gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Hi, I'm trying to make mathematical graphs in my Lyx documents. In the pgf/tikz manual on p 224 is the following code/example: \begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4] \draw[very thin,color=gray] (-0.1,-1.1) grid (3.9,3.9); \draw[-] (-0.2,0) -- (4.2,0) node[right] {$x$}; \draw[-] (0,-1.2) --

gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Hi, I'm trying to make mathematical graphs in my Lyx documents. In the pgf/tikz manual on p 224 is the following code/example: \begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4] \draw[very thin,color=gray] (-0.1,-1.1) grid (3.9,3.9); \draw[-] (-0.2,0) -- (4.2,0) node[right] {$x$}; \draw[-]

Re: gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Peter Kint wrote: When I include it in a box in my Lyx document (InsertFileChild Document) I get a very incomplete and crippled output. How can I get this working properly?? Did you load the necessary pgf/tikz packages in the preamble

Re: gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: peter kint wrote: These are in my preamble: \usepackage{pgfplots} \usepackage{pgf,tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows} \usetikzlibrary{trees} \usepackage{verbatim} Putting this in the preamble and including the tikz code from your previous post

GNUPLOT in Lyx? = How to allow Latex to call external programs?

Hi, I'm trying to gete PGF/Tikz compiled in Lyx for my mathematical illustrations. For some functions, Latex must call external functions like GNUPLOT. The solution is described below: % PGF/Tikz doesn't support the following mathematical functions: % tan, cosh, acosh, sinh, asinh, tanh, atanh %

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Jonathan Brandmeyer jbrandme...@... writes: () Since the latex produced by lyx only uses relative path names, I don't think that the error is in Lyx - it is in some program distributed with texlive. Thanks for the help. -Jonathan Hi, I'm not a Latex/lyx expert but I have the same

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Jonathan Brandmeyer jbrandme...@... writes: I am having difficulty using Gnuplot's epslatex output in conjunction with Lyx. Gnuplot itself is capable of separately providing EPS graphics as well as text and labels as Tex code. Strictly speaking, I'm using Octave as a front-end to Gnuplot,

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Paul A. Rubin ru...@... writes: (Disclaimer: I have not tried this myself, since I don't use gnuplot.) First, you obviously need to have gnuplot installed and working. In LyX, go to Tools Preferences File Handling Converters and /Paul Hi Paul, Your first suggestion did not work.

Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found. 2. Trying to compile the example begin{tikzpicture}[circuit ee IEC] \draw (0,1) to

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

rgheck rgh...@... writes: On 12/18/2009 06:19 PM, peter kint wrote: Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@... writes: Am 19.12.2009 00:19, schrieb peter kint: 1. Trying to install circuitikz I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found. Then the installation to LaTeX was not successful. When you are on Windows, use the MiKTeX package

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: I am on the same system and using tlmgr. Your desired package is also installed. You need a good internet connection 1.) Get install-tl-unx.tar.gz ( ~ 1.5MB) 2.) unpack it 3.) create a directory /usr/local/texlive 4.) I for one changed here the

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Should not be necessary. Assure the file circuitikz.sty is in a directory where LaTeX can find it (usually a path ending up in texmf/tex/latex/circuitikz/circuitikz.sty) and then run texhash in a console. If kpsewhich circuitikz.sty returns the

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Should not be necessary. Assure the file circuitikz.sty is in a directory where LaTeX can find it (usually a path ending up in texmf/tex/latex/circuitikz/circuitikz.sty) and then run texhash in a console. If kpsewhich circuitikz.sty returns the

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Apparently, he doesn't find it? Correct. Now where did you put it? Jürgen I can see the file for example in: usr/local/share/texmf/circuitikz/tex/latex/circuitikz.sty (also other places) I ran texhash many times. Thx, peter

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Ubuntu 9.10 repository provides texlive-2007 .deb packages. They are old. Installing the new texlive-2009 (it includes circuitikz) is a good thing. Here is a quickinstall http://www.tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html where you can read - 'How to acquire the software'

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

The directory of the binaries for your platform must be added to the search path. Are you a single user? Then you can add the following lines PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH; export PATH MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/doc/man:$MANPATH; export MANPATH

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Steve Litt sl...@... writes: Anything's possible. Why not investigate, starting with this command at the command prompt: locate tex | grep /tex$ Hi, thx for replying. Here are my outputs Try running each of them, find out which you want, and then strongarm LyX to specify that one.

