Re: Charactersstickingtooneanother (Memoire class)
It is showing up in the PDF too and in the printed copy also! On the screen it looks fine. FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org On 28 April 2011 07:23, Jim Oldfield wrote: > > > > > > A peculiar problem: when I set a word in italics, it tends > > tosticktothenextword, unless I manually place an inter-word space > > between both. This can be quite time-consuming. > > > > > As David says, this is only a display problem in LyX. If you when you preview > the file as a PDF everything looks OK, eventhewordsstucktogether, then this > is a > known bug. It's fixed in LyX 2.0.0, which comes out very soon. > > In the meantime, you try other screen fonts (in Tools>Preferences), some of > which might not suffer so badly from this problem. This won't affect the PDF > output, which instead uses the font in Document>Settings. > > On the other hand, if you see the problem even in the PDF, and you're sure you > entered spaces, please file a bug. > > Jim
Charactersstickingtooneanother (Memoire class)
Dear all: I'm using Book Memoire class to set books, using Palatino or Times Roman. A peculiar problem: when I set a word in italics, it tends tosticktothenextword, unless I manually place an inter-word space between both. This can be quite time-consuming. Could you tell me what's going wrong? I could send you a lyx file if you'd like to see the problem. FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org
Spellchecker
Any good British English spellchecker I could set up for Lyx, and guidelines to help me? Secondly, how do I create a set-up that would take Portuguese as my default language, and also do the correct word-breaks at the end of a line? FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org
Re: Typesetting in Devanagari
Thanks very much Julio, that was just what I needed. FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org On 19 April 2011 21:20, Julio Rojas wrote: > Dear Frederick, I don't know if this is what you wanted or if you > wanted to do it directly from LyX. Anyway, here it goes. Regards. > - > Julio Rojas > jcredbe...@gmail.com > > > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Frederick Noronha > wrote: >> Can someone kindly help me by typesetting the attached word in >> Devanagari? Even a JPG output would be fine. Many thanks! FN >> >> FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) >> #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India >> http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org >> >
Typesetting in Devanagari
Can someone kindly help me by typesetting the attached word in Devanagari? Even a JPG output would be fine. Many thanks! FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org <>
Captions... can't be justified
Could anyone help me and let me know why the captions for my photographs can't get justified? They keep getting centralised. I'm using 'tables' for placing some of my photos and captions into. Thanks! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 More books from Goa :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org/
Photos... in a table
I'm trying to include some photos in a Lyx table. This helps getting a number of photos laid out in the position I want them too. All going fine, except... Each photo seems to be attached to the box at the top end of the table (other sides are doing fine). Am I doing something wrong? Best, FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
No page number on chapter-start page
Is there any quick command that would help me to drop page numbers
from the first page of every chapter-start page?
Many thanks, FN
PS: For some reason, I can't seem to increase my page margins in one
file. Is something in my settings overriding this?
My settings Latex Preamble reads thus
\usepackage{pstcol}
\usepackage{lettrine}
%\tightlists
\tolerance=800
%\usepackage{draftcopy}
%\usepackage{draftwatermark}
%\SetWatermarkFontSize{1.8cm}
%\SetWatermarkText{Draft text}
\usepackage{lettrine}
\usepackage[dvips]{dropping}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{microtype}
\chapterstyle{bianchi}
%\setstocksize{ 21.59cm }{ 13.97cm }
%\settrimmedsize{21.59cm}{13.97cm}{*}
%\settypeblocksize{38\onelineskip}{4in}{*}
%\setlength{\trimtop}{0pt}
%\setlength{\trimedge}{\stockwidth}
%\addtolength{\trimedge}{-\paperwidth}
%\setlrmargins{*}{2.1cm}{*}
%\setulmargins{4.5\onelineskip}{*}{*}
%\setheadfoot{\onelineskip}{3\onelineskip}
%\setheaderspaces{2\onelineskip}{*}{*}
%\setmarginnotes{17pt}{51pt}{\onelineskip}
%\checkandfixthelayout
%\let\oldcftsf\cftsectionfont% save definition of \cftsectionfont
%\let\oldcftspn\cftsectionafterpnum% and of \cftsectionafterpnum
%\renewcommand*{\cftsectionfont}{%
%%%\let\oldnl\numberline% save definition of \numberline
%\renewcommand*{\numberline}[1]{}% change it
%\oldcftsf} % use original \cftsectionfont
%\renewcommand*{\cftsectionafterpnum}{%
%\let\numberline\oldnl% % restore orginal \numberline
%\oldcftspn} % use original \cftsectionafterpnum
%\renewcommand{\cftchapterleader}{\space}
\usepackage{pxfonts}
\renewcommand{\normalsize}{\fontsize{10.2pt}{14pt}\selectfont}
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Converting doc to Lyx
Dear all: As we work in Lyx to create our alternative books here in Goa, India, we often run into the headache of having to convert entire doc files into Lyx. This is a time-consuming and fraught-with-errors process, and a line-by-line manual method. Recently, thanks to the very efficient Lyx-Users list [lyx-us...@lists.lyx.org] list, I learnt of some ways through which to convert doc files into Lyx. The formatting often works, and with a quick clean-up, it's possible to preserve formatting and import it straight into Lyx. This really saves a lot of time, energy and trouble. Let me share it with you here, while thanking Stefano for helping me convert some of my files! Jim Oldfield : One way would be to open the file in Word and from there save it as an HTML file. Then in LyX import that HTML file. I doubt the results would be very good, but they would probably at least preserve the italics. stefano franchi : The conversion is never pretty, I am afraid. I usually follow this path: 1. in word (or equivalent) save from doc to rtf 2. convert rtf to latex with rtftolatex2e (in Linux and, I think, MacOs X. I do not know if a version for windows exists) 3. clean up the tex file in a text editor (in particular, remove all the \tab commands, take a close look at the font commads) 4. import the latex file into lyx Notice that most of the formatting is done via ad hoc latex command (i.e. changing the fonts, inserting spaces, etc), instead of using the proper Latex commands (i.e. title, chapter, emphasis, etc). That is how the rtf-to-latex converter works. If you want a "proper" Lyx file, you would have to clean up the file, by removing all the formatting instruction in ERT boxes (i.e. the boxes with \tab et similia), and by fixing the formatting with lyx formatting commands. For instance, the paragraph spacing should be uniform, etc. But the lyx file should get you going. Dr Eberhard W Lisse : I have had to do this a bit recently and find that the easiest way is to open the file in OpenOffice, and export it to LaTeX (you need an extension, google for it) using the ultra-clean option. Then I use TeXShop to get rid of some unnecessary stuff and change the header to what I like in LyX and then run tex2lyx. Works very nicely. It may work for you. Others have suggested the html route Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Point size for captions
Dear all:
I'm using the following setting to control the point-size and
line-space of my text:
\renewcommand{\normalsize}{\fontsize{10pt}{14pt}\selectfont}
This works fine for me, except when it comes to captions for
photographs. The spacing between lines looks too much.
