Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote: > I haven't used OO for some time, but as I recall the first line of an > XHTML file confuses it. Open the XHTML file with Vim or a read editor > like Emacs (sorry, couln't resist) and delete the first line. > > I think you will have better luck with the Lyx -> XHTML > OO > Word > route than with other converters. Thanks, Alan. No offense regarding Emacs. I have no experience with it. I just know I love Vim. -;) I'll give your suggestion a try. As a result of suggestions here regarding the lyx > xhtml > LO > doc [or rtf] route, I've installed LO and didn't have good luck on the first try with it either. I'll give your suggestion a try on it, too. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Eric Weir writes: > On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > >> If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some >> similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML >> format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. > > I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, > i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice > handle it differently? Eric, I haven't used OO for some time, but as I recall the first line of an XHTML file confuses it. Open the XHTML file with Vim or a read editor like Emacs (sorry, couln't resist) and delete the first line. I think you will have better luck with the Lyx -> XHTML > OO > Word route than with other converters. Cheers, Alan > > -- > Eric Weir > Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing > Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development > Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 > 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 sip:172...@iptel.org
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under >> 'view other formats' or 'file > export' or 'file > export > other formats. > > Tools > Reconfigure? And restart LyX? Did that. Quit and restarted and did it again. Still not showing up. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >>> While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other >>> formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? >>> >> I think so. For a more reliable indicator of what works, check the >> View > View (Other) menu item. But as far as RTF is concerned, the >> better option is File > Export. > > I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under > 'view other formats' or 'file > export' or 'file > export > other formats.' > Tools > Reconfigure? And restart LyX? Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
As indicated in an earlier post, I've installed latex2rtf. When I do 'latex2rtf filename' I get '(Not set):1 Cannot open filename.' What else do I need to do? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other >> formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? >> > I think so. For a more reliable indicator of what works, check the > View > View (Other) menu item. But as far as RTF is concerned, the > better option is File > Export. I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under 'view other formats' or 'file > export' or 'file > export > other formats.' -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: > You may consider to use macports. Thanks, Stephan. I was discouraged by a guy that helped on the mac support forums not to use things like macports or homebrew. I don't remember the reason, but I've played it safe since. In any case, I went ahead and compiled. Only problem was locating and downloading xcode. [It was my first ever---as I recall--compile.] Seems to have gone through without a hitch. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life." - Wendell Berry
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > make check&&make install Thanks Eberhard. I did 'make && make install.' Did I miss anything my not including 'check'? [I'm on a mac.] -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
make check&&make install el On 2012-08-02 10:41 , Eric Weir wrote:> > Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? > > On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > >> Reconfigure. >> Reconfigure. >> Reconfigure. >> >> el
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > Thanks, Liviu. I downloaded LibO yesterday. I tried opening the xhtml file > and got nothing. > That's Richard's field of expertise. > While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other > formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? > I think so. For a more reliable indicator of what works, check the View > View (Other) menu item. But as far as RTF is concerned, the better option is File > Export. > Last, I believe you mentioned to me that someone was working on package to > add project management to lyx's capabilities. As I recall in response to my > mentioning Scrivener. Is that still in the works? > That's a question for Rob (cc'ed). Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Am 02.08.2012 um 19:59 schrieb Eric Weir: > > On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > >> On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic wrote: >>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? >>> I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're >>> not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile >>> the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use >>> Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily >>> installed. >> >> If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and >> install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to >> download XCode. >> >> Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf >> manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the >> unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make && sudo make >> install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) >> just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. > > Thanks, Ray---and Liviu, too. Sorry, if I was given the link to latex2rtf I > didn't realize It. Probably because I was assuming it was a script somewhere > in the lyx package, or maybe in my tex/latex install, and that I just needed > either to get it recognize by lyx or learn how to run it from the terminal. > > I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear > instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not > till the weekend. You may consider to use macports. There is latex2rtf available: terminal of Mac OS X === macbook-pro$ port search latex2rtf latex2rtf @2.1.0 (tex) Translator program intended to translate a LaTeX document into RTF macbook-pro$ latex2rtf -v latex2rtf 2.1.0 (released Mar 5 2010) Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Written by Prahl, Lehner, Granzer, Dorner, Polzer, Trisko, Schlatterbeck. macbook-pro$ terminal of Mac OS X === Regards, Stephan
