Re: Pasting Tex code from Maxima into Lyx

2008-01-09 Thread G. Milde
On 8.01.08, Blair Sutton wrote: > I would like to paste TeX code as generated by the Maxima function "tex" > into my Lyx document and have it interpreted immediately. ... > For example I would like to paste the expression "$$x^2$$" into my > document and have it displayed and properly formatted.

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Donn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Repeating this here as it's the start of the day for me and I'd like to get > past this error: > onehalfspace and doublespace missing environments. So probably LyX does not output the \usepackage{setspace} command that it needs in the preamble. Did you set spa

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Donn
> So probably LyX does not output the \usepackage{setspace} command that > it needs in the preamble. Tried that too, still no effect. > Did you set spacing globally or in a given paragraph? Could you send > an example file? I don't think I did anything special globally. I attach a cut-down sample

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Donn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> So probably LyX does not output the \usepackage{setspace} command that >> it needs in the preamble. > Tried that too, still no effect. > >> Did you set spacing globally or in a given paragraph? Could you send >> an example file? > I don't think I did anything sp

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Juergen, what shall we do? I remember messages from you about memoir > incompatibility, but I cannot see a reference. I found that: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg52814.html Would adding \DisemulatePackage{setspace} fix so

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Donn
> OK, the problem is that you use the memoir class, which has its own > implementation of the setspace functionality in newer editions. > However, this functionality is offered as capitalized commands like > DoubleSpace environment. Okay, I'll take a break and await advice. Thanks for looking into

Re: Pasting Tex code from Maxima into Lyx

2008-01-09 Thread Tobias Krause
Mark the expression and convert it to a math-box (e.g. with Ctrl-M) or just paste "x^2" into a math-box. I was looking for the same thing -- but for "normal" LaTeX like text with sections, footnotes,... Is there a non math-specific way to paste LaTeX code from the clipboard - just like impor

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > Juergen, what shall we do? I remember messages from you about memoir > incompatibility, but I cannot see a reference. I think there's no bug report yet, but there is a wiki page: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/UsingMemoirInLyX > One solution would be to have memoir.layout

Re: Pasting Tex code from Maxima into Lyx

2008-01-09 Thread Blair Sutton
Thanks for the tip. I have added it to the Lyx Wiki for future reference. On Jan 9, 2008 8:22 AM, G. Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8.01.08, Blair Sutton wrote: > > > I would like to paste TeX code as generated by the Maxima function "tex" > > into my Lyx document and have it interpreted

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Donn
Um, does this mean I should hang-on a while and compile a new version? I don't mind doing that, just don't grok what you are chatting about :) \d -- Fonty Python and other dev news at: http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/

pdfsync messes up my layout

2008-01-09 Thread Björn Müller
Hello LyX-List, I'm trying to use pdfsync with PDFView or Skim.app in LyX 1.5.2 When using the package {pdfsync} the whole layout is messed up with pdflatex. Lots of extra vertical space, and especially all the \marginpar notes behave not the way they used to behave. Any ideas? Bjoern Muel

RE: cv-Layout

2008-01-09 Thread Milen Ivanov
Dear Antonio, The example in europeCV.lyx in ... \LyX 1.5.3\Resources\examples looks nice to me, doesn't it?! Of course, one will have to modify it a little. Best regards, Milen -Original Message- From: Antonio José Guirao Sánchez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Donn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Um, does this mean I should hang-on a while and compile a new version? I > don't > mind doing that, just don't grok what you are chatting about :) Try to add \DisemulatePackage{setspace} in the preamble of your document. JMarc

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > Try to add > \DisemulatePackage{setspace} > in the preamble of your document. I seem to remember that LyX adds this too late in the game, but my memory might be wrong Jürgen

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >> Try to add >> \DisemulatePackage{setspace} >> in the preamble of your document. > > I seem to remember that LyX adds this too late in the game, but my memory > might be wrong Indeed. It is a bit better with \Disem

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > \DisemulatePackage{setspace} > \usepackage{setspace} > but there is still an error. Too bad. And if "Provides setspace 1" is set additionally? Jürgen

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Donn wrote: > Um, does this mean I should hang-on a while and compile a new version? I > don't mind doing that, just don't grok what you are chatting about :) It might be that this fix will have to wait for the next major release (1.6.0), because it might entail a file format change (we need to d

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >> \DisemulatePackage{setspace} >> \usepackage{setspace} >> but there is still an error. > > Too bad. > And if "Provides setspace 1" is set additionally? It would not help, we need to actually load setspace. JMarc

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you like to have a go? It would look like this. I define the new feature "SetSpace" that is provided by memoir.layout, and act on it. JMarc svndiff src/ lib/layouts/ Index: src/Spacing.h =

Re: cv-Layout

2008-01-09 Thread David Hewitt
Antonio José Guirao Sánchez wrote: > > I have to write a cv in English and with a good format. So I would like > to find a good layout for that. > "Good" will depend on the circumstances. What's best for one job/application might not be best for others. You might need a "flat" style (which is

Re: cv-Layout

2008-01-09 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
David Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Both styles are illustrated on the Wiki: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/CV Note that my cv class has been renamed to simplecv and is availble on CTAN these days. Christian, it would be nice to update your cv to use the new class :) JMarc

Re: onehalfspace mystery

2008-01-09 Thread Eran Kaplinsky
Thanks for the work! Harmonizing LyX and memoir is tremendously useful. Eran

keyboard shortcuts

2008-01-09 Thread camus . philippe
Hi ! Since 1.5 version (if i remember well) I've a lot of problem with the keyboard shortcuts. I mean, I use a lot of shortcut for math symbol, and when I type too quickly, I get a menu (as example, alt-m-f will give alt-f) So I'd like to disable all the alt-menu binding. I tried to disable the loa

Re: keyboard shortcuts

2008-01-09 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi ! Since 1.5 version (if i remember well) I've a lot of problem with the keyboard shortcuts. I mean, I use a lot of shortcut for math symbol, and when I type too quickly, I get a menu (as example, alt-m-f will give alt-f) You should try 'Alt-m f', i.e. make sure to re

Re: Lyx keyboard shortcuts on mac

2008-01-09 Thread rgheck
Declan O'Byrne wrote: Hi all, Similar to another thread currently underway, I'd like to find out some of the important keyboard shortcuts for lyx on OS X (Leopard). What for example is "insert footnote"? What is "insert citation"? I would have expected these to be "Command i" for insert and "

Alt-space on Windows?