Can you kindly let me know how to reduce the line-space between
captions only, while retaining 10/14 for the rest of the text? Many
thanks, FN
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: Converting Doc file to Lyx
Stefano Franchi helped me by doing a pretty neat translation of .doc to Lyx. I found it very usable, and am grateful to him. Earlier, he advocated this route: QUOTE from the post by Stefano: The conversion is never pretty, I am afraid. I usually follow this path: 1. in word (or equivalent) save from doc to rtf 2. convert rtf to latex with rtftolatex2e (in Linux and, I think, MacOs X. I do not know if a version for windows exists) 3. clean up the tex file in a text editor (in particular, remove all the \tab commands, take a close look at the font commads) 4. import the latex file into lyx It may work for you. Others have suggested the html route UNQUOTE FN PS: I did have to remove a lot of \tab commands, and some \dots, but that was all... far better than manually resetting! Thanks, Stefano!!! Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 29 November 2010 00:52, Jim Oldfield wrote: > Hi, > > I managed to convert doc -> html -> tex -> lyx (I had to install htmltotex > first), but the results were unusable - all non-ASCII characters were > screwed up in the .tex file, and LyX couldn't even convert it to a .lyx. > Copying and pasting from Word to LyX works, but doesn't preserve any of the > formatting (not that it was properly formatted in Word anyway - it was > "finger painted" with explicit fonts, rather than using styles). That's all > I can think to do, sorry! > > Jim > > > *From:* Frederick Noronha > *To:* Jim Oldfield > *Sent:* Sat, 27 November, 2010 20:42:58 > *Subject:* Re: Converting Doc file to Lyx > > Jim, if you could help me by converting the attached file, I'd be more than > grateful! Tried here but didn't succeed.. FN > > Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 > > > > On 27 November 2010 20:33, Jim Oldfield wrote: > >> One way would be to open the file in Word and from there save it as an >> HTML >> file. Then in LyX import that HTML file. I doubt the results would be >> very >> good, but they would probably at least preserve the italics. >> >> Jim >> >> >> - Original Message >> > From: Frederick Noronha >> > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >> > Sent: Sat, 27 November, 2010 13:53:20 >> > Subject: Converting Doc file to Lyx >> > >> > I know this might be asking for a bit much, but could someone help me >> > with converting a Doc file to Lyx? I know there are ways of doing >> > this, but don't have the right software tools on my comp (and can't >> > understand the complex instructions for installing the same). >> > >> > If you agree, I will email you the doc file, and really appreciate if >> > it could be converted to Lyx.In particular, I need to retain the >> > italicisation of the text. Thanks! FN >> > >> > Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 >> > >> >> >> >> > >
Converting Doc file to Lyx
I know this might be asking for a bit much, but could someone help me with converting a Doc file to Lyx? I know there are ways of doing this, but don't have the right software tools on my comp (and can't understand the complex instructions for installing the same). If you agree, I will email you the doc file, and really appreciate if it could be converted to Lyx.In particular, I need to retain the italicisation of the text. Thanks! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Inserting symbols into Lyx text ⇲
Dear all, I tried inserting a symbol ⇲ (arrow pointing inwards) into my lyx text, but an error message crops up, saying: "Package ucs Error: Unknown Unicode character 5690 = U+21F2. Anything I could do to sort it? Thanks in advance. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Section, not showing up in the table-of-contents
Dear all: Is there some way I could include a section (in a book) which features in the text (without a number) but also shows up in the table-of-contents? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Suitable point size
Dear all: Could someone tell me what might be a suitable point size (font, and line-space) for a general purpose, non-fiction book of 8.5inches x 5.5 inches dimensions? Assuming I'm using Palatino? Thanks, FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
New Rupee symbol
Could someone kindly help me on how to insert the new Rupee symbol in a Lyx document? Thanks in advance, FN PS: It is not ₨ but http://www.labnol.org/india/indian-rupee-added-to-unicode/17919/ Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Missing chapter numbers
I'm missing my chapter numbers in a book (on the chapter page and index). Could someone kindly tell me what I'm doing wrong? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: Low res PDF
Thanks very much Liviu, it works exactly as I wanted. Now I have a file about 1/20th the size, which I can easily email to the author. You saved me (and the environment) a 16-km trip from my village to Panjim, Goa! Drop in if you're ever in these parts. Obrigado. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 8 November 2010 01:20, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Frederick Noronha > wrote: >> Sorry about my ignornace Liviu, how do I set up the class in Lyx? FN >> > Document > Settings > Class > Options > Custom > > There insert the needed options, without quotes and separated by > commas (I think). > > Regards > Liviu > > >> Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 >> >> >> >> >> On 8 November 2010 01:03, Liviu Andronic wrote: >>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Frederick Noronha >>> wrote: >>>> Thanks Michael and Liviu: >>>> >>>> Please see >>>> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/63819 >>>> >>>> I'm still trying to get a solution for that. Of course, I know it's a >>>> PDF issue, and not a Lyx issue. >>>> >>>> But wouldn't it be nice if Lyx could have a FEATURE, underwhihc one >>>> could EXPORT a PDF file with no images, but just grey boxes in the >>>> space