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >> I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear >> instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably >> not till the weekend. >> > In the mean time, you might have some luck by exporting to LyXHTML and > importing into LibO, or by exporting to HTML after installing eLyXer > (link provided previously, or simply search on Google) and > reconfiguring LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I downloaded LibO yesterday. I tried opening the xhtml file and got nothing. I didn't find an appropriate encoding that could be specified before opening the file. I'll check out the eLyXer option. While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? Last, I believe you mentioned to me that someone was working on package to add project management to lyx's capabilities. As I recall in response to my mentioning Scrivener. Is that still in the works? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear > instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not > till the weekend. > In the mean time, you might have some luck by exporting to LyXHTML and importing into LibO, or by exporting to HTML after installing eLyXer (link provided previously, or simply search on Google) and reconfiguring LyX. Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to >>> install latex2rtf? >>> >> I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're >> not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile >> the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use >> Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily >> installed. > > If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and > install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to > download XCode. > > Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf > manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the > unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make && sudo make > install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) > just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. Thanks, Ray---and Liviu, too. Sorry, if I was given the link to latex2rtf I didn't realize It. Probably because I was assuming it was a script somewhere in the lyx package, or maybe in my tex/latex install, and that I just needed either to get it recognize by lyx or learn how to run it from the terminal. I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to >> install latex2rtf? >> > I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're > not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile > the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use > Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily > installed. If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to download XCode. Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make && sudo make install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. [1] http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ Caveat: I'm not a Mac user. -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > > Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to > install latex2rtf? > I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily installed. Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On 2 August 2012 17:39, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > >> On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir wrote: >>> My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to >>> see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. >> >> For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, >> you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for >> several weeks already. > > Thanks, Ray. Good to hear. I don't see any of my documents every getting more > complicated than this. Longer, maybe, but never more complicated. > > Maybe you could give me a little help with latext2rtf? Like, where do I get > it? [Is it in the lyx pacage?] How do I install it? [Is it installed to lyx > or independently of it?] How do I invoke it? [From within lyx or the terminal > or some other way?] Hi Eric you have been given the link to latex2rtf a few times. There is no mac binary to be seen so probably that's the reason why you're confused. You have to compile it on your mac, or find a binary [1]. [1] http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Developer-Tools/latex2rtf.shtml -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:04 AM, Jerry wrote: > I started a new thread that might be of interest to this one (and how many > before?): > > The thread is "Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc?" Good. Pandoc intrigues me, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > Reconfigure. > Reconfigure. > Reconfigure. > > el > > On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> >>> Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with >>> LyX/LaTeX. >> >> Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? >> >> -- >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA >> eew...@bellsouth.net >> >> "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, >> men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." >> >> - Chief Seattle >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir wrote: >> My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to >> see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. > > For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, > you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for > several weeks already. Thanks, Ray. Good to hear. I don't see any of my documents every getting more complicated than this. Longer, maybe, but never more complicated. Maybe you could give me a little help with latext2rtf? Like, where do I get it? [Is it in the lyx pacage?] How do I install it? [Is it installed to lyx or independently of it?] How do I invoke it? [From within lyx or the terminal or some other way?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:10 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > > I've been away from LyX for a while, writing in Vim. I now have a document > that I need to cut down to 3,500 words from just under 5,000, put references > in, and get into APA format in Word. Normally, I would dump the draft in > Scrivener, do this work, then compile for Word. I really want to get > completely over into working within Vim/LyX/LaTeX. I'm considering dumping > the draft in LyX and working from within it. My deadline---probably not a > hard one---is tomorrow. > > Having been away from LyX for a while, I'm a little rusty. I don't know if > this is even possible. When I click on "View other formats," the RTF format > is greyed out. If in fact I can compile for or export to RTF, I'd like to > give it a try. I started a new thread that might be of interest to this one (and how many before?): The thread is "Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc?" Jerry
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Reconfigure. Reconfigure. Reconfigure. el On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with >> LyX/LaTeX. > > Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? > > -- > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, > men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." > > - Chief Seattle > > > > > > >
