Emacs bindings, help, and preferences

2002-10-21 Thread Christof Harper
So, in my desire to have ctrl-d delete like I'm used to, I switched to emacs mode. I didn't read the documentation thoroughly enough as I didn't realize that switching to emacs mode would reduce my ability to use lyx quite THIS much. For example, it appear to be an irreversable selection, and a

math display and left alignment

2002-10-21 Thread Gnr
Hello. When I write a small lyx file (ams, article, unnumbered) (it's attached) with lyx 1.1.6fix4, I have a mathdisplay as an example environment. Then the text example is not left aligned..should it not be that? It looks ok in ghostview though. I attach a screenshot so you know what I mean.

Re: unknown tag

2002-10-21 Thread Robin Turner
Looks like you don't have kghostview or reLyX in your path. Best thing is to delete ~/.lyx/lyxrc and let it configure itself with the defaults, then twek any settings you want. Robin Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: starting lyx on a shell gives me the following message: wolfgang:~$ lyx [1] 2527

Re: character problem

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 11:28:14AM +0200, Jan Werner Schemm wrote: I will try to wrap the characters in the formula as you mentioned, thanks for your hint! But I only use a special character once in a math-formula, so I can live without it if necessary. The main problem remains the

Re: M-p M-d key binding.

2002-10-21 Thread John Levon
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:42:42PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: I understand. Anyway, the current behavior is counter-intuitive. After I press M-p, M-d is displayed in the mini-buffer as a candidate of next key stroke but it is intercepted by Document menu. It's definitely a bug, but it might be

Re: rotating ps and pdf from a foiltex?

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 06:02:00PM -0400, Matthew Kenworthy wrote: After setting LayoutDocumentPaper to landscape and the extra to landscape too, the text and numbering are in the correct proportion and orientation, but the paper is displayed as a portrait for View DVI, PDF(pdflatex), and

Re: xfig and LyX

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 12:36:28AM -0400, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. I'm trying to use the combined latex/PS export feature in xfig and have a couple of qns.. 1. While including the *.pstex_t part in LyX, should I be using Insert-Include File- Input or Include or Verbatim? Reason I ask is

Re: cross reference across documents?

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 07:02:13AM -0400, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. how do I include a cross reference from file1 in file2? I tried opening both the files and then while in file2, in the insert - cross reference dialog, selected file1 and the fig: reference in file1 that I wanted to insert.

Re: math display and left alignment

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:55:18PM +0200, Gnr wrote: Hello. When I write a small lyx file (ams, article, unnumbered) (it's attached) with lyx 1.1.6fix4, I have a mathdisplay as an example environment. Then the text example is not left aligned..should it not be that? It looks ok in

delete empty math box.

2002-10-21 Thread Bo Peng
Hello, I might be too picky or lazy but I do consider the following as inconvenience. When I open a new math-box, and then change my mind, (or when I try to delete the 'whole' formula with backspace key) I can not delete it with delete or backspace key. I have to use blank or arrow key to get

AW: Problem adding figure to figure float

2002-10-21 Thread Jochen Wurster
Hi, thanks 'Press Enter' was the solution. But I have one additional question. Now inserting pictures works and the picture is show correct in the pdf/dvi output, but in lyx it shows an error message (error converting ro loadable format) instead of the picture. I have tried png and ps files. Bye

Re: M-p M-d key binding.

2002-10-21 Thread Bo Peng
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:05:57PM +0100, John Levon wrote: On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:42:42PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: I understand. Anyway, the current behavior is counter-intuitive. After I press M-p, M-d is displayed in the mini-buffer as a candidate of next key stroke but it is

Re: Starting pagination at a particular number and preamble problems

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 03:18:48PM -0500, Praedor Tempus wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I had a multi-chapter document organized into a single document but now have decided to break it up into independent documents for each chapter. I need the pagination on chapter

Re: Problem adding figure to figure float

2002-10-21 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jochen Wurster wrote: I am trying to insert a picture to a figure float. The lyx graphical states says it works like create a figure flloat and then select InsertFigure. My problem is that there is no InsertFigure in the Insert menu. And Yes, this is called Graphics as of 1.2.0

Re: tables and minipages.