where images would be? >>>> >>> I think you can achieve this by supplying option 'draft' to the class. >>> Liviu >>> >>> >>>> Wouldn't that make things very convenient for us users? Just a >>>> suggestions, and many thanks! FN >>>> >>>> Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8 November 2010 00:56, Liviu Andronic wrote: >>>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Frederick Noronha >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> No, actually I just want to lower the resolution. It's 29MB and I >>>>>> can't send it across via Gmail. FN >>>>>> >>>>> You could alternatively post via tinyupload.com, or perhaps share via >>>>> Dropbox or similar. >>>>> Liviu >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Do you know how to read? >>> http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm >>> http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader >>> Do you know how to write? >>> http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail >>> >> > > > > -- > Do you know how to read? > http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm > http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader > Do you know how to write? > http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail >
Re: Low res PDF
Thanks Michael and Liviu: Please see http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/63819 I'm still trying to get a solution for that. Of course, I know it's a PDF issue, and not a Lyx issue. But wouldn't it be nice if Lyx could have a FEATURE, underwhihc one could EXPORT a PDF file with no images, but just grey boxes in the space where images would be? Wouldn't that make things very convenient for us users? Just a suggestions, and many thanks! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 8 November 2010 00:56, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Frederick Noronha > wrote: >> No, actually I just want to lower the resolution. It's 29MB and I >> can't send it across via Gmail. FN >> > You could alternatively post via tinyupload.com, or perhaps share via > Dropbox or similar. > Liviu >
Re: Low res PDF
No, actually I just want to lower the resolution. It's 29MB and I can't send it across via Gmail. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 8 November 2010 00:42, Michael Joyner wrote: > If you are trying to protect yourself, you need to use PDFTK after creation > of said PDF to "lock it" against printing, copying,
Low res PDF
Please guide me how to create a low-res PDF of a Lyx file, which I need to send to the author for approval. Thanks! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: Understanding Lyx
On 2 November 2010 23:15, Rob Oakes wrote: > When you say, sharable templates, what do you > mean by that (templates are just LyX documents)? Dear Rob and Jacob, My apologies for not explaining myself adequately -- I'm a content person, not technical and hence the handicap. What I was looking for is something more like: http://zoonek.free.fr/LaTeX/LaTeX_samples_chapter/0.html > What do you mean, "convert a design from the > drawingboard to a lyx template"? Are you talking > about using a LaTeX document class that already > exists, or writing your own classes and styles? I know what I want the first pages of my chapters to look like, but don't have a clue as to how to convert that into Lyx. This is a technical job no doubt, but is there some way to translate from sketchpage to Lyx formatting? FN
Sharing documents among different versions of Lyx
Is there some tool that makes the sharing of documents among different versions of Lyx a little easier? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Understanding Lyx
Dear all: this is a note I sent to our Free Software Users' Group in Goa, India [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fsug-goa] but would like to share with you too. Thanks in advance for any tips. FN Frederick Noronha, Managing Trustee http://goa1556.goa-india.org [An alternative book publishing venture] -- Forwarded message -- Dear all: I've spoken about Lyx in the past. We use it to create our books (15 so far). At this point, I badly need to deepen my understanding of Lyx. Is there anyone else with a shared interest? Can we share notes? In particular, I'm keen to understand: * Sharable templates which make for better designs. * How to convert a design from the drawingboard to a lyx template. * How to install templates. * How to bring two comps (using different distros) in tandem with Lyx versions (so that files can be shared across them). * Examples of good design for books done using Lyx. Thanks for any help you could offer. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: ♥ The Alvareses ... heart shaped symbols
Thanks a lot. Works perfectly! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 2 November 2010 15:42, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > $\varheartsuit$ The Alvareses:
♥ The Alvareses ... heart shaped symbols
Dear all: I need to use glyphs like the heart symbol (below) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_(symbol) in my text: ♥ The Alvareses: Question: what encoding should I use? Unicode (UTF 8) doesn't seem to work. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Deb for Ubunut?
Could anyone tell me if a Lyx deb package exists for the distro below: Distributor ID:Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS Release:8.04 Codename:hardy Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: Bug?
Letterine is for creating drop caps. It works fine for me, EXCEPT when
there is an inverted comma in the text such as
I’d told you
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
On 29 October 2010 19:35, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Frederick Noronha wrote:
>> I seem to have run into a slight bug in Lyx. If I try to use an
>> inverted comma in the TeX code for lettrine, it just won't generate a
>> PDF file, no matter what I do. FN
>>
>> The Earrings
>>
>> \lettrine{I} { ’d told you,} the bright rising sun had already invaded
>> my small room, when I was awakened by creaking floor...
