Re: LyX and XeTeX - how to preview PDF?
Kosta Welke wrote: > Is there a way to just use ui/stdtoolbars.ui to just add a new toolbar and > leave the old one untouched? Similar to .lyx/preferences? Unfortunately not. > That would be > much better, e.g. with respect to future lyx updates... (if I add this to > the wiki, and stdtoolbars.ui changes in the next version, users will give > you weird error reports). I agree (there is already a bug report about this, IIRC). Jürgen
Re: LyX and XeTeX - how to preview PDF?
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:28:58 +0200, Kosta Welke wrote: The correct name is stdtoolbars.ui. Stupid me, the actually correct name is stdtoolbars.inc :) Kosta
Re: LyX and XeTeX - how to preview PDF?
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:07:26 +0200, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: Copy the buffer-view_pdf2.png and buffer-update_pdf2.png icons to buffer- view_pdf4.png and buffer-update_pdf4.png in your LyX user directory (create a new icons folder, if not already there). The correct folder is "images". Then copy the stdtoolbars.ui file from the LyX System directory to your LyX user directory (new folder "ui"), and add the following lines to the "view/update" section: Item "View PDF (XeTeX)" "buffer-view pdf4" Item "Update PDF (XeTeX)" "buffer-update pdf4" This will add two new buttons. The correct name is stdtoolbars.ui. Thank you very much for your input! Thats extremely practical indeed. Just one question though: Is there a way to just use ui/stdtoolbars.ui to just add a new toolbar and leave the old one untouched? Similar to .lyx/preferences? That would be much better, e.g. with respect to future lyx updates... (if I add this to the wiki, and stdtoolbars.ui changes in the next version, users will give you _weird_ error reports). Cheers, Kosta
Re: LyX and XeTeX - how to preview PDF?
Micha Feigin wrote: > > I'm trying to use LyX together with Xetex and thanks to strangers on the > > internet, it actually works. I updated the wiki under > > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/XeTeX so that it might work for other people, > > too. > > > > There's one problem, though: As XeTeX must run through the xelatex, which > > is a different lyx file format, the preview PDF button does not work > > anymore (exporting using pdflatex gives an error, as you need to export > > using xelatex). What is the best/quickest/working way to get the > > "preview/update PDF" buttons to export using XeTeX instead of pdflatex? > > (optimally, this would be a document setting). Copy the buffer-view_pdf2.png and buffer-update_pdf2.png icons to buffer- view_pdf4.png and buffer-update_pdf4.png in your LyX user directory (create a new icons folder, if not already there). Then copy the stdtoolbars.ui file from the LyX System directory to your LyX user directory (new folder "ui"), and add the following lines to the "view/update" section: Item "View PDF (XeTeX)" "buffer-view pdf4" Item "Update PDF (XeTeX)" "buffer-update pdf4" This will add two new buttons. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > > > Cheers, > > Kosta > > It's a dirty hack that would work only if you always want to use xetex > instead of pdflatex. You can go into > preferences->converters->Latex(pdflatex) and change the converter from > pdflatex to xetex You will be pleased to hear that forthcoming LyX 2.0 comes with (basic) native XeTeX support, which handles the basic settings for you. If you click "use XeTeX", the right converter will be chosen, the toolbar and menu entries will be adapted, all the necessary preamble stuff will be inserted and you can even chose a system font from the document dialog. Jürgen
Re: LyX and XeTeX - how to preview PDF?
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:16:49 +0200 "Kosta Welke" wrote: > Hi! > > I'm trying to use LyX together with Xetex and thanks to strangers on the > internet, it actually works. I updated the wiki under > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/XeTeX so that it might work for other people, too. > > There's one problem, though: As XeTeX must run through the xelatex, which is > a different lyx file format, the preview PDF button does not work anymore > (exporting using pdflatex gives an error, as you need to export using > xelatex). What is the best/quickest/working way to get the "preview/update > PDF" buttons to export using XeTeX instead of pdflatex? (optimally, this > would be a document setting). > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Cheers, > Kosta > > It's a dirty hack that would work only if you always want to use xetex instead of pdflatex. You can go into preferences->converters->Latex(pdflatex) and change the converter from pdflatex to xetex
LyX and XeTeX - how to preview PDF?
Hi! I'm trying to use LyX together with Xetex and thanks to strangers on the internet, it actually works. I updated the wiki under http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/XeTeX so that it might work for other people, too. There's one problem, though: As XeTeX must run through the xelatex, which is a different lyx file format, the preview PDF button does not work anymore (exporting using pdflatex gives an error, as you need to export using xelatex). What is the best/quickest/working way to get the "preview/update PDF" buttons to export using XeTeX instead of pdflatex? (optimally, this would be a document setting). Thanks in advance for your help! Cheers, Kosta
