Re: LyX installation error on Mac OS X
When you installed LyX did you run the installer as well as copying the LyX file to your applications folder? -Neil On 8-Feb-09, at 2:27 PM, Blaine Erickson wrote: Greetings all, I am brand-new to LyX (and TeX, et al.), so please forgive me if there is a simple solution. First, my system: iMac with 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, running OS X v. 10.4.11. I installed TeXShop (v. 2.18-svn), which includes the MacTeX-2008 distribution. After struggling with LaTeX with a while, I found out about LyX, and decided to give it a try. I downloaded LyX 1.6.1 and installed it. When I open the program, I get this error message: Unable to determine the system directory having searched /Applications/LyX/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/ Use the '-sysdir' command line parameter or set the environment variable LYX_DIR_16x to the LyX system directory containing the file `chkconfig.ltx'. Could someone be so kind as to decipher this for me, and tell me what to do? LyX Newbie = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca
Re: LyX installation error on Mac OS X
When you installed LyX did you run the installer as well as copying the LyX file to your applications folder? -Neil On 8-Feb-09, at 2:27 PM, Blaine Erickson wrote: Greetings all, I am brand-new to LyX (and TeX, et al.), so please forgive me if there is a simple solution. First, my system: iMac with 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, running OS X v. 10.4.11. I installed TeXShop (v. 2.18-svn), which includes the MacTeX-2008 distribution. After struggling with LaTeX with a while, I found out about LyX, and decided to give it a try. I downloaded LyX 1.6.1 and installed it. When I open the program, I get this error message: Unable to determine the system directory having searched /Applications/LyX/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/ Use the '-sysdir' command line parameter or set the environment variable LYX_DIR_16x to the LyX system directory containing the file `chkconfig.ltx'. Could someone be so kind as to decipher this for me, and tell me what to do? LyX Newbie = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca
Re: LyX installation error on Mac OS X
When you installed LyX did you run the installer as well as copying the LyX file to your applications folder? -Neil On 8-Feb-09, at 2:27 PM, Blaine Erickson wrote: Greetings all, I am brand-new to LyX (and TeX, et al.), so please forgive me if there is a simple solution. First, my system: iMac with 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, running OS X v. 10.4.11. I installed TeXShop (v. 2.18-svn), which includes the MacTeX-2008 distribution. After struggling with LaTeX with a while, I found out about LyX, and decided to give it a try. I downloaded LyX 1.6.1 and installed it. When I open the program, I get this error message: "Unable to determine the system directory having searched /Applications/LyX/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/ Use the '-sysdir' command line parameter or set the environment variable LYX_DIR_16x to the LyX system directory containing the file `chkconfig.ltx'. Could someone be so kind as to decipher this for me, and tell me what to do? LyX Newbie = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca
Re: custom equation numbering
Hi Ivan, Just to follow up on Paul's solution, you can go one step further and make the equation number automatic. Suppose that you have equation (3) and you also have a rewritten form of that equation, call it (3'). Do all of the steps that Paul has indicated, except rather than putting in the number 3, click on the cross-reference tool in the LyX toolbar. Then select the equation of interest and then apply. To refer to equation 3' elsewhere in the paper is a little in-elegant -- insert the cross reference to point to the original form of the equation, then go into math mode (inline equation) right after the cross reference and insert the prime symbol. Now, if you add or delete equations before the original equation, all of the numbers automatically update. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca On 14-Dec-08, at 9:24 AM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Ivan Werning wrote: How do I change an equation number that was chosen automatically from forcing a particular number or symbol? That is, I want the analog of \tag in Latex For example, I have an equation that is numbered (5) which is chosen by default because it comes after (4). That's the correct normal behavior of course. However, I want to break briefly out of the default and number this one equation (3') because it is a variant of a previous equation numbered (3). Well, \tag will work. Stick the cursor in the equation. If it's already being numbered, M-m n will remove the automatic number. Then enter '\tag' followed by space, which will create a widget. In the widget, type '\ensuremath' followed by a space to get a nested widget. Type 3' (or 3^\prime if you're a purist) in the inner widget (no parentheses). The display in the GUI is, ah, less than esthetically pleasing, but it comes out right in the DVI. The inner widget is needed to get you into math mode if you're going to use a superscript. I'm not sure if there's a more LyXish way to do it. HTH, Paul
Re: Computer Algebra System