>
> In TeX mode, you are responsible by yourself, e.g. you can only insert glyphs
> covered by the current encoding.
>
> I suppose
> \lettrine{I} { 'd told you,}
> works
>
> Jürgen
>
Bug?
I seem to have run into a slight bug in Lyx. If I try to use an
inverted comma in the TeX code for lettrine, it just won't generate a
PDF file, no matter what I do. FN
The Earrings
\lettrine{I} { ’d told you,} the bright rising sun had already invaded
my small room, when I was awakened by creaking floor...
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: New parts of a book opening on right hand side page only?
Got it, thanks! It was playing tough as long as I didn't mark it a two-sided document! FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 6 October 2010 02:28, Richard Heck wrote: > On 10/05/2010 04:18 PM, Frederick Noronha wrote: >> >> Is there some way I could get all the new 'parts' of a book to open on >> a right hand side page only? (In other words, I don't want the >> \openany option.) FN >> >> > > Should be the default, I think, but use the openright option. > > rh > >
New parts of a book opening on right hand side page only?
Is there some way I could get all the new 'parts' of a book to open on a right hand side page only? (In other words, I don't want the \openany option.) FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
Re: Two queries...
Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
Frederick Noronha wrote:
* How to convert a book from 12 point to say 11.5 point with a
line-space of 12.5?
http://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/Fonts#fontsdef
* How to ensure that page numbers show up on all pages (I'm currently
using book memoire with companion headers, and the page numbers are
showing up ONLY on the chapter first pages).
Are you sure? By default, the companion header style shows page numbers on all
pages (but they are shifted in the margin; if you don't like that, try another
style)
Jürgen
Hi Jürgen,
This is my preamble... I'd be grateful if you could guide me as to
whether there's some text which is causing a conflict to make my page
numbers not show up:
\tightlists
\tolerance=800
%\usepackage{draftcopy}
\usepackage{lettrine}
\usepackage[dvips]{dropping}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{microtype}
\chapterstyle{bianchi}
\openany
\let\oldcftsf\cftsectionfont% save definition of \cftsectionfont
\let\oldcftspn\cftsectionafterpnum% and of \cftsectionafterpnum
\renewcommand*{\cftsectionfont}{%
\let\oldnl\numberline% save definition of \numberline
\renewcommand*{\numberline}[1]{}% change it
\oldcftsf} % use original \cftsectionfont
\renewcommand*{\cftsectionafterpnum}{%
\let\numberline\oldnl% % restore orginal \numberline
\oldcftspn} % use original \cftsectionafterpnum
\renewcommand{\cftchapterleader}{\space}
\widowpenalty=1000
\clubpenalty=1
\raggedbottom
\openany
%\usepackage{draftcopy}
%\usepackage{draftwatermark}
%\SetWatermarkFontSize{0.8cm}
%\SetWatermarkText{Draft text, copy for XCHR, pls do not circulate}
--
---------
Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Journalism, editing, photography http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com
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Two queries...
Please could someone help me... * How to convert a book from 12 point to say 11.5 point with a line-space of 12.5? * How to ensure that page numbers show up on all pages (I'm currently using book memoire with companion headers, and the page numbers are showing up ONLY on the chapter first pages). FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Re: Centering page numbers for a book
Thanks Marcelo! What I mean is, if after typesetting the book, I need to remove or add pages (post printouts), then things go awry. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 2010/8/14 Marcelo Acuña : >> Is there some way I could CENTRE all the page numbers at >> the bottom of the page, on a book? > > titlesec package or fancyhdr package. They allow to define page styles. > >> I like the current look, of having the page numbers on the >> outer side of the page. But if any pagination changes, all >> goes awry. > > !? > > That would not have to happen. There there is a problem. > > Marcelo > > > >
Widows... and orphans
Is there any way to avoid widows and orphans showing up in Lyx? Thanks! FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Removing an extra page
Any quick way to delete an extra page showing up after the title page?
Thanks in advance for any help you could offer! FN
% Preview source code
%% LyX 1.6.1 created this file. For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{memoir}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\rmdefault}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{verbose,paperwidth=5.5in,paperheight=8.5in,tmargin=2.3cm,bmargin=2.5cm,lmargin=2.2cm,rmargin=2cm}
\pagestyle{ruled}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{-2}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
\setlength{\parskip}{\smallskipamount}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{pifont}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\makeatletter
%% LyX specific LaTeX commands.
\providecommand{\lyx}{l\kern-.1667em\lower.25em\hbox{y}\kern-.125e...@}
\newcommand{\lyxline}[1][1pt]{%
\par\noindent%
\rule[.5ex]{\linewidth}{#1}\par}
\newcommand{\noun}[1]{\textsc{#1}}
%% A simple dot to overcome graphicx limitations
\newcommand{\lyxdot}{.}
%% Textclass specific LaTeX commands.
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newenvironment{lyxlist}[1]
{\begin{list}{}
{\settowidth{\labelwidth}{#1}
\setlength{\leftmargin}{\labelwidth}
\addtolength{\leftmargin}{\labelsep}
\renewcommand{\makelabel}[1]{##1\hfil}}}
{\end{list}}
%% User specified LaTeX commands.
%%% Euro Symbol
\usepackage{eurosym}
%% Microtypes, better layout
\usepackage{microtype}
\widowpenalty=1
\clubpenalty=1
%% dropcaps
\usepackage{lettrine}
%% memoir related
\chapterstyle{verville}
\AtBeginDocument{
\def\labelitemi{\ding{242}}
\def\labelitemiii{\ding{110}}
}
\makeatother
\usepackage{babel}
\begin{document}
\date{}
\title{Song of Goa: Crown of Mandos}
\maketitle
\smallskip{}
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{\Large José Pereira, Micael Martins (\dag{}) \& António da Costa}
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July 2010
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\emph{\small Song of Goa: Crown of Mandos}\\
\textit{\emph{\small ©}}\emph{\small{} José Pereira, Micael Martins ...