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. which tex gives here: /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in your case) which tex gives:

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this. Stuff in the /usr/local/ hierarchy isn't

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

rgheck rgh...@... writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an other forum too (ubuntuforums.org), evidently with proper

gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Hi, I'm trying to make mathematical graphs in my Lyx documents. In the pgf/tikz manual on p 224 is the following code/example: \begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4] \draw[very thin,color=gray] (-0.1,-1.1) grid (3.9,3.9); \draw[-] (-0.2,0) -- (4.2,0) node[right] {$x$}; \draw[-] (0,-1.2) --

gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Hi, I'm trying to make mathematical graphs in my Lyx documents. In the pgf/tikz manual on p 224 is the following code/example: \begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4] \draw[very thin,color=gray] (-0.1,-1.1) grid (3.9,3.9); \draw[-] (-0.2,0) -- (4.2,0) node[right] {$x$}; \draw[-]

Re: gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Peter Kint wrote: When I include it in a box in my Lyx document (InsertFileChild Document) I get a very incomplete and crippled output. How can I get this working properly?? Did you load the necessary pgf/tikz packages in the preamble

Re: gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: peter kint wrote: These are in my preamble: \usepackage{pgfplots} \usepackage{pgf,tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows} \usetikzlibrary{trees} \usepackage{verbatim} Putting this in the preamble and including the tikz code from your previous post

GNUPLOT in Lyx? = How to allow Latex to call external programs?

Hi, I'm trying to gete PGF/Tikz compiled in Lyx for my mathematical illustrations. For some functions, Latex must call external functions like GNUPLOT. The solution is described below: % PGF/Tikz doesn't support the following mathematical functions: % tan, cosh, acosh, sinh, asinh, tanh, atanh %

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Jonathan Brandmeyer jbrandme...@... writes: () Since the latex produced by lyx only uses relative path names, I don't think that the error is in Lyx - it is in some program distributed with texlive. Thanks for the help. -Jonathan Hi, I'm not a Latex/lyx expert but I have the same

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Jonathan Brandmeyer jbrandme...@... writes: I am having difficulty using Gnuplot's epslatex output in conjunction with Lyx. Gnuplot itself is capable of separately providing EPS graphics as well as text and labels as Tex code. Strictly speaking, I'm using Octave as a front-end to Gnuplot,

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Paul A. Rubin ru...@... writes: (Disclaimer: I have not tried this myself, since I don't use gnuplot.) First, you obviously need to have gnuplot installed and working. In LyX, go to Tools Preferences File Handling Converters and /Paul Hi Paul, Your first suggestion did not work.

Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found. 2. Trying to compile the example begin{tikzpicture}[circuit ee IEC] \draw (0,1) to

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

rgheck rgh...@... writes: On 12/18/2009 06:19 PM, peter kint wrote: Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@... writes: Am 19.12.2009 00:19, schrieb peter kint: 1. Trying to install circuitikz I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found. Then the installation to LaTeX was not successful. When you are on Windows, use the MiKTeX package

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: I am on the same system and using tlmgr. Your desired package is also installed. You need a good internet connection 1.) Get install-tl-unx.tar.gz ( ~ 1.5MB) 2.) unpack it 3.) create a directory /usr/local/texlive 4.) I for one changed here the

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Should not be necessary. Assure the file circuitikz.sty is in a directory where LaTeX can find it (usually a path ending up in texmf/tex/latex/circuitikz/circuitikz.sty) and then run texhash in a console. If kpsewhich circuitikz.sty returns the

