ok - after setting up a ~/.lyx/preferences file with the missing line \converter dvi ps "dvips -o $$o $$i" ""
then i am able to View->PDF now, this is the output from lyx console (dvipost-1.0 is installed system wide): This is dvips(k) 5.92b Copyright 2002 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) ' TeX output 2005.07.26:1235' -> cypt_paper_1.0.ps <texc.pro><8r.enc><texps.pro><special.pro><color.pro>. <cmmi10.pfb><cmr7.pfb> <cmsy10.pfb><cmsy7.pfb>[1 dvips: Unknown keyword (top) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (osrule) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (0.4pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (cbsep) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (2pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (cbrule) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (2pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (cbexp) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (6pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (twoside) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (0) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (textwidth) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (500.484pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (textheight) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (556.47656pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (evensidemargin) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (-15.36449pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (oddsidemargin) in \special will be ignored dvips: Unknown keyword (-15.36449pt) in \special will be ignored dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Unknown keyword (topmargin) in \special will be ignored dvips: more errors in special, being ignored . . . dvips: (perhaps dvips doesn't support your macro package?) dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [2 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [3 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [4 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [5 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [6 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [7 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [8 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [9 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [10 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [11 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [12 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] [13 dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing dvips: Could not find figure file dvipost:; continuing ] On 26/07/05, Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin A. Hansen wrote: > > i am getting closer at a solution. > > > > i tried to manually insert the suggested \convert lines in my > > ~/.lyx/lyxrc.default > > Don't use this; it is regenerated automatically by Edit->Reconfigure. > You'll lose your additions. Create a new file ~/.lyx/preferences for your > own stuff. > > > only the dvips line was missing - and that worked. now, i was > > wondering why i am not allowed changing the converter from inside > > lyx? pressing the preferences->converters->new button and nothing > > happens? > > > > and why is the \converter dvi ps "dvips -o $$o $$i" "" line > > missing from start? > > Look at the $PREFIX/share/lyx/configure script... > > -- > Angus > >
