Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
it installed. (Under
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)
Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).
Perhaps this should be included with LyX (and since there is already a
menu hook to it) -- or is it already (though not in my distro)?
No,
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
Try clicking on the very first entry returned by googling on
chktex... http://baruch.ev-en.org/proj/chktex/
That would be much too easy. :-) I guess I assumed that it should be
included in the usual packages or even in the LyX distribution.
BTW, just one more thing --
Matej Cepl wrote:
Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)
Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).
Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use? I have a machine
running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
Angus Leeming wrote:
Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use?
testing (soon to be stable, but I will probably keep with testing).
I have a machine
running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
surprisingly, a continual battle.
Unstable is really, well,
Matej Cepl writes:
No, it shouldn't be certainly included in LyX. I do not think it is a
good idea to fix broken distribution by bundling it all together with
LyX (have you heard about do one thing, and do it perfectly
principle?). Will you expect LyX maintainers to maintain it, so they
have
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. So I should modify my
previous post to say in a perfect world with a dozen full-time LyX
programmers I would suggest that such things be simply a part of LyX
(whether compiled in or as script in the library). Anything that
Matej Cepl writes:
Hmm, so LyX people should maintain special TeX distribution, ... right?
I understand your point (I should probably instead be saying this useful
utility should also be in every TeX distribution or something), but you
see, to some of us laypeople, used to page layout
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
see, to some of us laypeople, used to page layout programs, word
processors, etc., there is no distinction between the TeX package and the
LyX package---well, maybe in the sense of front end / back end. I only
know of TeX because of LyX (not entirely true, but for the
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
it installed. (Under
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)
Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).
Perhaps this should be included with LyX (and since there is already a
menu hook to it) -- or is it already (though not in my distro)?
No,
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
Try clicking on the very first entry returned by googling on
chktex... http://baruch.ev-en.org/proj/chktex/
That would be much too easy. :-) I guess I assumed that it should be
included in the usual packages or even in the LyX distribution.
BTW, just one more thing --
Matej Cepl wrote:
Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)
Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).
Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use? I have a machine
running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
Angus Leeming wrote:
Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use?
testing (soon to be stable, but I will probably keep with testing).
I have a machine
running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
surprisingly, a continual battle.
Unstable is really, well,
Matej Cepl writes:
No, it shouldn't be certainly included in LyX. I do not think it is a
good idea to fix broken distribution by bundling it all together with
LyX (have you heard about do one thing, and do it perfectly
principle?). Will you expect LyX maintainers to maintain it, so they
have
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. So I should modify my
previous post to say in a perfect world with a dozen full-time LyX
programmers I would suggest that such things be simply a part of LyX
(whether compiled in or as script in the library). Anything that
Matej Cepl writes:
Hmm, so LyX people should maintain special TeX distribution, ... right?
I understand your point (I should probably instead be saying this useful
utility should also be in every TeX distribution or something), but you
see, to some of us laypeople, used to page layout
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
see, to some of us laypeople, used to page layout programs, word
processors, etc., there is no distinction between the TeX package and the
LyX package---well, maybe in the sense of front end / back end. I only
know of TeX because of LyX (not entirely true, but for the
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
>> similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
>> detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
>> it installed. (Under
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
>> > Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)
Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).
> Perhaps this should be included with LyX (and since there is already a
> menu hook to it) -- or is it already (though not in my distro)?
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
>> Try clicking on the very first entry returned by googling on
>> "chktex"... http://baruch.ev-en.org/proj/chktex/
>
> That would be much too easy. :-) I guess I assumed that it should be
> included in the "usual packages" or even in the LyX distribution.
BTW, just one
Matej Cepl wrote:
Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)
Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).
Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use? I have a machine
running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
Angus Leeming wrote:
> Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use?
testing (soon to be stable, but I will probably keep with testing).
> I have a machine
> running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
> surprisingly, a continual battle.
Unstable is really, well,
Matej Cepl writes:
> No, it shouldn't be certainly included in LyX. I do not think it is a
> good idea to fix broken distribution by bundling it all together with
> LyX (have you heard about "do one thing, and do it perfectly"
> principle?). Will you expect LyX maintainers to maintain it, so they
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
> But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. So I should modify my
> previous post to say "in a perfect world with a dozen full-time LyX
> programmers I would suggest that such things be simply a part of LyX
> (whether compiled in or as script in the library). Anything
Matej Cepl writes:
> Hmm, so LyX people should maintain special TeX distribution, ... right?
I understand your point (I should probably instead be saying "this useful
utility should also be in every TeX distribution" or something), but you
see, to some of us laypeople, used to page layout
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
> see, to some of us laypeople, used to page layout programs, word
> processors, etc., there is no distinction between the TeX package and the
> LyX package---well, maybe in the sense of "front end / back end". I only
> know of TeX because of LyX (not entirely true, but for
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
it installed. (Under Edit-CheckTeX I think).
Not
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
it installed. (Under Edit-CheckTeX I think).
Not
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
> similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
> detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
> it installed. (Under Edit->CheckTeX I think).
Not
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