Hi Stephen: Thanks for the explanation. I am using WindowsXP Professional (with absolute lates SP's installed). I did a "Large" (& not "Total") MixTex installation. Do you think that matters ? The size difference between Large & Total seems to be less than 15MB. I'd certainly perform the actions recommended by you. thanks & regards, bd
On 11/7/05, Stephen Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Banibrata Dutta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:00 PM > Subject: Re: Lyx on Windows and layout error > > > Thanks a lot Angus for the reply. > Since I am getting the same error for other layouts too, (i.e. non docbook > ones), is some information available in the Wiki for setting up the > underlying LaTeX for generating the document. In the presence of these > errors, the "Export" options (to DVI, PS, PDF etc.) are all disabled (and > that's logical too). > > BTW, is there a central repository (like CTAN for instance) that contains > common layouts's ? Many years back I'd a short fling with KLyX, and I > remember having success in using a IEEE / SigCOMP layout (and AFAIR it > worked out-of-the-box). Can't seem to find it now. > thanks & regards, > bd > On 11/6/05, Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Banibrata Dutta wrote: > > > > LyX does not work very well with Windows 98 so I hope you > mean Windows XP. The Lyx 1.3.6 is stable. Everything usually > always works without a problem just following the defaults. I think > it is most likely that there is a failure in following the directions. > Leeming has a good installer for 1.3.6 but the other newer one > by Uwe isn't quite perfected. There is nothing special for you to > do except install Aspell and its dictionary into c:\aspell. > > Did you do a complete/full rather than a minimal install of Miktex? > Did you install Minsys, Python and Perl? Once in awhile it has been > helfpful to install LyX to c:\Lyx rather than c:\program files\lyx > because latex will once in awhile have a problem with a path with spaces. > > Also when you add something to Lyx, sometimes is is necessary > to go to the Edit menu and run "reconfigure". Also Miketex has > "MikTex Options" which includes a tool to refresh the database > and fonts after you add packages. > > Regards, > Stephen > > > > -- -------------------- Diamond is a piece of coal that did well under pressure.
