Re: A couple problems

2008-05-20 Thread Manveru
If you import BibTeX bibliography into your document you have to put some citations in your text, then only cited bibliographies are put on this list in your final document. This is general idea. I think there are tricks to list not cited in text (I saw such sometime ago on this list as far as I r

Re: Personal dictionary

2008-05-20 Thread G. Milde
On 19.05.08, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > G. Milde wrote: >> On 16.05.08, Paul A. Rubin wrote: >>> Rune Schjellerup Philosof wrote: Where is the default personal dictionary placed? >>> Which operating system? >> Info for all OSes is under http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/UserDir > I'm not sure if it's th

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Marwan Boustany wrote: On Mon, 19 May 2008 22:12:57 +0100, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marwan Boustany schrieb: Peace, Nice joke. It was not a joke, if I wanted to joke I could say, " What is the difference between a store and a stohr?" and someone else would say "what?", the

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Marwan Boustany wrote: As it happens the graphics are large, taking up, lengthwise about 40% of the page. And they tend to need to be where i put them for the most part. For dual side document, my experience is that, when a graphic is large (and 40% of the page height is certainly large enoug

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Marwan Boustany schrieb: Peace, Nice joke. Just FYI 'Salam' in Arabic real meaning is 'Peace'. But that's the word Arabic people uses to say hello. Salam, Abdel.

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread G. Milde
On 20.05.08, Marwan Boustany wrote: > On Tue, 20 May 2008 00:49:45 +0100, Steve Litt wrote: >> On Monday 19 May 2008 12:51, Marwan Boustany wrote: >>> Is it necessary to force [e]very float to be 'here definitely' if I >>> actually want it to be correctly placed in the text? * If you want it ex

Re: Problems with equations in tables

2008-05-20 Thread G. Milde
On 19.05.08, Tim Michelsen wrote: > I'd like to put a enumerated equation into a table. When I try this I > get a lot of errors. > There's already been a thread on this issue at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg130124.html > But the answer given there doesn't solve the problem

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 08:29:19PM +0100, Marwan Boustany wrote: >> I think the point with me is that I have text and graphics in a way that >> the graphics really must be exactly where i put them, spacing as per latex >> formating is fine, but I canno

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I myself didn't understand why Uwe ;-) It is because he. JMarc

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Tue, 20 May 2008 09:17:07 +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 08:29:19PM +0100, Marwan Boustany wrote: I think the point with me is that I have text and graphics in a way that the graphics really must b

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Tue, 20 May 2008 08:31:42 +0100, Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: As it happens the graphics are large, taking up, lengthwise about 40% of the page. And they tend to need to be where i put them for the most part. For dual side document, my experie

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
"Marwan Boustany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Finally, I may need to refer to up to three pictures in one paragraph, > hence the need for the captions. I this case you might want to reconsider the placement on a separate page. By placing some images that fit together on a page, you will give so

bibtex: jurabib translation

2008-05-20 Thread Karl Richter-Trummer
Hi all! I use Jurabib for my works, until now, everything worked great, but in german translation my jurabib package uses something my professor does not like: For citing the same book/author again, it uses A. a. O. instead of ebd. or ebda. Where can i change these settings? i found my ju

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Tue, 20 May 2008 09:35:35 +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Marwan Boustany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Finally, I may need to refer to up to three pictures in one paragraph, hence the need for the captions. I this case you might want to reconsider the placement o

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Tue, 20 May 2008 08:25:53 +0100, Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: On Mon, 19 May 2008 22:12:57 +0100, Uwe Stöhr wrote: Marwan Boustany schrieb: Peace, Nice joke. It was not a joke, if I wanted to joke I could say, " What is the difference b

Re: bibtex: jurabib translation

2008-05-20 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Karl Richter-Trummer wrote: > I use Jurabib for my works, until now, everything worked great, but in   > german translation my jurabib package uses something my professor does not >   like: For citing the same book/author again, it uses A. a. O. instead of > ebd. or ebda. Where can i change these s

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
"Marwan Boustany" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I understand, but one thing I noticed when allowing them to go on > another page is that in the place where the figures used to be there > is a gap in the text... This should not happen. Is there something special about the place where you includ

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Abdelrazak Younes schrieb: Well that's an insulting joke IMHO, No, it's OK, I just was in the mood to make a littel joke and he made one two (a nice attempt btw.), so everything is fine. regards Uwe

Re: A couple problems

2008-05-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Brian Bubnash schrieb: Secondly, I'm finding that when I view the output for image floats, or table floats, that there is no check for where page boundaries are, so that overly wide images or tables will disappear off of the rendered page, unless I specify size in terms of column width in the ca

Re: A couple problems

2008-05-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Manveru schrieb: I think there are tricks to list not cited in text (I saw such sometime ago on this list as far as I remember). This feature will be available in the upcoming LyX 1.6. regards Uwe

segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Khusnutdinov Nail
Dear colleagues, I just installed lyx 1.5.4 by using repository of Fedora. My system: ASPLinux 12 (based on Fedora 7). I use KDE 3.5 but with installed parts of KDE4 and Qt4. When I start in console lyx I obtain result: "segmentation fault" and the program does not start. What is the problem? I d