I've found that the best way to use Maxima with LyX is to write all of the maxima commands in a comment box in LyX. I write them as if I were writing a batch file for Maxima. Then I simply copy and paste them into a maxima session. The last commands in a particular code block ask Maxima for a TeX version of the output. I then copy of the TeX output from Maxima and paste it into my LyX document inside and equation environment. Kind of klunky but it works. Also, the code that I used in Maxima is always available if I need to change something. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca On 13-Dec-08, at 9:23 AM, Amir Rachum wrote: Hello, I'm trying to use the option Use Computer Algebra System under the Edit menu. I did have partial success using Maxima, but it only works when the expression I want to calculate is in it's own math box. I want it to calculate the latest part of my math calculations. like a = b*c = 6*7 but when I use maxima on the former line, I get a = a as it only reacts to the first part of the equation. Besides solving this problem, is there anywhere a documentation of this option, anywhere? -- Amir Rachum
Re: custom equation numbering
Hi Ivan, Just to follow up on Paul's solution, you can go one step further and make the equation number automatic. Suppose that you have equation (3) and you also have a rewritten form of that equation, call it (3'). Do all of the steps that Paul has indicated, except rather than putting in the number 3, click on the cross-reference tool in the LyX toolbar. Then select the equation of interest and then apply. To refer to equation 3' elsewhere in the paper is a little in-elegant -- insert the cross reference to point to the original form of the equation, then go into math mode (inline equation) right after the cross reference and insert the prime symbol. Now, if you add or delete equations before the original equation, all of the numbers automatically update. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca On 14-Dec-08, at 9:24 AM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Ivan Werning wrote: How do I change an equation number that was chosen automatically from forcing a particular number or symbol? That is, I want the analog of \tag in Latex For example, I have an equation that is numbered (5) which is chosen by default because it comes after (4). That's the correct normal behavior of course. However, I want to break briefly out of the default and number this one equation (3') because it is a variant of a previous equation numbered (3). Well, \tag will work. Stick the cursor in the equation. If it's already being numbered, M-m n will remove the automatic number. Then enter '\tag' followed by space, which will create a widget. In the widget, type '\ensuremath' followed by a space to get a nested widget. Type 3' (or 3^\prime if you're a purist) in the inner widget (no parentheses). The display in the GUI is, ah, less than esthetically pleasing, but it comes out right in the DVI. The inner widget is needed to get you into math mode if you're going to use a superscript. I'm not sure if there's a more LyXish way to do it. HTH, Paul
Re: Computer Algebra System
I've found that the best way to use Maxima with LyX is to write all of the maxima commands in a comment box in LyX. I write them as if I were writing a batch file for Maxima. Then I simply copy and paste them into a maxima session. The last commands in a particular code block ask Maxima for a TeX version of the output. I then copy of the TeX output from Maxima and paste it into my LyX document inside and equation environment. Kind of klunky but it works. Also, the code that I used in Maxima is always available if I need to change something. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca On 13-Dec-08, at 9:23 AM, Amir Rachum wrote: Hello, I'm trying to use the option Use Computer Algebra System under the Edit menu. I did have partial success using Maxima, but it only works when the expression I want to calculate is in it's own math box. I want it to calculate the latest part of my math calculations. like a = b*c = 6*7 but when I use maxima on the former line, I get a = a as it only reacts to the first part of the equation. Besides solving this problem, is there anywhere a documentation of this option, anywhere? -- Amir Rachum
Re: custom equation numbering
Hi Ivan, Just to follow up on Paul's solution, you can go one step further and make the equation number automatic. Suppose that you have equation (3) and you also have a rewritten form of that equation, call it (3'). Do all of the steps that Paul has indicated, except rather than putting in the number 3, click on the cross-reference tool in the LyX toolbar. Then select the equation of interest and then apply. To refer to equation 3' elsewhere in the paper is a little in-elegant -- insert the cross reference to point to the original form of the equation, then go into math mode (inline equation) right after the cross reference and insert the prime symbol. Now, if you add or delete equations before the original equation, all of the numbers automatically update. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca On 14-Dec-08, at 9:24 AM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Ivan Werning wrote: How do I change an equation number that was chosen automatically from forcing a particular number or symbol? That is, I want the analog of \tag in Latex For example, I have an equation that is numbered "(5)" which is chosen by default because it comes after "(4)". That's the correct normal behavior of course. However, I want to break briefly out of the default and number this one equation "(3')" because it is a variant of a previous equation numbered "(3)". Well, \tag will work. Stick the cursor in the equation. If it's already being numbered, M-m n will remove the automatic number. Then enter '\tag' followed by space, which will create a widget. In the widget, type '\ensuremath' followed by a space to get a nested widget. Type "3'" (or "3^\prime" if you're a purist) in the inner widget (no parentheses). The display in the GUI is, ah, less than esthetically pleasing, but it comes out right in the DVI. The inner widget is needed to get you into math mode if you're going to use a superscript. I'm not sure if there's a more LyXish way to do it. HTH, Paul
