Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 15 Feb 2009, L Duperval wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that discusses this)? All the bells and whistles the

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 17 Feb 2009, Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 17 February 2009 04:44:08 am Anthony Campbell wrote: On 15 Feb 2009, L Duperval wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 17 February 2009, Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that discusses this)?

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 15 Feb 2009, L Duperval wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that discusses this)? All the bells and whistles the

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 17 Feb 2009, Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 17 February 2009 04:44:08 am Anthony Campbell wrote: On 15 Feb 2009, L Duperval wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 17 February 2009, Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that discusses this)?

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 15 Feb 2009, L Duperval wrote: > On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: > > > On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: > >> Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it > >> and you should find the answer to all of your problems. > > > >

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
Anthony Campbell wrote: I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to somewhere that discusses this)? All the bells and whistles the

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 17 Feb 2009, Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: >> I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous >> three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell >> me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to >> somewhere

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 17 February 2009 04:44:08 am Anthony Campbell wrote: > On 15 Feb 2009, L Duperval wrote: > > On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: > > > On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: > > >> Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-17 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 17 February 2009, Anthony Campbell wrote: > I'm about to start setting up my fourth book in Lyx (1.6.1). My previous > three were done using the Book class in 1.5.x. Can someone kindly tell > me what would be the advantages of using Memoir (or point me to > somewhere that discusses

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-15 Thread L Duperval
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second that. The Memoir documentation is beyond

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-15 Thread L Duperval
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second that. The Memoir documentation is beyond

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-15 Thread L Duperval
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:54 -0600, Les Denham wrote: > On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: >> Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it >> and you should find the answer to all of your problems. > > I'll second that. The Memoir documentation is

Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread L Duperval
Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). However, I am having difficulty with the headings. In particular, the text becomes embedded in the headings, and I am unable to correct

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Steve Litt
On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). However, I am having difficulty with the headings. In particular, the text

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Typhoon
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:58:02 -0500 Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Typhoon wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). Measure again and I believe you'll find the page size to be 9in x 6in. Rich -- Richard B.

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Les Denham
On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second that. The Memoir documentation is beyond just documentation: it is a superb monograph on page

Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread L Duperval
Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). However, I am having difficulty with the headings. In particular, the text becomes embedded in the headings, and I am unable to correct

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Steve Litt
On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). However, I am having difficulty with the headings. In particular, the text

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Typhoon
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:58:02 -0500 Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Typhoon wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). Measure again and I believe you'll find the page size to be 9in x 6in. Rich -- Richard B.

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Les Denham
On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second that. The Memoir documentation is beyond just documentation: it is a superb monograph on page

Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread L Duperval
Hi, I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). However, I am having difficulty with the headings. In particular, the text becomes embedded in the headings, and I am unable to correct

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Steve Litt
On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the book to > be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American > books). > > However, I am having difficulty with the headings. In particular, the >

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Typhoon
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:58:02 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: > On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to use Memoir to create a PDF for a book. I want the > > book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North > >

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Typhoon wrote: On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:01:58 pm L Duperval wrote: I want the book to be 8in/5in (I think that's the standard size for many North American books). Measure again and I believe you'll find the page size to be 9in x 6in. Rich -- Richard B.

Re: Using LyX for a book

2009-02-14 Thread Les Denham
On Saturday 14 February 2009 04:09:25 pm Typhoon wrote: > Memoir comes with superb documentation. Have a careful look through it > and you should find the answer to all of your problems. I'll second that. The Memoir documentation is beyond just documentation: it is a superb monograph on page