Re: segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Khusnutdinov Nail schrieb: I just installed lyx 1.5.4 by using repository of Fedora. My system: ASPLinux 12 (based on Fedora 7). I use KDE 3.5 but with installed parts of KDE4 and Qt4. When I start in console lyx I obtain result: "segmentation fault" and the program does not start. When you a

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I myself didn't understand why Uwe ;-) Hum... that was a typo of course, I meant: I myself didn't understand it, Uwe. Abdel

+/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
Again a question: in a table is in math mode e.g. 50.9\pm1.3 the export (pdf) shows too large +/- (see appendix) is this a bug or should I use something else or add \small in front of it? Wolfgang <>

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Marwan Boustany wrote: On Tue, 20 May 2008 08:31:42 +0100, Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: As it happens the graphics are large, taking up, lengthwise about 40% of the page. And they tend to need to be where i put them for the most part. For dual side

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I myself didn't understand why Uwe ;-) It is because he. He what? This thrad is becoming surrealistic :-) Abdel.

Re: About bibliography

2008-05-20 Thread NinaNutz
rgheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > First, you should try 1.5.5. Ok, I have installed lyx 1.5.5 and it works :) > Second, You need to select the natbib style, as well, namely: > Author-year. This is in the Document>Settings bibliography pane, I > think. At least that's where it is in 1.5.

IEEEtran theorem numbering by section

2008-05-20 Thread Virgil
Hello: The IEEETran class has a corresponding LyX layout which seems to work well. Many theorem-like environments are provided in the drop-down "environment" list on the top left corner. But how can one choose per-section numbering (Theorem 3.5 for the firth theorem in the third section, for exam

Re: IEEEtran theorem numbering by section

2008-05-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Virgil schrieb: But how can one choose per-section numbering (Theorem 3.5 for the firth theorem in the third section, for example)? Enable in the document settings dialog explicitely amsmath, then use this command in the preamble: \numberwithin{counter}{section} where counter is the counter

Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread John Pye
Hi all I have a simple problem with setting up converters in LyX. I want to be able to embed Graphviz DOT files (http://www.graphviz.org) into my LyX document. I have added the DOT file type via the preferences, and I have added a DOT->PDF (pdflatex) file format converter as well, and then I

Re: Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
John Pye wrote: I have a simple problem with setting up converters in LyX. I want to be able to embed Graphviz DOT files (http://www.graphviz.org) into my LyX document. I have added the DOT file type via the preferences, and I have added a DOT->PDF (pdflatex) file format converter as well, and

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 20 May 2008, G. Milde wrote: > The counters topnumber and bottomnumber determine how many floats are > allowed on one page and the commands \topfraction, \bottomfraction and > \textfraction determine how much space they might take. > > Change with e.g. \setcounter{topnumber}{4} > or \ren

Re: segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 06:27, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Khusnutdinov Nail schrieb: > > I just installed lyx 1.5.4 by using repository of Fedora. My system: > > ASPLinux 12 (based on Fedora 7). I use KDE 3.5 but with installed parts > > of KDE4 and Qt4. When I start in console lyx I obtain result: > > "seg

Re: segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Steve Litt wrote: > You know what? If LyX is going to be so tightly bound to minor versions of > Qt, then someone should document a chart of Qt versions and their possible > LyX versions, and LyX versions and their possible Qt versions. > > Also, I'd like to once again recommend that the developers

Re: segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Steve Litt schrieb: Also, I'd like to once again recommend that the developers develop each LyX version to be compatible with a wider range of Qt. LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Qt 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. Qt 4.4. was just not release when LyX 1.5.4 came out, so we could first support it with LyX 1.5

Re: Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread John Pye
Hi Konrad, Konrad Hofbauer wrote: John Pye wrote: I have a simple problem with setting up converters in LyX. I want to be able to embed Graphviz DOT files (http://www.graphviz.org) into my LyX document. I have added the DOT file type via the preferences, and I have added a DOT->PDF (pdflatex

Re: segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Steve Litt schrieb: Also, I'd like to once again recommend that the developers develop each LyX version to be compatible with a wider range of Qt. LyX 1.5 can be compiled with Qt 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4. And 4.1. Abdel.