Re: Computer Algebra System
I've found that the best way to use Maxima with LyX is to write all of the maxima commands in a comment box in LyX. I write them as if I were writing a batch file for Maxima. Then I simply copy and paste them into a maxima session. The last commands in a particular code block ask Maxima for a TeX version of the output. I then copy of the TeX output from Maxima and paste it into my LyX document inside and equation environment. Kind of klunky but it works. Also, the code that I used in Maxima is always available if I need to change something. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email nhepb...@augustana.ca On 13-Dec-08, at 9:23 AM, Amir Rachum wrote: Hello, I'm trying to use the option "Use Computer Algebra System" under the Edit menu. I did have partial success using Maxima, but it only works when the expression I want to calculate is in it's own math box. I want it to calculate the latest part of my math calculations. like a = b*c = 6*7 but when I use maxima on the former line, I get a = a as it only reacts to the first part of the equation. Besides solving this problem, is there anywhere a documentation of this option, anywhere? -- Amir Rachum
Re: Equation numbering
HI Paula Piece of cake. In LyX, go into Document - Settings. On the Document Class page there is an area for class options. Put leqno in the custom options box and it will use the leqno LaTeX option which puts equations on the left. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 26-Nov-08, at 7:36 PM, Paulina Restrepo wrote: Hi, I use Lyx 1.5.1 on Mac OS. Right now I have all my equations numbered but the label appears to the far right of the equation, I'm wondering if its possible to make the label appear at the far left of the equation. Thank you very much for your help, Paulina
Re: Equation numbering
HI Paula Piece of cake. In LyX, go into Document - Settings. On the Document Class page there is an area for class options. Put leqno in the custom options box and it will use the leqno LaTeX option which puts equations on the left. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 26-Nov-08, at 7:36 PM, Paulina Restrepo wrote: Hi, I use Lyx 1.5.1 on Mac OS. Right now I have all my equations numbered but the label appears to the far right of the equation, I'm wondering if its possible to make the label appear at the far left of the equation. Thank you very much for your help, Paulina
Re: Equation numbering
HI Paula Piece of cake. In LyX, go into Document -> Settings. On the "Document Class" page there is an area for class options. Put leqno in the custom options box and it will use the leqno LaTeX option which puts equations on the left. -Neil ===== Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 26-Nov-08, at 7:36 PM, Paulina Restrepo wrote: Hi, I use Lyx 1.5.1 on Mac OS. Right now I have all my equations numbered but the label appears to the far right of the equation, I'm wondering if its possible to make the label appear at the far left of the equation. Thank you very much for your help, Paulina
Re: how can i put a citation in an ert endnote?
use \cite{reference} within the ert. Also, depending upon the
bibliography style and packages installed you can use things like
\citename{reference}, \citeyear{reference}.
-Neil
On 21-Jul-08, at 11:22 AM, Glen Whitehead wrote:
Dear all,
I'm using LyX 1.5.4 and ERT to insert endnotes. However, I do not seem
able to add citations to an ERT. Please send your suggestions :)
Thank you :)
=
Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor
Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty
University of Alberta
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3
Phone (780) 679-1588
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how can i put a citation in an ert endnote?
use \cite{reference} within the ert. Also, depending upon the
bibliography style and packages installed you can use things like
\citename{reference}, \citeyear{reference}.
-Neil
On 21-Jul-08, at 11:22 AM, Glen Whitehead wrote:
Dear all,
I'm using LyX 1.5.4 and ERT to insert endnotes. However, I do not seem
able to add citations to an ERT. Please send your suggestions :)
Thank you :)
=
Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor
Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty
University of Alberta
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3
Phone (780) 679-1588
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how can i put a citation in an ert endnote?
use \cite{reference} within the ert. Also, depending upon the
bibliography style and packages installed you can use things like
\citename{reference}, \citeyear{reference}.
