Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Yup, that made it. The preview appeared. Just one thing, the
preferences file doesn't appear  again in the ~/Library/Application
Support/LyX/ folder after I moved it. There's no problem with this?

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:

  Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
  problems remains. When I select View-PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
  Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
  document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.

 What happens if you quit LyX, move your ~/Library/Application Support/
 LyX/preferences file aside, and restart LyX? (I'm wondering if
 something else in your settings has gotten corrupted.)

 Bennett




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 7, 2006, at 3:54 AM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Yup, that made it. The preview appeared. Just one thing, the
preferences file doesn't appear  again in the ~/Library/Application
Support/LyX/ folder after I moved it. There's no problem with this?


The short answer is: no problem.

When you moved it, LyX turns to the default preferences file located  
within the LyX.app bundle. It will create a new preferences file in ~/ 
Library/Application Support/LyX/ only if you modify any settings.


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Yup, that made it. The preview appeared. Just one thing, the
preferences file doesn't appear  again in the ~/Library/Application
Support/LyX/ folder after I moved it. There's no problem with this?

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:

  Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
  problems remains. When I select View-PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
  Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
  document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.

 What happens if you quit LyX, move your ~/Library/Application Support/
 LyX/preferences file aside, and restart LyX? (I'm wondering if
 something else in your settings has gotten corrupted.)

 Bennett




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 7, 2006, at 3:54 AM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Yup, that made it. The preview appeared. Just one thing, the
preferences file doesn't appear  again in the ~/Library/Application
Support/LyX/ folder after I moved it. There's no problem with this?


The short answer is: no problem.

When you moved it, LyX turns to the default preferences file located  
within the LyX.app bundle. It will create a new preferences file in ~/ 
Library/Application Support/LyX/ only if you modify any settings.


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Yup, that made it. The preview appeared. Just one thing, the
preferences file doesn't appear  again in the ~/Library/Application
Support/LyX/ folder after I moved it. There's no problem with this?

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
>
> > Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
> > problems remains. When I select View->PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
> > Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
> > document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.
>
> What happens if you quit LyX, move your ~/Library/Application Support/
> LyX/preferences file aside, and restart LyX? (I'm wondering if
> something else in your settings has gotten corrupted.)
>
> Bennett
>
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 7, 2006, at 3:54 AM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Yup, that made it. The preview appeared. Just one thing, the
preferences file doesn't appear  again in the ~/Library/Application
Support/LyX/ folder after I moved it. There's no problem with this?


The short answer is: no problem.

When you moved it, LyX turns to the default preferences file located  
within the LyX.app bundle. It will create a new preferences file in ~/ 
Library/Application Support/LyX/ only if you modify any settings.


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.

On 3/5/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Julio Rojas wrote:
  Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
  installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
  output using pdflatex the following message is presented:
 
  Cannot view file
  No information for viewing (pdflatex)
 
  Any idea on this error???
 
  Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
  --
  -
  Julio Rojas
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

 Click your way into Edit-Preferences-File formats and highlight PDF
 (pdflatex).  In the Viewer field, type the command to invoke whatever
 viewer you use (e.g., acrord32 if you use Acrobat Reader on a Windows
 platform), then click Modify and Save.

 /Paul




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX 
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot 
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look 
at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make 
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then 
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having 
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say 
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in 
your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file 
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).


/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 

 The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
 cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
 find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look
 at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make
 sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then
 scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having
 found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say
 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in
 your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
 directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

 /Paul




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?


Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading  
shouldn't affect this.


When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What  
version of LyX were you upgrading from?)


What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?

How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

Bennett


On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Julio Rojas wrote:

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a  
look
at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)  
and make
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.   
Then
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for  
having
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely  
to say
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class  
installed in

your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

/Paul





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
Bennett W. Helm
Department of Philosophy
Franklin  Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Voice: 717-291-4392
FAX: 717-291-4369
Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/ 
index.php?page=helm

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 

 The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
 cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
 find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look
 at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make
 sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then
 scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having
 found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say
 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in
 your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
 directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

 /Paul




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:

  Thanx Paul.
 
  Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
  the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
  you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
  it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.
 
  I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

 Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading
 shouldn't affect this.

