That line should be # \Declare... The space (character position 2) is
not significant, but removing the comment symbol (#) apparently confuses
the reconfiguration script.
Sorry, we both posted at the same time so just missed your reply. Well, I
have rewritten the file by now (followed the help guide) and this is what
it looks like now:
#% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this
# \DeclareLaTeXClass{docsummary}
\begin{general}
Input stdfloats.inc
Input stdcounters.inc
Columns [2]
Sides [1]
PageStyle [empty]
ProvidesAmsMath [1]
ProvidesMakeidx [0]
ProvidesUrl [0]
DefaultStyle [Standard]
ClassOptions
FontSize [string="11|8|7]
PageStyle [string="empty]
End
Style Title
\begin{styletitle}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Bold]
Shape [SmallCaps]
Size [normal]
Color [red]
EndFont
\end{styletitle}
End
Style Header1
\begin{styleheader1}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Bold]
Shape [SmallCaps]
Size [small]
Color [red]
EndFont
\end{styleheader1}
End
Style Header2
\begin{styleheader2}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Bold]
Shape [SmallCaps]
Size [small]
Color [green]
EndFont
\end{styleheader2}
End
Style Header3
\begin{styleheader3}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Bold]
Shape [Up]
Size [small]
Color [black]
EndFont
\end{styleheader3}
End
Style Header4
\begin{styleheader3}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Bold]
Shape [Up]
Size [small]
Color [black]
EndFont
\end{styleheader3}
End
Style Comment
\begin{stylecomment}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Medium]
Shape [Up]
Size [small]
Color [cyan]
EndFont
\end{stylecomment}
End
Style Standard
\begin{stylestandard}
LatexType [Paragraph]
InTitle [0]
Margin [Manual]
NextNoIndent [0]
ParIndent [string="0"]
TopSep [float=0]
BottomSep [float=0]
Parsep [float=0]
Itemsep [float=0]
LeftMargin [string="0"]
RightMargin [string="0"]
LabelType [No_Label]
Align [center]
FreeSpacing [1]
KeepEmpty [0]
Spacing [single]
Font
Family [Typewriter]
Series [Medium]
Shape [Up]
Size [small]
Color [black]
EndFont
\end{stylestandard}
End
\end{general}
I tried your file as you posted it. Lacking a docsummary class, I
named the file acmconf.layout, since I have an acmconf.cls installed and
no layout for it. Reconfiguring did not add "docsummary" to the LyX
class list. Then I added back the comment symbol and reconfigured
again, and lo and behold "docsummary" showed up on the class list
(employing acmconf.cls).
So the reconfiguration problem may be solved.
Ok, now I feel really stupid: do I have to have BOTH a .cls and a .layout?
Do I have to create a .cls myself, with the same setting over again or can
I use any existing one (like you did with amsconf)? Sorry but the whole
thing is so confusing to me...All I wanted was to migrate some of my
equation docs from word to something more professional. Was getting fed up
with word and its equation editor and the documents were getting too big
anyway and creating the strangest errors, and the idea of latex seemed so
perfect...if only any of the preexisting layouts were suitable I would
use them and get it over with, but there are some things about the
settings I HAVE to change (like font for instance: has to be 8pt or it
wouldn't fit on a reasonable number of pages), hence the whole class
creating story...
Thanks for your patience with me!
Lillian
