67
Key - 1 [1]
The characters in the subject heading now appear in a LyX document the bibliography between the heading and the bibliographic list. I do not remember it being there before. When compiled "[1]" appears in the same place in the compiled document. Again, I do not remember it being there before. If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. How do I---can I?---get rid of these characters? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/06/2012 01:20 PM, Eric Weir wrote: It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX but they compile. This is probably the best way. It would then be easy, once the issue about Advanced FR is resolved, to replace these by pretty quotes. Thanks, Richard. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - Chief Seattle.
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/06/2012 01:20 PM, Eric Weir wrote: It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX but they compile. This is probably the best way. It would then be easy, once the issue about Advanced FR is resolved, to replace these by pretty quotes. Thanks, Richard. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - Chief Seattle.
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/06/2012 01:20 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in >> TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX >> but they compile. > > This is probably the best way. It would then be easy, once the issue about > Advanced F is resolved, to replace these by pretty quotes. Thanks, Richard. ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle.
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: For the time being, you need to do some search/replace (Advances Search will help). That's my solution for now. But advanced search is unavailable to me. On my Mac, when called from the menu, it opens under the menu bar. It can't be moved, the settings button is inaccessible, and I don't know how to close it. It closes, but I have no idea why. I recommend to check out the csquotes LaTeX package. This is not natively supported by LyX but provides dynamic quotation marks. I've skimmed the manual. Will take a closer look before I dump my next document in lyx. I need a solution. Strange to me that lyx is inflexible in this way. -- Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I need a solution. Suggestions on the Vim list lead me to this wikipedia article on the Option key. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_key With it's help I learned that Option+[ gives “ and Shitf+Option+[ gives ”. It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX but they compile. So I just have to get out of the habit of typing when composing for LyX. -- Eric Weir With an ounce of willingness, everything can change. - Kim
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: For the time being, you need to do some search/replace (Advances Search will help). That's my solution for now. But advanced search is unavailable to me. On my Mac, when called from the menu, it opens under the menu bar. It can't be moved, the settings button is inaccessible, and I don't know how to close it. It closes, but I have no idea why. I recommend to check out the csquotes LaTeX package. This is not natively supported by LyX but provides dynamic quotation marks. I've skimmed the manual. Will take a closer look before I dump my next document in lyx. I need a solution. Strange to me that lyx is inflexible in this way. -- Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Eric Weir wrote: I need a solution. Suggestions on the Vim list lead me to this wikipedia article on the Option key. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_key With it's help I learned that Option+[ gives “ and Shitf+Option+[ gives ”. It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX but they compile. So I just have to get out of the habit of typing when composing for LyX. -- Eric Weir With an ounce of willingness, everything can change. - Kim
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > For the time being, you need > to do some search/replace (Advances Search will help). That's my solution for now. But advanced search is unavailable to me. On my Mac, when called from the menu, it opens under the menu bar. It can't be moved, the "settings" button is inaccessible, and I don't know how to close it. It closes, but I have no idea why. > I recommend to > check out the csquotes LaTeX package. This is not natively supported > by LyX but provides dynamic quotation marks. I've skimmed the manual. Will take a closer look before I dump my next document in lyx. I need a solution. Strange to me that lyx is inflexible in this way. ------ Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > I need a solution. Suggestions on the Vim list lead me to this wikipedia article on the Option key. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_key> With it's help I learned that Option+[ gives “ and Shitf+Option+[ gives ”. It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX but they compile. So I just have to get out of the habit of typing " when composing for LyX. -- Eric Weir "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote: I haven't used OO for some time, but as I recall the first line of an XHTML file confuses it. Open the XHTML file with Vim or a read editor like Emacs (sorry, couln't resist) and delete the first line. I think you will have better luck with the Lyx - XHTML OO Word route than with other converters. Thanks, Alan. No offense regarding Emacs. I have no experience with it. I just know I love Vim. -;) I'll give your suggestion a try. As a result of suggestions here regarding the lyx xhtml LO doc [or rtf] route, I've installed LO and didn't have good luck on the first try with it either. I'll give your suggestion a try on it, too. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote: I haven't used OO for some time, but as I recall the first line of an XHTML file confuses it. Open the XHTML file with Vim or a read editor like Emacs (sorry, couln't resist) and delete the first line. I think you will have better luck with the Lyx - XHTML OO Word route than with other converters. Thanks, Alan. No offense regarding Emacs. I have no experience with it. I just know I love Vim. -;) I'll give your suggestion a try. As a result of suggestions here regarding the lyx xhtml LO doc [or rtf] route, I've installed LO and didn't have good luck on the first try with it either. I'll give your suggestion a try on it, too. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote: > I haven't used OO for some time, but as I recall the first line of an > XHTML file confuses it. Open the XHTML file with Vim or a read editor > like Emacs (sorry, couln't resist) and delete the first line. > > I think you will have better luck with the Lyx -> XHTML > OO > Word > route than with other converters. Thanks, Alan. No offense regarding Emacs. I have no experience with it. I just know I love Vim. -;) I'll give your suggestion a try. As a result of suggestions here regarding the lyx > xhtml > LO > doc [or rtf] route, I've installed LO and didn't have good luck on the first try with it either. I'll give your suggestion a try on it, too. ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: make checkmake install Thanks Eberhard. I did 'make make install.' Did I miss anything my not including 'check'? [I'm on a mac.] -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: You may consider to use macports. Thanks, Stephan. I was discouraged by a guy that helped on the mac support forums not to use things like macports or homebrew. I don't remember the reason, but I've played it safe since. In any case, I went ahead and compiled. Only problem was locating and downloading xcode. [It was my first ever---as I recall--compile.] Seems to have gone through without a hitch. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life. - Wendell Berry
