Hi Colin; You may want to have a look here for starters:
http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/LyX/WindowsSetup > Following the advice on the LyX web page, I've downloaded and installed > LyX, ImageMagick and MikText. It's not yet clear how all of this fits > together or how the directories are best configured. I have: > > Program Files > Lyx > Docs various downloaded docs > Imagemagick > localtexmf > lyx > bin > lib > man > share > tmp > Tex > Files newfileX.lyx, working files etc. One thing I would recommend is re-installing all directly onto C:\ My structure on XP is C: Progs Lyx Miktex Imagemagick For the three you have already installed Miktex will place itself in the $Path$ on installation but you will need to add the image magick Bin directory manually. Lyx does not need a Path entry (someone will correct me if I'm wrong on that!) > > I've made a start with the Tutorial, where the author wishes to convince > us that LaTEX is the greatest thing since sliced bread. There is > mention of yellow stickers, which is a bit misleading as, in the > tutorial, the stickers are not yellow. > > Ah success! I've printed my first page. > > I attempted to view the Tutorial, with view > PDF (dvipdfm). There was You will need a couple of downloads from there which will improve the search for windoze .exes like AcroRd32.exe which at the moment will not be found. > > Currency.lyx discusses the elegance of various Euro symbols and suggests > some sources, but doesn't give the full URL or tell us where to store > the downloaded file. > > Next, I took a look at the Customization Help document. It mentions > LyXDir, which I have, and Tools > Preferences. I don't have Tools on my > menu, but I do have Edit > Preferences, Is this the same thing? > > Of the directories listed, I have all that are listed, although I have > no UserDir. Perhaps this comes into play with the -userdir command line > switch. > > Attempting to read the examples "chess" and "Foils", I get "unknown > textclass", but the examples seem to load OK. > > I have a LyX text under way, but have not yet found how to use the spell > checker (preferable en-GB). Download the spelling files from the Lyx.org site and ensure you retain the file structure which the files are packed in. > > I would welcome any suggestions or pointers as to how I can sort out > these things. Most of the other issues are addressed on the above link. Get back to me off list for some of the finer points if you wish. Rob S
