fyi, i just fixed my problem. i don't believe i realized (or more probably i forgot) that i had to manually tell lyx to reconfigure itself after downloading and installing new fonts.
/ eitan On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Eitan Suez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > following up on my previous post: > > i have a lyx document with the preamble specifying to use > the font beramono for the non-proportional font > (e.g. for lyx-code sections). > > when i produce the dvi or pdf, angle brackets: <> > appear as upside down question marks and upside down > exclamation marks. my previous message about this issue > (with the same subject line) includes screenshots. > > my locale is english/us. > > any idea on why this font would be behaving this way? > i have produced dvi's using the same font in the past that > didn't exhibit this problem. on the same os. the main difference > being a different distribution of ubuntu (was gutsy vs now hardy) > has a change taken place in > the implementation to the font that would cause this > problem? any idea how to change it back? where can i > find resources on understanding how such fonts are implemented > so i can get to the core of this issue? > > thanks in advance, > / eitan > >