Hi, please have a look at the status/command line at the bottom of the LyX window. It seems like the first few characters of some outputs are swallowed from time to time (e.g. from the messages informing you about the stage of Latex compilation). Michael -- ====================================================================== Michael Schmitt phone: +49 451 500 3725 Institute for Telematics secretary: +49 451 500 3721 Medical University of Luebeck fax: +49 451 500 3722 Ratzeburger Allee 160 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D-23538 Luebeck, Germany WWW: http://www.itm.mu-luebeck.de ======================================================================