LyX on SLAX Live CD

2005-07-19 Thread Robert Orr
Hi - I am trying the SLAX live CD. It seems to be fine except I can not figure out how to change the file system from read only. Anybody know how to do it? Thank you. Philip Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home p

Re: Sand out code

2005-09-09 Thread Robert Orr
--- Jordi Espasa Clofent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I use Lyx to make the techincals docs for my work. > Sometimes I include few > lines of code (v.g, shell-scripting, perl...) in > that docs, but I don't know > the way to stand out these lines. > > Until the present day I've u

how to use a relative location in href command

2005-09-15 Thread Robert Orr
Hi list, I am trying to use href in my document and I am not able to use a relative location to the href command. Does anyone here know how to use a relative location with the href command? \href{file:///c:/LyXDoc/Rev42data/SN1data/Report/LEXData.html}{Click Here: For Data} I tried this but t

Re: Presentations using LyX

2005-10-12 Thread Robert Orr
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converter for pdf

2005-11-02 Thread Robert Orr
Hi - I seem to have accidently deleted a few of the converters from my preferences. I'm using 1.3.5 on Windows. Can someone help me out and check their install to let me know what the default converter syntax is for PDF and for pdflatex? Thanks. Phil ___

Re: converter for pdf

2005-11-03 Thread Robert Orr
"Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Orr wrote: > > > Hi - > > I seem to have accidently deleted a few of the > > converters from my preferences. I'm using 1.3.5 > on > > Windows. > > > > Can someone help me out and

Re: positioning image

2005-11-25 Thread Robert Orr
I believe you have two choices to add an image to your LyX doc. 1) you can add an image as a non-float I believe this image appears in the output in the same relative position as it appears in the LyX document. or 2) you can add a image as a float In the case of a float, it means the image w

Re: URGENT:Prezentation with Prosper

2005-11-28 Thread Robert Orr
If I may make a suggestion here. Try powerdot rather than prosper. I think you will find it an improvement and may not have as many problems. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear List, > > I have installed prosper and I cannot compile the > example files on the > wiki (http://wiki.lyx

Re: Re[2]: URGENT:Prezentation with Prosper [Win98]

2005-11-29 Thread Robert Orr
Hi Alex, I just fired up LyX and loaded one of my powerdot presentations; looks like you have to export .ps and then run ps2pdf on the .ps file to generate a .pdf If you have powerdot, check the users guide, section 8.2 for info on creating/viewing output. Phil --- [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: missing documentation ...?

2005-12-12 Thread Robert Orr
> > and when to use the "maintain aspect ratio" So, on the aspect ratio, when one sets the H or W, which one of them becomes the dominant variable when the maintain aspect ratio box is checked? The H or the W? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spa

Re: missing documentation ...?

2005-12-12 Thread Robert Orr
> I cant see why one would set both. I don't want to beat a dead horse, but, for instance,when experimenting to get the image just right one might enter both the H and W and some point during the process. So, if one enters both an H and a W parameter, does LyX use the H and calculate the

Pie Chart inside LyX using PSTricks

2006-01-05 Thread Robert Orr
Has anyone a good example of how to add a pie chart from a datafile? I see there was an example on the tips and tricks but I don't see the pstchart.sh script being available anywhere. Thx. Phil __ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write hom

Re: powerdot

2006-01-09 Thread Robert Orr
I seem to remember that this was one of the packages that is listed in the dependencies section of the user manual. It recommends version at least version 2.5C. Phil --- Subir Singh Lamba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am facing problem while running the examples > provided in doc di

Re: Change margin in a specified paragraph

2006-02-15 Thread Robert Orr
What I do is us this in ERT \setlength{\evensidemargin}{-2.5cm} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-2.5cm} then set back to 0cm for the next paragraph. > My specific question is: How to change page > margins for a specific paragraph inside the document > (leaving the page margins unchanged in the r

Compiling Release 1.4 with gcc

2006-03-09 Thread Robert Orr
Hello - I just downloaded the .tar.gz. It does not appear that the sources are there to compile using GNU compiler.I only see the Visual C project files. No configure, make files. Am I missing something. Does this only compile on VC compiler? Thx. Phil _