-Neil
On 21-Jul-08, at 11:22 AM, Glen Whitehead wrote:
Dear all,
I'm using LyX 1.5.4 and ERT to insert endnotes. However, I do not seem
able to add citations to an ERT. Please send your suggestions :)
Thank you :)
=
Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor
Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty
University of Alberta
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3
Phone (780) 679-1588
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows
There are a number of packages that need to be installed into MikTeX that are not part of the default installer bundle for LyX. These should be automatically installed after doing the things that Adi suggests. However, it is best to be connected to a high-speed connection for this -- it takes a while on a high-speed connection, I suspect a dial-up connection would take just about forever. -Neil On 4-Jul-08, at 7:41 AM, Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/ fastest repository site, then next, then Install. There are several packages that you have to install. You may try to read all documents in help (introductio, tutorial etc) and view pdf, (view one by one). Try to reconfigure... If you can view all of them, it means you have installed important classes. May be there are smart ways to install (I dont know ) /Adi/ Hi! I recently installed Lyx on my Windows XP machine. I am able to open the *.lyx files, but not able to get a PDF output from them. The reason seems to be that as soon as I open the file (by double clicking on it), it says the layout file requested by this document, *.layout, is not usable. This is probably because a LaTex class or style file required by it is not available. I have tried reinstalling, and rebooting the machine to see if the problem is fixed magically, but it failed me :-). Please help. Best regards, RK Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows
There are a number of packages that need to be installed into MikTeX that are not part of the default installer bundle for LyX. These should be automatically installed after doing the things that Adi suggests. However, it is best to be connected to a high-speed connection for this -- it takes a while on a high-speed connection, I suspect a dial-up connection would take just about forever. -Neil On 4-Jul-08, at 7:41 AM, Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/ fastest repository site, then next, then Install. There are several packages that you have to install. You may try to read all documents in help (introductio, tutorial etc) and view pdf, (view one by one). Try to reconfigure... If you can view all of them, it means you have installed important classes. May be there are smart ways to install (I dont know ) /Adi/ Hi! I recently installed Lyx on my Windows XP machine. I am able to open the *.lyx files, but not able to get a PDF output from them. The reason seems to be that as soon as I open the file (by double clicking on it), it says the layout file requested by this document, *.layout, is not usable. This is probably because a LaTex class or style file required by it is not available. I have tried reinstalling, and rebooting the machine to see if the problem is fixed magically, but it failed me :-). Please help. Best regards, RK Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows
There are a number of packages that need to be installed into MikTeX that are not part of the default installer bundle for LyX. These should be automatically installed after doing the things that Adi suggests. However, it is best to be connected to a high-speed connection for this -- it takes a while on a high-speed connection, I suspect a dial-up connection would take just about forever. -Neil On 4-Jul-08, at 7:41 AM, Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/ fastest repository site, then next, then Install. There are several packages that you have to install. You may try to read all documents in help (introductio, tutorial etc) and view pdf, (view one by one). Try to reconfigure... If you can view all of them, it means you have installed important classes. May be there are smart ways to install (I dont know ) /Adi/ Hi! I recently installed Lyx on my Windows XP machine. I am able to open the *.lyx files, but not able to get a PDF output from them. The reason seems to be that as soon as I open the file (by double clicking on it), it says "the layout file requested by this document, *.layout, is not usable. This is probably because a LaTex class or style file required by it is not available." I have tried reinstalling, and rebooting the machine to see if the problem is fixed magically, but it failed me :-). Please help. Best regards, RK Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do I actually get a .bib file?
On 22-May-08, at 7:38 PM, rgheck wrote: David Hewitt wrote: Erez Yerushalmi wrote: How do I actually save a file in a *.bib* format??? bib files are just text files, and they can be created with any text editor. You may need to use Save as... to get your text editor to save them with the right extension, but that's pretty simple to do. That said, as David said, you're probably better off using something like JabRef, or one of the many other BibTeX editors that are out there. rh = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do I actually get a .bib file?
Okay, I will try sending this again but with the actual comment in it - DOH! One thing to note if you are working on a Windows system and using Windows Notepad as your editor (as well as text editors perhaps), put the filename in quotation marks. Otherwise, Windows will stick a txt extension on by default. -Neil On 22-May-08, at 8:08 PM, Neil Hepburn wrote: On 22-May-08, at 7:38 PM, rgheck wrote: David Hewitt wrote: Erez Yerushalmi wrote: How do I actually save a file in a *.bib* format??? bib files are just text files, and they can be created with any text editor. You may need to use Save as... to get your text editor to save them with the right extension, but that's pretty simple to do. That said, as David said, you're probably better off using something like JabRef, or one of the many other BibTeX editors that are out there. rh = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do I actually get a .bib file?
On 22-May-08, at 7:38 PM, rgheck wrote: David Hewitt wrote: Erez Yerushalmi wrote: How do I actually save a file in a *.bib* format??? bib files are just text files, and they can be created with any text editor. You may need to use Save as... to get your text editor to save them with the right extension, but that's pretty simple to do. That said, as David said, you're probably better off using something like JabRef, or one of the many other BibTeX editors that are out there. rh = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do I actually get a .bib file?
Okay, I will try sending this again but with the actual comment in it - DOH! One thing to note if you are working on a Windows system and using Windows Notepad as your editor (as well as text editors perhaps), put the filename in quotation marks. Otherwise, Windows will stick a txt extension on by default. -Neil On 22-May-08, at 8:08 PM, Neil Hepburn wrote: On 22-May-08, at 7:38 PM, rgheck wrote: David Hewitt wrote: Erez Yerushalmi wrote: How do I actually save a file in a *.bib* format??? bib files are just text files, and they can be created with any text editor. You may need to use Save as... to get your text editor to save them with the right extension, but that's pretty simple to do. That said, as David said, you're probably better off using something like JabRef, or one of the many other BibTeX editors that are out there. rh = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do I actually get a .bib file?