2008-01-09 Thread christian . ridderstrom
Should Alt-space work on windows to access the drowp down list that lets you select paragraph style? /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr

[Solution] environment split over several ERTs --> LaTeX warning "Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup."

2008-01-09 Thread Tobias Krause
Hi, it took a while to figure out how to have environments split over several ERTs. [ERT] \begin{centering}[/ERT] what ever in normal LyX [ERT] \end{centering}[/ERT] ended with the LaTeX warning "Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup." For other who have the same problem: a simple % at th

Lyx keyboard shortcuts on mac

2008-01-09 Thread Declan O'Byrne
Hi all, Similar to another thread currently underway, I'd like to find out some of the important keyboard shortcuts for lyx on OS X (Leopard). What for example is "insert footnote"? What is "insert citation"? I would have expected these to be "Command i" for insert and "f" for footnote or

Re: keyboard shortcuts

2008-01-09 Thread Tobias Krause
I mean, I use a lot of shortcut for math symbol, and when I type too quickly, I get a menu (as example, alt-m-f will give alt-f) I have a similar problem trying e.g. to insert a footnote via Alt-i f: * if I type Alt-i-f too fast it ends up like Alt-f * if a type Alt-i f (releasing the tw

Re: Alt-space on Windows?

2008-01-09 Thread rgheck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should Alt-space work on windows to access the drowp down list that lets you select paragraph style? On Linux, it's Alt-P, space. rh

Re: Alt-space on Windows?

2008-01-09 Thread Paul A. Rubin
rgheck wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should Alt-space work on windows to access the drowp down list that lets you select paragraph style? On Linux, it's Alt-P, space. Also in Windows. In Windows, alt-space opens the little control menu in the upper left corner of every window. /Paul

Landscape document: what am I missing?

2008-01-09 Thread Laurent Duperval
Hi, I am trying to print a landscape document. Hoewever, when I view a PDF or DVI document, it shows up in portrait. If it matters any, I am using a longtable in my document. L -- Prenez la parole en public en étant Speak to an audience while being moins nerveux et plus convaincant!

Re: Lyx keyboard shortcuts on mac

2008-01-09 Thread Bennett Helm
On Jan 9, 2008, at 4:51 PM, rgheck wrote: Declan O'Byrne wrote: Hi all, Similar to another thread currently underway, I'd like to find out some of the important keyboard shortcuts for lyx on OS X (Leopard). What for example is "insert footnote"? What is "insert citation"? I would have ex

Re: DocBook Support?

2008-01-09 Thread Ryan Cross
I looked into dblatex a bit - but I don't think this would quite work for me since it doesn't provide the ability to author docbook files with Lyx. It is only geared towards taking docbook files and then converting them to latex for processing into pdfs, etc. Still looking forward to the docbook d

1.5.3 bug? - using child documents with same class causing error

2008-01-09 Thread Ryan Cross
HI, I decided to upgrade to 1.5.3 today (windows) and tried working with a file that has several child documents included. When trying to view the pdf (and thus opening all the child docs), I am getting an error that the child docs have a different text class than the parent file. However, the cla

Feature Request - new file command from insert file dialog box.

2008-01-09 Thread Ryan Cross
Not sure if this would be the best place to post this, but it dawned on me today that it would be really useful if I could have an option in the insert file dialog box to create a new file, instead of just browsing for an existing one. Ideally, this option would create a new lyx file will all the a

Re: keyboard shortcuts

2008-01-09 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Tobias Krause wrote: I mean, I use a lot of shortcut for math symbol, and when I type too quickly, I get a menu (as example, alt-m-f will give alt-f) I have a similar problem trying e.g. to insert a footnote via Alt-i f: * if I type Alt-i-f too fast it ends up like Alt-f * if a type Alt

Re: Feature Request - new file command from insert file dialog box.

2008-01-09 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Ryan Cross wrote: Not sure if this would be the best place to post this, but it dawned on me today that it would be really useful if I could have an option in the insert file dialog box to create a new file, You mean in the 'Child Document' dialog right? instead of just browsing for an existi

Re: 1.5.3 bug? - using child documents with same class causing error

2008-01-09 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Ryan Cross wrote: HI, I decided to upgrade to 1.5.3 today (windows) and tried working with a file that has several child documents included. When trying to view the pdf (and thus opening all the child docs), I am getting an error that the child docs have a different text class than the parent fi

Re: Alt-space on Windows?

2008-01-09 Thread christian . ridderstrom
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: rgheck wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Should Alt-space work on windows to access the drowp down list that lets > you select paragraph style? > On Linux, it's Alt-P, space. Also in Windows. In Windows, alt-space opens the little control menu

Re: keyboard shortcuts

2008-01-09 Thread Tobias Krause
This is weird and something I cannot reproduce under Windows. Maybe it is a bug of Qt under X11? It does not seem to be a X11 bug: I use windows (Vista) and LyX 1.5.3 Toby Original Message Subject: Re: keyboard shortcuts From: Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: lyx-u