Re: how to get lyx working with a tetex distribution in /opt

Thanks to Christopher Menzel, too, who suggested almost exactly the same solution, while my previous email was sitting in my outbox waiting for me to go online. Ben Thanks Jean, the list of locations jolted my brain into discovering a simple solution. Here's how to make LyX work with a teTeX di

Re: how to get lyx working with a tetex distribution in /opt

Thanks Jean, the list of locations jolted my brain into discovering a simple solution. Here's how to make LyX work with a teTeX distribution installed by Darwinports (assuming you don't have Fink installed as well): ln -s /opt/local /sw Then Edit > Reconfigure, and away you go! Ben On 16 Nov 20

Re: Centering paragraphs easily War: Re: Centering graphics in float

> easier to centre a Paragraph except this mouse-run > through the menu, clicking > five times just to centre a Paragraph. > I usually just cut and paste an existing fig from my doc and that retains the centering. Then all I need to do is right click on the fig and change the graphic. It

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Character styles yet?

Hi all, I've been gone for about 2 years. Now I'm writing a new book, and wondering whether LyX now has character styles, or whether I still need to use Dekl's text color workaround. Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techn

Re: Centering paragraphs easily War: Re: Centering graphics in float

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Matthias Quick wrote: while i read this i remember that i#m always confused why lyx does'nt offer a button "centre" "flushleft" or "flushright" in the toolbar or a shortcut for this. I could not find anything in defaults.ui neither could i in cua.bind. Does anybody know, whethe

Re: Centering graphics in float - Solution

Another option is to use the tip from Herbert Voss http://www.texnik.de/floats/floats.phtml#center Add the following to your preamble... \makeatletter \renewenvironment{figure}[1][]{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] \centering }{% [EMAIL PROTECTED] } \makeatother You will not see the centering

Centering paragraphs easily War: Re: Centering graphics in float

Am Dienstag, 16. November 2004 17:31 schrieb Rich Shepard: > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Martin Henry H. Stevens wrote: > > LyX 1.3.5 on Mac OS 10.3.6 All my figures in LyX are positioned on the > > left margin. Is there a reason for this, and how would I get LyX to > > center them horizontally? (I would

Re: Change bar patch for 1.3.5

OK. I think I've posted the two files here: http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/Tips/ChangeTrackingLyx1-3-2 Hope this helps. --jane (Someone might want to check my work. :-) On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 00:06, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > "John" == John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > John> A

Re: Blank TOC in DVI preview

Maximilien Kintz wroteb: LyX's folder is "read only" but I can't uncheck the box in the folder properties (well, I can, but it doesn't remain unchecked). But this is a Windows-Problem. You need administrator rights to change folder properties. I still need to translate Definition into Définition

Re: PNG files

Sendak, John schrieb: Thank you so much for your rapid and extremely useful reply. You are correct - I am using Windows - and I must have used another export filter. I entered acrobat.exe in the three pdf viewers and all worked well. I also have some other problems : In exporting updated pdflatex f

Re: how to get lyx working with a tetex distribution in /opt

Ben Hourigan wrote: I just switched from Fink to DarwinPorts today, and reinstalled teTeX. DarwinPorts installs teTeX by default in /opt/local/share/texmf/ and /opt/local/share/texmf-local/. Executables are in /opt/local/bin/. LyX/Aqua can't find teTeX in these locations, even after running texh

Re: Blank TOC in DVI preview

Uwe Stöhr wrote: It sound that only one LaTeX-run was performed. (The TOC is created in the second or third run). It often helps, if you give folder write-permissions for "Everybody" to LyX's installation- and working folders. Thank you for your answers. This seems to be the problem. I can see i

Re: Centering graphics in float - Solution

Thanks Rich! Perfect solution. hank On Nov 16, 2004, at 11:31 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Martin Henry H. Stevens wrote: LyX 1.3.5 on Mac OS 10.3.6 All my figures in LyX are positioned on the left margin. Is there a reason for this, and how would I get LyX to center them horizonta

Re: Centering graphics in float

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Martin Henry H. Stevens wrote: LyX 1.3.5 on Mac OS 10.3.6 All my figures in LyX are positioned on the left margin. Is there a reason for this, and how would I get LyX to center them horizontally? (I would rather wrap, but that doesn't seem to work too well!) Hank, The platfor

a Font question

Hi all... I'm not sure where to ask this question, but I'm sure there are quite a few people on this list that had similar problems. I wonder if some utility exists (for Linux) that can - Validate a font (there are lots of good -free- fonts on the 'net but many of them have errors in the packa

Centering graphics in float

LyX 1.3.5 on Mac OS 10.3.6 All my figures in LyX are positioned on the left margin. Is there a reason for this, and how would I get LyX to center them horizontally? (I would rather wrap, but that doesn't seem to work too well!) Thanks, Hank Dr. Martin Henry H. Stevens, Assistant Professor 338 Pe

Re: PNG files

Hi John, > This shows up in the LyX file but with an error message, as attached. For me this sounds, like your file isn't lokatet where Lyx is looking for it. > I am then unable to update the dvi or export to a pdf with pdfLaTeX. I checked your file without problems. Ok i had to change the file l