On 22-May-08, at 7:38 PM, rgheck wrote: David Hewitt wrote: Erez Yerushalmi wrote: How do I actually save a file in a *.bib* format??? bib files are just text files, and they can be created with any text editor. You may need to use "Save as..." to get your text editor to save them with the right extension, but that's pretty simple to do. That said, as David said, you're probably better off using something like JabRef, or one of the many other BibTeX editors that are out there. rh = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how do I actually get a .bib file?
Okay, I will try sending this again but with the actual comment in it - DOH! One thing to note if you are working on a Windows system and using Windows Notepad as your editor (as well as text editors perhaps), put the filename in quotation marks. Otherwise, Windows will stick a txt extension on by default. -Neil On 22-May-08, at 8:08 PM, Neil Hepburn wrote: On 22-May-08, at 7:38 PM, rgheck wrote: David Hewitt wrote: Erez Yerushalmi wrote: How do I actually save a file in a *.bib* format??? bib files are just text files, and they can be created with any text editor. You may need to use "Save as..." to get your text editor to save them with the right extension, but that's pretty simple to do. That said, as David said, you're probably better off using something like JabRef, or one of the many other BibTeX editors that are out there. rh = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lyx vs. winedt?
I use both, although now that I have mostly switched to Mac I don't
use WinEdt much anymore. LyX is definitely more user friendly for most
users new to TeX and LaTeX. LyX has built in tools for tables and
labelling as well as equations and so on that aren't really present in
WinEdt since you are working with native LaTeX code. Also, with LyX
you get to see what your document looks like without compiling and it
is a bit easier to read since LaTeX tags aren't visible in LyX.
For most things I prefer LyX now compared to LaTeX editors, such as
WinEdt, TeXShop (Mac), and Kile (Linux). That said, however, there
are times where I find it easier to use a LaTeX editor if I have
special formatting challenges. For example, when setting exams, I like
to have different sections to the exam and then have the question
numbering in each section carry on from the numbering in the previous
section. This is very difficult to do in LyX, but in LaTeX it is as
simple as \setcounter{enumi}{insert number here}. Overall, if I am
really concerned about document structure and layout, then I often
revert to a LaTeX editor. But if I want to simply write something
(such as lecture notes or assignments), LyX is my preferred option.
-Neil
=
Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor
Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty
University of Alberta
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3
Phone (780) 679-1588
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 1-May-08, at 7:42 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
I pointed one of my colleagues to lyx. She showed me winedt, which
she
uses. I'm not sure what advantages one has over the other. Any
info on
this topic?
Re: lyx vs. winedt?
I use both, although now that I have mostly switched to Mac I don't
use WinEdt much anymore. LyX is definitely more user friendly for most
users new to TeX and LaTeX. LyX has built in tools for tables and
labelling as well as equations and so on that aren't really present in
WinEdt since you are working with native LaTeX code. Also, with LyX
you get to see what your document looks like without compiling and it
is a bit easier to read since LaTeX tags aren't visible in LyX.
For most things I prefer LyX now compared to LaTeX editors, such as
WinEdt, TeXShop (Mac), and Kile (Linux). That said, however, there
are times where I find it easier to use a LaTeX editor if I have
special formatting challenges. For example, when setting exams, I like
to have different sections to the exam and then have the question
numbering in each section carry on from the numbering in the previous
section. This is very difficult to do in LyX, but in LaTeX it is as
simple as \setcounter{enumi}{insert number here}. Overall, if I am
really concerned about document structure and layout, then I often
revert to a LaTeX editor. But if I want to simply write something
(such as lecture notes or assignments), LyX is my preferred option.
-Neil
=
Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor
Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty
University of Alberta
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3
Phone (780) 679-1588
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 1-May-08, at 7:42 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
I pointed one of my colleagues to lyx. She showed me winedt, which
she
uses. I'm not sure what advantages one has over the other. Any
info on
this topic?
Re: lyx vs. winedt?
I use both, although now that I have mostly switched to Mac I don't
use WinEdt much anymore. LyX is definitely more user friendly for most
users new to TeX and LaTeX. LyX has built in tools for tables and
labelling as well as equations and so on that aren't really present in
WinEdt since you are working with native LaTeX code. Also, with LyX
you get to see what your document looks like without compiling and it
is a bit easier to read since LaTeX tags aren't visible in LyX.
For most things I prefer LyX now compared to LaTeX editors, such as
WinEdt, TeXShop (Mac), and Kile (Linux). That said, however, there
are times where I find it easier to use a LaTeX editor if I have
special formatting challenges. For example, when setting exams, I like
to have different sections to the exam and then have the question
numbering in each section carry on from the numbering in the previous
section. This is very difficult to do in LyX, but in LaTeX it is as
simple as \setcounter{enumi}{}. Overall, if I am
really concerned about document structure and layout, then I often
revert to a LaTeX editor. But if I want to simply write something
(such as lecture notes or assignments), LyX is my preferred option.