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
As indicated in an earlier post, I've installed latex2rtf. When I do 'latex2rtf filename' I get '(Not set):1 Cannot open filename.' What else do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under 'view other formats' or 'file export' or 'file export other formats. Tools Reconfigure? And restart LyX? Did that. Quit and restarted and did it again. Still not showing up. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: make checkmake install Thanks Eberhard. I did 'make make install.' Did I miss anything my not including 'check'? [I'm on a mac.] -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: You may consider to use macports. Thanks, Stephan. I was discouraged by a guy that helped on the mac support forums not to use things like macports or homebrew. I don't remember the reason, but I've played it safe since. In any case, I went ahead and compiled. Only problem was locating and downloading xcode. [It was my first ever---as I recall--compile.] Seems to have gone through without a hitch. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life. - Wendell Berry
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
As indicated in an earlier post, I've installed latex2rtf. When I do 'latex2rtf filename' I get '(Not set):1 Cannot open filename.' What else do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under 'view other formats' or 'file export' or 'file export other formats. Tools Reconfigure? And restart LyX? Did that. Quit and restarted and did it again. Still not showing up. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > make check& install Thanks Eberhard. I did 'make && make install.' Did I miss anything my not including 'check'? [I'm on a mac.] -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: > You may consider to use macports. Thanks, Stephan. I was discouraged by a guy that helped on the mac support forums not to use things like macports or homebrew. I don't remember the reason, but I've played it safe since. In any case, I went ahead and compiled. Only problem was locating and downloading xcode. [It was my first ever---as I recall--compile.] Seems to have gone through without a hitch. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life." - Wendell Berry
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
As indicated in an earlier post, I've installed latex2rtf. When I do 'latex2rtf filename' I get '(Not set):1 Cannot open filename.' What else do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under >> 'view other formats' or 'file > export' or 'file > export > other formats. > > Tools > Reconfigure? And restart LyX? Did that. Quit and restarted and did it again. Still not showing up. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Web Server Issues
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Richard Heck wrote: I am hopeful that the issues with the web server have finally been resolved. Thanks, Richard. Haven't checked yet this morning, but I was able to get on yesterday. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Richard Heck wrote: The problem here is that these are entered into the file as double-quote characters, whereas they should be in there as LyX's quote inset, which will actually appear on screen as opening and closing quotes. If you type a double-quote character (i.e., Shift-single quote, on a US keyboard, anyway), do you get that character, or do you get something else? I get an opening or closing quote, on screen, depending upon the context. Thanks, Richard. As I indicated, this document was composed in Vim. When I open it in a word processor, the beginning and ending quotes are also identical but neutral, i.e., straight up and down without any curvature either way. If I enter quotes in lyx, there is a correct differentiation of the beginning and ending quote. However, the characters look different, i.e., the ending character is not the same one that appears elsewhere in the document. This is a problem I'd like to solve. I am going to be composing in Vim. Only when I'm close to being ready to a final draft will I move to lyx. I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on the lyx side, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Hatred destroys. Love heals. - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on the lyx side, too. I notice that under documents settings language there are two buttons labeled language default and other, with a dropdown list of options for the latter. The former shows as selected, but both are greyed out. Might one of the options under other affect encoding of quote characters? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one. - Voltaire
Re: Web Server Issues
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Richard Heck wrote: I am hopeful that the issues with the web server have finally been resolved. Thanks, Richard. Haven't checked yet this morning, but I was able to get on yesterday. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred. - Amos Oz
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Richard Heck wrote: The problem here is that these are entered into the file as double-quote characters, whereas they should be in there as LyX's quote inset, which will actually appear on screen as opening and closing quotes. If you type a double-quote character (i.e., Shift-single quote, on a US keyboard, anyway), do you get that character, or do you get something else? I get an opening or closing quote, on screen, depending upon the context. Thanks, Richard. As I indicated, this document was composed in Vim. When I open it in a word processor, the beginning and ending quotes are also identical but neutral, i.e., straight up and down without any curvature either way. If I enter quotes in lyx, there is a correct differentiation of the beginning and ending quote. However, the characters look different, i.e., the ending character is not the same one that appears elsewhere in the document. This is a problem I'd like to solve. I am going to be composing in Vim. Only when I'm close to being ready to a final draft will I move to lyx. I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on the lyx side, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Hatred destroys. Love heals. - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on the lyx side, too. I notice that under documents settings language there are two buttons labeled language default and other, with a dropdown list of options for the latter. The former shows as selected, but both are greyed out. Might one of the options under other affect encoding of quote characters? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one. - Voltaire
Re: Web Server Issues