Re: Compiling Release 1.4 with gcc

2006-03-09 Thread Robert Orr
> >Er, what platform are you on? I downloaded the > .bz2 file (same as the .gz > tarball but different compression scheme) and > everything was there for > configuration and building on a linux box. > Yea, I don't know, Rich. I can't seem to get all the files when downloading 1.4

Re: align figure and equation inside of a float

2006-03-31 Thread Robert Orr
you could try putting two mini pages in that float, then in first one put the graphic, in the other put the equation. Insert horizontal fill in between the two mini pages. Size the two pages at 70% and 25%, or whatever looks best. Attached example. HTH. --- Alexandru Cabuz <[EMAIL P

Re: Simpler than beamer?

2006-04-01 Thread Robert Orr
powerdot. You could try that. --- Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All > > Could someone recommend to me a simpler (less > sophisticated) way than > beamer to make pdf transparencies? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul > __ Do You

Re: Arrows linking different tables

2006-04-02 Thread Robert Orr
pstricks package allows this. First load pstricks pkg and experiment a little to get used to what you can do. In the final doc. What I do is follow these steps. 1. overlay a psgrid i.e. put an ert \psgrid somewhere at the bottom of the page 2. produce the pdf and look at the output to see t

Re: importing graphics (format question)

2006-04-02 Thread Robert Orr
where is the ans. on the Wiki?? --- jesse mejia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry, found it in the wiki. it seems to be a > problem with my install > that I'll sort out later...in the meantime .png is > working! > > -Jesse > On Apr 2, 2006, at 5:47 PM, jesse mejia wrote: > > > I'm getting

Re: poor resolution for svg

2006-04-27 Thread Robert Orr
I would like to add something that isn't obvious. When you add this converter, it only works if the PATH variable is updated so that the executable is recognized from the command line. So, if you add a converter, make sure to update your PATH environment variable too. > > Sure it has, as I

Re: PortableLyX?

2006-04-27 Thread Robert Orr
Sam, I wonder if you might be able to provide some instructions on how to make a usbstick compatible LyX? --- Sam Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "LyX works extremely well under the Windows > operating system!" > > > Outside the office away from the ones own > computer, I've been u

Re: How to import source codes

2006-06-01 Thread Robert Orr
I'm going to give this a try. But, where to get the highlight program? --- Gunnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use a program called "highlight" to highlight the > source code, and all this > is done by adding an external template (insert -> > external template) > > In the file .lyx/exte

Re: How to import source codes

2006-06-01 Thread Robert Orr
OK - I'm getting a little bit closer. I am able to import the external material into LyX but I am not able to generate a DVI. I'm getting some errors like this ... Undefined control sequence. \hlstd{}\hlstd{\ \ \ \ }\hlstd{yMap}\hlsym {.}\hls

Re: How to import source codes

2006-06-06 Thread Robert Orr
Gunar, Do you put anything special in the preamble? I'm able to import the coding but unfortunately LyX gives these errors when I attempt to view the dvi. --- Robert Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK - > > I'm getting a little bit closer. > > I

Re: How to import source codes

2006-06-06 Thread Robert Orr
Thanks Gunnar, It is functional now. It does appear, however, that sometimes the highlighter generates .tex with very long lines that are not recognized upon inclusion in the .lyx file. I can workaround for now.For the most part it is working very well. Thanks for the info. Phil --

Re: How to import source codes

2006-06-06 Thread Robert Orr
I am actually inputting VB code. So I grabbed your external template and updated it for .bas code. The highlight program is converting to .tex and, in the process, inserting "\dq{}" commands here and there. I don't know what these are, but they are not very muched liked by .lyx. If I remove

Re: How to import source codes

2006-06-06 Thread Robert Orr
The long lines problem I mentioned was my own screwup. I was trying to cut-n-patse the .tex into an ERT box. I didn't realise I needed to use \input{file.tex} for that. Otherwise, OK, except for the aforementioned \dq command not recognized. Any ideas about it? --- Gunnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Boxed graphic

2007-06-18 Thread Robert Orr
--- Rudi Gaelzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 18 June 2007 08:43:44 Hellmut Weber wrote: > > Hi, > > does the graphic include dialog offer a > possibility to get the graphic > > boxed (as if it were in a fbox) or do I have to do > that myself with ERT? > > > > TIA > > > > Hellmut > > I

Re: Cannot find a Tutorial for oding a beamer presentation

2007-06-20 Thread Robert Orr
Beamer is nice Powerdot is also nicefor me, somewhat easier to use. LyX also has doc type "slides" which is easy to start with. Phil Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research

Re: Powerdot users: how to create pdf?

