Multilingual difficulties for beginners with Lyx

2011-09-27 Thread Lisa Andrews
I successfully use multiple languages in Lyx with Xetex by specifying
packages and fonts in the document preamble, or using inline ERT
(usepackage \fontspec etc)

I see on http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/XeTeX, where it describes a similar
setup to my own, that it says:

Note: the following steps are only necessary up to LyX 1.6.x. As of
LyX 2.0, you will just need to click Document→Settings...→Fonts→Use
non-TeX fonts (via XeTeX/LuaTeX). Then you can immediately View→PDF
(XeTeX). 

However, when I tried this out for someone I recently installed Lyx
for (2.0.1 on a Mac, I use 2.0rc3 Win7) it seems that Xetex had no
idea which fonts to use for Chinese (the default font was in English).
Use non-Tex fonts was selected, document language package made no
difference. Note the 1.6.x approach with the preamble did work.

Shall I tell this user to put fontspec etc. into their preamble the
way I do, should I try the xeCJK macro mentioned in the wiki.lyx xetex
page, or have I missed something?

Thanks, Lisa


Multilingual difficulties for beginners with Lyx

2011-09-27 Thread Lisa Andrews
I successfully use multiple languages in Lyx with Xetex by specifying
packages and fonts in the document preamble, or using inline ERT
(usepackage \fontspec etc)

I see on http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/XeTeX, where it describes a similar
setup to my own, that it says:

Note: the following steps are only necessary up to LyX 1.6.x. As of
LyX 2.0, you will just need to click Document→Settings...→Fonts→Use
non-TeX fonts (via XeTeX/LuaTeX). Then you can immediately View→PDF
(XeTeX). 

However, when I tried this out for someone I recently installed Lyx
for (2.0.1 on a Mac, I use 2.0rc3 Win7) it seems that Xetex had no
idea which fonts to use for Chinese (the default font was in English).
Use non-Tex fonts was selected, document language package made no
difference. Note the 1.6.x approach with the preamble did work.

Shall I tell this user to put fontspec etc. into their preamble the
way I do, should I try the xeCJK macro mentioned in the wiki.lyx xetex
page, or have I missed something?

Thanks, Lisa


Multilingual difficulties for beginners with Lyx

2011-09-27 Thread Lisa Andrews
I successfully use multiple languages in Lyx with Xetex by specifying
packages and fonts in the document preamble, or using inline ERT
(usepackage \fontspec etc)

I see on http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/XeTeX, where it describes a similar
setup to my own, that it says:

"Note: the following steps are only necessary up to LyX 1.6.x. As of
LyX 2.0, you will just need to click Document→Settings...→Fonts→Use
non-TeX fonts (via XeTeX/LuaTeX). Then you can immediately View→PDF
(XeTeX). "

However, when I tried this out for someone I recently installed Lyx
for (2.0.1 on a Mac, I use 2.0rc3 Win7) it seems that Xetex had no
idea which fonts to use for Chinese (the default font was in English).
Use non-Tex fonts was selected, document language package made no
difference. Note the 1.6.x approach with the preamble did work.

Shall I tell this user to put fontspec etc. into their preamble the
way I do, should I try the xeCJK macro mentioned in the wiki.lyx xetex
page, or have I missed something?

Thanks, Lisa


Bug with Comments or Greyed out in section headings?

2011-09-18 Thread Lisa Andrews
Apologies if I have missed something in the documentation:

With 2.0.1 on OSX or  2.0.0 on Win7-64, I am unable to insert a Comment or
Greyed out inset in a section heading (through the menu or right-clicking),
but if I create one in the standard environment and then change the
environment to a section such as Part or Subsection the comment inset is
allowed or kept.
Right clicking or the menu now allows the comment to be changed to a note,
but its a one-way affair; once done, one cannot change it back again.

Is the reason for this covered somewhere?
Thanks, Lisa


Bug with Comments or Greyed out in section headings?

2011-09-18 Thread Lisa Andrews
Apologies if I have missed something in the documentation:

With 2.0.1 on OSX or  2.0.0 on Win7-64, I am unable to insert a Comment or
Greyed out inset in a section heading (through the menu or right-clicking),
but if I create one in the standard environment and then change the
environment to a section such as Part or Subsection the comment inset is
allowed or kept.
Right clicking or the menu now allows the comment to be changed to a note,
but its a one-way affair; once done, one cannot change it back again.