 When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What
 version of LyX were you upgrading from?)

 What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?

 How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

 Bennett

  On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 
 
  The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
  cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
  find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a
  look
  at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)
  and make
  sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.
  Then
  scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for
  having
  found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely
  to say
  'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class
  installed in
  your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
  directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
 
  /Paul
 
 
 
 
  --
  -
  Julio Rojas
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 --
 Bennett W. Helm
 Department of Philosophy
 Franklin  Marshall College
 Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
 Voice: 717-291-4392
 FAX: 717-291-4369
 Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/
 index.php?page=helm





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fwd: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Kamen Nedev]

Ooops,

Sorry, I think I accidentally back-channeled this - sorry for any  
crosspostings...


Kamen

Begin forwarded message:


From: Kamen Nedev [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6 de marzo de 2006 19:19:09 GMT+01:00
To: Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Problem with preview

Hmmm, are the paths in your newly-installed LyX the correcto ones?  
If it fails to reconfigure, this could be the case (paths may vary  
depending on whether you use Fink or Darwinports or I-Installer,  
and, especially, depending on what LyX expects to find where).


Check them (in Preferences: Paths), it could well be the case.

Good luck!

Kamen

On 06/03/2006, at 19:07, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the  
same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first  
change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the  
changes but

it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?


Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading  
shouldn't affect this.


When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What  
version of LyX were you upgrading from?)


What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?

How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

Bennett


On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Julio Rojas wrote:
Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured  
LyX

the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's  
is the

Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it  
cannot
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take  
a look
at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)  
and make
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured  
LyX.  Then
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for  
having
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely  
to say
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class  
installed in

your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

/Paul





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
Bennett W. Helm
Department of Philosophy
Franklin  Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Voice: 717-291-4392
FAX: 717-291-4369
Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/ 
index.php?page=helm

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???


Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will make  
sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your case).  
You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the LyX-1.3.7  
binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your PATH prefix  
(all on one line):


/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin- 
current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Julio Rojas]

One more thing, now in Layout - Document - Layout - Document Class,
appears that all my document classes are unavailable: Unavailable:
book.

This was working before tweaking the PDF viewer path.

On 3/6/06, Kamen Nedev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Ooops,

 Sorry, I think I accidentally back-channeled this - sorry for any
 crosspostings...

 Kamen

 Begin forwarded message:

  From: Kamen Nedev [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: 6 de marzo de 2006 19:19:09 GMT+01:00
  To: Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: Re: Problem with preview
 
  Hmmm, are the paths in your newly-installed LyX the correcto ones?
  If it fails to reconfigure, this could be the case (paths may vary
  depending on whether you use Fink or Darwinports or I-Installer,
  and, especially, depending on what LyX expects to find where).
 
  Check them (in Preferences: Paths), it could well be the case.
 
  Good luck!
 
  Kamen
 
  On 06/03/2006, at 19:07, Bennett Helm wrote:
 
  On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
 
  Thanx Paul.
 
  Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the
  same in
  the book class. The book class appeared before making the first
  change
  you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the
  changes but
  it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.
 
  I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?
 
  Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading
  shouldn't affect this.
 
  When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What
  version of LyX were you upgrading from?)
 
  What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?
 
  How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)
 
  Bennett
 
  On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured
  LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's
  is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 
 
  The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
  cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it
  cannot
  find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take
  a look
  at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)
  and make
  sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured
  LyX.  Then
  scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for
  having
  found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely
  to say
  'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class
  installed in
  your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
  directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
 
  /Paul
 
 
 
 
  --
  -
  Julio Rojas
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
  --
  Bennett W. Helm
  Department of Philosophy
  Franklin  Marshall College
  Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
  Voice: 717-291-4392
  FAX: 717-291-4369
  Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/
  index.php?page=helm
 
 
 





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???


Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will  
make sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your  
case). You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the  
LyX-1.3.7 binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your  
PATH prefix (all on one line):


/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin- 
current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin


Sorry -- I should have added: you'll then need to reconfigure LyX and  
restart.


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
problems remains. When I select View-PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:

  I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
  Applications folder).
 
  PATH prefix is clean.
 
  I installed TeX using i-installer.
 
  Is this of any help???

 Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will make
 sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your case).
 You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the LyX-1.3.7
 binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your PATH prefix
 (all on one line):

 /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-
 current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin

 Bennett



--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
problems remains. When I select View-PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.


What happens if you quit LyX, move your ~/Library/Application Support/ 
LyX/preferences file aside, and restart LyX? (I'm wondering if  
something else in your settings has gotten corrupted.)


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

One more thing, now in Layout - Document - Layout - Document Class,
appears that all my document classes are unavailable: Unavailable:
book.

This was working before tweaking the PDF viewer path.



Makes sense -- if the reconfigure you did after changing the PDF viewer 
path failed, it would kill off all your document classes, not just one.


The key is to get LyX to reconfigure successfully.

/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.

On 3/5/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Julio Rojas wrote:
  Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
  installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
  output using pdflatex the following message is presented:
 
  Cannot view file
  No information for viewing (pdflatex)
 
  Any idea on this error???
 
  Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
  --
  -
  Julio Rojas
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

 Click your way into Edit-Preferences-File formats and highlight PDF
 (pdflatex).  In the Viewer field, type the command to invoke whatever
 viewer you use (e.g., acrord32 if you use Acrobat Reader on a Windows
 platform), then click Modify and Save.

 /Paul




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX 
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot 
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look 
at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make 
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then 
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having 
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say 
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in 
your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file 
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).


/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 

 The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
 cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
 find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look
 at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make
 sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then
 scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having
 found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say
 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in
 your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
 directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

 /Paul




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?


Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading  
shouldn't affect this.


When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What  
version of LyX were you upgrading from?)


What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?

How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

Bennett


On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Julio Rojas wrote:

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a  
look
at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)  
and make
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.   
Then
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for  
having
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely  
to say
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class  
installed in

your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

/Paul





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
Bennett W. Helm
Department of Philosophy
Franklin  Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Voice: 717-291-4392
FAX: 717-291-4369
Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/ 
index.php?page=helm

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 

 The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
 cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
 find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look
 at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make
 sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then
 scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having
 found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say
 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in
 your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
 directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

 /Paul




--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:

  Thanx Paul.
 
  Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the same in
  the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
  you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
  it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.
 
  I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

 Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading
 shouldn't affect this.

 When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What
 version of LyX were you upgrading from?)

 What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?

 How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

 Bennett

  On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 
 
  The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
  cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
  find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a
  look
  at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)
  and make
  sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.
  Then
  scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for
  having
  found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely
  to say
  'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class
  installed in
  your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
  directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
 
  /Paul
 
 
 
 
  --
  -
  Julio Rojas
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 --
 Bennett W. Helm
 Department of Philosophy
 Franklin  Marshall College
 Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
 Voice: 717-291-4392
 FAX: 717-291-4369
 Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/
 index.php?page=helm





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fwd: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Kamen Nedev]

Ooops,

Sorry, I think I accidentally back-channeled this - sorry for any  
crosspostings...


Kamen

Begin forwarded message:


From: Kamen Nedev [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 6 de marzo de 2006 19:19:09 GMT+01:00
To: Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Problem with preview

Hmmm, are the paths in your newly-installed LyX the correcto ones?  
If it fails to reconfigure, this could be the case (paths may vary  
depending on whether you use Fink or Darwinports or I-Installer,  
and, especially, depending on what LyX expects to find where).


Check them (in Preferences: Paths), it could well be the case.

Good luck!

Kamen

On 06/03/2006, at 19:07, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Paul.

Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the  
same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first  
change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the  
changes but

it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?


Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading  
shouldn't affect this.


When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What  
version of LyX were you upgrading from?)


What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?

How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

Bennett


On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Julio Rojas wrote:
Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured  
LyX

the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's  
is the

Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it  
cannot
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take  
a look
at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)  
and make
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured  
LyX.  Then
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for  
having
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely  
to say
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class  
installed in

your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

/Paul





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
Bennett W. Helm
Department of Philosophy
Franklin  Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Voice: 717-291-4392
FAX: 717-291-4369
Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/ 
index.php?page=helm

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???


Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will make  
sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your case).  
You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the LyX-1.3.7  
binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your PATH prefix  
(all on one line):


/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin- 
current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Julio Rojas]

One more thing, now in Layout - Document - Layout - Document Class,
appears that all my document classes are unavailable: Unavailable:
book.

This was working before tweaking the PDF viewer path.

On 3/6/06, Kamen Nedev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Ooops,

 Sorry, I think I accidentally back-channeled this - sorry for any
 crosspostings...

 Kamen

 Begin forwarded message:

  From: Kamen Nedev [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Date: 6 de marzo de 2006 19:19:09 GMT+01:00
  To: Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: Re: Problem with preview
 
  Hmmm, are the paths in your newly-installed LyX the correcto ones?
  If it fails to reconfigure, this could be the case (paths may vary
  depending on whether you use Fink or Darwinports or I-Installer,
  and, especially, depending on what LyX expects to find where).
 
  Check them (in Preferences: Paths), it could well be the case.
 
  Good luck!
 
  Kamen
 
  On 06/03/2006, at 19:07, Bennett Helm wrote:
 
  On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
 
  Thanx Paul.
 
  Date in LaTeX Configuration doesn't appear, just ???, the
  same in
  the book class. The book class appeared before making the first
  change
  you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the
  changes but
  it remains ??? for the fields asked and the samen error presented.
 
  I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?
 
  Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading
  shouldn't affect this.
 
  When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What
  version of LyX were you upgrading from?)
 
  What do you have in LyX  Preferences  Paths  PATH prefix?
 
  How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)
 
  Bennett
 
  On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Julio Rojas wrote:
  Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured
  LyX
  the following message is presented when I opened my document:
 
  Textclass error
  The document uses a missong TeX class book
  LyX will not be able to produce output
 
  I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's
  is the
  Preview tool of OS X
  (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
 
  Thanx for your help.
 
 
  The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
  cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it
  cannot
  find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take
  a look
  at Help-LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)
  and make
  sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured
  LyX.  Then
  scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for
  having
  found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely
  to say
  'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class
  installed in
  your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
  directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
 
  /Paul
 
 
 
 
  --
  -
  Julio Rojas
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
  --
  Bennett W. Helm
  Department of Philosophy
  Franklin  Marshall College
  Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
  Voice: 717-291-4392
  FAX: 717-291-4369
  Homepage: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/
  index.php?page=helm
 
 
 





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???


Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will  
make sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your  
case). You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the  
LyX-1.3.7 binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your  
PATH prefix (all on one line):


/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin- 
current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin


Sorry -- I should have added: you'll then need to reconfigure LyX and  
restart.


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
problems remains. When I select View-PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:

  I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
  Applications folder).
 
  PATH prefix is clean.
 
  I installed TeX using i-installer.
 
  Is this of any help???

 Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will make
 sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your case).
 You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the LyX-1.3.7
 binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your PATH prefix
 (all on one line):

 /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-
 current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin

 Bennett



--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
problems remains. When I select View-PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.


What happens if you quit LyX, move your ~/Library/Application Support/ 
LyX/preferences file aside, and restart LyX? (I'm wondering if  
something else in your settings has gotten corrupted.)


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

One more thing, now in Layout - Document - Layout - Document Class,
appears that all my document classes are unavailable: Unavailable:
book.

This was working before tweaking the PDF viewer path.



Makes sense -- if the reconfigure you did after changing the PDF viewer 
path failed, it would kill off all your document classes, not just one.


The key is to get LyX to reconfigure successfully.

/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.

On 3/5/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Julio Rojas wrote:
> > Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
> > installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
> > output using pdflatex the following message is presented:
> >
> > Cannot view file
> > No information for viewing (pdflatex)
> >
> > Any idea on this error???
> >
> > Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
> > --
> > -
> > Julio Rojas
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
> Click your way into Edit->Preferences->File formats and highlight PDF
> (pdflatex).  In the Viewer field, type the command to invoke whatever
> viewer you use (e.g., acrord32 if you use Acrobat Reader on a Windows
> platform), then click Modify and Save.
>
> /Paul
>
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX 
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot 
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look 
at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make 
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then 
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having 
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say 
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in 
your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file 
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).


/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul.