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > I am hopeful that the issues with the web server have finally been resolved. Thanks, Richard. Haven't checked yet this morning, but I was able to get on yesterday. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > The problem here is that these are entered into the file as double-quote > characters, whereas they should be in there as LyX's quote inset, which will > actually appear on screen as opening and closing quotes. If you type a > double-quote character (i.e., Shift-single quote, on a US keyboard, anyway), > do you get that character, or do you get something else? I get an opening or > closing quote, on screen, depending upon the context. Thanks, Richard. As I indicated, this document was composed in Vim. When I open it in a word processor, the beginning and ending quotes are also identical but neutral, i.e., straight up and down without any curvature either way. If I enter quotes in lyx, there is a correct differentiation of the beginning and ending quote. However, the characters look different, i.e., the ending character is not the same one that appears elsewhere in the document. This is a problem I'd like to solve. I am going to be composing in Vim. Only when I'm close to being ready to a final draft will I move to lyx. I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on the lyx side, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being > used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on > the lyx side, too. I notice that under documents > settings > language there are two buttons labeled "language default" and "other," with a dropdown list of options for the latter. The former shows as selected, but both are greyed out. Might one of the options under "other" affect encoding of quote characters? ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for several weeks already. Thanks, Ray. Good to hear. I don't see any of my documents every getting more complicated than this. Longer, maybe, but never more complicated. Maybe you could give me a little help with latext2rtf? Like, where do I get it? [Is it in the lyx pacage?] How do I install it? [Is it installed to lyx or independently of it?] How do I invoke it? [From within lyx or the terminal or some other way?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: Reconfigure. Reconfigure. Reconfigure. el On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with LyX/LaTeX. Why is the RTF option under View other formats greyed out? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Hatred destroys. Love heals. - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:04 AM, Jerry wrote: I started a new thread that might be of interest to this one (and how many before?): The thread is Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc? Good. Pandoc intrigues me, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. - Richard Mourdock
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Aug 1, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/01/2012 08:19 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. Obviously, we have some problem. I'll see if I can sort out what it is. Still not able to get on the site. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead. - Tao Te Ching 67
Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
Since my original post got no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily installed. If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to download XCode. Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make sudo make install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. Thanks, Ray---and Liviu, too. Sorry, if I was given the link to latex2rtf I didn't realize It. Probably because I was assuming it was a script somewhere in the lyx package, or maybe in my tex/latex install, and that I just needed either to get it recognize by lyx or learn how to run it from the terminal. I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. - Richard Mourdock
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/02/2012 09:09 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Sincemy original postgot no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? Can you post a small example file?Thanks Richard,I'm guessing you wanted the lyx file. The is the document I'm working on. It's not very big. I've italicized the first occurence of a quote. It's on the first page. --Eric Weir"With an ounce of willingness, everything can change."- Kim advancing-validity-review-3.lyx Description: Binary data
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. In the mean time, you might have some luck by exporting to LyXHTML and importing into LibO, or by exporting to HTML after installing eLyXer (link provided previously, or simply search on Google) and reconfiguring LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I downloaded LibO yesterday. I tried opening the xhtml file and got nothing. I didn't find an appropriate encoding that could be specified before opening the file. I'll check out the eLyXer option. While I'm at it, what is the view rich text format in the view other formats button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? Last, I believe you mentioned to me that someone was working on package to add project management to lyx's capabilities. As I recall in response to my mentioning Scrivener. Is that still in the works? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for several weeks already. Thanks, Ray. Good to hear. I don't see any of my documents every getting more complicated than this. Longer, maybe, but never more complicated. Maybe you could give me a little help with latext2rtf? Like, where do I get it? [Is it in the lyx pacage?] How do I install it? [Is it installed to lyx or independently of it?] How do I invoke it? [From within lyx or the terminal or some other way?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: Reconfigure. Reconfigure. Reconfigure. el On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with LyX/LaTeX. Why is the RTF option under View other formats greyed out? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Hatred destroys. Love heals. - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:04 AM, Jerry wrote: I started a new thread that might be of interest to this one (and how many before?): The thread is Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc? Good. Pandoc intrigues me, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. - Richard Mourdock
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Aug 1, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/01/2012 08:19 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. Obviously, we have some problem. I'll see if I can sort out what it is. Still not able to get on the site. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead. - Tao Te Ching 67
Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
Since my original post got no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose. - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily installed. If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to download XCode. Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make sudo make install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. Thanks, Ray---and Liviu, too. Sorry, if I was given the link to latex2rtf I didn't realize It. Probably because I was assuming it was a script somewhere in the lyx package, or maybe in my tex/latex install, and that I just needed either to get it recognize by lyx or learn how to run it from the terminal. I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. - Richard Mourdock
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/02/2012 09:09 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Sincemy original postgot no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? Can you post a small example file?Thanks Richard,I'm guessing you wanted the lyx file. The is the document I'm working on. It's not very big. I've italicized the first occurence of a quote. It's on the first page. --Eric Weir"With an ounce of willingness, everything can change."- Kim advancing-validity-review-3.lyx Description: Binary data
