Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences look and feel screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to helvetica :) 5) uncheck use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167390.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences look and feel screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to helvetica :) 5) uncheck use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167393.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences look and feel screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to helvetica :) 5) uncheck use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167394.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences look and feel screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to helvetica :) 5) uncheck use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167390.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences look and feel screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to helvetica :) 5) uncheck use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167393.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences look and feel screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to helvetica :) 5) uncheck use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167394.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences > look and feel > screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to "helvetica" :) 5) uncheck "use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering" !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: > > Hey LyX folks, > > I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first > Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it > was LyX - of course. > > 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX > for OS X in conjunction with LyX? > > 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be > font rendering problems with the display fonts. > > a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, > zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only > partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or > third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and > restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? > > b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on > some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a > lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X > applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen > fonts (the default). > > Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering > problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my > case it is just plain text. > > I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a > hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom > level? > > > Thanks a lot! > > Daniel > > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167390.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences > look and feel > screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to "helvetica" :) 5) uncheck "use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering" !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: > > Hey LyX folks, > > I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first > Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it > was LyX - of course. > > 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX > for OS X in conjunction with LyX? > > 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be > font rendering problems with the display fonts. > > a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, > zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only > partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or > third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and > restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? > > b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on > some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a > lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X > applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen > fonts (the default). > > Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering > problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my > case it is just plain text. > > I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a > hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom > level? > > > Thanks a lot! > > Daniel > > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167393.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
hi, i had a similar problem. you could try this : LyX preferences > look and feel > screen fonts : 1) set zoom to 100% 2) increase the font sizes of all the sub-options 3) set dpi to 72 4) set roman font to "helvetica" :) 5) uncheck "use pixmap cache to speed up font rendering" !!! cheers, S Daniel Lohmann-2 wrote: > > Hey LyX folks, > > I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first > Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it > was LyX - of course. > > 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX > for OS X in conjunction with LyX? > > 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be > font rendering problems with the display fonts. > > a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, > zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only > partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or > third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and > restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? > > b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on > some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a > lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X > applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen > fonts (the default). > > Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering > problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my > case it is just plain text. > > I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a > hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom > level? > > > Thanks a lot! > > Daniel > > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Newbie%3A-LyX-on-OS-X-tp476520p3167394.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Newbie: LyX on OS X
Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so). 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC Macs). a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font- rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Well... :) Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. Yes. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...) Thanks a lot! Daniel You're welcome ;) Greetings from Vienna, Maksi
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. I had a similar problem. Quitting and restarting LyX after changing the display fonts solved the problem. Kevin
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
Maximilian Wollner wrote: Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. [...] TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so). Thanks! 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC Macs). It is an Intel. From what I remember on the discussions, the 1.5.1 performance issue was only on PPC, so I can give the 1.5.1 a try. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. Well, I can perfectly live with that. After I find a good setting I usually do never change my screen fonts. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...) I will try that. Thanks a lot Maximilan! Daniel
Newbie: LyX on OS X
Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so). 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC Macs). a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font- rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Well... :) Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. Yes. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...) Thanks a lot! Daniel You're welcome ;) Greetings from Vienna, Maksi
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. I had a similar problem. Quitting and restarting LyX after changing the display fonts solved the problem. Kevin
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
Maximilian Wollner wrote: Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. [...] TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so). Thanks! 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC Macs). It is an Intel. From what I remember on the discussions, the 1.5.1 performance issue was only on PPC, so I can give the 1.5.1 a try. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press Apply, the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look right. Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. Well, I can perfectly live with that. After I find a good setting I usually do never change my screen fonts. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...) I will try that. Thanks a lot Maximilan! Daniel
Newbie: LyX on OS X
Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font-rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? Thanks a lot! Daniel
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. 1) I installed TexShop 2.14 as TeX-distro. Is this the recommended LaTeX for OS X in conjunction with LyX? TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so). 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC Macs). a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. b) In general the screen fonts look, well, ugly. There seems to go on some font smoothing that does not really work. The font- rendering is a lot better in LyX for Windows or Linux, as well as in all other OS X applications. I am using the Times, Helvetica, and Courier as screen fonts (the default). Well... :) Is this a known problem? I remember reading about font rendering problems on OS X in conjunction with math typesetting, however, in my case it is just plain text. Yes. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...) Thanks a lot! Daniel You're welcome ;) Greetings from Vienna, Maksi
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. I had a similar problem. Quitting and restarting LyX after changing the display fonts solved the problem. Kevin
Re: Newbie: LyX on OS X
Maximilian Wollner wrote: Am 06.12.2007 um 19:59 schrieb Daniel Lohmann: Hey LyX folks, I have been using LyX for years on Windows and Linux. Now I got my first Mac (running OS X 10.5.1) and one of the first things I installed on it was LyX - of course. [...] > > TexShop is an application for TeX... I guess you installed the > MacTeX.dmg which automatically installes TexShop as well. And yes, it > is the best distribution for OS X (well, I think so). Thanks! 2) I installed LyX 1.5.2. Works like a charm, however, there seem to be font rendering problems with the display fonts. Do you use a PPC oder Intel Mac? Fuzzy font rendering is a known problem since 1.5.2, I guess it will be solved soon (it was no problem in 1.5.1 though this version was considered too slow on PPC Macs). It is an Intel. From what I remember on the discussions, the 1.5.1 performance issue was only on PPC, so I can give the 1.5.1 a try. a) Whenever I change the screen fonts in the preferences (typeface, zoom, etc.) and press "Apply", the new font seems to be applied only partly. The spacing becomes strange, sometimes only every second or third word appears in the new font. I have to save the settings and restart LyX for the spacing to look "right". Is this a known problem? I can partly reproduce that effect. However, I avoid changing the display fonts and I'm happy after all ;) - be patient, it'll surely be fixed soon. Well, I can perfectly live with that. After I find a good setting I usually do never change my screen fonts. I would highly appreciate any recommendations. Maybe there is just a hidden setting somewhere in LyX or OS X? Or a recommended font and zoom level? No, unfortunately not. But you could download LyX 1.5.1 if you wish and have very screen rendering (I got used to it by now...) I will try that. Thanks a lot Maximilan! Daniel
