I do not exactly know what is your problem. Maybe the answers from Paul
and Richard solved your problem. However, from your explanation I feel
you have a problem with the citation's interface. Is that? Note that
there are two windows in that interface: "LyX: Citation" and "LyX: Add
citation"; The first one shows the citations you have selected to
insert. This window might be totally empty if you have not selected
anything. To select a reference you have to click on the "Add" button.
Then the second window appears. This window should show the list of
references available in your .bib file.
Nicolás
Richard Heck wrote:
Paul A. Rubin wrote:
Michael Chen wrote:
Hi,
I once succeeded on using the recommended method: insert JabRef bib
file, and then insert Citation,and then I see a very conveninent list
of citations to choose from. However it only works for a while, and I
am not able to see the list of citations any more. Any hints?
I can't swear it applies here, but problems with .bib files frequently
seem to track back to a broken/illegally formatted reference within
the .bib file. I use JabRef, and AFAIK a .bib file built in JabRef
acts just like a .bib file built by a text editor. So the first thing
I would look into would be the possibility of a bad reference.
You might try copying the .bib file and then deleting half the
entries. If it still doesn't work, pare down the half you kept; if it
does work, switch to the other half. Iterate ad nauseum.
Another option is to compile the LaTeX manually. If there's an error in
the .bib file, it'll be reported by BibTeX, and that can help you track
it down. Yet another option is to open the .bib file in a decent LaTeX
editor, one that provides enough syntax highlighting to help you find
matching brackets.
Richard
