Re: LyX very slow on Mac

Anders Host-Madsen yahoo.com> writes: > > Yes, it seems LyX 2.1 solves the problem. It is definitely > faster than LyX 2.0.6. Very good. LyX had become so > slow that I almost couldn't use it. I am new to Lyx, and using version 2.0.6, and Mac OS 10.9.1 When I click on the EYES BUTTON on a lit

Re: Trying to install xetexCV document class

Richard Talley gmail.com> writes: > The xetexCV.cls class file should go >in ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex (create folders as necessary). > Put the cvsplitbib.sty style file in the same place. > Then reconfigure LyX. Hi Richard, [N.B. I got a message saying I have "lines longer than 80 characters"

Re: Trying to install xetexCV document class

Richard Talley gmail.com> writes: > And yes, create the folder (or directory) 'texmf' in your home folder and put your xexexCV.cls file in it. > Hi Richard, Some of what you said was a little out of my depth I think. But I did understand your last sentence included above. So now looking back a

Re: Trying to install xetexCV document class

Richard Talley gmail.com> writes: > > > > Sorry, you're probably are looking in the right place, my bad. > > > > In the Terrminal, use this command: > > > kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFHOME > > > If the result is something like this:

Re: Layout not found

Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > > I am up to 3.1 in the Tutorial, and that is where it instructed me to try > > changing the Document Class. I have followed all of the instructions so far, > > so I do not know what to do now since this seems to not be working. > > That's normal. Not every docume

Re: Trying to install xetexCV document class

in case it helps, inside 'texlive' is only '2013'. Inside that is only 'texmf-var'. Inside that is only 'luantex-cache'. Inside that is only 'generic'. Inside that is only 'names'. And there is nothing inside that.

Re: Trying to install xetexCV document class

Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > > Am 29.12.2013 um 07:59 schrieb Richard Talley gmail.com>: > > > There is a distinct difference between /Library (system wide library directory) and ~/Library (the > library directory in your home directory). You're looking in the wrong place. > > > > Just in

Re: Trying to install xetexCV document class

Richard Talley gmail.com> writes: > > > > The instructions you linked to are out of date in places and incomplete with reference to dealing with MacTeX. > > > > Put the xetexCV.cls file here: > > > ~/Library/texmf > > Reconfigure is under the LyX menu: > Hi Rich, I found the Library fo

Trying to install xetexCV document class

I wanted to install xetexCV document class. I have been trying to follow these instructions: http://blog.oak-tree.us/index.php/2010/05/19/latex-cv-part4 I am using Lyx 2.0.6, and the newest MacTex I guess since I downloaded it a few days ago. And Mac OS 10.9. Seems like there are 2 steps, one to

Re: Layout not found

Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > > Am 28.12.2013 um 14:08 schrieb justin yahoo.com>: > > > Hi everyone > > I am working my way through the lyx tutorial. It teaches how to change the > > layout. I can make it 'article', and 'book', baOn Sat

Layout not found

Hi everyone :-) I am working my way through the lyx tutorial. It teaches how to change the layout. I can make it 'article', and 'book', but the others which I have tried give the message "layout not found". For example: -letter -article (AMS) -various Japanese ones I tried Am I meant to download t

Re: Tutorial sample files

Richard Talley gmail.com> writes: > > > > I'm not quite ready to upgrade to Mavericks, but this technique is so fundamental to how OS X has worked since the very beginning I can't see Apple removing it. My search also came up empty on your issue. > > Try this instead: > > > > Open a Finder

Re: Tutorial sample files

> > That's a stumper - an empty app would have nothing to run. If LyX actually runs, then the app can't possibly be empty. > > > > In OS X, the Finder presents an app as a single file, but it's actually an application bundle that contains the executable and other resources (in the case of LyX

Re: Tutorial sample files

Richard Talley gmail.com> writes: > > > > A completely empty folder? Or a folder containing a folder named 'Contents'? > > Thanks for coming back so quickly! Completely empty. Nothing in it whatsoever. That's what it shows using that method anyway. I would really love to find it, so I can

Re: Tutorial sample files

> On the Mac installation, they get buried inside of the app package. > > Find LyX.app in your applications folder > Right click on it and select "show package contents"The go to Contents -> Resources -> examples > It might be a good idea to copy the folder to somewhere more convenient outside of

Re: configuring latex2rtf with LyX 2

Dr Eberhard Lisse lisse.NA> writes: > > Or write xtetex2rtf -O > > Does it really matter, when using LyX, which back end one uses? > > el > I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean why use XeTeX? Largely for the font support, but also because I thought it was the superior engine these days. Perhap

Re: configuring latex2rtf with LyX 2

Justin Wood murdoch.edu.au> writes: > Could the problem be that I'm using XeTeX rather than default LaTeX? I think I answered my own question there. It seems to come down to that issue: no easy route from XeTeX to LaTeX for latex2rtf to work. Kinda obvious I guess! All this so I

configuring latex2rtf with LyX 2

ns that in general to be honest, as many options in Preferences are 'enabled' but do not appear in the list. I read in the latex2rtf manual that the tmp aux files need to exist, so I tried running View -> PDF (XeTeX) but no joy. Could the problem be that I'm using XeTeX rather t

Re: LyX 2.0.5 on OS X: citations appear on screen as if invalid

Actually I've now noticed that many cross references appear as 'BROKEN' when they are not. Rolled back to 2.0.4.

Re: cross-references sometimes spill past column boundary

Justin Wood gmail.com> writes: > At the moment I'm using: > \renewcommand{\figureautorefname}{Figure~\negthinspace} > > I've tried replacing '~' with a simple space, with '\,' and '\ ' but it still > doesn't break between 'F

Re: cross-references sometimes spill past column boundary

Guenter Milde users.sf.net> writes: > > It is standard TeX behaviour to let unbreakable words stick into the margin. > The LaTeX log shows warnings for every such line (often just tiny incursions > that can be ignored). Thanks Günter. I've looked through the log and can't find any warnings that

Re: making a Box: using floatrow package in place of default float

Justin Wood gmail.com> writes: > I'm still hoping to get floatrow integrated as a module though... > > To that end, do you know how the module parameter UsesFloatPkg = false should > behave? Jürgen helped me figure out what I was doing wrong: needed to also specify IsPred

Re: making a Box: using floatrow package in place of default float

Csikos Bela freemail.hu> writes: > > Hello: > > Here are two example lyx files. See the difference between the location of > the floats, which is reflected in the TOC. > > This requires caption and floatrow packages but not the module you mentioned. > For details see the documentation of floatr

Re: LyX 2.0.2: default viewers when using XeTeX

Jürgen Spitzmüller lyx.org> writes: > We do not have yet a global default format if non-TeX fonts is selected, see > http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/7871 >   > However, you can set the default format per document, in Document > Settings. That is, after this bug is fixed (in next LyX release): > ht

Re: LyX 2.0.2: default viewers when using XeTeX

s.com/>:~ ≤ 350ppm<http://www.350.org> On 16 February 2012 19:05, Richard Heck wrote: > On 02/16/2012 10:59 AM, Justin Wood wrote: > > Hi all. It seems that when changing Document: Settings: Font to use > non-TeX fonts, LyX will then change the default viewer action to be D

LyX 2.0.2: default viewers when using XeTeX

Hi all. It seems that when changing Document: Settings: Font to use non-TeX fonts, LyX will then change the default viewer action to be DVI (LuaTeX). This doesn't work for me as I'm trying to use XeTeX. Is it possible to specify the default viewer in this context? Many thanks, as always. ~:justin

Re: LyX and TexLive2010

Sam, I've been using LyX 1.6.7 with TexLive2010 on OS X (10.6.x) and Win7 for months now with no problems. Obvious question: is the E-TeX package installed (eg, check in Tex Live Utility GUI)? 2011/1/17 > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Sam Lewis" > To: > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 201

Re: A path for the Bibliography files

this for my own .bib files in the TEXMF local tree: symlink (or hard link if you prefer) to the source .bib file in Dropbox, under both OS X and Win7. ~:Justin Wood:~ PhD candidate, *Engineering & Energy school*, Murdoch University<http://www.murdoch.edu.au/> On 29 December 2010 07:56,

Re: Questions on elsarticle

This has probably already been answered, but if not: you need to use BibTeX and select an author-date style. Check out section 6.5 (Bibliography) of the User Guide, and http://wiki.lyx.org/BibTeX/BibTeX (hmm, I thought there was a page with step by step instructions but can't see to find it). Basic

Re: LyX 2.0: problems using XeTeX and thesis template

ember 2010 18:29, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Justin Wood wrote: > > The template files do actually have this embrace, but it doesn't prevent > > the parsing error. > > No. \addto\extrasenglish is not embraced by \AtBeginDocument{} > > > > Or do you m

Re: LyX 2.0: problems using XeTeX and thesis template

On 10 December 2010 12:37, wrote: > > > > The reason for this is that XeTeX now uses polyglossia, which does not > > know these \addto commands (which are from babel). Are these templates > > shipped with LyX? If so, we need to embrace these calls in > > > > \...@ifpackageloaded{babel}{% > > ...

Re: LyX 2.0: problems using XeTeX and thesis template

On 10 December 2010 12:37, wrote: > > 2. conflict in thesis template > > Beyond that, changing to the automatic AMS math package in the thesis > > document introduces new errors. In a brand new, entirely unmodified > > chapter template file, XeTeX compilation now complains about the use of ' > >

Re: lyx-users Digest of: get.3687

On 10 December 2010 12:37, wrote: > >>> >>> #\DeclareLyXModule{thesis styles} >>> >>> >>> >> There has been some syntax change. And if I remember well, it is difficult >> to handle self-defined modules. But I'm not sure. Richard can tell you >> more. >> >> >> > I think this bug was in beta1 and h

Re: LyZ: lyxpipe changes in 2.0?

I just tested this in LyX 2.0 beta 2 on OS X and it worked fine — after I changed the LyX pipe path (back) to ~/.lyxpipe, which is the default LyZ setting. You could change LyZ alternatively of course. Point being I think it's simply down to the pipe file path matching correctly. 2010/12/6 > --

LyX 2.0: problems using XeTeX and thesis template

Hi all. I'm gingerly trying to switch over to LyX 2.0 (beta 1 2) and to start using XeTeX so I can more easily access additional fonts. I'm writing a thesis using the included thesis templates. Actually my current work uses the template set sent out on these lists earlier in 2010, so I created br

instructions for upgrade from LyX 1.6.7 to 2.0 beta 1?

Hi gang. As LyX 2.0 beta 1 is now released, I thought I'd make the switch over (OS X 10.6). It installs and runs fine, but as best I can tell there is no automated import of LyX 1.6.7 settings. Are there any (draft) instructions available for walking the upgrade path? Are there any backwards compat

Re: relative path for images

le directory or a uniform directory structure, you can just edit the file path of the target image in the Graphics dialogue. That is, + doc root is /Users/justin/Dropbox/_PhD/thesis + image files are then under thesis/_src/images/ + lyx files are in structure thesis/chapters/ch

block matrices

unity. --- Justin M. Bradley Dept. of Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan ---

Re: how to add a caption to a Box inset?

}}% \d...@fs@post{\end{*framedpar*}}% \d...@fs@mid{\kern8pt}% \l...@fs@iftopcapt\iftrue} }% I'm now thinking there's something in the {float} module that prevents it? Is this something you've come across before? Thanks so much for your help (and patience!). ~:Justin Wood

formatting cross references in KOMA-Script and a custom float

e), I used \hyperref and the {Box } text to be consistent with \autoref — the prepended label text is then *part of* the hyperlink. And to my happy surprise, it all works! HTH! ~:Justin Wood:~ PhD candidate, *Energy & Engineering school*, Murdoch University<http://www.murdoch.edu.au/>

Re: formatting cross references — \ref, \prettyref , etc

On 16 September 2010 19:35, Richard Heck wrote: > On 09/16/2010 04:26 AM, Justin Wood wrote: > > Is it possible to control the format of cross references to labels so that > I can specify the text prepended to the label number? I realise LyX > automagically adds 

formatting cross references — \ref, \prettyref, et c

uld be avoided. Nonetheless I tried inserting the \prettyref name definition to my LaTeX preamble and it did work, but... the text is being prepended to the LyX 'section 1.1', 'subsection 1.1.1', etc, rather than *replacing* it. Is use of formatted reference really supported, or is t

Re: how to add a caption to a Box inset?

d not to be able to figure this out for myself but so far LaTeX is continuing to defeat me... Thanks all! On 3 September 2010 23:20, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Justin Wood wrote: > > Thanks for the help, Jürgen. I'm not that great with using LaTeX > directly, > > bu

Re: how to add a caption to a Box inset?

This works beautifully. Many thanks, Jürgen!

Re: how to add a caption to a Box inset?

ipage} I inserted that as Tex code within LyX. I get a box this way, but I, err, can't quite see how to use this with a float and/or get a caption (in the Box 1, or Box 1.1 format). Sorry... Thanks again! ~:Justin Wood:~ PhD candidate, *Energy & Engineering school*, Murdoch U

how to add a caption to a Box inset?

s). Any help much appreciated! Running LyX 1.6.7 with TeXLive 2009 on OS X 10.6.4 x64. ~:Justin Wood:~ PhD candidate, *Energy & Engineering school*, Murdoch University<http://www.murdoch.edu.au/>

LyX user configuration files (and natbib)

Am I right in concluding that LyX will not read a natbib.cfg file placed in the user configuration directory? Is there any other single location where it could be stored, or must it always be located with the source .lyx file? ~:Justin Wood:~ <http://www.murdoch.edu.au/>

Re: Spell checker

I've actually found MacPorts far more reliable than Fink. I think I read Fink is not being maintained properly anymore? Porticus is also a nice GUI package manager for MacPorts too. On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 16:42, Murat Yildizoglu < murat.yildizo...@univ-cezanne.fr> wrote

Re: Spell checker

I also noticed there are dictionaries marked as *with* and *without* accents -- do you have the accented one installed and activated? ~:Justin Wood:~ On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 16:03, Murat Yildizoglu < murat.yildizo...@univ-cezanne.fr> wrote: > Hi Julio, > > I have just checked a

Re: Spell checker

I could have sworn I had spellchecker working under OS X 10.6.2 (+ x64 extensions) last week, just by installing the aspell package in MacPorts (v0.60.6_2). But since then it wouldn't work other than to occasionally * almost* pop-up the checker window when frantically hitting F7 -- it would flicker

Re: making \citep the default natbib citation style?