Is the reason for this covered somewhere?
Thanks, Lisa


Bug with Comments or Greyed out in section headings?

2011-09-18 Thread Lisa Andrews
Apologies if I have missed something in the documentation:

With 2.0.1 on OSX or  2.0.0 on Win7-64, I am unable to insert a Comment or
Greyed out inset in a section heading (through the menu or right-clicking),
but if I create one in the standard environment and then change the
environment to a section such as "Part" or "Subsection" the comment inset is
allowed or kept.
Right clicking or the menu now allows the comment to be changed to a note,
but its a one-way affair; once done, one cannot change it back again.

Is the reason for this covered somewhere?
Thanks, Lisa


Possible to save layout of open files (with split view) on exit?

2011-09-13 Thread Lisa Andrews
I am working on some files involving split views etc. which I need to
set up every time I start up Lyx (including after a reconfigure).
Is it possible to have the layout saved so that I do not need to do
this manually each time?
Thanks, Lisa
(using Lyx 2.0.0 on Win7 64)


Possible to save layout of open files (with split view) on exit?

2011-09-13 Thread Lisa Andrews
I am working on some files involving split views etc. which I need to
set up every time I start up Lyx (including after a reconfigure).
Is it possible to have the layout saved so that I do not need to do
this manually each time?
Thanks, Lisa
(using Lyx 2.0.0 on Win7 64)


Possible to save layout of open files (with split view) on exit?

2011-09-13 Thread Lisa Andrews
I am working on some files involving split views etc. which I need to
set up every time I start up Lyx (including after a reconfigure).
Is it possible to have the layout saved so that I do not need to do
this manually each time?
Thanks, Lisa
(using Lyx 2.0.0 on Win7 64)


How to use nomencl-insert?

2011-09-10 Thread Lisa Andrews
According to the docs (LFUN):

LFUN_NOMENCL_INSERT
ActionInserts Nomenclature entry.
NotionIt automatically takes the word on the cursor position if no
symbol is given.
Syntaxnomencl-insert [SYMBOL]

I am trying to bind a key to create a nomenclature entry for the word
on the cursor position (see above), so that I can then just start
typing the description in the dialog.
nomencl-insert brings up the dialog but ignores any highlighted text,
or any word on the cursor position.
(using Lyx 2.0.0 on Win7 64bit)

Can anybody help?
Thanks, Lisa


How to use nomencl-insert?

2011-09-10 Thread Lisa Andrews
According to the docs (LFUN):

LFUN_NOMENCL_INSERT
ActionInserts Nomenclature entry.
NotionIt automatically takes the word on the cursor position if no
symbol is given.
Syntaxnomencl-insert [SYMBOL]

I am trying to bind a key to create a nomenclature entry for the word
on the cursor position (see above), so that I can then just start
typing the description in the dialog.
nomencl-insert brings up the dialog but ignores any highlighted text,
or any word on the cursor position.
(using Lyx 2.0.0 on Win7 64bit)

Can anybody help?
Thanks, Lisa


How to use nomencl-insert?

2011-09-10 Thread Lisa Andrews
According to the docs (LFUN):

LFUN_NOMENCL_INSERT
ActionInserts Nomenclature entry.
NotionIt automatically takes the word on the cursor position if no
symbol is given.
Syntaxnomencl-insert []

I am trying to bind a key to create a nomenclature entry for "the word
on the cursor position" (see above), so that I can then just start
typing the description in the dialog.
nomencl-insert brings up the dialog but ignores any highlighted text,
or any "word on the cursor position".
(using Lyx 2.0.0 on Win7 64bit)

Can anybody help?
Thanks, Lisa


Catwoman's slinky lynx licks Lyx's Instant Preview M ode in WYSIWY∞

2010-12-16 Thread Lisa Andrews
Apologies for the awful catchphrase bait put there for you to swallow hook,
line and tinker.

Just throwing a crazy thought out there before Lyx 10; what would be the
consequences of a mode where the screen was displayed as though through a
Preview inset except at the point where you happened to be typing? A
keystroke would toggle this on or off. James Blunt is singing 'You're
beautiful' in my head now which is exceedingly annoying.

