Re: PDF error converting to loadable format

2010-03-22 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
On 22/03/2010 15:52, Richard Brown wrote: External Files> PDF and select my pdf. I add the pages options for all of the pages (there are 2). Lyx burbles a little, and then spits the error message at me: error converting to loadable format. The file was prepared by a friend on Windows from a

Re: Split table?

2010-02-25 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
On 25/02/2010 18:48, Manoj Rajagopalan wrote: Hi lyx users, Is it possible to split a table and/or equation array from above or below the current cell? thanks, Manoj Hi, One way to do this is to use long table option. You can see the examples in user guid section 4.5.2 and also in embe

problem_with_hypcap_and_figure_environment

2010-02-15 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I using lyx1.6.5 with miktex 2.7. I have redefine the figure environment so that all the figure are automatically centred on the page using the following code \renewenvironment{figure}[1][\...@figure]{% \ed...@tempa{\noexpand\@float{figure}[#1]} % \...@tempa\centering% }{% \...@float

child_master_document_formatting

2009-09-26 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I am having some problem with formatting my thesis. I am using Lyx1.6.4 with Miktex 2.7 on Xp machine. I am writing each chapter in a separate file and then including them in a master file. Sometimes a used \enlargethispage or \vspace commands to fill the page properly because extra spac

child_master_document_formatting

2009-09-25 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I am having some problem with formatting my thesis. I am using Lyx1.6.4 with Miktex 2.7 on Xp machine. I am writing each chapter in a separate file and then including them in a master file. Sometimes a used \enlargethispage or \vspace commands to fill the page properly because extra spac

Re: using_elyxer_with_lyx1.6.3

2009-06-28 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Murat Yildizoglu wrote: Dear Kamran, Have you put "C:\Program Files\elyxer" also in the LyX path? I do not know why but my system has worked only with reconfigure after that step. Murat 2009/6/28 Kamran SHAFQAT <mailto:k.shaf...@city.ac.uk>> "C:\Program Files\el

using_elyxer_with_lyx1.6.3

2009-06-27 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I have installed lyx with the following installer LyX-163-4-19-AltInstaller-Complete and have elyxer 0.27. i couldn't find 0.29 version which was mentioned in one of the previous email. I am using windows XP ( home addition) I have place elyxer in "C:\Program Files\elyxer" >From the previou

Re: Manage Table of Contest, list of figures, list tables etc

2009-05-08 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Adrian Diaz wrote: Friend of Lyx i have lix 1.6.2 and I would like to manage others Styles of : Table of Contest. list of figures. list tables etc. besides i would like to have the control of font, size etc. Could you tell me how i can set others styles?

Re: two columns abbreviation help please

2009-02-11 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Kamran SHAFQAT schrieb: I am trying to write my thesis I am having problem with putting a list of abbreviation in two columns properly... > I have attached the pdf file of how the output look right now When you send a _small_ LyX example file, can have a look. rega

two columns abbreviation help please

2009-02-11 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I am trying to write my thesis I am having problem with putting a list of abbreviation in two columns properly. I am using fncychap package and which I think is causing the problem instead of filling the first column properly the entries goes in the second column and even above the heading

Re: How to create Table of Contents from separate files?

2008-08-20 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hesham Kamel wrote: Hi, I am a new Latex user and I have started to write my thesis using LyX. I have each chapter in a separate folder. Please, I want to know how do make LyX generate lists like: *the bi

Re: Refernces

2008-07-22 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hesham Kamel wrote: Hello, I am writing my thesis now, and just knew about LATEX. I downloaded LyX, and started to work with, however I have a concern. In MS Word, I am using a citation manager, Refworks to insert citations, and at the end it produces a bibliography numbered list, while in the ma

TOF_formatting

2008-06-28 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I have a little bit of a problem with formatting my table of contents. I have use the following latex code to get the table of content as shown in the attached figure. \contentsline {chapter}{{\textbf{\textit{\Large{Chapter\hspace{0.2cm}% \numberline{\itshape{\bfseries{\Large{2}}}\\}{\

Re: final feedback

2008-03-21 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Bob Lounsbury wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:00 PM, William B. King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: After struggling with LyX for two days, I can't even get it to print out its own documentation, which was prepared in LyX! How much more retarded could it possibly get? Good idea. Let me know

Re: Cannot import LaTeX file to Lyx

2008-02-23 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Andreas K. wrote: Andreas K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: sutovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Lyx creates pdf file without problem from file below. File exported LaTeX file compiles fine in latex. But, when I try to import it back I get error: An error occurred whilst running te

Re: IEEE class margin problem

2007-08-01 Thread Kamran Shafqat
Manveru wrote: 2007/8/1, Kamran Shafqat <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: Hi, I am writing a conference paper using IEEE class available in Lyx. I have tried both Lyx 1.5.0 release candidate 2 and Lyx 1.4.4 on XP system. The problem with the genera

IEEE class margin problem

2007-08-01 Thread Kamran Shafqat
Hi, I am writing a conference paper using IEEE class available in Lyx. I have tried both Lyx 1.5.0 release candidate 2 and Lyx 1.4.4 on XP system. The problem with the generated pdf file is that the next goes slightly outside the allocated area on all four sides. I tried using both the letter and

toc formating

2006-08-04 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, I am trying to write my thesis using lyx (koma-script report class). But i would like to format the toc, lof and lot to have something like the table in attachment. I tried to make use of tocloft and just having a look at titlesec/titletoc package but i am not sure if this is the best s

hyperref use

2006-05-30 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, i am trying to use hyperref in a report class document. i would like to have a list in the bookmark section of pdf file showing the table of contents and have links so that the reader can move from the reference in the text to biblogrphy section and back. i don't know much about it but by

Re: user defined headers

2006-04-29 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Bruce Muirhead wrote: hi I need to define my own headers for a few documents (very small documents!), but have been unable to work out how to do this. I know I need to use fancyhdr, which is as simple as choosing myheadings in document settings, but I have to admit that I have no idea of show

Re: Changing enumerate style

2006-04-17 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Stacia Hartleben wrote: This is a real newbie question, but I couldn't seem to find it anywhere. How do I change enumerate so that for one part of the document it displays something like a, b, c...instead of 1,2,3? Hi, You can change the numbering in enumerate environement by adding comma

Re: Easy way to get the page number top right

2006-04-05 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
chapter or subchapter to the header? Thanks for your help too! -- Joachim Kamran SHAFQAT wrote: Hi, I think it could be done by changing the page style to fancy and adding the following commands in the peramble \pagestyle{fancy} \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} \rhead

Re: Easy way to get the page number top right

2006-04-05 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Joachim Krieg wrote: Hello, I'm writing my thesis with LyX 1.3.7 on WinXP. The class is "book", the style is "default". It's working very nice but now I have one question: Is there an easy way to get the page number top right without using style "fancy"? The problem is that on every start page o

probelm with header and footer

2006-03-27 Thread Kamran SHAFQAT
Hi, i am trying to put the subsection or section number and the names of section/subsection in the header. i used the following commands in the preamble \usepackage{fancyhdr} \pagestyle{fancy} \renewcommand{\subsectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesubsection.\ #1}} \fancyhead[L]{\nouppercase \rig