Re: Realistic Size Limit in LyX

2010-03-10 Thread Steve Litt
On Wednesday 10 March 2010 19:59:11 Rob Oakes wrote: [clip] > I have been working on the "Writing with open source tools" book, * * \ o / \|/ | C O O L / \ _ / \/ / - Outstanding idea Rob! There are boo

Re: Realistic Size Limit in LyX

2010-03-10 Thread Steve Litt
On Wednesday 10 March 2010 19:59:11 Rob Oakes wrote: > Dear LyX Users, > > > > Is anyone aware if there is a realistic limitation on the number of images > you can have in a long document (or the size of the resultant PDF)? > Yesterday, I've run into a problem that I don't know how to solve. >

Re: Background color for sections or subsection

2010-03-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 10.03.2010 16:53, schrieb Pierre Delaunoy: Does anyone know how to set a background color (i.e. lightgray) for a section or a subsection so that it appears also in the output PDF? To achieve this, you must assure that the section that should be colored starts on a new page. This can be done

Realistic Size Limit in LyX

2010-03-10 Thread Rob Oakes
Dear LyX Users, Is anyone aware if there is a realistic limitation on the number of images you can have in a long document (or the size of the resultant PDF)? Yesterday, I've run into a problem that I don't know how to solve. I have been working on the "Writing with open source tools" book,

catdoc (from .doc to ascii/TeX)

2010-03-10 Thread Νίκος Αλεξανδρής
Just FYI, if you don't know already the tool 'catdoc' (quotting from its official web-page [1]): "is program which reads one or more Microsoft word files and outputs text, contained insinde them to standard output." ... "Optionaly, catdoc is able to translate some non-ASCII chars into corres

A box... over two pages

2010-03-10 Thread Frederick Noronha
Could someone kindly help me on how to get a box continue over two pages of a book (it's too long to fit on one page). Thanks! FN

Background color for sections or subsection

2010-03-10 Thread Pierre Delaunoy
Hello Does anyone know how to set a background color (i.e. lightgray) for a section or a subsection so that it appears also in the output PDF ? I have tried \colorbox and it works for standard text (paragraphs) but not for sections. Thanks Pierre Delaunoy

Re: Python-generated diagram as "external material"

2010-03-10 Thread Julien Rioux
John K writes: > I added the following to the Lyx external_templates file: > > Template Python > GuiName "Python: $$AbsOrRelPathParent$$Basename" > HelpText > Python diagram. > HelpTextEnd > InputFormat "*" I think you need to define an input format and a .py -> .pdf converter which runs the pyt

Re: Python-generated diagram as "external material"

2010-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
John K wrote: I am trying to auto-generate a diagram from a Python script in my Lyx document using the "External Material" function. I have created a Python script called "myscript.py" which generates a diagram and saves it to "myscript.pdf". I am trying to make Lyx run my script to generate

Re: How can I edit the LaTeX code?

2010-03-10 Thread Helge Hafting
Chaka Ben wrote: Hello Lyx-Users, I am a total newbie to LyX from Germany. I really appreciate the ability of LyX as an WYSIWYG-Program and the possibility to see how LyX converts inputs to the LaTeX-Code. But is there a possibility to change the LaTeX-Code within LyX? If not, how do you cha

Re: Strange warning on export to Latex

2010-03-10 Thread Manveru
2010/3/8 Stefano Franchi > [...] > > Thanks Julien, >I actually forgot to mention an important detail: the original of > the file > that Lyx wants to convert is in .png format already, hence my puzzlement. > Unfortunately, I can't produce a small file easily. I'll keep working on it > and

Re: How can I edit the LaTeX code?

2010-03-10 Thread rgheck
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Chaka Ben wrote: Hello Lyx-Users, I am a total newbie to LyX from Germany. I really appreciate the ability of LyX as an WYSIWYG-Program and the possibility to see how LyX converts inputs to the LaTeX-Code. But is there a possibility to change the LaTeX

Python-generated diagram as "external material"

2010-03-10 Thread John K
I am trying to auto-generate a diagram from a Python script in my Lyx document using the "External Material" function. I have created a Python script called "myscript.py" which generates a diagram and saves it to "myscript.pdf". I am trying to make Lyx run my script to generate the diagram wh

Re: How can I edit the LaTeX code?

2010-03-10 Thread Julio Rojas
AFAIK, export to LaTeX and work externally. Hope it works for you. - Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Chaka Ben wrote: > Hello Lyx-Users, > > I am a total newbie to LyX from Germany. I really appreciate the abilit

How can I edit the LaTeX code?

2010-03-10 Thread Chaka Ben
Hello Lyx-Users, I am a total newbie to LyX from Germany. I really appreciate the ability of LyX as an WYSIWYG-Program and the possibility to see how LyX converts inputs to the LaTeX-Code. But is there a possibility to change the LaTeX-Code within LyX? If not, how do you change the LaTeX-Code