Date in "LaTeX Configuration" doesn't appear, just "???", the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains "???" for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Julio Rojas wrote:
> > Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
> > the following message is presented when I opened my document:
> >
> > Textclass error
> > The document uses a missong TeX class book
> > LyX will not be able to produce output
> >
> > I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
> > Preview tool of OS X
> > (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
> >
> > Thanx for your help.
> >
>
> The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
> cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
> find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look
> at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make
> sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then
> scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having
> found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say
> 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in
> your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
> directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
>
> /Paul
>
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Paul.

Date in "LaTeX Configuration" doesn't appear, just "???", the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains "???" for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?


Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading  
shouldn't affect this.


When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What  
version of LyX were you upgrading from?)


What do you have in LyX > Preferences > Paths > PATH prefix?

How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

Bennett


On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Julio Rojas wrote:

Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a  
look
at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)  
and make
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.   
Then
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for  
having
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely  
to say
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class  
installed in

your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

/Paul





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
Bennett W. Helm
Department of Philosophy
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Voice: 717-291-4392
FAX: 717-291-4369
Homepage: 

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Paul.

Date in "LaTeX Configuration" doesn't appear, just "???", the same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
it remains "???" for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?

On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Julio Rojas wrote:
> > Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
> > the following message is presented when I opened my document:
> >
> > Textclass error
> > The document uses a missong TeX class book
> > LyX will not be able to produce output
> >
> > I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
> > Preview tool of OS X
> > (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
> >
> > Thanx for your help.
> >
>
> The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
> cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
> find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a look
> at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line) and make
> sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.  Then
> scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for having
> found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely to say
> 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class installed in
> your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
> directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
>
> /Paul
>
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
>
> > Thanx Paul.
> >
> > Date in "LaTeX Configuration" doesn't appear, just "???", the same in
> > the book class. The book class appeared before making the first change
> > you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the changes but
> > it remains "???" for the fields asked and the samen error presented.
> >
> > I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?
>
> Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading
> shouldn't affect this.
>
> When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What
> version of LyX were you upgrading from?)
>
> What do you have in LyX > Preferences > Paths > PATH prefix?
>
> How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)
>
> Bennett
>
> > On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Julio Rojas wrote:
> >>> Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured LyX
> >>> the following message is presented when I opened my document:
> >>>
> >>> Textclass error
> >>> The document uses a missong TeX class book
> >>> LyX will not be able to produce output
> >>>
> >>> I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's is the
> >>> Preview tool of OS X
> >>> (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
> >>>
> >>> Thanx for your help.
> >>>
> >>
> >> The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
> >> cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it cannot
> >> find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take a
> >> look
> >> at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)
> >> and make
> >> sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured LyX.
> >> Then
> >> scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for
> >> having
> >> found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely
> >> to say
> >> 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class
> >> installed in
> >> your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
> >> directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
> >>
> >> /Paul
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > -
> > Julio Rojas
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> --
> Bennett W. Helm
> Department of Philosophy
> Franklin & Marshall College
> Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
> Voice: 717-291-4392
> FAX: 717-291-4369
> Homepage:  index.php?page=helm>
>
>
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fwd: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Kamen Nedev]

Ooops,

Sorry, I think I accidentally back-channeled this - sorry for any  
crosspostings...


Kamen

Begin forwarded message:


From: Kamen Nedev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 6 de marzo de 2006 19:19:09 GMT+01:00
To: Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with preview

Hmmm, are the paths in your newly-installed LyX the correcto ones?  
If it fails to reconfigure, this could be the case (paths may vary  
depending on whether you use Fink or Darwinports or I-Installer,  
and, especially, depending on what LyX expects to find where).


Check them (in Preferences: Paths), it could well be the case.

Good luck!

Kamen

On 06/03/2006, at 19:07, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Paul.

Date in "LaTeX Configuration" doesn't appear, just "???", the  
same in
the book class. The book class appeared before making the first  
change
you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the  
changes but

it remains "???" for the fields asked and the samen error presented.

I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?


Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading  
shouldn't affect this.


When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What  
version of LyX were you upgrading from?)


What do you have in LyX > Preferences > Paths > PATH prefix?