-Neil
=
Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor
Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty
University of Alberta
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3
Phone (780) 679-1588
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 1-May-08, at 7:42 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
I pointed one of my colleagues to lyx. She showed me winedt, which
she
uses. I'm not sure what advantages one has over the other. Any
info on
this topic?
Re: Converting to OpenOffice
I had to do a similar thing last night. What I found to work best, although there weren't any figures or equations in the document, was to export it from LyX to HTML and then import from HTML into Word. I had to do some tweaking to the text once it was in word but overall it wasn't too bad. Using Find and Replace in Word worked well to replace document styles and that fixed up most of the formatting. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15-Feb-08, at 7:15 AM, Jorge Sampaio wrote: I need to convert some of my class notes to (sorry) msword so that a colleague can change, update, etc. All notes are in LyX. There are basically 2 options: use ConvTex script and use the LyX converter. Neither one works properly. In fact, IMHO, ConvTex makes the best work... however all figures are converted to .eps (a lot of them are .eps, although I am, by now, preferring .png), This is not the problem, but the fact that to use ConvTex we need first export to LaTex, and then use CovTest to create a .sxw (OpenOffice 1.0 == StarOffice), then convert to (sorry) msword. When LyX exports to LaTex, the extensions in all figures file names are removed (and assumed to be .eps in a latex run). Now, ConvTex does not assumes this, and expects the extension (whatever) in the Latex text. When run, ConvTex does not find the figures, and the exported .swx does not includes the pictures. As a (brute force) solution, after exporting a LyX to Latex, I must add .eps in all figure file names in order to ConvTex work. I can't find in the LyX preferences a way to change that. The converter to export to Latex ( LyX - Latex converter) doesn't show in the list of converters to try to fix this. Any idea? Thanks Jorge (converter to export to OpenOffice messes up considerably the equations in the text. Not good yet)
Re: Converting to OpenOffice -- follow up
Hi Jorge Of course there is another option, one which your colleague may just thank you for in the future -- give him/her a copy of LyX and bring him/her back from the Dark Side ;-} -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15-Feb-08, at 7:15 AM, Jorge Sampaio wrote: I need to convert some of my class notes to (sorry) msword so that a colleague can change, update, etc. All notes are in LyX. There are basically 2 options: use ConvTex script and use the LyX converter. Neither one works properly. In fact, IMHO, ConvTex makes the best work... however all figures are converted to .eps (a lot of them are .eps, although I am, by now, preferring .png), This is not the problem, but the fact that to use ConvTex we need first export to LaTex, and then use CovTest to create a .sxw (OpenOffice 1.0 == StarOffice), then convert to (sorry) msword. When LyX exports to LaTex, the extensions in all figures file names are removed (and assumed to be .eps in a latex run). Now, ConvTex does not assumes this, and expects the extension (whatever) in the Latex text. When run, ConvTex does not find the figures, and the exported .swx does not includes the pictures. As a (brute force) solution, after exporting a LyX to Latex, I must add .eps in all figure file names in order to ConvTex work. I can't find in the LyX preferences a way to change that. The converter to export to Latex ( LyX - Latex converter) doesn't show in the list of converters to try to fix this. Any idea? Thanks Jorge (converter to export to OpenOffice messes up considerably the equations in the text. Not good yet)
Re: Converting to OpenOffice
I had to do a similar thing last night. What I found to work best, although there weren't any figures or equations in the document, was to export it from LyX to HTML and then import from HTML into Word. I had to do some tweaking to the text once it was in word but overall it wasn't too bad. Using Find and Replace in Word worked well to replace document styles and that fixed up most of the formatting. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15-Feb-08, at 7:15 AM, Jorge Sampaio wrote: I need to convert some of my class notes to (sorry) msword so that a colleague can change, update, etc. All notes are in LyX. There are basically 2 options: use ConvTex script and use the LyX converter. Neither one works properly. In fact, IMHO, ConvTex makes the best work... however all figures are converted to .eps (a lot of them are .eps, although I am, by now, preferring .png), This is not the problem, but the fact that to use ConvTex we need first export to LaTex, and then use CovTest to create a .sxw (OpenOffice 1.0 == StarOffice), then convert to (sorry) msword. When LyX exports to LaTex, the extensions in all figures file names are removed (and assumed to be .eps in a latex run). Now, ConvTex does not assumes this, and expects the extension (whatever) in the Latex text. When run, ConvTex does not find the figures, and the exported .swx does not includes the pictures. As a (brute force) solution, after exporting a LyX to Latex, I must add .eps in all figure file names in order to ConvTex work. I can't find in the LyX preferences a way to change that. The converter to export to Latex ( LyX - Latex converter) doesn't show in the list of converters to try to fix this. Any idea? Thanks Jorge (converter to export to OpenOffice messes up considerably the equations in the text. Not good yet)