Frederick Noronha
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Irregular point size, line-space in Lyx
Could someone tell me please how to change the point size and line-space in Lyx, to irregular figures? Say, if I want 12.5 point size on 15 point line space, how do I achieve that? Many thanks, gracias, shukriya, daanyawaad. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Contents in header, numbers in the index
Could someone please guide me how to: * Avoid the "contents" header flowing over into the header of pages of my first chapter. * Be able to use Chapter (not Chapter*) and Section (not Section*) and yet be able to ensure that the Chapter and Section numbers don't show up in the table of contents? Thanks! FN -- - June 2010 | Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | +91-832-2409490 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | My latest photos from South India 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | 27 28 29 30 | -
Between paras
Is it possible to use BOTH an indentation AND vertical space between paras? The option in Lyx settings seem to offer either/or. Is this right? Am I missing something? FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
"Contents" ... header appearing over first chapter
Dear all: I'm using Lyx with GNU/Linux. The structure of my book (Memoire class) is that one-chapter comes before the \mainmatter. Question: how do I avoid getting 'Contents' appearing on the top of every page of this chapter? Many thanks! FN -- - June 2010 | Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | +91-832-2409490 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | My latest photos from South India 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | 27 28 29 30 | -
Ital-sticking to roman text
Strange case, this never happened before to me: I'm using Palatino type with document class book (memoir). In the text, very often, the ITALICS type seems to have got stucktotheromantype! Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Error msg
Could someone kindly tell me what it means when I get an error message saying: File does not exist: /tmp/lyx_impdir.TJ6561/lyx_impbut0/June9.pdf FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Italics words touching non-italics
Hi all: I seem to be having a problem suddenly cropping up. Italicised words are touching the non-italics words, when I view my PDF file. In Lyx it looks okay, but the words seem to touch ever so often when I view a PDF. Is there some glitch here? Am I doing something wrong? The font being used is Palatino or Modern European. Thanks! FN
Re: Lower-res PDFs
Many thanks Uwe for all your useful tips. Wouldn't it be better for Lyx itself to allow for low-res PDF output, printable PDF output and what not? Do Acrobat and Foxit PDF Editor work with GNU/Linux? FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 On 21 May 2010 06:55, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Am 21.05.2010 01:54, schrieb Frederick Noronha: > >> Is there some way I could create lower-res PDFs, if I want to share >> them via the Net? > > Not With LyX but with PDF tools. You can force to compress the images inside > existing PDFs, for example with Acrobat or Foxit PDF Editor. > > regards Uwe >
Lower-res PDFs
Is there some way I could create lower-res PDFs, if I want to share them via the Net? Hi-res photos meant for printing can make for slow transmission via the Net. Thanks! FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Editing while spell-checking
Is there some way I could edit (make small changes) to a file, at the same time as I'm spellchecking it? Reason: I notice some small word needs to be italicised or changed to lower-case, but under the current way of doing things, I have to exit from the spellchecker, make the change, and then go back. Please help if possible. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Re: Typographical devices, instead of numbers, for footnotes
Thank you very much, it works fine! FN
Frederick Noronha
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On 21 May 2010 05:08, curtis osterhoudt wrote:
> \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}}
Typographical devices, instead of numbers, for footnotes
Is it possible for me to use typographical devices [like *, †, ‡, §, ‖, ¶] instead of number for footnotes, as I have end-notes as well using numbers? Many thanks! FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Offer... for technical writing
Dear all: I am a journalist and writer, and a heavy user of Lyx. Please let me know if you need any help (volunteering, without fee) to help write or edit Lyx help files for users. I am not a techie, but understand the software ... with guidance I could do it. My English skills are near-native speaker level. FN -- Frederick Noronha Books from Goa :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org
Lyx... book (memoir) ... getting sections*/subsections* in the table of contents
Just a query: is it possible for me to get sections* and subsections* to show up in the table of contents of a Memoir style book? I can manage with sections/subsections, but don't want any numbers to show up before these. Thanks! FN -- Frederick Noronha Books from Goa :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org
MLA style for bibliography in Lyx
Dear all, A friend would like to know if it's possible to use the MLA style for a bibliography in Lyx. I quote: "The MLA style has first line of every entry on left margin and second line of the entry indented five spaces." Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to offer. FN -- Frederick Noronha Books from Goa :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org
A box... over two pages
Could someone kindly help me on how to get a box continue over two pages of a book (it's too long to fit on one page). Thanks! FN
Strike-through text in Lyx
How do I get strike-through text in Lyx 2.6.X please? FN -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436 A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India Please add a 'signature' below your email. Makes it easy when someone wants to contact you!