How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)

Bennett


On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Julio Rojas wrote:
Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured  
LyX

the following message is presented when I opened my document:

Textclass error
The document uses a missong TeX class book
LyX will not be able to produce output

I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's  
is the

Preview tool of OS X
(/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).

Thanx for your help.



The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it  
cannot
find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take  
a look
at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)  
and make
sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured  
LyX.  Then
scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for  
having
found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely  
to say
'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class  
installed in

your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).

/Paul





--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
Bennett W. Helm
Department of Philosophy
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Voice: 717-291-4392
FAX: 717-291-4369
Homepage: <http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/ 
index.php?page=helm>

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???


Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will make  
sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your case).  
You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the LyX-1.3.7  
binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your PATH prefix  
(all on one line):


/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin- 
current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Julio Rojas]

One more thing, now in Layout -> Document -> Layout -> Document Class,
appears that all my document classes are unavailable: "Unavailable:
book".

This was working before tweaking the PDF viewer path.

On 3/6/06, Kamen Nedev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ooops,
>
> Sorry, I think I accidentally back-channeled this - sorry for any
> crosspostings...
>
> Kamen
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Kamen Nedev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 6 de marzo de 2006 19:19:09 GMT+01:00
> > To: Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: Problem with preview
> >
> > Hmmm, are the paths in your newly-installed LyX the correcto ones?
> > If it fails to reconfigure, this could be the case (paths may vary
> > depending on whether you use Fink or Darwinports or I-Installer,
> > and, especially, depending on what LyX expects to find where).
> >
> > Check them (in Preferences: Paths), it could well be the case.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Kamen
> >
> > On 06/03/2006, at 19:07, Bennett Helm wrote:
> >
> >> On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanx Paul.
> >>>
> >>> Date in "LaTeX Configuration" doesn't appear, just "???", the
> >>> same in
> >>> the book class. The book class appeared before making the first
> >>> change
> >>> you told me to do (adding the viewer command). I undid the
> >>> changes but
> >>> it remains "???" for the fields asked and the samen error presented.
> >>>
> >>> I believe I'll have to reinstall LaTeX, don't I?
> >>
> >> Don't do this yet -- if your previous LyX was working, upgrading
> >> shouldn't affect this.
> >>
> >> When you installed 1.3.7, did you run the installer program? (What
> >> version of LyX were you upgrading from?)
> >>
> >> What do you have in LyX > Preferences > Paths > PATH prefix?
> >>
> >> How did you install teTeX? (fink? i-Installer? darwinports?)
> >>
> >> Bennett
> >>
> >>> On 3/6/06, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>> Julio Rojas wrote:
> >>>>> Thanx Paul, but after I did what you suggested and reconfigured
> >>>>> LyX
> >>>>> the following message is presented when I opened my document:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Textclass error
> >>>>> The document uses a missong TeX class book
> >>>>> LyX will not be able to produce output
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm using OS X 10.4.5 and the application I use to view PDF's
> >>>>> is the
> >>>>> Preview tool of OS X
> >>>>> (/Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanx for your help.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The new error message has nothing to do with your PDF viewer -- LyX
> >>>> cannot run latex (or pdflatex) against the document because it
> >>>> cannot
> >>>> find the book class (which the document apparently uses).  Take
> >>>> a look
> >>>> at Help->LaTeX Configuration.  First note the date (third line)
> >>>> and make
> >>>> sure it conforms to the date you most recently reconfigured
> >>>> LyX.  Then
> >>>> scroll down to section 3.3 and see if it says 'yes' or 'no' for
> >>>> having
> >>>> found the book class.  (Based on the error message, it is likely
> >>>> to say
> >>>> 'no'.)  If it says 'no', make sure you have the book class
> >>>> installed in
> >>>> your LaTeX setup.  If you do, try regenerating your LaTeX file
> >>>> directory, then reconfigure LyX again (and restart LyX).
> >>>>
> >>>> /Paul
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> -
> >>> Julio Rojas
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bennett W. Helm
> >> Department of Philosophy
> >> Franklin & Marshall College
> >> Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
> >> Voice: 717-291-4392
> >> FAX: 717-291-4369
> >> Homepage: <http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Philosophy/staticpages/
> >> index.php?page=helm>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Bennett Helm wrote:


On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
Applications folder).

