Re: Import plain latex from Scientific word

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Mark, If you have several files to import, maybe the command line tex2lyx utility can be more convenient. It lives somewhere inside the Lyx installation folder (on OSX: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/tex2lyx). Here is the help page I get when I do tex2lyx -h : Usage: tex2lyx [options] infile.tex [outfile.lyx] Options:     -c textclass       Declare the textclass.     -e encoding        Set the default encoding (latex name).     -f                 Force overwrite of .lyx files.     -help              Print this message and quit.     -n                 translate a noweb (aka literate programming) file.     -roundtrip         re-export created .lyx file infile.lyx.lyx to infile.lyx.tex.     -s syntaxfile      read additional syntax file.     -sysdir SYSDIR     Set system directory to SYSDIR.                        Default: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/     -userdir USERDIR   Set user directory to USERDIR.                        Default: /Users/myildi/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.0/     -version           Summarize version and build info. Paths:     The program searches for the files "encodings", "lyxmodules.lst",     "textclass.lst", "syntax.default", and "unicodesymbols", first in     "USERDIR", then in "SYSDIR". The subdirectories "USERDIR/layouts"     and "SYSDIR/layouts" are searched for layout and module files. Check the tex2lyx man page for more details. Mark Salmon 26 février 2013 12:46 OK - I have more information on my problemŠ If I close down Lyx and start up again I can import the files- AS LONG AS I DO NOT OPEN A NEW FILE. If I try and open a new file and import into that it fails again as I have described.However if I just directly import then it works fine. I now have to close down Lyx each time and open it again I need to input a file as I can only do this -- i.e. Import once each time.-- otherwise I get the flash glance of my folder and return to the newly opened empty file. Thanks Mark Scott Kostyshak 26 février 2013 12:14 Hi Mark, LyX does try to save after importing: http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8236 But I'm not sure that's the problem. Is it a problem that it tries to save? Is the folder write-protected? Do you get an error? In general, it's difficult to import non-simple LaTeX into LyX. There have been a lot of improvements to LaTeX importing recently. If you happen to be using Ubuntu, you can try the newest development version: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnUbuntu#toc3 (If I had to guess, though, I do not think this would solve your problem). Best, Scott -- Prof. Murat Yildizoglu Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV  GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113) Avenue Léon Duguit 33608 Pessac cedex France Bureau : E-331 Mail: yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr Web: yildizoglu.info