Installation on Windows
Dear all: Need your help. I'm trying to install Lyx on the comps of two of my (Window-using) friends, because I need to work and transfer files with them, while editing. Somehow, my attempts to install it have so far been unsucessful. When I took the lighter version of the Windows Lyx download (about 21MB, I think), there were some "integrity check" issues. On taking the entire bundle (about 100+ MB), I found that there was some missing software, and it was taking hours to download. Any tips for an easy install on Windows? Would be grateful! FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com
Re: Query... adding multiple authors names to TOC
Thanks so much Uwe, it works superbly! FN 2010/1/21 Uwe Stöhr : > Am 20.01.2010 21:28, schrieb Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया] فريدريك > نورونيا: > >> I want to add the contributory writers' names to the table-of-contents >> of an anthology where almost every chapter is written by a different >> author. Is that possible, without including the names in the chapter >> title itself? >> >> If so, how? >> >> It should read >> >> GOANS AND THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE ... ... Alfred F. Braganza ... 147 > > Use the menu Insert-> Short Title. In the appearing box enter the title that > should only appear in the TOC. > > regards Uwe > -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging Landline :: +91-832-2409490 Mobile :: +91-9822122436 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India Goa,1556 :: http://goa1556.goa-india.org Photos :: http://photosfromgoa.notlong.com Forthcoming from Goa,1556: http://tiny.cc/peppercorns Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.org +91-832-2409490 +91-9822122436 784 Sonarbhat Nr Lourdes Convent Saligao 403511 Bardez Goa I Twitter. Do you? http://twitter.com/fn
Query... adding multiple authors names to TOC
Dear all: I want to add the contributory writers' names to the table-of-contents of an anthology where almost every chapter is written by a different author. Is that possible, without including the names in the chapter title itself? If so, how? It should read GOANS AND THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE ... ... Alfred F. Braganza ... 147 Many thanks! Would appreciate a cc of your reply to me! FN -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging
Chapter numbers not showing up...
I have this in my LaTeX preamble (book Memoir), but somehow the
chapter numbers won't show up at the start of each chapter. Thanks in
advance for any possible help! FN
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\thechapterwords}
{ \ifcase \thechapter\or One\or Two\or Three\or Four\or Five\or
Six\or Seven\or Eight\or Nine\or Ten\or Eleven\or Twelve\or
Thirteen\or Fourteen\or Fifteen\or Sixteen\or Seventeen\or Eighteen\or
Nineteen\or Twenty\or Twenty-One\or Twenty-Two\or Twenty-Three\or
Twenty-Four\or Twenty-Five\or Twenty-Six\or Twenty-Seven\or
Twenty-Eight\fi}
\def\thickhrulefill{\leavevmode \leaders \hrule height 1ex \hfill \kern \...@}
\d...@makechapterhead#1{%
%\vspace*{5...@}%
\vspace*{1...@}%
{\parindent \z@ \centering \re...@font
\thickhrulefill\quad
\scshape \...@chapapp{} \thechapterwords
\quad \thickhrulefill
\par\nobreak
\vspace*{1...@}%
\interlinepenal...@m
\hrule
\vspace*{1...@}%
\Huge \bfseries #1\par\nobreak
\par
\vspace*{1...@}%
\hrule
%\vskip 40\p@
\vskip 100\p@
}}
\d...@makeschapterhead#1{%
%\vspace*{5...@}%
\vspace*{1...@}%
{\parindent \z@ \centering \re...@font
\thickhrulefill
\par\nobreak
\vspace*{1...@}%
\interlinepenal...@m
\hrule
\vspace*{1...@}%
\Huge \bfseries #1\par\nobreak
\par
\vspace*{1...@}%
\hrule
%\vskip 40\p@
\vskip 100\p@
}}
\makeatother
\usepackage{lettrine}
\usepackage[dvips]{dropping}
\usepackage{draftcopy}
\usepackage{draftwatermark}
\SetWatermarkFontSize{1.8cm}
\SetWatermarkText{Draft text}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage[DIV=calc,BCOR=1cm]{typearea}
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Table of contents in ALL CAPS
Dear all: I'm using Book (Memoir) and the command \tableofcontents* Could someone please guide me on how to shift my table of contents from ALL CAPS to UpperAndLowerCase? For this, many thanks in advance... FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com
http:// renderings in lyx
Guys, could you tell me if I'm doing something wrong, the http://whatever.com doesn't render when in lyx. In particuarly the // looks too far from the text. Should I use some other way of doing this? Thanks! FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com
Error in Lyx
I keep getting this error while typing in long sessions in Lyx. Could you tell me what's wrong pls? FN X Error: BadGC (invalid GC parameter) 13 Major opcode: 60 (X_FreeGC) Resource id: 0x2e0160b -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Memoir, books... page-breaks for boxes
I'm using (mostly) Memoire class for books, but can't seem to get my page-breaks working for long boxes (which span more than one page). Could someone help me... Thanks! FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Opening up files where work had stopped
Just wanted to know if there is any way I could open Lyx software to show up the 4-5 files I was last working on simultaneously -- at the very spot where I finished editing last. Wouldn't this be helpful, specially if one works on multiple files at the same time (like me)? FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Devanagari, Unicode, Latex
How do I set up Unicode Devanagari to work with Latex/Lyx? Tks, FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Table... within a box
I'm trying to place a table within a box, and the settings are going awry (the table is extending the book-page, despite setting it properly). Any reason why this should happen? Tks, FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Lyx tip-sheets
Any good source from which to download Lyx tip sheets? Many thanks, FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Re: Open recent...
Thanks Vincent. 20 is surely enough! FN 2009/8/15 Vincent van Ravesteijn > Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया] schreef: > >> I would like more of my work-in-progress files to show up in the 'open >> recent' menu. Is there any way I could do this please? FN >> >> > There is a preference setting ->Look&Feel ->User Interface ->Maximum last > files. However, due to bug http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/5980 this was > ignored and there were always 9 last files. But, this is already fixed for > 1.6.4. Now you can go up to 20. Is that enough ? > > Vincent > -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Open recent...
I would like more of my work-in-progress files to show up in the 'open recent' menu. Is there any way I could do this please? FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
More ... on Chapter styles for Lyx
Just to share... I found some good chapter styles for Lyx here, but am still finding some challenges in adapting them: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/UsingMemoirInLyX FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Chapter styles...
