It says, "Font TS1/cmr/m/n/10=tcrm1000 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM)
file not fo" for every (r) sign, that is an r with a circle around it, and
every bulleted list ("Itemize"?). I tried to import a text file, and it
suggested I covert it to unicode, but I could find how to convert it to
unicode.
As for the block selection problem, now I can't seem to reproduce it, but I'll
keep you posted.
On Saturday 13 October 2007 00:10:10 Typhoon wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:44:39 -0700
>
> Level 1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi, I started using lyx today and i like the idea (at least in
> > principle) but I have difficulty using the actual program. The
> > reason why I'm writing is this is not to complain or insult you, but
> > in hopes that there is something wrong with my version and that my
> > concerns can be fixed. I'm using the ubuntu gutsy version, which is
> > 1.5.1.
> >
> > Overall, It seems slow, and all of the examples and tutorials refuse
> > to covert to dvi, pdf or ps, with various error messages. It also
> > crashed; I don't remember why, but it didn't have an autorecovery
> > feature which upset me. But the biggest problem I have is that I
> > can't select blocks of text. I can click and drag to select and the
> > text is highlighted in light blue, but about 500 ms after I let up
> > the mouse it magically unselects. This makes it impossible to do
> > things like block select.
> >
> > Is lyx supposed to work like this or is my version defective?
> >
> > Thank you for your time.
>
> There is something wrong with your installation. I run 1.5.1 on Debian
> Etch.
>
> I think that you need to give us more information. What kind of error
> messages? Can you select with the shift/arrow keys, etc, etc, etc.