Re: Converting to OpenOffice -- follow up
Hi Jorge Of course there is another option, one which your colleague may just thank you for in the future -- give him/her a copy of LyX and bring him/her back from the Dark Side ;-} -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15-Feb-08, at 7:15 AM, Jorge Sampaio wrote: I need to convert some of my class notes to (sorry) msword so that a colleague can change, update, etc. All notes are in LyX. There are basically 2 options: use ConvTex script and use the LyX converter. Neither one works properly. In fact, IMHO, ConvTex makes the best work... however all figures are converted to .eps (a lot of them are .eps, although I am, by now, preferring .png), This is not the problem, but the fact that to use ConvTex we need first export to LaTex, and then use CovTest to create a .sxw (OpenOffice 1.0 == StarOffice), then convert to (sorry) msword. When LyX exports to LaTex, the extensions in all figures file names are removed (and assumed to be .eps in a latex run). Now, ConvTex does not assumes this, and expects the extension (whatever) in the Latex text. When run, ConvTex does not find the figures, and the exported .swx does not includes the pictures. As a (brute force) solution, after exporting a LyX to Latex, I must add .eps in all figure file names in order to ConvTex work. I can't find in the LyX preferences a way to change that. The converter to export to Latex ( LyX - Latex converter) doesn't show in the list of converters to try to fix this. Any idea? Thanks Jorge (converter to export to OpenOffice messes up considerably the equations in the text. Not good yet)
Re: Converting to OpenOffice
I had to do a similar thing last night. What I found to work best, although there weren't any figures or equations in the document, was to export it from LyX to HTML and then import from HTML into Word. I had to do some tweaking to the text once it was in word but overall it wasn't too bad. Using Find and Replace in Word worked well to replace document styles and that fixed up most of the formatting. -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15-Feb-08, at 7:15 AM, Jorge Sampaio wrote: I need to convert some of my class notes to (sorry) msword so that a colleague can change, update, etc. All notes are in LyX. There are basically 2 options: use ConvTex script and use the LyX converter. Neither one works properly. In fact, IMHO, ConvTex makes the best work... however all figures are converted to .eps (a lot of them are .eps, although I am, by now, preferring .png), This is not the problem, but the fact that to use ConvTex we need first export to LaTex, and then use CovTest to create a .sxw (OpenOffice 1.0 == StarOffice), then convert to (sorry) msword. When LyX exports to LaTex, the extensions in all figures file names are removed (and assumed to be .eps in a latex run). Now, ConvTex does not assumes this, and expects the extension (whatever) in the Latex text. When run, ConvTex does not find the figures, and the exported .swx does not includes the pictures. As a (brute force) solution, after exporting a LyX to Latex, I must add .eps in all figure file names in order to ConvTex work. I can't find in the LyX preferences a way to change that. The converter to export to Latex ( LyX -> Latex converter) doesn't show in the list of converters to try to fix this. Any idea? Thanks Jorge (converter to export to OpenOffice messes up considerably the equations in the text. Not good yet)
Re: Converting to OpenOffice -- follow up
Hi Jorge Of course there is another option, one which your colleague may just thank you for in the future -- give him/her a copy of LyX and bring him/her back from the Dark Side ;-} -Neil = Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Department of Social Sciences, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta 4901-46 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 2R3 Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15-Feb-08, at 7:15 AM, Jorge Sampaio wrote: I need to convert some of my class notes to (sorry) msword so that a colleague can change, update, etc. All notes are in LyX. There are basically 2 options: use ConvTex script and use the LyX converter. Neither one works properly. In fact, IMHO, ConvTex makes the best work... however all figures are converted to .eps (a lot of them are .eps, although I am, by now, preferring .png), This is not the problem, but the fact that to use ConvTex we need first export to LaTex, and then use CovTest to create a .sxw (OpenOffice 1.0 == StarOffice), then convert to (sorry) msword. When LyX exports to LaTex, the extensions in all figures file names are removed (and assumed to be .eps in a latex run). Now, ConvTex does not assumes this, and expects the extension (whatever) in the Latex text. When run, ConvTex does not find the figures, and the exported .swx does not includes the pictures. As a (brute force) solution, after exporting a LyX to Latex, I must add .eps in all figure file names in order to ConvTex work. I can't find in the LyX preferences a way to change that. The converter to export to Latex ( LyX -> Latex converter) doesn't show in the list of converters to try to fix this. Any idea? Thanks Jorge (converter to export to OpenOffice messes up considerably the equations in the text. Not good yet)
Re: Issues with LyX