2002-10-21 Thread Herbert Voss
I Wayan Warmada schrieb: On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Herbert Voss wrote: | there went something wrong. You mismatched paragraph aligning, minipages | and table aligning... | | look at the attached doc. Herbert, could you please tell me where I can find the width setting for minipages. I have read the

Re: small caption font page numbering for TOC

2002-10-21 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Dekel Tsur wrote: On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:31:46PM +0200, Niels Muller Larsen wrote: In the very beginning of the doc enter: \pagenumbering{roman} and on the top of the first page with arabic-numbers enter: \pagenumbering{arabic} \setcounter{page}{7} where the 7 of

Re: RPMs for SUSE 7.3

2002-10-21 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jochen Riehm wrote: for lyx 1.2.0 there were separate Suse RPMs available. Will they also be available for lyx 1.2.1? RPMs for SuSE 7.2 are available here: http://hst33127.phys.uu.nl/LyX/ Regards, Jürgen. Jochen

Re: xfig and LyX

2002-10-21 Thread Nirmal Govind
Did you try using Insert-External Material-xfig ? Nope I hadn't.. but just tried it now and my 1.3.0cvs version crashed. So I tried 1.2 and still get the same Latex errors saying Undefined Control Sequence }}} .. my previous reply on this has the error message and the lines in the xfig

Re: cross reference across documents?

2002-10-21 Thread Nirmal Govind
Are these two files part of a big file ? No, they're two separate files. If not, then you need to use the xr package: In file2 add to the preamble \usepackage{xr} \externaldocument{file1} and you also need to disable the use temp. directory in the preferences dialog. I unchecked

Emacs bindings, help, and preferences

2002-10-21 Thread Christof Harper
So, in my desire to have ctrl-d delete like I'm used to, I switched to emacs mode. I didn't read the documentation thoroughly enough as I didn't realize that switching to emacs mode would reduce my ability to use lyx quite THIS much. For example, it appear to be an irreversable selection, and a

math display and left alignment

2002-10-21 Thread Gnr
Hello. When I write a small lyx file (ams, article, unnumbered) (it's attached) with lyx 1.1.6fix4, I have a mathdisplay as an example environment. Then the text example is not left aligned..should it not be that? It looks ok in ghostview though. I attach a screenshot so you know what I mean.

Re: unknown tag

2002-10-21 Thread Robin Turner
Looks like you don't have kghostview or reLyX in your path. Best thing is to delete ~/.lyx/lyxrc and let it configure itself with the defaults, then twek any settings you want. Robin Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: starting lyx on a shell gives me the following message: wolfgang:~$ lyx [1] 2527

Re: character problem

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 11:28:14AM +0200, Jan Werner Schemm wrote: I will try to wrap the characters in the formula as you mentioned, thanks for your hint! But I only use a special character once in a math-formula, so I can live without it if necessary. The main problem remains the

Re: M-p M-d key binding.

2002-10-21 Thread John Levon
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:42:42PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: I understand. Anyway, the current behavior is counter-intuitive. After I press M-p, M-d is displayed in the mini-buffer as a candidate of next key stroke but it is intercepted by Document menu. It's definitely a bug, but it might be

Re: rotating ps and pdf from a foiltex?

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 06:02:00PM -0400, Matthew Kenworthy wrote: After setting LayoutDocumentPaper to landscape and the extra to landscape too, the text and numbering are in the correct proportion and orientation, but the paper is displayed as a portrait for View DVI, PDF(pdflatex), and

Re: xfig and LyX

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 12:36:28AM -0400, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. I'm trying to use the combined latex/PS export feature in xfig and have a couple of qns.. 1. While including the *.pstex_t part in LyX, should I be using Insert-Include File- Input or Include or Verbatim? Reason I ask is

Re: cross reference across documents?

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 07:02:13AM -0400, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. how do I include a cross reference from file1 in file2? I tried opening both the files and then while in file2, in the insert - cross reference dialog, selected file1 and the fig: reference in file1 that I wanted to insert.

Re: math display and left alignment

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:55:18PM +0200, Gnr wrote: Hello. When I write a small lyx file (ams, article, unnumbered) (it's attached) with lyx 1.1.6fix4, I have a mathdisplay as an example environment. Then the text example is not left aligned..should it not be that? It looks ok in

delete empty math box.

2002-10-21 Thread Bo Peng
Hello, I might be too picky or lazy but I do consider the following as inconvenience. When I open a new math-box, and then change my mind, (or when I try to delete the 'whole' formula with backspace key) I can not delete it with delete or backspace key. I have to use blank or arrow key to get

AW: Problem adding figure to figure float

2002-10-21 Thread Jochen Wurster
Hi, thanks 'Press Enter' was the solution. But I have one additional question. Now inserting pictures works and the picture is show correct in the pdf/dvi output, but in lyx it shows an error message (error converting ro loadable format) instead of the picture. I have tried png and ps files. Bye

Re: M-p M-d key binding.

