Mark Engelberg wrote: > I just installed the Windows version of 1.3.6. I'm excited to fianlly be > able to use this program easily under Windows. > > One thing I noticed is that even after installing, I can't seem to select > the hollywood style (among others), from the "New from template" option. > It > tells me that the layout is missing. I'm a bit baffled as to why, > because the various Lyx help files imply that the styles I'm missing are > part of the Lyx distribution (not from CTAN), so they should have been > installed as part of the Lyx install, right?
Wrong. The installer does nothing at all with any extra LaTeX .cls or .sty files that we happen to distribute. If you want to use 'em you'll have to make them visible to your particular flavour of LaTeX. Presumably, if you're using MikTeX that will involve copying C:\Program Files\LyX\Resources\lyx\tex\hollywood.cls to C:\MiKTeX\Local\tex\latex\hollywood\hollywood.cls or similar and updating MikTeX's database of installed classes. Thereafter run LyX's Edit->Reconfigure and restart LyX. The new LaTeX class should now be picked up. > Anyway, it doesn't seem to have installed those layouts. There's a difference between LyX .layout files and LaTeX .cls,.sty files. The former will allow you to edit the document within LyX and the latter enables you to typeset it on paper using the LaTeX machinery. Given that you have C:\Program Files\LyX\Resources\lyx\layouts\hollywood.layout I'd expect you to have an entry in the "Document class:" combobox of the Layout->Document dialog that's something like: "Unavailable: hollywood". If you select this entry, you'll be able to edit your document within LyX but until you install the hollywood LaTeX .cls file, you won't be able to typeset it. > What should I do? > Should I uninstall and reinstall to see if that helps? Now why would that help any? > Is this a known deficiency of the Windows version? Well, *I* don't think so, but your opinion is your own. > Thanks, > Mark -- Angus
