Re: Problems including a document
Done: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/6313 Manolo So, let me reforumulate my suggestion with this in mind: it would be nice if the "Latex errors" message box that appears contained a line reading "... for more information, see Document>LaTeX log". Could you file a bug (enhancement) report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome ? Günter
Re: Problems including a document
On 2009-11-09, Manolo Martínez wrote: >> AFAIK, this is LyX's default behaviour. >> Did you try with Document>LaTeX log after a compilation already > No! I was relying on the error messages that appear after a failed > compilation. Thanks, this is very useful. > So, let me reforumulate my suggestion with this in mind: it would be > nice if the "Latex errors" message box that appears contained a line > reading "... for more information, see Document>LaTeX log". Could you file a bug (enhancement) report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome ? Günter
Re: Problems including a document
AFAIK, this is LyX's default behaviour. Did you try with Document>LaTeX log after a compilation already No! I was relying on the error messages that appear after a failed compilation. Thanks, this is very useful. So, let me reforumulate my suggestion with this in mind: it would be nice if the "Latex errors" message box that appears contained a line reading "... for more information, see Document>LaTeX log". Manolo
Re: Problems including a document
On 2009-11-06, Manolo Martínez wrote: > Eventually, the problem was with a typographic accent in one of the > references cited in the offending chapter. Thanks for your advise! > As you said, the information in the compilation log is invaluable when > things go wrong. It's a pity that LyX does not provide this information > when it cannot compile. The error messages it does provide are, many > times, far from enough to track down a problem. > Maybe a more intelligent behaviour by LyX would be to silently compile > when everything goes OK, but providing a pointer to the compilation log > when things go wrong? AFAIK, this is LyX's default behaviour. Did you try with Document>LaTeX log after a compilation already? I only miss a search function in the window that shows the log. Günter
Re: Problems including a document
Manolo Martínez wrote: Dear list, I am working right now with a long document that has chapters as separate files, included in a master document. I'm having the following problem: chapter 5 exports to pdf perfectly on its own but, when included in the master document, this latter document does not export -although it does when chapter 5 is not included. It looks as if something is leading .lyx astray, because the four errors it finds are: missing $ inserted extra }, or forgotten $ missing $ inserted missing } inserted Has anybody ever come across a problem like this? I have had problems with inclusions sometimes. First, the obvious: * Both documents are the same document class with the same document class options? * No preamble differences? * Both documents are the same language? A less obvious problem is when the document inclusion happens in a place where you cannot have more than one paragraph, or at least not a complete included document. Bad places to have a input/include are: * nested inside something else, such as a box or table * in a heading * in an enumeration/bullet list * in the middle of some text, especially if that section of text is in a foreign language or highlighted in some way. Input/include should be in a paragraph of its own, on the outermost level and with no markup. Some things to try: Put the cursor next to the include/input thing. (Try both sides.) Check that the paragraph is of type "standard", and that there is no foreign language or other markup in effect. If you don't find anything, try pressing enter on both sides of the input inset. This shouldn't really change the document, as the inset should be in a paragraph of its own already. This ensures that it is. If all else fails, try exporting the master document to latex. Then examine the result, especially around the inclusion. Maybe you find the problem, or maybe you find a LyX bug of some kind. Helge Hafting
Re: Problems including a document
On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Manolo Martí nez wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. Surprisingly, LaTeX does compile; with a bunch of errors in the .log, to be sure, but none of them fatal. How can I find out what the compiler was doing when it stumbled upon the things that LyX finds offending? The part of the .log file that seems relevant is: [168] [169] ! Missing $ inserted. $ l.370 ? ! Extra }, or forgotten $. \maththreesuperior ->{^3} l.370 ? ! Missing $ inserted. $ l.370 ? ! Missing } inserted. } l.370 ? Is any of this indicative of which part of which file the compiler was working on? Thanks again, Manolo Typically LaTeX will get confused, print out something that gives you a hint of where it went off a cliff, and then print a lot of messages like what you are seeing here. So I would suggest looking for the first occurance of an error out of LaTeX and see if you can determine what part of the document it was processing when that error occurred. Given that the error involves "$", I would bet that you either have an unterminated math command or you have tried to use a math command without enclosing it in the proper "$". You might also look for mis- matched braces {}.
Re: Problems including a document
Thanks for the suggestion. Surprisingly, LaTeX does compile; with a bunch of errors in the .log, to be sure, but none of them fatal. How can I find out what the compiler was doing when it stumbled upon the things that LyX finds offending? The part of the .log file that seems relevant is: [168] [169] ! Missing $ inserted. $ l.370 ? ! Extra }, or forgotten $. \maththreesuperior ->{^3} l.370 ? ! Missing $ inserted. $ l.370 ? ! Missing } inserted. } l.370 ? Is any of this indicative of which part of which file the compiler was working on? Thanks again, Manolo James C. Sutherland escribió: On Nov 3, 2009, at 9:03 AM, Manolo Martí nez wrote: That's not the problem, apparently. I have moved everything to the master document's preamble and the strange behaviour recurs. Chapter 5 compiles. Master document w/o Ch. 5 compiles, but Master document with Ch. 5 does not. Thanks for your help, Richard. Manolo rgheck escribió: Is there something in the preamble for chapter 5 that is necessary for compilation? LyX will use that preamble when you export it separately, but only the master preamble when you compile the whole thing. Richard I suggest that you export everything to LaTeX and try the file include there. You might have more success in tracking down the problem that way.
Re: Problems including a document
On Nov 3, 2009, at 9:03 AM, Manolo Martí nez wrote: That's not the problem, apparently. I have moved everything to the master document's preamble and the strange behaviour recurs. Chapter 5 compiles. Master document w/o Ch. 5 compiles, but Master document with Ch. 5 does not. Thanks for your help, Richard. Manolo rgheck escribió: Is there something in the preamble for chapter 5 that is necessary for compilation? LyX will use that preamble when you export it separately, but only the master preamble when you compile the whole thing. Richard I suggest that you export everything to LaTeX and try the file include there. You might have more success in tracking down the problem that way.
Re: Problems including a document
That's not the problem, apparently. I have moved everything to the master document's preamble and the strange behaviour recurs. Chapter 5 compiles. Master document w/o Ch. 5 compiles, but Master document with Ch. 5 does not. Thanks for your help, Richard. Manolo rgheck escribió: Is there something in the preamble for chapter 5 that is necessary for compilation? LyX will use that preamble when you export it separately, but only the master preamble when you compile the whole thing. Richard
Re: Problems including a document
On 11/03/2009 10:12 AM, Manolo Martínez wrote: Dear list, I am working right now with a long document that has chapters as separate files, included in a master document. I'm having the following problem: chapter 5 exports to pdf perfectly on its own but, when included in the master document, this latter document does not export -although it does when chapter 5 is not included. It looks as if something is leading .lyx astray, because the four errors it finds are: missing $ inserted extra }, or forgotten $ missing $ inserted missing } inserted Has anybody ever come across a problem like this? Is there something in the preamble for chapter 5 that is necessary for compilation? LyX will use that preamble when you export it separately, but only the master preamble when you compile the whole thing. Richard
Problems including a document
Dear list, I am working right now with a long document that has chapters as separate files, included in a master document. I'm having the following problem: chapter 5 exports to pdf perfectly on its own but, when included in the master document, this latter document does not export -although it does when chapter 5 is not included. It looks as if something is leading .lyx astray, because the four errors it finds are: missing $ inserted extra }, or forgotten $ missing $ inserted missing } inserted Has anybody ever come across a problem like this? Thanks Manolo