2002-10-21 Thread Bo Peng
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:05:57PM +0100, John Levon wrote: On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:42:42PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: I understand. Anyway, the current behavior is counter-intuitive. After I press M-p, M-d is displayed in the mini-buffer as a candidate of next key stroke but it is

Re: Starting pagination at a particular number and preamble problems

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 03:18:48PM -0500, Praedor Tempus wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I had a multi-chapter document organized into a single document but now have decided to break it up into independent documents for each chapter. I need the pagination on chapter

Re: Problem adding figure to figure float

2002-10-21 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jochen Wurster wrote: I am trying to insert a picture to a figure float. The lyx graphical states says it works like create a figure flloat and then select InsertFigure. My problem is that there is no InsertFigure in the Insert menu. And Yes, this is called Graphics as of 1.2.0

Re: tables and minipages.

2002-10-21 Thread Herbert Voss
I Wayan Warmada schrieb: On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Herbert Voss wrote: | there went something wrong. You mismatched paragraph aligning, minipages | and table aligning... | | look at the attached doc. Herbert, could you please tell me where I can find the width setting for minipages. I have read the

Re: small caption font page numbering for TOC

2002-10-21 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Dekel Tsur wrote: On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:31:46PM +0200, Niels Muller Larsen wrote: In the very beginning of the doc enter: \pagenumbering{roman} and on the top of the first page with arabic-numbers enter: \pagenumbering{arabic} \setcounter{page}{7} where the 7 of

Re: RPMs for SUSE 7.3

2002-10-21 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jochen Riehm wrote: for lyx 1.2.0 there were separate Suse RPMs available. Will they also be available for lyx 1.2.1? RPMs for SuSE 7.2 are available here: http://hst33127.phys.uu.nl/LyX/ Regards, Jürgen. Jochen

Re: xfig and LyX

2002-10-21 Thread Nirmal Govind
Did you try using Insert-External Material-xfig ? Nope I hadn't.. but just tried it now and my 1.3.0cvs version crashed. So I tried 1.2 and still get the same Latex errors saying Undefined Control Sequence }}} .. my previous reply on this has the error message and the lines in the xfig

Re: cross reference across documents?

2002-10-21 Thread Nirmal Govind
Are these two files part of a big file ? No, they're two separate files. If not, then you need to use the xr package: In file2 add to the preamble \usepackage{xr} \externaldocument{file1} and you also need to disable the use temp. directory in the preferences dialog. I unchecked

Emacs bindings, help, and preferences

2002-10-21 Thread Christof Harper
So, in my desire to have ctrl-d delete like I'm used to, I switched to emacs mode. I didn't read the documentation thoroughly enough as I didn't realize that switching to emacs mode would reduce my ability to use lyx quite THIS much. For example, it appear to be an irreversable selection, and a

math display and left alignment

2002-10-21 Thread Gnr
Hello. When I write a small lyx file (ams, article, unnumbered) (it's attached) with lyx 1.1.6fix4, I have a mathdisplay as an example environment. Then the text "example" is not left aligned..should it not be that? It looks ok in ghostview though. I attach a screenshot so you know what I mean.

Re: unknown tag

2002-10-21 Thread Robin Turner
Looks like you don't have kghostview or reLyX in your path. Best thing is to delete ~/.lyx/lyxrc and let it configure itself with the defaults, then twek any settings you want. Robin Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: starting lyx on a shell gives me the following message: wolfgang:~$ lyx& [1] 2527

Re: character problem

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 11:28:14AM +0200, Jan Werner Schemm wrote: > > I will try to wrap the characters in the formula as you mentioned, thanks > for your hint! But I only use a special character once in a math-formula, > so I can live without it if necessary. The main problem remains the >

Re: M-p M-d key binding.

2002-10-21 Thread John Levon
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:42:42PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: > I understand. Anyway, the current behavior is counter-intuitive. After I > press M-p, M-d is displayed in the mini-buffer as a candidate of next > key stroke but it is intercepted by Document menu. It's definitely a bug, but it might

Re: rotating ps and pdf from a foiltex?

