Martin A. Hansen wrote: > 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
Great! I'd suggest trying to find out why the configure script is failing to find dvips. To see what's going on, I'd add some "echo" statements to the block of code following: # Search for a program to convert dvi to ps echo $ac_n "checking for a DVI to PS converter""... $ac_c" > 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 Sorry, I know nothing about any of this. Does the thing work for you and these are just warning messages, or is the output unsatisfactory? Anyway, this is beyond my level of competence, so I'll wish you good luck and go back to snoozing ;-) -- Angus