2007-07-09 Thread Robert Orr
See section 8 of the user manual for powerdot. I believe you want to use ps2pdf to generate the pdf file. --- Rudi Gaelzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to create a presentation using powerdot > for the first time. > > First, the powerdot-example.lyx file would not run > because my x

Re: For Lyx users, a problem in sharing a Lyx file

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Orr
I used to try going into the file with the text editor and changing the lyxformat tag so that the file matched what version of LyX I was using.That sometimes solved the program. HTH. Phil --- "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unknown unknown.invalid> writes: > > > > > Hi Lyx-U

Re: syntax highlighted code

2007-11-15 Thread Robert Orr
http://www.andre-simon.de/ I use highlight. It may work for what you are trying to do. --- Neal Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to put hyperlinks in my pdf output to syntax > highlighted code > listings. I wonder if anyone can recommend a syntax > highlighter that: > > 1) groks

Re: A0 posters in LyX

2007-11-19 Thread Robert Orr
Thank you... It might not be obvious to everyone. I used the a0poster.layout that was attached but I had to fix a couple of "end of lines", then it worked perfectly. > LabelString " Header > " > End > LabelString "_

Re: A0 posters in LyX

2007-11-20 Thread Robert Orr
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Re: fun poll: your linux distro

2008-01-04 Thread Robert Orr
Caldera OpenLinux 3.1 and LyX 1.2.3 Windows XP and LyX 1.4.4 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Re: problem with pdfpages

2008-02-01 Thread Robert Orr
--- Eran Kaplinsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know if this is the source of your problem, > but I always omit > the .pdf extension. So: > > \includepdf[pages=1-11]{filename} > > > I think you might have to move the .pdf file which you would like to include into the temporary direc

Re: custom layout

2008-02-06 Thread Robert Orr
I did something similar. I used a 1x2 table at each step and in the table I put the graphic in one column, the text in the other. Perhaps that is workable for you too. > Z. Bian wrote: > > I am trying to write a book with lyx. The book is > mostly tutorials with step by step instructions. F

Re: Problems with Lyx in connection to JabRef

2008-02-19 Thread Robert Orr
Maybe it's makebst --- Bob Alvarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whoops, wrong Subject for email > > > "If you do not find a suitable style file, you can > easily create your own. > > > > Type "latex makbst" in a console window, and > answer the questions. > > > > Jürgen" > > > > I tried this on

a0poster example using LyX

2008-04-02 Thread Robert Orr
Some time back there was discussion of using the a0poster class with LyX. Would someone be kind enough to post an example .lyx file using this class and layout file. Thanks. Phil You rock. That's why Bl

Re: a0poster example using LyX

2008-04-04 Thread Robert Orr
Hi Mateo, Do you think you could post an example? Do you need a .sty file to work with LyX? Can you share it? You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access,

Re: Drawing graphs in lyx

2008-04-11 Thread Robert Orr
The easiest thing to do is draw them outside LyX and then include the image. However, pstricks package will do what you want. You can find some examples from the tips and tricks link on the LyX page. http://tug.org/PSTricks/main.cgi?file=pst-plot/pst-plotDemo --- Ola Vestad <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [newbie]vertical text in marginal note

2008-04-18 Thread Robert Orr
You could try the rotating package \usepackage{rotating} and this code \begin{rotate}{270} \parbox[b]{4cm}{ vertical margin note } \end{rotate} --- Reinhard Handl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello, > > was searching for some documentation > about how to make a vertical text in a side note,

Re: pstricks pst-pdf

2008-04-29 Thread Robert Orr
> Alternatively, I have > attached my simple > > example... does anyone know how to make it work? I use LyX 1.5.3 on Windows w/ MikTeX 2.6 I took your example and commented out the %\usepackage{pst-pdf} from the preamble. Then I used ps2pdf from the view menu.It displayed properly. with t