PATH prefix is clean.

I installed TeX using i-installer.

Is this of any help???


Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will  
make sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your  
case). You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the  
LyX-1.3.7 binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your  
PATH prefix (all on one line):


/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin- 
current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin


Sorry -- I should have added: you'll then need to reconfigure LyX and  
restart.


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
problems remains. When I select View->PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.

On 3/6/06, Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:14 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:
>
> > I installed it from the image file for Mac OS X (drag and drop to the
> > Applications folder).
> >
> > PATH prefix is clean.
> >
> > I installed TeX using i-installer.
> >
> > Is this of any help???
>
> Yes: it appears you didn't run the LyX-installer.app, which will make
> sure that PATH prefix is set properly (which it isn't in your case).
> You can either run the LyX-installer (which came with the LyX-1.3.7
> binary), or you can simply cut and paste this into your PATH prefix
> (all on one line):
>
> /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-
> current:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sw/bin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin
>
> Bennett
>


--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Bennett Helm]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Julio Rojas wrote:


Thanx Bennet, the document classes are OK again, but the original
problems remains. When I select View->PDF (pdflatex), LyX opens the
Preview tool but no PDF file has been created. I had to print the
document to a PS file in order to preview it, via PS to PDF converter.


What happens if you quit LyX, move your ~/Library/Application Support/ 
LyX/preferences file aside, and restart LyX? (I'm wondering if  
something else in your settings has gotten corrupted.)


Bennett

Re: Problem with preview - Ooops

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

One more thing, now in Layout -> Document -> Layout -> Document Class,
appears that all my document classes are unavailable: "Unavailable:
book".

This was working before tweaking the PDF viewer path.



Makes sense -- if the reconfigure you did after changing the PDF viewer 
path failed, it would kill off all your document classes, not just one.


The key is to get LyX to reconfigure successfully.

/Paul

Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
output using pdflatex the following message is presented:

Cannot view file
No information for viewing (pdflatex)

Any idea on this error???

Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
output using pdflatex the following message is presented:

Cannot view file
No information for viewing (pdflatex)

Any idea on this error???

Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



Click your way into Edit-Preferences-File formats and highlight PDF 
(pdflatex).  In the Viewer field, type the command to invoke whatever 
viewer you use (e.g., acrord32 if you use Acrobat Reader on a Windows 
platform), then click Modify and Save.


/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Daniel Watkins]

Julio Rojas wrote:
 Any idea on this error???

Have you reconfigured LyX (Edit  Reconfigure)?

Dan

Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
output using pdflatex the following message is presented:

Cannot view file
No information for viewing (pdflatex)

Any idea on this error???

Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
output using pdflatex the following message is presented:

Cannot view file
No information for viewing (pdflatex)

Any idea on this error???

Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



Click your way into Edit-Preferences-File formats and highlight PDF 
(pdflatex).  In the Viewer field, type the command to invoke whatever 
viewer you use (e.g., acrord32 if you use Acrobat Reader on a Windows 
platform), then click Modify and Save.


/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Daniel Watkins]

Julio Rojas wrote:
 Any idea on this error???

Have you reconfigured LyX (Edit  Reconfigure)?

Dan

Problem with preview

[Julio Rojas]

Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
output using pdflatex the following message is presented:

Cannot view file
No information for viewing (pdflatex)

Any idea on this error???

Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with preview

[Paul A. Rubin]

Julio Rojas wrote:

Hi, I used an older version of LyX without problems, but today I
installed version 1.3.7 and sudenly when I try to preview the PDF
output using pdflatex the following message is presented:

Cannot view file
No information for viewing (pdflatex)

Any idea on this error???

Thanx a lot in advance for your help.
--
-
Julio Rojas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



Click your way into Edit->Preferences->File formats and highlight PDF 
(pdflatex).  In the Viewer field, type the command to invoke whatever 
viewer you use (e.g., acrord32 if you use Acrobat Reader on a Windows 
platform), then click Modify and Save.


/Paul

Re: Problem with preview

[Daniel Watkins]

Julio Rojas wrote:
> Any idea on this error???

Have you reconfigured LyX (Edit > Reconfigure)?

Dan