It does exactly the same as the lipsum.module at https://www.lyx.org/ trac/ticket/10021
2016-10-12 20:42 GMT+02:00 Joel Kulesza <jkule...@gmail.com>: > Additional discussion of lipsum layouts/patches here: https://www.lyx.org/ > trac/ticket/10021 > > - Joel > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 10:58 AM, John Kane <jrkrid...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was wondering if it was his own module. Does it do much more than just >> using \usepackage{lipsum}? >> >> If so, he might want to present it to the LyX developers. >> >> On 12 October 2016 at 06:10, Riccardo <chiona...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Sorry to everyone. My mistake. >>> It turns out it was an Inset defined by himself. Problem solved. >>> >>> >>> 2016-10-12 11:58 GMT+02:00 Riccardo <chiona...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> Well, it is not so stupid ;) . By checking it I noticed once thing. >>>> Making a new file, and adding to the preamble *\usepackage{lipsum}* >>>> everything >>>> works fine. But my problem is a little different. As I'm writing a >>>> scientific paper, my advisor shared with me his LyX template, from the >>>> APS (Revtex 4.1). He compiled it with some institutional data, and loaded >>>> some modules via the dialog *Document**->Settings->Modules* as shown >>>> in the figure. >>>> [image: Immagine incorporata 2] >>>> And on my laptop the module lipsum is "(not found)". Since I'd like to >>>> leave everything as it is in his template, I tried to add to his preamble >>>> *\usepackage*{lipsum} but it doesn't work. No lipsum text is shown. >>>> And a couple of "Flex:Lipsum" insets result being "Undefined" >>>> >>>> [image: Immagine incorporata 3] >>>> Can you explain me better the difference between Modules loaded via the >>>> dialog and via \usepackage{}? In fact, I cannot choose the lipsum package >>>> from the dialog. But still I can put it in the preamble via \usepackage{}. >>>> >>>> 2016-10-12 11:25 GMT+02:00 John Kane <jrkrid...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>>> This sounds stupid but you do have \usepackage{lipsum} in your LaTeX >>>>> preamble? >>>>> >>>>> On 12 October 2016 at 03:31, Riccardo <chiona...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello everybody, >>>>>> I'm using LyX 2.2.1 under Ubuntu 16.04. I have texlive 2016 >>>>>> installed via this >>>>>> <http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/texlive-2016/ubuntu> PPA. I have >>>>>> a problem with a module missing in LyX: lipsum.sty >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *kpsewhich lipsum.sty* returns a path correctly >>>>>> >>>>>> */usr/local/share/texmf/tex/latex/lipsum/lipsum.sty* >>>>>> >>>>>> but still, in *Document→Settings→Modules* there is no module >>>>>> "Lipsum" showing up. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I checked your guide at https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/LaTeX >>>>>> Errors#missing-class. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *apt-file search lipsum.sty* returns the package >>>>>> *texlive-latex-extra* >>>>>> >>>>>> that I actually have in >>>>>> */usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/lipsum/lipsum.sty*. >>>>>> Moreover, *texlive-latex-extra* is already at the newest version >>>>>> (2016.20160819-1~ubuntu16.04.1york0). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To be sure I downloaded the lipsum module from CTAN, and followed >>>>>> their instructions. I run *latex lipsum.ins* and inserted the >>>>>> resulting *lipsum.sty* file into *$TEXMF/tex/latex/lipsum/* , in my >>>>>> case: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL/usr/local/share/texmf* >>>>>> >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFHOME/home/chionatan/texmf* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I think the package is correctly installed, since any other editor >>>>>> (TeXmaker for example) compile any file with *\usepackage{lipsum}* >>>>>> in the preamble. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Am I missing something in LyX, to set *lipsum* as a module? >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd appreciate your help. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Riccardo >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> John Kane >>>>> Kingston ON Canada >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> John Kane >> Kingston ON Canada >> > >