Re: Diffing lyx files

2006-08-25 Thread Robert Orr
possibly try kdiff3 --- Stephen Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks... I'm trying to figure out the best way to > diff lyx files. I've > found two utilities (ldiff and latexdiff) but > haven't been able to get > either of them to work. What's the consensus these > days on how best to

Re: Beamer / Lyx/ Handouts

2006-09-22 Thread Robert Orr
Juergen - Would you happen to have a simple example file to share? > > To generate simple Handouts (i.e. the slides printed > on a sheet), > > 1. enter "handout" to Document->Settings->Class > Options > > 2. enter to the preamble: > > \usepackage{pgfpages} > \pgfpagesuselayout{2 on 1}[a4pap

Re: Beamer / Lyx/ Handouts

2006-09-22 Thread Robert Orr
Jurgen, Did you really mean "pgfpages" ?? It doesn't seem to work for me. But "pdfpages" does so maybe it is a typo? Not sure if that is what you meant. --- Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Fenner wrote: > > Can somebody please point me in the right > direction to crea

Re: Table cell coloring?

2007-02-11 Thread Robert Orr
This should help. look at the preamble. --- John Yamokoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm a fairly new user to Lyx so I apologize if this > answer is already > answered in a document somewhere. Is it possible to > fill in a cell in a > table with a solid color? >

Re: Complaints regarding keyboard shortcuts?

2007-02-26 Thread Robert Orr
Very well said. In agreement with you. --- Daniel Lohmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Abdelrazak Younes wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I read the complaing page for LyX > >> > >> http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Complaints > >> > >> where at the end someone complained about "no > simple

Keyboard punctuation not working - have to double press to input punctuation chars

2007-03-05 Thread Robert Orr
I have a strange problem with my LyX keyboard entry. It seems that I have to double enter the punctuation characters on the keyboard. The first press has no effect, the character appears on screen only after the second press. Has anyone else seen this? It seems it just started a

Re: Keyboard punctuation not working - have to double press to input punctuation chars

2007-03-05 Thread Robert Orr
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Re: Keyboard punctuation not working - have to double press to input punctuation chars

2007-03-11 Thread Robert Orr
I believe I may have stumbled upon the solution. I used to have my desktop shortcut for LyX using the target C:\LyxFiles\lyx\bin\lyx.exe -userdir C:\lyxuserdir so I figured I would just use the same userdir for the LyX 1.4.X version.Apparently this was a bad idea and resulted in the messed

How can I generate a Powerdot PDF with bookmarks open TRUE

2007-03-16 Thread Robert Orr
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Re: setting background color for definitions

2007-03-19 Thread Robert Orr
I don't remember where I got this but I'm sure it was asked before and so you may find more details digging in the archives. I use this preamble. \usepackage{color} \usepackage{soul} \newcommand{\boxit}[1] {\leavevmode\thinspace\hbox{\vrule\vtop{\vbox{\hrule\kern1pt \hbox{\vphantom{\tt/}\th

Re: Embedding highlighed external source code files in a LyX document

2007-03-29 Thread Robert Orr
I tried it but also got stopped with errors as below. It looks like the highlighter is not running to generate the .tex. ...nput{.\0C__LyXDocs_Temp_graceful_prog.tex} } The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was ne

Re: Embedding highlighed external source code files in a LyX document

2007-03-29 Thread Robert Orr
I tried your suggestion but it did not help. I then tried to simply import the .tex that was generated by highlight into and ERT box. I invoked the highlight program from the command line and generated the .tex and then I put it in an ERT. Then I tried to view pdfLaTeX and got the same error

Re: Embedding highlighed external source code files in a LyX document

2007-03-29 Thread Robert Orr
I changed the converter so that it output to foobar.tex. Here is a copy of the .tex it generated. This I can not import into LyX and make it compile with pdfLaTeX. --- Gunnar Lindholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I try to import this code below and then run > > pdfLaTeX it causes an erro

Re: Embedding highlighed external source code files in a LyX document

2007-03-30 Thread Robert Orr
Gunnar - Right on! Perfect. thank you for the help. It is really appreciated. I have wanted to have this capability for the longest time. I have used the listing package but I always felt that it was difficult. Often I needed to dig out the documentation to find out how to do this or tha

