On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, navaja wrote: > I'm getting the errors below (latex logfile) when trying to convert a > lyx file to pdf. The file is at > www-student.cs.york.ac.uk/~pb139/project/writeup.lyx > Well, you have several problems in your file.
* The paragraph style *paragraph* is actually a kind of header, intended as a header for a small paragraph. You have put floats with tables inside these headers... * The Bibtex inset should be put in a *standard* paragraph style. * You are still using "G:\My Documents..." in the bibtex inset You should probably read through the Help/Introduction and Help/Tutorial again ;-) /Christian > > I seem to get errors all the time when i add anything complex such as > tables or bibliography to my lyx documents, and to be honest am > considering using something else, as i cant waste my time debugging lyx. > Am I doing something wrong, or does lyx play up a lot generally? > > > ****************************** > > > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.11b (MiKTeX 2.3) (preloaded > format=latex 2000.11.28) 9 DEC 2003 12:54 > > **writeup.tex > (writeup.tex{pdftex.cfg} > LaTeX2e <2001/06/01> > > Babel <v3.7j> and hyphenation patterns for english, french, german, > ngerman, du > > mylang, nohyphenation, loaded. > > > > > (C:\texmf\tex\latex\base\article.cls > Document Class: article 2001/04/21 v1.4e Standard LaTeX document class > (C:\texmf\tex\latex\base\size10.clo > File: size10.clo 2001/04/21 v1.4e Standard LaTeX file (size option) > ) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > \abovecaptionskip=\skip41 > \belowcaptionskip=\skip42 > \bibindent=\dimen102 > ) (C:\texmf\tex\latex\base\fontenc.sty > Package: fontenc 2001/06/05 v1.94 Standard LaTeX package > ) (C:\texmf\tex\latex\base\inputenc.sty > Package: inputenc 2001/07/10 v0.99a Input encoding file > (C:\texmf\tex\latex\base\latin1.def > File: latin1.def 2001/07/10 v0.99a Input encoding file > )) (C:\texmf\tex\latex\tools\array.sty > Package: array 1998/05/13 v2.3m Tabular extension package (FMi) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > \extrarowheight=\dimen104 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > \extratabsurround=\skip43 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ) (C:\texmf\tex\generic\Babel\babel.sty > Package: babel 2003/09/15 v3.7j The Babel package > (C:\texmf\tex\generic\Babel\english.ldf > Language: english 2003/05/22 v3.3l English support from the babel system > (C:\texmf\tex\generic\Babel\babel.def > File: babel.def 2003/09/15 v3.7j Babel common definitions > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = a dialect from [EMAIL PROTECTED] > )) > No file writeup.aux. > LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 18. > LaTeX Font Info: External font `cmex10' loaded for size > (Font) <12> on input line 28. > LaTeX Font Info: External font `cmex10' loaded for size > (Font) <8> on input line 28. > LaTeX Font Info: External font `cmex10' loaded for size > (Font) <6> on input line 28. > LaTeX Font Info: Try loading font information for OML+cmr on input > line 30. > > (C:\texmf\tex\latex\base\omlcmr.fd > File: omlcmr.fd 1999/05/25 v2.5h Standard LaTeX font definitions > ) > LaTeX Font Info: Font shape `OML/cmr/m/n' in size <9> not available > (Font) Font shape `OML/cmm/m/it' tried instead on input > line 30. > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `coulouris 2001' on page 1 undefined on input > line 44. > > > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `nielsen 2003' on page 1 undefined on input line 81. > > > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `nebraskan 2003' on page 1 undefined on input > line 81. > > > > [1 > > > > {psfonts.map}] > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `damerau 1964' on page 2 undefined on input line > 129. > > > > [2] > Runaway argument? > {\begin {table} > ! Paragraph ended before [EMAIL PROTECTED] was complete. > <to be read again> > \par > l.170 } > > I suspect you've forgotten a `}', causing me to apply this > control sequence to too much text. How can we recover? > My plan is to forget the whole thing and hope for the best. > > > > > > ! LaTeX Error: \caption outside float. > > > > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > ... > > l.170 } > > You're in trouble here. Try typing <return> to proceed. > If that doesn't work, type X <return> to quit. > > > > LaTeX Font Info: External font `cmex10' loaded for size > (Font) <7> on input line 170. > LaTeX Font Info: External font `cmex10' loaded for size > (Font) <5> on input line 170. > ! Too many }'s. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...pagefalse [EMAIL PROTECTED] \egroup > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > l.170 } > > You've closed more groups than you opened. > Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. > > > > > > ! LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{table}. > > > > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > ... > > l.170 } > > Your command was ignored. > Type I <command> <return> to replace it with another command, > or <return> to continue without it. > > > > ! Extra \endgroup. > <recently read> \endgroup > > l.170 } > > Things are pretty mixed up, but I think the worst is over. > > > > ! Too many }'s. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] #1#2->#1[{#2} > ]{#2} > l.170 } > > You've closed more groups than you opened. > Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. > > > > [3] > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `Zamora1981' on page 4 undefined on input line 200. > > > > > > Overfull \hbox (46.17566pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 213--213 > > /cmbx10/Zamora used cor-puses of text with their cor-re-spond-ing > lists of wor > > d/misspelling > [] > > > > Runaway argument? > {\begin {table} > ! Paragraph ended before [EMAIL PROTECTED] was complete. > <to be read again> > \par > l.273 } > > I suspect you've forgotten a `}', causing me to apply this > control sequence to too much text. How can we recover? > My plan is to forget the whole thing and hope for the best. > > > > > > ! LaTeX Error: \caption outside float. > > > > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > ... > > l.273 } > > You're in trouble here. Try typing <return> to proceed. > If that doesn't work, type X <return> to quit. > > > > ! Too many }'s. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...pagefalse [EMAIL PROTECTED] \egroup > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > l.273 } > > You've closed more groups than you opened. > Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. > > > > > > ! LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{table}. > > > > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > ... > > l.273 } > > Your command was ignored. > Type I <command> <return> to replace it with another command, > or <return> to continue without it. > > > > ! Extra \endgroup. > <recently read> \endgroup > > l.273 } > > Things are pretty mixed up, but I think the worst is over. > > > > ! Too many }'s. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] #1#2->#1[{#2} > ]{#2} > l.273 } > > You've closed more groups than you opened. > Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. > > > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `Damerau1964' on page 4 undefined on input line 284. > > > > [4] > Runaway argument? > {\begin {table} > ! Paragraph ended before [EMAIL PROTECTED] was complete. > <to be read again> > \par > l.340 } > > I suspect you've forgotten a `}', causing me to apply this > control sequence to too much text. How can we recover? > My plan is to forget the whole thing and hope for the best. > > > > > > ! LaTeX Error: \caption outside float. > > > > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > ... > > l.340 } > > You're in trouble here. Try typing <return> to proceed. > If that doesn't work, type X <return> to quit. > > > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `Zamora1981' on page 5 undefined on input line 340. > > > > [5] > ! Too many }'s. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...pagefalse [EMAIL PROTECTED] \egroup > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > l.340 } > > You've closed more groups than you opened. > Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. > > > > > > ! LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{table}. > > > > See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > ... > > l.340 } > > Your command was ignored. > Type I <command> <return> to replace it with another command, > or <return> to continue without it. > > > > ! Extra \endgroup. > <recently read> \endgroup > > l.340 } > > Things are pretty mixed up, but I think the worst is over. > > > > ! Too many }'s. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] #1#2->#1[{#2} > ]{#2} > l.340 } > > You've closed more groups than you opened. > Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going. > > > > > > LaTeX Warning: Citation `Zamora1981' on page 6 undefined on input line 340. > > > > No file writeup.bbl. > ! Argument of [EMAIL PROTECTED] has an extra }. > <inserted text> > \par > l.374 \end{document} > > I've run across a `}' that doesn't seem to match anything. > For example, `\def\a#1{...}' and `\a}' would produce > this error. If you simply proceed now, the `\par' that > I've just inserted will cause me to report a runaway > argument that might be the root of the problem. But if > your `}' was spurious, just type `2' and it will go away. > > > > Runaway argument? > \expandafter [EMAIL PROTECTED] \expandafter :\expandafter [EMAIL PROTECTED] \do \ETC. > ! Paragraph ended before [EMAIL PROTECTED] was complete. > <to be read again> > \par > l.374 \end{document} > > I suspect you've forgotten a `}', causing me to apply this > control sequence to too much text. How can we recover? > My plan is to forget the whole thing and hope for the best. > > > > [6] [7] (writeup.aux) > > > > LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references. > > > > ) > Here is how much of TeX's memory you used: > 886 strings out of 95634 > 8437 string characters out of 1191213 > 60564 words of memory out of 1060142 > 3886 multiletter control sequences out of 35000 > 9565 words of font info for 33 fonts, out of 500000 for 1000 > 14 hyphenation exceptions out of 607 > 25i,14n,27p,1071b,361s stack positions out of > 1500i,500n,5000p,200000b,32768s > > 53 PDF objects out of 65536 > 0 named destinations out of 20000 > 1 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 65536 > <cmr10.pfb><cmbxti10.pfb><cmti10.pfb><cmbx10.pfb><cmbx12.pfb><cmr9.pfb><cmmi9 > .pfb><cmbx9.pfb><cmr12.pfb><cmr17.pfb> > Output written on writeup.pdf (7 pages, 101419 bytes). > > > > -- Christian Ridderström http://www.md.kth.se/~chr