Could someone tell me where I could find more chapter styles for a book? I mean something like http://zoonek.free.fr/LaTeX/LaTeX_samples_chapter/0.html Many thanks in advance. FN -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
Reducing font-size in non-standard options
Could someone please tell me how to reduce the font-size of a chapter in non-standard options? That is, I don't want to reduce it from Normal to Small to Smaller but say from 10 point to 9.5 point or 9.3 point for the entire chapter. Thanks! FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "Success in life means not becoming like your parents." - Louise Bowie
\thispagestyle{empty}
Please could someone tell me how I insert
\thispagestyle{empty}
at the start of a new 'part' for a book?
Can't seem to manage, though it works fine on a new-chapter page. FN
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Devanagari...
Sorry for raising such an elementary question... how do I typeset a page in Devanagari for Lyx? Thanks in advance. FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?" - George Carlin
Contents page titled as "Contents page"
My contents page shows up as follows: Contents Contentsiii Chapter 1 1 And so on. Obviously I don't want the Contents to be treated as a chapter title. How do I avoid this? FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "In 5 years, OS/2 will be the answer to a trivia question." - Marty Taucher
Hyperlinks... at the index
Please could someone tell me how to remove the hyperlinks in the index of a book I've just set in Lyx? Thanks in advance for all the help (past too!) FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." - Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President
Avoiding page numbers on the starting page of every chapter...
Please could you tell me how to attain this: Avoid page numbers on the starting page of every chapter. And also stops after Part I, Part II and Part III. FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "Nothing helps scenery like ham and eggs." - Mark Twain
Suppressing pagination (page numbers) on pages where the chapter starts
Could anyone guide me how I could suppress page numbers on the start of every chapter page? Thanks, FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window." - Steve Wozniak
Chapter styles...
Could someone point me to any Latex chapter styles, like the ones below, which I find vey useful in creating books: http://zoonek.free.fr/LaTeX/LaTeX_samples_chapter/0.html Thanks in advance! FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "God seems to have left the receiver off the hook." - Arthur Koeslter
Query about formatting reverse-line text
Dear all on this very helpful Lyx list: I'm trying to format some information with alternative lines reverse, as follows: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/3495151790/sizes/o/ The above was done in Inkscape, since I couldn't get the desired result in Lyx (don't know coding). Could anyone help if possible, in telling me how this could be done in Lyx? Many thanks... FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org Sent from Pune, MH, India "Go where the puck is going, not where it has been." - Wayne Gretzky
Zapf dingbats
Is there some way to use Zapf dingbats in a Lyx file? Thanks in advance... FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
Query on new-chapters-not-on-new-page
This may sound like a bizarre query: but is it possible to ensure that every new chapter doesn't start on a new page in a book format? I have a book with a series of short essays. While these need chapter numbers, and listing in the index, it is not necessary for the essays to begin on a new page. Would be grateful for any help. Thanks, FN PS: See my lyx-crafted books at http://goa1556books.notlong.com (still learning, books released under CC license, and full-text is out there) -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius
Something like a LaTeX cheat sheet: Re: Navigate > Other Lists
2009/3/6 Helge Hafting >> * Better help files. > Feel free to write some. :-) For LaTeX, I found this very useful (a cheat sheet): http://www.stdout.org/~winston/latex/ -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "We ought never to do wrong when people are looking." - Mark Twain
Sample chapter ... Was: Re: Navigate > Other Lists
2009/3/6 Helge Hafting >> * More and better latex chapter-page templates, which offer neat layouts... > > You mean the title pages for chapters? Could be useful. would > need someone who knows good designs. I meant something more like this, which works wonderfully well for me: http://zoonek.free.fr/LaTeX/LaTeX_samples_chapter/0.html -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "Never miss a good chance to shut up." - Will Rogers
Navigate > Other Lists
I am a long-time (2-3 years) Lyx users, but just only recently ran into the NAVIGATE > OTHER LISTS feature on this software, after upgrading to 1.6.1 Just to say: I cannot tell you how useful this is, for updating the index, correcting footnotes and whole lot of other tasks. Kudos to the developers for creating such a useful feature. Other features on one's dream-list: * A kind of automated indexing: which lists all the occurances of one word, and asks the editor whether s/he wants to include each entry. * Better help files. * More and better latex chapter-page templates, which offer neat layouts... * Closer integration between layout on Lyx and typesetting (on wordprocessor), so that when one file gets changed, the other gets automatically updated. * Easier installs on Windows, to help editors to work with authors seamlessly. Thanks again! FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." - Henry Ford
Re: Linking Lyx text to external file
Here goes: I work in Jstar (for wordprocessing). When my file is relatively ready, I import it into Lyx. Suppose I make a few more changes in the Wordstar file, is it possible to have those (editorial) changes automatically reflected in the corresponding Lyx file? FN 2009/2/12 Richard Heck : > Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया] wrote: >> >> Is there some way I could link a Lyx text to an external file (say, in >> Jstar or any Linux wordprocessor) so that when I make changes in the >> file the Lyx text gets automatically updated? Or am I asking for too >> much :-) FN >> >> > > I'm not sure I understand exactly what you want to do. Can you explain a bit > more? > > rh > > -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643
Linking Lyx text to external file
Is there some way I could link a Lyx text to an external file (say, in Jstar or any Linux wordprocessor) so that when I make changes in the file the Lyx text gets automatically updated? Or am I asking for too much :-) FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643
Typesetting verse
What's the best way to typeset a poem or two? And how does one attain the spacing needed between lines? Thanks so much, FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn
TOC not picking up chapter names
I'm working ona book (document class: book), but suddenly my Chapter* titles won't show up in the table of contents. It works fine if I switch to Chapter (with the chapter numbers). But that's not what I want. Could I correct this somehow? Thanks, FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn
Book (AMS), quote* getting indented
Hi all: I'm trying to use Book (AMS) class, and in it, the quote* text seems to be getting indented at the start of every new para. Actually I don't want the indent, because I've not implemented it throughout in the book. Question: how do I achieve this? Many thanks! FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Chapter styles...
