Re: bst files
Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. /Paul
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/ journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. /Paul Thanks for the reply. I had placed the bst file in my localtexmf folder and ran texhash with this result: [bobl-mac:~] bobl% texhash texhash: Updating /sw/etc/texmf-config/ls-R... texhash: /sw/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-dist/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-local/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: Updating /sw/var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. [bobl-mac:~] bobl% It seems that I have no write permission to three folders. Seeing this I went to every folder and ensured read write access, but I still get the same result so I assume this is why LyX is not finding the bst file. Any ideas. Bob
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bob Lounsbury wrote: Hello, I'm sorry if this is a repetitive question. I did search through the list archive without much luck. I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury On Mac, the standard location for user's TeX files is at ~/Library/ texmf/..., so .bst files should go to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/. Bennett
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bob Lounsbury wrote: Hello, I'm sorry if this is a repetitive question. I did search through the list archive without much luck. I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury On Mac, the standard location for user's TeX files is at ~/Library/ texmf/..., so .bst files should go to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/. Bennett I'm not finding a ~/Library/texmf folder anywhere. All of my texmf folder are in the /sw folder installed by fink.
Re: bst files
Bob Lounsbury wrote: Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. Thanks for the reply. I had placed the bst file in my localtexmf folder and ran texhash with this result: [bobl-mac:~] bobl% texhash texhash: Updating /sw/etc/texmf-config/ls-R... texhash: /sw/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-dist/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-local/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: Updating /sw/var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. [bobl-mac:~] bobl% It seems that I have no write permission to three folders. Seeing this I went to every folder and ensured read write access, but I still get the same result so I assume this is why LyX is not finding the bst file. This is normal. The directories to which you don't have write permission are the SYSTEM directories, and you should change them back to the permissions they were before. If you add things to those directories, you will have to do so as root. And you then run texhash as root, too. Run #kpsepath bst to see where LaTeX expects to find your bst files. One of these will be in your home directory, but the user TeX directory tree usually does not exist by default. You will have to create it. Note that you need to mirror the entire structure of the main tree: So bst files will go, say, in ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/; and if you write some LaTeX packages, they need to go under ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/. But, again, kpsepath will tell you exactly where to put them. Run #kpsepath tex to get that info. Richard
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Richard Heck wrote: PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. Richard Thank you for your help. I created the ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst folder ran texhash and reconfigured LyX with no success. Until a Tools TeX information rescan and now it is recognized. Yea! I didn't even know that the ToolsTeX information was there. Thanks everyone for the help. Bob Lounsbury
Re: Re: bst files
PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. This procedure is actually described on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/HumanitiesLyX#toc10 Maria
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Maria Gouskova wrote: PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. This procedure is actually described on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/HumanitiesLyX#toc10 Maria Thanks. Sometimes you just don't know where to look to find answers and it is easier to ask than scan documentation for awhile.
Re: bst files
PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. Richard
Re: bst files
Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. /Paul
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/ journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. /Paul Thanks for the reply. I had placed the bst file in my localtexmf folder and ran texhash with this result: [bobl-mac:~] bobl% texhash texhash: Updating /sw/etc/texmf-config/ls-R... texhash: /sw/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-dist/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-local/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: Updating /sw/var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. [bobl-mac:~] bobl% It seems that I have no write permission to three folders. Seeing this I went to every folder and ensured read write access, but I still get the same result so I assume this is why LyX is not finding the bst file. Any ideas. Bob
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bob Lounsbury wrote: Hello, I'm sorry if this is a repetitive question. I did search through the list archive without much luck. I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury On Mac, the standard location for user's TeX files is at ~/Library/ texmf/..., so .bst files should go to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/. Bennett
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bob Lounsbury wrote: Hello, I'm sorry if this is a repetitive question. I did search through the list archive without much luck. I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury On Mac, the standard location for user's TeX files is at ~/Library/ texmf/..., so .bst files should go to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/. Bennett I'm not finding a ~/Library/texmf folder anywhere. All of my texmf folder are in the /sw folder installed by fink.
Re: bst files
Bob Lounsbury wrote: Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. Thanks for the reply. I had placed the bst file in my localtexmf folder and ran texhash with this result: [bobl-mac:~] bobl% texhash texhash: Updating /sw/etc/texmf-config/ls-R... texhash: /sw/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-dist/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-local/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: Updating /sw/var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. [bobl-mac:~] bobl% It seems that I have no write permission to three folders. Seeing this I went to every folder and ensured read write access, but I still get the same result so I assume this is why LyX is not finding the bst file. This is normal. The directories to which you don't have write permission are the SYSTEM directories, and you should change them back to the permissions they were before. If you add things to those directories, you will have to do so as root. And you then run texhash as root, too. Run #kpsepath bst to see where LaTeX expects to find your bst files. One of these will be in your home directory, but the user TeX directory tree usually does not exist by default. You will have to create it. Note that you need to mirror the entire structure of the main tree: So bst files will go, say, in ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/; and if you write some LaTeX packages, they need to go under ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/. But, again, kpsepath will tell you exactly where to put them. Run #kpsepath tex to get that info. Richard
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Richard Heck wrote: PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. Richard Thank you for your help. I created the ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst folder ran texhash and reconfigured LyX with no success. Until a Tools TeX information rescan and now it is recognized. Yea! I didn't even know that the ToolsTeX information was there. Thanks everyone for the help. Bob Lounsbury
Re: Re: bst files
PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. This procedure is actually described on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/HumanitiesLyX#toc10 Maria
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Maria Gouskova wrote: PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. This procedure is actually described on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/HumanitiesLyX#toc10 Maria Thanks. Sometimes you just don't know where to look to find answers and it is easier to ask than scan documentation for awhile.