Hi Salim I'm not sure about an answer to the first question. However, for the second question, in my own experiences with that I found that it wasn't really possible -- it seems that the resolution that the diagrams are at in a word file is rather poor. You might try pasting them into a new document in something like Gimp (an opensource image editing program) and then trying to touch them up there. For the third question, when you bring up the cross-reference dialog box, you will see an option for format. If you select Formatted reference it will produce something like 'Figure 3 on page 4' etc. You can also select other formatting things (such as it automatically putting 'Table #' for table references). Depending upon the underlying LaTeX system on your computer, you may have to install an extra package -- I ran into an error a while back when I tried to use Formatted Reference on a windows machine with MikTeX -- it complained about some package not being present. On a Mac with MacTeX, the package already there. I hope this helps. Cheers, Neil === Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Social Sciences Department, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta, Camrose Campus Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7-Nov-07, at 8:20 PM, Salim Namik wrote: Hi, I have recently started using LyX 1.5.2 and have few questions regarding formatting figures (especially in IEEEtrans class document): 1. How can I change the the style of the caption HEADER? e.g. make the caption at the center of the page, or make the word Figure italic? 2. I create a lot of diagrams in MS Word and I to insert them in LyX, but when I do, the quality of the figure is rubbish!! what is the best format for diagrams made by MS Word? 3. When cross-referencing figures, how can I make LyX automatically put Figure 2 instead of 2 or Figure 2 on page 3? Your help is most appreciated. Kind Regards, Salim Namik -- Salim Namik PhD Candidate Department of Electrical Computer Engineering The University of Auckland
Re: Issues with LyX
Hi Salim I'm not sure about an answer to the first question. However, for the second question, in my own experiences with that I found that it wasn't really possible -- it seems that the resolution that the diagrams are at in a word file is rather poor. You might try pasting them into a new document in something like Gimp (an opensource image editing program) and then trying to touch them up there. For the third question, when you bring up the cross-reference dialog box, you will see an option for format. If you select Formatted reference it will produce something like 'Figure 3 on page 4' etc. You can also select other formatting things (such as it automatically putting 'Table #' for table references). Depending upon the underlying LaTeX system on your computer, you may have to install an extra package -- I ran into an error a while back when I tried to use Formatted Reference on a windows machine with MikTeX -- it complained about some package not being present. On a Mac with MacTeX, the package already there. I hope this helps. Cheers, Neil === Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Social Sciences Department, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta, Camrose Campus Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7-Nov-07, at 8:20 PM, Salim Namik wrote: Hi, I have recently started using LyX 1.5.2 and have few questions regarding formatting figures (especially in IEEEtrans class document): 1. How can I change the the style of the caption HEADER? e.g. make the caption at the center of the page, or make the word Figure italic? 2. I create a lot of diagrams in MS Word and I to insert them in LyX, but when I do, the quality of the figure is rubbish!! what is the best format for diagrams made by MS Word? 3. When cross-referencing figures, how can I make LyX automatically put Figure 2 instead of 2 or Figure 2 on page 3? Your help is most appreciated. Kind Regards, Salim Namik -- Salim Namik PhD Candidate Department of Electrical Computer Engineering The University of Auckland
Re: Issues with LyX
Hi Salim I'm not sure about an answer to the first question. However, for the second question, in my own experiences with that I found that it wasn't really possible -- it seems that the resolution that the diagrams are at in a word file is rather poor. You might try pasting them into a new document in something like Gimp (an opensource image editing program) and then trying to touch them up there. For the third question, when you bring up the cross-reference dialog box, you will see an option for format. If you select "Formatted reference" it will produce something like 'Figure 3 on page 4' etc. You can also select other formatting things (such as it automatically putting 'Table #' for table references). Depending upon the underlying LaTeX system on your computer, you may have to install an extra package -- I ran into an error a while back when I tried to use Formatted Reference on a windows machine with MikTeX -- it complained about some package not being present. On a Mac with MacTeX, the package already there. I hope this helps. Cheers, Neil === Neil Hepburn, Economics Instructor Social Sciences Department, Augustana Faculty University of Alberta, Camrose Campus Phone (780) 679-1588 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7-Nov-07, at 8:20 PM, Salim Namik wrote: Hi, I have recently started using LyX 1.5.2 and have few questions regarding formatting figures (especially in IEEEtrans class document): 1. How can I change the the style of the caption HEADER? e.g. make the caption at the center of the page, or make the word "Figure" italic? 2. I create a lot of diagrams in MS Word and I to insert them in LyX, but when I do, the quality of the figure is rubbish!! what is the best format for diagrams made by MS Word? 3. When cross-referencing figures, how can I make LyX automatically put "Figure 2" instead of "2" or "Figure 2 on page 3"? Your help is most appreciated. Kind Regards, Salim Namik -- Salim Namik PhD Candidate Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering The University of Auckland
