this loads by default the _official_ latex fixes, which will never get in the latex source.
Herbert -- http://www.lyx.org/help/
Index: lib/ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/lib/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.264 diff -u -r1.264 ChangeLog --- lib/ChangeLog 8 Aug 2002 13:01:08 -0000 1.264 +++ lib/ChangeLog 9 Aug 2002 13:30:10 -0000 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2002-08-09 Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + + * chkconfig.ltx: check for the official fixes of latex2e + fixltx2e.sty + 2002-08-08 Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * ui/default.ui: put gather into math menu Index: lib/chkconfig.ltx =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/lib/chkconfig.ltx,v retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.9 chkconfig.ltx --- lib/chkconfig.ltx 1 Mar 2002 12:39:19 -0000 1.9 +++ lib/chkconfig.ltx 9 Aug 2002 13:30:10 -0000 @@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ \TestPackage{babel} \TestPackage{color} % this one should be there if graphics.sty is there. \TestPackage{fancyhdr} +\TestPackage{fixltx2e} \TestPackage{floatflt} \TestPackage{setspace} \TestPackage{subfigure} Index: src/ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/src/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.871 diff -u -r1.871 ChangeLog --- src/ChangeLog 9 Aug 2002 02:50:19 -0000 1.871 +++ src/ChangeLog 9 Aug 2002 13:30:15 -0000 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2002-08-09 Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + + * buffer.C (makeLaTeXFile): add command \usepackage{fixltx2e} + to get the official fixes by default + 2002-08-09 John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * lyxtext.h: remove unused refresh_height Index: src/buffer.C =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/src/buffer.C,v retrieving revision 1.364 diff -u -r1.364 buffer.C --- src/buffer.C 9 Aug 2002 00:42:10 -0000 1.364 +++ src/buffer.C 9 Aug 2002 13:30:17 -0000 @@ -2301,6 +2315,12 @@ os << '{' << tclass.latexname() << "}\n"; texrow.newline(); // end of \documentclass defs + + // at first we load the official fixes for LaTeX2e, which + // should be part of any tex-installation, but a test is save + if (!findtexfile("fixltx2e.sty", "tex").empty()) + os << "\\usepackage{fixltx2e}" + << "%% the official fixes for LaTeX2e\n"; // font selection must be done before loading fontenc.sty // The ae package is not needed when using OT1 font encoding.