My friend Derek sent me this note about how to introduce interesting chapter-styles in a page. Just thought of sharing it with you, and thank the guys (from France?) who put this together! FN -- Forwarded message -- From: Derek CORDEIRO Date: 2009/1/5 Subject: Chapter styles To: "Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया" Looking through the lyx file u had sent me, I found a lot of parts and style changes. Maybe the better option is something like http://zoonek.free.fr/LaTeX/LaTeX_samples_chapter/0.html Regards, Derek -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Blog: http://www.derekcordeiro.com Follow Me: http://twitter.com/derekcordeiro -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Change tracking ... in Lyx
What's the way to track changes made in a Lyx document? I know there's a patch for earlier versions http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/ChangeTrackingLyx1-3-2 but is there something now for 1.6.1? Thanks, FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
1.6.1
Just shifted to Lyx 1.6.1 today and it's very nice! I particularly liked its superior NAVIGATE functions, that allows you to reach to specific footnotes, etc. Thanks guys and ladies, who worked on it! FN http://goa1556.goa-india.org -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Photos for offset printing
Sorry to raise what might be an off-topic query here. Is there any tutorial (Lyx- or Free Software-connected) tutorial on how to prepare your photos for offset printing? Many thanks. FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Halftones
Sorry about not phrasing my question adequately, but this is what I meant to say earlier: To print in offset, my B&W photos need to be in halftones, if I am to output it properly on a Lyx file, made into PDF. Please could you tell me how to convert my images into halftones? What is the best format for photos to be used in Lyx (EPS, JPG, TIFF)? What should be the resolution for B&W printing? Is there any primer on how to prepare a Lyx file for offset B&W printing? Many thanks! FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Fwd: [Tugindia] Query on printing with 'screens'
Can you please help my friend seeking the info below? FN -- Forwarded message -- From: Derek Cordeiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2008/11/18 Subject: Re: [Tugindia] Query on printing with 'screens' To: TUGIndia Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Nina Mazumdar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all: >> >> I'm a Lyx user in Goa, and hope you won't mind me intruding. >> >> Every time I go in for a book, to be printed via offset, my printer >> has a problem. He takes the PDF file and attempts to do crazy things >> like importing it into Windows/Corel Draw, etc. >> >> He says the photos won't print because they don't have a screen. > > True, TeX does not add a screen to images as some of the proprietary > systems like Quark, et al do. But that is not an excuse for the What extra information does an image with a "screen" have? Is it half-toning information or something specific to the printer? Will a higher resolution image or pdf with less compression help? Regards, Derek P.S. I don't see any visible differences in the images in pdfs generated by Quark or distiller when compared to pdflatex, which is why I wish to clarify my doubts. ___ Home:http://www.tug.org.in/ TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq unsubscribe: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tugindia -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Query on printing with 'screens'
Hi all: I'm a Lyx user in Goa, and hope you won't mind me intruding. Every time I go in for a book, to be printed via offset, my printer has a problem. He takes the PDF file and attempts to do crazy things like importing it into Windows/Corel Draw, etc. He says the photos won't print because they don't have a screen. Query: * Is he right? * Is there some way of putting a screen on the photos? LyX takes TeX commands, so maybe if there's one I could use it. Earlier, he was struggling to find how to print the file laterally inverted (mirror image), and we found the command after some search. Best, FN PS: A cc'd reply to me would be highly appreciated... -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Book (AMS) default type
Please could someone tell me what is the default type used for Book (AMS)? I would like to include this in the publishing info of the book, but can't seem to find the name of the type. If I've hiked the default type (base) to 11, what would be the resultant linespace? Thanks! FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
Re: Spellcheck for Lyx
Unbuntu 7.10 Lyx 1.5.1 FN 2008/8/13 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ""Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Please, could someone tell me how to install a good spellchecker for Lyx? >> I'm a non-techie would appreciate any help. FN > > It depends n the system you use... > > JMarc > -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org 784 Nr Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Ph +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 Software for Kids Blog: http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com
Spellcheck for Lyx
Please, could someone tell me how to install a good spellchecker for Lyx? I'm a non-techie would appreciate any help. FN PS: Used Lyx to create these books: http://books.google.com/books?q=goa1556&btnG=Search+Books Two printed and being commercially sold, the third an e-book. -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org 784 Nr Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Ph +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 Software for Kids Blog: http://softwareforkids.wordpress.com
Watermark across a book?
Is it possible to use Lyx to create a 'watermark' across all the pages of a book -- say, something in grey to read 'Unedited Rough Draft'? I've seen this on another draft copy of a book (not done in Lyx) and was wondering if similar capabilities existed here. Just need to use this while submitting books, which should not be taken as the final version. Thanks! FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
Watermark across a book?
Is it possible to use Lyx to create a 'watermark' across all the pages of a book -- say, something in grey to read 'Unedited Rough Draft'? I've seen this on another draft copy of a book (not done in Lyx) and was wondering if similar capabilities existed here. Just need to use this while submitting books, which should not be taken as the final version. Thanks! FN -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Goa http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericknoronha