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Should not be necessary. Assure the file circuitikz.sty is in a directory where LaTeX can find it (usually a path ending up in texmf/tex/latex/circuitikz/circuitikz.sty) and then run texhash in a console. If kpsewhich circuitikz.sty returns the

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller sp...@... writes: Apparently, he doesn't find it? Correct. Now where did you put it? Jürgen I can see the file for example in: usr/local/share/texmf/circuitikz/tex/latex/circuitikz.sty (also other places) I ran texhash many times. Thx, peter

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Ubuntu 9.10 repository provides texlive-2007 .deb packages. They are old. Installing the new texlive-2009 (it includes circuitikz) is a good thing. Here is a quickinstall http://www.tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html where you can read - 'How to acquire the software'

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

The directory of the binaries for your platform must be added to the search path. Are you a single user? Then you can add the following lines PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH; export PATH MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/doc/man:$MANPATH; export MANPATH

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Steve Litt sl...@... writes: Anything's possible. Why not investigate, starting with this command at the command prompt: locate tex | grep /tex$ Hi, thx for replying. Here are my outputs Try running each of them, find out which you want, and then strongarm LyX to specify that one.

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Kornel Benko kornel.be...@... writes: You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. which tex gives here: /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in your case) which tex gives:

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Graphical? Type in terminal: sudo nautilus Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive Then do right click on the created and Properties Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. I wouldn't recommend this. Stuff in the /usr/local/ hierarchy isn't

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

rgheck rgh...@... writes: Here are the steps to follow. Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an other forum too (ubuntuforums.org), evidently with proper

gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Hi, I'm trying to make mathematical graphs in my Lyx documents. In the pgf/tikz manual on p 224 is the following code/example: \begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4] \draw[very thin,color=gray] (-0.1,-1.1) grid (3.9,3.9); \draw[->] (-0.2,0) -- (4.2,0) node[right] {$x$}; \draw[->] (0,-1.2) --

gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Hi, I'm trying to make mathematical graphs in my Lyx documents. In the pgf/tikz manual on p 224 is the following code/example: \begin{tikzpicture}[domain=0:4] \draw[very thin,color=gray] (-0.1,-1.1) grid (3.9,3.9); \draw[->] (-0.2,0) -- (4.2,0) node[right] {$x$}; \draw[->]

Re: gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Jürgen Spitzmüller <sp...@...> writes: > > Peter Kint wrote: > > > When I include it in a box in my Lyx document (Insert>File>Child Document) > > I get a very incomplete and crippled output. > > > > How can I get this working properly?? >

Re: gnuplot in Lyx not working?

Jürgen Spitzmüller <sp...@...> writes: > > peter kint wrote: > > > These are in my preamble: > > \usepackage{pgfplots} > > \usepackage{pgf,tikz} > > \usetikzlibrary{arrows} > > \usetikzlibrary{trees} > > \usepackage{verbatim} > > Putt

GNUPLOT in Lyx? = How to allow Latex to call external programs?

Hi, I'm trying to gete PGF/Tikz compiled in Lyx for my mathematical illustrations. For some functions, Latex must call external functions like GNUPLOT. The solution is described below: % PGF/Tikz doesn't support the following mathematical functions: % tan, cosh, acosh, sinh, asinh, tanh, atanh %

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Jonathan Brandmeyer writes: > () > Since the latex produced by lyx only uses relative path names, I don't > think that the error is in Lyx - it is in some program distributed with > texlive. > > Thanks for the help. > > -Jonathan Hi, I'm not a Latex/lyx expert but I

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Jonathan Brandmeyer writes: > > I am having difficulty using Gnuplot's epslatex output in conjunction > with Lyx. Gnuplot itself is capable of separately providing EPS graphics > as well as text and labels as Tex code. Strictly speaking, I'm using > Octave as a front-end to

Re: Lyx + gnuplot epslatex

Paul A. Rubin writes: > (Disclaimer: I have not tried this myself, since I don't use gnuplot.) > > First, you obviously need to have gnuplot installed and working. > > In LyX, go to Tools > Preferences > File Handling > Converters and > /Paul Hi Paul, Your first suggestion did

Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Hi, 1. Trying to install circuitikz http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html to make electrical circuits in Lyx. I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found. 2. Trying to compile the example begin{tikzpicture}[circuit ee IEC] \draw (0,1) to

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

rgheck <rgh...@...> writes: > > On 12/18/2009 06:19 PM, peter kint wrote: > > Hi, > > > > 1. Trying to install circuitikz > > http://home.dei.polimi.it/mredaelli/circuitikz/index.html > > to make electrical circuits in Lyx. > > > > I get t

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Uwe Stöhr <uwesto...@...> writes: > > Am 19.12.2009 00:19, schrieb peter kint: > > > 1. Trying to install circuitikz > > > > I get the error message : ! LaTeX Error: File `circuitikz.sty' not found. > > Then the installation to LaTeX was not successful.

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Kornel Benko writes: > > > I am on the same system and using tlmgr. Your desired package is also installed. > > You need a good internet connection > > 1.) Get install-tl-unx.tar.gz ( ~ 1.5MB) > 2.) unpack it > 3.) create a directory /usr/local/texlive > 4.) I for one

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller writes: > Should not be necessary. Assure the file circuitikz.sty is in a directory > where LaTeX can find it (usually a path ending up in > texmf/tex/latex/circuitikz/circuitikz.sty) and then run "texhash" in a > console. > > If "kpsewhich circuitikz.sty"

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller writes: > > Should not be necessary. Assure the file circuitikz.sty is in a directory > where LaTeX can find it (usually a path ending up in > texmf/tex/latex/circuitikz/circuitikz.sty) and then run "texhash" in a > console. > > If "kpsewhich circuitikz.sty"

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Jürgen Spitzmüller writes: > > > > Apparently, he doesn't find it? > > Correct. Now where did you put it? > > Jürgen > I can see the file for example in: usr/local/share/texmf/circuitikz/tex/latex/circuitikz.sty (also other places) I ran texhash many times. Thx, peter

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

> Ubuntu 9.10 repository provides texlive-2007 .deb packages. They are old. > Installing the new texlive-2009 (it includes circuitikz) is a good thing. > > Here is a quickinstall > http://www.tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html > where you can read > - 'How to acquire the software' >

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

> The directory of the binaries for your platform must be added to > the search path. > Are you a single user? Then you can add the following lines > > PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH; export PATH > MANPATH=/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf/doc/man:$MANPATH; export MANPATH >

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Sigh, I'm almost desperate. I followed all your instructions. He told me that installation was done. I changed PATHS. And this is what I get: pe...@peter-desktop:~$ tex --version TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright 2007 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright 2007 Karl Berry

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Steve Litt writes: > Anything's possible. Why not investigate, starting with this command at the > command prompt: > > locate tex | grep /tex$ Hi, thx for replying. Here are my outputs > Try running each of them, find out which you want, and then strongarm LyX to > specify that

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

Kornel Benko writes: > You have to set your PATH appropriatelly. > > "which tex" gives here: > /usr/local/texlive/2009/bin/x86_64-linux/tex > This path has to be _before_ the path of your standard-installed tex (which is /usr/bin in your case) which tex gives:

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

> > Graphical? Type in terminal: > > sudo nautilus > > Go to the /usr/local , Create folder and name it texlive > > Then do right click on the created and > > Properties> Permission and change Owner and Group by your user name. > > > > > I wouldn't recommend this. Stuff in the /usr/local/

Re: Where does lyx search for files? Cant get to work ANYTHING with Lyx

rgheck writes: > Here are the steps to follow. > Richard Halleluia! What a massive piece of help (and an instructive tex-course too)! IT WORKZ! FINALLY! I owe you eternal gratitude :-) Can I post your lecture in an other forum too (ubuntuforums.org), evidently with proper