Re: List of items

2007-04-17 Thread Robert Orr
Could you post a small .lyx file example? --- Julio Rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Finally solved thanks, in part, to the archive of > the list. I "forgot" > to add a parameter to the first item in the second > subenvironment. The > final result should be: > > ERT:\newcounter{saveenum} > (a

Re: graphic for wrapping text and dealing with long lines in example output

2007-05-09 Thread Robert Orr
\newcommand{\MyHookSign}{\hbox{\ensuremath\hookleftarrow}} --- "Jeremy C. Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some lyxcode examples that are just too long > for a printed page > such as Unix command line output. > > Anyone use any type of graphic arrow to say that the > line continues on

Re: lyx pictures

2007-05-25 Thread Robert Orr
Yes. I agree. This would absolutely be a great feature. --- Martinus van de Ruitenbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Lyx fans, > > I would like to know, is there a way to paste > pictures into lyx directly from > clipboard - lyx could automatically create a > subfolder containing pasted

Re: How to scale tables in LyX

2007-05-28 Thread Robert Orr
This is something I wish I had known about sooner. In the past I have resorted to some tricks like rotating the table to landscape, scaling the text size or creating a new environment. Your example is much easier. Thank you. --- Christian Liesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > until

Re: How to scale tables in LyX

2007-05-30 Thread Robert Orr
This is very helpful to me. Thanks for posting this. One thing I did find strange is that it would only work when the table was left justified. If I tried to center and scale it I received an error during the latex run. So, at least for now, I have to settle for keeping the tables on the left

Re: How to scale tables in LyX

2007-05-30 Thread Robert Orr
I will use it often. Thanks. Phil --- Christian Liesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > You can center scaled tables by enclosing them in > > \begin{center} > \end{center} > > See the included example file. > > -- Christian > > > Rob

Having lyx build problems

2003-04-04 Thread Robert Orr
Is this the right place to post inquiry for build problems? I don't want to burden the list with it if not. Thx. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com

Re: Having lyx build problems

2003-04-04 Thread Robert Orr
I am going to pursue this with the xforms mailing list. But, I need the xforms binaries but it appears they are no longer available and that I have to build from source. What are lyx users doing to get binaries of libxforms? I am getting this error below and I would prefer to go ar

Re: Having lyx build problems

2003-04-04 Thread Robert Orr
Thanks Diab, That works. Now I'm beyond that and hanging up with missing libjpeg.h jerror.h I'll keep chipping away at it. Thanks for the assist. Phil --- Diab Jerius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 4 Apr, Robert Orr wrote: > > I am getting this

Is there a limit to number of sub-sections?

2003-09-15 Thread Robert Orr
I have a document that is article class, has a title, author, one section, and 279 subsections. If I export-> pdf, the pdf only shows the first two pages of the document and only the first few sections are shown in the .pdf. What I have to do is export plain text and then the entire documen

Re: Is there a limit to number of sub-sections?

2003-09-15 Thread Robert Orr
.dvi is similarly corrupted. I can only see the title page clearly. The second page has two pages superimposed on it. The bulk of the document is not visible. --- Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 04:07:40AM -0700, Robert Orr > wrote:

Re: LyX and flowcharts

2003-12-06 Thread Robert Orr
I have used xcircuit to draw my charts and then load the graphics into lyx. It works very well, not only for the flowcharts but anykind of simple drawing. Phil --- Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > don't know. I need only small flowcharts which I > created with > > PSTricks, like the

Help: LyX wasn't able to find any layout description!

2003-12-09 Thread Robert Orr
I seem to have messed up my configuration. How can I get back to my old configuration? I was trying to install the prosper layout class and so I setup an environment variable pointing to my .sty and .cls files for prosper, then I opened a shell and started lyx. Then I reconfigured, quit,

Re: Help: LyX wasn't able to find any layout description!