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 06:02:00PM -0400, Matthew Kenworthy wrote: > > After setting Layout>Document>Paper to landscape and the extra to > landscape too, the text and numbering are in the correct proportion and > orientation, but the paper is displayed as a portrait for View > DVI, > >

Re: xfig and LyX

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 12:36:28AM -0400, Nirmal Govind wrote: > Hi.. I'm trying to use the combined latex/PS export feature in xfig and > have a couple of qns.. > > 1. While including the *.pstex_t part in LyX, should I be using > Insert->Include File-> Input or Include or Verbatim? Reason I

Re: cross reference across documents?

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 07:02:13AM -0400, Nirmal Govind wrote: > Hi.. how do I include a cross reference from file1 in file2? I tried > opening both the files and then while in file2, in the insert -> cross > reference dialog, selected file1 and the fig: reference in file1 that I > wanted to

Re: math display and left alignment

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:55:18PM +0200, Gnr wrote: > Hello. > When I write a small lyx file (ams, article, unnumbered) (it's attached) > with lyx 1.1.6fix4, I have a mathdisplay as an example environment. Then > the text "example" is not left aligned..should it not be that? It looks ok > in

delete empty math box.

2002-10-21 Thread Bo Peng
Hello, I might be too picky or lazy but I do consider the following as inconvenience. When I open a new math-box, and then change my mind, (or when I try to delete the 'whole' formula with backspace key) I can not delete it with delete or backspace key. I have to use blank or arrow key to get

AW: Problem adding figure to figure float

2002-10-21 Thread Jochen Wurster
Hi, thanks 'Press Enter' was the solution. But I have one additional question. Now inserting pictures works and the picture is show correct in the pdf/dvi output, but in lyx it shows an error message ("error converting ro loadable format") instead of the picture. I have tried png and ps files.

Re: M-p M-d key binding.

2002-10-21 Thread Bo Peng
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:05:57PM +0100, John Levon wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:42:42PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: > > I understand. Anyway, the current behavior is counter-intuitive. After I > > press M-p, M-d is displayed in the mini-buffer as a candidate of next > > key stroke but it is

Re: Starting pagination at a particular number and preamble problems

2002-10-21 Thread Dekel Tsur
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 03:18:48PM -0500, Praedor Tempus wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I had a multi-chapter document organized into a single document but now have > decided to break it up into independent documents for each chapter. I need > the pagination on

Re: Problem adding figure to figure float

2002-10-21 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jochen Wurster wrote: > I am trying to insert a picture to a figure float. The lyx graphical states > says it works like create a figure flloat and then select Insert>>Figure. > My problem is that there is no Insert>>Figure in the Insert menu. And Yes, this is called Graphics as of 1.2.0 >

Re: tables and minipages.

2002-10-21 Thread Herbert Voss
I Wayan Warmada schrieb: On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Herbert Voss wrote: | there went something wrong. You mismatched paragraph aligning, minipages | and table aligning... | | look at the attached doc. Herbert, could you please tell me where I can find the width setting for minipages. I have read the

Re: small caption font & page numbering for TOC

2002-10-21 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Dekel Tsur wrote: > On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:31:46PM +0200, Niels Muller Larsen wrote: > > In the very beginning of the doc enter: > > > > > > \pagenumbering{roman} > > > > and on the top of the first page with arabic-numbers > > enter: > > > > \pagenumbering{arabic} > > \setcounter{page}{7} >

Re: RPMs for SUSE 7.3

2002-10-21 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jochen Riehm wrote: > for lyx 1.2.0 there were separate Suse RPMs available. Will they also be > available for lyx 1.2.1? RPMs for SuSE 7.2 are available here: http://hst33127.phys.uu.nl/LyX/ Regards, Jürgen. > Jochen

Re: xfig and LyX

2002-10-21 Thread Nirmal Govind
> > Did you try using Insert->External Material->xfig ? > Nope I hadn't.. but just tried it now and my 1.3.0cvs version crashed. So I tried 1.2 and still get the same Latex errors saying "Undefined Control Sequence }}}" .. my previous reply on this has the error message and the lines in the

Re: cross reference across documents?

2002-10-21 Thread Nirmal Govind
> Are these two files part of a big file ? No, they're two separate files. > If not, then you need to use the xr package: > In file2 add to the preamble > \usepackage{xr} > \externaldocument{file1} > and you also need to disable the "use temp. directory" in the > preferences dialog. I