I've done some more reading of natbib itself (the included pdf) -- it's pretty clear that if natbib is set to *author-year* style, then the standard \cite command behaves as \citet; if set to *numerical *style, \cite behaves as \citep. You can see this in LyX when using natbib under Document -> Se

Re: making \citep the default natbib citation style?

Julien Rioux writes: > > For me (LyX 1.6.5 WinXp) LyX remembers the last citation format > used and selects this one. Yes you're quite right, it does for me too (on OS X and Win7). But sometimes it doesn't behave consistently in my main document; maybe there's something in there messing things u

making \citep the default natbib citation style?

Hi all. The usual apologies for asking a dumb and/or tired question, but I have hunted through the list archive and online in general to no avail. [System: LyX 1.6.5 on Mac OS X 10.6.2] I'm using natbib citation style, set to *author-year*, with a 3rd party style file for Chicago format

Re: Remove space between table header and body

Sorry for replying to my own message and my stupid question but I figured it out. I can just delete the row. Took me long enough to realize that. >_< -- Justin Jereza LPIC-1

Remove space between table header and body

Hello. How do I get rid of the space between the table header and body or eliminate the header? Image attached to illustrate the problem. I'm using the article document class (basically everything is set to the default. Thanks. -- Justin Jereza LPIC-1 <>

Using Linux Since 2004 -- LYX since 2005

Hello > I have been using debian, suse, opensuse since 2004 and lyx since 2005. However, for some reason I have to convert everything to either .pdf or .doc for everyone else. I wish I found out about this program before I co-wrote my group thesis project. Cheers. Jus

Re: environment

Was LyX used to create this document on your site? http://www.lyx.org/images/meeting2008.png If it was could someone send me a reference to create a document like that? I like the way it is organized and the beer identifiers. jc On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:27 PM, rgheck wrote: > Justin Carr

Re: environment

, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:58 AM, rgheck wrote: > Justin Carrera wrote: > >> Hi LyX users, >> >> My name is Justin; I just got directed to LaTeX and found you guys... >> >> I would like to know if there is a web version of LyX? >> >> >> > If y

environment

Hi LyX users, My name is Justin; I just got directed to LaTeX and found you guys... I would like to know if there is a web version of LyX? cheers, Justin

LyX with monospace words, code fragments

esult, but not in a very LyX-like manner (specifically, deriving style from semantics, rather than controlling style directly). How can I include semantic "code fragments" in my document which are styled monospace? I am using 1.5.2. Thanks for your help! -- Justin Crites

Masters Thesis in LyX 1.5.4 for MAC intel - Crashing, what now?!

Hi,I've encountered a problem that I can't seem to rectify I'm trying to finish my masters thesis and upon trying to compile it today before I left for dinner and got a strange error that I have never encountered before.. a LaTeX formatting window popped up stating only "Conversion error"

TEXINFO on Mac

OK, this is undoubtedly in the RTFM/FAQ category, but I can't figure out how to set the TEXINFO environment variable on OS X when I run LyX. Specifically, I try to process a document (imported from a LaTeX file) that uses \epsffile to include a figure. When I try to process the file in Ly

Re: View problem with TOC and cross referencing

first-time failure, later use of View works fine. I am using Lyx 1.3.5 under Mandrake 10.1 Getting the table of contents to print requires multiple (i.e., two) passes with in TeX. I don't know that LyX will take care of that for you, so I think it's expected behavior. Regards, J

Re: Online bibtex-ressources (for social science)

t for Mac OS X, there is at least one program, Books <http://books.aetherial.net>, that will do something like you want. You can give it an ISBN number, and it will populate a database with info from, e.g., Amazon or LoC. Then you can export it as a bibtex entry. HTH. Regards, Justin

Re: installing cvs [Re: lyx bugfix releases]

;config.log' should have more detailed information about what went wrong. If you can't figure it out from there, post the (tail of the) log, so others can have a look. Regards, Justin -- Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon-At-Large Institute for General Semantics "Weaseling out

Mac OS X Installation glitch

ed a different volume, and the install succeeded. No funky characters there :-} I am not subscribed, so if there are any comments, please CC: me. I did a quick check of the archives, but found nothing related (by subject line). Regards, Justin -- /~\ The ASCII Justin C. Walker,