2003-12-09 Thread Robert Orr
I removed the textclass.lst file an was able to get going again. --- Robert Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I seem to have messed up my configuration. How can > I > get back to my old > configuration? > > I was trying to install the prosper layout c

adding a relative file /href{file:./thisfile.htm}

2003-12-18 Thread Robert Orr
A quick question... I was a bit confused with how to do this, if indeed it is even possible. I want to reference a file in the current directory where my .pdf file will be located. The only way I could do it was to give the absolute file location in the /hfef{}.Is there a way to put a r

break up an .pdf file into smaller files

2004-01-15 Thread Robert Orr
I'm writting a lyx document and I want to include some figures & text from a .pdf document, but not the whole .pdf. How can I break up my .pdf file into smaller pieces (ideally I'd like to save each page of the .pdf as it's own separate file). Does any lyx user know of a tool I could use

Re: break up an .pdf file into smaller files

2004-01-15 Thread Robert Orr
> \usepackage{pdfpages} > I'm sorry, I'm not up to understanding what this does after it is added to the preamble. How do I then go about splitting up the .pdf? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepsta

Re: break up an .pdf file into smaller files

2004-01-15 Thread Robert Orr
I tried to use the pdfpages package in LyX but it gave me errors. I think it is because of this problem with pdflatex not having a .cfg file. Anybody know how to generate a pdftex.cfg file? This is the output I got from pdflatex... %> pdflatex temppdffile.pdf This is pdfTeX, Vers

Re: break up an .pdf file into smaller files

2004-01-16 Thread Robert Orr
Thanks for the reply Herbert. To answer your question... > this is done by the installtion and it is saved in > /texmf/pdftex/config > I found pdftex.cfg. It is there under /usr/local/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg > > %> pdflatex temppdffile.pdf > > what is this? Are you run

Re: break up an .pdf file into smaller files

2004-01-16 Thread Robert Orr
--- Nirmal wrote: > You need to edit the pdfnup script and specify the > location of the > pdflatex executable. You'll see this near the top of > the pdfnup script: > > pdflatex="/usr/bin/pdflatex" Thanks Nirmal, I definitely have that set correctly. %> pdfnup --nup 1x1 --pages 1

Re: break up an .pdf file into smaller files

2004-01-16 Thread Robert Orr
Hi Nirmal, Here are the permissions I have set for pdftex.cfg # ls -ltr total 10 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root2890 Jun 30 1998 cmttf.map -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 609 Oct 12 2002 pdftex.cfg drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 512 Feb 1 2003 context # # exit pdf_nup> pd

Re: lyx-1.3.4 rpm

2004-02-19 Thread Robert Orr
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Re: shrinking or spanning tables

2008-07-27 Thread Robert Orr
One thing you might try is to place the entire table inside of \tiny{ } --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Glen Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Glen Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: shrinking or spanning tables > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:29 AM >

Re: different margins

2008-08-11 Thread Robert Orr
Include this in ERT \setlength{\evensidemargin}{-1cm} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-1cm} --- On Mon, 8/11/08, rgheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: rgheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: different margins > To: "Ark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Date: Monday, Augus

Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code?

2008-10-15 Thread Robert Orr
LaTeXDraw is something else you could try --- On Wed, 10/15/08, Julio Rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Julio Rojas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Can you suggest a good way to draw pictures with latex code? > To: "LyX User" > Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 12:08 PM > Inkscape

Re: Inserting another document in Lyx

2008-10-28 Thread Robert Orr
I've done it a few times with mixed success using HTMLDOC to convert it to PDF. Then you can include the PDF page into your LyX doc. --- On Tue, 10/28/08, Rich Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Rich Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Inserting another document in Lyx > To:

Re: Inserting another document in Lyx

2008-10-29 Thread Robert Orr
s List" > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:13 AM > But how can I include a pdf document into a Lyx Document? > When I do > "insert" -> "File" I don't have > this option. > > Robert Orr wrote: > > I've done it a few times with

Re: How to insert colored program listing in LYX

2008-11-04 Thread Robert Orr
I have used this Highlight converter with good results. http://www.andre-simon.de/ Output in Latex and then import into your LyX document. --- On Tue, 11/4/08, Ernesto Posse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ernesto Posse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: How to insert colored program listin

Re: graphic files

2008-11-05 Thread Robert Orr
I would just move them myself to the directory where you have your .lyx source file. Then, open the .lyx file in a text editor, and then use find and replace to adjust the filename to the new location. --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Ivan Werning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ivan Werning <[EMAI