Re: segmentation fault

2008-05-20 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Steve Litt wrote: On Tuesday 20 May 2008 06:27, Uwe Stöhr wrote: Khusnutdinov Nail schrieb: I just installed lyx 1.5.4 by using repository of Fedora. My system: ASPLinux 12 (based on Fedora 7). I use KDE 3.5 but with installed parts of KDE4 and Qt4. When I start in console lyx I obtain result:

Re: Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
John Pye wrote: HOWEVER, it doesn't fix the problem. When I switch DOT to a vector format, I get a blank two page document, with page numbers but nothing else, instead of the expected PDF with one page and diagram. Could it be that now the actual DOT->PDF conversion fails? Make sure to check y

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2008 11:51 schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann: > Again a question: > in a table is in math mode e.g. > 50.9\pm1.3 > the export (pdf) shows too large +/- (see appendix) > is this a bug or should I use something else or add \small in front of it? > > Wolfgang I just noticed that the sam

IEEEtran theorem numbering by section (2)

2008-05-20 Thread Virgil
"Uwe Stöhr" wrote: >Virgil schrieb: >>But how can one choose per-section numbering > Enable in the document settings dialog explicitely amsmath, > then use this command in the preamble: > \numberwithin{counter}{section} >where counter is the counter of your theorem. Hi: It appears to work well.

Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread Eran Kaplinsky
I have no answer for you, but I'm following this thread closely. I tried to get dot2tex working under LyX several months ago, but gave up. Eran

Re: Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread John Pye
Konrad Hofbauer wrote: John Pye wrote: HOWEVER, it doesn't fix the problem. When I switch DOT to a vector format, I get a blank two page document, with page numbers but nothing else, instead of the expected PDF with one page and diagram. Could it be that now the actual DOT->PDF conversion fai

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Manveru
The typeface is suspected. Some symbols are joined from two characters when selected typeface has not correct glyph in the set. Are you using any alternative font settings in your document? What text size is chosen? 2008/5/20 Wolfgang Engelmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2008 11:

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2008 11:51 schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann: Again a question: in a table is in math mode e.g. 50.9\pm1.3 the export (pdf) shows too large +/- (see appendix) is this a bug or should I use something else or add \small in front of it? Wolfgang I just noti

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread G. Milde
On 20.05.08, Les Denham wrote: > On Tuesday 20 May 2008, G. Milde wrote: > > The counters topnumber and bottomnumber determine how many floats are > > allowed on one page and the commands \topfraction, \bottomfraction and > > \textfraction determine how much space they might take. > > > > Change wi

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread curtis osterhoudt
I can't reproduce that (just tried 1.6.0alpha2 on Windows XP), as the table spacing looks fine. One way you might be able to work around it is using a \nicefrac{+}{-} instead of \pm. I personally don't prefer \nicefrac in this case, but it might work. Cheers, C.O

Re: Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread Konrad Hofbauer
John Pye wrote: Make sure to check your console.log and system.log for error messages. Where will I find those files? There are not in the same directory as the document, and they are not in ~/.lyx. And they are not listed in the LyX menus, and no path for log files is given in Preferences. A

Re: Default Float placement is pathetic

2008-05-20 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 20 May 2008, G. Milde wrote: > Thanks. Encouraged by this and following an old tradition on this list, I > include a link to Herbert Voß' "Tips and Tricks" pages: > > All about floats: >   http://www.texnik.de/cgi-bin/mainFAQ.cgi?file=floats/floats > > Float parameters: >   http://www.te

Re: Can't convert graphviz DOT format to PDF

2008-05-20 Thread Paul A. Rubin
John Pye wrote: If I make a DOT->PNG converter and use that, it works fine. So there is nothing wrong with LyX's ability to make some form of file conversion here. It fails when I attempt to configure a conversion from DOT to PDF. Works fine for me here. Keep in mind that there are at le

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Wolfgang Engelmann
Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2008 14:40 schrieb Paul A. Rubin: > Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2008 11:51 schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann: > >> Again a question: > >> in a table is in math mode e.g. > >> 50.9\pm1.3 > >> the export (pdf) shows too large +/- (see appendix) > >> is this a bug

Re: Problems with equations in tables

2008-05-20 Thread Tim Michelsen
> But what is your problem? I was using that enumerated formulat type (the one you insert with ALT+SHIFT+M. It seems that only embedded formulars work in tables. I have to check this with my latex documentation... May anyone please send me a example with a equation in a table? Thanks for

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: thanks for the various responses. Here is a minimal example Have a look at the document settings. I can´t see any strange things there, and the error stays after taking out the preamble entrances Wolfgang This might be a repost -- I tried to post a response but i

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread curtis osterhoudt
It worked here for me, too -- no problems with the \pm symbol bleeding into the table frames. ( 1.5.5 on Debian Sid and 1.6.0 svn on Windows XP ) - Original Message From: Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 12:36:01 pm Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > Have a look at the document settings. I can´t see any strange things there, > and the error stays after taking out the preamble entrances I can see exactly what you are talking about. The +/- symbol appears too large. But only if yo

ModernCV in LyX broken?

2008-05-20 Thread Frank
I opened the moderncv.lyx example in lyx, pressed the pdflatex button to see what it looks like and received the message, "Undefined control sequence," on the use of \moderncvtheme. What is wrong? This file is unaltered from what was in the examples directory. Thank you in advance.

Re: +/- in a table too large

2008-05-20 Thread Manveru
What I see here from those few responses different TeX distros have different implementation (if I can tell that) of Latin Modern typefaces in details. Very strange. The question we have here now is which distributions are fine by default, and which may need some additional tweaks to get math symbo