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir wrote: > My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to > see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for several weeks already. -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already >> old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. > > Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost > mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to > install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select > the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to > RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file > handling another converter is selected. > > My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to > see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. > > How do I install a converter? > To install a converter you need to install the external program (e.g., as you would install LyX or LibO). For elyxer [1] follow its installation instructions, for latex2rtf [2]. Then reconfigure LyX. (If you made modifications to your prefs---converters and file handling---, you may want to start over with a fresh prefs file, just to make sure that you didn't break anything.) Liviu [1] http://elyxer.nongnu.org/ [2] http://latex2rtf.sourceforge.net/
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already > old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file handling another converter is selected. My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. How do I install a converter? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive." - Zygmunt Bauman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, > i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice > handle it differently? > I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some > similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML > format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice handle it differently? -- Eric Weir Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > >> LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that >> these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > >> Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are >> supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). >> Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. > > Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in > /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can > discern references to specific tools in all the code. > The script gives useful information to the trained eye. > How is this script used? > It is run whenever Tools > Reconfigure is triggered. Otherwise, it can give you an indication on what external tools LyX supports by default; you would subsequently need to install them manually. > Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, "eLyXer for HTML export (to be > imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT." [Is the latter a > separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] > You need to install eLyXer and then reconfigure LyX. Then Export to HTML will likely use eLyXer. If you install writer2latex and reconfigure, then you should be able to import ODT documents in LyX. (Always, to the extent that these tools can process your documents.) For yet another approach try to import Word-like files try word2lyx [1], which supports importing .docx documents into LyX. Unfortunately there is no single, perfect solution. When working with LyX best is if you can submit your file as LaTeX, (X)HTML or PDF. If you need to maintain compatibility with MS Word, however, then you should experiment with all the quirky tools that attempt to deal with Word <-> LaTeX conversions and find the method that works best for you. Good luck Liviu [1] http://www.oak-tree.us/2012/03/07/word2lyx01-2/
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that > these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > > Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are > supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). > Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can discern references to specific tools in all the code. How is this script used? Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, "eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT." [Is the latter a separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >> In addition to >> Richard's suggestions, you could try eLyXer for HTML export (to be >> imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT (although I'm >> not seeing it in my menus right now). > > Are you suggesting that they're in the LyX package? > LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Liviu
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with > LyX/LaTeX. Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with > LyX/LaTeX. This has been discussed extensively in the past on the > list, and I think there is also something on the wiki. Darn, I thought I remembered otherwise. > In addition to > Richard's suggestions, you could try eLyXer for HTML export (to be > imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT (although I'm > not seeing it in my menus right now). Are you suggesting that they're in the LyX package? -- Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some > similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML > format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I wouldn't have considered HTML, but if you can get a Word-compatible document that way I'm willing to try. Occurs to me that I might ask this journal if they accept LaTeX. I've always sent Word-compatible in the past, and have just assumed that's what they want, or all that they'll accept. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Using XHTMP export has the benefit that you can then use XSLT. I've used this successfully to export LyX format to an unrelated XML schema. Nico --
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > I've been away from LyX for a while, writing in Vim. I now have a document > that I need to cut down to 3,500 words from just under 5,000, put references > in, and get into APA format in Word. Normally, I would dump the draft in > Scrivener, do this work, then compile for Word. I really want to get > completely over into working within Vim/LyX/LaTeX. I'm considering dumping > the draft in LyX and working from within it. My deadline---probably not a > hard one---is tomorrow. > > Having been away from LyX for a while, I'm a little rusty. I don't know if > this is even possible. When I click on "View other formats," the RTF format > is greyed out. If in fact I can compile for or export to RTF, I'd like to > give it a try. > Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with LyX/LaTeX. This has been discussed extensively in the past on the list, and I think there is also something on the wiki. In addition to Richard's suggestions, you could try eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT (although I'm not seeing it in my menus right now). Good luck Liviu PS Maybe Steve and Rob have something to add on Vim/LyX/Scrivener.
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On 07/31/2012 07:10 AM, Eric Weir wrote: I've been away from LyX for a while, writing in Vim. I now have a document that I need to cut down to 3,500 words from just under 5,000, put references in, and get into APA format in Word. Normally, I would dump the draft in Scrivener, do this work, then compile for Word. I really want to get completely over into working within Vim/LyX/LaTeX. I'm considering dumping the draft in LyX and working from within it. My deadline---probably not a hard one---is tomorrow. Having been away from LyX for a while, I'm a little rusty. I don't know if this is even possible. When I click on "View other formats," the RTF format is greyed out. If in fact I can compile for or export to RTF, I'd like to give it a try. Es posible? If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. Richard