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. In the mean time, you might have some luck by exporting to LyXHTML and importing into LibO, or by exporting to HTML after installing eLyXer (link provided previously, or simply search on Google) and reconfiguring LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I downloaded LibO yesterday. I tried opening the xhtml file and got nothing. I didn't find an appropriate encoding that could be specified before opening the file. I'll check out the eLyXer option. While I'm at it, what is the view rich text format in the view other formats button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? Last, I believe you mentioned to me that someone was working on package to add project management to lyx's capabilities. As I recall in response to my mentioning Scrivener. Is that still in the works? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to >> see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. > > For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, > you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for > several weeks already. Thanks, Ray. Good to hear. I don't see any of my documents every getting more complicated than this. Longer, maybe, but never more complicated. Maybe you could give me a little help with latext2rtf? Like, where do I get it? [Is it in the lyx pacage?] How do I install it? [Is it installed to lyx or independently of it?] How do I invoke it? [From within lyx or the terminal or some other way?] ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > Reconfigure. > Reconfigure. > Reconfigure. > > el > > On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> >>> Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with >>> LyX/LaTeX. >> >> Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? >> >> ------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA >> eew...@bellsouth.net >> >> "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, >> men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." >> >> - Chief Seattle >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:04 AM, Jerry wrote: > I started a new thread that might be of interest to this one (and how many > before?): > > The thread is "Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc?" Good. Pandoc intrigues me, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Aug 1, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/01/2012 08:19 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> >>> For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. >> >> >> I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. >> > Obviously, we have some problem. I'll see if I can sort out what it is. Still not able to get on the site. ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
Since my original post got no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to >>> install latex2rtf? >>> >> I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're >> not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile >> the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use >> Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily >> installed. > > If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and > install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to > download XCode. > > Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf > manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the > unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make && sudo make > install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) > just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. Thanks, Ray---and Liviu, too. Sorry, if I was given the link to latex2rtf I didn't realize It. Probably because I was assuming it was a script somewhere in the lyx package, or maybe in my tex/latex install, and that I just needed either to get it recognize by lyx or learn how to run it from the terminal. I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/02/2012 09:09 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Since my original post got no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? Can you post a small example file?Thanks Richard,I'm guessing you wanted the lyx file. The is the document I'm working on. It's not very big. I've italicized the first occurence of a quote. It's on the first page. --Eric Weir"With an ounce of willingness, everything can change."- Kim advancing-validity-review-3.lyx Description: Binary data
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear >> instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably >> not till the weekend. >> > In the mean time, you might have some luck by exporting to LyXHTML and > importing into LibO, or by exporting to HTML after installing eLyXer > (link provided previously, or simply search on Google) and > reconfiguring LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I downloaded LibO yesterday. I tried opening the xhtml file and got nothing. I didn't find an appropriate encoding that could be specified before opening the file. I'll check out the eLyXer option. While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? Last, I believe you mentioned to me that someone was working on package to add project management to lyx's capabilities. As I recall in response to my mentioning Scrivener. Is that still in the works? ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. -- Eric Weir You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement. Chris Crass
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can discern references to specific tools in all the code. How is this script used? Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT. [Is the latter a separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice handle it differently? -- Eric Weir Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file handling another converter is selected. My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. How do I install a converter? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive. - Zygmunt Bauman
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. -- Eric Weir You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement. Chris Crass
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can discern references to specific tools in all the code. How is this script used? Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT. [Is the latter a separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. - Chief Seattle
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice handle it differently? -- Eric Weir Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file handling another converter is selected. My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. How do I install a converter? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive. - Zygmunt Bauman
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. -- Eric Weir "You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement." Chris Crass
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that > these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > > Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are > supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). > Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can discern references to specific tools in all the code. How is this script used? Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, "eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT." [Is the latter a separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
