refreshing pdf-file crashes in pdf view

2010-08-20 Thread Jannick Asmus
Hi, adding a new reference which is not yet contained in the reference list and refreshing the pdf, closes the pdf-file previously opened and opens and closes the new version 2 or 3 times, but finally there is no pdf-file displayed with a alert prompted. Compiling the LyX-file (almost) immedi

AW: \left( - bracket always separated from \left-command

2010-08-20 Thread Jannick Asmus
Uwe Stöhr wrote: As I wrote in the Math manual: "Alt+M |" Or do you mean something different? Sorry, I was not very clear: I meant which keys do I have to type to have "|". Even for this posting I had to copy it from above. This is somehow strange to look for the sign to copy&paste every ti

Re: \left( - bracket always separated from \left-command

2010-08-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 20.08.2010 22:18, schrieb Jannick Asmus: Btw: What is the short for | - which is not meant to be \mid. Since I need brackets and the absolute signs big enough to "embrace" huge formulas. As I wrote in the Math manual: "Alt+M |" Or do you mean something different? regards Uwe

AW: \left( - bracket always separated from \left-command

2010-08-20 Thread Jannick Asmus
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Am 20.08.2010 10:50, schrieb Jannick Asmus: how is the latex code "\left(" typed in best in math code? Every time I type \left( the bracket is not associated to the \left command such that I need to use back space every time. It works here correctly when I enter "\left(" with

Re: Hyperlink: "No action defined!"?

2010-08-20 Thread Paul Rubin
Sam Lewis yahoo.co.uk> writes: > > Why not use this > for opening the defined link? Might be useful to improve the > writing-reading-writing flow. > Not unreasonable. You might want to enter a Trac ticket for it as an enhancement (after checking to be sure there isn't already such a ticket --

Re: Hyperlink: "No action defined!"?

2010-08-20 Thread Sam Lewis
> > icon and the following pop up message appears: "No action defined!" > > What can I define where? > Absent your modifying the source code, I suspect you cannot define any > actions. I see, this is just some kind of place holder in the source. Why not use this for opening the defined link? Migh

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Rob Oakes wrote: > > Sure. But you lose one of the most important features of TeXLive: > > immediate update to the most recent packages from CTAN. > > I think it really depends on your needs. I could not agree more. > The question for the user > becomes, how often do you really need to update

Re: Hyperlink: "No action defined!"?

2010-08-20 Thread Paul Rubin
Sam Lewis yahoo.co.uk> writes: > > What is the purpose of right clicking on a hyperlink *inside* LyX? None. > > Reproduce: [Insert] > [Hyperlink]; add a link; right click on inserted > hyperlink > icon and the following pop up message appears: "No action defined!" > > What can I define where?

I can´t run lyx 2.0

2010-08-20 Thread Marcelo Acuña
Hello, I upgrade my computer to amd 64 bit processor, and re installed linux with amd64 version and installed last qt, 4.6.3. I compiled lyx 1.6.7 and it run without problem. But lyx 2.0 alpha 4 and alpha 5 not run. I get: lyx-2.0a5: error while loading shared libraries: libQtGui.so.4: cannot

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Julien Rioux
On 20/08/2010 10:49 AM, Rob Oakes wrote: This is how, after all, python packages are managed (through setup.py). But I agree if you really need this, advanced users can figure it out by themselves. I can only dream. I'm not sure that it's that simple. (Or if it is, I really need to learn more

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Rob Oakes
> This is how, after all, python packages are managed (through setup.py). But I > agree if you really need this, advanced users can figure it out by > themselves. I can only dream. I'm not sure that it's that simple. (Or if it is, I really need to learn more about packaging!) I maintain a py

Hyperlink: "No action defined!"?

2010-08-20 Thread Sam Lewis
Hi, What is the purpose of right clicking on a hyperlink *inside* LyX? Reproduce: [Insert] > [Hyperlink]; add a link; right click on inserted hyperlink icon and the following pop up message appears: "No action defined!" What can I define where? Can I open this link from *within* LyX? That would

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Rob Oakes
On Aug 20, 2010, at 7:33 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Sure. But you lose one of the most important features of TeXLive: immediate > update to the most recent packages from CTAN. I think it really depends on your needs. The question for the user becomes, how often do you really need to upda

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Julien Rioux
On 20/08/2010 7:29 AM, Sven Hoexter wrote: The Problem is that you often end up with a mess because some third party installers/package manager overwrite files of your distribution packages. And a few weeks later a new update for your distribution arrives and replaces some of the newer files with

Re: Lyx, pdflatex and pstool

2010-08-20 Thread Julien Rioux
On 20/08/2010 5:57 AM, Pascal Francq wrote: Hi, I use the pstool package to combine psfrag and pdflatex and it works well. In practice, to include a graphic I need a 'file.eps' and I use the \psfragfig command of the form : \psfragfig[some options such as those of graphicx]{file.eps}{psfr

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Manveru
2010/8/20 Jürgen Spitzmüller : > Sure. But you lose one of the most important features of TeXLive: immediate > update to the most recent packages from CTAN. But that strategy is equal for *buntu itself. You are frozen to packages version coming with *buntu release. The only exception was minor ve

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Sven Hoexter wrote: > The Problem is that you often end up with a mess because some third party > installers/package manager overwrite files of your distribution packages. > And a few weeks later a new update for your distribution arrives and > replaces some of the newer files with another older bu

Re: \left( - bracket always separated from \left-command

2010-08-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 20.08.2010 10:50, schrieb Jannick Asmus: how is the latex code "\left(" typed in best in math code? Every time I type \left( the bracket is not associated to the \left command such that I need to use back space every time. It works here correctly when I enter "\left(" without pressing any s

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:53:32PM +0200, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Liviu Andronic wrote: > > > FYI> Although this is true, you cannot use the texlive 2009 package > > > manager when texlive 2009 is installed from the ubuntu repository. > > > > That's very strange. Why would they block this? >

wrong equation spacing with hyperref - Was: PDF compile strange behavior

2010-08-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Am 19.08.2010 18:26, schrieb Uwe Stöhr: >> I am using Lyx 1.6.5 in WinXp. I found a strange behavior when Lyx >> converts documents into pdf files. I am using document style book >> (koma) with AMS math package. I have compiled one with PDF hyperref >> support enabled using Document->Settings->PD

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Liviu Andronic wrote: > > FYI> Although this is true, you cannot use the texlive 2009 package > > manager when texlive 2009 is installed from the ubuntu repository. > > That's very strange. Why would they block this? The argument, AFAIU, is that the distributors do not want yet another package m

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread ehud.kap...@gmail.com
I have had the same question about the TexLive package manager (tlmgr) for a while now. When you install tl2009 on Windows you get tlmgr. In Linux you don't (unless you install from sources, apparently). Ehud Kaplan On 8/20/2010 6:23 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 2:40 AM

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Julien Rioux wrote: > FYI> Although this is true, you cannot use the texlive 2009 package manager > when texlive 2009 is installed from the ubuntu repository. > That's very strange. Why would they block this? Liviu -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienet

Lyx, pdflatex and pstool

2010-08-20 Thread Pascal Francq
Hi, I use the pstool package to combine psfrag and pdflatex and it works well. In practice, to include a graphic I need a 'file.eps' and I use the \psfragfig command of the form : \psfragfig[some options such as those of graphicx]{file.eps}{psfrag code} I use the latex insets to add this

Re: LyX 1.6.7 Packages for Ubuntu

2010-08-20 Thread Liviu Andronic
Hello Rob On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Rob Oakes wrote: > PS, if there is interest from the developer/user community, I would also be > happy to create a PPA for the latest alpha of LyX 2 (or we on the betas > yet?).  To prevent it from destroying your system, though, I would need to > patch

Re: LyX Presentation Notes and Slides

2010-08-20 Thread Hellmut Weber
Hi Rob, my admiration for this great presentation ! Thanks for sharing it with the LyX community Cheers Hellmut On 20.08.2010 01:45, Rob Oakes wrote: > Dear LyX Users, > > Because I got a couple of emails asking about the slides from my > presentation yesterday, I thought I would pass along

\left( - bracket always separated from \left-command

2010-08-20 Thread Jannick Asmus
Hi, how is the latex code "\left(" typed in best in math code? Every time I type \left( the bracket is not associated to the \left command such that I need to use back space every time. Any idea to type that in with some keys? Thanks for your help. /J.