LyX 1.6.x branch and MikTex

2008-12-22 Thread Robert Orr
Do I need MikTex 2.7 for the LyX 1.6.x branch? It seems to be working with 2.6

Re: Hyperlink question

2009-01-11 Thread Robert Orr
I include the link this way ... \href{file:///c:/index.htm}{Click Here: For Index.htm File} --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Tao Cumplido wrote: > From: Tao Cumplido > Subject: Hyperlink question > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 8:21 AM > Hi List, > > I just found out t

Trouble getting a powerdot output in landscape

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Orr
Hi list, Has anyone had trouble getting a powerdot doc to create a landscape .pdf? I just upgraded to 1.6.1 and re-installed everything (miktex, gv, gs, jabref,etc) but now my powerdot .lyx files display portrait instead of landscape in the .pdf output. using ps2pdf to generate it. I'm not su

Re: Howto downgrade LyX 1.6.1 documents to LyX 1.5.5 documents?

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Orr
Why do you want to downgrade?    What influenced you to go back to 1.5.5? --- On Thu, 2/19/09, rgheck wrote: From: rgheck Subject: Re: Howto downgrade LyX 1.6.1 documents to LyX 1.5.5 documents? To: "Lance Simmons" Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 5:41 PM

Re: Trouble getting a powerdot output in landscape

2009-02-19 Thread Robert Orr
: Trouble getting a powerdot output in landscape To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 3:19 PM -Inline Attachment Follows- On Thursday 19 February 2009, Robert Orr wrote: > Hi list, > > Has anyone had trouble getting a powerdot doc to create a landscape .p

Re: "old" powerdot documents do not compile

2009-03-02 Thread Robert Orr
  Did you use ps2pdf ?   --- On Mon, 3/2/09, nicolas roy wrote: From: nicolas roy Subject: "old" powerdot documents do not compile To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 5:26 AM Dear all, i have to prepare a beamer presentation for next week. I planned to modify slightly

Re: how run elyxer under Windows?

2009-03-14 Thread Robert Orr
For me,   I installed cygwin and ran it from a shell. --- On Sat, 3/14/09, Murray Eisenberg wrote: From: Murray Eisenberg Subject: how run elyxer under Windows? To: "lyx-users@lists.lyx.org" Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 3:05 PM I've installed Python 2.5 and elyxer (along with LyX 1.6.1) un

Re: LyX to HTML?

2009-03-25 Thread Robert Orr
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, witek.fir...@gmail.com wrote: From: witek.fir...@gmail.com Subject: Re: LyX to HTML? To: "Anders Host-Madsen" Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 4:40 PM On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 21:16, Anders Host-Madsen wrote: > Is there any good way to convert

Re: LyX to HTML?

2009-03-25 Thread Robert Orr
> One means that I've found as an alternative has been to export .pdf, > then convert it to html by sending it to adobe.   I actually did try this earlier, using Acrobat Pro. But the result was terrible, absolutely terrible. Any tricks? I used the email service.   I converted a modernC

Re: Newbie question: is there a Draft mode?

2004-02-29 Thread Robert Orr
You should be able to set the skip under the document settings. --- Stefano Franchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm switching from FrameMaker to LyX and haven't > quite got the hang of > it. > I am using the standard Article class but I would > like to use > something like

how to create custom prosper .sty

2004-03-29 Thread Robert Orr
I want to create my own custom style for prosper. I used LyX for a presentation and I have been using one of the built in prosper styles, however I'm told my presentation has to have a logo and some background graphics so I need to find out how to include them using a custom .sty file. I need

can not add a logo using prosper

2004-04-05 Thread Robert Orr
I am trying to add a logo to my file that is using prosper class. I am setting it in my preamble like so \Logo{\includegraphics[width=1cm]{logo.eps}} I am sure the logo.eps file is there in the same directory. If I take this out I am able to view->pdf just fine, except, of course, no

Re: beamer class problems

2004-04-07 Thread Robert Orr
> Has anybody some experiences (or > example LyX-files) with prosper, slide etc.? Check under the tips and tricks. There are a number of links there for prosper where you can get examples. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http:

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