BTW, WYSIWY∞ just means I have an acronym headache; ∞ is not a sideways 8
that fell over from a hangover meaning What you see is what you ate.

(Does WYSIWY∞ mean  WYSI everything there is, or WYS does not behave in the
way you think it should?)

From the floor,
Lisa


Catwoman's slinky lynx licks Lyx's Instant Preview M ode in WYSIWY∞

2010-12-16 Thread Lisa Andrews
Apologies for the awful catchphrase bait put there for you to swallow hook,
line and tinker.

Just throwing a crazy thought out there before Lyx 10; what would be the
consequences of a mode where the screen was displayed as though through a
Preview inset except at the point where you happened to be typing? A
keystroke would toggle this on or off. James Blunt is singing 'You're
beautiful' in my head now which is exceedingly annoying.

BTW, WYSIWY∞ just means I have an acronym headache; ∞ is not a sideways 8
that fell over from a hangover meaning What you see is what you ate.

(Does WYSIWY∞ mean  WYSI everything there is, or WYS does not behave in the
way you think it should?)

From the floor,
Lisa


Catwoman's slinky lynx licks Lyx's Instant Preview M ode in WYSIWY∞

2010-12-16 Thread Lisa Andrews
Apologies for the awful catchphrase bait put there for you to swallow hook,
line and tinker.

Just throwing a crazy thought out there before Lyx 10; what would be the
consequences of a mode where the screen was displayed as though through a
Preview inset except at the point where you happened to be typing? A
keystroke would toggle this on or off. James Blunt is singing 'You're
beautiful' in my head now which is exceedingly annoying.

BTW, WYSIWY∞ just means I have an acronym headache; ∞ is not a sideways 8
that fell over from a hangover meaning "What you see is what you ate".

(Does WYSIWY∞ mean  WYSI everything there is, or WYS does not behave in the
way you think it should?)

>From the floor,
Lisa


Renaming LabelString of Note Inset

2010-12-14 Thread Lisa Andrews
With Lyx Beta 2.0.0beta2 on Windows7, I notice that if I write in a module

InsetLayout Note:Note

  LabelFont
ColorBlue
  EndFont
.

a note will indeed change its label color to Blue.

However if I try

InsetLayout Note:Note

   LabelString N


there is no effect. I can change LabelString on a custom Flex Inset.
Is it possible to change a Note's label text (for example to a shortened
version)?
The Customization manual says LabelString What will be displayed on the
button or elsewhere as the inset label. Some inset types (TeX code and
Branch) modify this label on the fly.  Should it perhaps mention those
inset types for which a label's text cannot be modified?

Cheers  thanks,
Lisa


Renaming LabelString of Note Inset

2010-12-14 Thread Lisa Andrews
With Lyx Beta 2.0.0beta2 on Windows7, I notice that if I write in a module

InsetLayout Note:Note

  LabelFont
ColorBlue
  EndFont
.

a note will indeed change its label color to Blue.

However if I try

InsetLayout Note:Note

   LabelString N


there is no effect. I can change LabelString on a custom Flex Inset.
Is it possible to change a Note's label text (for example to a shortened
version)?
The Customization manual says LabelString What will be displayed on the
button or elsewhere as the inset label. Some inset types (TeX code and
Branch) modify this label on the fly.  Should it perhaps mention those
inset types for which a label's text cannot be modified?

Cheers  thanks,
Lisa


Renaming LabelString of Note Inset

2010-12-14 Thread Lisa Andrews
With Lyx Beta 2.0.0beta2 on Windows7, I notice that if I write in a module

InsetLayout Note:Note

  LabelFont
ColorBlue
  EndFont
.

a note will indeed change its label color to Blue.

However if I try

InsetLayout Note:Note

   LabelString "N"


there is no effect. I can change LabelString on a custom Flex Inset.
Is it possible to change a Note's label text (for example to a shortened
version)?
The Customization manual says "LabelString What will be displayed on the
button or elsewhere as the inset label. Some inset types (TeX code and
Branch) modify this label on the fly."  Should it perhaps mention those
inset types for which a label's text cannot be modified?

Cheers & thanks,
Lisa