Re: bst files
PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at ToolsTeX Information, then choose BibTeX Files and hit Rescan. Richard
Re: bst files
Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools > Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. /Paul
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Paul A. Rubin wrote: Bob Lounsbury wrote: I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed I usually place mine in a folder like %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/ journal_of_whatever. and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools > Reconfigure)? You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm not a Mac user. /Paul Thanks for the reply. I had placed the bst file in my localtexmf folder and ran texhash with this result: [bobl-mac:~] bobl% texhash texhash: Updating /sw/etc/texmf-config/ls-R... texhash: /sw/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-dist/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: /sw/share/texmf-local/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... texhash: Updating /sw/var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. [bobl-mac:~] bobl% It seems that I have no write permission to three folders. Seeing this I went to every folder and ensured read & write access, but I still get the same result so I assume this is why LyX is not finding the bst file. Any ideas. Bob
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bob Lounsbury wrote: Hello, I'm sorry if this is a repetitive question. I did search through the list archive without much luck. I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools > Reconfigure)? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury On Mac, the standard location for user's TeX files is at ~/Library/ texmf/..., so .bst files should go to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/. Bennett
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bob Lounsbury wrote: Hello, I'm sorry if this is a repetitive question. I did search through the list archive without much luck. I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst files be placed and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX (besides a Tools > Reconfigure)? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury On Mac, the standard location for user's TeX files is at ~/Library/ texmf/..., so .bst files should go to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/. Bennett I'm not finding a ~/Library/texmf folder anywhere. All of my texmf folder are in the /sw folder installed by fink.
Re: bst files
Bob Lounsbury wrote: >> Bob Lounsbury wrote: >>> I'm using 1.4.3 on mac and my question is. Where should custom bst >>> files be placed >> I usually place mine in a folder like >> %localtexmf%/bibtex/bst/journal_of_whatever. >>> and then what should be done so that they are recognized by LyX >>> (besides a Tools > Reconfigure)? >> You need to refresh the file name database in your LaTeX >> installation. The precise mechanics seem to depend on your >> distribution, but it usually reduces to running a command like >> texhash (unless you've got an icon that points to the right command, >> which is distinctly possible). Sorry I can't be more specific, but >> I'm not a Mac user. > > Thanks for the reply. I had placed the bst file in my localtexmf > folder and ran texhash with this result: > > [bobl-mac:~] bobl% texhash > texhash: Updating /sw/etc/texmf-config/ls-R... > texhash: /sw/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... > texhash: /sw/share/texmf-dist/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... > texhash: /sw/share/texmf-local/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping... > texhash: Updating /sw/var/lib/texmf/ls-R... > texhash: Done. > [bobl-mac:~] bobl% > > It seems that I have no write permission to three folders. Seeing this > I went to every folder and ensured read & write access, but I still > get the same result so I assume this is why LyX is not finding the bst > file. This is normal. The directories to which you don't have write permission are the SYSTEM directories, and you should change them back to the permissions they were before. If you add things to those directories, you will have to do so as root. And you then run texhash as root, too. Run #kpsepath bst to see where LaTeX expects to find your bst files. One of these will be in your home directory, but the user TeX directory tree usually does not exist by default. You will have to create it. Note that you need to mirror the entire structure of the main tree: So bst files will go, say, in ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst/; and if you write some LaTeX packages, they need to go under ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/. But, again, kpsepath will tell you exactly where to put them. Run #kpsepath tex to get that info. Richard
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Richard Heck wrote: PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at Tools>TeX Information, then choose "BibTeX Files" and hit Rescan. Richard Thank you for your help. I created the ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst folder ran texhash and reconfigured LyX with no success. Until a Tools > TeX information rescan and now it is recognized. Yea! I didn't even know that the Tools>TeX information was there. Thanks everyone for the help. Bob Lounsbury
Re: Re: bst files
> PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst > files. > You may need to do this at Tools>TeX Information, then choose "BibTeX > Files" and hit Rescan. This procedure is actually described on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/HumanitiesLyX#toc10 Maria
Re: bst files
On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Maria Gouskova wrote: > PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst > files. > You may need to do this at Tools>TeX Information, then choose "BibTeX > Files" and hit Rescan. This procedure is actually described on the wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/HumanitiesLyX#toc10 Maria Thanks. Sometimes you just don't know where to look to find answers and it is easier to ask than scan documentation for awhile.
Re: bst files
PS And don't forget to reconfigure LyX after you install the .bst files. You may need to do this at Tools>TeX Information, then choose "BibTeX Files" and hit Rescan. Richard