Re: LyxWin

I've seen references here to LyxWin. I would like to know if a non-techie Academic using Windows XP (or 2000) could be happy using LyxWin. My wife is working on a book publication and I have wanted to get her out of Word for some time. I can handle the general tech support and installation if the

Re: PNG files

Sendak, John wrote: According to section 5.3.6.1 of "Extended LyX Features", " .. with pdfLaTeX it is possible to insert directly images in ... PNG.. " This is correct. Your error looks like you used another export filter instead of export -> PDF(pdflatex). But what happens if you export your file

Re: LyxWin

Am Dienstag, 16. November 2004 14:22 schrieb Kevin Pfeiffer: > Hi, > > I've seen references here to LyxWin. I would like to know if a non-techie > Academic using Windows XP (or 2000) could be happy using LyxWin. My wife > is working on a book publication and I have wanted to get her out of Word > f

Lyx & (lack of) Unicode support

Hello! Sometime in the end of June I posted about having problem entering accented characters (Sanskrit diacritics like a_macron, i_dotabove, h_dotbelow...) in LyX via dead-keys - actually only entering chars with acute accent works (I tried both Xf & Qt front-ends). On 2nd of July I submitted a

Re: LyxWin

Kevin Pfeiffer schrieb: Hi, I've seen references here to LyxWin. I would like to know if a non-techie Academic using Windows XP (or 2000) could be happy using LyxWin. My wife is working on a book publication and I have wanted to get her out of Word for some time. I can handle the general tech su

Re: Faxing with lyx?

Hi, Juergen Spitzmueller writes: > Carsten Kaemmerer wrote: [...] > > Now I set up an new version (lyx 1.3.4) on my linux (debian testing) and > > there seems no possibility to send my document via fax. > > If you have kdeprintfax or ksendfax installed, LyX should find it and add a > File->Fax i

LyxWin

Hi, I've seen references here to LyxWin. I would like to know if a non-techie Academic using Windows XP (or 2000) could be happy using LyxWin. My wife is working on a book publication and I have wanted to get her out of Word for some time. I can handle the general tech support and installation

Re: Lyx Cross-Reference

> "John" == Sendak, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> Hi John> I am working through the Tutorial. I cannot get the John> cross-reference (page 18 on the pdf) to work, as you will see John> from the attached file. All I get is "??". John> I cannot see an Apply button - please the an im

Re: Lyx Cross-Reference

Sendak, John wrote: I am working through the Tutorial. I cannot get the cross-reference (page 18 on the pdf) to work, as you will see from the attached file. All I get is "??". I cannot see an Apply button - please the an image of the cross-reference dialog. Just click on the reference in the dia

Re: quality of pdf when using pdf-pictures

Leo Gürtler wrote: inserting pdf graphics in Lyx (win32 and miktex) and exporting them via pdflatex works technically fine, but the quality of the pdf-pictures (font) looks bad on the screen, but is of high quality on the print-out The font quality of the whole document is excellent on the screen

Re: Blank TOC in DVI preview

Maximilien Kintz wrote: I use Lyx under Windows XP (and I don't know if it matters). LyXWin works fine for me under WinXP. When I try to view the DVI preview of a document, the TOC sometimes doesn't appear, I only see "Table of Contents" and there is blank space, but the TOC isn't generated. I al

PNG files

Hi   According to section 5.3.6.1 of “Extended LyX Features”, “ .. with pdfLaTeX it is possible to insert directly images in … PNG.. “ I have a LyX document into which I have inserted a png file – via the  “insert/Graphic” toolbar.   This shows up in the LyX file but with an error mess

Re: how to get lyx working with a tetex distribution in /opt

> "Ben" == Ben Hourigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ben> I just switched from Fink to DarwinPorts today, and reinstalled Ben> teTeX. DarwinPorts installs teTeX by default in Ben> /opt/local/share/texmf/ and /opt/local/share/texmf-local/. Ben> Executables are in /opt/local/bin/. LyX/Aqua can't

how to get lyx working with a tetex distribution in /opt

I just switched from Fink to DarwinPorts today, and reinstalled teTeX. DarwinPorts installs teTeX by default in /opt/local/share/texmf/ and /opt/local/share/texmf-local/. Executables are in /opt/local/bin/. LyX/Aqua can't find teTeX in these locations, even after running texhash and doing an Edi

quality of pdf when using pdf-pictures

Hi together, inserting pdf graphics in Lyx (win32 and miktex) and exporting them via pdflatex works technically fine, but the quality of the pdf-pictures (font) looks bad on the screen, but is of high quality on the print-out The font quality of the whole document is excellent on the screen and o

Lyx Cross-Reference

  Hi   I am working through the Tutorial. I cannot get the cross-reference (page 18 on the pdf) to work, as you will see from the attached file. All I get is “??”.   I cannot see an Apply button – please the an image of the cross-reference dialog.     Any suggestions gratefully re

Re: Change bar patch for 1.3.5

> "John" == John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> A pity that there's nowhere we can put these patches and John> officially release them... Huh? We have a web site and a ftp site, after all... JMarc